MST3k 317 - The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent

[@stirnersretrowave5094]

MST3K is the only show to date I know of that's devoted almost an entire episode to waffles and was genius enough to make it work.

[@dtbjason]

theres a classic Invader Zim cartoon episode about waffles, its epic if waffles is your thing!

[@hamursh]

Teen Titans Go on the other hand...

[@wadecarmen7501]

@@dtbjason You related to the late Adam West?

[@dtbjason]

@@wadecarmen7501 Sorry to say but, no. Big fan since childhood though, R.I.P.

[@dragonmark9092]

Super Milk-Chan, you're welcome

[@SigEpBlue]

Out of curiosity, I looked up the IMDb page on this movie, and read about the actress who played 'Creepy Girl' _Enger_, Susan Cabot. Went through eight foster homes as a kid, married at 17, dated King Hussein of Jordan until he found out she was Jewish (!). She was murdered in December of 1986 by her own son, who "suffered from dwarfism," after enduring years of mental and physical abuse. At least Roger Corman gave her a few moments in the sun, in an otherwise tragic life.

[@ambergruszeczka4549]

+SigEpBlue wow what an insane life!

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

wow, how sad

[@kindredspirits2002]

SigEpBlue iń

[@oldfan1963]

The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent

[@sillygoose420]

did she abuse her son, or are you saying she herself suffered years of abuse, only to be killed by her own son at the end of it all?

[@bropous4265]

Who the feck needs cable? I have You Tube and Mystery Science Theater 3000!!! THE funniest show EVER to grace television!

[@greene1100]

B Ropous True.

[@craffte]

Careful now

[@rgray5783]

I'm callin the cops on every single 1 of ya ........ 'ey you got their number ? hahaa

[@tonyromano6220]

B Ropous yepper!

[@dannyedmonds227]

oh how I drove my loved ones crazy watching this show endlessly

[@SparrowwithaMachinegun]

"kegs will be tapped, men will be used" holy shit that line nearly broke my ribs!

[@robinbeckford]

"Is that a real poncho, or a Sears poncho?" That's a Frank Zappa line.

[@analogkid01]

@Kouban - I would videotape the shows when they originally aired, and when I transferred them to DVD, I didn't edit them at all, so the blank VHS tape at the end of each episode just shows up as bluescreen. Nor did I edit them when I ripped the DVDs and uploaded the mp4 files. :-)

[@stevej71393]

"Shut up, grandma, you're lucky to have a job!" Even after all these years, that still makes me laugh uncontrollably.

[@inspirationofnature]

Steve J So did I😂😊😂

[@roxannemichelle6483]

Same here every thing I heard this line lol

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Or back too the old folks home you ll go granny

[@panther105]

The writing was just so creative, the humour sharp and timely. Was a thrill to watch then and sweet memories to watch again. Thank you.

[@analogkid01]

During conversion from VHS to DVD, I just let the tape play out - I was probably at work or something. Then I didn't edit it when I ripped the DVD into my computer, or uploaded it to KZbin. So call it a result of efficiency/laziness.

[@craffte]

analogkid01 it's those little bits that especially bring back memories...oh god. Proof positive. I am officially old. Damb.

[@galahad5658]

I honestly like it more like this. Gives it a more vintage feel.

[@mosheparanov]

the blue screen is full of memories...

[@tbohrer01]

Joel: "Hey it's the Land of Lakes Girl" Crow: "You know if you fold her..." 😂

[@kerplop]

I love how they put the "nooo springs" gag into the jokes even though they wouldn't get to the actual short for 7 more seasons.

[@scooterpinball]

This has often thrown me off. I think they used willie the waffle a couple of times way before the spring short aired.

[@socratescloset]

This is one of the most fun episodes of the series, right from the very beginning where Joel says "I want you to consider... the lowly waffle." It's all laughs from there.

[@sydneyhamilton2575]

Sure beats that teen titans go episode

[@BrooklynJackBlue]

"Dear GOD, what have I DONE!?" One of the funniest lines and scenes with TV's Frank EVER.

[@mrsmforlife]

Thank you for working so hard getting these MST3K's up on KZbin... by the time I 'discovered' them on TV the series was almost over and I missed a ton of good stuff - I really appreciate this...

[@Tree_Dee]

"LOOK LOOK LOOK AT MY CROTCH - YAY!!......

[@Chunkboi]

“I’m a Q-tip! What are you?”

[@Tori-di2cf]

@@Chunkboi That line made me LOL.

[@chrisradek6693]

I expect a lot of crazy things on this show, but seeing Frank in combat with a reanimated, knife-wielding roast chicken was not one of them. This is the rare instance where I love being unprepared.

[@feurigerStern]

Iowa State College😁. My grandmother attended that college in the mid 1920s. Quite notable for a woman back in the day. Dietitians in Demand, the booklet says. That is why I majored in Home Ec. Been an RD more than 40 years. Much different occupation now compared to the film.

[@Buckeyechick517]

Thank you so much for posting MST3K!!

[@Gizzer5280]

W is for the many ways that you're served, A is for the admiration you deserve, F is cause you're so darn fluffy, flaky and fun, F is for your flavor that is second to none, L is for how Light you are you melt in my mouth and E is for Eggs, oh baby put 'em all together with a how do you do. Waffels we love; serve me up another please. Waffles we love; top mine off with runny cheese; waffles we love; chili waffles suite me fine. Waffles we love; wash me down with Aunt Jemima. Waffles we love you.

[@chemicalwonderland2492]

Waffles are gross, dry and flavorless. Waffles are bland and boring and savorless. You can have them all, for I want none. That is all the shit I must talk- I'll leave you alone now and be done. 😄

[@velveetaslingshot]

Chili cheese waffles....hmmmmm. I would try that.

[@s1lverfalcon]

Frank knife-fighting with an undead chicken is one of the best things I've seen this week.

[@johndolan5249]

ok probably one of the best most under rated episodes of mst 3k pure freaking genius

[@analogkid01]

Okay, for the ten-thousandth and final time: I copied the shows when they originally aired on VHS. I transferred the VHS tapes over to DVD without doing any editing. I then ripped the DVDs, again without any editing. I then uploaded the ripped DVD, again, without any editing!!

[@analogkid01]

Two words: broadcast rights. They had reviewed the short and written riffs for it, and then created the sketch, but then lost the rights (or didn't properly secure them) to broadcast the short. I can imagine how they had to scramble to put "The Home Economics Story" in its place.

[@zomg1337h4x]

Honestly I'm sold on getting a degree in home economics.

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

And now I need to make some cinnamon honey buttered waffles before I can watch the movie, jeez, thanks guys, it's 10:15 PM, I didn't plan on this!

[@ChibiPanda8888]

Oh man that sounds good. And it's 1am when I say this. (I'll make some eventually...)

[@Startafnwar]

Anytime is alright for waffles.

[@yerabbit]

yeah this episode always makes me think the same thing lol

[@lwc2009]

44:38..."Mind if we dance wif yo dates???? CLASSIC!!!!

[@Atheneastro]

I remember the outtakes from this episode. "... Pancakes-- Oh, I blew it."

[@ElveeKaye]

This movie is about the most clean-shaven Vikings in history being rescued by women who apparently can't live without pasty, soft-skinned men in their lives.

[@markusnavergard2387]

clean shaved vikings is more accurate than huge wild bearded vikings though

[@mrdropkicker1]

Markus Nävergård he’s right ya know... Vikings being unkempt brutes is just as much a myth as the horn helmets. In reality, they probably looked like Chris Hemsworth’s Thor

[@dustincantrell6712]

Yeah. Conman had a couple of screws loose.

[@wadecarmen7501]

Like Alabama and West Virginia.

[@inspirationofnature]

My type of man😍

[@drido]

Given a script and actors he cared about, Corman could deliver: "Pit and the Pendulum" and "Masque of the Red Death" with Vincent Price are amazing films. They aren't in the same category as this clunker (as much as I love it).

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

LOOK! LOOK! LOOK AT MY CROTCH! LOOK AT MY CROTCH! LOOK AT MY CROTCH! LOOOOOOOOK- LOOK AT MY CROTCH!

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

+suzycreamcheesez Someone likes under statements...

[@aone9050]

he likes statements under things more than regular ones obv

[@davidschwartz6380]

are there any male cheerleaders anymore? i have never seen them

[@treUlrich]

Zappa reference "Is that a real poncho or a sears poncho!" hahahah

[@dougbreese2238]

I actually quoted this episode for a paper in Women's Studies back in '92... I got an A... thank you MST3K, because that didn't happen much...

[@greedyd5524]

Doug Breese women's studies huh.

[@brianfuller5868]

Get lucky there?

[@NimhLabs]

I do not imagine that quoting MST3K would get anybody A's if you did it often. "Yeah... finally, quoting this show has paid out! Yush! It only too 3523 papers where I quoted it constantly!"

[@michaelccozens]

@@NimhLabs I dunno; the breadth & number of riffs might mean that there's one appropriate to any occasion.

[@phendformyself]

OMG, that reanimated chicken had me dying, lol

[@tonyromano6220]

phendformyself LoL, having read your comment prior to seeing it made it even funnier!

[@SeanP7195]

“Roger this is God, pick up the pace”. Lmao

[@cherylz1553]

Home Economics is my favorite MST3K short of all time.

[@walkingmonument]

Have you seen "here comes the circus" or "a date with your family"?

[@cherylz1553]

+Closing the Loop Yep - I think I've seen them all. But this one still remains my favorite.

[@8888ADRIAN8888]

Tom Servo: "uhh: Robert Glasser at his 'best'." I love that Tom Servo knows music and is not afraid to show it.

[@tripoli911]

The men bad farewell to their women and ventured fearlessly into the unknown...except for this one short guy, who they forgot to bring with them

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Bade.

[@feltongailey8987]

That was a sneaky Zappa reference about the poncho!

[@faithfulgrl]

🍿📽 I've been watching MST3K for years and I'll watch it anytime Thanks Joel! 🥇 🥈 🥉 🏅 🎖

[@Scribblerjohnny]

There's a serious movie about the sampo called Jade Warrior. It's in Finnish and Chinese. No really. It's good. Thanks for the longview version Analogkid01!

[@Wilcox3]

50:34 "They're are not like other women. They make great Waffles" LOL

[@sydneyhamilton2575]

Do Vikings invent waffles? 🧇

[@stevej71393]

lol @ the end: "This home economics movie took a weird turn somewhere!" XD

[@dustincantrell6712]

The only turn it took me is a sharp left into the BORING!

[@krumovies26]

Never really thought of the Vikings as bikini wearers, what with living in Scandinavia and all...

[@SomeKindaSpy]

They're Scandinavians... Have you seen what Finlanders do when there's snow out? They strip to their underwear and jump in the snow.

[@krumovies26]

SomeKindaSpy Point taken. :)

[@kenetickups6146]

well, the scots wore skirts

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

krumovies26 They are very thick skinned ;)

[@Chunkboi]

They knew about Anime physics before there was Anime. Those bikinis made them invincible!

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Looks like Mr Ziffle got drunk and painted Arnold ... got me! :D

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

This was one of my first episodes (thanks to the "MST Hour", which is how late I came to the show), so "Ancient Chinese Secret, huh?" is nearly the first pop culture joke I ever heard on the show.

[@PCGamer77]

I remember watching the MST Hour version of this episode on a weekday circa 1994. Good times.

[@iact]

"If this were reality, they would still be waiting for each other to get ready".

[@cerealk1lr]

@1:08:08 That joke about the Vikings choking every year has aged like the finest of wines.

[@RaphaelRavenwing]

"I reprogrammed the robots to have a crippling addiction to breakfast food!" Gee Joel, you're one ethical guy.

[@ethandarcy5940]

Put yourself in Joel's shoes.

[@RaphaelRavenwing]

@@ethandarcy5940 Dude, it's been six years. I don't even have the context for why I said what I said.

[@pockypurse]

Well, haven't seen a comment mentioning this so here it is: the art director of this film, Bob Kinoshita, designed robots for films and movies, most famously Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet. A shame they didn't research who he was and reference that!

[@bropous4265]

Oh gods below, Frank dueling with the reanimated chicken! ROTFLMGDMFAO!!!

[@JohnnnyJohn]

Man, that last 13 minutes. Wow. I was on the edge of my seat!

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Me 2 I can hardly wait 4 part 2

[@amandaf4720]

"What secret societies would she join? Would she smoke thin black cigarettes and reject the triune God?" This was the first episode I ever saw back in highschool and the Home Economics short remains one of my favorites.

[@ToruKun1]

Did MST3K create the "LOL SO RANDUM WAFFLES!!!" humor that permeated the internet of the early-mid 2000s? Sure feels like it

[@David-bc4rh]

I think that was Invader Zim, actually. This was just fun and well done prop humor.

[@RIXRADvidz]

@@David-bc4rh Hi Floor! Make Me a Sammich

[@kylestubbs8867]

Word to the wise: Don’t drink anything just before 16:15.

[@unclefreddieDied]

Hahaha!!!

[@mikezylstra7514]

"do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to teach" because I can't do. [So true]

[@logann7942]

The other day, my colon looked up at me and said, "Frank, thank you." And I said, "No, thank YOU."

[@thefaboloussob]

"Oh, Vikings always fade in the 2nd ½." I wonder if that's as funny in 2012 as it was in 1991. Hope Adrian Peterson's knee heals in time this autumn.

[@xalrath]

some things are eternal

[@TheAndrewj96]

"Now, dessert." *Guy picks up and carries a screaming and flailing woman out of the building* "Thanks, good night! Enjoy the buffet!" That was the hardest I've laughed in weeks.

[@tbohrer01]

"Five pound potty? She had a big breakfast" 😂

[@Drforrester31]

Joel's laugh was so genuine

[@sagerider2]

As a horse trainer I can definitely say, if you're having trouble with the rider, just pull on the horses reins. That'll do the trick.

[@sleepyhollow783]

At the end of their Waffle Song at 1:35:32, you can hear Servo say "Pancakes". A possible nod to Joel's hilarious blown line outtake blooper?

[@maxtew6521]

"FOOTBALL PRACTICE!" It gets me every time.

[@Lokisdottir1964]

"I'm raven haired and bitter." What a coincidence, so am I! lol

[@analogkid01]

This question is my equivalent of "How do you type with boxing gloves on?"

[@TheGenericNerd]

It was pretty early of them to pull the "Willy the Waffle" gag considering how long it was until we saw the "A Case of Spring Fever" short that brought us the "No Springs! *whistle*"

[@NathanCassidy721]

The funny thing is they saw that short during the Joel years. And it just took as long as it did because they couldn't find a spot for it. Then they decided to show it to Bill Corbet during the SciFy years to get his reaction.

[@michaelshay3157]

47:13 "PANCAKES!" Oh, I blew it

[@DCShaneTours]

They were all clean shaven! lol Roger Corman would have have loved KZbin, he could have had all his films done in 1 day instead of 3 long days.....

[@dustincantrell6712]

Yeah. How many films did that guy make? A better question would be why did they let him make so many? LOL!

[@fluffywaffles]

Roger Corman is still alive

[@Wilcox3]

50:34 Viking women my boy, They're not like other women...... They Make Great Waffles. LOL

[@GregDad100]

To Kim A. H.: Yes, he did say, "Just like Iwo Jima" because the putting up the mast on the boat was similar to the raising of the American flag on Mt. Saribachi.

[@Vanoc93]

"Roger, this is God! Pick up the pace!" 1:11:41

[@inqeu12]

Joel: "She had months to pack but she couldn't wait to get out of that stifiling home life"

[@benabaxter]

"Vikings always fade in the second half ..." Hah!

[@l.a.gothro3999]

I love the "Laugh-In" homage.

[@bennettcawley4630]

*girl opens an oven* Crow: No! Don't give up! 😂😂

[@l.a.gothro3999]

The only times the Vikings wouldn't choke is if they faced Lions from Detroit.

[@jlenore1549]

"How do Pop Tarts work?"

[@number1fool]

This movie does a have a fantastically choreographed fight scene though.

[@simpbeforeusleep]

The waffle skit at 1:15:00 was funny, I wouldn't have known what tey were making fun of if I had missed the Springs short that they riffed on.

[@sprybug]

*CHEW*CHEW*CHEW* PANCAKES... Oh shoot I messed that up....

[@kenetickups6146]

get outta town

[@minorshan]

+Kenetic Kups Bet he's from New York City!

[@BradyConquersTheWorld]

Joel and The Bots came out hot on this one. Home Economics is just nonstop zingers.

[@LoneBong]

"...Waffles...Ohhh! We got movie sign!!"

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

I'm gonna be singing "look at my crotch" all day now lol

[@blackbeardbarkbark]

Just the movie title alone makes this worth watching.

[@AJF786]

I love how the premise of the movie is the women are all "We can't survive without our menfolk!" and yet do just fine fighting to get them back. Oh Corman, you sly feminist you. :P

[@kenetickups6146]

well, they kindof need the men to reproduce

[@AJF786]

What about Jurassic Park?

[@kenetickups6146]

Hylian Fox depends on if vikings were creted with frog dna then

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

+Hylian Fox Fjord has a better idea.

[@yourmother7052]

To be fair, if the movie was genderswapped, it'd be exactly the same.

[@2011littlejohn1]

This presentation loses lots of moments to make comments which I thought is the whole idea. For example when the girl rescues the guy from the pig he says ''But I'm a prince'' that was a great opportunity to add ''And a queen,''

[@TomMSTie1138]

This is the first episode where the opening credits sequence was altered slightly. instead of a theater shot of the Crawling Eye, they replaced it with Godzilla.

[@princessmaly]

TomMSTie1138 Look man, I gotta see that sliding drop kick ONE MORE TIME! ;o

[@TomMSTie1138]

***** :)

[@walkingmonument]

You mean since the beginning of season 2 when they changed it to include tvs frank right?

[@TomMSTie1138]

Closing the Loop Yes. Up until this episode, they kept the crawling eye from season 1.

[@adammarsland687]

Weird to see them run straight from Santa Susana Pass to the ocean.

[@inqeu12]

Joel: "You're period and mine, the lecture."

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Your

[@magicjoybox]

Thanks for including half an hour of blue.

[@analogkid01]

magicjoybox What can I say, I'm a huge Derek Jarman fan.

[@magicjoybox]

analogkid01 That's a reference I haven't seen pulled out in a long time.

[@jamarehire2011]

@53:31 'I'm a prince!'...I think he meant queen...

[@drxcreatures]

It is funny how things are overlooked in that little boat. LOL

[@DuaneZykov]

Eh, I doubt broadcast rights were the issue, seeing as how Spring Fever has been in the public domain since 1979. I'm guessing it was because they found that when they added the short and the film together, it still didn't fit the 75 minutes required for a film, so they added a longer short and saved Spring Fever for later.

[@Fargoth_Ur]

Wow, those waffle ideas actually sound really good. Especially the spinach and ricotta one.

[@KuLaydMahn]

I think is the earliest episode ive ever seen. Joel & Frank look really young

[@Tsumami__]

I just want a clip of, "but you don't understand!! I'm a prince!"

[@dustincantrell6712]

I decided to go to your page. I like the video of you smoking. I just wish it was longer. You are a very attractive mst3k fan.

[@mazeltovcocktail2.0]

True feminists believe that every woman can make their own choice, whether they want to be stay at home moms or if they want to have a career.

[@davidschwartz6380]

bravo

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

The looping in that short makes my flesh crawl.

[@zaboomafool1911]

Joel describing trying to ask a girl to dance was too real

[@twobluehorses]

The weird thing about the home economics movie is that people from Iowa still dress that way.