MST3K - 319 - War of the Colossal Beast (w/ short Mr. B Natural)

[@raynubisradar6948]

18:27 Mr. B Natural: "You gotta inspect your horn boy" Crow: "and wash it every day!"

[@notinspectorgadget]

I'd rather have B Natural inspect my horn.

[@patton303]

I recorded most of these episodes on VHS and I pretty much got through college by studying and doing coursework with this show in the background.

[@donharmuth776]

Literally what I'm doing now. Sure helps

[@LeftoverPuppies]

I did that for writing my thesis, and I do it for lesson planning now! Why does this work?

[@staypuft3120]

might sound goofy, learned how to code with this on.

[@estatesales9818]

ksu?

[@patton303]

@@estatesales9818 One state over. University of Colorado.

[@yerabbit]

Mr B Natural is truly the king of all shorts.

[@mikezylstra7514]

If in the7th grade, first week of school in September, you weren't corralled into the "little auditorium" to watch this gem on a clickity-clackity projector, 60 years ago, you ain't lived.

[@davidmorse3190]

I've never had a bad acid trip...I'm assuming Mr b natural is lurking there

[@scitsalcoryp]

That's good to know . Not that I believe you

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

How do ya manage to not get 'em ? All I get are "bad" acid trips. Isn't it the important part of the trip ?

[@tysontaggart7246]

​@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 that's what I was gonna say, "Bad Acid Trip" is an oxymoron lol

[@talonvoidgeist2386]

Mr. B Natural's eyes that point in different directions haunt me to this day.

[@mikezylstra7514]

There was no time for details. They had originally cast Mr B's part to Dom Delouise but they couldn't fit him in the locker, and the staff broke when he threw his legs in the air.

[@SpamEggSausage]

hence the David Bowie joke

[@MacTechG4]

“I didn’t see no footprints, I didn’t see no giant, I didn’t see anything” AND I DIDN’T STEAL NO BIKE NEITHER!!!

[@amandafrazier9724]

Oh my GOD, Mr. B Natural. This short is legendary.

[@David-bc4rh]

Joel reading Dr. Bronner's soap bottle like a old newscaster had me dying.

[@kevinclick9026]

It's the shizniggle

[@Greenw1nk]

I thought that’s what it was. Came here to see if someone confirmed it. 😆

[@TheMidnightCloak]

“Call me if he speaks again.” “AAAAAAAAAAAGH!” “He spoke again.”

[@charleslipscomb2567]

Even the Riddler would find Mr. B Natural weird.

[@hamursh]

Which Riddler? Frank Gorshin, Jim Carrey or John Glover?

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

Was there ever a "wandering eye" superstar that the wandering eye wasn't glass? Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr., --- wait, yes, Marty Feldman (google "She Had Marty Feldman Eyes") video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-avg-fh_lsonsw&hsimp=yhs-fh_lsonsw&hspart=avg&p=she+had+marty+feldman+eyes+dr+demento+songs#id=2&vid=57b9ffd08769c9fb91e5679bd37f0869&action=click

[@tommylitz4543]

@@hamursh you left out John Astin

[@hamursh]

@@tommylitz4543 As well as Robert Englund.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@hamursh Don't forget John Michael Higgins and Rob Paulsen!

[@kiethmoreland5903]

KTLA was a real TV station in Los Angeles. The newsman in Griffith Park is Stan Chambers, he worked for KTLA for over five decades.

[@sillygoose420]

someone somewhere has done the opening monologue of mr. b natural as an audition piece, i just know it

[@jondunmore4268]

Some poor boy, forced by his vaudevillian parents.

[@dirtydave2691]

His/Her jacket is pretty fly though.............Mommmmm!

[@overlordcacius]

Bread what's in it? Chicken, corn, green peppers, chili, *sigh* onions.

[@Carly8Corday]

"He's calling out for his mother. Her name is AAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!"

[@philipjohnson3225]

Man, Mr. B Natural sure was inspiring! And thought provoking! And irritating as a chihuahua barking its stupid head off at 4 AM! What a piece!

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Mostly just gave me a newfound fear of music.

[@richardthegingerbo909]

@@demonkingbadger6689 in Newfoundland?

[@cups3]

Must have watched Mr. B 20 times, laugh my head off every time ,... MOM !

[@Laceykat66]

OK, how can 71 people NOT LIKE this ?? It is Mr. B Natuiral folks. A pop-cultural icon !!!

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Maybe, they were the ones visited by Mr B

[@MicrowavedAlastair5390]

They did manage to accurately depict band geeks. On a completely different note, I used an old Conn french horn in high school.

[@dougjb7848]

@MicrowaveGamer I also used an old Conn French who....are you sure it was French?

[@alexr4208]

We had a 'CONN' organ. I don't know when they got it, but the one of the keys was broken, so when you turned it on the key was down and playing a note and you couldn't get it to to stop unless you wedged something under it the key. :)

[@donharmuth776]

I used a Conn trumpet but that short was so painful to watch

[@mikezylstra7514]

too dumb to just transpose each piece into that key?@@alexr4208

[@saimne1312]

I haven't had thorazine waffles in years. Happy memories. I wonder if the hospital is still looking for me.

[@davids11131113]

So fukin delicious, brings back such fond memories from growing up in the sanitarium.

[@BryonYoungblood]

Crow: Oh, my God, PLEASE say this isn't happening...!!

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Servo: Please accept our sincere apology for ALL of this....please

[@coogrfan]

"Sorry to be so long." "Bragger".

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

I like that average folks actually remember hearing about a giant man in the previous film.

[@greenranger8884]

rocky! Again? ROCKY!! AGAIN??? THEY TRIIIEEDDD TO KILL HIM WITH A FORKLIIIIFT!!!

[@nicholasmoose6574]

"BERT I. GORDON STICKS IT TO THE MAN!!"

[@RatelHBadger]

That breakfast bazooka though...

[@evanhaskel206]

So we had Barney to serve as nightmare fuel, and our parents had Mr. B Natural. Guess that balances things out.

[@PhilBagels]

More like "Minor Incident of the Colossal Beast, in which a Little Bit of Property Damage was Done"

[@dirtydave2691]

I laughed so hard my eyes watered!

[@animaldays2]

Doesn’t quite have the same marquee value lol

[@apebull123]

mr. b natural has size b naturals

[@ms38980]

“Eat your fajita and shut up.” Classic.

[@lookbovine]

47:35

[@irwinisidro]

Kinda funny how in the last movie, Glenns fiance said he had no family and in this movie, his sister's the one looking for him.

[@sydneyhamilton2575]

Carol Lied

[@sheltonbrightjr.5988]

irwinisidro Well considering its a different actor playing Glenn Manning, it kinda makes sense he has a sister now if u dnt think about it. 🙄

[@HylianFox3]

yeah, pretty much nobody from the first movie is in this one

[@pittsburghpirate58]

LA in da 50’s dude

[@jondunmore4268]

That was ANOTHER Glen Manning who was accidentally irradiated into turning 60 feet tall. This is Glen Manning from Iowa.

[@quester09]

Mr. B Unnatural: he played the devil's tritone.

[@WalkerRileyMC]

And thus one of the earliest appearances of Bridget that created a subset of MSTie that was....really really weird. At least until she appeared as Nuveena.

[@jondunmore4268]

7:21 -- Wait, did Mr B Natural just say, "Knew your father, I did"? Is THAT where Yoda got that line?

[@leemcdonald1342]

7:23 "Hey, leave my father out of this."

[@snorpenbass4196]

DON'T RUIN STAR WARS FOR US! ...dang it, too late.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

@@snorpenbass4196 rian johnson may be the one thing more demonic than Mr B

[@jonathanrogers9039]

Judging by the number of wrecked vehicles they found back in the hills, the giant must have been doing this for a while. But the local sheriff acted like this was the first missing truck that had ever been reported. He should have heard about at least some of those other vehicles going missing, right?

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Glen had him on the payroll.

[@pressureworks]

RIGHT!

[@DrummerGrrrl]

"You might have better luck when he's awake". Hee hee.

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

This was the 1st MST3K episode i watched

[@artiegohome]

Wish I knew for sure what mine was. Manos stands out in my mind, but it might be Alien From L.A.

[@TheZigzagman]

Mine was Fugitive Alien.

[@number1authority]

Colossal Beast has the most abrasive characters and audio. Crackly angry shouting, screaming and growling through the whole thing. I can’t relax when I watch this one.

[@svenylford4047]

"Come on and buy some crap from us..." has been stuck in my head for 20 years

[@mikezylstra7514]

The good old days of Capitalism.

[@Shicksalblume]

"A little musical nightmare from the heart of whiteness" I love this description both for its comedy and accuracy.

[@carribob1992]

At least we know where James Cameron got inspiration for the makeup of a battle damaged T-800.

[@JoseBronxRican]

21:44 - Most hilarious part of the short: that insane arpeggio out of nowhere, and all the riffs that came with it!

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

The callback at 22:22 is the BEST riff! 😂🎺😂

[@RIXRADvidz]

I actually used my old trumpet mouth piece as a joint holder, you could smoke the roach all the way down without burning your lips.

[@spaghettisultan5484]

Brilliant!

[@bottleaire2082]

"That saxophone would make a great bong." - Homer Simpson

[@georgesears9327]

the funny thing is, that actress was an excellent dancer

[@mikezylstra7514]

You referring to Mr B Natural? Betty Luster. I think she was quite talented, but unfortunately, not television material. This was done 15 years into her "career" and is the only thing she ever did that got credited. What's worse it would take another 35 years for it to even make it to the general public and finally put her on the map.Bad stars for that star (obviously had an afflicted 5th & 10th house).Betty died in 2011 at age 89.

[@Carly8Corday]

"You're concerned about your brother. Can't you just leave it at that?" "Why don't you find something else to get your mind on?" "You look tired, Joyce, isn't it time you went home?" As unfeeling and unhelpful as that Major is, imagine how he'd act if the sister wasn't at all attractive. He might have her pitched off the premises into the roadside sticker bushes. She's funny taking his boredom with her quest for devotion and sincere help.

[@castratedrhino77]

I'm not gay or nuthin' , but.. Mr. B can get it.

[@Artyom1247]

"Mr. B, you're hot!"

[@Eric-ro8bw]

I remember actually watching this in the 2nd grade.

[@michellelaclair]

This was the movie that plagued me as a little innocent girl. Im still traumatized 60 years later

[@nonprofitgirl]

There,there…☺️

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

I feel the same way about Bambi, Dumbo and The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.

[@jessicajayes8326]

Okay, a guy hires an unlicensed minor to drive supplies across the border from Mexico, and he's worried about ...the TRUCK?!

[@christopherkelley1664]

The kid tried his best.

[@jessicajayes8326]

@@christopherkelley1664 I'm not blaming the kid. The guy should be concerned about hiring an unlicensed minor across the border! Nowadays he'd get arrested or shot for that, by our own guys!!

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Things were different then.

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

​@@jessicajayes8326You think they cared then?

[@jessicajayes8326]

@@zoeyrochellezhombie829 You're right, they didn't care. "They took our jobs!" That didn't happen for another 40 years!

[@johnpendarvis7885]

"The man who made these footprints would be about 60 feet tall" "Glen was 60 feet tall" Ipso facto.

[@younghoss2877]

"beware the dwarf". I love the subtle references, my wife not a movie buff, often doesn't get the subtle jokes.

[@theoriginalvideo-schmideoc905]

younghoss FOUL PLAY was a brilliant little comedy thriller!

[@elafimilo8199]

There's at least one website that goes through all the cultural references in MST episodes and gives the background. I've learned a lot.

[@snorpenbass4196]

What bugs me is how the Colossal Man has less echo on his voice than a normal person with a megaphone. Like...his voice should be booming across the landscape, instead it's just...flat.

[@rickhuck64]

Attention all Los Angeles residents, a large 60 foot bald disfigured white man is roaming Griffin Park, please stay away, your life is in danger.

[@JacobiusNH80]

''There's nothing much wrong with Buzz'' ''Except his hair'' lol

[@kaarlimakela3413]

I'm gettin' me a good lawyer, and if one ain't enough I'm gettin' two!

[@collinsnider4179]

That Mr. B Natural is the stuff of nightmares

[@modestonieves5792]

so he is 60 ft tall and no one can see him?? haha classic!!

[@phendformyself]

"Do I look funny?" "You look hot!"

[@luisreyes1963]

Yep, Joel's been in space too long. 💫

[@elhollins5988]

Oh ya this is the time when they had a cocktail with every event, meeting and discussion.

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

🍻

[@ZaGorudan]

What kind of death scene was that!? He just *lol nope'd* out of existence!

[@luisreyes1963]

Guess Mr. Gordon couldn't afford a decent death scene, much less come up with a plausible one.

[@HylianFox3]

But he could afford to colorize it...

[@mepacrina9291]

Awesome ! I discovered this only now, thanks to google algorithm (this time it worked). The show, the jokes, irony and humor is so good, the type used in Police Squad series and Robot Chicken. Thank you for upload!

[@RIXRADvidz]

5:33, OMG, I love the MInnesota Maves that show up at Brunch, just like the Monty Python Ladies. Tom and Crooow do a ''Brunch'' with Joel as the waiter, they really are an original character

[@dougjb7848]

Well, we found the 60 foot tall man. But if we look away for even a second he’ll disappear.

[@WorldWar2freak94]

Got to love how every governmental department did not want anything to do with the giant.

[@notinspectorgadget]

It's almost like Bert I Gordon really wanted to make that scene, but he needed the rest of the movie in order to give it context.

[@KnowOne1701]

43:15. Hey, is that Mike?!?

[@djt8937]

"Oh, cripes we gotta work faster...hurry up Marjorie." Love their everyday people jokes

[@cneterer]

1:13:03. I start laughing so hard I can't breathe. Maybe the vodka has something to do with it, but I prefer to think it's more Joel's genius.

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

"Los Angle-ese"??? That always cracks me up, it sounds so bizarre, NOT like it's said with any attempt at an accent! I adore this show, it's like being 10 or 11 again & talking crap about everything with your friends just to make things funny.

[@mas8705]

Why does Glen look like a 60 foot Mike Nelson if he shaved his head?

[@luisreyes1963]

The reason was the original actor (Glenn Langan) who played Glenn Manning, didn't want to reprise the role, so a different actor (Dean Parkin) became the Colossal Beast.

[@Astrobeej]

"The point, sir, is BREASTS."

[@UtushoReiuji]

You make an excellent point there, and it is hard to argue with that.

[@JamesWVanFleet]

Da-- huh?!

[@JamaicanCastle]

War of the Colossal Breast - errr, Beast.

[@sammhaynes3143]

@@JamaicanCastle I laugh EVERY time Crow says that XD

[@PhilBagels]

That's actually two points.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

"He's crying for his mother. Her name was 'ARRGGHH!!'"

[@modestonieves5792]

dude where is my truck?? hahaha

[@terriemerson7270]

mr. B natural is having a serious identity crisis

[@jaibluecave2485]

I like the opening song. I heard it once and it's been stuck to my head during the week.

[@edwardyankie6914]

Mr. B Natural is It. Beware Pennywise.

[@jondunmore4268]

So "Minor Disturbance Of The Colossal Beast."

[@jarniwoop]

Joyce on the phone "Give me the police." Maj. Baird " But I haven't tried anything yet.."

[@annpeterson4352]

The quote from The World According To Garp is great.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

Who knew that the Tech War reference would come back to haunt them years later when Mike and Conor had to read it for their podcast. Said the robot pimp disdainfully.

[@322msg]

I wish there was a compilation of all the times the robots debate. 😂

[@Life_Is_Torture0000]

Am I the only one who wonders where the giant got his pants?

[@johnstucko2740]

That Mr. B Natural riff was hilarious!! 😂😂😂

[@l.e.o.1127]

B natural had some tig bittes

[@RIXRADvidz]

pre-moob era

[@sammhaynes3143]

War of the Collosal Breast!

[@dirtydave2691]

@@sammhaynes3143 Oh holy shit that made laugh!

[@Vulture23]

100 Years of Solitude 100 Years of Solitude take one down pass it around!

[@jondunmore4268]

0:05 -- I just noticed something after watching MST3K like a religion for 100 years: Joel is LEFT-HANDED! I mean, is he really, or is this just for the visual in the promo, so we see the Gizmonics logo clearly?

[@tommylitz4543]

I never noticed either. He also gives the thumbs up sign with his left hand. 1st host segment he sets up the Mexican fast food cards with his left hand.

[@jondunmore4268]

@@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 -- I"m left-handed too! So you'd think I would've noticed that after watching every single episode at least 5 times.

[@mikezylstra7514]

I noticed it immediately. When he is writing something I cringe.

[@SpamEggSausage]

I got his autograph. he is a lefty :)

[@DrN1nja]

I swear, every single little skit Mike does before he becomes the host is beyond hysterical. The Gamera one especially, such a genuinely great actor.

[@pressureworks]

I love the one where his character is at a party with mr b natural and starts chatting "her" up, trying to seduce "her"

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

I hadn't realized how far back Mike had been with the cast before he was with the 'bots.

[@edgarallanlovecraft5485]

"Glen was 60 feet tall!" That lines kills me every time.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

I was gonna post the exact same thing...😅😅😅

[@tysontaggart7246]

1:30:42 judging by the scale of the guy and the building, that bus must be massive lol

[@kevin2400]

Mr b natural........ car crash sound effect

[@andrewwilliams9599]

How did people stand Mr. B Natural without Joel and the bots to help them?

[@mikezylstra7514]

Me and 2 of my dingbat buddies, riffing Mr B Natural (out loud) in the 7th grade (60 years ago, almost to the day) got yelled at and had to stay after school.

[@laurallewien2165]

Channeling Francis Farmer, I'm dying here 😭

[@TheSpotleight]

Buzz: Where'd you come from? Servo: Bellevue

[@mikezylstra7514]

funniest riff.

[@donharmuth776]

As a former band student that Conn ad is too painful to watch

[@mikezylstra7514]

My neighbor was shown "Mr B Natural" in a marketing class in college.

[@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b]

RIP Bert I Gordon, 2023.

[@sigmafishmouth]

Half of that KTLA sketch is from the Dr. Bronner's bottle. All mild, all one!

[@archstanton9073]

Meanwhile, the Midvale police visit his locker to find out why they call him "Buzz".

[@jinxguitar]

MMM that's good voltage MHMHMH

[@daoust26]

The B natural short was hilarious lol I miss this show so much

[@cforsterichikawa5638]

If you get near a song, play it!

[@mikezylstra7514]

Buzz is all of maybe 6 weeks older and he's already playing like Manfred Moch.

[@dynacomarantz3381]

So maybe Gus Fring could have survived that way if he was 60 feet tall.

[@dangeroreilly2028]

Loved the "Foul Play" reference at about 31:30