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809: I Was A Teenage Werewolf

A doctor medicates and hypnotizes a troubled teen, turning him into a murderous beastie.

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Beginning of the episode

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Opening Host Segment

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Movie Begins

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Credits
I Was A Teenage Werewolf
Crow
Of London!
Servo
You are *not* drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's, young man, you just aren't old enough!

This is a paraphrase of a lyric from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London".

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Mike, singing to the tune of "Bonanza"
We've got a film and it's starring Michael Landon!

Michael Landon played Little Joe in the television Western, "Bonanza".

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Servo, singing
Teenage werewolf!
Mike and Crow, singing
Bow, bow

Sung to the tune of "Baba O'Riley" by The Who, the original lyric is "Teenage wasteland." "Baba O'Riley" appears on the album "Who's Next" (1971).

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Mike
It’s tough to work the Oxy 10 in past the fur.

Oxy-10 is an acne medication.

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Mike
Ebonics is a legitimate language!

The Oakland, California school board found itself attacked for declaring 'ebonics' suitible for use in schools.

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Crow, as boy in fight
We are not getting rid of Goosebumps in the library!

Parents in several areas have tried to have the Goosebumps series of children's books, by R. L. Stine, removed from schools.

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Crow
This is not part of the "Highway to Heaven".

Michael Landon starred in "Highway to Heaven", a series about an angel helping people on earth.

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Servo
This is for your bed-wetting movie!

Michael Landon directed The Loneliest Runner, about an athlete with a bed-wetting problem.

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Servo, as cops break up fight
Richard Jewell started it!

Jewell was wrongfully accused in the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing.

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Detective
Tony, I know you can get fresh.
Crow
With Summer's Eve.

Summer's Eve is a "feminine cleansing and freshening product".

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Servo, as Detective
OK, little old lady got mutilated late last night, you kids know anything about it?

Another line from "Werewolves of London".

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Detective
Tony, I'm just trying to tell you that you need help.
Servo
The Church of Latter-Day Saints.

Also known as the Mormons, their television commercials often feature such sentiments.

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Servo, as Detective
Eh, I better go work on the Black Dahlia case.

Famous unsolved murder case in Los Angeles.

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Mike
Edgar Winter's little sister!

Guitarist known for his long white hair.

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Mike
Dad played by H.L. Mencken.

Journalist known for his cynical writings.

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Crow
They're listening to "Kind of White".

"Kind of Blue" is a 1959 album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It is widely considered one of the greatest jazz records of all time.

00:23:55

First Host Segment

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Servo, singing
Tomorrow belongs to me...

Lyrics from the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" from the musical "Cabaret". In the play, the song is sung by a Hitler Youth group.

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Servo, singing
London calling, said I was there too.

Servo is singing "London Calling" by The Clash, from the album of the same name (1979).

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Tony
Who's there?
Mike
Judge Crater.
Crow
D.B. Cooper.
Servo
Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

See full annotation for details.

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Crow, singing
A werewolf like that, he kill your brother.

Parodies the song "A Boy Like That" from the musical "West Side Story" (the subject of which, coincidentally, is also a boy named Tony). Actual lyrics: "A boy like that who'd kill your brother / Forget that boy and find another."

00:44:25

Second Host Segment

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Det. Donovan, answering a phone
Donovan. Yeah.
Mike, as Donovan
I'm just mad about Saffron, right.

Paraphrases the 1966 song "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan. Actual lyrics: "I'm just mad about Saffron / Saffron's mad about me / I'm just mad about Saffron / She's just mad about me."

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Servo
The bells bells bells bells bells bells bells. The tintinnabulation of the bells!

An incorrect quoting of "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Arlene's dad
Anyway, we'll protect her right here in our own home.
Mike, as Ed Sullivan
Right here in our very own home...
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Third Host Segment

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Mike, as police chief
Fudd, you check the woods, and be vewy vewy quiet.
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Servo
White trash; Black heart.

"White Hunter Black Heart" is a 1990 movie directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.

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Crow
And a werewolf is a herbivore. Luckily, this guy's name is Herb!
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Crow, as policeman looking at stump
'For sale by hobbit. Contact Samwise Gamgee.'
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Dog
Ruff!
Crow
Honey, is that you?
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Final Host Segment

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Crow, sobbing after witnessing Mike's Adam Duritz impression
It was horrible!
Gypsy
Shush honey, it's gone now.
Crow
No! It's still right there with those hideous hair extensions!