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910: The Final Sacrifice

Searching for info on his dead father, a wimpy teen becomes a target of an evil cult.

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00:00:00

Beginning of the episode

00:01:35

Opening host segment

00:05:35

Movie begins

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Mike, to credit 'A Tjardus Greidanus Movie'
I understand everything up to the word 'A'.
Crow
He comes from a long line of Greidanuses.
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Servo hums over a shot of pine trees

Servo is humming the Twin Peaks theme.

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Crow
Ray Davies?

Ray Davies is the lead singer for the Kinks.

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Crow
Bigfoot, for Wrangler Relaxed fit.
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Servo, as Thomas McGregor is chased through the woods
Randy Bachman's being pursued by sado-masochists.

Randy Bachman performed in The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

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Crow
Hey! No fair, you guys, I lost my moon boots.
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Crow
Canadian rules football is much different.
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Mike
Oh! He exploded before they could shoot him.
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Servo
Oh c'mon, can't we have one more sacrifice before we go?
Mike
Ok, but this is the final sacrifice.
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Servo
Go away Shane, go away.

The 1953 western titled "Shane" in which a principle character, Joey, hollers, “Shane! Shane! Come back!”

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Crow, to credit for 'Bharbara Egan'
That's an illegal use of a silent consonant.
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Mike
You know, this has the bacony stink of Canada all over it.
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Troy
Dad, it's been a long time. I miss you. I want to know what happened to you.
Mike, as Troy's Dad
I died.
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Crow, referring to Troy
He was made in the image of an egg noodle!
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Crow, as Troy
Ah, now I'm going to settle in with the Book of Mormon...

The Book of Mormon is a supplemental set of scriptures used and endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The book which Troy pulls out of the box is the same color, shape, and porportion to a standard Book of Mormon.

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Mike, preceded by a intake of surprised breath
Larry Csonka!

Pro football hall of famer.

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Servo, singing
…and I will be the one to hold Larry Csonka down kiss him so hard I’ll take Larry Csonka’s breath away.

Modified version of the Sarah McLachlan song, "Posession."

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Crow, as Troy
I can't wait until they start the internet!
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Mike
Well, I'm glad I dont have any friends, cause then I wouldn't be able to do this.
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Mike, as Troy
I know, I'll call pretending to be Bob Griese!

Bob Griese played with the Miami Dolphins with Larry Csonka.

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Servo, making fun of the geeky kid star
*Gasp* I haven't read Tolkien in almost a week! -MST3K 0910 - The Final Sacrifice (Timestamp is fairly inaccurate. The quote takes place as the kid is in the attic.)

J. R. R. Tolkien is the famous writer of The Hobbitt and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, required reading for nerds everywhere.

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Servo
Sex: Male. See? I am!
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Crow, after Aunt Betty leaves Troy's room
Man, now my room stinks of Youth Dew.

Youth-Dew is an expensive perfume introduced in 1953.

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Mike, over a shot of a gas station
Free pictures of Brian Mulroney with fill-up.

Brian Mulhoney was Canadian Prime Minister from 1984 to 1993.

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Mike
Someone's hitting a frying pan, that means it's 8 o'clock.
Servo, clock saying seven
Of course the clock is set to Miami time.

Another Larry Csonka reference; he played for the Miami Dolphins.

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Mike, as a cultist appears in the window
Hey, El Santo!

El Santo was a legendary Mexican wrestler.

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Mike, as Troy
Cold Crazy Bread. It really IS crazy.

Crazy bread is a breadstick product from pizza chain Little Caesar's.

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Crow
Can I interest you in a replacement door?
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Mike
Canadian villain Garth Vader.
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Mike, as the radio plays in Rowsdower's truck
Aw, now we have to listen to "As It Happens".

"As It Happens" is a Canadian talk radio show.

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Crow, as cultists give up the chase
Well, let's just go get some bullwhips and pose for a Mapplethorpe.

Robert Mapplethorpe was a photographer whose exhibit The Perfect Moment featured seven pictures of sado-masochists.

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Crow
And they take refuge in the Anne Murray National Forest.

Anne Murray is a famous Canadian singer.

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Zap Rowsdower
Know anything about motors?
Troy McGreggor
No sir. Not really.
Servo, as Troy
I know all the songs from "Once Upon a Mattress" though.

A musical which opened May 11, 1959 at the Phoenix Theatre, (New York) and ran for 460 performances.

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Mike, as Rowsdower
I'll just uhh... pour my garbage in here.
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Servo, as Rowsdower tries to start his truck
KABOOM!
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Crow, on Rowsdower
Didn't Barbara Mandrell have hair like his at one point?

Barbara Mandrell is an American country singer.

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Crow
So 'Rowsdower'... umm, is that a 'stupid' name?
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Rowsdower
Operator, get me the police.
Mike
And the cops pick up their Zap Rowsdower hotline.
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Crow, as Rowsdower pours gasoline into a bottle
This is no time for zymurgy!

Zymurgy is the science of fermenting, as in beer and wine.

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Crow
Canadian... Mannix!

"Mannix" was a popular show running from 1967-1975, about a hard-boiled, tough private eye. There were many fist fights and cars flying through the air.

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Mike
So... you wanna hit the brakes there or not?
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Zap Rowsdower
It's a cult.
Servo, as Rowsdower
They worship blue oysters.

A reference to the band Blue Oyster Cult. Their best known song is, "Don't Fear the Reaper."

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Crow, as Rowsdower
BTO was such a great band, man.

A reference to the band Bachman Turner Overdrive

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Troy
Why do you think those men were following us yesterday?
Crow, as Rowsdower
Uh, They thought I was that guy from, "Due South."

Due South was origanally a made for TV movie that resulted in some rather unsuccessful television series.

00:42:41

Second Host Segment

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Servo, over shot of a demon statue
Red Groom's "Dracula".

Red Grooms is an artist known for his urban, pop-art constructions.

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Crow
My Hawkind album cover will help!

Hawkwind was a British rock group known for the sci-fi and fantasy themes in their music.

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Troy
Dad!
Crow, as Troy
*That's* my favorite Jack Lemmon movie.

1989 movie titled, "Dad!" Starring Jack Lemmon as Jake Tremont

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Mike
It's a cult that worships Georgia O'Keeffe!

Georgia O'Keeffe is an artist who did work that is vaguely similar to the "map" on the wall.

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Mike
A treasury of Sergio Aragones sketches.

Comic artist for MAD magazine and "Groo the Wanderer".

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Servo
Quick! Climb a tree. Trucks can't climb trees.
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Mike, as Troy
Dear Counselor Troi, I waited at Denny's, but you didn't meet me.

Deanna Troi is a character in various Star Trek series.

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Servo, as Troy
Dear Agent Scully, did not appreciate your lawyer's tone.

Agent Dana Scully is a character from The X-Files.

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Mike, as Troy
Man, I solved Myst in ten minutes, why can't I do this?

Myst (1993) was a popular puzzle-solving computer game.

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Crow
They've stumbled upon Geddy Lee's birthplace!

Geddy Lee is the vocalist and bassist for the Canadian band Rush.

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Mike, as cultists give chase
It's the "Wizard of Id" biathalon.

"Wizard of Id" is a comic strip featuring a hooded executioner.

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Servo, over shot of the cabin
Hey, it looks their TIN ROOF...RUSTED!

Line from the B-52's song, "Love Shack".

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Servo, as birds caw
Listen!
Crow
It's Heckle!
Servo
No, it's clearly Jeckle.

Heckle and Jeckle were two cartoon magpies.

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Mike, as Pippin appears
It's Gordon Lightfoot at home.

Lightfoot is a Canadian songwriter, known for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

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Servo, as Pippin
By the way, I hates that rabbit!

Pippin sounds exactly like Yosemite Sam, a character in the Bugs Bunny cartoons.

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Crow, on Pipper
Emperor Haile Selassie.

Emperor of Ethiopia, bears a stronng resemblance to Pipper.

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Servo, as Pipper
Wait, I was gonna sing somethin' from "Bone Machine".

"Bone Machine" is an album from gravel-voiced singer Tom Waits.

01:07:26

Third Host Segment

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Crow, as Rowsdower
I wonder if there's beer on the sun.
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Crow
Leif Garrett, today.

Wild-haired singer and actor.

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Mike
Man, that's a TERRIBLE golf stroke.
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Mike
He's evoking the powers of Bryan Adams!

Canadian "rocker" known for songs such as "Summer of '69", "Cuts Likes A Knife" and others.