Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, produced and written by paul l. Santa claus conquers the martians mystery science theater 3000. The riffs are middling to good, not a bad episode riffwise by any means but not toptier. Whenever the man attempts to use something that once contained springs, coily lunges out of the device, shrieking no springs. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 connections imdb. The story was earlier parodied by the mads in santa claus conquers the martians. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia. It became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following its 1991 premiere, helping it become one of the. Club mst3k watch streaming episodes of mystery science.
Martians abduct santa claus and two human children in hopes of bringing. Without further ado, i present to you the very campy, utterly ridiculous, and mindnumbingly awful santa claus conquers the martians. It also features an eightyearold pia zadora as girmar, one of the martian children. I enjoy whispering christmas warrior but i do agree that it feels restrained. Favorite version of santa claus conquers the martians. Two of them have already become seasonal staples for many msties. The poll was used to determine which episodes would be featured in the turkey day16 online marathon. Probably why its one of my favorite mst3k episodes. I watched this episode on a 2dvd set of mystery science theater 3000the essentials.
Ranked 7th in the top 100 episodes as chosen by backers of the bring back mst3k kickstarter. Were also shooting in color to get full, picturesque effects with our toy factors and martian and north pole backgrounds. Mystery science theater 3000 s 03 e 21 santa claus. Unboxing mystery science theater 3000 turkey day collection dvd. I think the host segments in mst3k scctm are better than the riffing.
I have seen the santa claus conquers the martians episode and i have the mst3k movie on vhs. I did not know there was a tiein comic for this one. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3k s greatest asset, the fans you. The green slime lost k01 invaders from the deep lost. All this trouble for a fat, little man in a red suit.
That episode became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following. Community portalarchive as i sat and watched rifftrax live. Besides santa, theres also pitch the devil loved mike and the bots comments on his dancing, he really seems to enjoy pantaloons too much. Three holiday classics spanning all three eras of mst3k. For its fifth episode, the cinematic titanic crew boldly went where they had gone before. I didnt grow up watching this show but i have seen. Jacobson based on a story by glenville mareth, starring john call as santa claus, and featuring an eightyearold pia zadora as one of the martian children. Mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the. Jacobson, based on a story by glenville mareth, that stars john call as santa claus. It is regularly featured in the bottom 100 list on the internet movie database, and was featured in an episode of the 1986 syndicated series, the canned film festival. Throw into the mix santa and the fairy snow queen, an insane short featuring a pixie named snoopy, a horrific life size jack in the box, and a lion who is oh so proud of his candy eating ability, and youve got one of our funniest live shows to date. Santa claus conquers the martians passes the bechdel test, but just barely. In recent years rifftrax has redone mst3kriffed films like santa claus, time chasers, final justice and even their own take on scctm, but back in 2008 this was.
The biggest, most brightlywrapped gift under the colorful christmas tree is a new digital restoration of the unforgettable 1964 bmovie santa claus conquers the martians, best known as the screen. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 rotten tomatoes. Please join mike, kevin, and bill for rifftrax live. Rather than shoehorning all of the riffs at the bottom of the page, why dont we include the best and most memorable in the actual episode guides. December just wouldnt be the same without a rousing rendition of have a patrick swayze christmas or a joike sweater gift exchange. Santa claus conquers the martians has been deservedlycalled one of the weirdest movies ever made. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians mst3k fandom.
Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus tv episode. Mst3k episode 321 santa claus conquers the martians. Mst3k s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians youtube. Home mystery science theater 3000 mst3k commercial mst3k releases mst3k the essentials. Perhaps the most famous mst3k episode of all time, the show helped catapult manos up or down, depending how you look at these things to the level of.
Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, and features an eightyearold pia zadora as one of the martian children. Santa claus conquers the martians and realized that we now have three versions of that film that have been riffed and have been made available on home video, i came to the conclusion that the longputoff renaming project must. Santa claus conquers the martians now on your favorite device. Movies like santa claus conquers the martians was the reason mst3k was invented, and the brains lived up to their own high standards with this one.
Watch santa claus conquers the martians full movie. Manos, santa conquers martians, poopie i two disc set includes. Frank and forrester later parodied the same story in santa claus. This episode was the one they were working on when a crew from comedy central arrived at the studios to shoot footage for the documentary this is mst3k. Just dont ask me to see it often because, unless im really in the mood for it or sleepdeprived from too much work, this is not one of my favorites. Santa claus conquers the martians mst3k video dailymotion.
Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and produced by best brains, inc. Today this film has been reduced to fodder for the likes of mystery science theater 3000, but at one time 1970s it was shown on uhf stations around or even on, christmas day. This episode was the one they were working on when a crew from comedy central arrived at the studios to. Santa claus conquers the martians reportedly was filmed in some abandoned airplane hangars near the roosevelt field mall in long island, new york. The movie is certainly insane enough i mean, look at the title, but again the riffing just doesnt seem to be exceptionally funny. Up until the end when the characters exchange goodbyes, and thus allow it to pass, the only time two female characters talked to each other was when girmar asked momar about droppo. When santa opens his mouth and starts yelping during the ending, tom lets out his best impression of a tarzan yodel. Click the captions button to enable english subtitles.
A list of the top 100 episodes of mst3k was compiled based on a survey taken of backers of the bring back mst3k kickstarter campaign. Still it has somehow struck a cord in the sentimental hearts of. And i agree, as cheap as santa claus conquers the martians was in almost every way, its actually not that bad if you just want to sit back and have a silly movie at christmas. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the martians tv episode 1991 connections on imdb. Santa claus conquers the martians and realized that we now have three versions of that film that have been riffed and have been made available on home video, i came to the conclusion that the longputoff renaming project must begin. I stumbled upon this heaping pile of garbage by googling, worst holiday movies ever, and props to netflix for actually having it available so that i could torture myself for 81 excruciating minutes. It is regularly featured in the bottom 100 list on the internet movie database, and was featured in an episode.
The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channel comedy central, running for seven seasons. Watch mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians part 1 vidz on dailymotion. Manos, santa conquers martians, poopie i mst3k the essentials. Well, this one was even funnier than the santa claus conquers the martians episode of mst3k. New neighbors meet the addams family full episode mgm duration. Santa claus conquers the martians is an essential mst3k episode. Apr 15, 2017 to get you ready for the mst3k revival, here are the top 100 mystery science theater 3000 episodes of all time, as voted on by the fans. Santa claus conquers the martians full movie public domain. The segment of frank and forrester exchanging gifts is a parody of o. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the. If you know of a video for a full episode, bestof, short, or original movie, click the appropriate episode and add it. Conversely, the riffs are better in the mexican santa claus movie, but i cant remember a single host segment from that episode.
Santa claus conquers the martians this was the first christmas episode of the comedy series. The martians are irked that their children spend so much time watching tv shows from earth that sing the praises of santa claus, so they decide to make a trek to the planet to capture mr. Santa claus conquers the martians best of live riff. Santa claus conquers the martians also titled santa claus defeats the aliens is a 1964 science fiction film in which martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap the santa claus and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up in.
Mystery science theater 3000 s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians part 2. Mst3k s03e21 santa claus conquers the martians zapp rowsdower. Jan 28, 2009 santa claus conquers the martians 1964 adventure, comedy, family john call, leonard hicks, vincent beck. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials. I watched this recently and i noticed that both santa claus and santa claus conquers the martians both feature the introduction of the movies villains via a toy. I hadnt seen this one in years and, though i personally prefer santa claus, this one is turned out to be a lot funnier than i remember, and a lot darker too. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus tv episode 1993. This one is another fan favorite, and until i bought this episode i hadnt seen it. So on that note, santa claus conquers the martians was truly an essential episode of mst3k. Where to see streaming full length mst3k episodes pilot.
Dec 01, 2018 santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, and features an eightyearold pia zadora as one of the martian children. The full results of the poll were released on november 25, 2016. For the 21st episode of season five, mike and the bots watch the nightmare. The martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on mars to give their children presents. Santa s helper scott aronesty santa s helper ronald rotholz prodcanadian bacon santa s helper glenn schaffer. Watch free streaming mystery science theater 3000 episodes. That episode became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following its. Watch santa claus conquers the martians full movie in hd visit martians, upset that their children have become ob. It became a holiday staple on the comedy central cable channel in the years following its 1991 premiere, helping it become one of the series most popular episodes and introduced the film to a new generation in the form of younger msties some of the original cast of mst3k would later. Where to see streaming fulllength mst3k episodes pilot.
Best of all, this site is updated by mst3ks greatest asset, the fans you. Manos the hands of fate and santa claus conquers the martians and bonus poopie i reel. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction comedy film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. Dec 16, 2015 santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction comedy film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. Santa claus conquers the martians 1964 full movie download. Santa claus conquers the martians is the featured movie in this mst3k episode.
The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channelcomedy central, running for seven seasons on that channel until its cancellation in 1996. Just dont ask me to see it often because, unless im really in the mood for it or sleepdeprived from too. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episode 321 santa claus conquers the martians original air date. The mystery science theater 3000 collection the essentials manos, the hands of fate santa claus conquers the martians. Mystery science theater 3000 santa claus conquers the martians.
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