#87 in Mighty Jack's Top 100
Amazing Colossal Grade: Manning likes the sisters but wanted to stomp on Tropp.
Movie Pain: Low - Rockin' cotton pickin' teens
Riffing: Cute and fun
Skits: Solid, though rambling (Joel admits they needed to tighten 'em up)
Mamie Van Doren in her
undies! That's the main plot. The other is about some plastic-looking cotton
baron named Tropp, who runs a crooked work farm. I really hated Tropp, and
desperately wanted to wipe that smarmy look of arrogance off of his molded
vacuuformed features. Ahh, but as evil as Tropp was, even he couldn't ruin this
episode.
Low velocity riffing is par
for the course in season one, but this experiment is amply stocked with quality
jokes: For example, in the opening scene we see a man stumbling across a barren
landscape and Joel comments, "It looks like he's playing football
against Claude Rains University". Later, Crow notices the little
things, as the cotton farm seems to be harvesting a curious crop, "Tire
farmin'. It's hard but it's worth it". And of course, the gang is
famous for hearing things wrong, as when Tropp calls for Landis... "That's
Glady's?" asks a curious Servo. Funny stuff like this makes
"Untamed Youth" one of the first season's very best.
Of Note: Gypsy enters the theater and hurls (this leads to a
very funny host segment).
Update: On April 29, 2021, Joel and the Servo's (J. Elvis, Baron, Tim Ryder, Conor McGiffin... sadly only Kevin was missing) watched this via Livestream II, during the Kickstarter campaign.
Host Segments
Intro: Joel finds a tapeworm inside Servo. Invention: Joel has a pipe that never lights. The
Mad’s offer up tongue puppets. Segment 1: The
Greg Brady girl is featured. Segment 2: We enter
the mind of Gypsy. Segment 3: Gypsy throws up
whatever Tom wants. End: A look at the goofy
dancing guy from the movie. No Stinger -But if I chose
one? Mamie sings, "Come on boys, carry my bananas!"
Notable Riffs
* "This is like Up With People in prison." -
Servo
* "...and see her beauty." -
"Plural" - Cook/Servo
* "It's like fluffy pudding... yeee."- Servo
* "Good thing I left my 'Dog Beater' over
here." - Joel as Bob
* "This is like the Stephen King book,
"Children of the Dirt!" - Servo
* "How old are you baby" - "How'd you
know to call me that?" - "The feet in your pajamas" -
Tropp/Baby/Crow
* "Get outta here ya peeper!" - "Tell
'em Greg!" - Greg Brady Girl/All
* "You're halfway to the pokey right now" -
"What about the Gumby?" - Tropp/Joel
* "Ask me about my extra chromosome!" - Joel
(as the weird dancing guy)
* "He had on a suntan uniform." - "You
mean, he was naked?" - Penny/Crow
* "I'd like to see you again, lots of times."
- "And then stop abruptly, breaking your heart like a toy." -
Bob/Joel
* "I'm not interested in what's fair." -
"I'm only interested in stuff that makes my head look bigger." -
Tropp/Joel
* "Oh, we sold her into slavery for some magic
beans. Why?" - Joel as Penny
* "So... I understand you two are untamed?"
- Joel as Sheriff
* "Thanks, Bob. You're real gone." -
"I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure I'm right here." - Janey/Crow as
Bob
* "You know, the acoustics in that cotton field
are fantastic." - Joel
* "Oh Russ you're wonderful." - "Thanks
Grandma." - Mrs. Tropp/Servo
* "I was hoping you and Russ would hit it
off." - "Well, he did punch me once." - Mrs. Tropp/Servo
* "What's he saying?" - "He mumbled
something about shooting the kid behind the tractor..." - Bob/Servo
* "Cotton gin and tonic" - Servo
Riff Explained
Claude Raines?
A great actor - most noted
for his memorable role as Captain Renault (Louie) in Casablanca. Joel's
riff refers to another character he played, "The Invisible Man".
Stuff & Nonsense
* "Baby" was
played by Yvonne Lime, who also starred as the girlfriend in "I Was A
Teenage Werewolf". Both she and Mamie dated Elvis (at different
times). And speaking of
relationships, Van Doren and Eddie Cochran hooked up during the making of this
movie.
* The actor who played 'Mr.
Tropp' has performed in a few Clint Eastwood movies. As
"Stockburn" in Pale Rider and as "Bloody Bill Anderson" in
The Outlaw Josey Wales. He can also be seen in Cinematic Titanic’s
“Legacy of Blood”.
Available on DVD: Volume 29
