Amazing Colossal Grade: Boy howdy, giant's wrassling! But I'm a little hurt I wasn't invited to the tussle.
Movie Pain: Low - Ham & Cheese from Japan
Riffing: Fair to middling
Skits: Hilarious
Movie Pain: Low - Ham & Cheese from Japan
Riffing: Fair to middling
Skits: Hilarious
They are the greatest crime-fighting team ever assembled: Godzilla: King of the monsters! Jet Jaguar: Grinning robot with a dickey! And Roxanne: Shrill voiced child who often wets 'em! Together they'll battle Oscar Wilde, the Seatopians, and their loopy-looking monsters, in a thrilling attempt to avenge the death of Roxanne's dolphin water toy.
Ah yes, a 'Zilla flick. And while there are some funny gags, I found this highly-rated episode surprisingly light on the gut-busting quips. I mean, listening to Tom constantly go, "Hmm", isn't exactly inspired riffing. And during one car chase scene, all the gang can come up with are such brilliant lines as, "U-Oh" and to make engine sounds and tire squealing noise. Even the wrestling commentary -which delights others- failed to generate a guffaw, chuckle, or utterance of joy in me.
Still, there is an easy charm to the experiment... the movie is pretty humorous on its own, what with that toga-wearing bald guy, the outlandish kaiju designs, and of course, the precocious kid in shorts.
The best work from the SOL crew actually comes from the kooky host segments. The "Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy" bit is weird but a hoot, Orville Popcorn (Redenbacher) skit's great, and the interpretation of the Jet Jaguar song induced gales of laughter. And for that, I say "Thank you, Dr. Forrester, may we have another?"
Host Segments
Intro: The morning show with J&TB. Invention: Halloween costumes. Segment 1: Tom and Crow argue the merits of their monsters. Segment 2: Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy. Segment 3: Orville Popcorn. End: The Bots new arms. The Jet Jaguar song and the mads play games. Stinger: Godzilla takes a dive.
Notable Riffs
* "Hey, look - I found some funny powder" "Uh, that's mine, just leave it alone, there." - Roxanne/Joel
* "I guess a rocket is standard picnicking equipment in Japan, isn't it?" - Servo
* "It's the All-Idiot Channel"
* "I wet 'em" - Crow as Roxanne
* "I wet myself again." - Servo as Roxanne
* "Oh, now they can all die on dry land" - Crow
* "A Quake?" - "No, Quisp" - Rex Dart/Joel
* "Hurry up!" - "Hey, your in no position to make demands kid" - Roxanne/Joel
* "They just created Jennifer Beals." - Joel
* "Oh my god! The humidifier committed suicide!"
* "Whenever they test nuclear bombs, it's the monsters who suffer." - Crow
* "Don't forget to ride towards traffic." - Joel as Rex Dart
* "I'd like to thank the fine people of Seatopia for giving me these totally useless arms" - Joel as Megalon
* "Isn't that Jet Jaguar there?" - "No, it's another superhero of your own design" - Scientist/Servo
* "Oh shoot, now I'm here" - Servo
* "Ha, Ha, try to catch me! You instilled me with free will, Ha, Ha!" - Joel as Jet
* "I suppose now he'll turn into butter." - Servo
* "Hey uh Jet, wipe that smile off your face." - Crow as Godzilla
* "Hey Godzilla your tail got longer." - "That's not my tail." - Servo as Jet Jaguar/Crow as Godzilla
Riffs Explained
Stuff & Nonsense
The best work from the SOL crew actually comes from the kooky host segments. The "Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy" bit is weird but a hoot, Orville Popcorn (Redenbacher) skit's great, and the interpretation of the Jet Jaguar song induced gales of laughter. And for that, I say "Thank you, Dr. Forrester, may we have another?"
Host Segments
Intro: The morning show with J&TB. Invention: Halloween costumes. Segment 1: Tom and Crow argue the merits of their monsters. Segment 2: Rex Dart: Eskimo Spy. Segment 3: Orville Popcorn. End: The Bots new arms. The Jet Jaguar song and the mads play games. Stinger: Godzilla takes a dive.
Notable Riffs
* "Hey, look - I found some funny powder" "Uh, that's mine, just leave it alone, there." - Roxanne/Joel
* "I guess a rocket is standard picnicking equipment in Japan, isn't it?" - Servo
* "It's the All-Idiot Channel"
* "I wet 'em" - Crow as Roxanne
* "I wet myself again." - Servo as Roxanne
* "Oh, now they can all die on dry land" - Crow
* "A Quake?" - "No, Quisp" - Rex Dart/Joel
* "Hurry up!" - "Hey, your in no position to make demands kid" - Roxanne/Joel
* "They just created Jennifer Beals." - Joel
* "Oh my god! The humidifier committed suicide!"
* "Whenever they test nuclear bombs, it's the monsters who suffer." - Crow
* "Don't forget to ride towards traffic." - Joel as Rex Dart
* "I'd like to thank the fine people of Seatopia for giving me these totally useless arms" - Joel as Megalon
* "Isn't that Jet Jaguar there?" - "No, it's another superhero of your own design" - Scientist/Servo
* "Oh shoot, now I'm here" - Servo
* "Ha, Ha, try to catch me! You instilled me with free will, Ha, Ha!" - Joel as Jet
* "I suppose now he'll turn into butter." - Servo
* "Hey uh Jet, wipe that smile off your face." - Crow as Godzilla
* "Hey Godzilla your tail got longer." - "That's not my tail." - Servo as Jet Jaguar/Crow as Godzilla
Riffs Explained
"Hm, Spiny Norman" - Servo
This refers to Monty Python's Piranha Brothers skit. In it, Doug and Dinsdale Piranha use their skills of intimidation, violence, and sarcasm to bring the city to its knees. Dinsdale's one fear is Spiny Norman, a hedgehog that stands between 2 and 200 feet long. Spiny spends most of his time in this sketch shouting out "Dinsdale"Stuff & Nonsense
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He's worked with the giants of Japanese cinema: Hiroyuki Kawase (Roxanne) made
his film debut in Akira Kurosawa's "Dodes Ka-Den", playing the
beggars son.
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Jet Jaguar was designed by an elementary school student as part of a contest
set up by Toho. Originally named "Red Arone", the Robot was
considered for a TV series spin-off. You can see a picture of the entry design
in an early scene with the headless Jet.
Released on DVD collection Volume 10 (Out of print)
