What 3 does offer are great skits. They were funny, but also established and fleshed out the relationships of the characters. I got a kick out of watching Joel and the gang play around or being domestic.
Movie wise season 3 was dominated by Sandy Frank, Bert I Gordon, and Roger Corman.
MST in 1991
The very first Turkey Day Marathon was 30-hours loaded with 15 episodes - lasting from 12 AM on Thursday until 6 AM on Friday. Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank were joined by Robert Plant (the plant guy not the singer) Jack Perkins and the Mole People. There were also promos by Joel Robinson, Crow, and Tom Servo. Episodes shown: #206, 301, 203, 202, 201, 205, 306, 207, 309, 213, 303, 310, 204, 307, 311
Bridget Jones and Paul Chaplin join the writing staff.
What else was going on in 1991?
* The United States enter the Persian Gulf War
* Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested
* The Pittsburgh Penguins win their first Stanley Cup
* The Chicago Bulls win their 1st NBA championship.
* The first Sonic the Hedgehog game is published by Sega.
* Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, dies.
* Dances with Wolves wins the Best Picture Oscar (the same year Ghost was nominated)
* The Minnesota Twins win the World Series
My Top 10 Season 3 experiments (culled from my top 100)
1. Pod People (#10)
2. Cave Dwellers (#25)
3. Gamera Vs. Guiron (#30)
4. War of the Colossal Beast (#32)
5. The Amazing Colossal Man (#49)
6. Gamera (#65)
7. Daddy-O (#67)
5. The Amazing Colossal Man (#49)
6. Gamera (#65)
7. Daddy-O (#67)
8. Gamera vs. Zigra (#80)
9. Time of the Apes (#93)
10. Gamera vs. Gaos
9. Time of the Apes (#93)
10. Gamera vs. Gaos
Award Breakdowns
Best in Show: 2 total
Pod People, Cave Dwellers
Platinum: 3 total
War of the Colossal Beast, Gamera vs Guiron, Amazing Colossal Man
Gold: 5 total
Daddy-O, Gamera, Master Ninja II, Time of the Apes, Gamera vs Zigra
Silver: 10 total
(good) Vikings Women, Gams vs Gaos, Gams vs Barugon, Earth vs Spider, Mighty Jack, (goodish) It Conquered, Fug Alien, Starforce, Master Ninja I, Santa/Martians
Bronze: 3 total
Teenage Caveman, Stranded in Space, Fu Manchu
Tin Foil: 1 total
The Unearthly
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