Season 13 - Special Event 13

Special Event: I Accuse My Parents Riff-A-Long + Short: Doing Things for Ourselves at School

Premiere Date: Friday, February 10, 2023, 5:00 PM PST

The final short of the year pairs Joel with Baron and Hampton - cool beans, I enjoyed hearing that vocal combo. "Doing Things" is another with backer written riffs, and while it's a slow stroll, it's steadier than the last fan-assisted piece. Rifftrax covered this one in 2019, but I like MST's version a little more. In particular, I got a kick out of the Wilson running gag, and Joel's, "Mr. Rogers makes it look so easy", as Steve struggles to remove his boots (Hodgson's shadowrama is also fun to keep an eye on; he's a true gesture professor). They both pull Peggy into their, uh, "riffery?" And both deliver the funny for the kid trying to open the paint jar (I'll give Trax the win here as I'm a Pixies fan), so there are goodies from both. 

Next, Yvonne, Tim (filling in for Connor), Kelsey, and Emily are introduced - Matt reads a letter from Joel, as Joel - then it's off we go to the tribute, which celebrates one of the all-time greats, I Accuse My Parents!

The cast sound in good spirits for the watch-a-long (the quacking painting tickled them) and there were some cute comments to be had (Jimmy having "resting gun face"). The chatter can be overwhelming in places (I tried to focus on EKT&Y, but sometimes the episode pulled me in), and they talk over the new sketches a bit, so I'll needed to watch it again without the crew. BTW, those host segs were... 

Pearl and Synthia with the set-up, Team Emily with the intro, where Crow confesses to being a street tough. Following that? Jonah's dating video with the bots helping out, Crow's take is primal, Tom (in 'stach) offers up something smoother and more romantic. Ideal family/art therapy is revisited, with Emily analyzing the bot's drawings (Tom updates his, while sticking with Hayley Mills and Gigantor). And finally, a love draft on the SOL (Crow keeps selecting antagonists, as he doesn't see the difference), thumbs up to Em for Batman & Catwoman. 

Aftershow Q&A? Conor writes in and asks if they ever accused their parents, and a fan asked who'd they'd accuse among the cast? Queries about hamburger sammiches and essays fill out the back matter.

I Accuse My Screengrabs

Fanart seen during the pre-show

Matt reads a letter from Joel

Pinky swear

Crow's ideal family (he's looking forward to the reunion)

February's lineup for Doomed Lovers Month

My rankings for season 13s shorts

The Fantastic 5

1. Cavalcade (Pearl & Dr. Erhardt)

2. Better Breakfasts USA! (Emily & Bots)

3. Court Case (Emily & Bots)

4. The Wonders of Reproduction (Emily & Bots)

5. Bicycle Visual Skills (Emily & Bots)

Rounding out 'The 10'

6. Lets Make a Meal in 20 Minutes (Jonah & Bots)

7. Bicycle Driver (Pearl, Synthia and Mega-Synthia)

8. Lets Keep Food Safe to Eat (Emily & Bots)

9. Mr. B Natural (Kinga & Max)

10. Balance Beam for Girls (Emily & Bots)

The Modest 3

11. Doing Things for Ourselves in School (Joel & Bots)

12. Pipeline to the Clouds (Jonah & Bots)

13. Sleep for Health (Joel & Bots)

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Synthia (and Pals) Selects 9: Doomed Lovers Month

The Girl in Lovers' Lane

Special Guest: Emily

Mega-Synthia reveals that she is a proponent of using nature's bottle opener (her teeth) and asks Emily why this is her favorite rom-com (it's actually "Never Been Kissed") and informs Mega that this is neither rom or com, which upsets M ("How dare you, no one checks my facts!"), plus murder and pool hall fights are her idea of a perfect first date. In the final segment, Mega concedes to Ems point that it wasn't so romantic, E says it needed more Drew Barrymore. 

First Segment Text:
Mega - "Not the sharpest tool on the moon"
Emily - "Puts the "antic" in romantic"
Mega - "Only allowed to have a sippy cup of tea"

GizmoBlip: The bots are mad at celestial bodies for meddling in the affairs of humans (after leaning the phrased, "Star crossed lovers" and taking it literally). Em attempts to correct them, but they rant on, even going after people with star in their name (Star Jones, Matthew Star)

Final Segment Text:
Mega - "Once totaled a car on Lovers Lane"

Emily - "Learning to thrive in unrelenting bleakness"

Mega - "Mug tree"

Hercules Unchained

Special Guest: Tom Servo (Conor)

Unchained, sure? But Tom has seen Hercules unplugged. Syn is concerned about the big cats and the harm they came too; Tom imagines a litterbox for a tiger. S then sings a song about Herc on a chain and being cold outside at night (as if he were a dog)

First Segment Text:
Syn - "It was much later allegator" 
Servo - "Hercules: Unchained Melody"
Syn - "Her best date nights are with the actual stone fruit"

GizmoBlip: Emily's all excited about this month of love, but Crow finds cupid's arrow terrifying - babies with arrows, how does it happen? Tom's not fond of baby gods 

Final Segment Text:
Syn - "Hercules: Snow Chains"

Servo - "A tiger of a different stripe"

Syn - "Has more funk than fun"

Girl in Gold Boots

Special Guest: Emily

Pearl has a new intro (she's going for 'friendly'?), refers to Em as the "Girl with brown hair" and asks her what it's like having no fashion sense. Emily defends herself but O Pearlo isn't interested. The second part continues this thread. 

First Segment Text:
Pearl - "The maroons have been encircled"
Emily - "Constantly profiled by the fashion police"
Pearl - "Once told Heidi Klum auf wiedersehen"

GizmoBlip: Hunks of the SOL calendar, which is filled with photos of non hunky things, like a ladder and the sun.

Final Segment Text:
Pearl - "Woman in green jacket"

Emily - "Human banana clip"

Pearl - "Doesn't joke about Zubas"

Tormented

Special Guest: GPC (Rebecca)

Mega-Syntha loves torment, and asks GPC about hers, which is more about being annoyed... by Crow. Mega shows no mercy when it comes to what she's do to the bot in GPCs place. Part 2 - M loves a revenge ghost, but gets irritated with GPCs lunchroom tales of woe (this time concerning Servo)

First Segment Text:
Mega - "She lost her coffee privileges" 
GPC - "Does this interview count?"
Mega - "R-E-S-P-E-C-Tea"

GizmoBlip: Tom and Crow practice kissing, by playing spin the bottle, only they've lost their bottle out the airlock. But it seems, once again, the jokes on Emily

Final Segment Text:
Mega - "Tom Servo killed me... with kindness"

GPC - "Just how big is the SOL cafeteria?"

Mega - "Tabling the table talk"

The Screaming Skull

Special Guest: Jonah

Why don't you have a crumbling mansion? Jonah blames the economy. The final bit sees Jonah still talking about the housing problem, which he caused by wasting his cash on brunch.

First Segment Text:
Syn - "Don't ask what she does with the fish"
Jonah - "A crumbling gothic MANsion"
Syn - "Sad and spooky is her beard and butter"

GizmoBlip: Jonah, Crow, GPC & Servo read the Misconnections section in Alternative Weekly... which are all SOL related. "Hello idiot", it's another prank.

Final Segment Text:
Syn - "Technically we're all screaming skulls"

Jonah - "Filling in the rest with terror"

Syn - "Has never been invited for brunch"

The Touch of Satan

Special Guest: Crow (Hampton)

Crow can't hear you, and it's all Pearl's fault (much to her delight). Her prank continues to the final segment.

First Segment Text:
Pearl - "All heat"
Crow - "Hear, hear?"
Pearl - "Aint she a stinker?"

GizmoBlip: The bots update Romeo and Juliet for a new generation, and because Jonah (their Romeo) is a method actor, they got him some real poison.

Final Segment Text:
Pearl - "Not today, Satan"

Crow - "Hear no evil"

Pearl - "No work and all play"

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