Mighty Jacks MST3K Review: Synthia's Selects: Pesky Critters Month

New to the Gizmoplex are Vault Picks, which are 6 curated classic episodes tied to a common theme. During the soft launch there was "Good Vs. Evil" month, followed by "Dystopian Futures" month. May brought us "Pesky Critters" and something new and hilarious... wraparound segments hosted by Synthia, who is joined by various guests. And a mid-episode GizmoBlip (a host segment of sorts). Here's a quick look at these ephemeral (for now) pieces. Watch them while you can.

March - Good vs. Evil Month: Human Duplicators, Hercules Against the Moon Men, Outlaw (Of Gor), Teenagers from Outer Space, Zombie Nightmare, She-Creature

April - Dystopian Futures Month: Time Chasers, Space Mutiny, Escape 2000, Parts: The Clonus Horror, City Limits

May 2022: Pesky Critters Month

Werewolf

Special guest: GPC

Have you ever been to "Flagstaff?" that and werewolves are discussed

First Segment Text:

Syn - "Really thinks she could do stand-up"
GPC - "Forever on the ceiling"

Syn - "Natural" "Blonde"

GizmoBlip: Emily and bots discuss how to repel various monsters.

Final Segment Text:

Syn - "There wolf"

GPC - "Stands for whatever you want it to"

Syn - "Flagstaff should be paying me at some point"

Killer Shrews

Special Guest: Emily

Synthia asks Em, "If you could make anything giant, what would it be?" Emily at first goes with dog, but then remembers Clifford, and Martin Short and changes her mind, several times.

First Segment Text:

Syn - "Clone about town"

Emily - "The new one"

Syn - "A nice Italian substitution"

GizmoBlip: Emily and bots are training critters, one pees on Crow's shoe, when Tom chastises her for wearing Converses, Kelsey makes a funny sound in response "Well-I -jab-a-ja-bla-ah!" 😄

Final Segment Text:

Syn - "Killer, but shrewd"

Emily - "Human woman"

Syn - "Barely tolerating everything"

King Dinosaur

Special Guest: Tom Servo (Baron)

What makes a king? And the difference between dinos and lizards

First Segment Text:

Syn - "The hostess with the mostest"

Servo - "He's the wind, baby"

Syn - "Doesn't believe dinosaurs are real"

GizmoBlip: Jonah's bots are convinced they have an outbreak of Leprechauns on the SoL

Final Segment Text:

Syn - "Still unconvinced re: dinosaurs"

Emily - "Taxonomy expert"

Syn - "Dinosaur descendent"

Pod People

Special Guest: Crow (Hampton)

If you were on a desert island and could only bring one pod, what would it be? Crow seems confused by this question and panics. Syn is amused by his lack of preparedness. Later she asks him what he thinks Trumpy's up to these days, but he's still stuck on her first question.

First Segment Text:

Syn - "She's out to get hers"

Crow - "The Gold One"

Syn - "Having fun with lower thirds"

GizmoBlip: The bots ask Jonah for a support animal, which leads to questions about what critter each would want

Final Segment Text:

Syn - "Idiot Control When?"

Crow - "Tough to pin down"

Syn - "Not afraid to get political"

Beginning of the End

Special Guest: Emily

Where do you think you are, the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? Emily goes off on a wild tangent after being ask this question, and slowly loses her mind.

First Segment Text:

Syn - "A clone after her own heart"

Emily - "Likes: Tom Petty's "Wildflowers", Dislikes: Actual wildflowers"

Syn - "Would've been a Mean Girl"

GizmoBlip: Tom and Crow are space exterminators; Jonah pretends to be a building.

Final Segment Text:

Syn - "This is the end of the Beginning of the End"

Emily - "Spiraling for the past 90 minutes"

Syn - "Major in Psychological Torment at DeVry"