Thursday, December 1, 2022

Synthia (and pals) Selects 7: Winter / Wonderlands


Avalanche
Special Guest: Synthia
Kinga crashes the party and forces Synthia to be her guest, Syn is so upset she can't even answer the question (are you a Rock or Mia person?), after Kinga calls her a Jannette Nolan (and makes a drinking motion, a nod to Dirty Sally, a hard-drinking cantankerous old woman Nolan played on Gunsmoke and in her own series in 1974), Syn compares Kinga to an avalanche because she crushes everything. By the end, Kinga's bored with it all and gives back the show to Syn.

First Segment Text
Kinga - "Like Thanos, she's inevitable" 
Syn - "Still not housebroken"

GizmoBlip: Jonah and the bots are sad that they can't build a snowman on the SOL... the bots however want to build an army of snow golems.

Second Segment Text
Kinga - "Was rooting for the avalanche"
Syn - "Is deathly allergic to snow"



Jack Frost
Special Guest: Synthia
Pearl wonders if it's better or worse that this Jack Frost doesn't star Michael Keaton, Syn babbles because she wasn't asked a question. Later, Pearl calls the stepmother the real hero of the movie and finally asks Syn a question (Why don't any of you appreciate your elders?) which she can't answer; this makes her feel like a bad clone daughter and a bad improvisor. 

First Segment Text
Pearl - "Hosting purely out of spite"
Syn - "A modern-day Sisyphus"
Pearl - "Will never zap your zip, or zip your zop"

GizmoBlip: Crow (Kelsey) is not impressed with Elf on a Shelf and refers to him a "smug north pole stool pigeon", but Servo (Conor) doesn't want to be on the naughty list and attempt to smooth things over with Mr. Shelf. (Crow leaves in a huff and calls it, "the narc before Christmas")

Second Segment Text
Pearl - "Prefers Jack Frost/Nixon"
Syn - "TBH, she appreciates no one IPL"
Pearl - "Whatever"


The Day the Earth Froze
Special Guest: Tom Servo (Baron)
Syn asks Tom if this is a Scandinavian movie, and he gives and informative answer (and is much in need of approval). During the closing sequence, Servo ponders what would happen if we didn't have the sun and once again Servo craves approval, which Syn denies. 

First Segment Text
Syn - "Put a fork in her, she's Dune" 
Servo - "Big fan of Lutefisk Fridays
Syn - "Resting uff da face"
Servo - "Sentient pocket protector"
Syn - "Eats anxiety and kringla for breakfast"

GizmoBlip: Emily is pumped about Christmas, but Crow is into Boxing Day, but his version is different from the traditional holiday festivities (of which Servo is an expert)

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Has a bad case of Swedish Chef hands" 
Servo -"Has mooned the sun"
Syn - "Voted class Clone"


Alien from L.A.
Special Guest: Crow T Robot (Hampton)
Mega-Syntha wants to know why she gets grief for crashing through walls, but it's fine for the Kool-Aid man? She also asks Crow to pick a place and later, his opinion on steam baths (who has the time, Crow prefers steam showers)

First Segment Text
Mega - "A walking, talking demo day" 
Crow - "Favorite place, Melrose"
Mega - "Moonlight as the monster under Jonah's bed"

GizmoBlip: Jonah and the bots discuss It's a Wonderful Life

Second Segment Text
Mega - "I wanda know if she knows what she's doing"
Crow - "Prefers steamed hams"
Mega - "Unfamiliar with both baths and showers"


Lost Continent
Special Guest: Tom Servo (Baron)
Greetings puny humans, Mega-Synthia boasts that she was the first to put bugles on her fingers and pretend she was a witch, and asks Tom how you can lose a continent? At the end, the movie gives Mega an idea for a park, Triassic Park, Servo wants to invest!

First Segment Text
Mega - "Only manicure she's ever had" 
Servo - "Just ask Pangea"
Syn - "Started Lost but lost interest"

GizmoBlip: Jonah and the bots - And Crow wants coal (so he plans to be naughty this year)

Second Segment Text
Mega - "Some people call her a space cowboy"
Servo - "He calls her Maurice"
Mega - "The pompatus of love"


Swamp Diamonds
Special Guest: Mega-Synthia
Synthia says her hip-hop name would be Wrapping Papper and then rants about Mega (who eats her night cream). Mega enters when called and is so very tall that she finds a soft spot on the top of Syn's head - End bit - Syn offers up trivia, Mega responds with, "Women are a diamonds best friend"

First Segment Text
Syn - "Can't rhyme or wrap presents"
Mega - "Too mega for this frame"

GizmoBlip: Jonah and the bots sings Crow's dark Christmas Carol

Second Segment Text
Syn - "Swamp boogie queen"
Mega - "Swamp booger queen"


Screengrabs

Kinga gives hosting a try

Jonah and the bots dressed for winter

Crow vs. Elf

Crow and Emily prepare for Boxing Day

Mega credits

The text says it all