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
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Fanart seen during the pre-show
February's lineup for Doomed Lovers Month
My rankings for season 13s shorts
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)
