113 Black Scorpion

113 Black Scorpion: I say this will a dash of despair, but this will be our last venture with the (at that time) young Josh  Weinstein at the helm of Tom Servo, and the role that he took with him, Dr. Erhardt. While Dr. Erhardt wasn't too funny in the first season, I really liked him in the KTMA era. We got to see a lot more of him, and he had some really great moments with Forester around that time. Even though he has gotten some heat from fellow MSTies, I've fallen in love with his Tom Servo. He might not me as bombastic and animated as Kevin Murphy's take on the bot, but he was still a great character. He was mellow and a bit of a smart-ass, with enough wit and charisma to perfectly balance out with Trace's Crow. I have to admit, while I know that the series is about to REALLY rocket into the stratosphere of hilarity, I'm still going to miss Josh. The original big three are no more. Well, until Cinematic Titanic came around, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

Nothing' beats a good old fashion giant monster movie. Like this neat little flick about giant Scorpions that terrorize a Mexican town. All that you have to say in "Willis O' Brian did the creature effects" and I'm IN! To be fair, I've seen the un MSTed version on TCM a few times in my childhood so I already knew what I was in for. There are better giant monster flicks, but this one is fun enough, and really, what more can you ask?
Verdict: 4/4-Fun!

I was pleasantly surprised by this episode. The riffing started very strong and unlike some other episodes it doesn't die down at all. I wasn't laughing TOO hard, but there was just enough great wit in the theater to keep me laughing or at least giggling.

Intro: The boys party
Invention Exchange: Joel's giant party favor, The Mads' have a misshape and end up as mutants.
Seg1: The boys speak Spanish
Seg2: Tom and Crow talk about human behavior while Gypsy dresses like a scorpion.
Seg3: The boys talk about Willis O'Brien
End: Letters are read, the mads are still mutated.
Overall: I loved this batch of host segs. The letter that goes WAY too much into Crow's head was hilarious! Seriously, I almost had to pause the episode!

Verdict:  A pretty funny episode that left me satisfied. Still not uproariously hilarious, but still well worth your time.