![]() This episode also includes the first episode of the Bela Lugosi espionage/fantasy serial The Phantom Creeps, which is best known for its giant eight-foot slave robot that looks more like an Easter Island statue than any sort of mechanical man. The film was produced on the VERY cheap by low-budget producer Robert Lippert and Joel and the ‘Bots have a field day mocking the characters, one of whom shoots natives like it’s something he routinely does, and the condescending white imperialism that drapes over the story. The films in The Turkey Day Collection live up (or is it down?) to the excellent extras, 1948’s Jungle Goddess is a terrible adventure starring George Reeves, later TV’s “Superman,” hunting for heiress Wanda McKay in darkest Africa, where, in typical condescending ‘40’s fashion, she’s somehow been made ruler of a native tribe. “B” Natural (Nelson’s real-life wife, Bridget Nelson) from the infamous musical short of the same name. And best of all, 1995 features Forrester - now that TV’s Frank has ascended into heaven (Conniff left the show) - fending off all of the guests Frank invited before he left this mortal coil, including a drunk Perkins, pianist Michael Feinstein (Nelson again), Pitch the devil from the Mexican Santa Claus (writer Paul Chaplin) and the androgynous Mr. 1992 features TV’s Frank being tortured by Forrester as he’s forced to eat one turkey per movie for the full thirty-hour marathon. ![]() Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and TV’s Frank (Frank Conniff) badgered by Thanksgiving guest and “Biography” host Jack Perkins (Mike Nelson). The 1991 segment features series nemeses Dr. Robot and Gypsy, forced to watch “cheesy movies” over and over again - remains the same, but the “Turkey Day” phenomenon was a great way, particularly in the time before DVDs and DVRs, to revisit favorite episodes and get the premiere of a new one thrown in for good measure. The show’s format - host and show creator Joel Hodgson and, later, head writer Mike Nelson find themselves trapped in space with robot pals Tom Servo, Crow T. It’s a perfect way to segue from the pain of gorging yourself to laughing yourself sick. XXXI: The Turkey Day Collection, featuring four cinematic gobblers along with new Thanksgiving bumpers and an archive of all three of the marathon host segments from 1991, ’92 and ’95 (Comedy Central used substitute hosts in ’93 and ’94, including Batman’s Adam West). Shout Factory has embraced this with Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. But to many, Thanksgiving also means memories of “The Turkey Day Marathon,” the non-stop, round-the-clock pile-on of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (aka MST3K) that ran for five consecutive Thanksgivings Days in the early ’90’s on Comedy Central. ![]() The sift is NOT for promoting your own videos - it is for sharing videos others have made.To most, Thanksgiving means turkey, stuffing, gravy, and the inevitable post-meal tryptophan coma. Mind you, we only share videos you discover that someone else has made if you "self link," by posting a video you have made, have posted or have interests in, you risk the ban hammer - read the posting guidelines before posting. ![]() And - you are guaranteed to find more very good videos here already! Post it here, and share it with the large community of video-interested users. Post and share it here - VideoSift is the best video aggregator on the Web, where we share, discuss, promote, and interact with the best videos out there on the web. Have you seen a really funny, surprising, scary, interesting, cute or in any other way extra good quality video?
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