Season Two Episode One: Rocketship X-M
Network: Comedy Channel
Riffers: Tom Servo, Joel Robinson, and Crow
Mads: Dr. Clayton Forrester, Frank w/Assistants Gerry and Sylvia
Plot Synopsis: Five scientists, four men and one woman, blast into space aboard the Rocketship Expedition Moon (or RXM) on the first expedition to the Moon. Partway to their destination, the ship's engines shut down due to fuel problems. Solving the problems, the engines are reignited and the RXM tears off on a new direction, directly towards Mars. Regaining consciousness after a short burst of acceleration, the crew finds the ship has traveled about 50,000,000 miles. Mars is now only 50,000 miles away.
The RXM passes through the atmosphere and lands on the planet. There they find evidence of a once-powerful civilization. A long time ago there had been a planetary nuclear war. They meet a modern descendant of the civilization: a mute woman with enormous black pupils. She is pursued by savage cavemen, who attack the team by throwing boulders at them. Armed only with a rifle and revolver, the astronauts hit no one and two of them are killed and one injured by the flying rocks.
On the return voyage to Earth, the RXM makes it back but doesn't have enough fuel to land. The surviving crew members contact their base by radio and pass on the information about Mars and the destruction of the civilization there. The ship crashes in Nova Scotia. The press is informed that the crew has perished, but a new ship, the RXM-2 will be built to continue the exploration of space.
Host Segments:
Prologue: The SOL now has a redesigned bridge. Joel is working on his robot buddies. Crow has a toothache (at least thinks he does) and Tom's voice is undergoing renovation.
Segment One/Invention Exchange: Servo's new voice is heard after a few tweaks. Dr. Forrester's new assistant Frank is introduced (Dr. Erhardt is missing). Frank take JatB's orders and is ready to bring them in, but Forrester stops him. Joel's invention is the BGC-19, a mobile drum kit. Frank, responsible for the Mads' invention, invents the... BGC-19. Forrester punishes Frank. The bots are in the theater when Joel enters.
Segment Two: Joel and the Bots salute the unsung heroes: the Reporters of Rocketship X-M. Each reporter gets a silly name.
Segment Three: Joel lectures the ‘Bots on Selective Gravity and quizzes them on which objects are funny or not funny under the influence of Selective Gravity.
Segment Four: JatB are feeling a little lost in thought, quoting songs, books, and movies, when they are visited by Valeria from Robot Holocaust (played by Michael J. Nelson) on the Hexfield Viewscreen.
Ending Segment: Joel and the Bots scold the Mads on the inappropriateness of the movies subject. Dr. Forrester couldn't get Marooned though! They show a few letters. Dr. Forrester shows Frank how to “Push the Button”.
Review:
This movie is a mockbuster of Destination Moon, as it was filmed to steal the thunder of the flick. Because of this, the characters in the flick are a very generic Five Man band, the sets are cheap looking, and the plot laughable. Despite (or because of) this, the movie is enjoyable on a B-Movie level, if you enjoy mocking movies. That is.
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I repeat the cheese is in the grater!