Season Two Episode Seven: Wild Rebels
Network: Comedy Channel
Riffers: Tom Servo, Joel Robinson, and Crow
Mads: Dr. Clayton Forrester and Frank w/Assistants Gerry and Sylvia
Plot Synopsis: Rod Tillman is a stock car driver. Despite a lavish life, his funds are beginning to run low. He decides to sell his trailer and hangs out at a bar where he meets a group of bikers that call themselves "Satan's Angels". Realizing Rod can drive the getaway car for their robberies, they offer him a place in their gang. Despite a make out session with Linda, the lady of the gang, Rod declines the offer. On his way back to town, he gets recruited by Lieutenant Dorn to go undercover amongst the bikers, who have thus far been able to outsmart the police. After the police fix a race to make it appear that Rod is in desperate need of money, the bikers agree to let him join the gang. He proves himself as a driver during a hold up at a gun shop where the owner is shot. Linda reveals to Rod that she doesn't commit these crimes for financial gain, but for the thrill of the action. During a bank robbery, Rod signals to a passing officer while the gang is inside. A shooting spree ensues and the gang realizes Rod is a mole, forcing him to drive away at gunpoint. Several policemen are killed as they chase the gang to an old lighthouse. Rod tries to make a break by running up the spiral staircase of the lighthouse. Jeeter follows after him and corners him with a shotgun. A shot is heard, and it's revealed that Linda, having a change of heart about her life of crime, has saved the life of the wounded hero. Linda goes off to a life in prison and Rod walks into the sunset with Lieutenant Dorn.
Host Segments:
Prologue: Gypsy is depressed and doesn't wanna talk about it, so Joel shuts down the higher functions of the SoL to get her to talk.
Segment One/Invention Exchange: Gypsy finishes her talk with Joel so he can breathe again, but he's a little out of it. The Mads demonstrate their Hobby Hogs for children who look up to bikers, and Joel creates 3-D Pizza, based on 3-D chess from Star Trek.
Segment Two: Joel and the Bots talk about the intellectuals who rode motorcycles and started gangs.
Segment Three: JatBs make a commercial for Wild Rebels cereal.
Segment Four: The bots talk about Gypsy's talents, and Joel sings a song to Gypsy in the style of the film...until the other Bots jump him.
Ending Segment: Joel is surprisingly chipper after the movie's ending. He cheers the Bots up by helping them make more fun of the movie, resulting in a party. The Mads are confused until Frank figures it was so bad that it was good. Joel reads a letter.
Review: I think it was best said that this movie was so bad that it veered back into the good territory. The characters were cliche, the plot stupid, and robbing a bank with a syringe? Silly. Yet, it gives it that goofy charm people find amusing.
The riffing was strong here, and the host segments were particularly amusing. It was also good to see Tom Servo with his normal dome back. That cylinder thing just weirded me out too much. 8/10
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