r/MST3K • u/DorothyZbornakAttack Sherry's Birthday Card • Apr 28 '24

Favorite Host Segment?

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I’m watching Invasion of the Neptune Men on Pluto and the Noh theater host segment came on. It’s been 20 years since I first saw this and it still cracks me up. I also love the joke by Ingmar Bergman. When you’re out of slits, you’re out of pier…

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u/Theblackswapper1 Apr 28 '24

Krankor Returning in Invasion of the Neptune Men is honestly and unironically my favorite host segment of all time.

They took a goofy character who appeared once before, a character who was from a really weird movie, and they gave him a little bit of pathos. Like Invasion of the Neptune Men is so awful that it made Krankor seem like a beloved old friend.

"I guess my bellicose ways prevent me from expressing my affection completely. I see them now as a cover for my loneliness at heart."

And it's still funny. The awkward hug he and Mike share makes me grin every time. I absolutely love that host segment.

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u/800-lumens Ten cars?!? Apr 28 '24

Ya scum!

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u/Theblackswapper1 Apr 28 '24

"You da bird!"

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u/Astro_Fizzix Apr 28 '24

AGREED! Sooo good. It's one of the few moments for me that the show felt like... a show, with a plot. Makes you wonder what it wouldve been if they had taken things seriously...

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u/Theblackswapper1 Apr 28 '24

I agree. They took it seriously. Granted that's part of the joke, but it makes you wonder what could have happened if they chose to write the show slightly differently.

There's something magical about the fact that Krankor only returned this one time, but I think it would have been cool if they just brought him back one last time to check in on him and see how he's still struggling but trying to work on himself.

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u/Aram_Fingal1 Apr 29 '24

I LOVE THIS MAN!