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1. Dream Bunny in Dreamland

   An absolute fever dream of a rejected TV pilot. Creepy dolls, bad acting, weird costumes, it's no wonder it failed

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2. The Spirit of Christmas (1953, short from Bell Telephone)

   This half-hour short was produced by Bell Telephone for the Philadelphia area (near me, as it turns out--our local PBS affiliate WHYY usually runs it even today). Except for a bit of live-action, it is performed mostly by marionettes.

   The first half of this half-hour short (after an intro by some Bell executives, and a short prologue showing Clement Clarke Moore getting the inspiration for his new poem) is a dramatization of "A Visit From St. Nicholas", or, as we know it, "Twas The Night Before Christmas." This does have its charming moments--the miniature sets are quite lovely and detailed--but the puppets for this segment have that slightly unsettling look that old toys or dolls had, the kind of look that the Elf on the Shelf tries to duplicate. Especially the Man In The Red Suit himself. So it could very well provide some good riffing fodder.

   The second half is more reverent--and really quite impressive. This segment retells the Nativity featuring more realistic marionettes and sets. The puppeteers are to be commended--the puppets' movements are quite subtle and lifelike. Once you get past it looking a little like The Gospel According To Captain Scarlet, you may find yourself quite taken by it. That doesn't mean you couldn't still get riffs out of it...especially considering that one part of it recites, almost word-for-word, the segment of the King James Bible that another, far more well-known Christmas special would become famous for doing some years later...

   Have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wFpuF3Ld7Q&t=1342s&ab_channel=GeorgeKlezaras

   This half-hour short was produced by Bell Telephone for the Philadelphia area (near me, as it turns out--our local PBS affiliate WHYY usually runs it even today). Except for a bit of live-action, it is performed mostly by marionettes.

   The first half of this half-hour short (after an intro by some Bell executives, and a short prologue showing Clement Clarke Moore getting the inspiration for his new poem) is a dramatization of "A Visit From St. Nicholas", or, as we know it, "Twas The Night Before Christmas." This does have its charming moments--the miniature sets are quite lovely and detailed--but… more

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3. A Recipe for Seduction

   Liftime short film that takes place at Christmas. Suspense/Romance plot starring Mario Lopez as Colonel Harland Sanders. Yes, THAT Colonel Sanders.

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4. Caught Mapping.

   1940s movie about Cartography by Chevrolet. A "Jam Handy" production. I kid you not. That's the last slide.

   8 and one half minutes of too-fast animation, terrible road conditions, watching people drive around in 1940s Batman's car all to make maps that only have a passing connection to reality.

   Also, you can find it in its entirety here: https://www.planetizen.com/node/57278

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5. From 1956: A future vision of driverless cars

   https://youtu.be/F2iRDYnzwtk

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6. A Cranberry Christmas (2008)

   • It has characters named Cyrus Grape and Mister Whiskers.
   • Music is by Barry Manilow.
   • It's sponsored by Ocean Spray Cranberries and this fact is screamingly obvious.

   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1451381/?ref_=tt_mv_close

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7. Lone Ranger Cartoon Shorts (Format Films, 1966)

   In 1966, Format Films released a series of cartoon shorts starring The Lone Ranger and Tonto. These were quite interesting, if unusual. You see, many of these seemed to have strong steampunk elements...obviously influenced by the then-contemporary The Wild Wild West. (There was even a semi-recurring villain who was a little person--Tiny Tom--lifted clean from TWWW's Dr. Loveless.) There were heat rays, human dynamos, mechanical monsters, portals to prehistoric times, lost dinosaur valleys...that kind of thing.

   So this is a rather unusual take on the Lone Ranger mythos. (A later Filmation cartoon series, from 1980, was far more realistic, often dealing with historical figures or situations.) But this did have its charm, despite the steampunk/sci-fi/fantasy elements fitting somewhat uneasily with the masked man's environment. The animation, though limited by television budgets, was rather innovative and atmospheric. The voice work was terrific. And Tonto, despite having the broken English he wouldn't lose until the 1980 cartoon, had some solo outings and was always depicted as smart and resourceful.

   One YouTube DIY riffer--Josh Way of Fun With Shorts--has been doing riffs of these. But plenty of DIY riffers have done shorts that you guys have covered (and vice versa), and who's to say that as good a job as Josh does, you couldn't outdo him?

   In 1966, Format Films released a series of cartoon shorts starring The Lone Ranger and Tonto. These were quite interesting, if unusual. You see, many of these seemed to have strong steampunk elements...obviously influenced by the then-contemporary The Wild Wild West. (There was even a semi-recurring villain who was a little person--Tiny Tom--lifted clean from TWWW's Dr. Loveless.) There were heat rays, human dynamos, mechanical monsters, portals to prehistoric times, lost dinosaur valleys...that kind of thing.

   So this is a rather unusual take on the Lone Ranger mythos. (A later Filmation cartoon series, from 1980, was far more realistic, often… more

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8. Malakapalakadoo, Skip Two

   This "educational" short may, in fact, be too strange to riff
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_mrBMLxKQ

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9. Cartoon All Stars To the Rescue

   It aired April 21 st 1990. I remember all the kids excited about the greatest crossover in history. Muppet Babies and Winnie the Pooh, Garfield and Alf, Michaelangelo of the Mutant Turtles and Bugs Bunny, Huey Duey and Luey and Alvin, Simon and Theodore. For a thirty minute anti drug special that ended up being heavy handed and sobering instead of being fun. Funded by McDonald's, George Bush and even Joe Biden promoted the special. It definitely needs the crew of Rifftrax to give it the treatment to gently remind us of what happens when conglomerates and politicians force beloved Saturday Morning Cartoons into the dark reality of the war on drugs.

   It aired April 21 st 1990. I remember all the kids excited about the greatest crossover in history. Muppet Babies and Winnie the Pooh, Garfield and Alf, Michaelangelo of the Mutant Turtles and Bugs Bunny, Huey Duey and Luey and Alvin, Simon and Theodore. For a thirty minute anti drug special that ended up being heavy handed and sobering instead of being fun. Funded by McDonald's, George Bush and even Joe Biden promoted the special. It definitely needs the crew of Rifftrax to give it the treatment to gently remind us of what happens when conglomerates and politicians force beloved… more

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10. The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin Live Action

    live action version of the old 1980's cartoon.
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtASI_blv_0

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11. no margin for error

    A GMP training video from 60's or 70's for pharmaceutical companies. They actually made us watch this when I started working for a company in 2011.

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12. HHH Metrodome Training Video

    How to learn about a concessions job and not go deaf when the Twins are in the world series.

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13. Old Country Buffet Training Video

    This job training video describes how meat carvers can make conversation with guests at Old Country Buffet.

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14. 2 Souls

    My Daughter had to do a short film for her school project. Being fans of MST3k and Rifftrax she asked if I could request a riffing. I said what the heck so here is the request.
    2 Souls is about a girl named Heaven. Heaven is has a curse. She has another side to her. A demon side. The demon is named Nevaeh. Nobody except for Heaven can see Nevaeh. Heaven is trying to control with Nevaeh. Little does Heaven know that someone is always watching her. The one who gave her the curse.

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15. Food and Magic

    https://archive.org/details/FoodAndMagic

    A short featuring the magic of film editing, with the only carnival barker ever to wear a natty business suit, about the importance of food conservation in WWII. Features questionable facts, magic that isn't, lots of little vignettes, and an America where no one is concerned when a bloody, filthy soldier turns up for dinner.

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16. Introducing 🇮🇸Iceland [The Atlantic Community Series - NATO Documentaries, 1955]

    Nato history channel as a list full of these for different countries, all utterly ripe for riffing. They all have that way-too-serious narration that 50's documentaries and shorts have that would make it absolutely perfect.
    They are all free to watch on youtube as well!
    Here's the one on Iceland: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXVOXd7TU2-YixUWqUfWQw

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17. Star Leaf

    It has awful dialog, awful acting, and an awful plot. It’s a perfect candidate

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18. MST3k Shorts Compilation

    I don't suppose you guys could do a compilation of shorts of MST3k? Kind of like the VHS and DVDs that just featured them. My father loves watching those, but he burnt out the DVDs.

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19. The Haunted Mouth

    Perfect for this halloween season!

    Caesar Romero ❤️

    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0302629/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_33

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20. The Wickedest Witch

    This NBC made for TV movie stars Rue McClanahan as the witch Avarissa, Paul Fusco's puppets (yes, the guy who did the show ALF), and has Burgess Meredith as the narrator. It'll be a quick riff (under 30 minutes), but a hilarious one.

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