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1. Mannix

   The MST3K crew often made references to "Mannix," one of my all-time favorite shows. Why not do a riff on an episode of that classic series? Season 1 had Mannix working for a hi-tek detective agency. Mannix's specialty was insubordination. Season 2 onward he was on his own, with a regular stable of frenemy lieutenants, and oddly colored sportjackets.

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2. It's Wonderful Being a Girl

   Oh, this brings back a memory! In 5th grade, the girls got a note that they were going to the auditorium to see this film while we were stuck in class. As the Paul McCartney song "Girls' School" says, "they put the papers on the window"! I remember being jealous that the girls got their own movie.
   When I asked one of the girls what the movie was about, I got a very terse "none of your business"! This would make a great short to riff -- although it might be safer for Bridget and Mary Jo to do it!

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSPSrveKGE

   Oh, this brings back a memory! In 5th grade, the girls got a note that they were going to the auditorium to see this film while we were stuck in class. As the Paul McCartney song "Girls' School" says, "they put the papers on the window"! I remember being jealous that the girls got their own movie.
   When I asked one of the girls what the movie was about, I got a very terse "none of your business"! This would make a great short to riff -- although it might be safer for Bridget and Mary Jo to do it!

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3. Idea: The Random button for shorts!

   Okay I'm a long term Rifftrax member, and I have a huge collection of shorts and movies.

   However sometimes me and my friend want to watch a bunch of shorts and we can't decide!
   ( I mean usually we watch the rifftrax on Twitch when we can't decide, but sometimes we want a couple of shorts instead of a whole movie to watch)

   So what we want to ask you for is a "Pick me a short!" random button.
   And an option within that for: "only shorts I own" / "all shorts"

   That's all!
   I would love for this to be an available function.

   Okay I'm a long term Rifftrax member, and I have a huge collection of shorts and movies.

   However sometimes me and my friend want to watch a bunch of shorts and we can't decide!
   ( I mean usually we watch the rifftrax on Twitch when we can't decide, but sometimes we want a couple of shorts instead of a whole movie to watch)

   So what we want to ask you for is a "Pick me a short!" random button.
   And an option within that for: "only shorts I own" / "all shorts"

   That's all!
   I would love for this to… more

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4. Poochie (TV Short 1984)

   Younguns like anime.... Does anime come from France? Let's riff something the youths could enjoy.

   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808423/reference
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGfvmmXjRyo

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5. Plan 9 the animated movie

   I am working on an animated remake of plan 9 from outer space. It was really a learning exercise but it is pretty hilarious, its paced better than the original but that's about it. I am about 3/4 of the way through and would love it if you guys took a look at it.

   i have linked a couple minutes of it if you are familiar w plan 9 you'll know which scene

   https://youtu.be/phUXbwU8AkM

   Thanks for listening i hope to hear from you soon!!

   Scott Nielsen

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6. More shorts like the Bill Baird marionettes...maybe just a show with short features instead of a whole movie

   I love those "short features" that you do before a full length movie. That short with the Bill Baird marionettes was hysterical. I would love to see a short with just short features.

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7. Heil Honey, I'm Home

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kg21j4ARBY
   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259776/reference

   An amuse bouche of an idea of what this nonsense pilot episode of a failed sitcom that lasted ... one episode is about:
   In Berlin, 1938, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have a love-hate relationship with their Jewish neighbours in this bizarre spoof of 'fifties American sitcoms.

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8. Farm Family in Autumn

   Hi,
   I’m a big fan of Bridget and Mary Jo, especially the Farm Family series. I recently completed the set by purchasing Farm Family in Autumn and became curious about what happened to the Markham kids (Heaven’s Gate cultists? DeLorean investors? Sec. of the Interior?) That’s when I stumbled upon this interesting tidbit! Hopefully this is new to you guys. P.S.- Mary Jo, you were right! Grandpa was a fraud!

   Sincerely,
   Patrick Sandberg

   from
   http://www.afana.org/2001chrono.htm

   Tom Smith, who would later achieve his greatest critical success as the General Manager of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, was the creator of probably the most moving portrayal of American farm life in the classroom academic film genre, with his ‘Farm Family’ series of 1967-1968, comprising four films comparing the impact of seasonal changes upon the Red Markham farm and family of Whitewater, Wisconsin.  Each film chronicles daily and seasonal life of the family and farm, contrasting the seeming simplicity of daily chores with the impact of major events, such the birth of a calf, the harvesting of a crop, or the coming of the summer county fair.  With the exception of 'Summer', each film is narrated in first person by a different family member.  We think these are important films that are almost ethnographic in their approach to documenting the life and work of a rural family unit, and present them here consecutively, in a unique viewing context (we're not sure these films have ever been screened together, in one sitting).  The films are:
   'Farm Family in Summer', the only film told in 3rd person narrative, offers a fascinating look at the rural county fair culture, from preparing exhibits to friendly country huckstering, to harness races, to carny rides. 'Farm Family in Autumn' is son Steve’s first-person story of going back to school, sneaking a taste of mom’s fresh-made jam, carving jack-o-lanterns, and the arrival of the tanker truck which collects the dairy farm’s output. 'Farm Family in Winter' is told by Grandpa, who wrestles the hard-starting, gas-powered "snow-buggy" into action, then fetches the vet, who is prevented from reaching the farm road due to adverse conditions, in order to doctor a sick calf. 'Farm Family in Spring', narrated by son Dale, describes a trip into town to buy feed in country store, and a LaGrange 4H club meeting in which the children discuss the progress of their respective projects. The affection that the filmmaker had for the family is apparent, and seems to be evident in the family’s approach to the filmmaker as well, who made four visits to the farm to make these films, and who remains in touch with Dale Markham. The easygoing attitude the family has toward the camera is largely responsible for the charm of this series, a fascinating and refreshing look at a subject that was all too often didactic in the hands of other filmmakers. 
   Tom wrote to us in early June, reminiscing about the events surrounding the making of these films:

   "The Farm Family films were planned as 2nd Editions. There had been a 'Farm Family...' series made in the 1940s in black and white. They were extremely didactic films guaranteed to put you to sleep as quickly as a stiff shot of pentothal. So I was asked to replace them with a new series in color. The first trick was to find a farm where I could film. Headquartered in Chicago, I set out to look in nearby Southern Wisconsin - a two hour drive from my home in Palatine, Illinois. I needed not only a good looking farm but one with kids in elementary school - the age of our target audience. It wasn't easy to find a combination of the two. I consulted with Farm Bureau Agents in several counties. I recall one farm we visited looked great from the outside. The Agent told me they had kids the right age. Then I met the farmer, a handsome, husky fellow - perfect type. We shook hands and it felt strange. Turned out he was missing two fingers on his right hand. I didn't want to have to explain the missing fingers in every film. I knew a lot of shots in the movies would be close-ups of the farmer's hands at work. So this farm was out.
   "It took me weeks of looking. I drove past 100s farms of farms and visited more than 30. I ended up in Walworth county in southern Wisconsin, a country where I had lived for one year when I was a kid. As we drove up to the Markham dairy farm, it looked pretty good. I met farmer "Red" Markham and his wife. Red had all his digits, a good smile was a very tall and strong-looking fellow. His wife Eloise seemed to be all in one piece too. The kids were the perfect age but Red wasn't sure he trusted a city slicker like me promising to pay him some small fee to film his kids on his farm for a year. He had heard lots of sales pitches and figures this could be like one of those "free vacation" offers where they really only want to sell you a condo. We sat in his kitchen over coffee and I tried to persuade him but things weren't going well.
   "To make a connection I mentioned that I lived in nearby Whitewater for one year when I was seven years old. That didn't make much of an impression on him. Then I added that my brother-in-law was from Whitewater too. Maybe he knew him - Bud Ardelt. Red put his cup down and broke into a smile. "Bud Ardelt is your brother-in-law?" Turned out that Red and Bud played for four years on the Whitewater football team together and in High School were buddies. He shook my hand - we had a deal. (Incidentally well-known historian Steven Ambrose was also on that same football team.)
   "It was only my second year at EBEC and the four films were made while I continued to make other films on other subjects. I normally made about five or six, 12 to 18 minute films a year. We began filming with Fall. Then followed each season as it came along. Summer was the last. As you know from having seen the films, there was usually a thin plot running but what carried the show was showing the farming activities during that particular season. Fall was harvest, Winter not much happens but the kids have lots of fun in the snow and they cut their own Christmas tree. Spring is planting time and Summer there is the county fair. I don't recall why we didn't have a first person narration for the summer movie. No one in the films was an actor and to get someone to read a narration was very difficult. I had to do it line by line and often would not let them see the words but rather read it to them and have them repeat it...
   "I've stayed in contact with the Markham family over the years. They have now retired from farming but the parents still live on the farm. The kids are all grown-up and most have kids of their own. None are farmers. As I mentioned "Red" was a big guy - over six foot- five inches tall. His sons grew to be taller than he. One of the boys seen in the film - Dale, went on to be a college football star and briefly played for a pro team. He is now in his 40s. I think he works for a seed company. Pam studied nursing but now is raising her own family. We get Christmas cards from them every year and ten or fifteen years ago I stopped at the farm, unannounced. They were just as friendly as they could be. We laughed and talked of the old days and funny things that happened during that year when I made the films.
   "The film crew was normally about four or five people. I served as cameraman on a couple of the films but don't recall which ones. Arthur Bothham was the cameraman on the others including the "Fall" film. I second unit on all of them - running up to the farm to shoot one specific scene for a day with my Bolex and then returning home. There was no real "Grandpa" on the farm. The fellow who played "Grandpa" was actually our film's grip - Stanley Wallega. Stanley died about 15 years ago."

   Hi,
   I’m a big fan of Bridget and Mary Jo, especially the Farm Family series. I recently completed the set by purchasing Farm Family in Autumn and became curious about what happened to the Markham kids (Heaven’s Gate cultists? DeLorean investors? Sec. of the Interior?) That’s when I stumbled upon this interesting tidbit! Hopefully this is new to you guys. P.S.- Mary Jo, you were right! Grandpa was a fraud!

   Sincerely,
   Patrick Sandberg

   from
   http://www.afana.org/2001chrono.htm

   Tom Smith, who would later achieve his greatest critical success as the General Manager of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, was the creator of… more

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9. North Korean Pocahantas (TV Series)

   Laser-eye shooting animals, terrible animation, time travel, and a hodge podge of historical revisionism.

   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4791170/reference
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB9rfBSexTc

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10. Goodbye Weeds Live

    With Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulson (AKA Pinky and The Brain)

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11. 40 Boys and a Song - The Robert Mitchel Boys Choir
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12. Wonky Whistle (Thomas and Friends episode)

    This episode is hated by almost every fan of the franchise. This is because of its unrealism, annoying alliteration, redundant rhyming, and a little blue air headed idiot tank engine. Proof that Thomas is an idiot: Not realizing that his whistle was "wonky" and leaving the Steamworks with two workman on his tanks.

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13. American Experimental Films

    At the Anthology Film Archives in NY

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14. Skyline Chili Training Video

    A hilariously dated and cringey training video for a Cincinnati-based restaurant chain called Skyline. Two disembodied hip & young voices teach the would-be Skyline employee how to make Skyline’s signature spaghetti, chili, and cheese foodbomination that some genius decided to name the “3-Way” (yes really). There’s even a pop quiz near the end of the video. The YouTube url (graciously uploaded by Christopher G.) is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgNjbugf6E&pp=ygUXc2t5bGluZSB0cmFpbmluZyB2aWRlbyA%3D
    Let the frequent and painful toilet trips begin!

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15. Iron sky 2

    If you've never seen Hitler riding a dinosaur on a spaceship, nows your chance. Lizard people rule from the center of earth . Odd, funny and in color.

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16. Portrait of a teenage shoplifter

    https://youtu.be/-Z0NSQs_I-Q

    One for Mary Jo and Bridget

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17. Friends Pilot Episode

    Riff the pilot episode of the hit sitcom!

    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0583459/

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18. American Remake Sailor Moon Pilot (1994)

    This 10 minute failed pilot for an American remake of Sailor Moon, combines live action with animation with results that are both equally extremely cheesy and extremely cringeworthy. Thought to be lost to time has just recently resurfaced. If you can work out the rights, I think this could be a hilarious riff.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=uA2VOuqaOnk

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19. Short film collection

    I just wanted to let you know about Fran Blanche (https://www.youtube.com/c/FranBlanche). She produces high quality transfers of her reel-to-reel short film collection which you can see on her YouTube channel. If you're on the lookout for more shorts, she might be a good source for material.

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20. The Childrens Story

    https://archive.org/details/TheChildrensStory

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