I find it odd at how great lenght the makers of the film went to avoid naming 'the enemy'. I dare you to find *one* direct mention of Russia or the Soviet Union in the entire film. Has anyone an explanation for this?
@TheLackofattack Probably around the same time they decided it was a brilliant idea to blow up cities with nuclear weapons immediately after occupying them.
The hell? Why are the Russians all wearing American uniforms? And using American weapons and American planes? Why are those Russian officers all dressed like Germans? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?! *head asplodes*
They left out the scene where one American soldier is guarding Washington with sandbags, and when the Russian soldiers come, he asks them about the Cubs, and the Russian soldier is confused and says "Cubs? A Cub is a small bear."
"This music is like a good Danny Elfman tune".... "You mean it doesn't exist?" ... "BOOM!"" HAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THAT JOKE I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF ITS SO TRUE!!! GREAT I LOVE IT!!
Ha-hee-ho-ha! That was a great one. The Family bit was good but the Invasion was wonderful. I like the surprise nuking of the air base. Twice! D'oh!
-That paperboy was TOTALLY NUTS! Hello, this is a bar, go back on the street where you belong!
Too much fun.
TheRadical42 4 months ago
Oh... great balls of thunder!! It's stock footage! Too much at that!
BryonYoungblood 4 months ago
Hugh Beaumont is narrating the short, and they couldn't come up with a Beaver riff?
57buickcentury 5 months ago
I find it odd at how great lenght the makers of the film went to avoid naming 'the enemy'. I dare you to find *one* direct mention of Russia or the Soviet Union in the entire film. Has anyone an explanation for this?
ravizoid 6 months ago
Since when did soviet officers address their superiors as "excellency?"
TheLackofattack 6 months ago 2
@TheLackofattack Probably around the same time they decided it was a brilliant idea to blow up cities with nuclear weapons immediately after occupying them.
Who knows...
auritone 6 months ago 3
@auritone Hmm...Bad year for Vodka I assume.
TheLackofattack 6 months ago 2
@TheLackofattack Probably... :)
auritone 6 months ago
4:42- (Over the huge cluster of parachutes on screen)"Obsessive-Compulsive skydiver? 'Oh, 4 of my 'cutes didn't open!'"
GoblinXXX 7 months ago
6:24 lol did Crow mess his lines there?
dominatorN4 10 months ago
@dominatorN4 "Thsi forma.. cemp wemp" sounds like it.Both Mike and Crows lines sound forced at that point.
perplacymp 8 months ago
We have GOT to move this base, this keeps happening.
MysterySTForever 10 months ago
"what you are watching now should have been edited in the final version, my apologies"
"father does his ferret impression...tsk tsk tsk"
Mike @ 3:02-3:08 makes me crack up every time!
"that's the same airfield, they rebuilt it already! They're like cockroaches!"
purpleshamrock17 11 months ago
A date with your Family *shudders* its the devils work I Tells ya O__0
DaimondInTheRough 11 months ago
@DaimondInTheRough No kidding, Diamond! X_X It's one of the most godawful shorts Mike and the bots had to do!
BryonYoungblood 8 months ago
"Dad I'm dating a negro" Wow had me laughing so hard, I never expected that comment.
Verto9999 1 year ago 2
The hell? Why are the Russians all wearing American uniforms? And using American weapons and American planes? Why are those Russian officers all dressed like Germans? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?! *head asplodes*
educatedcockroach 1 year ago 2
@educatedcockroach It's called stock footage. Get over it.
DoverBroadcasting 1 year ago
@educatedcockroach because official Russian uniforms are hard.
TheLackofattack 7 months ago
Emotions are for ethnic people.
MechaV 1 year ago 4
"The music is like a good Danny Elfman score."
"You mean it doesn't exist."
GriffithAMPS 1 year ago 2
"Finishing touches" seems to be a favorite phrase from this era.
dressupjesus 1 year ago
And even as I speak to you, I'm not wearing pants.
Usyra 1 year ago
Will the dancing hitlers come over to this side
nelsonr12 1 year ago 2
"Another day of Infamy has come within your lifetime and mine." Unfortunately there WAS another day of infamy =(
Tassadarky 1 year ago
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
It's worked like a charm so far, eh Mr. Washington?
theMAG101 1 year ago
I've seen this episode many times, but I just now noticed 4:44, with the big cluster of parachutes, Crow says, "Obsessive compulsive skydiver!" LMAO
GoblinXXX 1 year ago
They left out the scene where one American soldier is guarding Washington with sandbags, and when the Russian soldiers come, he asks them about the Cubs, and the Russian soldier is confused and says "Cubs? A Cub is a small bear."
jeffsummstl 1 year ago
plane poop. worst kind.
4EyedBlonde 1 year ago
So, who exactly is invading the US? I wanna say Soviet East Germans going by their officers' uniforms, with Cuban support.
Kooshmeister3 2 years ago
The Stock Footage Militia
GoblinXXX 1 year ago
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purpleshamrock17 2 years ago 5
Father feigns eating, draws Junior out, then DISOWN'S him!
ilikethecoke 2 years ago 6
The Producers, Empire of the Sun, Cheers, The Cure...this show has the best references!
Can't hear what Crow is saying at 6:22...
lissheim 2 years ago 2
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ilikethecoke 2 years ago
Wait, that's for a different MST3K vid I was commenting on.
Here he messed up what he was trying to say and just started mumbling incoherently.
ilikethecoke 2 years ago
You're all messed up inside! It's all hot and it hurts and stuff. ;)
GoblinXXX 1 year ago
Date With The Family was a great short, up there with Industrial Arts for the best.
Arrowdodger 2 years ago 7
4:02 Hey! That's "The Old Man" from Robocop!!! Awesome!
baronvg 2 years ago 2
"Dad, I'm dating a negro."
LMAO!! That was hilarious!
baronvg 2 years ago 6
THIS MEANS YOU! lol
fireballil 2 years ago 5
"I can't stress UNEMOTIONAL enough."
Wow, what a bad piece of Red Scare propaganda is this movie.
That newsie walk-on is one of the best scenes in MST3K!
corazondfuego 2 years ago 20
Seriously, what did B movies do before stock footage?
"Obsessive compulsive skydiver..."
Anynom 2 years ago 7
@Anynom Shadow Puppets, I guess.
LOL XD
lonelysith66 7 months ago
"This music is like a good Danny Elfman tune".... "You mean it doesn't exist?" ... "BOOM!"" HAHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE THAT JOKE I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF ITS SO TRUE!!! GREAT I LOVE IT!!
pmoney200 2 years ago 8