MST3K Short: Design For Dreaming - 0524 - 12 To The Moon

[jec444]

I believe this was the first rap video! They basically just rhymed over music. aka...rap!

"girls can't go to motoramas, dressed in a pair of pink pajamas"...

[rumbler227]

the extension-of-my-manhood car!

[cubey]

A subpoena, for me?!

[OneEyeOctopus]

The beginning of this film is used as part of the opening to Adam Curtis's documentary series "Pandora's Box", a series of films about government and technocracy. Highly recommended watching for anyone interested in politics and power.

[EmeraldRae]

The short may be weird, but her dress is really pretty.

[rockergirl83]

"Look, dead raccoon of tomorrow." LMAO!

[KristiChan1]

...Which particular drug created this short?

[Heurvert]

@KristiChan1

Capitalism

[JohnMacnee]

Honey, is dinner read....OH MY GOD!

[hellozevines]

Thanks to this, whenever I see a car with an angry face, I make growling noises at it, just like Crow.

[trmjr]

Happy birthday, Wanda June.

[coffeetea720]

"Look. Dead raccoon of tomorrow."

[MissRandomIsRandom]

"Holly GoWEIRDly!"

lmao! :D

[PunchSydeiron]

"Fonzie's Death Car!"

"Someone invent rock and roll! Please!"

[rachelmccabe4]

love your videos woohoo =)

[CleaningCaptain]

Anyone know who the guy in the gold mask is supposed to be? The video makes it seem like we're supposed to recognize him when they remove the mask.

[PsychoticLoner]

@CleaningCaptain

My guess is that these two were minor celebrities in the 50's that would be recognizable then, but now completely forgotten. I mean, how many of you know who Robert Clivillés and David Cole is anymore (and no, that's not a challenge to fans.)

[mdumas43073]

@CleaningCaptain The masked guy is Marc Breaux, who would go on to be fairly successful choreographer for such movies as "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" and several TV shows. He wasn't exactly a household name or an instantly-recognizable figure even when this short was made (1956), however, so I don't know what the point of "Oh, it's you!" is supposed to be.

The woman is played by Thelma Tadlock, another dancer who went on to a lengthy career behind the scenes as a choreographer.

[inqeu12]

"While she's dancing the Japanese are making great cars"

[inqeu12]

"Geez no wonder they need a car, he has to carry her everywhere"

[mrmenrulez]

pregnant woman and schnauzer optional

[BryonYoungblood]

SHE'S GONNA ROLL IT!!!

[HinataChick38]

1:33

Everyone: "JUMP! DO IT! JUMP!"

Me: "DO A FLIP!"

[ccjuju]

So you thought a real person from the 50s in a tuxedo and a mask looked like a cartoon character from the 90s in a tuxedo and mask? Yeah, brilliant.

[davincent98]

just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical. I heard Linkara mention that once; now I know the reference.

[ColoradoShogun]

so Tuxedo mask spent all that time in college to sell cars? 7:00

[tdickensheets]

Tom: This isn't dram! This is nightmare!

[medenslupus]

AAAHHH Dracul!!!

[ShadowXII]

Exactly what the fuck have I just witnessed

[tarlcabot18]

Your deal with the Devil is now complete!

[SomeGuyinWY]

"Mothers little helpers kicked in." LMFAO!

[Miniguns3006]

every time i see a dead raccoon on the road i say "Look! Dead raccoon of tomorrow"

and boy has Tuxedo Mask let himself go......holy mother of god.

[TheDarkchild1980]

@Miniguns3006 I wonder how Sailor Moon will react when she learns he's been cheating on her with the dreaming lady

[louisalectube]

"Looks like mother's little helpers kicked in." X-D I just watched this mst3k short last night and I haven't laughed out loud like I did at the dead raccoon comment in a very long time. 8-D

[ppkiwi0305]

"look: dead racoon of tomorrow." lol

[Spiritplumber]

I AM ANDREW RYAN AND I AM HERE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION: Dude, where's my car?

[puppypuppy41]

@Spiritplumber The man in Moscow says no, it belongs to everyone.

[OliveOilMed]

Hey, this is the clip they had at the beginning of the remake of The Hills Have Eyes!

[PsychoticLoner]

@OliveOilMed

Actually, I see this around a lot in movies and TV. I guess it's very iconic for it's time.

[Pennywisea]

:50-:52

[Circutron]

This is the most horrifying dream sequence I've ever seen.

[jewfy2u]

Someone invent rock'n'roll, please!

[Pennywisea]

boy was this promo by GM a big fat lie

[blazingeagle308]

The 50s had some pretty strange infomercials.

[alexm5488]

"Someone invent rock and roll please!!"

[snakes3425]

You know this explains why we had to bail out the Auto Industry: they spent all their money on crazy car shows but forgot the whole CAR aspect of a car show.

Also is appearing in old Car Show Promos how Tuexdo Mask can afford that big appartment, motorcycle and sports car he has?

[kdraper2007]

@snakes3425 no, this was back in the day when the auto industry wasn't overburdened with rediculous unreasonable cafe standards, outragous union pay packages, & ralph nader. they spent their time making great cars.

[yaywhewclips242]

y'gotta face it the fridge and the dome oven R kinda cool. "I call no way!"

[SpiritoftheEmperor]

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU-----

[doomfeather]

is that the same chick from the short about the angel and devil trying to mess with the bread delivery man?

[bastlake]

I laugh loud every time Crow makes the car growl

[yaywhewclips242]

the opening of the remake of Stepford Wives has a tiny glimpse of this.

[victorsheart]

The cake is a lie. I call no way.

[tarnik101]

"Someone PLEASE invent rock & roll"

[Politcalamity]

4:15. Priceless, for MST fans that have seen the other short they are referencing, which you can also view on youtube.

"Augh. AUGH! It's a salute to Mr. B. Natural!"

[Politcalamity]

"Uh, security to the showroom floor, please."

[s2h53]

The Schick electric razor car!!!

[JOELDSDLR]

@s2h53 I want one!

[DrThunder88]

I like the *pop* when the masked guy disappears at 1:43 and then the grunt as he lifts the woman 2:05. Subtle but hilarious.

[Gellarfan666]

Who IS that guy? He looks familiar...

[slackerboy02]

This was a promotional film for GM. But in the REAL future there is no Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Girl was pretty hot though, and the sweet 50s concept cars that never saw production. I love retro-futuristic!

[dfirest1]

Since when did women go to car shows in formal wear?

[BlueKyne]

So true what Crow says, while she's dangcing the Japanese are off making great cars.........until that whole sticking gas pedal thing happens! (-_-)

Yep, the bridge to the future is certainly out, repairs still pending.

[BryonYoungblood]

"AH!! It's a salute to Mr. B Natural!"

"I wonder what Freud would make of that sunhat!"

"Well, sometimes a sunhat is JUST a sunhat!"

"Tater tots are burning!"

"Cleared for take off!"

Bryon

[XxAgentLennonxX]

This short is totally freaky.

[mcguirerocks]

I love it at 3:50 when Murphy's (Tom Servo) doing scat to the music, making Mike and Trace start snickering. Out of ALL the hilarious things they say, THAT'S the thing that pushes them over the edge. Classic.

[blugreen123]

a subpeoana?! for me?!

the tater tots are burning!

4:26, apparently women wore their waistbands to their nipples back then

her swimsuit had a zipper up the back. just think about that for a sec.

the wrath of Chaka Khan LOL

7:01, just...weird

someon invent rock & roll. Please!

i especially enjoyed the Jetson's sound effects around 8:40

[LiamX61]

This is one of my favorites!!!!XD

[Myrmidon51]

Am I the only one who thinks that this whole short feels really ominous?

[krows31]

"preparing for take-off..."

"my cake is ready!"

"i call no way..."

[4EyedBlonde]

look a dead raccoon of tomorrow

[MST3K86]

I know that in 2010 this short can seem over the top, but you've got to love that impeccable 50s style.

I always thought the male character looked an awful lot like Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon. Wonder if I'm the only one?

[felineshadow0221]

@MST3K86 omg ur right can u imagine having to carry her around poor tuxedo mask

[KarmikCykle]

@MST3K86 I definitely see where you're coming from with that one. He does look like Tuxedo Mask.

[MrDartz]

And he sonds like Tony The Tiger too.

[northumberlandview]

@MrDartz It was the same guy who does Tony's voice.

[Spectra651]

I thought that too! Even before I read the comment I was like, "Ohmygod, it's Tuxedo Mask!" heehee ^_^

[cyberdragonessmaster]

@MST3K86 nope i saw it

[XxHarrisongxX]

@MST3K86 Nope, you aren't.

[TheManeatingchicken]

rofl XD I kept thinking that the whole time

[Ansonius77]

@MST3K86 you're right...he does look like Tuxedo Mask

[GDorofu]

This is a rebuttal to "Roger and Me"

This is chock full of awesome!

[riff1117]

Growling car! LMAO!

[JesterSentinel]

"take it off! -uh wait no"

[ilikethecoke]

I clutch the invitation to my bosoms!

[snakes3425]

You know this explaines why GM needed a bailout

[madsketcher]

This doesn't even need commentary

[lvesckbtch]

"stockard channing IS peter pan."

[ilikethecoke]

It's a salute to Mr. B Natural!

NOOOOOO!

[AgentTwiggy]

What the actual hell just happened?

[rabidrabbitshuggers]

"I want a corvette!"

"I don't give a tin shit."

LMFAO for about 15 mins.

[lolwtf92]

This was used in the intro to The 2004 Stepford Wives. I still can never figure out what's going on

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

@lolwtf92

It was also used in 1997's The Game and in the opening credits of 2006's The Hills Have Eyes.

[josephkrolikowski]

Pregnant Woman and Schnauzer optional!

[BigEOT3]

THE HONEYMOONERS!

[SoraRoxasmon]

"Fonsie's death car!"

[foomsbah]

I really like her upper arms and her natural figure. Bigger is not better.

[PhantosTheHedgehog]

Better get her into the kitchen quick!

Tatter Tots are burning

[CrabOfDoom]

"The Pontiac Club de Mer!"

"Club de Merde?!"

[rememberization]

"...with my sword and magic helmet..."

[Tolly12bells]

"This looks like a rebuttal to 'Roger and Me.'"

Does anyone else get creeped out by the "highway of tomorrow" segment?

[mrmayhem]

"Unfettered averice by Madison avenue!"

lol

[t1mmysrevenge]

Tomorrow is just like one big acid trip, apparently.

[bloodrunsclear]

The angry car just destroyed me XD

[purpleshamrock17]

"Honey, is dinner---OH MY GOD!"

"I clutch the invitation to my boosom!"

"pregnant woman and Schnauser optional"

"the Chic electric razor car!"

"this is what happens when you go to a car show with Michael Crawford"

"the extension of my manhood car!"

"Stockard Channing IS Peter Pan"

"someone invent rock 'n roll please!"

[Hepathos]

ACH DRACUL

[blugreen123]

A subpoena just for me?!

in format, this short is very similar in format to one called "A Touch of Magic" that Romeorhino riffed.

did that swimsuit have a zipper in the back? now that's practical

"Golden Rocket" wow, phallic much?

there's some great costuming in this

"Look, dead racoon of tomorrow!"

conspicuous consumption makes our love stronger

"the bridge to the future's out." eerily prophetic, i may say

[shroudie]

It's a salute to Mr. B Natural!

[Wurtle38]

does anyone have the Conn short that comes from?

[WhiteGamerNinja]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[miketheman876]

This short, by itself, is freakin' painful.

Thank God for mst3k.

[astrocitizen]

Bizarrely, the original version of this short appeared as part of the Classic Arts Showcase (until now a constant dumping ground for clips from foreign musicals and recordings of ballet and opera in their original languages) on the local community college's little indie cable station.

I'm watching it end just now, and now they're showing the soundtrack and "passage of time" sequence from Goerge Pal's "The Time Machine"> *shrugs*

[typomanbros]

"While she's dancing, the Japanese are making great cars."

how true.

[RaphBlade7]

For more Riffing of "unfulfilled promises & predictions of future" see the Mst3k Short: "Century 21 Calling"

(from The Space Children episode, sadly no longer here on youtude.)

[dieHeeresschar]

What the heck!? @ 6:50

Had me in tears.

[RaphBlade7]

I wonder how the writer of Mst3k missed the connection to the song "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", as the sound Ravenscroft's voice is hard to miss (Unless it was considered to be an obvious joke/riff by the staff.)

I guess I'm sort of person who just notices this kind of thing.

Mike:

"Look, Dead Raccoon of Tommorrow." - 8:07.

[RaphBlade7]

I found a Wikipedia article on this short & it confirmed the male singer was Thurl Ravenscroft (who would later become the voice of "Tony the Tiger" and the singer of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the TV version of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1966).

Given that he did this before did those role, probably just a voice acting gig he to pay his bills.

The short was made 1956.

("Note": The masked man in the short was played by a choreographer named Marc Breaux.)

[RaphBlade7]

Well at least they didn't have "Flying Cars" in this short.

(A futuristic invention which completely impractical in our Post-911 world. I can just imagine how thrilled Al-Qaeda would be to have their own "Flying Car Bombs". Hey if that were the case, "illegal Arms Dealers" could go into the "Used Flying Car" business.)

To Quote Crow:

"Just because it's futuristic, doesn't mean it's pactical."

I mean a "Flying Car" is a great piece of fiction & nothing more than wishful thinking.

[RaphBlade7]

The "Kitchen of Tommorow" section was completely off-base & the "guys" made sure to point that out.

Crow make a valid point at 3:46 -

"Just because it's futuristic, doesn't mean it's pactical."

Mike at 4:47 - "Unh-uh, I Call No Way!"

(& Tom agrees with him saying,

"Unh-uh, Candles & everything.)

Also I swear the male singer is Thurl Arther Ravenscroft (who voices "Tony the Tiger & sung "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch").

If it is him, I guess he must have need the cash (at the time).

[86laf]

This short shows GM at it's creative and financial height. Just goes to show what a difference a few decades can make, now it's hanging on by a thread on government life support.

[darksilverdreams]

Just as I was thinking the candles on the cake was pretty far-fetched, Servo mentions it...

6:53 Crow making growling grill noises!

[shroudie]

A Chorus Line 2, The Wrath Of Chaka Khan.

[ParsimoniousRhomboid]

That is a severely pretty girl , and those are some wicked looking cars.

[Evertide05]

Sadly, she only understands song...but yes, she is quite lovely in a very 50s way.

[LadyOtacon]

"with my spear and magic helmet."

[knightclawer]

Mike: "ooo..Black Diamond[Hums a piece of the KISS song]"

"Someone invent Rock And Roll Please?"

[miketheman876]

What kind of dumbass would direct this pice of crap short?!

But the mst3k guys....genius.

[lizziebabes90]

Loved how they referenced Mr. B Natural.

[imSOridiculous]

GASP! A subpoena? For me?

[chusidhe]

damn man. it's a salute to completely disgusting levels of consumerism. now i remember why i'm so angry with my grandparents!

[goodmorningcapt1]

You have to remember that the people who made this had lived through the depression and world war II in a 15 year span. They had scars they were trying to heal, and that they were trying to ensure their children would never experience. Looking back, we have the benefit of knowing the unintended consequences that come with unbridled consumerism. Looking forward, they did not.

[Evertide05]

Very apt analysis...I guess some scars just never heal.

[purpleshamrock17]

"I guess I'll have to donate plasma every tuesday."

"Pregnaut woman and Schnauser optional."

[shortprsn]

Cars were a lot angrier back then.

[guilmon182]

6:52 HAHAHA!!

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

A subpoena? For ME?

[servo6620]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[LittleRedMenace]

I was hung over the first time I saw this on TV and it nearly made my head explode. I could barely deal.

Great stuff, though.

[badluckshadow13]

"the extension of my manhood car!"

[swgmigraines]

RRRRRRR!!! RRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

[zepa22]

"future may not be available as seen.

personal fates may vary."

[Anynom]

"Holly Go-Weirdly."

"She's gonna roll it!"

"It's a salute to Mister B. Natural!"

"It's gonna take her forever to write this dream down!"

"Give us Cyd Charrise!"