A Date with Your Family

[iwritestories5280]

"It makes them want to continue pleasing you!" Excuuuuse me? -_-

[SuperTruth77]

My 19YO daughter is engaged to an older man whose 1st wife died 2yrs ago- he’s actually about my age. I’ve tried hard to like the guy, but his behaviour makes me question their relationship.

The other night we were having a meal at his place when he placed bowl on the table & announced that it contained his late wife’s ashes! He demanded we sprinkle some on our food in order to “seal the family bond between us”. Because I refused they ordered me out of the house & we haven’t spoken since.

[LetitRideOut87]

@SuperTruth77 that's so messed up beyond comprehension

[inuyashacrazy123]

...Being in an art high school, my entire english class calls this our personal hell. Im just glad this wasn't quite reality.

[TheMadFriday]

Sartre was wrong; hell is actually the scenario described in this video.

[spreadthesunshine]

I find it interesting that father serves the meat and potatoes, but mother and sister have to make sure everyone eats the veggies...

[spreadthesunshine]

I find it interesting that father serves the meat and potatoes, but mother and sister have to make sure everyone eats the veggies...

[alphawolf916]

lol the lil kid is my Teacher.

[NESherv]

@alphawolf916 Wait, really?

[alphawolf916]

@NESherv Yeah he showed our class this video and he told us that he was the lil boy in the family and that he had a picture of the cast and him in it.

[NESherv]

@alphawolf916 That's really cool! What's his name? Has he done any other acting work?

[alphawolf916]

@NESherv his name is Mr. Tilmpoltin and he said that he never done anything after that.

[DoubtGod]

Probably the most obvious form of structural functionalism I've seen outside the classroom.

"Do things this way because this is how it should work, otherwise there will be chaos!"

[curshvid]

This films singlehandedly launched the beat movement.

[Vagrarian]

I read somewhere that even in its time, this film was considered almost insanely contrived and limiting, and completely out of touch with how real people lived. I can believe it.

[welovenatnalex]

"the women of this family seem to feel that they owe it to the men of the family to look relaxed, rested and attractive at dinnertime" 0____0

"perhaps that explain -- telephone call" lol

[ComradeNico]

"Hard day at the office." 

[ElizabethGStone]

There's no such thing as a "best self". You're either being yourself or you're not.

[Runeless]

Wow. Just...wow. ZOMG wow.

[mrsgeorgeharrison196]

hey, how come the women of the family have to change clothes, and the men dont?????

[gavsky23]

Hmmm, well that is the natural order of things...women must do everything to keep their men happy, including changing their outfits on an hourly basis. Or hoovering whilst naked... ;-)

[humongousaldo]

What if "Daughter" dates a negro?

[nobadwriting1]

@humongousaldo then you kick her out, and let her eat dinner on the street.

[VerdantNight]

So, when does "daughter" do her homework?

[evily9]

it isnt important for daughter to do schoolwork, she must focus on learning how to please her husband, even if she does go to college it will be for a MRS degree.

[masticina]

@VerdantNight

Women with homework? You silly the house IS the job of the females. That girl was going to the housecleaning school.

[KAPOWWkate]

We watched this in our Sociology class this afternoon and I found it on here to show my mum...isn't it weird how much has changed? Me and my parents don't even have a dining room for a start, and eat our meals in the living room on our laps. Do you think we'd have been regarded as cavepeople back then? Hahaha..

And the looks on their faces...LOL-age.

[guyfrosty]

God I wish people would learn to edit these things properly. Here's yet another video with a clumsy chopped off ending. Here's a tip for you vidiots out there: at the end, let the audio ring out completely and fade the video to black. Why are these basic production values ignored by so many people?

[dantesque17]

Has anyone noticed that the two older children, who should have equal standing in the family, are referred to by the non-parallel monikers "Brother" and "Daughter"? Shouldn't they be called "Brother and Sister", or "Son and Daughter"?

[karmacop911]

I think it's just because there's no younger daughter ...

Still the whole thing is quite disturbing regardless

[bawoman]

good observation.

[kejatoda]

@dantesque17 Watch the entire video... both monikers are used for both characters.

[avcomth]

LOL My family don't even have dinner together anymore. And when we do, it's the home delivery that gets served. Our topic of choices are "Who's going to get grandma's land and factory once she dies", The thing about someone jumping from the building right in front of my dad's car. Also I fought with my sis about who's going to get the new family car etc. Dinner is often turned into a battle field in the matter of minutes :D

[amadpianist]

Monkeys convincing other monkeys to be less like monkeys. Where did God go wrong?

[issmaris2010]

i just threw up in my mouth!

[GeneralOlde]

I love the ficticious models used for the 1950's family. It's all just an outdated right-wing Southern Baptist vision of America. Even "normal" families of that age weren't as twisted as this. MST3K understood how insipid and unrealistic all this was, and it's great comedy to boot.

[SYN7HOR]

Very funny. The perfect family should act like robots.

[avcomth]

Why the $#%@$ does people in the West wear shoes in their houses?!!? Can't they just put on slippers when walking in their homes??

[Kahran042]

I don't wear shoes in my house. I don't wear any footwear in my house, for that matter.

[Noruego]

"pleasant unemotional conversation helps digestion" first thing you learn in med school

[kurby91]

@Noruego Haha exactlyyy...

[queerlittlekitten]

they use "as though" a lot. lmao@ "these boys seem to greet their father AS THOUGH they are genuinley happy to see him."

[Hasselhoffhater]

The mstk3 version is so much better because it's makes it funny!

[TimShady25]

eff this, just order a pizza and put something on TV lol

[littlevolcano]

"Emotions are for ethnic people." Do yourselves a favor and watch the MST version- it's hilarious.

[cakeevanx]

this is SICK! i love it...

[Khioria]

I kept waiting for it to scream at me :(

[octopus1138]

This is probably one of the most ridiculous and therefore one of my favorite videos ever.

[TheImperialGazz]

Hello MSTK3!

[myglassarmy]

Yes, I would have to agree. It is therefore it is mine as well