MST3K-Peter Graves' Speech from It Conquered the World

In honor of Mr. Graves' passing, I've put together a short montage of his greatest achievement: the climactic speech from "It Conquered the World" from MST3K episode 311. RIP, Peter.

5 versions: the original, Joel and the bots enjoy it, the Mads enjoy it, spoken over the credits and the stinger.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Peter
• Graves
• MST3K
• speech
• It
• Conquered
• the
• World
• 311
• Mystery
• Science
• Theater
• 3000

[bayoutinkbelle]

Thanks for posting, and RIP Mr. Graves. Is it wrong that this is the first thing I thought of when I heard he had died?

[tarlcabot18]

Nope. Not wrong. I made this immediately after I heard about it.

[whammer0411]

Bless you for posting this...

[tarlcabot18]

You're welcome.

[Balin93]

He learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature, and because of it the greatest in the universe. And he learned too late for himself that men have to find their own way, to make their own mistakes; there can't be any gift of perfection from outside ourselves. And when men seek such perfection, they find only death, loss, disillusionment and the end of everything that's gone forward. Men have always sought an end to toil and misery. It can't be given - it has to be achieved!

[clibinarium]

Its almost possible to forget this quite profound existentialist speech was preceeded by Lee Van Cleef fighting an upsidedown space parsnip.

[jsampras3]

Did you guys know that Peter Graves went to the University of Minnesota? I saw it in a movie once.

[diogeneslaertius666]

*watches clip while slowly eating food*

[Igarappappa]

I find it hilarious how enthralled they are by this speech after ripping apart the movie. Props for Mr. Graves!

[BryonYoungblood]

@Balin93 There is hope. But it has to come from inside. From man itself.

[sarsmask]

Peter Graves fucking owned. Not like that dumb, ugly asshole James Arness.

[RattyRandnums]

@wattamack4 Eh the secret message is not-at-all subtle anti-communist propaganda.

[BryonYoungblood]

Man, this speech is very heavy stuff.

Bryon

[pretorious700]

Man is the "greatest in the universe" what an incredible conceit that is.........the fifties were a silly time, what he's actually saying is that AMERICANS were the greatest, because everybody was just dying to blow each other up back then.