“there was no master ninja in this movie!” I hear you all cry. But consider- this is a MASTER ninja we’re talking about! Naturally, they’d be so skilled in the art of concealment that their part in this movie is utterly imperceptible!
Does anyone else laugh hard when Tom screams as they are moving that worker who got crushed by that pallet of stuff? Every time I watch it and hear it, I laugh hard. LOL Also, Crow's Crypt Keeper is a riot lol
I think most old men carry around a ninja costume with some tools and weapons wherever they go. Once you are over the age of about 65, these kinds of things come in handy surprisingly often.
Oh, MST3K, you magnificent creatures! I have tomorrow off, I have a bunch of beers, and now I have this episode to enjoy! The stars are aligned for me today!
After the WILDLY abrupt leap from one part of the "movie" to the next I'm staring at the new girl Alisha like "good grief I know this girl" And it hits me. The non-psychic from the beginning of Ghostbusters.
Its kinda depressing how far americas fallen that union organizing could be a valid plot for a d-tier movie and be treated as an unquestioned good while now every damn movie is about how hot and cool CEOs are.
So, in the first one, Lee said that after the war he was in Japan with a ticket home and no where to go. Here he said that on VJ day he was at a dance in Hawaii. I'm starting to doubt that he's even a ninja, let alone a master ninja
41:26: Lee comments "Most people don't cover there tracks as well as they think they do." Joel's response, "They should wear long sleeve shirts" is a reference to "tracks" as the marks left behind from drug addicts repeatedly injecting themselves.
Had the "Manos": The Hands of Fate show been done earlier, can one imagine the fun the MST writers could have had with all "The Master" references out of both Master Ninja 1 & 2?
The short but brilliant 'General Timothy Van Patton' sketch busts me up every time... "Now, I want you to remember...that no babester ebbeh wub a wuh by dibbu fu hib cubiny ..."
I find it funny how George Lazenby plays a character named Mallory, which is also the name of the M played by Ralph Fiennes in the actual James Bond films.
46:32 - Putting your coats on the top peg is a paraphrase of a part in "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" where a boarding school teacher (played by John Cleese) gives his students a series of incredibly complicated instructions before beginning his sex-ed lessons. 1:24:56 - The Average White Band is a Scottish funk band whose most famous song is the saxophone-heavy near-instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces."
@42:02 - so the motor-head throws the grappler and climbs up, to break in and go down to ground level=or=to basement level where he encounters all two security guards on duty. meanwhile , ninja master enters the building by stealth and is in the guard's office after they all leave to get beat up and knocked out by the motor-head.
@53:31 - this must be what this girl was doing after finishing at Columbia University studying under Dr. Venkman. this movie and that must've been her shoots for the day...same sweater in both - or - lucky sweater.. cool to see her in something else.
1:29:35-ish..."We crashed the gate doing 28 (or even aught-8 or zero-8)"...from C.W. McCall's "Convoy", 1975; Original lyrics "crashed the gate doing 98"...with all three chiming in with "we got a one-truck convoy"
Hah man, the opening skit in this takes me back. I used to to improv theater in school as a kid, and we'd do the thing where you'd try and get the audience to give you 3 things you had to incorporate into the skit.
OK, we got George Lazenby, David McCallum, & Lee Van Cleef to commit. OH, were in! This is going to be great!. Is it going to be a throw back to those classic 1960s detective and spy TV shows? Who is going to be the lead? Timothy Van Patten and his pet hamster.
Annotation: At 46:33, Joel says, "Before you put your coats on the top peg," which is a reference to the segment "Growth and Learning" from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
0:26 literally 2020 and this is the first time I realized that Joel was already inventing silly things on earth.. is it implied that he was annoying and that's why they sent him to space? amazing
Fun fact: In order to prepare for this role, Lee Can Cleef met with "Kung-Fu" star David Carradine, and both men practiced honing their martial arts skills by felching gerbils and practicing auto-erotic asphyxiation.
1:14:16 a Sixfinger was a 1960's toy that looked like a finger and shot several different projectiles. Seriously. It was marketed as a spy device lol. The commercial is on UA-cam... it's a must-see.
46:00 - 'Before you put your coats on the top peg.' - a reference to Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE in which John Cleese proceeds to list a confusing list of directions for the boys in his classroom. Followed by a hilarious skit on sexual education.
18:13 The "Stan Lee" line seems like it might be more a reference to Stanley Hand Tools, the popular manufacturer of . . . well . . . hand tools than to the comic book creator - although Van Cleef did bear a passing resemblance.
1:14:17 What's a "six-finger?" In other news, in this episode I learned why the Monty Python "I'm not dead yet" joke is funny, and I learned why the Rosetta stone was so important. Any chance you can do these style annotations for the new MST3K blu-rays?
I think I found a mistake in the annotations. At 21:12, Crow makes a joke saying, "Boy, that DIDION writes a good novel." (emphasis mine). However, the following annotation talks about GIDEONS International placing bibles in hotel rooms, hospitals, prisons, and schools.
“there was no master ninja in this movie!” I hear you all cry. But consider- this is a MASTER ninja we’re talking about! Naturally, they’d be so skilled in the art of concealment that their part in this movie is utterly imperceptible!
"Did you double security like I asked?"
"Yes, I gave everyone two guns"
- Possibly the best MST3K joke ever.
Van Cleef and Van Patten.
In a van.
It's *_vantastic_*.
+MrUnite4thechildren omfg
Oh this hurts in the best way...!
I didn't e-van notice till you mentioned it. BTW, inside Van and Van's van there's a painting by...wait for it...Vincent VAN Gogh.
Oh my goodness you're right. This show just got 50% better.
...In a VAN down BY the RIVER!!!
Max Keller, founder of The International Brotherhood of Food Canners and Ninjas Local 236.
Does anyone else laugh hard when Tom screams as they are moving that worker who got crushed by that pallet of stuff? Every time I watch it and hear it, I laugh hard. LOL
Also, Crow's Crypt Keeper is a riot lol
YES! That's a really great scream. Sounds like actual leg-crushing agony.
i did just now
In reference to 18:42
Are you DIGGING this theme?
😂😂😂
A movie called "Master Ninja II" is actually just about some kid with a speech impediment and his grandpa trying to solve union problems at a cannery.
and a hamster
A cannery by the docks in a dirt biking town...
Hes from new jewsey
The Dutch ninja always lives in a desert fishing port, especially if he's into gerbils.
A tale as old as time.
I think most old men carry around a ninja costume with some tools and weapons wherever they go. Once you are over the age of about 65, these kinds of things come in handy surprisingly often.
I agree, it's so much more sensible that this just naturally occurs, as one descends into vanside Slavic rodent handling
How else would we get you off our lawns?
I just carry around a bottle of Liquid A$$
😅
Oh, MST3K, you magnificent creatures! I have tomorrow off, I have a bunch of beers, and now I have this episode to enjoy! The stars are aligned for me today!
the "ninja" looks like if Master Splinter was mutated into an old white man...and stopped half way
The preferred term nowadays is "melanin-challenged" instead of "white".
Thank you for your cooperation.
What a lot of people don’t know is that Master Ninja Two is actually The Good, The Bad and The Ugly III.
After the WILDLY abrupt leap from one part of the "movie" to the next I'm staring at the new girl Alisha like "good grief I know this girl" And it hits me. The non-psychic from the beginning of Ghostbusters.
🤯🤯🤯
I think you mean the obviously psychic girl from Ghostbusters.
I'm so glad to have MST3K on the youtube platform.
Also the plant boss who is robust looks like Jim Gaffigan ate his way out of a vat of pudding.
That's just hurtful.
57:52 RIP to David McCallum
Its kinda depressing how far americas fallen that union organizing could be a valid plot for a d-tier movie and be treated as an unquestioned good while now every damn movie is about how hot and cool CEOs are.
So, in the first one, Lee said that after the war he was in Japan with a ticket home and no where to go. Here he said that on VJ day he was at a dance in Hawaii. I'm starting to doubt that he's even a ninja, let alone a master ninja
"Listen Lady!"
"Doctor"
"Doctor Lady"
... ooops, wrong movie
Its not your fault that you’re a chunk head.
"Still seeing that gerbil?"
I laughed so hard at that back in the glorious 90's. (it's still funny)
"Go, Charlie Brown! Go!" Jeez, I'm old enough that that was hilarious.
41:26: Lee comments "Most people don't cover there tracks as well as they think they do." Joel's response, "They should wear long sleeve shirts" is a reference to "tracks" as the marks left behind from drug addicts repeatedly injecting themselves.
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Holy shit I can't believe I missed that! Sorry for the 3 year response tho lol
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Thank you for your detailed explanation
obviously
Had the "Manos": The Hands of Fate show been done earlier, can one imagine the fun the MST writers could have had with all "The Master" references out of both Master Ninja 1 & 2?
In quarantine I've rediscovered how great this show was. And my hair looks like Dr Forresers
Forresters
Thank you, Shout Factory, for sharing this funny episode in great quality! You really are appreciated.
"Ah, this is my elderly gentleman friend."
"I lost my hand in a fish chopper."
This movie is better than I thought it would be judging by the title.
"Edward James Olmos"
"Almost."
The short but brilliant 'General Timothy Van Patton' sketch busts me up every time...
"Now, I want you to remember...that no babester ebbeh wub a wuh by dibbu fu hib cubiny ..."
Its the echoey horn noise for me.
Ahh the 80's...the time where Hamster co-stars ruled the Big Screen!
It took me 3 days to watch all three episodes of Master Ninja II!
"Remember when you used to get good work, Dave?" To be fair, this episode ran before NCIS debuted, so little did Tom Servo know ...
Master Ninja II
An update to our original food processor with more power.
I find it funny how George Lazenby plays a character named Mallory, which is also the name of the M played by Ralph Fiennes in the actual James Bond films.
7:57 The Blue Man Group does perform in groups of 3, but there are more than 3 people who play them.
Whenever one drops from overexertion they pull another one out of the tank.
1:14:27
"Wait, I thought he turned that light off."
LMAO
Guys, annotations disappear too fast, at least for me. Thanks by the way for adding context to your comments. You are the best.
46:32 - Putting your coats on the top peg is a paraphrase of a part in "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" where a boarding school teacher (played by John Cleese) gives his students a series of incredibly complicated instructions before beginning his sex-ed lessons.
1:24:56 - The Average White Band is a Scottish funk band whose most famous song is the saxophone-heavy near-instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces."
"Be careful! I'm wealthy!" Oh dear lord is there anything more reliably hilarious than the MST3k crew(s)....
@42:02 - so the motor-head throws the grappler and climbs up, to break in and go down to ground level=or=to basement level where he encounters all two security guards on duty. meanwhile , ninja master enters the building by stealth and is in the guard's office after they all leave to get beat up and knocked out by the motor-head.
@53:31 - this must be what this girl was doing after finishing at Columbia University studying under Dr. Venkman.
this movie and that must've been her shoots for the day...same sweater in both - or - lucky sweater.. cool to see her in something else.
To quote J. Elvis from "East Meets Watts":
I haven't seen Kung Fu action like this since housekeeping found David Carradine.
Missed Reference @ 1:24:56
"Hey, the Average White Band's up there."
Average White Band was a 70s rock/funk band led by saxophonist Roger Ball
1:29:35-ish..."We crashed the gate doing 28 (or even aught-8 or zero-8)"...from C.W. McCall's "Convoy", 1975; Original lyrics "crashed the gate doing 98"...with all three chiming in with "we got a one-truck convoy"
17:40 My favorite Riff of this episode by far is when the Dock Worker guiding the Heavy Pallet says,"Right on my Head,That's it."
Hand, not head
9:00 "Make big money at home" Is a reference to infomercials. Specifically the Sally Struthers one I think.
So this is the origin story of Helen from "Wings"?
Hah man, the opening skit in this takes me back. I used to to improv theater in school as a kid, and we'd do the thing where you'd try and get the audience to give you 3 things you had to incorporate into the skit.
46:32 A line spoken by John Cleese in a skit in the movie "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life".
At time 49:50 Tom whispers "kicks." I think he's referencing lines from the movie "Wild Rebels" (MST3K episode 0207).
wow, i just saw that one before watching this one. i think ur right
47:42 "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" was a short story by Alan Sillitoe before it was a movie.
and an Iron Maiden song
OK, we got George Lazenby, David McCallum, & Lee Van Cleef to commit.
OH, were in! This is going to be great!. Is it going to be a throw back to those
classic 1960s detective and spy TV shows?
Who is going to be the lead? Timothy Van Patten and his pet hamster.
his aunt joyce had to be sleeping with the casting director
A pity they never dealt with Godfrey Ho's ninja movies.
Annotation: At 46:33, Joel says, "Before you put your coats on the top peg," which is a reference to the segment "Growth and Learning" from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
gosh, crystal bernard is adorable.
0:26
literally 2020 and this is the first time I realized that Joel was already inventing silly things on earth.. is it implied that he was annoying and that's why they sent him to space?
amazing
"This is my elderly gentleman friend" LOL
The worst scenes at the end always slay me, this one is particularly hilarious! 🤣
32:02 "And a whole pie..."
LOL
Missed: 33:59 "Ol' Black Eyes is back" is a play on Sinatra's return line 'Ol' Blue Eyes in back.'
Crystal Bernard was actually the standout of the movie.
YOU !!
Watching this classic while baking peppernuts for Christmas: perfect!
13:26
I was waiting for them to mention that Peanuts special the entire race sequence.
Ba, Baba, ba bababaa
Ba, Baba, ba bababaa
Master Ninja Theme Song!
Biosphere 2 jokes never fail to humor me.
Does it really just cut from him leaving union girl to the hang glider scene in the movie?? What tonal whiplash
Fun fact: In order to prepare for this role, Lee Can Cleef met with "Kung-Fu" star David Carradine, and both men practiced honing their martial arts skills by felching gerbils and practicing auto-erotic asphyxiation.
Grasshoppers 😂
1:14:16 a Sixfinger was a 1960's toy that looked like a finger and shot several different projectiles. Seriously. It was marketed as a spy device lol. The commercial is on UA-cam... it's a must-see.
1:19:26
Joel: Flying on the ground is wrong
A reference to a kind of boring song by Neil Young of that name.
53:17. WHAT'S THIS?!?! That had me rolling on the floor. Wow. Did we miss something!!!! hahahaha
I don't know if you missed any references, but perhaps when you brought up Space Ghost, you should have mentioned that he interviewed Joel.
bro Tom Servo describing his van design has me rolling over here lmaoooo the voice
28:32 Is she ordering pizza delivery...to a restaurant?
28:32
Could be a loose reference to Play it Again Sam where Tony Roberts is always calling somebody to let them know where he & Woody Allen are
46:00 - 'Before you put your coats on the top peg.' - a reference to Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE in which John Cleese proceeds to list a confusing list of directions for the boys in his classroom. Followed by a hilarious skit on sexual education.
Shag Hair, really is the most attractive person to ever appear on MST3K, and Rifftrax by a good mile.
I wonder if Lee found that hamster to be a better costar than Van Patton.
My favorite saying chasing a gazelle on a pogo stick .haha why would u lol
Welcome back MST3K !!!
@ 43:30 & 47:22 lol Kills me everytime.
"aaarrrghhhhh!!! Don't move me , arrrggghhhhh!!!! ". Lmao
Thank you 🙏
18:13 The "Stan Lee" line seems like it might be more a reference to Stanley Hand Tools, the popular manufacturer of . . . well . . . hand tools than to the comic book creator - although Van Cleef did bear a passing resemblance.
Lee Van Cleef? Wow...a great bad ass villain in all of his cowboy flicks. Because of all the hats, never appreciated how bald he was.
1:11:46 Joel's eating what appears to be the now-extinct yet sadly-missed Jell-O Pudding Pop!
18:45 on, in the factory oddly made me wanna watch 'Twin Peaks'
33:58 - "Ol' black eyes is back"--referencing her heavy liner? A play on Sinatra ("Ol' Blue Eyes is Back")?
If anyone wants to see the other side of Timothy Van Pattens range watch Class of 1984. Scared the heck out of me as a kid.
1:14:17 What's a "six-finger?"
In other news, in this episode I learned why the Monty Python "I'm not dead yet" joke is funny, and I learned why the Rosetta stone was so important. Any chance you can do these style annotations for the new MST3K blu-rays?
Is that the same dirt race track from Sidehackers?
23:30 Tom has got the best van
When Disney announces they are making another Star Wars 18:48
one annotation you missed was when they reference Ali. He did "lose" to an old lady in the ring lol
This used to be a tv series on NBC.
I love this show thanks Shout Factory! Also can't wait for Kakuranger.
Yeah, Kakuranger's one of my favourite Sentais, there.
One of my favorite episodes
Look at all the things he can do with a spyrograph!... XD
Woohoo! It ain't Cornjob Helper, but it's still fun to throw across the table! :D Wait....
"you didn't let me be! that potato!"
10:23 'The Nogoodniks' is a reference to Boris Badinov from Rocky & Bullwinkle
At 46:31 "Before you put your coats on the top peg" is a reference to Monty Python's Meaning of Life.
I think I found a mistake in the annotations. At 21:12, Crow makes a joke saying, "Boy, that DIDION writes a good novel." (emphasis mine). However, the following annotation talks about GIDEONS International placing bibles in hotel rooms, hospitals, prisons, and schools.
"I'll wear that strapless Ed Ansner!" 🤣🤣🤣
45 minutes in and still waiting for the master ninja-ing to start occurring.