As I understand it, Jo Canterbury (Betty) had some professional theatrical experience, so John Humphries (Mikey) thought it would be good idea to take his acting cues from her. So the weepier and more hysterical she got, the weepier and more hysterical he got. And hilarity ensued as a result.....
Actually this movie also has one of my favorite riffs. "Well that went well I thought, I reached out to other human beings and I was not slapped down".
I love Mikey, but I must say watching these clips is bittersweet. My Dad and I would watch MST3K back in the day, and Teenage Stranger made us laugh like crazy. My Dad died at the end of May and MST3K will always remind me of the good times we shared. I love you, Dad. And also, Jimmy didn't steal no bike neither!
"You know the rules, how did you get unchained?!" STILL makes me laugh all these years later. I'm just waiting for the right moment to use that line at work. Mikey is one of those characters you NEVER forget, gotta admit.
As ridiculous as this movie is, there is one thing I found endearing, and that is the way Jimmy looked out for Mikey. A lot of teen movies would portray the older, popular sibling as constantly annoyed by the...well...Mikey sibling, but that wasn't the case in this movie. I thought it was a nice touch. And I didn't steal no bike, neither.
Mikey is like Torgo from "Manos", or Crankor from "Prince of Space" - he's so over the top, the minute he comes on screen you just KNOW they're going to have fun with him.
Rifftrax needs to revisit this movie! They've already revisited _Killers from Space_ which they originally riffed as The Film Crew. They also revisited _Zombie Nightmare_ which was originally riffed as an episode of _MST3K_.
Favorite riff from this episode: *Friend of first girl being killed lets out a dramatic, high-pitched scream* Tom: Would ya keep it down!? I'm tryna strangle someone here!
I'm generally pretty horrible about guessing which clip they'll show after the credits at the end of the show, but I absolutely knew it would be that one. Laughed pretty hard when I saw it, too.
"Is Mikey gay?" That's one of the biggest unanswered MST3K questions, along with "Why the hell did they think slathering baby oil on Joe Don Baker was a good idea" and "Is corn grass?"
Oh that's easy: Joe would build a spice rack out of Mikey and Troy. I'm not saying Joe is a model of cool, but he loves his tools too much to be stopped.
If it was between just Troy and Mikey, I’d say Troy because he was able to cut himself out of the binding. Between Joe, Mikey, and Troy, I’d say Joe because he knows how to use power tools and stuff but he’s also a crazy psychopath who hides his insanity by building things. Mikey would die first and Troy and Joe would be neck to neck but Joe would get Troy with the bandsaw That’s my theory haha
Here, put this ointment on! MST3K has ointment in many shows, including Hobgoblins and the one featuring John Unguentine KTLA. Unguentine is a burn ointment but you don't see it mentioned in public very often.
yeah! he said that he was imitating a female actor on the set. he really liked her, and she seemed like she knew what she was doing, so he just mimicked her. he acknowledged the horrific acting at the Q&A. very funny stuff.
"Weren't we going to beat the crap out of him?" "Next time " "It's implied." Okay the actor playing Mikey claims that he followed the performance of the actress playing Betty ( because she had more acting experience than he did) and as she got more shrill so did he. I can buy that for the confession scene but what's his excuse for the rest of the movie?
I remember this whole movie, I thought Mikey was the killer. I thought he was pulling a real character out of the hat (but he's really a psychopath). But maybe that's cause I just saw Usual Suspects.
I think we found Waldo. Hey, anybody know him? The funny thing is a grown up Mikey showed up at the MST3K Convention to explain his "acting." I think you can see some of the Q&A on the Scrapbook video (just search MST3K Scrapbook here).
KutWrite After a failed attempt as an actor, Mikey, whose real name is Lindsey Graham, went into politics and is currently a Senator from the State of South Carolina..
That’s not a southern accent, that’s pure 100% West Virginia! This was filmed in Huntington, I’ve got family there, and up until the age of 5 lived there
As I understand it, Jo Canterbury (Betty) had some professional theatrical experience, so John Humphries (Mikey) thought it would be good idea to take his acting cues from her. So the weepier and more hysterical she got, the weepier and more hysterical he got. And hilarity ensued as a result.....
Mike Shannon Hilarity ensued !!! Well said.
Now that I read your comment, I can totally see it. The director should have stepped in, but I glad he didn't.
There is a video somewhere online of John Humphries speaking at the first MST3K "ConventioCon ExpoFest-A-Rama" in 1994 where he discussed this.
John Humphries just passed away this summer.
Oh, so he only SEEMS effeminate, because he’s acting like that actress? I assumed he was a young flamer.
"Good lord who is this clown?"
One of my favorite riffs ever. Perfect timing.
Actually this movie also has one of my favorite riffs. "Well that went well I thought, I reached out to other human beings and I was not slapped down".
I love Mikey, but I must say watching these clips is bittersweet. My Dad and I would watch MST3K back in the day, and Teenage Stranger made us laugh like crazy. My Dad died at the end of May and MST3K will always remind me of the good times we shared. I love you, Dad. And also, Jimmy didn't steal no bike neither!
"You know the rules, how did you get unchained?!" STILL makes me laugh all these years later. I'm just waiting for the right moment to use that line at work. Mikey is one of those characters you NEVER forget, gotta admit.
Now does anyone know him?
As ridiculous as this movie is, there is one thing I found endearing, and that is the way Jimmy looked out for Mikey. A lot of teen movies would portray the older, popular sibling as constantly annoyed by the...well...Mikey sibling, but that wasn't the case in this movie. I thought it was a nice touch. And I didn't steal no bike, neither.
And Mikey would be very easy to hate
Such good memories watching this with my friend Buckley (RIP). We even used to jam and play the theme to Teenage Strangler as a jam at shows.
‘If I could just smell a few cushions…’😂
It's hard to argue that Mikey isn't the most memorable MST3K target ever. More than Rowsdower, more than the Prince of Space...I see him in my dreams.
Mikey MADE that film, it just would not have been the same without him. Kudos to the actor, he's now a legend!
Mikey makes Troy look like Rambo
Mikey is like Torgo from "Manos", or Crankor from "Prince of Space" - he's so over the top, the minute he comes on screen you just KNOW they're going to have fun with him.
Or Mr. B. Natural.
Zap Rowsdower
Toblerone
The real Mikey was at the first MST3K convention in Minneapolis.
I love Mikey! He is such a loveable nerd.
"Now the whole ugly mess will come out again!" Hey don't talk about Mikey that way. LOL!
JESUS!!! Mike Nelson did some of the greatest impressions that I've ever seen! This one is one of the best!! All his mannerisms are just spot on!!
"Wait here, young man."
'You little freak!'
Gotta love that! :D
Will you make me some lunch?
I can really confide in her.
I love the pregnancy jokes when Jimmy lays in that position.
"Push Jimmy push"
"Oh god he is at ten!"
"Good lord, who is this clown?!" That was so perfect! I could t stop laughing at that through the rest of the movie
lol funny because the actor's face looks just like that is what he is saying.
" I think we found waldo"
truer words were never spoken
Rifftrax needs to revisit this movie! They've already revisited _Killers from Space_ which they originally riffed as The Film Crew. They also revisited _Zombie Nightmare_ which was originally riffed as an episode of _MST3K_.
When Nelson is Mikey with those glasses... Priceless. One of my favorite host segments
This movie is adorable. They tried so hard.
"Pansygram!"
Mikey is pretty much me when I was 12.
I've never seen this episode, and now I have to.
"How did you get unchained?"
One of THE best lines ever! XD
Love this episode partially bc it was filmed in the town I went to college in, but mostly bc of Mikey.
Those Mikey glasses needed to be a running gag, somehow. lol
An all time classic.."And he didn't steal no bike either!"
The Mikey Glasses bit and the Arch Hall Jr. face transformation bit are the best🤣
"Pansy-Gram!" LOL! "I think I'm a hermaphordite!"
LOL! I love MST3K!
I love that shot where jimmy pushes mikey in the face with his feet.
Mikey's down! MEDIC!
Mike was fantastic in those glasses 😂😂😂
Geezus, I was nerdy back in High school, and I feel like knocking this kid's books to the ground.
LMAO!!! 😂
Favorite riff from this episode:
*Friend of first girl being killed lets out a dramatic, high-pitched scream*
Tom: Would ya keep it down!? I'm tryna strangle someone here!
"Where's Waldo", "Pansygram!", "Cornjob?" and "Incredible Sexless Girl-Man Tells All in Crime Jag" ... pure gold.
*Crying jag
@@GooseGumlizzard Thanks!
Mikey- "It's all my fault!"
Mike- "Only in the sense of original sin."
Hahaha
I'm generally pretty horrible about guessing which clip they'll show after the credits at the end of the show, but I absolutely knew it would be that one. Laughed pretty hard when I saw it, too.
"Is Mikey gay?" That's one of the biggest unanswered MST3K questions, along with "Why the hell did they think slathering baby oil on Joe Don Baker was a good idea" and "Is corn grass?"
Is there beer on the sun?
Amen to that
lol! don't see Brokeback or Call Me By Your Name!
Is corn grass?
Doug Glassman I think Mikey's just pathetic.
mikey - greatest scene-stealer since dean stockwell in blue velvet
I never realized until now how much Mike's face turns into the Mikey face during the sketch.
How can there be a Best-Of Mikey? EVERY PART WITH MIKEY IS THE BEST PART!
For some reason I imagine Mikey grew up to become Bobcat Goldthwait
"I'll get to you later Curly"
"OK!"
Hehehehe!
If I could just smell a few cushions I’d be happy hahahaha
When Tom Servo giggles, the whole world giggles with him.
"Mikeys down! medic!"
Yeah, I got blackmailed by pictures of me about that age with the same dorky glasses.....I guess my parents secretly loathed me.
Love the meltdown scene with Betty and effeminate Mikey!
The hysterical scene in the police station always cracks me up.
I wonder who would win in a fight between Mikey, Troy McGregor from "The Final Sacrifice" and Joe from the short "Why study industrial arts?"
Oh that's easy: Joe would build a spice rack out of Mikey and Troy. I'm not saying Joe is a model of cool, but he loves his tools too much to be stopped.
@@kingbeauregard Those tools are his friends
If it was between just Troy and Mikey, I’d say Troy because he was able to cut himself out of the binding.
Between Joe, Mikey, and Troy, I’d say Joe because he knows how to use power tools and stuff but he’s also a crazy psychopath who hides his insanity by building things. Mikey would die first and Troy and Joe would be neck to neck but Joe would get Troy with the bandsaw
That’s my theory haha
"Oh, Jimmy!" I LOL hard whenever Crow says that
Rip Mikey
"no more pretending you're Lord Byron"- that one is completely from left field-I laugh every time i hear it.
"Please knee this kid in the groin." I fucking lost it.
...and no more pretending you're lord byron!
The young Lindsey Graham.
LOL! @ 4:23. "But what about the boom shadow that just passed behind us?"
damn, Lindsey Graham was a trip when he was younger
"Can I have those Streisand albums back please?"
Here, put this ointment on!
MST3K has ointment in many shows, including Hobgoblins and the one featuring John Unguentine KTLA. Unguentine is a burn ointment but you don't see it mentioned in public very often.
Lol Mikey's face is priceless.
That noodly fucking guitar twang gets me every time
I love Mikey. He could start a nerdcore rock band called No Bike.
"Now the whole, ugly mess is going to come out again!"
Hey, don't talk about Mikey that way!
Mickey's acting is all with his head! Especially in the stinger!
Mike doing Mikey "I didn't steal no bike.. "
yeah! he said that he was imitating a female actor on the set. he really liked her, and she seemed like she knew what she was doing, so he just mimicked her.
he acknowledged the horrific acting at the Q&A. very funny stuff.
"Weren't we going to beat the crap out of him?"
"Next time "
"It's implied."
Okay the actor playing Mikey claims that he followed the performance of the actress playing Betty ( because she had more acting experience than he did) and as she got more shrill so did he. I can buy that for the confession scene but what's his excuse for the rest of the movie?
Imagine the Harry Potter references they could make today with Mikey.
I want to find the actor who played Mikey and tell him, "This happened, and you let it happen."
4:22 "What about the boom shadow that just crossed behind me?
5 people didn't steal no bike neither.
I remember this whole movie, I thought Mikey was the killer. I thought he was pulling a real character out of the hat (but he's really a psychopath).
But maybe that's cause I just saw Usual Suspects.
That would have actually been a decent twist.
I watched this with my mom some years ago and she literally did a double take when Mikey appeared.
This kid reminds me of a 50s version of Eddie Deezen.
I don't have never felt any one needed to be bullied...till I met this kid
"Clank clank clank went the trolley!"
clang clang clang
Went Mikey's moxy.
"Jimmy didn't steal no trolley either. I did."
"Good lord, who is this clown!?"
god. best show ever
Eddie Deezen, DJ Qualls, Jay Barushel and Michael Cera all look like Paul Newman compared to this kid.
"Did you hear about Jimmy?"
"What about Jimmy?"
"He's my brother!"
OoOoOoOoOh I'm a teenage straglin' man...
Troy clobbered one of the Wizard of Id goons with a baseball bat. I don't think Mikey has strong enough arms to lift a baseball bat.
LOL Mikey's DOWN. How much estrogen was in the dressing room lemonade.
I think we found Waldo.
Hey, anybody know him?
The funny thing is a grown up Mikey showed up at the MST3K Convention to explain his "acting." I think you can see some of the Q&A on the Scrapbook video (just search MST3K Scrapbook here).
"Please give me a swirlie!" 😂 Mikey is the only entertaining part of this movie
mikey and troy mgregor for the THE FINAL SACRIFICE PART 2, "THE WRATH OF ROWSDOWER"...hahaaaa
"Pansygram" Priceless.
I gotta press the like button, I just gotta.
this is so great in so many variations.
One of Mst's best characters next to Torgo!
The Angry Video Game Nerd's awkward teen years.
Mikey got all right the following year when he bought his first training bra.
"How did you get unchained?" Lol
Mikey's the only one with a southern accent.
Is heredity real?
KutWrite After a failed attempt as an actor, Mikey, whose real name is Lindsey Graham, went into politics and is currently a Senator from the State of South Carolina..
That’s not a southern accent, that’s pure 100% West Virginia! This was filmed in Huntington, I’ve got family there, and up until the age of 5 lived there
To remember watching this movie on Something Weird OnDemand a long time ago. I kinda enjoyed it.
If Teenage Strangler was real, Mikey would've been arrested for being a sexual deviant and framed for the killings 😂
Really a classic to warm all Mysties hearts!
This is the funniest shit I have seen in a long while
7:20 Mike at one of his funniest!!! And again @ 7:52 LOL!! tHEY all CRACK ME UP!!!
"Look out, that's razor wire!"
"I think I'm barren, now!"