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Comedy Sci-Fi. Mike and the Bots learn the dangers of not paying attention at railroad crossings in the short Last Clear Chance (1959). Later, they watch government agents use high-tech radar to track criminals on the black market in Radar Secret Service (1950).
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- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Kevin Murphy
- 1993-12-18
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Synopsis
Friendly Patrolman Hal Jackson (Boyett) visits the Dixon family to instruct their youngest son, Alan (Bosworth), in the art of safe and courteous driving. He relates many grisly tales of various young drivers, his main advice being to pay attention, but Alan's older brother Frank Jr. (Bill Agee) isn't listening, and drives with his girlfriend Betty (Lynch) into the path of an oncoming train while turning around and waving at the car behind him.
Information
1. The film supposedly concentrates on accidents at level crossings because it was financed by Union Pacific. 1. This short was included on Shorts Vol 2, released by Rhino Entertainment on VHS in October 1999, and on DVD as part of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 3, a 4-DVD set with The Side Hackers, The Unearthly and The Atomic Brain.
Host Segments
Prologue: Mike performs Crow'smaintenance checkup, but has no idea what he's doing. The result: Crow becomes Arnold Horshack. Segment One (Invention Exchange): Mike has an escape plan: tear up everything aboard the SOL made of fabric (including Gypsy's bra, Crow’s Underoos and his pants from The Killer Shrews, and Tom Servo's pantyhose) and tie the scraps together to make a very long rope. He might be a bit delusional. The Madspresent Hypno-Helio-Static-Stasis (containing X-4), a phenomenon w...
MST3K cast
1. Michael J. Nelson - Mike Nelson 2. Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester 3. Kevin Murphy - Tom Servo 4. Frank Conniff - TV's Frank 5. Jim Mallon - Gypsy 6. Mary Jo Pehl - Magic Voice
Trivia
1. The episode contains several references to the popular TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. Their connection to the movie and short is not readily apparent. 2. In the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide Kevin Murphywrites that he personally lobbied for this movie because he thought the constant references to "RADAR" were funny. He later regretted this.
Commercially released on DVD by Shout! Factory in March 2015 as part of Volume XXXII, a 4-disc set along with Space Travelers, Hercules, and San Francisco International.
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Mike and the Bots learn the dangers of not paying attention at railroad crossings in the short Last Clear Chance (1959). Later, they watch government agents use high-tech radar to track criminals...
Radar Secret Service is a 1950 action film starring John Howard, produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Sam Newfield. The film was featured on the American television show Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Mike and the Bots watch government agents use high-tech radar to track criminals on the black market in Radar Secret Service.
Mike and the Bots learn the dangers of not paying attention to railroad crossings in the short Last Clear Chance (1959). Later, they watch government agents use high-tech radar to track criminals on the black market in Radar Secret Service (1950).
