"Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Pumaman (1998)

Director:

Michael J. Nelson

Writers:

Joel Hodgson (creator)
Michael J. Nelson (head writer) (1989-1999) ...

TV Series:

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988)

Original Air Date:

4 April 1998 (Season 10, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Ted Nugent | Reference To Mike Tyson | Flying | Reference To Shelley Winters | Aztec

Cast

Kevin Murphy	...	Tom Servo / Professor Bobo
Michael J. Nelson	...	Mike Nelson
Mary Jo Pehl	...	Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett	...	Crow T. Robot / Observer
Patrick Brantseg	...	Gypsy (1997-1999)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Chaplin	...	Ortega
Beth McKeever	...	Staci

Filming Locations:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

Quotes:

Vadihno: My name is Vadihno.
Crow: I'm an onion.

Movie Connections:

References "USA Up All Night" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Food, Glorious Food

My favorite MST3K

This has to be my favorite MST3K ever. For the longest time the only two I ever saw was Invasion of the Neptune Men and Overdrawn at the Memory Banks. Then this horrible example of 1980s cinema hit my TV and I had never laughed so hard. Personal firetrucks, villains breaking the laws of physics, Pumaman "flying", the gold Mike Tyson mask, and of course the great Aztec onion/shaman Vadinho, the real hero of the movie. I still find this episode among the funniest along with Cave Dwellers, Space Mutiny, Final Sacrifice, and a few others. The movie itself was so horribly done one has to wonder why it was made in the first place. 1/10 for the movie 10/10 for the MST3K episode. Also this movie contains the only use Donald Pleasance had for the word comb. Check it out.