Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 3, Episode 5

Rocket Attack U.S.A. (27 Oct. 1990)

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The crew watches the second chapter of The Phantom Creeps and a film about an American spy sent to the Soviet Union to investigate a missile attack. Joel hosts a quiz show with the Bots.

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The crew watches the second chapter of The Phantom Creeps and a film about an American spy sent to the Soviet Union to investigate a missile attack. Joel hosts a quiz show with the Bots.

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This was the first episode of MST3K to use a "stinger" (a short clip shown after the end credits to highlight a moment in the movie that the writers found particularly amusing). See more »

Quotes

TV's Frank: Okay. Well Joel, you know if you're like me, when I think of the 70's, I think of one thing: Foosball! Woo-eeeyukaaeeee! So what we've done is taken the whole Foosball concept, and uh... We've caulked this, added water, and we've turned it into Water Polo. Woo!
Dr. Forrester: That's right.
TV's Frank: Yeah.
Dr. Forrester: To provide hours of aquatic terror... Get that, Frank... with shark attacks...
TV's Frank: I'm going to kill you! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die
Dr. Forrester: ...boat accidents, just like the kind of terror you're going to see in this film this ...
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Stinger: the blind man on the street saying "Help me." See more »

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References The Gong Show (1976) See more »

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