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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,740 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:08 PM Jan 2019

Idea: network airs the Presidential address, but with MST3k heckling in front of it.

Idea: network airs the Presidential address, but with MST3k heckling in front of it.

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{edited} If you unroll the thread, you see that several people have come up with that idea.

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Idea: network airs the Presidential address, but with MST3k heckling in front of it. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 OP

A Peoples Chyron of citizen fact checkers? Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #1

They warned us against Trump in 1991. FSogol Jan 2019 #2

Tommy and the Trumpy family in Pod People mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #6

Brilliant idea! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #3

Trumpy can do stupid things! Blue Owl Jan 2019 #4

I love this idea! JuJuYoshida Jan 2019 #5

Thanks for the reminder. I'll watch MST3K's The Pod People in lieu of trumpy's campaign speech. FSogol Jan 2019 #7

What if they put on the address and just say it's the movie? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #8

No, we have most of the series on DVD*. It is on youtube here: FSogol Jan 2019 #9

Thank you for this valuable public service that you have performed. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #10

A lot of the MST3K stuff is available on youtube. There is also a free app / cable company called FSogol Jan 2019 #11

If I ever have the time, one of these days I'll have to look into that, as well as mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 #12

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

1. A Peoples Chyron of citizen fact checkers?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:12 PM

Jan 2019

To run along the bottom.

FSogol

(45,586 posts)

2. They warned us against Trump in 1991.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:12 PM

Jan 2019

“Trumpy, you can do stupid things.”

https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/5/13446108/mst3k-pod-people-donald-trump-trumpy-streaming

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,740 posts)

6. Tommy and the Trumpy family in Pod People

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:34 PM

Jan 2019

Picture taken from Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) - Trumpy You Can Do Stupid Things!

Tommy and the Trumpy family in Pod People

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

3. Brilliant idea!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:13 PM

Jan 2019

Seriously. I would certainly tune in if that was the case.

Blue Owl

(50,575 posts)

4. Trumpy can do stupid things!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:13 PM

Jan 2019

JuJuYoshida

(2,217 posts)

5. I love this idea!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:23 PM

Jan 2019

FSogol

(45,586 posts)

7. Thanks for the reminder. I'll watch MST3K's The Pod People in lieu of trumpy's campaign speech.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:37 PM

Jan 2019

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,740 posts)

8. What if they put on the address and just say it's the movie?

Reply to FSogol (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:39 PM

Jan 2019

I mean, how will you be able to tell?

I take it you got one a-them fancy TVs where you can watch what you want, any time you want. You can see MST3K via Netflix or Hulu, or whatever?

Me, the option is "power off."

FSogol

(45,586 posts)

9. No, we have most of the series on DVD*. It is on youtube here:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:44 PM

Jan 2019

&list=RDsCl2ZNkfnS8&start_radio=1&t=140

* My two sons and I were huge fans. We recorded them whenever they were on.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,740 posts)

10. Thank you for this valuable public service that you have performed. NT

Reply to FSogol (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:45 PM

Jan 2019

FSogol

(45,586 posts)

11. A lot of the MST3K stuff is available on youtube. There is also a free app / cable company called

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jan 2019

Pluto.tv

They have 100 free channel with rifftrax channel and a MST3K channel.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,740 posts)

12. If I ever have the time, one of these days I'll have to look into that, as well as