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"Is Somebody Filming a Bad Movie Out Here?" Quiz


"Manos: The Hands of Fate": the movie with so little happening that the SOL crew are sometimes reduced to saying the title over and over in lieu of riffing.

A multiple-choice quiz by Caseena. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Caseena
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
383,472
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
170
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the first scene of the episode, what has Joel programmed the bots to do? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Early in the movie, what does Joel observe about Mike and the police officer? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What mistake does Cambot make during the first host segment? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Finish the line from Joel: "'Manos: The Hands of Fate' was filmed on location in ______." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these is NOT an interpretation that the SOL crew offer for the catfight? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. During a scene in which the Master takes an inordinate amount of time to wake up Torgo, Joel finally snaps and shouts what at the screen? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which two characters dress up as the Master? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which line is NOT said about "Manos: The Hands of Fate" by the SOL crew? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. During the last scene of the movie, Tom embarks on a long monologue expressing the thoughts of which character? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Torgo shows up at Deep 13 at the end. What does he bring the Mads? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the first scene of the episode, what has Joel programmed the bots to do?

Answer: Think that everything Joel does is brilliant.

They praise everything he says, and Crow even nuzzles him. Joel starts to have second thoughts about their sycophantic behavior and removes the modules after the commercial break.
2. Early in the movie, what does Joel observe about Mike and the police officer?

Answer: They're voiced by the same guy.

"That was just one guy doing all those voices." Indeed, he's likely correct--the cameras used on "Manos" could not record sound, so all the voices were dubbed by just a few people. Oddly, there's a flash of a clapperboard at the start of one scene, even though there's no need for one if the camera can't pick up sound.
3. What mistake does Cambot make during the first host segment?

Answer: He forgets to stop the background scenery.

They've been recreating the boring opening of the film by running the driving footage while pretending to drive. Cambot forgets to stop the footage when Gypsy pulls them over. Despite having seen only a few minutes of the movie, Crow and Tom break down crying over how terrible it is. The Mads even call twice to apologize for showing such a horrible movie.
4. Finish the line from Joel: "'Manos: The Hands of Fate' was filmed on location in ______."

Answer: A vacant lot

It was actually filmed in El Paso. Joel adds that every frame "looks like someone's last known photograph" and that it was also filmed in "Spooner, Wisconsin". "MST3K" includes many Wisconsin jokes throughout its run. Other episodes with Wisconsin references are "Catalina Caper", "Cave Dwellers", "The Girl in Lovers Lane", and "The Giant Spider Invasion", the last of which contains a whole slew of them.
5. Which of these is NOT an interpretation that the SOL crew offer for the catfight?

Answer: Behind the scenes of "Arabian Nights".

The scene goes on for so long that they guess that this fight is why the movie was made. Like many scenes in the movie, it lasts too long and little to nothing of importance happens.
6. During a scene in which the Master takes an inordinate amount of time to wake up Torgo, Joel finally snaps and shouts what at the screen?

Answer: "Do something!"

And this is after they've already done some riffing! The jokes include a callback to "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" with the line "Torgo, you're the laziest man on Mars." The "Tempo" line is said by Crow in "Cave Dwellers" in response to the slow manner in which the actors deliver their lines.
7. Which two characters dress up as the Master?

Answer: Joel and Gypsy

Joel dresses as the Master, except with foot prints on his robe instead of hand prints, in the third host segment. The bots say that he's not convincing as an evil person. In the post-movie skit, Tom and Crow wear the wives' dresses while Gypsy dons the Master's clothes.
8. Which line is NOT said about "Manos: The Hands of Fate" by the SOL crew?

Answer: "Please tell me this isn't happening."

This line comes from the short "Here Comes the Circus" in response to some rather interesting clown acrobatics. When the "Manos" title appears again during the end credits, they start to panic because "it's starting over!"
9. During the last scene of the movie, Tom embarks on a long monologue expressing the thoughts of which character?

Answer: One of the women in the car

Sensing another long, dull driving scene, Tom makes it better by rambling on about vacations, dieting, and singing. Joel looks at Crow and does the "crazy" finger twirl near his head. The Master's dog is targeted for riffing in the previous scene when the camera holds in him for so long that Crow suggests that the dog needs a cue card to remember to bark.
10. Torgo shows up at Deep 13 at the end. What does he bring the Mads?

Answer: Pizza

Frank had to call Torgo's Pizza instead of Togo's Pizza. Mike Nelson plays Torgo; he mimics Torgo's strange ways of walking and talking, and Frank looks like he's trying not to laugh. DVD outtakes show everyone cracking up while filming the scene.
Source: Author Caseena

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