MST3K 324: Master Ninja II

Having already commented on "Master Ninja I," I was able to watch one episode from the latest official Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD set taking a holiday from jotting down "riffs" that might sweeten a description. Given the next episode in the set was "Master Ninja II," though, I suppose I did wonder a little about taking two doses in rapid suggestion of Lee Van Cleef and Timothy Van Patten riding around in a van (with a gerbil) through the mid-1980s, reflecting not just that time's interest in Japan but also a possible urge to "domesticate" it... Of course, according to the official episode arrangement these episodes would have been separated only by the gruelling "The Castle of Fu Manchu," so maybe I can't complain there.
( 'Oh, what is he, Obi-fricking-Wan Kenobi?' )