MST3K 506: Eegah

Entering the fifth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, I've made it to "Eegah." Along with "Robot Monster" and "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians," it's one of the three films in the MST3K canon also featured in the book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time," which I read in my home town's library at an early age. That book and its "Golden Turkey Awards" followups may have played some role in pointing me towards a Mystery Science Theater perspective, but I've also become aware of some criticism of their own take on "cheesy movies," perhaps more "conventional" and dismissive than the way the series grapples with them. Even so, I may have had taken some particular interest in the three episodes, and that's stuck with me over time.
( 'Richard Kiel as Eegah Templar, the Saint.' )

( 'He's like a Cabbage Patch Elvis.' )

( 'You know, even in crisis these two are dull.' )

( 'She gets picked up so much she should have a handle.' )