Mystery Science Theater 3000, Season 8

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999) is an American TV show that mocks bad movies by riffing on their strange characters, absurd settings, and silly plot twists, interspersing erudite cultural quips with schoolboy jokes and general zaniness. The… more »

[Mike's encyclopedia is a bit behind the times.]

Crow:
It lists Hitler as a "fairly stable veteran of the Great War."

Mike:
Oh, come on, they're not that old. They're fine.

Servo:
Oh yeah? It mentions the lightbulb as a "charming theory."

Crow:
Yeah! And Congress is spelled with an "f." What is it, Congriff?

Mike:
Well, I used them when I was a kid. [Blows dust off a volume] They seemed fine then.

Crow:
The periodic table has three elements in it, Mike!

Servo:
There's a volume for the letter epsilon.

Crow:
There's a mailing address for Macchu Pichu.

Servo:
It's got a picture of Stonehenge!

Mike:
So?

Servo:
Under construction?!

Mike:
So, what you high-minded encyclopedia snobs are trying to tell me is, you want a new set. Fine, I'll get you another set.

Servo:
Oh, anything that's not handwritten on papyrus will do.

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