Mst 3000: Shorts 3

How many nights have you lain awake wondering just how ice cream merchandising works? Really! Um, well, wonder no more. The Selling Wizard (in the guise of a mute caped woman wearing a tablecloth vest) will tell you everything you need to know about selling ice cream hand over fist. Here's a secret everyone may not know--refrigeration and freezing units. That's all I can say here. Interestingly, this riveting video comes from Annheiser Busch. This is probably the least funny short in MST3K history. The guys basically just watch the video and randomly make comments about the difficulty of choosing the right model for themselves.

Out of This World is a truly weird one. I don't know if there is a patron saint for bread salesmen, but there is a demon and an angel who oversee the careers of all purveyors of fine baked goods. When one inefficient salesman learns the error of his ways, the demon bets the angel that he will slip back to his old ways. We basically watch the bread truck guy go on his rounds, fostering grocer goodwill and talking grocers into selling more bread more prominently. I have no idea why, but I find the video itself quite interesting, and there are some funny moments, but this isn't really a stellar short. Then, we have Once Upon a Honeymoon. I have no idea what it was supposed to be about. A songwriter and his wife have waited a year for their honeymoon; when the boss calls and says a song must be rewritten, it is up to a goofy angel wearing kooky glasses to save the day, which he of course does by tempting the wife with modern home appliances.

Fortunately, this video has one saving grace, the classic "Is This Love?" short. Peggy and her man decide to marry after three months of dating; her parents want her to wait a year to finish school, but she throws a temper tantrum and elopes. For contrast, we have Peggy's college roommate Liz, a 50-year old Romulan woman, and her goofy boyfriend Andy. These old-fashioned (and just plain old) kids are taking the traditional route to marriage, waiting until school is over and they are sure they are compatible. There are plenty of humorous comments in this one.

All in all, this is a fairly weak collection of MST3K shorts. There are some funny bits throughout, of course, but they are relatively few and far between. The first two volumes of MST3K shorts are more enjoyable, but any MSTie will definitely want to add Volume 3 to his/her collection, as well.