#62 Honorable mention in Mighty Jack's Top 50
Excellence Level: Gold
Movie Pain: Low - Not half bad viewing
Riffing: Wildly Funny
Skits: Solid, good humor

The Brits try their hand at a "Godzilla" style movie, complete with city stomping action and a little annoying kid. His names Sean, and thankfully he wears pants.
     I agree with guest Leonard Maltin, Gorgo isn't a half bad flick and the riffing it receives is pretty darn good - Odd, I don't remember being that impressed the first time I saw it? But there is a wonderful side effect to MST, that being; many of its episodes get better with age. As I watched Gorgo again, I had to be honest... This was one funny experiment, especially during the first hour.
     Host segments were solid (Trivia Pursuit, Waiting for Gorgo) and I laughed when Mike chastised Crow for making a lame joke ("Driving Miss Dummy"). It was nice, in an inclusive "we're all pals here, enjoying a bad movie" kind of way, it's the type of funny bit that makes the fans feel like they're one of the guys. With knocks on Irish food, a mundane version of the song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and lots of 'Dorkin'... Gorgo's the best of season nine's British invasion.

Host Segments
Intro: Crow's head is being used as a nest. Segment 1: Pearl and Leonard Maltin discuss bad movies. Segment 2: Waiting for Gorgo. Segment 3: Mike's all excited about his 'William Sylvester Trivial Pursuit' game. Segment 4: The horrors of the Nanite circus. End: The women of Gorgo and more with Leonard and Pearl. Stinger: Fisherman speaks in tongues.

Notable Riffs
*"McRoar! O'Growl!" - Mike as Gorgo
*"Am in... Ireland... send real... food." - Crow
*"Kid, could you salt yourself and come over here... Maybe lay in some marinade?" - Crow as Gorgo
*"You know what's great though Sam? I'm wetting myself in terror but it doesn't really matter down here" - Crow (during diving scene)
*"I didn't know elephants exploded on impact." - Crow
*"Pacifist or not, Gandhi's got to be chuckling about now." - Servo
*"People running through the streets yelling, 'This simply isn't done. You'll be hearing from my solicitor.'" - Mike
*"Go play on Gamera's back kid, I'm not into it." - Crow as Gorgo
*"The infant." - "the outfant." - Professor/Crow
*"The legendary treasure of Captain Crunch." - Crow
*"The poor Irish, you know, if they aren't being invaded by Cromwell or infested with leprechauns, they've got this guy." - Mike
*"We're out of fresh water." - "We'll have to drink concentrate, then." - Sam/Mike
*"Then we got into port and everyone was okay, they went out for lunch and felt better." - Crow (signing to the tune of the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")
*"Gorgo" - "The Vice President's unimaginative campaign slogan." - Mike
*"Gone?" - "Yes, it's a word meaning Not here anymore." - Joe/Crow
*"But you missed my point, despite our new familiarity with names." - Mike as Sean
*"There's a skeleton of a little French guy in here!" - Crow
*"Don't bother the man, he's Dorkin." - Crow
*"Insulation on a stick." - Crow
*"Whoa, he's got Betty Davis eye, real bad." - Mike
*"Capsized?" - "I've got to have my cap sized!" - Some Guy/Crow
*"Ah, General Sean, glad we found you." - Crow
*"Hey it's Large Bob!" - "Uh, it's Big Ben." - Crow/Mike