Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series)

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (1989)

Trace Beaulieu: Crow T. Robot, Dr. Clayton Forrester

Quotes 

• Crow : Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery.

• Crow : [about the film's villain]  The only thing diabolical about this guy is his acting.

• Crow : This is the kind of film you *won't* put on pause when you leave the room.

  Tom Servo : It encourages you to go get a sandwich.

  Crow : Kinda like TV repellent.

• [the titular robot is revealed] 

  Crow : It's not so great, it doesn't have knees.

• Crow : Once that robot gets into gear, you're really going to see him kick some Aztec.

• [Dr. Forrester is preparing for the Mad Scientists' convention] 

  Dr. Erhardt : Hey, promise me if you lose the contest this year you're not gonna blow up the whole convention center again?

  Dr. Forrester : I only did that once.

  Dr. Erhardt : Oh, ho, huh?

  Dr. Forrester : OK, twice. Twice.

  Dr. Erhardt : It was three times!

  Dr. Forrester : The third time I used the incendiaries, and it didn't actually make the building blow up. It just made it burn - really quickly. God that was beautiful, wasn't it?

• [the rocket flies towards the moon, however...] 

  Crow : It sure is sunny in space.

• Dr. Forrester : They laughed when I made the more painful mousetrap.

• Joel : I didn't know Billy Barty was in this.

  Crow : He's got a small part.

• Crow : I looked up "anti-climax" in the dictionary and it said "See: Aztec Mummy."

• Crow : And never darken this film again.

• [first lines] 

  Dr. Forrester : I really think this is going to be it. This is my year!

• [last lines] 

  Dr. Forrester : Well, until next time, my little square pudding!

• [a short serial episode is starting before the main movie] 

  Crow : There's always a boring short.

  Tom Servo : My shorts are never boring.

• Dr. Almada : The professor had given up his life to save ours.

  Crow : And his career.