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57. You Can Afford Donald Pleasence. [MST3K 516. Alien from L.A.]


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Alien from L.A. tries to sell big-boned surface-dwellers Beth and Adam as

they talk about Donald “It’s my birthday!” Pleasence, Kathy “Three
syllables???" Ireland, Angela “I’d give anything to see my dad again”
Pleasence, Menahem “I once worked with Donald Pleasence” Golan, and Yoram “I
also worked with Donald Pleasence” Globus.

Show Notes.

Alien from L.A.: IMDB. MST3K

Wiki.
Trailer. Watch on
YouTube!

Helicopter meets car.

Donald Henry Pleasence, b. 5

October 1919.

Previous Donald Pleasence Day episodes: Warrior of the Lost

World and The
Pumaman.

MST3K Live with the Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour!

Trailers for No Retreat, No

Surrender and Circus of
Horrors.

Kathy Ireland on Phil Donohue talking in her normal voice, the same year as

Alien from
L.A.

Kathy Ireland gave a talk to Google about her entrepreneurial

success.

This American Life on vocal fry.

Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth.

[Doesn’t seem to explain “big-boned”.]

We discussed Cannon on our episode

of Outlaw.

Some documentaries about the Go-Go Boys:

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon

Films.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon

Films.

Death Wish II and Death Wish

3.

The Apple.

Lambada vs. The Forbidden

Dance.

Hanna’s War.

Journey to the Center of the

Earth.

Deep Roy [IMDB.]

Jerry Goldsmith: Patton theme.

Where’s the Beef?

Producer Chris talks about The Tempest

on his literary podcast, The Spouter-Inn.

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn.

Home Alone 3.

Some bands and songs mentioned in this episode: Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull. Dion

[Abraham, Martin and John]. Devo. Ray Stevens. Tom Waits. Debbie
Harry/Blondie. Wendy & Lisa/Prince. The Beatles [A Day in the Life]. Exene
Cervenka/X. Vanity. Nelson. Edgar Winter. Boy George. Murray Head [One Night
in Bangkok]. Billy Ray Cyrus [Achy Breaky Heart]. Tina Turner. Lipps, Inc.
[Funkytown]. Pink Floyd. The Who. Rush. Pete Townsend. Paul Westerberg/The
Replacements. Bette Midler [Wind Beneath My Wings]. King Creole. Boots
Randolph [Yakity Sax]. Spinal Tap. Michael Sembello [Maniac].

Namu Myoho Renge

Kyo.

Tina Turner chants.

Yoko Ono: [Namyohorengekyo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9wldR4G58U "Yoko

Ono - Namyohorengekyo").

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

Band.

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