The Wilder Ride

We continue this minute with Freddy sitting on the floor like a lap dog. He is holding a mirror for Elizabeth. It is easy to see he is still worrying about his monster, but Elizabeth will hear none of it. Trying to take him mind off the situation at hand, she puts on a playful, but sexy voice about her room down the hall. Freddy wants her to stay with him. She will not let him, even when he tries to ravage her. She tells him he is a tough guy for making the tough decision to wait until the wedding night.

Joining us today for the first time as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Pete Mummert, one of the hosts on the hugely popular, Indiana Jones Minute.

We continue today with the angry mob gathering in the town square. Inspector Kemp and his right hand man address the crowd. Kemp has decided that a riot is an ugly thing and it is high time they have one. The crowd is enthusiastic and this fires up Kemp to say Frederick will curse the day he was born a Frankenstein. However, Kemp slurs the words so badly, the crowd has to stop and ask him to repeat himself. Of course, he has to say it again and then it's off to charge toward the castle of Baron von Frankenstein. As the crowd marches out of town, in two separate directions, we then cut to Freddy on the floor at Elizabeth's feet. He is so worried about his creature but she tells him not to be.

Joining us again today as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Jeff Leiboff, a huge Gene Wilder fan and a co-host on the weekly podcast, Radio Labyrinth.

We begin today with the guard taunting the monster. He claims they are going to get along like old friends. However, we can sense there is a dark and sadistic side to Rudy. After a few more taunting comments, he goes to light his cigarette. The monster starts to whine and look frightened. Rudy, the sadistic guard, begins to taunt the monster further. He strikes a second match and tells him that little boys should not play with matches. As he inches closer, the monster has had enough. He reaches out with both arms, wrapping his hands around Rudy's throat. As the monster rises to full height, he pulls Rudy at least two feet up in the air while strangling him. After some shaking and gurgling, the monster drops Rudy to the ground. As he begins to rip his chains off, they fall and sound like electricity! As we start to end the minute, we can see an angry mob is gathering in the town square sometime around 9:30 PM. Or maybe 10:30 PM. Time seems fluid in Transylvania.

Joining us again today as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Jeff Leiboff, a huge Gene Wilder fan and a co-host on the weekly podcast, Radio Labyrinth.

We begin the episode with Inga answering the question from Elizabeth about her role. She begins to discuss helping in the laboratory and then she remembers they like to have intellectual discussion. In fact, she remarks, they were having an intellectual discussion tonight when Dr. Frankenstein interrupts. He speaks something unintelligibly before asking Igor to help with the bags. Igor does his best Groucho Marx impression and then turns into a rabid dog, biting Elizabeth's fox stole. She beats him off with her small purse. Dr. Frankenstein says he means the luggage. As they turn to go inside, Igor says if the doctor needs any help with the girls before being shushed by Freddy. We then cut to the prison cell where the monster has been startled and now a sadistic guard seems intent on having a discussion with the creature.

Joining us again today as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Jeff Leiboff. Jeff Leiboff is a huge Gene Wilder fan and a co-host on the weekly podcast Radio Labyrinth.

We begin the scene with Dr. Frankenstein calling out, "Darling," to an arriving Elizabeth who responds in kind. They exchange some banter about missing each other and that Elizabeth must be tired. As she chides Freddy, he says he will go pay the driver. While he's paying the man, Igor has a near duplicate scene with Elizabeth, as if he is making a move on her. She is instantly disarmed and does not know how to respond to the odd man. As Freddy returns, Igor tells her to say nothing and to act normal. Realizing she is off her game, she suggests to Dr. Frankenstein that they should retire. They make their way to the front entrance of the house where Freddy tries to introduce her. He inadvertently calls her his financier. Then he destroys an attempt at saying fiancee. The scene ends with Elizabeth giving Inga the once over before asking, "What is it that you do do?"

Joining us again today as our guests on the Wilder Ride are Tim Andrews and Jeff Leiboff. Tim is an Atlanta radio personality, heard weekdays on The Von Haessler Doctrine from 9AM-11AM on WSB Radio. Tim also hosts a weekly podcast called Radio Labyrinth. Jeff Leiboff is a huge Gene Wilder fan, a long-time friend of Tim's and a co-host on Radio Labyrinth.

As we continue in this minute, the table is lowering and we now see Dr. Frankenstein is holding a controller. Obviously, the local garage has been by to install some upgrades to the secret laboratory. As the table lowers, we see Dr. Frankenstein and Inga are naked beneath a sheet. As the platform comes to the ground, we see her head lying on his arm. They are enjoying a cigarette after their apparent intellectual discussion. Frau Blucher is chastised by the doctor for interrupting his work. She says she understands, but it is important. She says a telegram just arrived announcing the arrival of Elizabeth, his fiancee. Then Frau Blucher advises he put on a tie first before going out to meet her.

Joining us for the first time as our guests on the Wilder Ride are Tim Andrews and Jeff Leiboff. Tim is an Atlanta radio personality, heard weekdays on The Von Haessler Doctrine from 9AM-11AM on WSB Radio. Tim also hosts a weekly podcast called Radio Labyrinth. Jeff Leiboff is a huge Gene Wilder fan, a long-time friend of Tim's and a co-host on Radio Labyrinth.

We continue today with Dr. Frankenstein trying to figure out how to bring some normality to the creature's behavior. Inga, ever sympathetic, begins to kiss Frederick's fingers one by one. Dr. Frankenstein responds with multiple moans. As soon as Inga places his hand on her chest, his eyes pop open and he, for the first time, understands where their relationship is heading. As the scene wipes, Frau Blucher enters with a note in her hand, asking for the doctor. We hear his voice from somewhere and suddenly the table that had once lifted the lifeless corpse to the sky begins to lower.

Joining us again as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Dave Delassandro, who is the editor and co-host of Seinfeld Minute with his girlfriend, LeeAnn.

We open today's episode in the panic of the opera house. Dr. Frankenstein is trying to regain control of his monster, but to no avail. The monster shoves him across the stage where he falls into a pile of lettuce and cabbage. The monster then does a stage dive into the police and after a brief struggle, the cops lift the creature onto their shoulders. The act of lifting him up causes him to stop fighting and they carry him out of the theatre. Maybe he is afraid of heights? We end with a shot of the monster in chains in a prison cell and Dr. Frankenstein showing true signs of worry over the fate of his creation. Inga also shares in the discussion about the poor monster in chains.

Joining us for the first time as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Dave Delassandro, who is the editor and co-host of Seinfeld Minute with his girlfriend, LeeAnn.

We continue with Dr. Frankenstein and his monster in lock-step of their tap dance routine. As Frederick pauses, it is time for the monster to get his solo and he begins to perform large pinwheels. The audience cheers with delight. Just as everything is going as planned, a light (or something) explodes, startling the creature. He stops and screams, backing away from the fire and the light. Dr. Frankenstein rushes forward and stamps out the bits of flame and demands they continue. He tries to restart his tap routine, but the music is silent. The crowd begins to boo and suddenly they throw heads of leaf lettuce at the two performers. Dr. Frankenstein begs them to not humiliate the monster. But, not heeding his own advice, when the monster begins to roar, Dr. Frankenstein demands obedience. His monster rebels, shoving the doctor backwards and knocking him out cold.

Joining us again as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Matt Gray, former private detective and current land surveyor.

We begin in the midst of the song and dance number. Gene Wilder, as Dr. Frankenstein, is focused on his tap routine and singing the song. The monster is still just a beat or two behind, but is doing a very good job nonetheless. At one point Dr. Frankenstein pulls back his sleeves as though to say, nothing here. The monster does a similar motion. As the song comes to a bridge, it's time for an extended tap dance routine. This is where we take a moment to delve into the history of tap dancing. We close the minute out still in the middle of the Puttin on the Ritz routine.

Joining us again as our guest on the Wilder Ride is Matt Gray, former private detective and current land surveyor.