Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE FINAL SACRIFICE Rewatch

July 28, 2022 2:43 PM - Season 9, Episode 10

Re-rewatch! Another fan favorite, unlikely hero Zap Rowsdower and dorky teen Troy on on a road trip to upset the diabolical machinations of... uh, a diabolic machinator. He has a name but honestly it's hard to remember much beyond Rowsdower. He had his own song on YouTube which I had linked to in past posts, but apparently the rights owner to the movie is No Fun and had it taken down. Boo, Tjardus Greidanus! Previously and again.
posted by JHarris (6 comments total)

Troy is like the Platonic Ideal of the dweeb.
posted by Saxon Kane at 4:47 PM on July 28, 2022 [2 favorites]

I hear he grew up and became quite the looker though!

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posted by JHarris at 5:42 PM on July 28, 2022

Featuring Canadian villain Garth Vader!
posted by Pope Guilty at 10:47 PM on July 28, 2022 [1 favorite]

Oooooooh I hates them bare-armed, ski-masked cultin' varmints.
posted by AndrewInDC at 12:13 PM on July 29, 2022 [3 favorites]

I do wish that the original film would have been more successful and launched a whole franchise: The Extended Rowsdower Multiverse!
posted by Saxon Kane at 12:14 PM on July 30, 2022 [1 favorite]

I just now realized why the protagonist's name is Troy.

Consider the story concept for a moment and you will too. Then you too will roll your eyes so far into the back of your head as to cause your optic nerves to pop out between your eyelids, alarming onlookers.
posted by CheesesOfBrazil at 5:25 AM on February 20, 2024