Mystery Science Theater 3000: DADDY-O
June 4, 2015 11:27 AM - Season 3, Episode 7 - Subscribe

(1958, Black & White, Exploitation) A guy is forced off the road by a cocksure young lady who challenges him to a drag race, which leads to a local gang discovering his driving skills. With short ALPHABET ANTICS: A whimsical educational short for younger audiences. This episode contains the most elaborate of MST3K's end credits gags, involving a malfunctioning Button. YouTube (1h38m) First aired July 20, 1991.

Annotated MST3K - Daddy-O (the website)

IMDB (2.0 stars)
Directed by Lou Place. Written by David Moessinger. Starring Dick Contino, Sandra Giles and Bruno VeSota.
posted by JHarris (7 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
We ARE having a show tonight! I promise to pull myself away from Splatoon for that long. The URL as usual is at http://sync-video.com/tv/rodneylives, the time is 9 PM Eastern. Further details in the intro club FaMeTa post.
posted by JHarris at 11:33 AM on June 4, 2015


I always wonder how many movies of the "Supposed Teenager with Humble Background Reveals Showbiz-Worthy Talent, Overcomes Criminality/Monsters, and Makes Good" subgenre MST3K didn't do.
posted by CheesesOfBrazil at 11:51 AM on June 4, 2015


So basically this is what Initial D is based off of
posted by hellojed at 12:59 PM on June 4, 2015


This sounds along the same lines as Girls' Town which is my Very Favorite, so I'm really hoping my kid sacks out early. Fingers crossed!
posted by tchemgrrl at 1:12 PM on June 4, 2015 [1 favorite]


Well, I already AM square, but I WILL be there.
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:14 PM on June 4, 2015 [1 favorite]


2pants2hiked
posted by ilana at 7:49 PM on June 4, 2015 [5 favorites]


For some reason I always confuse this with The Beatniks, which stars zero beatniks! No idea why.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:53 PM on June 6, 2015


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