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Movie Summary  Movie: The Sidehackers:  This was the first movie to show the brutal reality of sidehacking—dull, boring, and stupid. This film is an amalgam of vile scenes Scotch-taped together to form a moving picture. A gang of sidehackers, led by sidehacking champion Rommel, doesn't like another gang of sidehackers, led by the volatile J.C. J.C.'s girlfriend tries to seduce Rommel and, when rebuffed, claims he tried to rape her. In retaliation, J.C. kills Rommel's girlfriend. There's a whole lot of avenging going on. The film nicely balances such scenes as a man punching a woman in the stomach with a couple in love frolicking in the meadow, so there's something for everybody. But frankly, there just wasn't enough sidehacking. — Mary Jo Pehl Host Segments  Prologue:  Joel tries to get Servo and Crow to bed after their bath. They utter another peep after Joel specifically asks them not to.  Invention:  Joel shows off Gretchen the Slinky - she's friendly and does tricks. Forrester displays his Slinky tube, which allows him to be two places at once.  Segment 2:  Joel, Tom, and Crow have worked out some heavy charts about sidehacking. To wit: "...It doesn't hurt to have a low I.Q."  Segment 3:  Joel talks about the importance of terminology for any new sport - it's impossible to have play-by-play or color commentary without it.  Segment 4:  Joel makes super-cool Rommel hats for Servo and Crow—even though they can't be Rommel, they can emulate him. J.C. (Mike Nelson) and Gooch (Frank Conniff) visit the SOL.  Segment 5:  Joel sings the song " Only Love Pads the Film" with the help of Servo, Crow, and Gypsy. In Deep 13, Frank agrees to push the button.  Stinger:  A Best Brains Production. Reflections We learned a harsh lesson with this episode. When we were selecting this movie for the show, we had watched only a portion of it. When it came time to write the movie, the writing team was stunned when there came a brutal, graphic scene of Rommel's girlfriend Rita getting raped and killed. We were all traumatized, the scene got cut, and from that day forward, movies were watched in their entirety before they were selected. — Mike Nelson