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Movie: Operation Double 007:
The first thing we see here is a white-haired gentleman with a
monocle getting a back rub from a hotsie-totsie in short shorts
while watching a film clip of a belly dancer projected onto the
back of a reclining nude. This cocky oldster has a plan to
freeze all the world's machinery and thus take over, so you can
see why the ladies love him so. His name is "Mr. Thayer" (oh,
the terror) and he's played by Adolfo Celi, from Thunderball;
he's opposed chiefly by Neil Connery, Sean's brother, who's
called Neil in the film and is cunningly identified as the
brother of "our top agent." Others include Lois Maxwell, who
played Moneypenny in all the Bond films.
Yes, it's Neil vs. Mr. Thayer in this cheap knockoff, which
doesn't sound that exciting but things do happen. Neil
hypnotizes people; atomic nuclei are stolen by gorgeous women
dressed as dance hall girls; there are locations; there are
gimmicks and horns and a craggy killer nun; that sort of thing.
In the end, of course, the good guys win and Neil gets the
blonde, who was in From Russia with Love. Sloppy
seconds? Maybe a little unfair, but the film deserves it.
— Paul Chaplin
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Prologue:
Joel's showing all his old home movies, having transferred them
to videotape, "This is that picnic we took up to Koshkonong
Mounds!" Servo's fascinated, Crow's horrified, Gypsy's sleeping.
Invention:
Frank's depressed, so Dr. F lets him do the invention. Frank
sports pants with a hose stuck through them, and calls them
Lederhosen-hosen. "Now, I can schottische while watering my
plants!" He breaks down and admits he "just wanted to be
Bavarian for one brief shining moment, is that so wrong?" Yes,
it is, but Dr. F. promises him an Alpenhorn. On the SOL, Crow's
invented the Sarah, the Bobbing Buzzard, based on the bobbing,
drinking bird. The theme song: "Bobbin' buzzard—Caw! Caw! Caw!"
Segment 2:
Imitating the bad guy, with the horns lifted from the score and
pointless cool props dropping out of the air, Joel struts in a
bathrobe and announces it's time for his daily backrub. In
response to any objection: a smug "I know."
Segment 3:
The crew graphically compares the lives of Sean and Neil
Connery. While Sean's career thrives, "Neil's talent for selling
light bulbs over the phone is discovered, leading to a long life
of menial jobs and aimless drifting." And so on.
Segment 4:
Still seeking Bavarianness, Frank's set to play "Beer Barrel
Polka" on the accordion when Torgo shows up with the Mr. Pibbs
the Mads ordered way back when (see episode
0424 -
Manos: Hands Of Fate). He also asks to use
the bathroom, which is, of course, sickening.
Segment 5:
Using his old magnetizer, Dr. F. magnetizes the SOL. The 'Bots
are stuck to the wall, and satellites (including one with a
barking Russian dog) are stuck to the SOL. Frank, still in his
Bavarian getup, tries some real bad German, and Dr. F. kicks
him. Lastly (quite a busy sketch, this) the toilet flushes and
Torgo says, "Thank you."
Stinger:
Bad guy flinching.
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