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Jimmy’s Notes on Episode 67: ‘Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Ft. Damon Noyes & ‘5th Wednesday Bonus Episode #12: ‘Beware! The Blob’ | Ft. Travis Alexander

I’m giving you a double dose of the Jimbo Notes today since we had a bonus episode right after “Damon Noyes Month.” It’s hard to compete with the Giant Claw episode, but these two were worthy efforts. It’s funny how Damon took a throwaway comment from a livestream and made it into an episode. Little Shop of Horrors remains one of the few kaiju musicals, at least on film. There’s a King Kong Broadway show, but the music is mediocre and you stay for the life-size animatronic ape. So I hear. I haven’t been able to visit home in New York to see it…mostly because I was in jail, and now I’m globetrotting as a kaiju wrangler. Yep, my storied life continues.

So, about that tiny store filled with scary things:

  • I have firsthand experience with alien plants. You know how Biollante dissolved and flew into space? Well, I followed her trail in an FTL ship I’d…borrowed from the Garogas (long story; I don’t want to talk about it). This led me to an unknown planet a few hundred lightyears away. Biollante had since spawned several generations of seedlings and was living peacefully with her “children.” (Don’t tell Dr. Dourif. I refuse to be that weirdo’s space Uber). I landed to take some photos, but some of her offspring attacked me and broke my camera. I barely escaped.
  • I do a lot of secret tours, Nate…ones I can’t talk about (not “don’t want to”). Double-hush-hush-top-secret stuff. I don’t want to have to kill you. Or maybe I do? 😛
  • My life is now complete: I gave a badge of honor to Damon. May he wear it well.
  • You are crazy, Nate. I’ve known this since we met.
  • I’ve taught you well, Damon, correcting Nate like that. Just call me Jimbo Kenobi.
  • I have to sanitize the mics after every broadcast. That’s why no one ever gets sick from COVID or Nate’s cooties when they guest host on the show. You’re fine, Damon.
  • “Frank Oz is frankly…” Ha!
  • The other optical effect was in the theatrical ending, Nate. It’s when Seymour kills Audrey II.
  • Apparently, I need to get Nate noise-making toys for him to use on the show for his birthday. But I’m not sure our listeners are prepared for that.
  • Or are Damon and Raymund the same person?! (Dun-dun-DUN!)
  • I don’t want anything cooked up by Dr. Dourif, let alone eat it. I’m already a “fun guy.”
  • Clover makes me and others sick because he’s UG-LY! He might be the worst-looking kaiju on the Island!

And now for my notes on S.O.B., er, Son of Blob, er, Beware! The Blob (Bonus Episode 12).

  • I still think both of you have cases. For what, I don’t remember. I’ve slept once since this broadcast.
  • Travis, the original film was shot in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and the towns of Chester Springs, Downingtown, Phoenixville, and Royersford.
  • 14 years, Travis. That’s how long after the original this was (1958 to 1972).
  • The kitten’s name is Sam.
  • Making a citizen’s arrest is both less complicated and more complicated than I thought. Read about it on WikiHow.
  • Ice rinks are a bit of an engineering marvel, as I read here.

As usual, here are the documents with Nate’s research on both films.

All right, time to keep this Jimmy train a-rollin’ (all night long!) What? I couldn’t resist.

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Episode 67: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (1986) | Ft. Damon Noyes

Hello, kaiju lovers! Thanks to Damon Noyes’s generous MIFV MAX pledge on Patreon, MIFV is covering its first musical: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Nate wanted to cover this as part of Amer-kaiju, but to his disappointment, it didn’t make the cut. That’s when Damon, who’s performed in not one but two stage productions of this, swooped in and got it on the roster. It has a puppet, after all. This story has a complicated history: from several short stories to a low-budget Roger Corman movie in 1960 to a 1982 off-off-Broadway musical to this film, Nate and Damon dive into all of it. You’ll hear discussion of Faustian bargains, debates over its two endings, some singing, and even a candid moment where Damon gets emotional about a song in the film.

Before the broadcast, Nate was checking his e-mail in the KIJU breakroom when Mr. Gold arrives and says Cameron Winter wants to promote him to “media master.” Nate is reluctant, but he wonders if he can use this to discover what the new boss is hiding. Also, Dr. Douif calls as the Island’s kaiju horticulturalist to offer his thoughts on Audrey II.

Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg.

The prologue, “The Offer,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Guest stars:

  • Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold
  • Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dourif

Additional music:

  • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux
  • “Finale (Don’t Feed the Plants)” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ, and created by J.P. Gant.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

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This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-6:19
  • Intro: 6:19-22:16
    • Dr. Dourif’s Call: 12:10-18:07
  • Main Discussion: 22:16-2:09:08
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:09:08-end

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