The following is a list of episodes of The Absurd and Radical Movie Show that have been produced for RKO Comedy since 1992.
Season 1 (1992-1993)
| Ep. # | Featured film | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | That Darn Cat! (1965, Color, Walt Disney Productions) |
August 2, 1992 | |
| A woman is kidnapped. While in captivity, she manages to send a message out with a wandering cat. The cat's owner calls the FBI. The FBI tries to follow the cat. Jealous boyfriends and nosy neighbours also get in the act.
First appearance of the TV3 logo puppets and the evil soda can. | |||
| 102 | Xanadu (1980, Color, Universal Pictures) |
August 9, 1992 | |
| (Short: Looney Tunes: "Herr Meets Hare" (1945)) The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. With the help of Danny McGuire, a man Kira had inspired forty years earlier, Sonny builds a huge disco roller rink. | |||
| 103 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975, Color, 20th Century Fox) |
August 16, 1992 | |
| The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress. | |||
| 104 | The Elephant Man (1980, Black and White, Paramount Pictures) |
August 23, 1992 | |
| A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. | |||
| 105 | Psycho (1960, Black and White, Paramount Pictures) |
August 30, 1992 | |
| Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. | |||
| 106 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947, Black and White, RKO Pictures) |
September 6, 1992 | |
| (Short: Merrie Melodies: "The Foxy Duckling" (1947)) Teenaged Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates. He counters Susan's comic false sophistication by even more comic put-on teenage mannerisms, with a slapstick climax. | |||
| 107 | The Young Lions (1958, Black and White, 20th Century Fox) |
September 13, 1992 | |
| The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with antisemitism at home and in the army while entertainer Michael Whiteacre transforms from playboy to hero. | |||
| 108 | Smokey and the Bandit II (1980, Color, Universal Pictures) |
September 20, 1992 | |
| (Short: Looney Tunes: "The Grey Hounded Hare" (1949)) The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail. | |||
| 109 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Color, Universal Pictures) |
September 27, 1992 | |
| (Short: Heckle and Jeckle: "The Talking Magpies" (1946)) Brad Hamilton is a popular senior who is looking forward to his last year of school and almost has his 1960 Buick LeSabre paid off. He has a part-time job at a burger joint where his girlfriend, Lisa, also works. He is pondering how to end his relationship with Lisa so he can play the field during his senior year. The first episode of this show to feature a Terrytoon. | |||
| 110 | Destination Tokyo (1942, Black and White, Warner Bros. Pictures) |
October 4, 1992 | |
| In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore. | |||
| 111 | Grand Hotel (1932, Black and White, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) |
October 11, 1992 | |
| (Short: Color Rhapsodies: "A Boy, a Gun and Birds" (1940)) Doctor Otternschlag, a disfigured veteran of World War I and a permanent resident of the Grand Hotel in Berlin, wryly observes, "People come and go. Nothing ever happens," after which a great deal transpires. Baron Felix von Geigern, who squandered his fortune and supports himself as a card player and occasional jewel thief, befriends Otto Kringelein, a meek accountant who, having discovered he is dying, has decided to spend his remaining days in the lap of luxury. First Oscar-winning Best Picture appeared on the show and the first episode to feature a Screen Gems cartoon on the show. | |||
| 112 | Mary Poppins (1964, Color, Walt Disney Productions) |
October 18, 1992 | |
| A spoiled and bored upper crust Edwardian English family have their world turned upside down by an all nonsensical nanny who teaches them how to enjoy life. This musical movie has both comedy and pathos and lots of imaginative scenes that are wonderful for adults and children alike. You'll be singing along in no time..."in the most delightful way!" | |||
| 113 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Black and White, RKO-Liberty) |
October 25, 1992 | |
| (Training Video: Camouflage (1944)) In Bedford Falls, New York, on Christmas Eve, George Bailey is deeply troubled and suicidal. Prayers for his well-being from friends and family reach Heaven. Clarence Odbody, Angel 2nd Class, is assigned to visit Earth to save George, thereby earning his wings. Franklin and Joseph, the head angels, review George's life with Clarence. This is the first training video appears on the show. | |||
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