List of The Absurd and Radical Movie Show episodes

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. The first episode to feature a film that won an Oscar for Best Picture 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 episode to feature a training video.
114	Freaky Friday (1976, Color, Walt Disney Productions)	November 1, 1992
(Short: Donald Duck: "Up a Tree" (1955)) Schoolgirl Annabel is hassled by her mother, and Mrs. Andrews is annoyed with her daughter, Annabel. They both think that the other has an easy life. On a normal Friday morning, both complain about each other and wish they could have the easy life of their daughter/mother for just one day and their wishes come true as a bit of magic puts Annabel in Mrs. Andrews' body and vice versa. They both have a Freaky Friday. The first episode in this show to feature a Disney cartoon.
115	The Great Ziegfeld (1936, Black and White, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	November 8, 1992
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." Late in life, now married to Billie Burke, he seems to be all washed up.
116	Call Me Bwana (1963, Color, Eon Productions-United Artists, United Kingdom)	November 15, 1992
A British Movie Special! (Short: Adam (1991)) Bob Hope plays a New York writer who has passed off his uncle's memoirs of explorations in Africa as his own. Hope lives his false reputation as a great white hunter to the point of living in a Manhattan apartment furnished to look like an African safari lodge complete with sound effects records of African fauna. The first episode of this show to feature an Aardman short.
117	The Cock-Eyed World (1929, Black and White, Fox Film Corporation)	November 22, 1992
Two Marines who spend their lives battling each other find themselves stationed in Russia, where they fight over a sexy Russian girl; from there they go to Brooklyn, where they both set their sights on a pretty blonde who flirts outrageously with both of them; and finally they wind up in a South American country where they fight for the favors of a beautiful senorita and try to put down a rebellion by the locals at the same time.
118	The House of Rothschild (1934, Black and White, 20th Century Pictures-United Artists)	November 29, 1992
(Short: Looney Tunes: "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" (1930)) That begins at the home of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) and his wife Guttle Schnapper (1770–1812). As one of their sons sees the taxman coming, they hurry and hide their wealth, including currency, silver, etc. The first episode to feature a Warner Bros. cartoon reissued by Sunset Production in the 1950s (B&W).
119	The Black Hole (1979, Color, Walt Disney Productions)	December 6, 1992
(Short: Goofy: "No Smoking" (1951)) It is the year 2130 A.D. An Earth exploratory ship, the USS Palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the USS Cygnus, just outside its event horizon. Deciding to solve the mystery of the Cygnus are: the Palomino's Captain, Dan Holland; his First Officer, Lieutenant Charlie Pizer; journalist Harry Booth; scientist and ESP-sensitive Dr. Kate McCrae, whose father was the Cygnus's First Officer; Dr. Alex Durant, the expedition's civilian leader; and the robot known as V.I.N.CENT. The Palomino attempts a dangerous fly-by of the darkened ship. As they come within close range of it, the buffeting they experience (due to the black hole's gravity) suddenly ceases. They bring more instruments to bear on the derelict, but do not even realize the gravity-free zone is artificial; slipping outside it, they are almost drawn into the black hole, an abyss from which no one can escape. Matters worsen when Reinhardt holds the crew captive, after realizing that they can help him reach his goal.
120	Baby Boom (1987, Color, United Artists Pictures)	December 13, 1992
(Educational Film: How the First Letter Was Written (1970)) J.C. Wiatt is a driven Manhattan career woman typical of the 1980s whose fast-paced life leaves her with no time for romance or relaxation (or as the narrator in the beginning puts it she works "5 to 9".) , though she derives pleasure from her frantic schedule and demanding job. She works as a management consultant and lives with an investment banker, whose job and life are likewise hectic. Her life is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a toddler, Elizabeth, from a deceased cousin whom she hadn't seen since 1954. First episode to feature the 1980s United Artists movie on the show (later appeared in syndication) and the first episode to feature an educational film.
121	The Aunt from Chicago (I theia ap' to Chicago) (1957, Black and White, Finos Films, Greece)	December 20, 1992
(Educational Film: City of Gold (1957)) A middle-aged man's conservative life is disturbed, when his sister returns to Greece, after many years in Chicago. Her arrival breaths new air to the family, and some extreme ideas of how to get her shy nieces to marry.
122	A Christmas Story (1983, Color, MGM/UA Entertainment Co.)	December 27, 1992
A Winter Special! (Short: The Spirit of Christmas: "Jesus vs. Frosty" (1992)) Nine-year-old Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and "this thing which tells time". Ralphie's desire is refuted with his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a department store Santa Claus, all giving him the same warning: "you'll shoot your eye out". The first episode to use an all-new cartoon on a show. NOTE: The Spirit of Christmas is a precursor to the Comedy Central's South Park.
123	Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992, Color, Direct-To-Video, Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation)	January 3, 1993
(Short: Merrie Melodies: "A Wild Hare" (1940)) The Tiny Toon Adventures characters leave for their summer vacations after their term at Acme Looniversity ends. Babs and Buster Bunny have a water pistol fight, which eventually escalates into their flooding Acme Acres. The bunnies, along with Byron Basset, float from flooded Acme Acres down to the southern United States, where they continuously avoid getting eaten by the river's residents. This is the world TV premiere of the film and the first episode to have a direct-to-video film on the show and the first episode to have an all-cartoon movie on the show.
124	The BFG (1989, Color, Cosgrove Hall Films, United Kingdom)	January 10, 1993
(Educational Film: The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950)) Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities, and whisked away to Giant Country. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalogue and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but the mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children. Sophie enlists the help of the Queen, by making up a dream for her, and with the backing of the armed forces, they defeat the mean giants.
125	The Robe (1953, Color, 20th Century Fox)	January 17, 1993
(Newsreel: Fox Movietone News: "The Robe" (1953)) Marcellus Gallio, son of an important Roman senator and himself a military tribune begins the film in a prologue that introduces the viewer to the might and scope of the Roman empire. He is notorious as a ladies’ man, but he is captivated by the reappearance of a childhood sweetheart Diana, ward of the Emperor Tiberius . Diana is unofficially pledged in marriage to Tiberius' regent, Caligula. This is the first episode to use a CinemaScope movie and the first to use a newsreel. NOTE: Both the newsreel and the film appeared on The Fox DVD of the Robe.
126	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, Color, United Artists-Ivory Way Productions)	January 24, 1993
(Short: Merrie Melodies: "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs" (1943)) Jack Spade returns from the Army to his old neighborhood following the death of his brother, Junebug. The police determine Junebug's death to be the result of an "OG", or "Over Gold" — the victim has overdosed on gold chains. A brief image of Junebug is shown featuring him covered, head-to-toe, with gold chains. When not distracted by his old girlfriend and Junebug's wife Cheryl, Jack seeks revenge for his brother's death. This is the first Censored 11 on the show. Footage of a banned Hawaii Five-O episode called "Bored She Hung Herself" is shown on the episode. NOTE: This episode is banned from the 2012 The Absurd and Radical Movie Show 20th Anniversary Edition DVD.
127	The Mark of Zorro (1920, Black and White, United Artists)	January 31, 1993
(Short: "Forbidden Passage" (1941)) In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion of the people, who appears out of nowhere with flashing sword and an athletic sense of humor, scarring the faces of evildoers with his Mark. Meanwhile, beautiful Lolita is courted by villainous Captain Ramon, rich but effete Don Diego... and dashing Zorro, who is never seen at the same time as Don Diego. As Zorro continues to evade pursuit, Ramon puts the damsel in distress.
128	The Tall Guy (1989, Color, Working Title Films/Virgin Vision/London Weekend Television, United Kingdom)	February 7, 1993
(Short: Popeye the Sailor: "The Island Fling" (1946)) Dexter King, an American actor working in London and living platonically in Camden Town with his "educated, charming...nymphomaniac" landlady. He's just finished his sixth year playing "The Tall Guy", a straight man in a two-man, long-running comedy revue starring (and dominated by) Ron Anderson, playing a role based on himself). The first episode in this show to feature a Famous Studios cartoon.
129	Cooley High (1975, Color, American International Pictures)	February 14, 1993
(Short: Looney Tunes: "Angel Puss" (1944)) The story explores the adventures and relationships of Leroy "Preach" Jackson and Richard "Cochise" Morris, two black high school students at Edwin G. Cooley High School, in Chicago, during the 1960s whose carefree lives take a turn for the worse through several twists of fate, including violent carjacking friends, drugs, failing grades, and girls. NOTE: Like Episode 26, this is banned from the 2012 The Absurd and Radical Movie Show 20th Anniversary Edition DVD.
130	The Killers (1946, Black and White, Universal Pictures)	February 21, 1993
(Short: Merrie Melodies: "Daffy Doodles" (1946)) Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," who's expecting them. Insurance investigator Reardon pursues the case against the orders of his boss, who considers it trivial. Weaving together threads of the Swede's life, Reardon uncovers a complex tale of treachery and crime, all linked with gorgeous, mysterious Kitty Collins.
131	UHF (1989, Color, Orion Pictures Corporation)	February 28, 1993
(Short: Merrie Melodies: "Wideo Wabbit" (1956)) George Newman daydreaming about him parodying Raiders of the Lost Ark while working a shift at Big Edna's Burger World. He is interrupted by his roommate and best friend, Bob , who also works with him at Big Edna's. When Bob mentions that he hopes "Big Edna" doesn't notice some burnt fries, George starts to insult her, and gets both him and Bob fired.
132	Walking, Walking (Cammina, Cammina) (1983, Color, RAI, Italy)	March 7, 1993
Ermanno Olmi has recreated the journey of the Magi as it might have been enacted by a village full of Italian peasants. Some refuse to make the trip; some drop out grumbling along the way; some persevere in search of a miracle - and all for the best of reasons. Olmi knows the strengths and limitations of the human spirit, ancient or contemporary, and fills his sublime and haunting pageant with suspense, gentle comedy, and ironic climax. This is a biblical story for our time, etched in a visual style as clear and mysterious as faith itself. What a tragedy that this towering film is virtually unknown in the United States except for presentations at a few international film festivals.
133	Gandhi (1982, Color, Columbia Pictures)	March 14, 1993
(Short: Looney Tunes: Box-Office Bunny (1990) The film begins with Gandhi's assassination on 30 January 1948, and his funeral. After an evening prayer, an elderly Gandhi is helped out for his evening walk to meet a large number of greeters and admirers. One of these visitors—Nathuram Godse—shoots him point blank in the chest. Gandhi exclaims, "Oh, God!" ("Hē Ram!" historically), and then falls dead. The film then cuts to a huge procession at his funeral, which is attended by dignitaries from around the world. This was the first episode to feature a "stinger" (an amusing moment from the film) following the closing credits.
134	Night Shift (1982, Color, Ladd-WB)	March 21, 1993
(Short: Looney Tunes: Fast and Furry-ous (1949) Chuck, formerly a successful stockbroker, has found a refuge from the ulcer-inducing Wall Street rat race in his job as an attendant at the New York City morgue. His displeasure at being "promoted" to night shift supervisor to make room for his boss's nephew is exacerbated by the irrational exuberance of Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski, his new coworker. However, both men are inspired by the plight of Chuck's prostitute neighbor, Belinda, to apply Chuck's M.B.A. education and Bill's entrepreneurial spirit to open a prostitution service with headquarters at the morgue.

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