The Undertaker & His Pals (2016 Version)

"*Have your Barf-O-Vision bags at the ready, and your Diner's Club card, as we present no one you've ever heard of, in tonight's feature, The Undertaker and His Pals, in Barf-O-Vision. Parental discretion is advised.*"
—Mr. Lobo

## The Undertaker & His Pals

### Secret message

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## The Episode

In this episode, Mr. Lobo introduces us to Miss Mittens's daughter, Little Mittens, and ends up babysitting her while Miss Mittens goes out. (It doesn't go well.)

### Wraps

**Wrap 1**

Mr. Lobo introduces the film as *Sweeney Todd* (2007), viewed in Barf-O-Vision ("because your eyes can't spit out what it won't stomach"). It's also Cinema Insomnia's 10th anniversary! In his exchange with Miss Mittens, Mr. Lobo reveals that she's a fan of *Sweeney Todd* star Johnny Depp, and inadvertently exposes his jealousy of the actor.

**Wrap 2**

Mr. Lobo is on the phone, complaining about the film's distracting color changes. This leads to him explaining to the unheard person on the other end of the phone what Green Stamps were, which segues into Mr. Lobo plugging *Cinema Insomnia* DVD "Slime Points," at which point the person hangs up on Mr. Lobo.

**Wrap 3**

Mr. Lobo administers The Insomniac Oath (slightly modified) to a live crowd at the Guild Theater.

**Wrap 4**

Mr. Lobo reminisces about classic "spook show" theatrics like having "nurses" on-hand at the theater, as well as a waiting ambulance, and such gimmicks as having theater patrons sign waivers (in case of death by fright). Upon reflection, Mr. Lobo notes that The Undertaker & His Pals isn't very scary, at which he tells Miss Mittens that he believes her daughter, Baby Mittens, could view it with them.

**Wrap 5**

Mr. Lobo explains that Little Mittens is Miss Mittens's daughter, and goes on to explain his view that you should physically force your children to watch horror movies.

**Wrap 6**

Mr. Lobo deals with a traumatized Little Mittens.

**Wrap 7**

Miss Mittens has left Mr. Lobo in charge of Little Mittens, and Mr. Lobo demonstrates a craft project for kids: how to make a street gang "skull and crossbones" logo patch like the ones worn by the murderers in the movie.

**Wrap 8**

Little Mittens fills her Barf-O-Vision barf bag.

**Wrap 9**

Mr. Lobo hosts the Snack Bar segment onstage before a live audience at the Guild Theater, recreating legendary fellow horror host Zacherley's "amoeba" (gelatin mold with stuff in it).

**Wrap 10**

"If you're just tuning in, you've missed...pretty much all the good parts of this film." Mr. Lobo consults John Stanley's book, The Creature Features Movie Guide, and discovers that *The Undertaker and His Pals* isn't in it, throwing him into a minor crisis.

**Wrap 11**

Mr. Lobo is shocked to find Little Mittens has wilted and died after watching the movie's preceding gruesome surgery scene.

**Wrap 12**

Mr. Lobo introduces and chats with this episode's Reel 7 Girl, Candy Graves, and presents her with an official Apprehensive Films *Undertaker and His Pals* skateboard deck.

**Wrap 13**

Insomniac Mail Sack, delivered by Commando Cody himself! Two pieces of fan art by Rick Lucey.

**Wrap 14**

Mr. Lobo is on the phone shopping for a casket for Little Mittens. He concludes that they're all too expensive, and simply puts her in his Barf-O-Vision barf bag.

**Wrap 15**

Mr. Lobo receives a phone call from Miss Mittens and awkwardly tries to cover up that Little Mittens has died.

**Wrap 16**

Mr. Lobo mistakenly eats Little Mittens's leaves out of the Barf-O-Vision bag, thinking they're chips. Upon recognition, he vomits into the Barf-O-Vision bag containing her remains.

### Ads

* **Goodyear Tire**, "When There's No Man Around," for the Goodyear Double Eagle Tire (1964)
* **Ajax** "White Tornado" (1968)
* **Duncan Hines** "Deluxe II" and "Pudding Recipe" cake mix (1980)
* **General Motors**, "A Touch of Magic" (1961)
* **The National Association of Broadcasters**, "Television Code" (starring Billy Mumy!)
* **"Rad" Abrams, Skate Board Attorney**
* **Maxwell House**, instant coffee (with "flavor buds!") featuring Rex Marshall
* **General Mills**, "Country Corn Flakes"
* **Band-Aid**, "Super Plastic Strips"
* **Dristan** decongestant tablets -- send your sinuses to Arizona in a giant flying suitcase! (1960s)
* **Transogram**, "Daredevil Trik Trak" (1965)
* **Kowa Coffee**, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (2014)
* **Suburban Auto Group**, "Trunk Monkey Theft Retrieval System" (2004)
* **Pee-wee Herman PSA: Don't Do Crack - Crack Cocaine Kills!** (1991)
* **Candles, Krankor & You** (fake ad)

### Movie Trailers

* ***The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies*** (1964)

### Shorts

* ***One Got Fat*** (bicycle safety film, 1963)
* ***I'm Watching TV*** (music video by The Mr. Lobo Experience)

### Quotes

"*We are through the looking glass, people. Reality is a twisted nightmare. We're in a bizarre world where an undertaker, a food service worker, and a med school student start a murderous motorcycle gang to further their day walker careers.*"
—Mr. Lobo

### Trivia

This episode is notable for having partly been shot live at the Guild Theater in Sacramento, California.

## *The Undertaker & His Pals*

### Cast

Warrene Ott
James Westmoreland
Robert Lowery
Ray Dannis

### Runtime

60 minutes

An undertaker, a med student, and a diner owner team up as a violent gang who commit murders to suit their careers: the med student performs surgery on the victims to learn his craft; the diner owner harvests meat which he sells to his patrons; and the undertaker hosts the funerals of their victims.