RiffTrax Shorts

The lesson of this short is basically, don't try to read things backwards. Most teachers simply find it easiest just to tell their students that, without subjecting them to the mind-warping powers of ACI. But if you do choose to watch it, you'll be treated to the trademark ACI cutaways, disembodied limbs, confused children, and puppets who loathe each other. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Fans of RiffTrax favorite Setting Up a Room will feel right at home, as the filmmakers take the same Zen-like, obsessive level of attention that film paid to a school classroom and apply it instead to school bathrooms. And it's all narrated by real live janitors, providing a glimpse inside the minds of the sponge-wielding warriors who fight the good fight against scum and grime every day.

Fashion Horizons! No, it's not a nautical clothing store at the mall. It's a little slice of history, a travelogue from back when commercial airliners were new and shiny and filled with traveling model/actresses, apparently. From Phoenix to Panama, there's no blisteringly hot locale these ladies won't be forced to suffer in their shiny plastic clothing.

The cavalcade of madness that is the At Your Fingertips series marches on. In this installment: Cylinders! -- Turns out the tubes on the inside of paper towels and TP that you throw into the garbage without a second thought can be used to make art! Well, not so much art as stuff. OK, it's crap. But boy is it crazy crap!

It's about a young man with a real passion for politeness and social decorum - y'know, classic middle school boy stuff - teaching his younger sister how to write a nice thank you note. When the mere act of preparing, composing, and mailing a thank you letter took more time than the actual event the letter was thanking someone for? You'll learn how and be the thanky-est person on your block!

Health: Your Posture tells the tale of Adrilene, a young girl with a serious problem: her parents named her Adrilene. Tragically, her nightmare doesn't end there, she also has to deal with a condescending educational short telling her she doesn't stand right. Then, even her reflection in the mirror turns on her, scolding and nagging poor Adrilene into submission.

Ignoring the timeless job-keeping strategies of blackmail and extortion, this film uses a Goofus and Gallant setup (classic Coronet originality!) to show that the best approach is to just work slightly harder than the laziest person in the office. Our hero learns that by following this simple advice, he too can someday aspire to hire others for jobs they barely care enough to do.