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Flashback Friday: MST3K Gives A.R. Gurney's Love Letters the 2-Minute Treatment

“I’m a rich WASP, and I love you.” Robots really know how to cut to the chase.

With Brian Dennehy and Mia Farrow nearing the end of their run in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters on Broadway, we think producers should consider passing on the roles of star-crossed lovers Andrew and Melissa to…puppets. Sure, Carol Burnett will bring her signature humor to the role, but Crow T. Robot and his gumball-machine-headed companion Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000 cut right to the heart of the story with unparalleled efficiency more than 20 years ago.

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