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Overrated and overhyped

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

"What to Do on a Date" is an 11-minute black-and-white short film from 65 years ago and the title gives away the core story of the film already. We watch a young man and he is not sure what to do with the girl he fancies when he has plans to go on a date with her. There were some not so great moments here, for example the girl must hear the other boy talking to him while she is on the phone and she'd probably not like it. But the main problem is that each girl is so different from the other that it is a bit pointless to make a film about that issue. Just do what she likes and what you like as well. On a positive note, this educational movie is among the most relevant today as young people everywhere still wonder what to do on a date these days. Oh yeah, people voted this down to the ground because MST3K picked it up and made fun of it, but I don't pay attention to these as they obviously cannot make up their mind by themselves and they probably have not even seen it. The film is better than the rating suggests, but it is still not a good watch. I do not recommend it. If you still liked it, you can check out the sequel if you find it anywhere.

This short tells of Nick, a shy guy who has long had a desire to ask sweet Kay out on a date. Jeff his buddy, suggests taking Kay to a "scavenger sale" a kind-of indoor garage sale, and Nick does only after his attempt to take Kay to "Wagon Train" is foiled because Kay has seen the film. They end up having a nice time and Nick sees a schedule of things to do, so he sets another date with Kay to go to a weenie roast.Overall this short film was sweet and gave some decent advice for dating, (make sure the other person will enjoy the activity, double date, choose dates that aren't too expensive etc) but the acting is wooden and the styling is badly dated. Still you can do worse for education shorts. "Drugs are Like That" for instance.

Yes, "What to Do on a Date" is the typical "educational" short made during the oh-so-innocent 1950s (which of course means that everyone is a bunch of wholesome white people). In this case, a geek can't figure out how to ask a girl on a date and needs guidance. Quite frankly, anyone who takes this movie as guidance will probably have a lot of trouble on a date.Has this film no redeeming qualities? Far from it. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" showed it, and the Satellite of Love viewers had lots of fun tearing it apart. Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank may try to torture Mike/Joel and the 'bots by showing them this swill, but they're no match for the jeers and heckling.

We follow a young man named Nick, who is aided by his savvy friend Jeff in getting a date with the cut girl next door, named Kay. Of course, to modern eyes, this film seems completely ridiculous, but in 1951 times were much simpler and a "weenie roast" wasn't something people snickered over. Nick seems to be a socially immature, penny pinching teen who gets dressed by mom in the morning. His friend Jeff carries himself with supreme confidence and seems to realize that dating isn't a bunch of complex games. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll thank MST for being there the whole way.2'd mostly because the acting is truly laughable, the only person who seems to know how to act here is Jeff.