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Good start, but then it gets ruined

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

...was how Crow defined "Design for Dreaming" when he, Servo and Mike had to watch it. It portrays a happy-go-lucky woman living a fantasy in which a jolly man buys her any car that she wants, and a kitchen has all the appliances that a 1950s housewife could ask for. Very much a product of the 1950s.A previous reviewer called this short "I Dream of Jeannie" on LSD. I thought that it looked like the Broadway sequence in "Singin' in the Rain" on LSD. But either way, the movie is beyond pathetic, just the sort of schlock that Dr. Forrester would cruelly beam aboard the Satellite of Love to torture Mike, Servo and Crow.In conclusion, the movie itself is 0/10, but the "MST3K" is 10/10.

This is actually one film that airs both on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and on the Arts channel.It is MST3K material, because this film is indeed goofy. It offers the characters plenty of material to poke fun at. Yet, the Arts channel also shows this film, as (presumably) an example of this genre of film, one that promotes GM products.Do not take this film seriously. It was produced by GM in 1956 to promote its cars, and it reflects the era in which it was produced. Tad Tadlock is definitely attractive in the fantasy role in which she plays, and it is a shame she did not do more acting assignments.I also think the production is the star of this show, and I can see where it might have influenced two shows, "The Twilight Zone" and "Batman":--Tadlock's "Dance of Tomorrow" is very similar to the dance Suzanne Lloyd performed in the 1959 episode of "The Twilight Zone" she appeared in, "Perchance to Dream." Lloyd's character seems to have influenced the character of Catwoman in "Batman," which aired a full decade after "Design for Dreaming."--Also, the production value and visuals (the rich color and fantasy sequences) remind one of the "Batman" series--as does the masked male figure. Holy tie-in!Yes, this is a plug for GM cars, but it is fascinating to see what was offered for the future (especially the Impala and Firebird). Even if all of this is a fantasy, so what? This is real eye candy, and a fascinating piece of history that is available both on MST3K and the Arts channel, depending on what you prefer.

One of my favorite MST3K shorts of all time! The music is bouncy and the color is colory and the gizmos and gadgets are really neat and the cars look cool...still, it was really goofy and MST3K struck gold with this one!7 stars!

I remember seeing "Design for Dreaming" on an episode of MST3K, and it instantly reminded me of American Sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", if the staff were using LSD.The plot has to do with a dancer in a fantasy world whom is invited to a ball by a masked man, and sees every dream car she wants. Plus, watch for the instant light stoves, magical costume changing and cakes that comes out of the oven, with candles and everything!Design for Dreaming? More like "Design for an Acid Trip".