an article examining some MST3K shorts, Giannini selects the version of Assignment: Venezuela as a good example of where MST3K makes good film selections to spoof with suitable commentary, and as showing how this practice appears in their shorts as well as feature films.:147 Giannini argues that the short's lack of public distribution gave the MST3K writers more leeway in their commentary,:149 although the writers did not directly address the colonialism present in the film. The commentary does show an awareness of it, however, including interjections calling the protagonist "white devil" and a sarcastic reference to the United States as "the best country ever". Other reactions are more critical of the oil industry, dubbing the placement pattern of offshore oil wells a "pentacle to Satan" and spoofing the over-exuberant joy at Venezuelan oil success by saying that "oil is a loving god".:150 See also Propaganda in the United States References External links Assignment: Venezuela at the Internet Archive MST3K—Assignment: Venezuela on MST3K Assignment: Venezuela and Other Shorts on IMDb 1956 documentary films 1956 films 1956 short films American propaganda films about Venezuela American short documentary films Articles containing video clips Documentary films about Venezuela Films about labor relations Films about language Films set in Venezuela 1950s short documentary films 1950s American films