A Date with Your Family was satirized on a season six episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as a short paired with the Cold War scare film Invasion U.S.A.. It is known as one of the most humorous shorts of the series, also containing many dark jokes ("Emotions are for ethnic people" and also "Brother has a tight psychologocial grip on Junior.") because of the extremely restrictive nature of instructions for a common social event such as a family dinner. As well, the title itself was mocked, with the characters apparently believing that it suggested inbreeding (Mike Nelson responded by saying "Hey, I like my family as a friend!").
A Date with Your Family was featured as an extra feature in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 - XXVI DVD collection with The Sword and the Dragon.
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