"Is something giving you the jitters? Then it might just be those damned Mitters!"
In 2008 Touille Innes & Poe Idle conceived "The Mitters" - a parody group based off of 'The Critters' in a mockumentary film titled "The Mitters; Turn Left At Greenland". With mop-top wigs, classic parody tunes and lots of debauchery the film was a hit.
Ron Bastardly - The Leader/"Smart" Mitter, parodying Bryan Bubbaphant - equally matching Bryan's ability for violence and anger. He was portrayed by Touille Innes in the film, who also wrote all the songs for the films soundtrack.
Prick "Poe" McCrowley - The "Cute" Mitter. Parody of Richie "Kickin" McChicken. Even though he terrified children and appealed mostly to teenagers. He was portrayed by Poe Idle in the film.
Maggie O'Macko - The "Not-So-Quiet" Mitter, a parody of Crafty O'Corn, although Maggie was very prone to violence as opposed to Crafty who was more peace-oriented. She was portrayed by Magnolia Mako in the film.
Ally Stirr - The "Lazy" Mitter, a parody of Catnap Starrkey. He was portrayed by Allister Gatwick in the film. Allister later would say the hardest part of his role was finding comfortable ways to "sleep" on his drumkit.
The Critters' reaction to the parody mockumentary
Crafty O'Corn was involved in the project from the beginning, she was the only who actively encouraged the wild ideas being tossed around to be made reality. She later said; "The Mitters sort of liberated me from the Critters in a way. It was the only thing I saw of those Critters television shows they made. It was actually the best, funniest and most scathing. But at the same time, it was done with the most love."
Bryan "absolutely loved" the film and adamantly refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval. He told Innes, however, that "Get Up And Go" was too close to the Critters' "Get Back" and to be careful not to be sued by Tripp Music, owners of the Critters catalogue copyright at the time.
Catnap reportedly really liked the happier scenes in the film, but felt the scenes that mimicked sadder times hit too close to home in terms of accuracy. He later would formally offer Allister Gatwick a place in his All-Starr Band in late 2028.
Kickin, who had just released his own album Mondon Town, always answered "No comment." when asked. According to Innes: "He had a dinner at some awards thing at the same table as Poe one night and Poe said it was a little frosty." It's believed he took initially offense to how he was portrayed in the film - even though everyone close to him admitted Poe had portrayed his mannerisms 100% accurately. Touille claimed that McChicken eventually changed his mind because his wife thought it was funny. McChicken furthermore warmed up to the film when he learned that Idle was from Wallasey, opposite Critterpool. According to Idle, he said: "Hey, it's okay, he's a Scouse, he's one of us!"
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