RiffTrax Shorts Season 18 Episode 7 At Your Fingertips: Grasses

At Your Fingertips: Grasses is the seventh episode of season 18 of RiffTrax Shorts. This particular episode focuses on a short film from the 1950s that aims to educate viewers on the various types of grasses found in the United States.

The short begins with a somewhat jarring animation of a talking shrub introducing the topic of grass. After this, the film settles into a more straightforward educational style, showing various grasses in their natural habitats and providing information on their growing habits, uses, and so on.

The RiffTrax crew, of course, takes the opportunity to poke fun at the dryness of the subject matter and the occasionally stilted narration. They also do a bit of riffing on the various types of grasses shown in the film - from the mundane to the exotic - and the sometimes strange ways they are used (one segment shows grass being used as stuffing for furniture).

In addition to the humorous commentary, one of the highlights of the episode is the numerous appearances by various animals - horses, cows, sheep, and others - who are shown grazing on different types of grass throughout the film. The RiffTrax crew has plenty of fun with these animals, particularly when they're caught mid-bite with ridiculous expressions on their faces.

Overall, At Your Fingertips: Grasses is a solid episode of RiffTrax Shorts. While the subject matter is not inherently hilarious, the crew brings plenty of humor to the table and manages to make even the driest of educational films entertaining. Fans of the show will certainly enjoy this entry.