Iron Sheik’s other “Robot Chicken” sketch in “El Skeletorito” incorporates elements from a classic movie, and it’s arguably more unhinged than “Iron Sheik of Arabia.” The segment deals with hostile international relations between the United States and Iran, and it ends with a violent showdown involving soldiers, scientists, and the mascot for a popular soda.
The segment in question, “Hey, Kool-Aid,” is a riff on “The Manchurian Candidate” that sees the Sheik play a scientist who hangs out in an Iranian nuclear reactor, only to have his plans thwarted by Kool-Aid Man. It turns out that the American military is using Kool-Aid Man to destroy impenetrable fortresses, and the sentient refreshment’s actions help the soldiers violently defeat the scientist and his colleagues. Kool-Aid Man feels exploited afterward, and shares his story on “60 Minutes.”
“Hey, Kool-Aid” is one of the shortest segments of the bunch in “El Skeletorito,” but it’s a memorable one that allowed Sheik to showcase his voice-acting abilities.

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