This comedy sketch conglomeration (in the tradition of "
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)") is based on the idea that the viewer is watching cable TV and switching channels rather capriciously. Over a dozen separate sketches appear, but one particular sketch, "Battle for the Planet of Cheese" recurs in pieces again and again. "Battle for the Planet of Cheese" is a movie-within-a-movie which parodies "
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)", "
Planet of the Apes (1968)", "
Aliens (1986)", "Star Trek (1976)" and many other science fiction films. Throughout the film the current "cable channel" appears on the screen every time a supposed channel change occurs.
—Bill Cernansky