Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S07/E05 Escape 2000

Film watched: Escape 2000 aka Escape From the Bronx

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation contains examples of:
"Mike: He died as he died: dead."
 * Bloom County: "Steve Dallas, terrorist."
 * Actually, it's a reference to Sweet Smell of Success.
 * Continuity Nod: "I'm Cherokee Jack!"
 * "I'd better get over to the Zombie Nightmare set."
 * Cousin Oliver: Parodied when Dr. Forrester tries bringing in "Timmy Bobby Rusty".
 * Department of Redundancy Department:

"Blonde Gang Member: Dablone!
 * Fan Nickname: The Toblerone
 * God Mode Sue: After a character takes out a whole army of Mooks. "He must be in God Mode with unlimited ammo!"
 * The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "They captured Rhoda Morgenstern!"
 * Only Known by Their Nickname:

Crow: [as said blonde] I want to be called The Blonde!"

"Crow: [while trying to burn an ant] "Oh, like there's gonna be some kind of divine retribution?""
 * Overused Running LEAVE THE BRONX Gag
 * Running Gag: Referring to the female lead as either a vampire or rat woman.
 * Jay the Photographer's comment "If they see us, we've had it" becomes a minor one.
 * Shaggy Dog Story: One of the last riffs has Trash deciding he'll leave the Bronx anyway, which of course means the movie had no point.
 * Smoky Gentlemen's Club: Invoked in the "Men's Night" host segment.
 * Tempting Fate:

"[Two Mooks get fried by an electrical mine]
 * The Toblerone: As they dub Dablone. The film comes alive during his brief appearances, and sags without him.
 * Toilet Humour:

Mike: [as Mook #2] Oh what did you step in!"


 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Although it doesn't get mentioned explicitly, Toblerone Dablone and his henchmen just sort of disappear towards the end of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of the film and pulls a Karma Houdini escape in a flashy sports car. This is because the Brains had to cut most of the final battle scenes for time. In the full version
 * Village People: In the Navy!