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A [[Machinima]] series, made by [[Troper Works|our very own]] [[Man Without A Body]], done with ''[[The Movies]]'', and yes, named for a [[They Might Be Giants]] song. It's visible as a [[YouTube]] playlist right [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F2DEDA19311B81AA here].
 
''[[Museum of Idiots]]'' is a sort of highly surreal sitcom, detailing the lives of four characters who all live in the same boarding house. They are The Student, ambiguously intended to be Arkenholz from Strindberg's ''Ghost Sonata''; Chickensuit McChickensuit, attorney in a chicken suit; Mr. Blacktar, who is always weeping and screaming, and [[Aristotle (Creator)|Aristotilian]] God, who is unaware of the presence of anyone but Himself, and spends all His time contemplating His own magnificence. Most episodes deal with the former two, because they are the only ones capable of speaking coherently. Other recurring characters include Chester, a swamp creature who sells moonshine, Terrence, The Student's schoolchum who, for no explained reason, is a Grey alien, and [[Adolf Hitler]], whose presence is never really explained, but has a mancrush on The Student.
 
The humour is highly surreal and often very esoteric, making pop cultural references to Expressionist cinema and theatre, ''[[Mystery Science TheatreTheater 3000]]'' movies, literary theory and ''[[Troll 2]]''.
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]] - Hitler.
* [[Aliens and Monsters]] - Chester, Terrence, and the anonymous, [[Ambiguously Jewish]] swamp-monster in Episode 7.
* [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]] - The mysterious men in rabbit suits.
* [[Brother Chuck]] - Mama, the Brooklyn landlady, has not appeared since Episode 1.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] - Chickensuit McChickensuit, lawyer in a chickensuit.
{{quote| You fool! That's just how I roll!}}
* [[Camp Gay]] - [[Adolf Hitler]]. [[Rule of Funny]] applies.
* [[Ceiling Banger]] - The main characters, to Invincor
* [[The Chew Toy]] - Mr. Blacktar. The relationship between him and Chickensuit reflects a clear ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' influence.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] - Chickensuit, and to a greater extent, Aristotilian God.
* [[Comic Trio]] - The Student is powerless to stop Chickensuit from victimizing Mr. Blacktar. Aristotilian God simply ''is''.
* [[Conversational Troping]] - When The Student comments that the first to die in horror movies are "[[Death Byby Sex|dumb blondes]] and [[Black Dude Dies First|black people]]", Chickensuit mentions that inside his chicken suit, he could be either, and then [[Death Byby Genre Savviness|loudly announces]] his intention to [[Shower Scene|take a shower]].
* [[Elephant in Thethe Living Room]] - A lot.
* [[Erudite Stoner]] - Aristotilian God talks like a stereotypical stoner.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] - The Student
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]] - The musical montage in Episode 3 includes a weeping orangutan with a pink bow. No explanation is given.
* [[Everything's Deader Withwith Zombies]] - Episode 2 features a single walking skeleton, while episode 9 has a whole gang of zombies. Episode 9 is even titled "[[Lampshade Hanging|Recycled Plot]]". Episode 5 also has Chickensuit proposing that he and The Student create a zombie to kill Invincor. Episodes 6 and 7 have Chickensuit trying to convince Mr. Blacktar that a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] is coming.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Chickens]] - Chickensuit McChickensuit. Do you need an explanation?
* [[Faux Horror Film]] - Episodes 6 and 7 pastiche a lot of [[Horror Tropes]]. It turns out that {{spoiler|there really is a monster in the woods, [[The Boo Radley|but he's a friend of Chester, and he's just looking for moonshine]]}}.
* [[Gag Series]]
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]] - Parodying ''[[Troll 2]]'' and ''[[Manos: The Hands of Fate (Film)|Manos the Hands of Fate]]'' simultaneously, characters driving toward their vacation sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" very badly.
* [[I Am Not Spock]] - That movie where [[Satan]] plays Al Pacino, and that other movie where [[Dracula]] plays Gary Oldman.
* [[Imaginary Friend]] - Mr. Blacktar's grandfather's ghost.
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* [[Killer Rabbit]] - Episode 3's musical montage includes a shootout between the police and a gang of men in rabbit suits, with no explanation given. The rabbit suit men have returned in other episodes.
* [[Machinima]]
* [[Mad Scientist]] - Chickensuit is seen buying black market organs from one of these. He's intended to be the same one from ''[[Woyzeck (Theatre)|Woyzeck]]''.
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] - The Student is intended to be the character from ''The Ghost Sonata''.
** He works for the [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|Doctor]] from ''[[Woyzeck (Theatre)|Woyzeck]]''.
** Chickensuit keeps [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Film)|Cesare]] in the basement.
** Aristotilian God exists.
** Mr. Clean (yes, the advertising icon) is the school's "hygiene teacher".
* [[Meaningful Name]] - Chickensuit McChickensuit has rather predictable fashion sense.
* [[Nice Guy]] - The Student
* [[Nightmare Sequence]] - Mr. Blacktar has a nightmare made entirely out of clips from [[Exploitation Film]] trailers like ''[[Torso]]'' and ''[[Sugar Hill]]''. It's very [[YoutubeYouTube Poop]]-esque.
* [[Only Sane Man]] - The Student
* [[The Parody]] - One episode is an extended ''[[The Crying of Lot 49 (Literature)|The Crying of Lot 49]]'' parody.
* [[Police Are Useless]] - A [[Running Gag]] is that police officers spend all their time discussing literary theory in silly voices.
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]] - "Museum of Idiots", by [[They Might Be Giants]], naturally.
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* [[Special Guest]] - Various of the later episodes feature MWAB's friends and roommates in voice-acting cameos.
* [[The Speechless]] - Chester
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] - Hitler
* [[Stock Scream]] - The Wilhelm Scream is used when {{spoiler|Invincor dies}}.
* [[Talkative Loon]] - Aristotilian God and Mr. Blacktar
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* [[Tell Me Again]] why we're going to a small Western town?
** No.
* [[They Fight Crime]] - One's a self-important lawyer in a chicken suit. One's a rational and nice student. One's probably a junkie, and certainly lives in the bathroom. One's [[Aristotle (Creator)|Aristotle]]'s idea of the perfect being. They fight men in rabbit suits.
* [[They Killed Kenny]] - The blond man with a bowl cut, who is frequently seen being killed or already dead.
* [[Throw It In]] - Much of the dialogue is semi-improvised.
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 11 April 2017

A Machinima series, made by our very own Man Without A Body, done with The Movies, and yes, named for a They Might Be Giants song. It's visible as a YouTube playlist right here.

Museum of Idiots is a sort of highly surreal sitcom, detailing the lives of four characters who all live in the same boarding house. They are The Student, ambiguously intended to be Arkenholz from Strindberg's Ghost Sonata; Chickensuit McChickensuit, attorney in a chicken suit; Mr. Blacktar, who is always weeping and screaming, and Aristotilian God, who is unaware of the presence of anyone but Himself, and spends all His time contemplating His own magnificence. Most episodes deal with the former two, because they are the only ones capable of speaking coherently. Other recurring characters include Chester, a swamp creature who sells moonshine, Terrence, The Student's schoolchum who, for no explained reason, is a Grey alien, and Adolf Hitler, whose presence is never really explained, but has a mancrush on The Student.

The humour is highly surreal and often very esoteric, making pop cultural references to Expressionist cinema and theatre, Mystery Science Theater 3000 movies, literary theory and Troll 2.

Tropes used in Museum of Idiots include:

You fool! That's just how I roll!

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