Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S05/E21 Santa Claus: Difference between revisions

* [[Action Santa]]: in the last host segment with Kevin Murphy as Santa Claus.

* [[Biting the Hand Humor]]: Crow makes a wise-crack during the movie about how the [[Comedy Central]] competitions are a waste of time.

** [[Hypocritical Humor]]: ''MST3K'' had just run its Turkey Day Contest on Comedy Central.

** "[[Last Clear Chance|Why don't they look?]]"

* [[Christmas Songs]]: Mike and the Bots start singing Jingle Bells, before immediately going to the typical variation:

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]

'''Crow:''' ''(as Santa)'' O-ho-ho-ho! Can do, can do! }}

* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: Horribly subverted for TV's Frank; He buys a watchfob for Dr. Forrester and, unclear on the concept, shaves his head just for the heck of it. You'd expect Dr. Forrester to have sold his watch and get Frank a gift certificate to a hair salon, but instead he gives him a savings bond--in ''Forrester's'' name, no less--that will mature into $25...in thirty years. [[The Woobie|Poor Frank.]]

* [[Homemade Sweater From Hell]]: Gypsy makes Mike a sweater with "JOIKE" on it. She explains that she started knitting it back before [[Continuity Nod|Joel's escape earlier that season]]. Mike seems to actually like it, though.

* [[I'm Going to Disney World]]

'''Mike:''' All references to Disney World are the property of the Walt Disney Corporation. }}

* [[Laughing Mad]]: Mike and the Bots' reaction the Laughing Nightmare Reindeer.

* [[Let There Be Snow]]: This happens right at the end. [[MST3K Mantra|In space]].

* [[Moral Dilemma]]: Underlined when Lupita is thinking of stealing a doll from a street vendor, looking between her mother and the vendor.

* [[My New Gift Is Lame]]: The gifts that Mike and the Bots give each other are pretty lame, but they genuinely love them anyway.

* [[Notable Original Music]]: Whispering Christmas Warrior

* [[Shout-Out]]: Mike and Crow do a quick re-enactment of a [[Hogan's Heroes]] bit when the children of Germany are shown.

** And the rest...

Tom: [[Cops (series)|Santa is filmed on location with the men and women of Raul County, Florida]]. }}

* [[Special Guest]]: [[Santa Claus]] and Pitch, at the end of the show.

* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: The SOL crew identify Lupita as this.

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