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* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Mike and the 'bots become pure energy after reaching the end of the universe.
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: Mike and the 'bots become pure energy after reaching the end of the universe.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: When some guys start chasing Billy in a small airplane:
* [[Continuity Nod]]: When some guys start chasing Billy in a small airplane:
{{quote| '''Mike:''' This is ''so'' [[Coleman Francis]] right now.<br />
{{quote|'''Mike:''' This is ''so'' [[Coleman Francis]] right now.
'''Crow:''' "I'm Cherokee Jack!"<br />
'''Crow:''' "I'm Cherokee Jack!"
'''Servo:''' "[[Red Zone Cuba]] III: The Destruction Of Cherokee Jack". }}
'''Servo:''' "[[Red Zone Cuba]] III: The Destruction Of Cherokee Jack". }}
** Also:
** Also:
{{quote| '''Servo:''' "[[Escape 2000|Leave the Bronx! You are ordered to leave the Bronx!]]" }}
{{quote|'''Servo:''' "[[Escape 2000|Leave the Bronx! You are ordered to leave the Bronx!]]" }}
** In the opening scene, as the guy is wandering around the desert with the laser cannon, Mike calls, "[[Eegah|Rox-eee!]]"
** In the opening scene, as the guy is wandering around the desert with the laser cannon, Mike calls, "[[Eegah|Rox-eee!]]"
* [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]]: The MST3K crew's [http://www.mst3kinfo.com/guide/ep706.html summary of the episode] claims that while shutting down operations on Deep 13, Dr. Forrester tells the SOL crew that the satellite will drift through space and probably fall into a black hole, while in the actual episode, he instead tells them that its orbit will decay in two hours, and Mike and the bots will die in a crash landing. Servo then makes the satellite drift into space himself, and that's the last the SOL crew hears from Forrester. The mistake is likely related to the staff having written the Season 7 summaries many years after the broadcast and trying to do them from memory, as opposed to the other summaries which were written during the show's production.
* [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]]: The MST3K crew's [http://www.mst3kinfo.com/guide/ep706.html summary of the episode] claims that while shutting down operations on Deep 13, Dr. Forrester tells the SOL crew that the satellite will drift through space and probably fall into a black hole, while in the actual episode, he instead tells them that its orbit will decay in two hours, and Mike and the bots will die in a crash landing. Servo then makes the satellite drift into space himself, and that's the last the SOL crew hears from Forrester. The mistake is likely related to the staff having written the Season 7 summaries many years after the broadcast and trying to do them from memory, as opposed to the other summaries which were written during the show's production.
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* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: [[Take That|"Hey, Ford stands for Fix Or Repair Daily."]]
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: [[Take That|"Hey, Ford stands for Fix Or Repair Daily."]]
* [[I Lied]]: After Forrester tells Mike and the 'bots he's going to cut the SOL loose, sending them to their deaths:
* [[I Lied]]: After Forrester tells Mike and the 'bots he's going to cut the SOL loose, sending them to their deaths:
{{quote| '''Mike:''' You can't do that! We've done everything you've ever asked! We watched every bad movie you sent up here!<br />
{{quote|'''Mike:''' You can't do that! We've done everything you've ever asked! We watched every bad movie you sent up here!
'''Forrester:''' Sorry. Buh-bye.<br />
'''Forrester:''' Sorry. Buh-bye.
'''Crow:''' You said you'd let us get back to Earth!<br />
'''Crow:''' You said you'd let us get back to Earth!
'''Forrester:''' Did ''I'' say that? Hmmm. Well, maybe I did. What do you want? I'm evil! }}
'''Forrester:''' Did ''I'' say that? Hmmm. Well, maybe I did. What do you want? I'm evil! }}
* [[Logic Bomb]]: Subverted: Mike and the 'bots try to disable MONAD with one of these but it doesn't work. So they [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|simply]] [[Thrown Out the Airlock|throw him out the airlock]].
* [[Logic Bomb]]: Subverted: Mike and the 'bots try to disable MONAD with one of these but it doesn't work. So they [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|simply]] [[Thrown Out the Airlock|throw him out the airlock]].
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** ''[[Star Trek]]'': MONAD, Mike & the 'Bots falling into Trek mode when they take control of the Satellite of Love.
** ''[[Star Trek]]'': MONAD, Mike & the 'Bots falling into Trek mode when they take control of the Satellite of Love.
** ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': Mike shows up in one sketch dressed as Captain Janeway. Things somehow drift into him singing "Proud Mary" in the style of Tina Turner.
** ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': Mike shows up in one sketch dressed as Captain Janeway. Things somehow drift into him singing "Proud Mary" in the style of Tina Turner.
{{quote| '''Crow:''' "Tom... just back away slowly... very slowly... now RUN!!"}}
{{quote|'''Crow:''' "Tom... just back away slowly... very slowly... now RUN!!"}}
** A shot of a beach ball at a pool party leads to a joke about [[The Prisoner|Rover]].
** A shot of a beach ball at a pool party leads to a joke about [[The Prisoner|Rover]].
* [[Straw Critic]]
* [[Straw Critic]]

Revision as of 17:37, 7 August 2014


Film watched: Laserblast

Laserblast was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in what would be the last episode of its final season on Comedy Central (before moving to the Sci-Fi Channel). As such, the episode itself was something of a series finale as the staff wasn't sure it would be saved from cancellation. It also marked the final appearance of Trace Beaulieu, who portrayed both longtime nemesis Dr. Forrester and the voice of Crow T. Robot.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation contains examples of:

Mike: This is so Coleman Francis right now.
Crow: "I'm Cherokee Jack!"
Servo: "Red Zone Cuba III: The Destruction Of Cherokee Jack".

    • Also:

Servo: "Leave the Bronx! You are ordered to leave the Bronx!"

    • In the opening scene, as the guy is wandering around the desert with the laser cannon, Mike calls, "Rox-eee!"
  • Cowboy Bebop at His Computer: The MST3K crew's summary of the episode claims that while shutting down operations on Deep 13, Dr. Forrester tells the SOL crew that the satellite will drift through space and probably fall into a black hole, while in the actual episode, he instead tells them that its orbit will decay in two hours, and Mike and the bots will die in a crash landing. Servo then makes the satellite drift into space himself, and that's the last the SOL crew hears from Forrester. The mistake is likely related to the staff having written the Season 7 summaries many years after the broadcast and trying to do them from memory, as opposed to the other summaries which were written during the show's production.
  • Expy: MONAD, a parody of Star Trek: The Original Series' NOMAD.
  • Fun with Acronyms: "Hey, Ford stands for Fix Or Repair Daily."
  • I Lied: After Forrester tells Mike and the 'bots he's going to cut the SOL loose, sending them to their deaths:

Mike: You can't do that! We've done everything you've ever asked! We watched every bad movie you sent up here!
Forrester: Sorry. Buh-bye.
Crow: You said you'd let us get back to Earth!
Forrester: Did I say that? Hmmm. Well, maybe I did. What do you want? I'm evil!

Crow: "Tom... just back away slowly... very slowly... now RUN!!"

"Faaaaar out!"

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