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Film watched: ''[[Laserblast]]''
 
''Laserblast'' was featured on [[MST3KMystery 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 [[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000]] episode itself was something of a [[Series Fauxnale|series finale]] as the staff wasn't sure it would be saved from cancellation. It also marked the final episode 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: ===
 
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: "Good shooting, Xanthar!" "Thanks, Denise."
* [[Ascend to Aa 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:
{{quote| '''Mike:''' This is ''so'' [[Coleman Francis]] right now.<br />
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{{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!]]"
* [[Cowboy Bebop Atat 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.
* [[Expy]]: MONAD, a parody of ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series]]''' NOMAD.
* [[Fun Withwith 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:
{{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 />
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* [[Running Gag]]:
** "Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?"
** References to Leonard Maltin's 2½-star review of the movie, culminating in the 'bots spending the credits comparing the score to other movies in one of Maltin's books, coming to the conclusion that Maltin apparently considers ''Laserblast'' to be a better movie than ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' and ''[[Being There]]'' and as good as ''[[Unforgiven]]'' and ''[[Sophie's Choice (Film)|Sophie's Choice]]''.
** Jokes at Eddie Deezen's expense, culminating in Mike and the 'bots urging for Billy to kill Deezen's character only to regret it when he finally does.
** [[This Loser Is You|Jokes about Billy's unimpressive Seventies lifestyle and how familiar it must be for Mike]].
** Servo does a riff based on the Charlie Daniels Band's "The South's Gonna Do It Again," and Mike tries to ask Servo just ''what'' the South is going to do again.
** Using Jim Carrey's catchphrases from ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]'' when Billy turns green-faced and evil.
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Mike dressing as [[Star Trek: Voyager|Capt. Janeway]]. Although s/he saves the S.O.L., s/he indulges herself with some "Proud Mary" afterward, Tina Turner-style.
* [[Series Fauxnale]]: At this point, Comedy Central had canceled their run and they weren't sure about their future so they set this up to be a Series Finale. Fortunately, the Sci-Fi Network (now [[Sy Fy]]) rescued it from cancellation and gave it three more seasons.
* [[Shout -Out]]: The final scenes with Dr. Forrester were a parody of ''[[Two Thousand One|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''
** ''[[Road House]]''
** ''[[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.
{{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]].
* [[Straw Critic]]
* [[Styx (Music)|Styx]]
* [[Thrown Out the Airlock]]: Happens to MONAD
 

Revision as of 03:37, 8 April 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 Mystery Science Theater 3000 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 episode 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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