Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S08/E12 The Incredibly Strange Creatures

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Film watched: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies

This episode is often credited as the Trope Namer for "Nightmare Fuel", when Mike quips upon seeing a bizarre laughing clown, "Ah, good old-fashioned nightmare fuel!"

The MST3K presentation provides examples of:

  • The Alleged Car
  • Expy: Ortega filled the shoes of Torgo in sketches on the Sci-Fi Channel episodes.
  • Fun with Acronyms: WALKATHON and HELPINGCHILDRENTHROUGHRESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENT
    • Which stand for "Walkers At Large Kinetically Active Through Hygiene or Nowledge (Yes, Knowledge with an N)", and "Hi, Everyone! Let's Pitch In 'N Get Cracking, Here in Louisiana, Doing Right, Eh? Now Then, Hateful Rich Overbearing Ugly Guys Hurt Royally Everytime Someone Eats A Radish-Carrot Hors d'oeurve And Never Does Dishes. Eventually, Victor Eats Lunch Over Peoria Mit Ein Neusburger Tod".
  • Running Gag: "Okay, we get it, there's a carnival that figures prominently into the movie!"
    • Mike and the bots constantly mention how much Jerry resembles Nicolas Cage.

"Whaddyathinkwecameherefortoeeeeat?"

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