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Film watched: ''[[Agent for HARM]]''
Film watched: ''[[Agent for H.A.R.M.]]''


=== The ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' presentation contains these tropes: ===
=== The ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' presentation contains these tropes: ===


* [[Actor Allusion]]: One of the thugs is almost a dead ringer for [[Prince (Music)|Prince]], and as a result the riffs fly fast and furious.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: One of the thugs is almost a dead ringer for [[Prince]], and as a result the riffs fly fast and furious.
** ''Especially'' since Prince is from Minnesota.
** ''Especially'' since Prince is from Minnesota.
* [[Cluster Bleep Bomb]]: Crow's testimony at Mike's trial.
* [[Cluster Bleep Bomb]]: Crow's testimony at Mike's trial.
{{quote| '''Crow:''' [[Is This Thing On?]] Hi! I'm Crow T. Robot and I'm here to tell you that Mike Nelson is innocent. Mike Nelson is 200 % '''[bleep]'''ing not guilty. And if you '''[bleep]'''s don't '''[bleep]''' find him innocent, then you can just '''[bleep]'''ing kiss my fat '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''. And that '''[bleep]'''ing goes for your bull'''[bleep]''' court system, too! Mike, I'm so '''[bleep]'''ing sorry I couldn't '''[bleep]'''ing be there for this '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''y really bogus trial, man. But let me '''[bleep]''' tell ya something, Nelson. If I was there, I'd '''[bleep]'''ing kick everyone's fat stupid '''[bleep]'''ing behinds and then cram it up their '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''. Anyway, Mike, buddy, I hope this '''[bleep]''' helps. Take care, Mike.}}
{{quote|'''Crow:''' [[Is This Thing On?]] Hi! I'm Crow T. Robot and I'm here to tell you that Mike Nelson is innocent. Mike Nelson is 200 % '''[bleep]'''ing not guilty. And if you '''[bleep]'''s don't '''[bleep]''' find him innocent, then you can just '''[bleep]'''ing kiss my fat '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''. And that '''[bleep]'''ing goes for your bull'''[bleep]''' court system, too! Mike, I'm so '''[bleep]'''ing sorry I couldn't '''[bleep]'''ing be there for this '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''y really bogus trial, man. But let me '''[bleep]''' tell ya something, Nelson. If I was there, I'd '''[bleep]'''ing kick everyone's fat stupid '''[bleep]'''ing behinds and then cram it up their '''[bleep]'''ing '''[bleep]'''. Anyway, Mike, buddy, I hope this '''[bleep]''' helps. Take care, Mike.}}
* [[Conviction By Contradiction]]: [[Big Eater|Bobo]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|completely demolishes Observer's testimony]] during Mike's trial thanks to his [[It Makes Sense in Context|encyclopedic knowledge of pies.]]
* [[Conviction by Contradiction]]: [[Big Eater|Bobo]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|completely demolishes Observer's testimony]] during Mike's trial thanks to his [[It Makes Sense in Context|encyclopedic knowledge of pies.]]
** The full scene is funny on a different level for those who know a thing or two about apple pies. Observer's whole testimony is more or less a litany of pie-baking don'ts, and the point Bobo "catches" him on is the least offender of the bunch.
** The full scene is funny on a different level for those who know a thing or two about apple pies. Observer's whole testimony is more or less a litany of pie-baking don'ts, and the point Bobo "catches" him on is the least offender of the bunch.
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]:
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]:
{{quote| '''Mike:''' Oh, that stands for '''H'''uge '''A'''ngular '''R'''ed '''M'''arshmallows.<br />
{{quote|'''Mike:''' Oh, that stands for '''H'''uge '''A'''ngular '''R'''ed '''M'''arshmallows.
'''Crow:''' '''H'''irsute '''A'''stronauts '''R'''evile '''M'''assachusetts.<br />
'''Crow:''' '''H'''irsute '''A'''stronauts '''R'''evile '''M'''assachusetts.
'''Servo:''' '''H'''euristic '''A'''nalog '''R'''ental '''M'''eat!<br />
'''Servo:''' '''H'''euristic '''A'''nalog '''R'''ental '''M'''eat!
'''Mike:''' So "HARM" stands for "Hot And Ready, Ma'am".<br />
'''Mike:''' So "HARM" stands for "Hot And Ready, Ma'am".
(For the record: According to the big board in Adam's boss' office, it means "'''H'''uman '''A'''etiological<ref>The study of causation, according to [[The Other Wiki]]</ref> '''R'''elations '''M'''achine.) }}
(For the record: According to the big board in Adam's boss' office, it means "'''H'''uman '''A'''etiological<ref>The study of causation, according to [[The Other Wiki]]</ref> '''R'''elations '''M'''achine.) }}
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Highlighted by this exchange:
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Highlighted by this exchange:
{{quote| '''Ava:''' Are you coming, or do I swim alone?<br />
{{quote|'''Ava:''' Are you coming, or do I swim alone?
'''Crow (as Adam:)''' Yes, and yes. }}
'''Crow (as Adam:)''' Yes, and yes. }}
* [[Humanity On Trial]]: Subverted. An alien tribunal puts Mike Nelson, [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds|the Destroyer of Worlds himself]] on trial, but the judge chastises him as soon as he guesses that he's going through this trope.
* [[Humanity on Trial]]: Subverted. An alien tribunal puts Mike Nelson, [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds|the Destroyer of Worlds himself]] on trial, but the judge chastises him as soon as he guesses that he's going through this trope.
* [[Jail Bake]]: Crow and Servo bake a torte with a giant rasp sticking out of it for Mike. At least Gypsy is fooled.
* [[Jail Bake]]: Crow and Servo bake a torte with a giant rasp sticking out of it for Mike. At least Gypsy is fooled.
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: It's Mike's own fault, ironically, since out of all the people he chose to come to his trial, he stupidly chose Bobo as his attorney and Pearl as his prosecution. Though to be fair, these were chosen only because the judge is a [[Literal Genie]].
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: It's Mike's own fault, ironically, since out of all the people he chose to come to his trial, he stupidly chose Bobo as his attorney and Pearl as his prosecution. Though to be fair, these were chosen only because the judge is a [[Literal Genie]].
* [[Lie Back and Think of England]]:
* [[Lie Back and Think of England]]:
{{quote| '''Mike:''' She's thinking of England, France, the entire European community, the Middle East...}}
{{quote|'''Mike:''' She's thinking of England, France, the entire European community, the Middle East...}}
* [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Crow and Servo partake in '''EXTREME YOGA''' and '''EXTREME PHILATELY'''! Mike tries to get into '''EXTREME RICE''', but fails.
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Crow and Servo partake in '''EXTREME YOGA''' and '''EXTREME PHILATELY'''! Mike tries to get into '''EXTREME RICE''', but fails.
* [[One-Man Army]]: One soldier chasing the two escaping scientists across the Iron Curtain.
* [[One-Man Army]]: One soldier chasing the two escaping scientists across the Iron Curtain.
{{quote| '''Servo:''' In it's final days, budget cuts reduced the Soviet army to one soldier.}}
{{quote|'''Servo:''' In it's final days, budget cuts reduced the Soviet army to one soldier.}}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: This episode marks Patrick Brantseg's debut as Gypsy. With the replacement of Jim Mallon, the entire original cast have ''all'' been replaced by [[The Other Darrin]].
* [[The Other Darrin]]: This episode marks Patrick Brantseg's debut as Gypsy. With the replacement of Jim Mallon, the entire original cast have ''all'' been replaced by [[The Other Darrin]].
* [[Running Gag]]: Singing the [[James Bond]] theme everytime something ''doesn't'' happen.
* [[Running Gag]]: Singing the [[James Bond]] theme everytime something ''doesn't'' happen.
{{quote| '''Servo:''' He [[Mundane Made Awesome|maintains an appliance]]. DA-DA-DA-DAAH!}}
{{quote|'''Servo:''' He [[Mundane Made Awesome|maintains an appliance]]. DA-DA-DA-DAAH!}}
** Mike and the bots also have a field day with the one henchman who looks like Prince.
** Mike and the bots also have a field day with the one henchman who looks like Prince.
* [[Southern-Fried Genius]]: Bobo suddenly turns into Matlock for much of the trial.
* [[Southern-Fried Genius]]: Bobo suddenly turns into Matlock for much of the trial.
** With some ''[[Peyton Place]]'' thrown in.
** With some ''[[Peyton Place]]'' thrown in.
* [[The Three Stooges]]
* [[The Three Stooges]]
{{quote| '''Servo:''' I'll haaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarm you!}}
{{quote|'''Servo:''' I'll haaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarm you!}}


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{{quote| [[The Stinger|"Spazz Chop!"]]
{{quote|[[The Stinger|"Spazz Chop!"]]
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 11 November 2015


Film watched: Agent for H.A.R.M.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation contains these tropes:

  • Actor Allusion: One of the thugs is almost a dead ringer for Prince, and as a result the riffs fly fast and furious.
    • Especially since Prince is from Minnesota.
  • Cluster Bleep Bomb: Crow's testimony at Mike's trial.

Crow: Is This Thing On? Hi! I'm Crow T. Robot and I'm here to tell you that Mike Nelson is innocent. Mike Nelson is 200 % [bleep]ing not guilty. And if you [bleep]s don't [bleep] find him innocent, then you can just [bleep]ing kiss my fat [bleep]ing [bleep]. And that [bleep]ing goes for your bull[bleep] court system, too! Mike, I'm so [bleep]ing sorry I couldn't [bleep]ing be there for this [bleep]ing [bleep]y really bogus trial, man. But let me [bleep] tell ya something, Nelson. If I was there, I'd [bleep]ing kick everyone's fat stupid [bleep]ing behinds and then cram it up their [bleep]ing [bleep]. Anyway, Mike, buddy, I hope this [bleep] helps. Take care, Mike.

Mike: Oh, that stands for Huge Angular Red Marshmallows.
Crow: Hirsute Astronauts Revile Massachusetts.
Servo: Heuristic Analog Rental Meat!
Mike: So "HARM" stands for "Hot And Ready, Ma'am".
(For the record: According to the big board in Adam's boss' office, it means "Human Aetiological[1] Relations Machine.)

Ava: Are you coming, or do I swim alone?
Crow (as Adam:) Yes, and yes.

  • Humanity on Trial: Subverted. An alien tribunal puts Mike Nelson, the Destroyer of Worlds himself on trial, but the judge chastises him as soon as he guesses that he's going through this trope.
  • Jail Bake: Crow and Servo bake a torte with a giant rasp sticking out of it for Mike. At least Gypsy is fooled.
  • Kangaroo Court: It's Mike's own fault, ironically, since out of all the people he chose to come to his trial, he stupidly chose Bobo as his attorney and Pearl as his prosecution. Though to be fair, these were chosen only because the judge is a Literal Genie.
  • Lie Back and Think of England:

Mike: She's thinking of England, France, the entire European community, the Middle East...

Servo: In it's final days, budget cuts reduced the Soviet army to one soldier.

Servo: He maintains an appliance. DA-DA-DA-DAAH!

Servo: I'll haaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarm you!

"Spazz Chop!"

  1. ↑ The study of causation, according to The Other Wiki
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