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** [[Femme Fatale]]: Cleolanta's not quite evil enough to qualify as [[The Vamp]]. Nonetheless... |
** [[Femme Fatale]]: Cleolanta's not quite evil enough to qualify as [[The Vamp]]. Nonetheless... |
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** [[Evil Is Sexy]]: |
** [[Evil Is Sexy]]: |
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{{quote|'''Cleolanta:''' Rocky Jones, you are presumptuous! |
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'''Joel:''' And ''you'' are ''numtuous''!! }} |
'''Joel:''' And ''you'' are ''numtuous''!! }} |
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* [[The Chick]]: Vena |
* [[The Chick]]: Vena |
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* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Winky is nominally the [[Plucky Comic Relief]]; but when the chips are down, he mops the floor with guys twice his size. |
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Winky is nominally the [[Plucky Comic Relief]]; but when the chips are down, he mops the floor with guys twice his size. |
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Atlasan; later on, {{spoiler|Cleolanta}}. |
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Atlasan; later on, {{spoiler|Cleolanta}}. |
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{{quote|'''Servo:''' [sarcastically] Oh, suddenly we're ''friends'' now?}} |
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* [[Future Slang]]: "Sparkling stardust!" "Roaring rockets!" "Jumping satellites!" "Super cosmic!" "Mighty meteor!" "Rattle my rocket reflexes!" and the like. Now with [[Added Alliterative Appeal]] for extra annoying! |
* [[Future Slang]]: "Sparkling stardust!" "Roaring rockets!" "Jumping satellites!" "Super cosmic!" "Mighty meteor!" "Rattle my rocket reflexes!" and the like. Now with [[Added Alliterative Appeal]] for extra annoying! |
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* [[Gravity Sucks]]: Surprisingly averted in "Crash of the Moons," in which the bad guys trap spaceships in orbits around their planet. |
* [[Gravity Sucks]]: Surprisingly averted in "Crash of the Moons," in which the bad guys trap spaceships in orbits around their planet. |
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** However, it's also subverted later in the episode, when this self-same guard checks in on Winky and Rocky; Winky pretends to be asleep, but the guard can't help but notice that Rocky is missing. |
** However, it's also subverted later in the episode, when this self-same guard checks in on Winky and Rocky; Winky pretends to be asleep, but the guard can't help but notice that Rocky is missing. |
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: |
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: |
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{{quote|'''Winky:''' Now for me, let me relax with a little black book and the gay nightlife. |
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'''Joel:''' Uh... insert joke here. }} |
'''Joel:''' Uh... insert joke here. }} |
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Atlasan. He'll decry his wife as a traitor to her country, but he won't stand for genocide. |
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Atlasan. He'll decry his wife as a traitor to her country, but he won't stand for genocide. |
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* [[Space Opera]] |
* [[Space Opera]] |
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* [[Spider Sense]]: In "Crash Of The Moons". Attributed to the ''baby'', of all people. |
* [[Spider Sense]]: In "Crash Of The Moons". Attributed to the ''baby'', of all people. |
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{{quote|'''Mrs. Bovarro:''' You know, somehow our baby knew about the Crash of the Moons!" |
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'''Servo:''' Yeah, everyone's baby is ''so'' smart! }} |
'''Servo:''' Yeah, everyone's baby is ''so'' smart! }} |
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* [[Star Trek Shake]] |
* [[Star Trek Shake]] |
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: Atlasan; Joel and the 'bots call him [[Y: The Last Man|"Ampersand"]]. |
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Atlasan; Joel and the 'bots call him [[Y: The Last Man|"Ampersand"]]. |
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: While pointing out some of the problems with the film. |
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: While pointing out some of the problems with the film. |
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{{quote|'''Servo:''' And did you get a load of those really cheap props made to look like bona fide space equipment? Haha... |
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(Joel and the bots look around) |
(Joel and the bots look around) |
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'''Crow:''' ...Yeah... }} |
'''Crow:''' ...Yeah... }} |
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* [[Noodle Implements]]: From the opening segment with the Mads |
* [[Noodle Implements]]: From the opening segment with the Mads |
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{{quote|'''TV's Frank:''' For years now Dr. Forrester has been trying to get me to ''not'' brush after eating! He's tried everything: pleading; scolding; electroshock therapy; attaching a clothespin to my - |
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'''Dr. Forrester:'' That's enough, Frank. }} |
'''Dr. Forrester:'' That's enough, Frank. }} |
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* [[Notable Original Music]]: Tom and Crow's serenade to Gypsy, "Under a Gyp-Gyp-Gypsy Moon", which very nearly degenerates into a [[Bawdy Song]] before Joel pulls the plug. |
* [[Notable Original Music]]: Tom and Crow's serenade to Gypsy, "Under a Gyp-Gyp-Gypsy Moon", which very nearly degenerates into a [[Bawdy Song]] before Joel pulls the plug. |
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* [[Techno Babble]]: Crow's latest spec script, inspired by ''Rocky Jones'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', takes this to extremes, prompting Servo to flip out. |
* [[Techno Babble]]: Crow's latest spec script, inspired by ''Rocky Jones'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', takes this to extremes, prompting Servo to flip out. |
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{{quote|'''Servo:''' Why don't you light a match to this stinkburger and never put pen to paper until the mountains crumble into the sea! |
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'''Joel:''' ...Servo, c'mon; we've got "blankacrükensnorken" sign. |
'''Joel:''' ...Servo, c'mon; we've got "blankacrükensnorken" sign. |
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'''Crow (offscreen):''' ''I heard that!'' }} |
'''Crow (offscreen):''' ''I heard that!'' }} |
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** Ironic, in that the movie itself contains precious little [[Techno Babble]]. |
** Ironic, in that the movie itself contains precious little [[Techno Babble]]. |
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*** Well, except for the explanation of Cold Light. Just as a mirage is caused by hot light, "cold" light makes things invisible! (Mary Jo Pehl: "Well, I can see how tha-''HUH''?!?") |
*** Well, except for the explanation of Cold Light. Just as a mirage is caused by hot light, "cold" light makes things invisible! (Mary Jo Pehl: "Well, I can see how tha-''HUH''?!?") |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Cruelly averted with the guys' dissatisfaction with the special effects. |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Cruelly averted with the guys' dissatisfaction with the special effects. |
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{{quote|'''Joel:''' ''[Disinterested]'' Wow, that's really...really not cool.}} |
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