I am re-watching this series (best comedy on TV, ever - bar none)and noticed that this episode marks the downfall of the host segments in a precipitous way.
Do we really need this close-up of Mary Jo? Is anyone amused??? It seems to have been prevalent through the remaining Sci-Fi seasons, and it's so unfunny and distracting.
The riffing and craft of the jokes is not to be lost. It's superb and the movie is a great choice. I just wanted to point out that it is in this episode that the host segments really started to disintegrate from the once hilarious days of Dr. F and TV's Frank. The courtroom scene is a few steps too far, to say the least. This (MST3K) is my favorite show of all time, but I had to point out where the host segments all started to go wrong. In this episode, I think we have the winner.....give me Dr. F and TV's Frank any day. Push the button, Frank....moreless
Episode Summary
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Movie Plot: Agent for H.A.R.M. A secret agent tries to protect the inventor of a spore gun.
Intro: Tom and Crow are into extreme! Tom is into extreme stamp collecting and Crow is doing extreme yoga. Mike tries to get into it, but can't. Segment One: Mike gets into extreme rice. The 'bots are not impressed. Suddenly, Mike disappears and re-appears in an intergalactic courtroom where he must stand trial for the planets he destroyed. Somehow, Pearl is his prosector and Bobo is his defense attorney. Segment Two: Crow wants to send Mike a tort with a power saw inside. Pearl and Bobo give their opening statements: Pearl's has several props and Bobo seems to be channelling Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird, but he thinks more about food(and panties). Mike chokes the monkey. Segment Three: The 'bots give video depositions: Tom hosts a telethon, Crow's is full of bleeped obcenities, and Gypsy says Mike is innocent, which Bobo doesn't like. Segment Four: Tom finds a legal precedent, but it doesn't apply to Mike. Observer gives his testimony, which points to Mike(with prodding from Pearl). Bobo, however, exposes a lie he told about baking pies--one of the things that Bobo knows well. Segment Five: Crow and Tom do a vigil for Mike, but Crow only lasts a few seconds. Ortega severly damages Mike's defense with his testimony, but Bobo brings a little Amish boy to the stand in his defense. Pearl tries to break the boy before the judge declares Mike guilty and sentences him to death. However, he reduces the sentence to 800 hours of community service, which Mike starts by cleaning up the SOL.
Stinger: Malko gives Stefanik a spaz chop.moreless
Intro: Tom and Crow are into extreme! Tom is into extreme stamp collecting and Crow is doing extreme yoga. Mike tries to get into it, but can't. Segment One: Mike gets into extreme rice. The 'bots are not impressed. Suddenly, Mike disappears and re-appears in an intergalactic courtroom where he must stand trial for the planets he destroyed. Somehow, Pearl is his prosector and Bobo is his defense attorney. Segment Two: Crow wants to send Mike a tort with a power saw inside. Pearl and Bobo give their opening statements: Pearl's has several props and Bobo seems to be channelling Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird, but he thinks more about food(and panties). Mike chokes the monkey. Segment Three: The 'bots give video depositions: Tom hosts a telethon, Crow's is full of bleeped obcenities, and Gypsy says Mike is innocent, which Bobo doesn't like. Segment Four: Tom finds a legal precedent, but it doesn't apply to Mike. Observer gives his testimony, which points to Mike(with prodding from Pearl). Bobo, however, exposes a lie he told about baking pies--one of the things that Bobo knows well. Segment Five: Crow and Tom do a vigil for Mike, but Crow only lasts a few seconds. Ortega severly damages Mike's defense with his testimony, but Bobo brings a little Amish boy to the stand in his defense. Pearl tries to break the boy before the judge declares Mike guilty and sentences him to death. However, he reduces the sentence to 800 hours of community service, which Mike starts by cleaning up the SOL.
Stinger: Malko gives Stefanik a spaz chop.moreless
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GUEST STAR
Bradley J. KeelyAmish Boy
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Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson [5-10]
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Mary Jo Pehl
Magic Voice [4-7] & Pearl Forrester [7-10]
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Jim Mallon
Gypsy [1-8]
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Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo [2-10], Professor Bobo [8-10] & Cambot
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Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy [8-10]
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Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot [8-10] & Observer aka Brain Guy [8-10]
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QUOTES (41)
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Mike: You know, this movie can be used to induce vomiting.
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Crow: (as Eva approaches in her wet bikini) Then again, there are times when I like this movie.
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Tom: Mike, do you have Kervorkian's number? Mike: I've got it on my speed dial. Reservations for three? Crow: Yeah. Include me.
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Mike: (describing Adam) So he's really a serial killer sanctioned by the government.
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Tom: (as Stefanik finds an eye in the spore sample) Here's eye in your mud!
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Tom: (as Stefanik, in German accent) Uh, cowabunga, Billy!
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Crow: (describing one of Malko's men) If Pepe le Pew was a human, he'd be this guy.
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Mike: (describing Malko) It's Pee-Wee's grandfather, Winchester-Wee Herman.
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Mike: (describing Stefanik with the spore gun) It's Walt Disney and he's mad.
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Adam: Your uncle has to stay, he's my bait. Crow: He's a minnow.
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Adam: (to Eva) Madam... Tom: I'm Adam.
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Mike: (as Adam, to Eva): By the way, we are going to be sexual partners, right?
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Mike: (descibing Eva) Half woman, half baby.
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Eva: Are you coming, or do I swim alone? Crow: Yes, and yes.
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Tom: When in the world, please visit a location near you.
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Crow: (as Adam wires the television set) He's pirating free TV.
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Adam: Calle del Campo. Crow: My darling.
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Crow: Come on movie, just bite me!
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Crow: Women can multi-task while they're making love. Mike: I know that.
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Mike: (after another scene at the house) Location scout says this is the only location.
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Mike: First rule of women everywhere: First, do no H.A.R.M.
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Mike: (as Adam trains a female agent) H.A.R.M. stands for Hot And Ready, Man.
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Tom: (describing the Stefanik house) I didn't know Section eight built beach homes.
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Mike: (seeing the director's name in the credits) Gerd your Oswald, it's going to be a tough one.
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Mike: (as Stefanik attacks a man) I am Mighty Elderly Man!
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Tom: A tratiorous Frenchman! Who would have thought?
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Mike: Your dad's alcoholic golf buddy as Agent for H.A.R.M.
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Tom: (seeing the trap laid for Adam) It might be easier just to shoot the guy, I don't know.
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Crow: (describing Malko) El Truman Capote.
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Tom: (as Jim takes apart the razor) Every agent from H.A.R.M. has to know how to field strip a razor.
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Crow: (seeing a sign in Spanish at the aiport) It's Mission: Impossible language.
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Crow: (as Adam rides a motorcycle) Agent from H.A.R.M. lets the good times roll...
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Crow: (seeing the Prince look-a-like with a broken arm) Look at that arm. I guess he mouthed off to Mayte.
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Crow: (seeing an explosion) Tonight on Michael Collins, P.I.
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Crow: The only logical response to this movie is pure, undbridled hate.
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Tom: (during the climactic chase) It's like being chased by your anthropology professor.
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Mike: Man, so many people poured their entire weekend into the making of this movie.
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Stefanik: Let me show you something. Tom: It's under my uniform.
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Mike: (as Adam is about to smirk) Here's the windup...and there's the smarm!
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Tom: (as Adam smirks) A level-five smug alert.
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Jim: Case closed? Tom: And bar open, let's go!
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NOTES (5)
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Several times Mike and the 'bots would just say what Adam was doing, then hum the opening notes of the James Bond theme. This was a riff on the fact that Adam was doing very little compared to other movie secret agents.
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Mike and the 'bots used one slip of the tongue by Wendell Corey to make his character into a drunk for the rest of the movie.
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There was a Prince look-a-like in the movie, which made for many Prince riffs by Mike and the 'bots.
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At this point in the series, the entire original cast had been replaced by other actors.
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Starting with this episode, Gypsy was voiced by Patrick Brantseg.
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