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parts: the clonus horror

Season 8, Episode 12, Aired Jun 07, 1997

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A secret clone farm is guarded by a presidential candidiate, while Pearl and her crew watch three powerful space children.

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Bridget Jones

Darlene

Michael J. Nelson

Mike Nelson [5-10]
Mary Jo Pehl

Magic Voice [4-7] & Pearl Forrester [7-10]
Jim Mallon

Gypsy [1-8]
Kevin Murphy

Tom Servo [2-10], Professor Bobo [8-10] & Cambot
Patrick Brantseg

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Bill Corbett

Crow T. Robot [8-10] & Observer aka Brain Guy [8-10]

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By sh811a, Dec 08, 2010

This film I wouldn't say it's a terrible film but decent/mediocure (I'm leaning toward the latter), it had a good idea and premise. But the problem was it was the fact that it was low budget which means they weren't able to push the envilope on the idea, some parts of the film are boring not much happens, some of the acting is a bit lame, they were going for a fugitive premise in the latter half of the film but the main protagoinst really didn't get very far, and the end was just depressing making the plight kinda pointless. But this was a good episode for the show, I really loved it whenever they kept making Super Mario Bros jokes because one scientist looked like Mario without the cap. Or even whenever they made fun of whenever anyone went to America. Though my favorate and the best jokes in this episode were all of the comments and gags on actor Peter Graves whom I think is a good actor and TV host even though he has a pritty strange record consisting of projects that were bad or medocure. I loved it whenever the robots kept saying "This week/next on Biography" I always cracked up to that.moreless
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By jamoon2006, Dec 08, 2010

Whenever Peter Graves is involved, you can be sure the movie the gang is riffing is going to be ripe for parody. Go figure, the guy is Jim Phelps and hilarious in "Airplane!" but for some reason appeared in a ton of turkeys in his career. The guys let the "Biography" rips fly in this one, which supposedly was the inspiration for the movie "The Island" (and is probably a lot better than the movie "The Island.") But they balance the obvious shots at Graves (Biography, Mission: Impossible) with enough other jokes that it never becomes overwhelming or boring.

Like most Sci-Fi channel outings, however, the host segments are weaker than their Comedy Central predecessors. I blame this mostly on Mary Jo Pehl, the "story arcs" mandated by Sci-Fi and the truly freaky looking Paul Chaplin as a performer. The bits with the omnipotent space children get old really fast, but Mike's attempts to grow a mustache (and Tom and Crow's reactions) are funny. The real laughs in this one come from the riffs, which are great from start to finish. From the lumpy, dopey clone protagonist to Peter Graves' sinister candidate, this movie is abysmal, and a perfect target.moreless
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- Crow: You know, this doesn't look like it's headed towards a happy ending, huh? Mike: You know, any ending would make me happier than I've ever been.
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- Clone Richard: Lena? Tom: Or extra lena?
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- Tom: So, what happens if your clone is a hard drinking, hard living clone? Crow: Sorry, we need your liver to keep your clone alive.
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- (describing Clone Richard) Tom: He's got the finely toned body of a pro golfer. Crow: He's like a sensitive Steve Guttenberg.
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- Crow: (in dumb clone voice) It's fun when there are things!
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- Crow: (seeing clones on bicycles) Breaking Away 2: The Clonus Horror.
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- Jake: Why Anna, you salty old lady! Mike: And, I mean dehydrated.
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- Tom: (during the closing credits) 'James Arness: Ugly And Stupid,' tonight on Biography.
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- Crow: (as one of the reporters in the press conference) I'm Brown, from the Sun.
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- Crow: (as Jake's house blows up) Never store combustibles with your old people.
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- Richard: You wear out, you die... Tom: You have one illegitimate son...ooop!
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- Mike: (over a shot of Jeff sitting next to a large lamp, in his Peter Graves voice) 'Huge Lamps Of The 70's,' tonight on Biography.
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- Tom: (over a shot of Jeff's thugs's torsos) The Sans-A-Belt Murders.
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- Crow: (as characters mumble on screen) I can't hear what they're saying and frankly, I don't care.
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- Tom: (after Ricky pins Clone Richard on the hood of his car) Clonus: The Boys In The Band Horror.
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- Ricky: So? Richard: So, Clonus... Crow: Walks into a bar...
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- Tom: (over a sweaty closeup of Clone Richard) Meat Loaf sweats less than this guy.
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- Jeff: My new clone is just a baby. Richard: Now, wait a minute. You have two? Crow: Clone hog!
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- Clone Richard: I'm confused! Crow: Put me in my Johnny Jump-up!
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- Tom: Peter Graves, movie bookend.
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- Mike: Keenan Wynn is Jack Perkins as Mr. Food.
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- Mike: (as a guide shoots Clone Richard) Gentlemen, we have a soft, lumpy target search.
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- Crow: (as Clone George and Clone Richard do pushups barechested) It's missionary position practice.
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- Tom: (as Richard finds the beer can) I find so many neat things here at Love Canal.
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- Tom: (as Clone George has IVs put in his arms) Now, don't fill him with Smuckers like last time, Doctor, that wasn't funny.
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- Tom: Clones are rock stupid.
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- Crow: (as Clone Richard is prepared) We're the FDA. We can test on anyone we want.
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- Tom: (as Clone George's body is put in the plastic bag) Fresh wood-smoked young Aryan man.
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- Crow: (describing Dr. Jameson) He looks like an adult fetus.
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- Mike: (as Clone Richard is up a tree) Daddy, Rex treed a lumpy man!
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- This movie is available as Disc 4 on Volume 12 of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection. It includes an interview with the movie's director, Robert Fiveson. He talks about the making of the movie, the lawsuit against the studios who released The Island, and how the fans of the show inspired him to continue with the lawsuit.
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- The makers of parts: the clonus horror sued the makers of the 2005 movie, The Island, citing the incredible similarity in plot and even certain scenes! c.f. Was 'The Island' Cloned?
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- Mike and the 'bots did the entire movie closing credits in their Peter Graves voices, saying names of people in Biography episodes, except for Tom, who saw someone with the first name James and took it to do on on Graves' brother, James Arness.
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