Mike and the bots make a great debut on the Sci Fi Channel. The movie, Revenge of the Creature starred John Agar as the creepy scientist assigned to examine the Creature(or Gill Man, whatever). He falls in love with his assistant, but so does Gill so he(it?) kidnaps her, until John declares martial law and has Gill shot. The movie is also notable for being Clint Eastwood's big screen debut(Crow: "This guy's bad. This is his first and last movie.").
As for the show, it is a good beginning for Sci Fi. Bill Corbett debuts as Crow, and despite coming into the theater slowly, he picks up well for Trace Beaulieu. Mike and the bots are pulled back from the edge of the universe and forced to watch bad movies again by Pearl Forrester, assisted by apes, in a world where apes are now in control; apparently caused by Mike's decendants. A typically great show.moreless
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Movie Plot: Revenge Of The Creature A mutant fish-man escapes from captivity at a Florida aquarium.
Intro: Mike, Tom, Gypsy and Cambot are pulled back to the SOL. Crow is already there, having spent only five minutes in his pure energy form and he redecorated the ship. He remembers everyone except Mike. The ship is orbiting Earth, but a gorilla answers their call. Segment One: The crew discovers that the year is now 2525, and the earth is being ruled by apes. They are contacted by Professor Bobo and Dr. Peanut, two ape scientists. Following orders from their Lawgiver, they sent the SOL the movie. Segment Two: Crow introduces us to the Nanites, tiny robots that he brought onto the SOL. They prevent Tom and Mike from fixing the ship. Segment Three: An alien named Phil that Servo did business with comes looking for him. Apparently Tom has some sort of valuable treasure from his planet and he threatens to vaporize the SOL if Tom doesn't give it back. Segment Four: Mike and the 'bots catch up with what they've been doing before returning to the SOL over some hot coffee. Mike gets some from Crow after he battles the huge espresso machine. Segment Five: We discover that Mike's ancestors are responsible for the ape takeover. On Ape Earth, we learn that the Lawgiver is Pearl Forrester, who was criogenically frozen for 500 years. She has become more evil than she was before and she vows to continue sending the SOL bad movies as retribution for the loss of her son, Dr. Forrester.
Stinger: Clete swims with a big stick.moreless
Intro: Mike, Tom, Gypsy and Cambot are pulled back to the SOL. Crow is already there, having spent only five minutes in his pure energy form and he redecorated the ship. He remembers everyone except Mike. The ship is orbiting Earth, but a gorilla answers their call. Segment One: The crew discovers that the year is now 2525, and the earth is being ruled by apes. They are contacted by Professor Bobo and Dr. Peanut, two ape scientists. Following orders from their Lawgiver, they sent the SOL the movie. Segment Two: Crow introduces us to the Nanites, tiny robots that he brought onto the SOL. They prevent Tom and Mike from fixing the ship. Segment Three: An alien named Phil that Servo did business with comes looking for him. Apparently Tom has some sort of valuable treasure from his planet and he threatens to vaporize the SOL if Tom doesn't give it back. Segment Four: Mike and the 'bots catch up with what they've been doing before returning to the SOL over some hot coffee. Mike gets some from Crow after he battles the huge espresso machine. Segment Five: We discover that Mike's ancestors are responsible for the ape takeover. On Ape Earth, we learn that the Lawgiver is Pearl Forrester, who was criogenically frozen for 500 years. She has become more evil than she was before and she vows to continue sending the SOL bad movies as retribution for the loss of her son, Dr. Forrester.
Stinger: Clete swims with a big stick.moreless
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Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo [2-10], Professor Bobo [8-10] & Cambot
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Jim Mallon
Gypsy [1-8]
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Mary Jo Pehl
Magic Voice [4-7] & Pearl Forrester [7-10]
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Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot [8-10] & Observer aka Brain Guy [8-10]
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Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson [5-10]
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Beth McKeever
Magic Voice [8-10]
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QUOTES (32)
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Tom: (after the explosions in the lagoon) The Charlton Heston fish locator.
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Crow: (as Joe stands with his back to the camera) Can we pitch in and buy that guy an ass?
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Mike: (describing Lucas) How many odors does he put off at once?
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Johnson: What I'd give for a tall, cold beer. Joe: Or a short, warm blonde. Crow: Like Denny Dillon?
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(as Mike and the bots leave the theater) Tom: That poor slimy creature, in love with that beautiful woman. Mike: Yeah, I feel bad for the Gill man, too.
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Clete: Stop! Stop! Stop! Mike: Um, haltenze. Tom: What's fish for stop? Crow: We'll offer you Marge Schott if you stop!
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Clete: Two men have already lost their lives tonight. Mike: Who's next?
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Tom (as Chris watches Helen take off her stockings): Roh, rat's it, rat's the way I rike it. Rowly now, rowly.
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Crow: (as the Gill Man watches Helen and Clete walk away) Look, Clete, you're a third wheel. Figure it out!
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(after seeing Helen in her robe and bra) Crow: Oh, wow! This might be the coolest movie ever! Tom: I award this movie ten stars!
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Tom: (as the Gill Man is being shocked) Where's Amnesty International when you need them?
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Tom: (as Helen) Honey, I did a scientific breakthrough thingy!
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(as a fish is spiked) Crow: Later, at the Chelsea Hotel. Mike: Fishspotting.
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Clete: (to Helen) You better get out of that rig and... Mike: And into my rig.
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Mike: (describing Clete's swim trunks) His shorts are practically inside of him!
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Announcer: Introducing Flippy, the educated porpoise. Mike: I do not accept my slave name!
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Mike (describing Joe's swim trunks): The parade of tiny, upsetting shorts!
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Tom: (describing the creature) Esther Williams didn't age too well.
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Crow: (as the creature captures a bird) Egrets, I've had a few...
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Lucas: Now I tell you what I believe. Tom: I believe I look good in a thong.
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Mike: (seeing the name of the boat is Rita II) Lovely Rita, meter...barge.
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Lucas: This, uh, gill man... Tom: Vince-a Gill-man?
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(during the opening movie credits) Crow: Gowns! There's gonna be gowns in this movie! Hurray! Tom: (seeing the music supervision credit) Great supervision. Gimme a needle drop on some This Island Earth music. Crow: And somebody whip up some gowns!
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Tom: (as Helen takes off her robe) Now at Sears, Jeanne Kirkpatrick lingerie.
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Mike: (when the Gill Man frees himself from the chains) See, that's what happens when you buy your creature restraints at Montgomery Ward.
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Mike: This is gonna turn into an aquatic Mandingo, isn't it?
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Crow: (after Jennings misplaces a rat in his lab coat pocket) This guy's bad. This is his first and last movie.
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Tom: (after Lucas mentions his wife) This guy can get married and I can't even get a date.
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(Joe comes out of the water wearing his diving helmet) Mike: It's like going underwater with a urinal on your head. Crow: Hey, can i get a latte out of the back of your head?
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Crow: (as the ship puts down anchor) He's got a crack crew. When they bend down you can see their cracks!
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(in the movie's opening credits) Tom: (as clouds move in) Hey, it, uh, sure clouded up fast, huh? Crow: Looks like rain over Nestor Paiva.
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Tom: Great. 500 years in the future and we're still watching bad movies!
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This is the first time since episode 105 (The Corpse Vanishes) where the door sequence was not used at the beginning of the show. It was the last SOL scene from Laserblast where Mike and the 'bots had turned in to pure energy and went out to play at the edge of space. However, the lights were being pulled back into the SOL, except for Crow, who had only spent a few minutes outside, and spent most of the rest of the 500 years redecorating.
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Starting with this episode, Crow was voiced by Bill Corbett.
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Kevin Murphy's first episode as Professor Bobo.
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This episode was the first regular episode to air on the SciFi channel. This was the first episode of the "Pearl chases the SOL across time and Space" premise. The name of Pearl's ship is the Widowmaker. It is an old VW bus with rockets on the back.
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Debut of the Nanites.
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ALLUSIONS (5)
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Mike: "Fishspotting." A parody of the movie title, "Trainspotting".
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Crow: "Later, at the Chelsea Hotel." Punk rocker Sid Vicious stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spurgeon at this hotel.
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Tom: "Esther Williams didn't age too well." Esther Williams was a swimming champion, bathing beauty and actress in the 1940's and 50's.
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Crow: "Egrets, I've had a few..." A parody of Frank Sinatra's song, (I Did It) My Way, which actually went: "Regrets, I've had a few..."
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Mike: "Lovely Rita, meter...barge." A parody of the Beatles' lyrics, "Lovely Rita, meter maid".
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