Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S06/E20 Danger Death Ray
Film watched: Danger!! Death Ray
Featured in season 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000, it's clear Mike and the 'Bots had a blast with this one.
The MST3K presentation provides examples of:
- Bond One-Liner: Generally averted, much to the annoyance of Mike and the 'Bots.
- Comedic Sociopathy: Tom Servo builds his own Death Ray for peaceful purposes and then uses it on Crow. Crow does admit that it was pretty funny...before his head catches fire.
- Continuity Nod: At the airport, Mike and the Bots hum a piece of music from The Starfighters.
- Crow's script "Earth vs. Soup" has been mentioned before in past episodes and would be mentioned again in later ones (it even gets made (sorta) in a later one)
- Incredibly Lame Pun: Subverted when Mike elicits laughs from the bots with "Lattice in!"
- Running Gags
- Mike and the 'Bots singing along with the soundtrack and adding lyrics from similar tunes where appropriate.
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All: "WATERMELON MAAAAAAAAN!" |
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- Jokes about Scarface and his resemblance to a certain president:
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Mike: Abe Lincoln is Time Cop! |
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- Exclaiming "Danger! X" at random moments.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: Lampshaded.
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Servo: ["bup-a-dup-a-da-da" is playing] This isn't appropriate right now. His friend is dying over there. |
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- Tear Jerker: For Cambot, at least. Fargo's camera-destroying at the end of the film causes Cambot to start crying, blurring our view of the last host segment.
- Technical Pacifist:
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Servo: Ah, so it's a PEACE LOVING DEATH RAY. |
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- Throw It In: Crow's head wasn't supposed to completely catch on fire like it does in the "peaceful death ray" sketch, but it ended up looking hilarious.