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** Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher, Allison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]
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** Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher, Allison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek [[Franchise/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]
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After Fargo triggers a device from the Cold War era, the race is on to shut it off before it starts a world war, but the only solution may lie in the depths of a demented scientist's mind.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Jo's in a very sexy LittleBlackDress. Fargo hasn't noticed that the entire audience for Thatcher's Nobel has disappeared due to technical difficulties.
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* RunningGag: Carter's Jeep begins its ButtMonkey career by being crashed into the particle beam weapon.
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!Synopsis
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[[caption-width-right:350:... Yeah, that's probably not good.]]
->'''Dr. Thatcher:''' If you want sex, reverse the hex.\\
'''Stark:''' Sheriff, did you, at any point when you picked him up, the car ride, the long walk down here, happen to notice this guy's not all there?\\
'''Carter:''' Yeah, there may have been signs.
* CatastrophicCountdown: With a giant missile due to go off, this was inevitable.
-->'''Carter:''' How much time do we have?\\
'''Computer:''' Weapons will deploy in twenty-three hours.\\
'''Carter:''' Finally, a straight answer.
-->'''Carter:''' How much time do we have?\\
'''Computer:''' Weapons will deploy in twenty-three hours.\\
'''Carter:''' Finally, a straight answer.
* GoodNewsBadNews: Invoked by Allison.
-->'''Allison:''' Bad news, good news. We didn't get anything from Thatcher, but Carter wasn't hurt in the process.\\
'''Stark:''' Any good news?
-->'''Allison:''' Bad news, good news. We didn't get anything from Thatcher, but Carter wasn't hurt in the process.\\
'''Stark:''' Any good news?
* SingleIssuePsychology: Dr. Thatcher is returned to sanity when Carter, based on what he saw in the mind-meld, persuades everyone to recreate the 1962 Nobel Prize ceremony, with Dr. Thatcher winning it this time.
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--> '''Carter:''' This ion beam thingy is what exactly?
--> '''Henry:''' Irradiated uranium isotopes.
--> '''Fargo:''' Oh God!
--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
* TooDumbToLive: Fargo lives in a town of MadScience and his first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on...''by inserting and turning two keys simultaneously''.
--> '''Henry:''' Irradiated uranium isotopes.
--> '''Fargo:''' Oh God!
--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
* TooDumbToLive: Fargo lives in a town of MadScience and his first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on...''by inserting and turning two keys simultaneously''.
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'''Henry:''' Irradiated uranium
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'''Fargo:''' Oh
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'''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
* TooDumbToLive: Fargo lives in a town of MadScience and his first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on... ''by inserting and turning two keys simultaneously''.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Zoe knows things are bad when Carter apologises for calling her a delinquent earlier.
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* FalseReassurance: While being hooked up to the mind-reading machine, Carter asks about a photo of a chimp on the wall, captioned "In memory of Skippy," who Alison refers to as everyone's favourite test chimp. Carter asks if Skippy died in the machine he's about to use. Alison says no, the autopsy was inconclusive.
* ShoutOut: Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher, Alison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]
* ShoutOut: Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher, Alison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]
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* FalseReassurance: While being hooked up to the mind-reading machine, Carter asks about a photo of a chimp on the wall, captioned "In memory of Skippy," who Alison Allison refers to as everyone's "everyone's favourite test chimp. chimp." Carter asks if Skippy died in the machine he's about to use. Alison Allison says no, the autopsy was inconclusive.
*ShoutOut: MindRape: SubvertedTrope as he does it voluntarily, but what Carter goes through in the mind-meld machine is very unpleasant. He screams, a lot, and at one point it's not clear if he's laughing hysterically or sobbing. For the rest of the episode he seems confused at times whether he's himself or Dr Thatcher.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Zoe is freaked out when Carter, still a bit loopy from the mind-meld machine, plants a BigDamnKiss on Eugenia.
-->'''Zoe:''' DAD! What are you ''doing''!?!?\\
'''Eugenia:''' Mind your own business, dear.
* ShoutOut:
** Dr Thatcher's room number is [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 101]].
** Eugenia's room number is [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes 221]].
** Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher,Alison Allison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]"]]
* StealthPun: Dr Thatcher's area of research is Mutually Assured Destruction, a.k.a. MAD. He's a literal MadScientist!
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: Zoe is freaked out when Carter, still a bit loopy from the mind-meld machine, plants a BigDamnKiss on Eugenia.
-->'''Zoe:''' DAD! What are you ''doing''!?!?\\
'''Eugenia:''' Mind your own business, dear.
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** Dr Thatcher's room number is [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 101]].
** Eugenia's room number is [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes 221]].
** Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher,
* StealthPun: Dr Thatcher's area of research is Mutually Assured Destruction, a.k.a. MAD. He's a literal MadScientist!
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* FalseReassurance: While being hooked up to the mind-reading machine, Carter asks about a photo of a chimp on the wall, captioned "In memory of Skippy," who Alison refers to as everyone's favourite test chimp. Carter asks if Skippy died in the machine he's about to use. Alison says no, the autopsy was inconclusive.
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* ShoutOut: Trying to get the shutoff code from the mentally-damaged Dr Thatcher, Alison has a solution: for Carter to read his mind using an experimental machine. Carter calls it a [[Series/StarTrek "Vulcan Mind-Meld machine."]]
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--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
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--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?ray?
* TooDumbToLive: Fargo lives in a town of MadScience and his first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on...''by inserting and turning two keys simultaneously''.
* TooDumbToLive: Fargo lives in a town of MadScience and his first impulse on finding a strange machine is to turn it on...''by inserting and turning two keys simultaneously''.
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!Synopsis
After Fargo triggers a device from the Cold War era, the race is on to shut it off before it starts a world war, but the only solution may lie in the depths of a demented scientist's mind.
!Tropes
* ButtMonkey: Fargo. He turns on a doomsday device.
* {{Technobabble}}: From pretty much every scientist, as usual. {{Lampshaded}} by Carter.
--> '''Carter:''' This ion beam thingy is what exactly?
--> '''Henry:''' Irradiated uranium isotopes.
--> '''Fargo:''' Oh God!
--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
After Fargo triggers a device from the Cold War era, the race is on to shut it off before it starts a world war, but the only solution may lie in the depths of a demented scientist's mind.
!Tropes
* ButtMonkey: Fargo. He turns on a doomsday device.
* {{Technobabble}}: From pretty much every scientist, as usual. {{Lampshaded}} by Carter.
--> '''Carter:''' This ion beam thingy is what exactly?
--> '''Henry:''' Irradiated uranium isotopes.
--> '''Fargo:''' Oh God!
--> '''Carter:''' Death ray. Why don't you just say death ray?
