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->''"We all love you, Gaaaameraaaaaaaa!"''



* EtherealChoir: One of the InTheStyleOf versions of "Gamera!" is done in the style of a beatific choir, with Joel and the 'bots all leaning in together and harmonizing.



* InTheStyleOf: The final segment has the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, hip-hop, opera, beatific choir, and thrash punk versions of the Gamera Song.

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* InTheStyleOf: The final segment has the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, hip-hop, opera, beatific choir, choral, and thrash punk versions of the Gamera Song.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[invoked]] The crew are amused by Gamera's xylophone skills.
-->'''Joel:''' Gamera, known as "Bags" to his friends...
* CoincidentalBroadcast: "...but first, a message from Plot Convenience Playhouse!"

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
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[[invoked]] The crew are amused by Gamera's xylophone skills.
-->'''Joel:''' --->'''Joel:''' Gamera, known as "Bags" to his friends...
** The gang's reaction to the long comic relief scene where the hammy concierge and the blue-collar truck driver over who needs the fish more, the hotel or the local aquarium.
* BrawnHilda: Gypsy dresses in a Viking hat and pigtails for her big number in the final segment.
* CallBack: "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E12GameraVsGuiron We love you, Cornjob!]]"
* CoincidentalBroadcast: "..."Fish Argument Theater will be right back, but first, a message scene from Plot Convenience Playhouse!"



* DancePartyEnding: Something like that. In tribute to their final ''Gamera'' film, the crew each sing different versions of their already-existing version ("Gamera is really neat, Gamera is filled with meat, we are eating Gamera!") of the ''Gamera'' theme, ending with everyone singing a surprisingly affectionate send-off... and Clay and Frank promptly one-up them by doing it in hard rock.
* InterspeciesRomance: Gamera is Helen's boyfriend during a host segment.
* InTheStyleOf: At the end of ''Gamera vs. Zigra'', the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, and hip-hop versions of the song.

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* DancePartyEnding: Something like that. In tribute to their final ''Gamera'' film, the crew each sing different versions of their already-existing version ("Gamera is really neat, Gamera is filled with meat, we are eating Gamera!") of the ''Gamera'' theme, ending with everyone singing a surprisingly affectionate send-off... and Clay and Frank promptly one-up them by doing it a [[HardcorePunk hardcore]] [[ThrashMetal thrash]] version.
* HongKongDub: Ruthlessly mocked
in hard rock.
segment 4, awkward pauses and all.
-->'''Kenny:''' I'm feeling, really good!
* InterspeciesRomance: So she says, at least:
-->'''Helen:'''
Gamera is Helen's boyfriend during a host segment.
my. Boyfriend! ''[[[HongKongDub lips continue to flap silently for several seconds]]]''
* InTheStyleOf: At the end of ''Gamera vs. Zigra'', The final segment has the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, hip-hop, opera, beatific choir, and hip-hop thrash punk versions of the song.Gamera Song.


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* RockersSmashGuitars: Dr. Forrester smashes his guitar on the button and breaks the panel at the end of the episode, resulting in static and a black screen before the credits fade in.
* RunningGag: "Daddy, I want a Coke!" both in the experiment and in the movie itself.
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* MsFanservice: Many ''[[RunningGag many]]'' riffs are directed at [[EvilIsSexy Lora Lee's looks]]. Especially when she turns up [[WalkingSwimsuitScene in the black bikini]].
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* ContinuityNod: At one point Dr. Erhardt's nasally "Enjoy!" is riffed.
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* CoincidentalBroadcast: "...but first, a message from Plot Convenience Playhouse!"
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* CastingGag: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.

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** Doubles as a ShoutOut to jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson, whose nickname was "Bags."



* ShoutOut: Among many others, the old man in brown rags is compared to the hermit from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Among many others, the old man in brown rags is compared to the hermit from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
** The quip about Gamera being nicknamed "Bags" is a reference to jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson, who had that nickname first.
** They quote from "Once in a Lifetime" by Music/TalkingHeads at several points--after all, much of the movie takes place "at the bottom of the ocean!"
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** Doubles as a ShoutOut to jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson, whose nickname was "Bags."
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!!The Comedy Central Segments:
[[AC:Prologue]]
* Joel converted Tom into a root beer kegger, so it's time to ''party''!

[[AC:Segment 1/Invention Exchange]]
* The Mads present Film/TheThreeStooges Gun to help recreate choreography from their films. Joel has turned Crow into rows of shish kebabs.

[[AC:Segment 2]]
* Joel wants to know how Gamera works, so the 'Bots created a helpful interactive and labelled model. Just don't ask what's behind the door inside of him.

[[AC:Segment 3]]
* Joel has the 'Bots create dioramas of their favorite ''Gamera'' moments. Tom created Baragon, Crow made Gaos, Gypsy's is incredibly abstract, and Joel himself modeled the SOL as a big loving family. Awww.

[[AC:Segment 4]]
* Gamera has flown up to the SOL, and Kenny and Helen from the movie are riding on his back. A very awkward (and poorly dubbed) conversation follows.

[[AC:Segment 5]]
* Each member of the SOL crew performs their own take on the Gamera Song. Deep 13 follows suit before Dr. F smashes his guitar on the button.
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* RunningGag: The constant referral of traffic accidents as a major contributor to society's ills.
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* CastingGag: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.
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This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed again a few years later on ComedyCentral.

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This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed again a few years later on ComedyCentral.Creator/ComedyCentral.
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* DancePartyEnding: Something like that. In tribute to their final ''Gamera'' film, the crew each sing different versions of their already-existing version ("Gamera is really neat, Gamera is filled with meat, we are eating Gamera!") of the ''Gamera'' theme, ending with everyone singing a surprisingly affectionate send-off... and Clay and Frank promptly one-up them by doing it in hard rock.

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!!The KTMA version provides examples of:
* CastingGag: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.
* ContinuityNod: Crow has finally thawed out from the previous episodes where he was frozen to be the SOL's Christmas tree.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt could be seen during the show's opening theme song and occasionally as a still within the show, but they did not appear in person within the show itself until this episode [[AvertedTrope averted]] this.
* RunningGag: Whenever Joel or Crow compares Zigra's ship to a gumball machine, Servo will immediately try to throw in something to make the comparison seem like a good thing.
* StockFootage: ''Very Incredible Movie Theater 4'' is actually footage from J Elvis' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5oDf9rq5ZY&t=19m23s standup]] that was aired on the same night, but here as a {{Ruritania}}n comic.



!!The KTMA version provides examples of:
* CastingGag: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.
* ContinuityNod: Crow has finally thawed out from the previous episodes where he was frozen to be the SOL's Christmas tree.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt could be seen during the show's opening theme song and occasionally as a still within the show, but they did not appear in person within the show itself until this episode [[AvertedTrope averted]] this.
* RunningGag: Whenever Joel or Crow compares Zigra's ship to a gumball machine, Servo will immediately try to throw in something to make the comparison seem like a good thing.
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[[TheStinger "Big shot! Just who does he think he is? Huh? Hotel manager, indeed. I showed him!... Huh?"]]

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-->'''Doctor''':The brainwaves are not those of a normal human being, the activity seems to be reduced!\\
'''Crow''': Oh, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName David Duke]]'s brainwaves.
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* BigLippedAligatorMoment: [[invoked]] The crew are amused by Gamera's xylophone skills.

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* BigLippedAligatorMoment: BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[invoked]] The crew are amused by Gamera's xylophone skills.
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* BigLippedAligatorMoment: [[invoked]] The crew are amused by Gamera's xylophone skills.
-->'''Joel:''' Gamera, known as "Bags" to his friends...
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* RunningGag: The constant referral of traffic accidents as a major contributor to society's ills.
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* ShoutOut: Among many others, the old man in brown rags is compared to the hermit from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingService''.

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* ShoutOut: Among many others, the old man in brown rags is compared to the hermit from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingService''.''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
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* ShoutOut: Among many others, the old man in brown rags is compared to the hermit from ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingService''.

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* CastingGag: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.



* HypocriticalHumor[=/=]SelfDeprecation: Weird variant: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.
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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt were only seen during the show's opening theme song, but they had not appeared in person within the show itself. This episode [[AvertedTrope averts]] this.
* RunningGag: Whenever Joel or Crow compare Zigra's ship to a gumball machine, Servo will immediately try to throw in something to make the comparison seem like a good thing.

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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt were only could be seen during the show's opening theme song, song and occasionally as a still within the show, but they had did not appeared appear in person within the show itself. This itself until this episode [[AvertedTrope averts]] averted]] this.
* HypocriticalHumor[=/=]SelfDeprecation: Weird variant: Servo mocks the way one character laughs by comparing it to Dr. Erhardt's laugh. Erhardt and Servo were both played by Josh Weinstein.
* RunningGag: Whenever Joel or Crow compare compares Zigra's ship to a gumball machine, Servo will immediately try to throw in something to make the comparison seem like a good thing.

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!!The MST3K version provides examples of:

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!!The MST3K season three version provides examples of:


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!!The KTMA version provides examples of:
* ContinuityNod: Crow has finally thawed out from the previous episodes where he was frozen to be the SOL's Christmas tree.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt were only seen during the show's opening theme song, but they had not appeared in person within the show itself. This episode [[AvertedTrope averts]] this.
* RunningGag: Whenever Joel or Crow compare Zigra's ship to a gumball machine, Servo will immediately try to throw in something to make the comparison seem like a good thing.
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* WildTeenParty: The SOL crew throw one at the beginning of the episode because this is the last ''Gamera'' movie they have to watch. [[TheVoice Magic Voice]] inexplicably gets [[DrunkOnMilk drunk on root beer]].

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* WildTeenParty: The SOL crew throw one at the beginning of the episode because this is the last ''Gamera'' movie they have to watch. [[TheVoice Magic Voice]] inexplicably gets [[DrunkOnMilk drunk on root beer]].beer]].

[[TheStinger "Big shot! Just who does he think he is? Huh? Hotel manager, indeed. I showed him!... Huh?"]]
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This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed again a few years later on ComedyCentral.

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* TakeThat: Many against Sandy Frank.



* InTheStyleOf: At the end of ''Gamera vs. Zigra'', the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, and hip-hop versions of the song.

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* InTheStyleOf: At the end of ''Gamera vs. Zigra'', the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, and hip-hop versions of the song.song.
* TakeThat: Many against Sandy Frank.
* WildTeenParty: The SOL crew throw one at the beginning of the episode because this is the last ''Gamera'' movie they have to watch. [[TheVoice Magic Voice]] inexplicably gets [[DrunkOnMilk drunk on root beer]].
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Film watched: ''Film/GameraVsZigra''
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!!The MST3K version provides examples of:

* TakeThat: Many against Sandy Frank.
* InterspeciesRomance: Gamera is Helen's boyfriend during a host segment.
* InTheStyleOf: At the end of ''Gamera vs. Zigra'', the SOL crew perform reggae, jazz, and hip-hop versions of the song.

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