History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E05BeingFromAnotherPlanet

** "[[Creator/JimHenson Jim Henson's]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself Baby]] [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies Babies]]''"

->''[[TheStinger (Serrano holds his hand and screams in pain.)]]''

* WorstWhateverEver: Tom declares this to be the worst film they've seen so far. Joel and Crow go through a LongList of films they've seen before Tome finally agrees that ''Film/TheCastleOfFuManchu'' was just as bad.

* The Mads jump on the saccharine figure bandwagon by introducing their line of "Tragic Moments" figures, bringing sadness and death to Grandma. Joel's contribution are Jack Pallace Impersonation kits, perfect for attention grabbing and scaring friends.

* Dressed as mummies, Crow and Servo's riffing turn to making fun of Bill Mumy, to whom Joel defends.

!!This episode has examples of:
* CallBack:
** To ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E03PodPeople Pod People]]''
-->'''Crow''': Trumpy, you can do magic things!
*** The "Trumpy does stupid things" music plays when Joel tries to cheer Crow and Servo from the film.
* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: When the mummy rips the necklace off the girl's neck, Joel comments that it must have had a pretty flimsy clasp.
* HeroicBSOD: Servo declares this the absolute '''''worst''''' film they'd ever seen. Joel and Crow challenge him by naming nearly every single film they'd seen up to this point. Servo eventually admits ''Film/TheCastleOfFuManchu'' was just as bad.
** Although this was before they saw ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' or ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''.
** RealitySubtext: [[invoked]] Mike Nelson had the habit of stating ''every'' movie they'd just worked on riffing was the worst they'd ever done.
* HilariousInHindsight: Crow accuses Bill Mumy of not doing anything since he was 11. Two years later ''BabylonFive'' premiered.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[invoked]] Joel and the Bots think that the Mads' Tragic Moments figurines were the breaking point.
* OddNameOut: When challenging Tom if the previous movies they watched are worse than ''Being from Another Planet'', Joel suggests ''[[Film/TheManchurianCandidate The Manchingo Coniglium]]'', to which Tom responds, "Huh?"
* RunningGag:
** Crow and Servo getting distressed from the film's green filter.
** The memorandum of ''NBC Mystery Movie'' jokes return from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E04TeenagersFromOuterSpace Teenagers from Outer Space]]''. In the same vein, the gag of Joel making [[DonutMessWithACop cop/donut jokes]] and the bots objecting to it would come back with a vengeance in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E09TheIndestructibleMan The Indestructible Man]]''.
** "The fungus..." "is among us."
** [[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/List405.html The Ludlum Library]]
* SpoilerTitle: The new title of the movie chosen by distributor Film Ventures International gives away a major plot twist.

* RunningGag: The gag of Joel making cop/donut jokes and the bots objecting to it would come back with a vengeance in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E09TheIndestructibleMan The Indestructible Man]]''.

->''[[TheStinger [Serrano holds his hand and screams in pain.]]]''

''[[TheStinger [Serrano holds his hand and screams in pain.]]]''

** RealitySubtext: Mike Nelson had the habit of stating ''every'' movie they'd just worked on riffing was the worst they'd ever done.

* OddNameOut: When challenging Tom if the previous movies they watched are worse than ''Being from Another Planet'', Joel suggests ''[[Film/TheManchurianCandidate TheManchingoConiglium]]'', to which Tom responds, "Huh?"

* OddNameOut: When challenging Tom if the previous movies they watched are worse than ''Being from Another Planet'', Joel suggests ''Film/TheManchingoConiglium'', to which Tom responds, "Huh?"

** Although this was before they saw ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate''.

* RunningGag: The gag of Joel making cop/donut jokes and the bots objecting to it would come back with a vengeance in ''Film/TheIndestructibleMan''.

* HeroicBSOD: Servo declares this the absolute '''''worst''''' film they'd ever seen. Joel and Crow challenge him by naming nearly every single film they'd seen up to this point. Servo eventually admits ''TheCastleOfFuManchu'' was just as bad.
** Although this was before they saw ManosTheHandsOfFate.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Ben Murphy had earlier starred in the short lived ''GeminiMan'' series, riffed a few seasons later in the form of the CompilationMovie ''Riding With Death''.
* RunningGag: The gag of Joel making cop/donut jokes and the bots objecting to it would come back with a vengeance in ''TheIndestructibleMan''.

Film Watched: ''[[Film/TimeWalker Time Walker]]'' aka ''Being From Another Planet''

!!This episodes has examples of:

[[TheStinger Serrano holds his hand and screams in pain]]

* HeroicBSOD: Crow declares this the absolute '''''worst''''' film they'd ever seen. Joel and Servo challenges him on ''every single film'' they'd seen prior to the film. Crow admits ''TheCastleOfFuManchu'' was just as bad.

* HeroicBSOD: Crow declares this the absolute '''''worst''''' film they'd ever seen. Joel and Servo challenges him on ''every single film'' they'd seen prior to the film. Crow admits ''CastleOfFuManchu'' was just as bad.

Film Watched: Film/TimeWalker ''Time Walker'' aka ''Being From Another Planet''