History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E20TheHumanDuplicators

[[caption-width-right:300:"''Eht Numah Srotacilpud!''... oh."]]
[[caption-width-right:300:"Let's all play the ''Series/FamilyFeud''!"]]

* The SOL gets a visit from Creator/HughBeaumont, who's been feeling incredibly stressed out over his life... [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E08LostContinent especially after the last time the crew met him]].

* Joel and the 'Bots pause for some arts and crafts time, attempting to make their own scale-model spaceships from everyday items. Joel's looks disturbingly familiar.

* The SOL gets another visit from Hugh Beaumont, who's been feeling incredibly stressed out over his life.

* Crow and Servo commend Richard Kiel for his ability to embrace his true android nature and share their own confidence in themselves to Joel. Back in Deep 13, Dr. Forrester and Frank are still laughing over their useless invention... until William Conrad actually ''does'' raid their fridge.

!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of ''Film/TheHumanDuplicators'' provides examples of the following tropes:

---> '''Crow''': [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent I'm a Grimaldi warrior!]]

---> '''Crow''': [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E03PodPeople It stinks!]]

--->'''Servo:''' How did you know?
--->'''Joel:''' ''Tom'', it was more than a ''little'' obvious.
* ContinuityNod: Michael J. Nelson reprises his Hugh Beaumont character from the ''Film/LostContinent'' episode, and his job in that episode (member of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) is mentioned.

'''Tom Servo:''' D'oh!

--->'''Crow:''' You know, because two Wongs don't make a W--
--->'''Joel & Servo:''' ''CROW!''
--->'''Crow:''' ''(sheepishly)'' I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

-->'''Welles:''' "Where in blazes have you been? Haven't you ever heard of a telephone?"
-->'''Crow:''' (robotic monotone) "Yes. I have heard of a telephone."

-->'''TV's Frank:''' Who's going to need this? Maybe Quinn Martin – and he's dead!

--->'''Dr. Forrester:''' Frank! It's the big one - literally!
--->'''TV's Frank:''' Don't worry, Dr. F. He's not gonna get far.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the first break, Joel and the bots create model spaceships as an art project. The parts used for Joel's golden spaceship (a lacrosse mask, a bowling pin, food trays, and ping pong balls) look a ''tad'' familiar... Cue [[OhCrap sudden realization, some coughing,]] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere and Commercial Sign]].
-->'''Gypsy''': '''''Wait a minute...'''''

* TookALevelInJerkass: Hugh is really, ''really'' bitter since his appearance in ''Lost Continent.''

!!The episode provides examples of the following tropes:

* Joel's invention for the week is the Beanie-Chopper, which disappoints Crow and Servo when it doesn't send him through the roof. Dr. Forrester and Frank can't keep a straight face as they unveil their most ridiculous invention yet: the William Conrad Fridge Alert.

* Joel and the Bots pause for some arts and crafts time as they make their own scale-model spaceships.

* Servo has been a little busy duplicating himself. A little ''too'' busy...

* The SOL gets another visit from Hugh Beaumont, who's lately been feeling stressed out over his life.

* Crow and Servo commend Richard Kiel for his ability to embrace his android nature and share their own confidence in themselves to Joel. Back down in Deep 13, Dr. Forrester and Frank are still laughing over their useless invention... until William Conrad actually does raid their fridge!

-->'''Frank:''' Who's gonna use this?! Maybe Creator/QuinnMartin, and he's dead!

* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes: TV's Frank and Dr. Forrester can't help guffawing at the concept of a refrigerator alarm that only sounds when William Conrad is stealing the food (based on Conrad's ads hawking First Alert). Most of the segment they can't even explain the invention because they can't stop laughing in advance.

--->'''TV's Frank:''' Don't worry, Dr. F. He won't get far.

The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mst3k-the-human-duplicators/5a53d0f8b2540e15060002b0 here]].

---> '''Crow''': [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E03PodPeople It stinks!]]

* {{Corpsing}}: In-universe. Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank cannot make it through the Invention Exchange, due to the absolute absurdity of their invention - the William Conrad Fridge Alert.
** Then William Conrad really does show up.
--->'''Dr. Forrester:''' Frank! It's the big one - literally!

* Joel's invention for the week is the Beanie-Chopper, which disappoints Crow and Servo when it doesn't send him through the roof. Dr. Forrester and Frank can't keep a straight face as they unveil their most narrowly-focused invention yet: the William Conrad Fridge Alert.

* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: A variant, as the film sets up a '''very''' obvious gag, and Crow falls for it.
-->'''Gale:''' Glen, did you hear me? ...Well, say something!\\
'''Crow:''' "Something".\\
'''Glen:''' Something!\\
'''Crow:''' D'oh! Got riffed back on that one!