History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E21MonsterAGoGo

* CallBack: Joel declares Servo "a happy king" while pretending to play a trumpet, a ShoutOut to ''Film/MrBNatural''.

*** Similarly, towards the end of the segment, after Joel explains that Rupert Holmes only made the song because of (at the time) contemporary popular trends, Crow calls to attention that Rupert Holmes also wrote [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(song) "Timothy"]], asking when in the world ''cannibalism'' was popular.

* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: Douglas’s capsule clearly wasn’t designed with the fact a normal human was supposed to sit in it. Or, as Servo puts it…

** Servo and Crow's odd little tune, "Hum, de hee hee hee, hoo-ah, hoo-ah."

--> Douglas was pear-shaped, short and stood up the whole way.

** Invoked by Crow and Servo when they try to have Joel explain the lyrics of Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." When Joel tells them Holmes just wrote a song about a popular 1970's fad (personal ads), the 'bots pipe up about "Timothy" being about [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. When Joel replies that the song's Timothy was a ''duck'', [[note]] Joel is lying to the bots; Holmes and the singers have confirmed that it is most definitely about [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty miners who eat one of their number while trapped in a cave-in]], and though it's never been speculated that Timothy was a duck, they did have to tell radio stations it was a mule in order for them to agree to play it. [[/note]] they go into full investigative mode.

* For this invention exchange, the winner gets to watch the movie of their choice. If the Bots win, ''Film/LocalHero''; if they don't, ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''. The Mads present Johnny Longtorso, an action figure with all parts sold separately. The Bots show off their line of non-violent action figures: Action Oxford (Edward de Vere), a tapeworm and athlete Wilma Rudolph. Since Frank is the judge, the Bots lose and have to watch ''Monster A-Go Go''

* IncrediblyLamePun: In a scene featuring a man walking into a clearing with a briefcase.
-->'''Crow:''' Now THERE'S a man out standing in his field!

* GagBoobs: "Oh, they decided to go to ''Shakey's''."

The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-monster-a-go-go/53cd482269702d27d32c3000 here]].

** Invoked by Crow and Servo when they try to have Joel explain the lyrics of Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." When Joel tells them Holmes just wrote a song about a popular 1970's fad (personal ads), the 'bots pipe up about "Timothy" being about [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. When Joel replies that the song's Timothy was a ''duck'', [[note]] Joel is lying to the bots; Holmes and the singers have confirmed that it is most definitely about [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty miners who eat one of their number while trapped in a cave-in]], and thought it's never been speculated that Timothy was a duck, they did have to tell radio stations it was a mule in order for them to agree to play it. [[/note]] they go into full investigative mode.

* ArtisticLicenseSpaceTravel: Douglas’s capsule clearly wasn’t designed with the fact a normal human was supposed to sit in it. Or, as Servo puts it…
--> Douglas was really short, shaped like a pear and stood the whole way.

Best Brains regards ''Monster a Go-Go'' as one of the worst movies they ever riffed on. It even gets an aside reference in [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate their treatment]] of ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', implying that as bad as that movie was, this one may still be ''worse''.

Films watched: ''Circus on Ice '' (short) and ''Film/MonsterAGoGo ''

Best Brains regards ''Monster A Go Go'' as one of the worst movies they ever riffed on. It even gets an aside reference in [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate their treatment]] of ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', implying that as bad as that movie was, this one may still be ''worse''.

* RevenueEnhancingDevices: Taken UpToEleven with the "Johnny Longtorso" figure, which has each individual piece of the figure, '''even each bolt''', sold separately.

* {{Corpsing}}: Frank during the "Johnny Longtorso" song. Mind you, if the Poopie! reel is any indication, this may have been the ''only'' take that was acceptable to air.
** Kevin Murphy can't keep it together when one of the actors imitates a ringing phone off-screen. In fairness, it ''is'' just that ridiculous.

Best Brains regards ''Monster A Go Go'' as one of the worst movies they ever riffed on. It even gets an aside reference in their treatment of ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', implying that as bad as that movie was, this one may still be ''worse''.

* {{Mondegreen}}: In-Universe, due to the movie's very poor sound quality:

--->'''Joel''': Listen, uh, Crow, it's a well-known fact that Timothy... was a ''duck''.

--> '''Servo''': This has been a test. Had this been an actual movie, you would have been entertained.

* CourtJester: Crow (reluctantly) as Sir Giggles von Laughsalot, in a hat with bells on it and the signature wand topped with a tiny version of his own head. [[MiniMook Which talks.]]

* {{Pollyanna}}: Crow fails to become this at the start. Joel attempts this after the experiment is over -- and succeeds.

* OneGameForThePriceOfTwo: Johnny Longtorso, the man who comes in pieces!

-->'''Tom''': Joel, it's this movie. It was really depressing! It was like being a little kid and eating dinner at your Aunt Ruth's apartment in the summer, and it's hot in there and she's got a local Christian radio station on, and there's nothing to do or look at 'cause all she's got in the apartment are Good Housekeeping magazines and linen doilies!\\
'''Crow''': Yeah! And then they send you out to play with the strange neighbor kids and they're all big and their skin is pink and they have big pores and a big eighth grader makes you look at really upsetting pictures, so you go back inside and you sit down and they're all just talking with these big pauses in their conversations and you can hear the clock ticking on the wall!\\
'''Tom''': Yeah! Yeah, and so you dig into your seat cushion and you find a really old peanut, and you're so bored you eat it! And then you just feel bad and a little sick, and then you think you're about to go! But-but then Aunt Ruth takes out a photo album filled with black-and-white photos of kids with squinty eyes and they're supposed to be your uncles and aunts or something, and then your parents force you to look at them!
* TakeThat

'''Crow:''' Now, it might not be too bad! \\

* DesignationedHero: Invoked by Joel when the ''Circus On Ice'' short say the soldiers "bravely" shot a dragon to death.

* TheJester: Crow (reluctantly) as Sir Giggles von Laughsalot, in a hat with bells on it and the signature wand topped with a tiny version of his own head. [[MiniMook Which talks.]]

** Invoked by Crow and Servo when they try to have Joel explain the lyrics of Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." When Joel tells them Holmes just wrote a song about a popular 1970's fad (personal ads), the 'bots pipe up about "Timothy" being about [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]]. When Joel replies that the song's Timothy was a ''duck'', [[note]] Joel is lying to the bots; Holmes and the singers have confirmed that it is most definitely about miners who eat one of their number while trapped in a cave-in, and thought it's never been speculated that Timothy was a duck, they did have to tell radio stations it was a mule in order for them to agree to play it. [[/note]] they go into full investigative mode.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: TV's Frank enthuses about Johnny Longtorso's "action batch" and his "sleek and sassy butt".

** One of the host segments is entirely devoted to bashing the kitsch song "Escape." It's clearly the result of one of the writers having thought these things for a while.

--->'''Joel''': Listen, uh, Crow, it is a well-known fact that Timothy... was a ''duck''.

** [[invoked]] [[CommonKnowledge According to Joel]], "Timothy" isn't about cannibalism:

* BlatantLies: At one point Joel denies having brought a soda into the theater, despite the fact that ''we heard him open the can and'' '''''saw him drink from it.''''' It's possible [[INeedAFreakingDrink he was drinking a can of beer.]] [[ExactWords So, then technically he wasn't lying about it not being pop.]] That, and he also says it's his "medicine", a common euphemism for alcohol, which would give new meaning to Servo whispering, "C'mon, ''share''!"

* Mondegreen: In-Universe, due to the movie's very poor sound quality: