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* ShowWithinAShow: "Hired!", the guys' new musical based on the day's short.

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* ShowWithinAShow: "Hired!", the guys' new musical [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations based on the day's short.short]].

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* BSODSong: "Zeroes... Zeroes... None of my salesmen / has ever sold a car..."
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption:
-->'''Servo:''' I'd like to make a sale, but what can I do? I'm gonna be a failure just like yoooou, dad!
-->'''Crow:''' Like me?
-->'''Servo:''' That's right! I'm gonna be a failure ''just like yoooooooooou!''

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* BSODSong: "Zeroes... / Zeroes... / None of my salesmen / has ever sold a car..."
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption:
-->'''Servo:''' I'd like to make a sale, but what can I do? I'm gonna be a failure just like yoooou, dad!
-->'''Crow:''' Like me?
-->'''Servo:''' That's right! I'm gonna be a failure ''just like yoooooooooou!''
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* IAmBecomingSong: "I'd like to make a sale, but what can I do? I'm gonna be a failure just like you, Dad!"

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* IAmBecomingSong: "I'd like to make a sale, but what can I do? I'm gonna be a Servo as the dealership manager sings about how his failure is a ForegoneConclusion, and that he's going to turn out just like you, Dad!" his father -- [[LoserSonOfLoserDad a failure]].


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* LoserSonOfLoserDad: The crew's interpretation of the elderly father and his middle-aged son in the short is that both are lifelong failures -- like father, like son. Hammered home by the big finish of Servo's IAmBecomingSong in the musical:
-->'''Servo:''' I'd like to make a sale, but what can I do? I'm gonna be a failure just like yoooou, dad!\\
'''Crow:''' Like me?\\
'''Servo:''' That's right! I'm gonna be a failure ''just like yoooooooooou!''


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* ShowWithinAShow: "Hired!", the guys' new musical based on the day's short.
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** HulkSpeak lines imitating Tor Johnson as Lobo.[[note]]Incidentally, a ''different'' Lobo than the one Tor also played in the previously-seen Ed Wood film ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E20TheUnearthly The Unearthly]]''.[[/note]]

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** HulkSpeak lines imitating Tor Johnson as Lobo.[[note]]Incidentally, a ''different'' Lobo than the one Tor also played in the previously-seen Ed Wood film ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E20TheUnearthly The Unearthly]]''.[[/note]]
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* AccidentalPervert: After Vornoff hypnotizes Janet and his hand hovers over her chest due to being interrupted, Joel and Crow start yelling "Cut" and "Whoa, whoa, whoa!", mistaking Vornoff for a pervert.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Vornoff hypnotizes Janet and his hand hovers over her chest, Joel and Crow start yelling "Cut" and "Whoa, whoa, whoa!".

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Vornoff hypnotizes Janet GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and his hand hovers over her chest, Joel and Crow start yelling "Cut" and "Whoa, whoa, whoa!".persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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* TheStrengthOfTenMen: The monster walks: "Oh, no, now he has the strength of twenty heroin-addicts!"



* TheStrengthOfTenMen: The monster walks: "Oh, no, now he has the strength of twenty heroin-addicts!"
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* NotableOriginalMusic: Again, "Hired! The Musical"
-->'''Joel:''' I got a job today! (''''Bots:''' He's hired!)\\
I'm selling Chevrolets! (''''Bots:''' He's hired!)\\
I'm taking home good pay...\\
I just got ''hired!''

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* UpToEleven: The salesman tells a customer he'd love for him to buy his next ten cars from him (emphasizing customer loyalty). Joel takes it too literally:
--> '''Joel''': ''(shocked)'' "''Ten'' cars?!"

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-->'' How many shots does he have?''

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-->'' -->'''Crow:''' How many shots does he have?'' have?



* CallBack: A couple to the short "Hired!", the first part of which was shown with this film in the [=MST3K=] presentation.
-->''No, I don't want to buy a Chevrolet!''

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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A couple to the short "Hired!", the first part of which was shown with this film in the [=MST3K=] presentation.
-->''No, --->'''Tom:''' No, I don't want to buy a Chevrolet!''Chevrolet!



* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Ed Wood is described as one of Hollywood's finest crossdressing directors.
* RedShirt: Crow-as-Strowski: Hello! I'm the worthless ancillary character waiting to be killed off!
* RunningGag: Jokes about the police chief's pet bird.
** HulkSpeak regarding Lobo.
** In one scene, a secretary's pencil on her ear keeps disappearing and reappearing, due to bad continuity. Crow calls attention to it every time.

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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Ed Wood Creator/EdWood is described as one of Hollywood's finest crossdressing directors.
* RedShirt: Crow-as-Strowski: RedShirt:
-->'''Crow:''' ''(as Strowski)''
Hello! I'm the worthless ancillary character waiting to be killed off!
* RunningGag: Jokes RunningGag:
** It wouldn't be an Creator/EdWood experiment without at least one (or half a dozen) jokes
about the police chief's pet bird.
crossdressing.
** HulkSpeak regarding Lobo.
** In
lines imitating Tor Johnson as Lobo.[[note]]Incidentally, a ''different'' Lobo than the one scene, a secretary's pencil on her ear keeps disappearing and reappearing, due to bad continuity. Crow calls attention to it every time.Tor also played in the previously-seen Ed Wood film ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E20TheUnearthly The Unearthly]]''.[[/note]]



** Jokes about the police chief's pet bird.
** In one scene, a secretary's pencil on her ear keeps disappearing and reappearing, due to bad continuity. Crow calls attention to it every time.



--->'''Servo''' (''singing''): It's a sinister day in the laboratory.

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--->'''Servo''' (''singing''): --->'''Servo:''' ''(singing)'' It's a sinister day in the laboratory.laboratory, it's a sinister day in the lab...



-->'''Servo:''' Joel, this nurse's outfit makes me very self-conscious and embarrassed - and yet, I don't seem to mind. ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Weird.]]''

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-->'''Servo:''' Joel, this nurse's outfit makes me very self-conscious and embarrassed - -- and yet, I don't seem to mind. ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Weird.]]''



* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: ''Hired! The Musical''

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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: ''[=MST3K=]'' present: ''Hired! The Musical''Musical''.



-->'''Tom (as Jimmy):''' Um, "Hello sir or madam..."

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-->'''Tom (as Jimmy):''' -->'''Tom:''' ''(as Jimmy)'' Um, "Hello sir or madam..."



-->I got a job today! (He's hired!)\\
I'm selling Chevrolets! (He's hired!)\\

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-->I -->'''Joel:''' I got a job today! (He's (''''Bots:''' He's hired!)\\
I'm selling Chevrolets! (He's (''''Bots:''' He's hired!)\\



* StrengthOfTenMen: The monster walks: "Oh, no, now he has the strength of twenty heroin-addicts!"

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* StrengthOfTenMen: TheStrengthOfTenMen: The monster walks: "Oh, no, now he has the strength of twenty heroin-addicts!"
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* CandyStriper: In the prologue Joel connects a machine to Crow's brain to see what he dreams about. He's assisted by "Nurse Servo," who wears a red-and-white striped apron and nurse's cap. Crow's dream involves piles of money and Tom Servo in the same Candy Striper outfit.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During ''Hired! The Musical'', at one point Joel sit in the background with his head down while Servo sings with Gypsy occasionally echoing a line. Every time Gypsy sings Joel looks up with an utterly perplexed look on his face.
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The episode can be streamed [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-bride-of-the-monster/54bd4f7069702d0701654900 here]].
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** Crow recycles his Willy the Waffle costume from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent Viking Women and the Sea Serpent]]'' for the "No Advertising" sketch, which Servo points out as having been used in that exact episode. In Crow's defense, it was the only costume he could find.

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** Crow recycles brings back his Willy the Waffle costume from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent Viking Women and the Sea Serpent]]'' for the "No Advertising" sketch, which Servo points out as having been used in that exact episode. In Crow's defense, it was the only costume he could quickly find.
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** Crow recycles his Willy the Waffle costume from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent Viking Women and the Sea Serpent]]'' for the "No Advertising" sketch, which Servo points out. In Crow's defense, it was the only costume he could find quickly.

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** Crow recycles his Willy the Waffle costume from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent Viking Women and the Sea Serpent]]'' for the "No Advertising" sketch, which Servo points out. out as having been used in that exact episode. In Crow's defense, it was the only costume he could find quickly.find.

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* Willy the Waffle returns, this time to defend advertising. Willy the Waffle blurts out "knew your father, I did", one of 'Mr.' B. Natural's lines.

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* Crow returns as Willy the Waffle returns, this time in a new sketch to defend advertising. Willy the Waffle blurts out "knew your father, I did", one importance of 'Mr.' B. Natural's lines.
advertising.



* CallForward: The third host segment involves Crow, dressed as Willy the Waffle, showing Servo what life would be like without advertising. This is a parody of ''Film/ACaseOfSpringFever'', which wouldn't be featured on the show until the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S10E12Squirm tenth season]]''.

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** Crow recycles his Willy the Waffle costume from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E17VikingWomenAndTheSeaSerpent Viking Women and the Sea Serpent]]'' for the "No Advertising" sketch, which Servo points out. In Crow's defense, it was the only costume he could find quickly.
** Crow, as Willy, quotes [[Film/MrBNatural Mr. B Natural]]: [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E19WarOfTheColossalBeast "Knew your father, I did"]].
* CallForward: The third host segment involves Crow, Crow dressed as Willy the Waffle, Waffle again, showing Servo what life would be like without advertising. This is a parody of ''Film/ACaseOfSpringFever'', which wouldn't be featured on the show until the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S10E12Squirm tenth season]]''.
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* ShoutOut:
** The two hunters at the start of the movie are referred to as [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife Bert and Ernie]] (you could also call it a ShoutOut to the [[Series/SesameStreet other Bert and Ernie]] too).
** Dr. Vornoff putting on his lab coat is likened to the opening of ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood''.
--->'''Servo''' (''singing''): It's a sinister day in the laboratory.
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* StrengthOfTenMen: The monster walks: "Oh, no, now he has the strength of twenty heroin-addicts!"
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** Joel says[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "Dammit!" after the name "Janet" is spoken a few times in the movie.]]

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** Joel says[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow says [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "Dammit!" after the name "Janet" is spoken a few times in the movie.]]

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* PreviouslyOn: As the short was broken up into two segments, this trope was given a minor spoof.
-->'''Crow:''' Previously on ''Hired!''
* RunningGag: Joel and the Bots pointing out that Jimmy really should have an actual ''car'' to show.

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* PreviouslyOn: As the short was broken up into two segments, this trope was given a minor spoof.
-->'''Crow:''' Previously on ''Hired!''
* RunningGag: Joel and the Bots pointing out that Jimmy really should have an actual ''car'' to show.[[note]]Jimmy was selling cars, though. He was encouraging customers to trade their old Chevys in for one of the new ones at his dealership.[[/note]]
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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Ed Wood is described as one of Hollywood's finest crossdressing directors.
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** Joel says[[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow "Dammit!" after the name "Janet" is spoken a few times in the movie.]]

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** Joel says[[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow says[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "Dammit!" after the name "Janet" is spoken a few times in the movie.]]

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* BrainBleach[=/=]HoYay: Crow has sexual dreams fantasizing about Tom in a nurse's outfit. Both Crow and Tom (who happens to be dressed as a nurse) scream when Crow wakes up and sees Tom.
** Also a CrowningMomentOfFunny and HelloNurse

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* BrainBleach[=/=]HoYay: BrainBleach: Crow has sexual dreams fantasizing about Tom in a nurse's outfit. Both Crow and Tom (who happens to be dressed as a nurse) scream when Crow wakes up and sees Tom.
** Also a CrowningMomentOfFunny and HelloNurse
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* BodyDouble: When the obvious Bela standin is killed, Joel wonders, "But where's Bela?"

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* BodyDouble: When the obvious Bela standin stand-in is killed, Joel wonders, "But where's Bela?"
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After Vornoff hypnotizes Janet and his hand hovers over her chest, Joel and Crow start yelling "Cut" and "Whoa, whoa, whoa!".
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* BriarPatching: A world without advertising is pretty good, such as Servo noting without advertising, sneakers would cost a fraction of what they currently do.
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* ShirtlessScene: Servo is appreciative of Tony [=McCoy's=] eagle tattoo (gotten during his military service) when the latter's shirt is torn off.
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* BodyDouble: When the obvious Bela standin is killed, Joel wonders, "But where's Bela?"
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!!The Segments
[[AC:Prologue]]
* Joel connects a machine to Crow's brain to see what he dreams about.

[[AC:Segment 1/Invention Exchange]]
* Frank and Dr. Forrester are having a fight, giving the Mads the perfect opportunity to demonstrate their Tough Love Seat. Joel and the Bots have Microwave Faith Popcorn, predicting all of the trends of the future.

[[AC:Segment 2]]
* Joel and the Bots perform "Hired! The Musical".

[[AC:Segment 3]]
* Joel, Crow, and Tom begin by discussing the octopus from the film. Somehow the conversation wanders to cold tater tots and olive loaf. Everyone is grossed out and confused.

[[AC:Segment 4]]
* Willy the Waffle returns, this time to defend advertising. Willy the Waffle blurts out "knew your father, I did", one of 'Mr.' B. Natural's lines.

[[AC:Segment 5]]
* Cambot re-edits the ending of the movie so it makes more sense, with Joel and the Bots playing Bela’s part. The Mads pretend to be Bela and Tor. Frank is disturbed.
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** Joel says[[Film/RockyHorrorPictureShow "Dammit!" after the name "Janet" is spoken a few times in the movie.]]

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