History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate

* MagnumOpusDissonance: Hodgson stated in an interview he felt ''Manos'' wasn't the best experiment the show had done.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: [[ConversationalTroping Mentioned]] by name at the beginning of the short.

* ShoutOut: During one of the skits, there's a subtle parody of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' when Frank, after apologizing for the awfulness of the film, encourages Joel, Tom, and Crow to keep playing.[[note]][[PopculturalOsmosisFailure For those who don't get it]], it's referencing the scene where George returns home after failing to find the check, eventually snaps at his family, and then immediately apologizes. He tries getting his daughter, Janie, to resume playing the piano, but she's too terrified to do so.[[/note]]

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Early in the film, Servo makes a prediction:
-->'''Servo''': Joel, this is going to turn into a snuff film!\\

-->[''Servo''': Joel, this is going to turn into a snuff film!\\

-->''Servo''': Joel, this is going to turn into a snuff film!\\

* {{Squick}}: InUniverse, Joel and the Bots were not happy to see little Debbie dressed as a wife.

* ShoutOut: During one of the skits, there's a subtle parody of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' when Frank, after apologizing for the awfulness of the film, encourages Joel, Tom, and Crow to keep playing.[[note]][[PopCultureOsmosisFailure For those who don't get it]], it's referencing the scene where George returns home after failing to find the check, eventually snaps at his family, and then immediately apologizes. He tries getting his daughter, Janie, to resume playing the piano, but she's too terrified to do so.[[/note]]

* ShoutOut: During one of the skits, there's a subtle parody of ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' when Frank, after apologizing for the awfulness of the film, encourages Joel, Tom, and Crow to keep playing.

** Before that, Tom and Crow briefly channel Bill Paxton when they call the film "a bug hunt" and cry, "[[Film/{{Aliens}} Game over, man! Game over!]]"

-->"So, so, I told Gary that I was ''going'' on this vacation, so he goes, 'Well, then I'm goin' hunting with Jeff next weekend.' Well, that's when we were at Nye's[[note]][[http://www.startribune.com/local-landmark-nye-s-polonaise-room-to-close-next-year/284399951/#1 Nye's Polonaise Room]], a longtime Minneapolis piano bar that closed in 2016[[/note]], and then Lou sang '[[Music/{{ABBA}} Fernando]]', and then Gary--oh, he sings so good. You should meet Jeff sometime. Do you like Music/BarryManilow songs? I know the farmers need rain, but when it's damp like this, my hair just explodes--just ex-puh-''lodes''! Oooh, I'm feelin' kinda gassy; [=McNuggets=], y'know, they make me so gassy, all that grease and all. It really helps if you drink eight to ten glasses of water a day; did you know that? Sometimes I drink five; sometimes I drink nine just to make up for the other three I didn't drink. Oh, coffee and diet drinks don't count either. Y'know, this is pretty country, isn't it? Y'know, it's really kind of a blessing in disguise that I didn't get accepted to college, yeah. You know, I'm gonna have to revise my twenty-year plan, but--oh, did I tell you about my twenty-year plan? Okay, well, okay, listen here. In year one, this is the year when I'm going to take off those extra seven pounds--you know, that's equal to seven pounds of butter, huh-huh! So it's like I'm wearing seven pounds of butter, ha-ha! And, uh--oh, oh, where was I? Oh, oh, yeah. So my aunt and uncle here, they celebrated their twentieth anniversary, and my uncle wanted to sing, uh, '[[Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof Sunrise, Sunset]]'--he wanted ''me'' to sing that, and I haven't sung that since Cindy's wedding, and, well, she never thanked me for that--well, I'm still--uh, well, y'know, she's probably really busy and all, but..."

* The Bots attempt to cheer Joel up by reenacting the lingerie brawl from ''Manos''. The Mads get their pizza from Torgo's pizza, with horrible results.

* Joel attempts at a driving sketch with Crow and Servo. Despite tears and suffering, the two bots try to continue performing. Frank calls up to apologize for the film, but is greeted by a disgusted Joel.

* Joel comes up the bridge dressed as the Master. Servo criticizes his costume and Crow, dressed as a hellhound, join in. Dr. Forrester also calls the SOL apologizing for the film.

-> Dig this mes amis: Your ''average Joe'' has never seen a film like today's experiment. Your ''average person'' on the street has not even begun to conceptualize the horror which is your experiment today Mr. ''Joel Average''. I give to you, ''Manos: The Hands of Fate''.

--> '''Joel''' ''(as Torgo)'' ''':''' "It'll be dark soon."

-->"So, so, I told Gary that I was ''going'' on this vacation, so he goes, 'Well, then I'm goin' hunting with Jeff next weekend.' Well, that's when we were at knives. And then Lou sang '[[Music/{{ABBA}} Fernando]]', and then Gary--oh, he sings so good. You should meet Jeff sometime. Do you like Music/BarryManilow songs? I know the farmers need rain, but when it's damp like this, my hair just explodes--just ex-puh-''lodes''! Oooh, I'm feelin' kinda gassy; [=McNuggets=], y'know, they make me so gassy, all that grease and all. It really helps if you drink eight to ten glasses of water a day; did you know that? Sometimes I drink five; sometimes I drink nine just to make up for the other three I didn't drink. Oh, coffee and diet drinks don't count either. Y'know, this is pretty country, isn't it? Y'know, it's really kind of a blessing in disguise that I didn't get accepted to college, yeah. You know, I'm gonna have to revise my twenty-year plan, but--oh, did I tell you about my twenty-year plan? Okay, well, okay, listen here. In year one, this is the year when I'm going to take off those extra seven pounds--you know, that's equal to seven pounds of butter, huh-huh! So it's like I'm wearing seven pounds of butter, ha-ha! And, uh--oh, oh, where was I? Oh, oh, yeah. So my aunt and uncle here, they celebrated their twentieth anniversary, and my uncle wanted to sing, uh, '[[Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof Sunrise, Sunset]]'--he wanted ''me'' to sing that, and I haven't sung that since Cindy's wedding, and, well, she never thanked me for that--well, I'm still--uh, well, y'know, she's probably really busy and all, but..."

* ParodyRetcon: By the end of the experience, Warren predicted ''Manos'' could be redubbed as a comedy and make good money. How right he was…

* HoYay: The bots invoke this between the policemen.
-->'''Crow''': "Think we should try some of that kissin', Bert?"

* YouLookFamiliar: Future ''[=MST3K=]'' host Michael J. Nelson appears as "Torgo" in the closing segment.

* Joel reprogrammed the bots to [[ProfessionalButtKisser think of him as the best]]. He then has second thoughts from their hollow praise.

* Joel reprograms the Bots back to their normal sarcastic selves. The Mads present a chocolate bunny guillotine. Joel presents the Cartuner, which merges bland newspaper comics to make them funny.

* Joel and the Bots try to reenact the driving scenes from ''Manos'', but the Bots crack. Frank apologies for the movie.

* Joel, Servo and Crow speculate on their own exaggerated features after seeing Torgo's large knees.

* Joel dresses up like the Master, but the Crow and Servo criticize him. Dr. Forrester apologies for the movie.

* Trying to cheer Joel up, the Bots reenact the underwear wrestling scene from ''Manos''. The Mads finally get their pizza from Torgo's, but with mixed results. Torgo's theme plays in the credits.

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* Joel reprogrammed the bots to [[ProfessionalButtKisser think of him as the best]]. He then has second thoughts.

* The Mads present a chocolate bunny guillotine. Joel presents the Cartuner, which merges bland newspaper comics to make them funny.

-->'''Joel:''' Now, if you wanna see your daughter again you'll do as I.....,