History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E03SwampDiamonds

* TakeThat: The [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [sic] Grill, useful for burning Mr. Webber's [[Theatre/{{Cats}} vari]][[Theatre/StarlightExpress ous]] [[Theatre/{{Evita}} scores]]... and [[Theatre/{{Chess}} one]] co-written by Tim Rice and "those guys from Music/{{ABBA}}."

Films watched: ''What To Do On A Date'' (short) and ''[[Film/SwampDiamonds Swamp Women]] '' aka ''Swamp Diamonds''

Joel and the bots were less than impressed with Connors' pseudonym "Touch," which was his nickname when he played NCAA basketball.

* Instead of helping Joel crunch numbers, Tom and Crow re-enact the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' episode [[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E24ThisSideOfParadise}} "This Side of Paradise"]].

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' treatment of ''Film/SwampDiamonds'' provides examples of...

** Referencing Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, ''The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag'', etc.

'''Servo (in bad {{Joisey}} accent):''' Yeah, some women have no class!

* TakeThat: The [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [sic] Grill, useful for burning Mr. Webber's scores... and one co-written by Tim Rice and "those guys from ''Music/{{ABBA}}."

''What To Do On A Date'' is a [[TheFifties 1950s]] educational short which attempted to teach... socially awkward teens of the time activities they could invite girls on dates to: exciting events like swim meets, weenie roasts and "scavenger sales."

!!The host segments provide examples of...

* TakeThat: The [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [sic] Grill, useful for burning Mr. Webber's scores... and one co-written by Tim Rice and those guys from ABBA.
* TakeThatAudience: In-universe, The U-View provides the user a glimpse at all the fantastic and wonderful things they could be doing right now... [[ForWantOfANail if they weren't sitting at home watching themselves on television, that is]]. Both Frank and Dr. F quickly become depressed at seeing their ideal lives (though Frank gets distracted again), and Clay bitterly decides to watch more TV just to forget it.
* WholePlotReference: The host skits follow a plot about Servo asking Gypsy out on a date, in a parody of ''What To Do On A Date''. It also serves to {{deconstruct|ion}} the short's [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhowerrific]] ValuesDissonance.

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' treatment of ''Swamp Diamonds'' provides examples of...
* CallBack: To the "to live like the hu-man" speech from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E07RobotMonster Robot Monster]]'', when riffing [[Creator/RogerCorman the Cor-Man's]] name.
* CatFight: While the female fight scenes were almost certainly made with this in mind, Crow and Servo definitely play along with it in their commentary.
-->'''Crow:''' You usually see this kind of stuff on pay-per-view!

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Billie, upon finding the diamonds, tosses them up in the air and coos, "It's raining diamonds!" Half of them fall into the swamp, but none of the characters seem to care. Tom Servo mutters, "''Not'' a good idea."

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' treatment of ''What To Do On A Date'' provides examples of...
* BigNo: The main character, Nick, is looking at a list of events he could take Kay to on a date:
-->'''Narrator:''' "Would Kay enjoy a bike trip?" [''switch to a close-up of the list''] "Or a weenie roast?"\\
'''Joel, Crow, and Servo:''' "Nick, '''''NO!'''''"

* Tom is confident that the date went well, but a call to Gypsy has her say that she just wants to stay friends. Tom’s broken heart is worsened when Joel reads a letter from a couple who are getting married. In Deep 13, Frank also wallows in heartache when the U-View shows him turning down a romantic encounter with Creator/MichellePfieffer because of his love of ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''.

* Instead of helping Joel crunch numbers, Tom and Crow re-enact the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode [[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E24ThisSideOfParadise}} “This Side of Paradise”]].

* Dr. Forrester and Frank demonstrate the U-View, a TV that plays a picture-in-picture scenario of what TV viewers could be doing if they weren’t watching TV. Joel and the Bots present the [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] Grill, which they use to burn the scores of his musicals, and even some that he didn’t create.

* Tom, inspired by the short, desires to ask Gypsy on a date. Joel and Crow ponder whether or not Tom is making a smart move.

* Tom calls Gypsy to ask her out. Despite having his nerves get the best of him and resorting to saying “please” over and over, Gypsy agrees to go out with him.

* Joel and Crow arrange a scavenger sale for Tom and Gypsy’s date. Joel makes a lot of sandwiches and Crow makes a move on Gypsy while Tom’s distracted.

* Tom is confident that his date went well, until Gypsy calls and says she wants to stay friends. Tom’s broken heart is worsened when Joel reads a letter from a couple who are getting married. In Deep 13, Frank also wallows in heartache when the U-View shows him turning down a romantic encounter because of his love for ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''.

!!The host segments provide examples of:

* WholePlotReference: The host skits follow a plot about Servo asking Gypsy out on a date, in a parody of ''What To Do On A Date''. It also serves to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct]] the short's [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhowerrific]] ValuesDissonance.

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' treatment of ''Swamp Diamonds'' provides examples of:

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' treatment of ''What To Do On A Date'' provides examples of:

-->'''Narrator:''' "Would Kay enjoy a bike trip?" [''switch to a close-up of the list''] "Or a weenie roast?"
--> '''Joel, Crow, and Servo:''' "Nick, '''''NO!'''''"

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* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse. Billie, upon finding the diamonds, tosses them up in the air and coos, "It's raining diamonds!" Half of them fall into the swamp, but none of the characters seem to care. Tom Servo mutters, "''Not'' a good idea."

The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-swamp-diamonds/53cd481f69702d27d3c52900 here]].

Films watched: ''Film/WhatToDoOnADate'' (short) and ''[[Film/SwampDiamonds Swamp Women]] '' aka ''Swamp Diamonds''

* TakeThat: The [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [sic] Grill, useful for burning Mr. Webber's scores--and one co-written by Tim Rice and those guys from ABBA.

* WholePlotReference: The host skits follow a plot about Servo asking Gypsy out on a date, in a parody of "What To Do On A Date." It also serves to [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstruct]] the short's [[UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower Eisenhowerrific]] ValuesDissonance.

** Referencing Phil Harris, Curt Gowdy, ''Film/TheGunInBettyLousHandbag'', etc.

* TakeThat: The [[Creator/AndrewLloydWebber Andrew Lloyd Weber]] [sic] Grill, useful for burning Mr. Webber's scores--and one co-written by Time Rice and those guys from ABBA.