History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E03TheDeadTalkBack

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Film shown: ''Film/TheDeadTalkBack''. An odd case of being one of the "newest" films riffed by the show. While it was shot in 1957, it was never released until 1993, a year before the episode aired.

It was shown alongside the short ''The Selling Wizard'', in which Anheuser-Busch tried to sell grocery freezers with the help of a "pizza dominatrix".

!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation contains the following tropes:

* FauxHorrific: The Selling Wizard doesn't speak and is mostly all smiles, but glowers at the camera when she thinks the narrator isn't going to show ''enough'' different refrigerator models.
-->'''Servo:''' The pizza dominatrix!\\
'''Mike:''' [...] That was close. She was mad!
** Also, the bongo players.

* MsFanservice: ''The Selling Wizard'' is ''supposed'' to be be a case of SexSells, but the [[TheVoiceless mute]], dazed-looking woman in the plaid vest, bow tie, and cape looks more like a waiter/StageMagician than a sexy sorceress.

* OverlyLongGag: Crow's Jerry Garcia solo. It's so overly long in fact, that shortly after Cambot goes through the door, he comes ''back out'' so Mike can drag Crow into the theater. Also Gypsy as a Deadhead describing the previous concert she saw at Alpine Valley. "...into 'Sugaree', into 'Dark Star', into 'Sugaree', into 'Dark Star'...!"

* RunningGag: Crow as Jerry Garcia plays on through all the remaining segments and [[CreditsGag the episode credits]].
* SexSells: Presumably what the filmmakers were going for with the "Selling Wizard" of the eponymous short.
-->'''Narrator:''' Gentlemen, if you please!\\
'''Mike:''' You filthy degenerates!

* SomethingWeForgot: After the crew's stint as "The Dead" grinds to a complete halt due to [[EpicRocking Crow's extended Jerry Garcia-style solo]], it eventually gets to the point where Movie Sign is called, and everyone ''but Crow'' rushes off.[[note]]This is also a rare instance of the Hallway Sequence getting messed with, as it gets to the fifth door, before reversing back to the bridge, where Mike has to literally grab Crow.[[/note]]

* Dr. Forrester demonstrates his new technique of "pinpoint marketing", shilling a random product modelled after a single person to the person in question. His demonstration inclued a new product of dubious intent: Nelson Cigarettes ("For the rugged individual trapped in space!"). Mike takes personal offense at having his image used to sell cigarettes to him, but the 'Bots think he looks so cool now.

* It's time for the crew to perform a fire drill. Crow points out that there's really no place to go, but code is code.

* Dr. Forrester demonstrates "pinpoint marketing" to Mike with his new product of dubious intent: Nelson Cigarettes ("For the rugged man trapped in space!"). Mike takes personal offense at having his image used to sell cigarettes to him, but the 'Bots think he looks so cool now.

* The crew host "The Dead Talk Back", where they speak with special guests from beyond the grave who want to discuss some football.

* Mike and the 'Bots are "The Dead", the Satellite of Love's newest music sensation. Their only song consists of two short lyrics and Crow performing an hour-long guitar solo that continues into the remaining host segments and even the credits.

* Dr. Forrester interrogates Mike, but it's Frank who cracks before it's even explained what the interrogation is about.

* Mike tries to read a letter despite all the 'Bots' antics filling the bridge with noisy chaos. Dr. Forrester practices some archery with Frank.

* SkewedPriorities: Much to Mike's growing frustration, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill would rather talk shop with Crow and Tom about the Bills, rather than acknowledge the fact that ''they are able to call in from the afterlife''.

* SomethingWeForgot: After the crew's stint as "The Dead" grinds to a complete halt due to [[EpicRocking Crow's extended Jerry Garcia-style solo]], it eventually gets to the point where Movie Sign is called, and everyone ''but Crow'' rushes off.[[note]]This is also a rare instance of the Hallway Sequence getting messed with, as it gets to the fifth door, before reversing back to the bridge, where Mike has literally grab Crow.[[/note]]

* SkewedPriorities: Much to Mike's growing frustration, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill would rather talk shop with Crow and Tom about football, rather than acknowledge the fact that ''they are able to call in from the afterlife''.

* UncannyValley: [[invoked]] The blank-looking "Selling Wizard".
-->'''Crow:''' She looks almost lifelike.

** [[Music/TheRollingStones "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste...!]]"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When a wooden stool is seen floating in Krasker's lab, Crow scoffs at it.
--> '''Crow:''' So what? My stools float.

* Dr. Forrester interrogates Frank. He cracks before it's even explained what he's being interrogated about.

* NotableOriginalMusic: InTheStyleOf a [[Music/TheGratefulDead Grateful Dead]] tune: "Been riding on that cosmic freight train, feelin' bad / And don't you come around here anymore." That's all the lyrics there are -- Crow's guitar solo [[OverlyLongGag lasts the rest of the episode]].

* Dr. Forrester demonstrates "pinpoint marketing" to Mike with his new product of dubious intent: Nelson Cigarettes ("For the rugged man trapped in space!"). Mike takes personal offense at having his image used to plug cigarettes, but the 'Bots think he looks so cool now.

* MsFanservice: The Selling Wizard is ''supposed'' to be be a case of SexSells, but the [[TheVoiceless mute]], dazed-looking woman in the plaid vest, bow tie, and cape looks more like a waiter/StageMagician than a sexy sorceress.

--> '''Crow:''' ''(as Krueger)'' "Crossbow killing...but I had nothing to do with ''this'' one!"

* FauxHorrific: The Selling Wizard doesn't speak and is mostly all smiles, but glowers at the camera when she thinks the narrator isn't going to show ''enough'' of different refrigerator models.

* MsFanservice: The Selling Wizard is ''supposed'' to be be a case of SexSells, but the [[TheVoiceless mute]], dazed-looking woman in the plaid vest, bow tie, and cape looks more like a waiter than a sexy spokeswoman.
-->'''Servo:''' [[FauxHorrific The pizza dominatrix!]]

* OverlyLongGag: Crow's Jerry Garcia solo. It's so overly long in fact, that shortly after Cambot goes through the door, he comes ''back out'' so Mike can drag Crow into the theater.

** Multiple references to Music/TheGratefulDead, like Mike calling Crow Captain Trips.

* TargetAudience: Dr. Forrester invents pinpoint marketing, entire advertising campaigns targeted at and ''named after'' the single person they're trying to sell to. [[SmokingIsCool Nelson cigarettes]] ("For the spirit of Nelson in all of us!") fail to penetrate the market because Frank just woke up and Mike doesn't like smoking, despite the 'Bots' attempts at peer pressure.

* WilliamTelling: Parodied in the final host segment, with Dr. Forrester repeatedly missing the apple that Frank has and hitting Frank in the chest with his arrows.

--> '''Detective:''' "What [were you arrested] for?"
--> '''Crow''' (as Krueger): "Crossbow killing...but I had nothing to do with ''this'' one!"

'''Mike:''' No. Never got around to that.

* FridgeLogic: Invoked. Gypsy leads the crew through a fire drill. Servo begins to call out the ridiculousness of a fire drill when they're trapped in space, but gets drowned out. As they wander back and forth on the bridge:

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Invoked as the film credits roll.

* CreditsGag: Crow's Jerry Garcia solo.
* FridgeLogic: [[invoked]] Servo begins to call out the ridiculousness of worrying about a fire in space, but gets drowned out.

* RunningGag: Crow's Jerry Garcia solo.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: [[invoked]] Averted with ''The Selling Wizard''. Grocery and supermarket refrigeration technology has changed very very little. The anodized aluminum has been dropped for a different alloy these days, though.

* WilliamTelling