History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E08CodeNameDiamondHead

* The crew unwinds with a Hawaiian luau that is more Hawaiian than anything in the movie they had just watched. The Mads are now so obsessed with outcleaning each other that they've scrubbed themselves down to the bone.

--->'''Mike''' (as Eric Braeden): What the hell was I in? I know I know me....\\

** Thanks to the drab, washed-out '70s film stock, the riffers refuse to believe the movie's various mundane, brown settings were actually shot in Hawaii: "[''[[TropeName TV show/movie set anywhere but the tropics]]''] has more Hawaiian settings than this movie!"

During the host segments, Magic Voice presents the bots with what life would be like if Mike were replaced with various questionable celebrities.

-->'''Mike:''' Look at this! Did you put this pop down here? Is that done? Look at that! Now ''that's'' a done pop!

** The first has Mike as Creator/RobertDeNiro's characterfrom ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108330/combined This Boy's Life]]'', a bullying freak in a Boy Scout uniform, knocking Crow and Servo around when [[DisproportionateRetribution don't finish their sodas.]]

* JumpScare: In one scene, Crow starts admiring the Hawaiian scenery, only for the whole gang to scream out loud when Zulu pops up suddenly into frame.

** "[[Film/ThisBoysLife I know a thing or two about a thing or two!]]"

* ContinutityNod:

** Crow's wire "[[{{Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E02InvasionUSA}} mother]]" gets thrown out with the trash.
--->'''Crow:''' '''HEY!''' That's my '''''mother'''''! ''({{beat}})'' Oh, well. Bye, Mom!
** Crow's [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E07TheKillerShrews sensible brown pants]] are among the items being tossed out of the S.O.L.

** Mike as ''Series/TheFrugalGourmet'' is just as bad, practically biting Gypsy's head off when she asks for an autograph. He, too, knows a thing or two about a thing or two.

** The riffers refuse to accept the more mundane settings as actually being in Hawaii.

** The soundtrack gets a good drubbing--since the "action music" is a weird, sprightly bassoon/flute number that would be more at home in a wacky European comedy. (At one point Mike [[WithLyrics superimposes a sped-up version of "The Boy from Ipanema" over the tune.)]]

** "I know a thing or two about a thing or two!"

During the host segments, Magic Voice presents the bots with what life would be like if Mike were replaced with other questionable celebrities.

* AntiHumor / BaitAndSwitch: In the last host segment, Crow asks Mike if he wants a "nice Hawaiian punch." After a little goading to say, "Suuuure!" in a dopey voice, Crow gives him the canned drink, not the actual punch as seen in the commercials.

** Crow's "[[{{Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E02InvasionUSA}} mother]]" gets thrown out with the trash.

** Mike is eating a bowl of [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E07WildRebels Wild Rebels cereal]].

--->'''Dr. Forrester:''' I see a germ on you!
--->'''TV's Frank:''' [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E19Outlaw I see a disgusting worm on you!]]
**
--->'''Servo:''' This so almost ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E12Mitchell Mitchell]]''.\\
'''Crow:''' It's about 50 pounds short of Mitchell.
** Another ''Mitchell'' CallBack, during the climax: "We got a lot of money here, Mitchell!"
** One to ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E07TheKillerShrews The Killer Shrews]]'', or more accurately ''Junior Rodeo Daredevils'', the short that accompanied it, appropriately during ''A Day at the Fair'', the short for this episode:
--> ''During the cow judging scene''\\
'''Mike:''' And the crowd goes wild!\\

-->'''Narrator:''' "This is the fair ground, where the fair is held."
-->'''Servo:''' "Any questions so far?"
* {{Corpsing}}: Mike's remark that Roy Thinnes looks like [[{{Music/DuranDuran}} Simon Le Bon]] sends Trace Beaulieu (Crow) into a fit of giggles—which in turn cracks Mike up.

-->'''Crow:''' [[TeenyWeenie Oh, he's got about 15 cents in his pocket!]]

* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The bots learn what it would be like if Mike weren't the bland, nice guy that he is.
* JerkAss: The not-so-nice version of Mike that Magic Voice shows in one of her scenarios to make the 'bots appreciate the real Mike. He plays the Creator/RobertDeNiro role from ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108330/combined This Boy's Life]]'', a bullying freak in a Boy Scout uniform, abusing Crow and Servo because [[DisproportionateRetribution they didn't finish their sodas.]]
** Mike as ''Series/TheFrugalGourmet'' is just as bad.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Magic Voice tortures the Bots with videos of Mike-as-bad-celebrities in order to make them appreciate Mike more.
* JumpScare: In one scene, Crow starts talking about how the Hawaiian scenery looks lovely, only to be startled by Zulu popping up in close-up.
* NarmCharm: [[invoked]] The entire crew are delighted by the random jogger who finds the colonel's body, and her goofy {{Wangst}}.

* NeatFreak / TerrifiedOfGerms: The Mads become this in the opening in response to the situation on the Satellite of Love (see below).

* PaperThinDisguise: Assumed by the villain. Evidently the characters in the film aren't quite so astute as Mike and the 'bots, since the pathetic mustache and wig actually fool everyone.
* ThePigPen: Mike and the 'bots. They realize the problem has gone too far when one of Mike's shoes emanates an incredible stench - and later is moving on its own.
* PilotMovie: Painfully so.

* RunningGag: Lovejoy, plenty of ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' references too.

--->'''Mike''' (as Eric Braeden): What the hell was I in? I know I know me....
---> '''Crow:''' Now back to ''Code Name Diamond Head,'' starring...that one guy.

* SealedWithAKiss: Servo assumes the TV movie will end with this. It might have if not for the MomentKiller.
** EverybodyLaughsEnding: How it actually ends.

* ShoutOut: As two identical bushy-haired twins walk around the fair exhibits, Crow imitates [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Patty and Selma Bouvier]].
** In the "what if Mike wasn't so nice" scenario, Crow and Servo sit around [[VisualPun giggling and reading an issue of Boy's Life]], only for Mike to show up as a G-rated [=DeNiro=] from ''This Boy's Life'' and push them around.

--> '''Crow:''' This looks like a job for-- ''(voice breaks)'' Regular Guy!
* TakeThat: In one of Magic Voice's "what-if" scenarios, Crow and Servo see what life would be like if, instead of Mike, they lived with...a [[Music/CrashTestDummies Crash Test Dummy]]! Mike is then shown as a guitar-playing, mumbling Brad Roberts, who sings "[[TheUnintelligible Hummm harrr wrrrrhh hrrrhhhh!]]" to the 'bots; they, in turn, scream in agony and bash their heads on the table. (As soon as the scenario is over, they run up and hug the real Mike.)
** Another scenario features Mike as an abusive version of ''Series/TheFrugalGourmet''. Again, the 'bots are appalled.

* ElectrifiedBathtub: Pushing The Button while in the bath tub causing an electric short resulting in Forrester and Frank turning into skeletons.

'''Mike:''' And the crowd goes wild\\
'''Crow and Tom:''' ''[[FlatJoy With zero enthusiasm]]'' Yaaay

* TakeThat: In one of Magic Voice's "what-if" scenarios, Crow and Servo see what life would be like if, instead of Mike, they lived with...a [[Music/CrashTestDummies Crash Test Dummy]]! Mike is then shown as a guitar-playing, mumbling Brad Roberts[[note]]and for whatever reason, is sporting dreadlocks[[/note]], who sings "[[TheUnintelligible Hummm harrr wrrrrhh hrrrhhhh!]]" to the 'bots; they, in turn, scream in agony and bash their heads on the table. (As soon as the scenario is over, they run up and hug the real Mike.)

* JerkAss: The not-so-nice version of Mike that Magic Voice shows in one of her scenarios to make the 'bots appreciate the real Mike. He plays the RobertDeNiro role from ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108330/combined This Boy's Life]]'', a bullying freak in a Boy Scout uniform, abusing Crow and Servo because [[DisproportionateRetribution they didn't finish their sodas.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Crow on Roy Thinnes tight white pants.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Crow on Roy Thinned tight white pants.

* CaliforniaDoubling: The crew accuse the TV movie of this as a RunningGag, and are shocked when the credits state every scene was shot on location in Hawaii.
** The "FILMED ENTIRELY ON LOCATION IN HAWAII" at the very end of the credits almost acts as an unintentional BrickJoke.

** Crow's [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E07TheKillerShrews sensible brown pants]] are the items being tossed out of the S.O.L.

->'''Lifeguard:''' [[TheStinger "Aaaa, Jahnny! Down there!]]

->[[TheStinger "Aaaa, Johnny! Down there!"]]

-->'''Narrator:''' This is the fair ground, where the fair is held."

* AntiHumor / BaitAndSwitch: In the last host segment, Crow asks Mike if he wants a "nice Hawaiian punch". After a little goading to say, "Suuuure!" in a dopey voice, Crow gives him the canned drink, not the actual punch as seen in the commercials.

** Actor Eric Braeden's is talked about continually as the riffers try to figure out where they know him from.