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[[caption-width-right:324:"Wendell Yeo, the cleanest man in Boston." "What, he sold door to door?"]]

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[[caption-width-right:324:"The Sinister Urge is a silly urge." "The Sinister Urge is a ''stupid'' urge."]]

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* MythologyGag: Mike laughs at a car grill, commenting, "Jet Jaguar!" Crow laughs for a moment, "Hey, it is!", [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall then quizzically asks, "How would ''you'' know?!"]] ''Joel'' was on the Satellite of Love for ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E12GodzillaVsMegalon Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', not Mike.

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* MythologyGag: Mike laughs at a car grill, commenting, "Jet Jaguar!" Crow laughs for a moment, "Hey, it is!", [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall then quizzically asks, "How would ''you'' would]] ''[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall you]]'' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall know?!"]] ''Joel'' was on the Satellite of Love for ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E12GodzillaVsMegalon Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', not Mike.
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* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].

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* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, with Crow gasping in surprise, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].

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[[caption-width-right:324:The Sinister Urge is a silly urge.]]

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* The Satellite of Love is throwing a shower for Gypsy. Everybody knows exactly what a young robot wants - pinking shears!

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* The Satellite of Love is throwing crew throws a shower for Gypsy. Everybody knows Everyone gifts her pinking shears, since they're exactly what a young robot wants - pinking shears!
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* Dr. Forrester calls the SOL with a concern. Frank has been watching a lot of action movies lately and Dr. F is worried about what they might be doing to his easily-influenced mind. The concern grows when Frank leaves a bomb threat in his shower gift to Gypsy.

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* Dr. Forrester calls the SOL with a cause for concern. Frank has been watching a lot of action movies lately lately, and Dr. F is worried about what they might be doing to his easily-influenced mind. The concern grows when Forrester finds ticket stubs for ''Film/{{Speed}}'', ''Film/BlownAway'', and ''Film/InTheLineOfFire'' in Frank's pants pocket, as well as a bunch of dynamite in his closet. The SOL crew is somewhat convinced when Frank leaves a bomb threat to blow up Deep 13 in his own shower gift to Gypsy.



* Mike and the 'Bots come out to find the bridge covered in smoke from an explosion sent up through the Umbilicus. Frank then calls and boasts that he is going to blow up Dr. Forrester and all of Deep 13 like in the movies. Upon realizing that they're not getting off the SOL without him, the crew vows to save Dr. F and Deep 13.

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* Just as Mike and the 'Bots come out to leave the theater, an explosion rocks the Satellite of Love! The crew find the bridge covered in smoke from an explosion a bomb that was sent up through the Umbilicus. Umbilicus, having evidently exploded mid-transfer. On the SOL's gratuitous new payphone, a more-villainous-than-usual Frank then calls and boasts that he is going to blow he's tied up Dr. Forrester and is going to blow him and all of Deep 13 sky-high, like in the movies. Upon realizing As they slowly realize that they're not getting off the SOL without him, Mike and the crew vows 'Bots vow to save Dr. F Forrester and Deep 13.



* As the situation in Deep 13 escalates, Mike and the 'Bots try to find any information about Frank that they can use to stop him. Crow suggests calling up his informant friend [[Series/StarskyAndHutch Huggy Bear]]. Not ''the'' Huggy Bear, though, just ''a'' Huggy Bear.

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* As the situation crisis in Deep 13 escalates, Mike and the 'Bots 'Bots, taking the role of TV cops/detectives, try to find any information about Frank that they can use to stop him. Crow suggests calling up his informant friend informant, [[Series/StarskyAndHutch Huggy Bear]]. Not ''the'' Huggy Bear, though, though; just ''a'' Huggy Bear.



* Mike hits on an idea and calls Dr. Forrester. He suggests using potato cakes to bait Frank away from the detonator. Fortunately, Frank's ability to tie up his hostages leaves a lot to be desired.

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* A choice remark from Gypsy inspires Mike hits to hit on an idea and idea. He calls Dr. Forrester. He suggests Forrester to suggest using potato cakes to bait cakes, something Frank just can't resist, to lure him away from the detonator. Fortunately, Frank's ability to tie up his hostages leaves a lot to be desired.



* Swayed by the scent of potato cakes, Frank drops his guard and Dr. Forrester unplugs the detonator. With everything back to normal, Mike does some letter-reading and Dr. F deep-fries Frank as punishment.

!!The Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 presentation contains examples of:

* AffablyEvil: Even though he sent Gypsy a letter threatening to blow up Deep 13, TV's Frank still has the courtesy to attach a set of pinking shears for her as well.
* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Frank's EvilPlan ends up being foiled by his love of potato cakes tempting him away from the dynamite long enough for Dr. Forrester to defuse the bomb.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Mockingly evoked in the riffing during ''Keeping Clean and Neat''.

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* Swayed by the scent of Dr. Forrester's potato cakes, Frank drops his guard and to go eat them, allowing Dr. Forrester unplugs F to unplug the detonator. With everything back to normal, Mike does some letter-reading and Dr. F deep-fries Frank as punishment.

punishment for his attempted mutiny.

!!The Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' presentation of ''Keeping Clean and Neat'' contains examples of:

* AffablyEvil: Even though he sent Gypsy a letter threatening to blow up Deep 13, TV's Frank still has the courtesy to attach a set of pinking shears for her as well.
* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Frank's EvilPlan ends up being foiled by his love of potato cakes tempting him away from the dynamite long enough for Dr. Forrester to defuse the bomb.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Mockingly evoked in the riffing during ''Keeping Clean and Neat''.the short.



* PsychoStrings: Servo mimics them when the short gets to teaching how to shower properly.
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!!The ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' presentation of ''Film/TheSinisterUrge'' contains examples of:
* AffablyEvil: Even though he sends Gypsy a letter threatening to blow up Deep 13, TV's Frank still has the courtesy to attach a set of pinking shears for her as well.
* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Frank's EvilPlan ends up being foiled by his love of potato cakes tempting him away from the dynamite long enough for Dr. Forrester to defuse the bomb.



* MadBomber: Frank is going to, in his words, blow the living bejeezus out of Deep 13, channeling [[EvilIsHammy similarly dramatic villains]] like Creator/DennisHopper in ''Film/{{Speed}}'' or Creator/TommyLeeJones in ''Film/BlownAway''.
* MoodWhiplash: Just as Mike and the bots are about to leave the theater for the first time, the ship is abruptly rocked by an explosion that catches them off guard. No sooner do they enter the bridge, and see it's filled with smoke, it soon becomes apparent that TV's Frank was being serious about bombing Deep 13...
* MythologyGag: Mike laughs at a car grill, commenting, "Jet Jaguar!" Crow laughs for a moment, "Hey, it is!", [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall then quizzically asks, "How would ''you'' know?!"]] Joel, not Mike, was on the Satellite of Love for ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E12GodzillaVsMegalon Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''.
* NoodleIncident: When pretending to be cops investigating Frank, Crow and Tom get into an argument about Tom stopping a school bus full of children:

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* MadBomber: Frank is going to, in his words, blow "blow the living bejeezus out of Deep 13, 13", channeling [[EvilIsHammy similarly dramatic villains]] like Creator/DennisHopper in ''Film/{{Speed}}'' or Creator/TommyLeeJones in ''Film/BlownAway''.
* MoodWhiplash: Just as Mike and the bots are about to leave exit the theater for the first time, the ship is abruptly rocked by an explosion that catches them off guard. No sooner do they enter the bridge, and they see it's filled with smoke, and it soon becomes apparent that TV's Frank was being serious about bombing Deep 13...
* MythologyGag: Mike laughs at a car grill, commenting, "Jet Jaguar!" Crow laughs for a moment, "Hey, it is!", [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall then quizzically asks, "How would ''you'' know?!"]] Joel, not Mike, ''Joel'' was on the Satellite of Love for ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E12GodzillaVsMegalon Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''.Megalon]]'', not Mike.
* NoodleIncident: When pretending to be cops investigating Frank, Crow and Tom get into an argument about Tom stopping a school bus full of children:Cub Scouts:



--> '''Tom''': (gasp)
--> '''Crow''': The one you let drive.

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--> '''Tom''': (gasp)
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--> '''Crow''': The ''The one you let drive.drive''.



--> '''Crow''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting He was seven!]]''

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--> '''Crow''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting '''[[SuddenlyShouting He was seven!]]''seven!]]'''



* PsychoStrings: Servo mimics these when the short gets to the sequence on how to shower.
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Just like last season's ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E10ThePaintedHills Body Care and Grooming]]'', ''Keeping Clean and Neat'' is an educational outing meant to teach students about how to practice good hygeine and overall cleanliness in their rooms. The key difference is that the short focuses on kids in grade school rather than college students.

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* LampshadeHanging: "Since when did we get a payphone?!"
-->'''Crow''': [[VoodooShark Oh, you know, I had that put in. There've been a lot of personal calls lately...]]



* MoodWhiplash: Just as Mike and the bots are about to leave the theater for the first time, the ship is abruptly rocked by an explosion that catches them off guard. No sooner do they enter the bridge, and see it's filled with smoke, it soon becomes apparent that TV'S Frank was being serious about bombing Deep 13...

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* MoodWhiplash: Just as Mike and the bots are about to leave the theater for the first time, the ship is abruptly rocked by an explosion that catches them off guard. No sooner do they enter the bridge, and see it's filled with smoke, it soon becomes apparent that TV'S TV's Frank was being serious about bombing Deep 13...
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* SkewedPriorities: Downplayed: Even though Mike and the bots are ''fully'' aware of the necessity of stopping TV's Frank from blowing up Deep 13, they still continue the experiment as normal; them stopping Frank is merely relegated to the remaining host segments.

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* AffablyEvil: Even though he sent Gypsy a letter threatening to blow up Deep 13, TV's Frank still has the courtesy to attach a set of pinking shears for her as well.
* AmbiguousSituation: When Dr. Forrester ends his phone call with Mike by screaming for help, we cut to the Satellite of Love as he does so. Interestingly, Crow's mouth drops open as this happens; either this was a coincidence, or Trace was doing the scream during that scene, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory and unknowingly operated Crow during it]].



* EnsembleDarkHorse: Mike and the bots cheer every appearance of officer Kline.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Mike and the bots cheer every appearance of officer Officer Kline.


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* MoodWhiplash: Just as Mike and the bots are about to leave the theater for the first time, the ship is abruptly rocked by an explosion that catches them off guard. No sooner do they enter the bridge, and see it's filled with smoke, it soon becomes apparent that TV'S Frank was being serious about bombing Deep 13...


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* TooDumbToLive: When Tom starts to call in Crow's efficiency of being a police detective, he in turn brings up how he got relegated to a desk job over "[[Film/{{Speed}} that speeding bus full of Cub scouts]]".
-->'''Tom Servo''': I stopped that bus, and I saved them kids!
-->'''Crow''': All except one! ''The one you let drive!''
-->'''Tom Servo''': He showed me his license!
-->'''Crow''': '''HE WAS SEVEN!'''

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-->'''TV's Frank:''' ''[to Forrester]'' [[Film/FugitiveAlien HAHAHAHAHAHA -- You're stuck here!]]

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-->'''TV's Frank:''' ''[to Forrester]'' ** TV's Frank to Forrester when boasting about his plan: [[Film/FugitiveAlien HAHAHAHAHAHA "HAHAHAHAHAHA -- You're stuck here!]]here!"]]
** When Dirk calls Johnny "daddy-o", Tom briefly whispers [[Film/DaddyO "Contino?"]] in recognition.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Mike and the bots cheer every appearance of officer Kline.
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[[caption-width-right:324:The Sinister Urge is a silly urge.]]
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* NoodleIncident: When pretending to be cops investigating Frank, Crow and Tom get into an argument about Tom stopping a school bus full of children:
--> '''Tom''': I stopped that bus and I saved them kids!
--> '''Crow''': All except ''one''.
--> '''Tom''': (gasp)
--> '''Crow''': The one you let drive.
--> '''Tom''': He showed me his license!
--> '''Crow''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting He was seven!]]''
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: The bots don't get Mike's ''Series/DoctorWho'' ShoutOut.
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-->'''Mike:''' [[BriefAccentImitation Quickly! Into the]] [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]]!"

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-->'''Mike:''' [[BriefAccentImitation Quickly! Into the]] [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]]!"TARDIS]]!

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* ShoutOut: At one point, Mike and the Bots do a parody of [[Film/Scrooge1970 "The Minister's Cat."]]

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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At one point, Mike and the Bots do a parody of [[Film/Scrooge1970 "The Minister's Cat."]]


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** As the girl in the opening scene runs into a phone booth:
-->'''Mike:''' [[BriefAccentImitation Quickly! Into the]] [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]]!"
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* FaintInShock: Mike, Tom, and Crow, do this when they [[LateToTheRealization finally realize]] that Frank bombing Deep 13 means no way of getting back down to Earth.
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-->'''Mike:''' Which means no more... ''[it finally hits them and they faint]''

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-->'''Mike:''' Which means no more... ''[it finally hits them and they faint]''[[FaintInShock faint]]]''
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Incredibly Lame Pun is a redirect and not a trope by itself. Moments where someone acknowledges how bad the pun is counts as Lame Pun Reaction.


* IncrediblyLamePun: A cop says he's beat; Mike cracks "Oh, he's a beat cop!" Tom groans and Crow chuckles. Mike comments, "Well, ''he'' liked it."

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* IncrediblyLamePun: LamePunReaction: A cop says he's beat; Mike cracks "Oh, he's a beat cop!" Tom groans and Crow chuckles. Mike comments, "Well, ''he'' liked it."
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The episode is available in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:6/videos/mst3k-132-thesinisterurge here]].
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* ShoutOut: At one point, Mike and the Bots do a parody of [[Film/{{Scrooge}} "The Minister's Cat."]]

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* ShoutOut: At one point, Mike and the Bots do a parody of [[Film/{{Scrooge}} [[Film/Scrooge1970 "The Minister's Cat."]]

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* PsychoStrings: Servo mimics these when the short gets to the sequence on how to shower.



-->'''Gloria:''' In church?! Don't tell me that they're peddling those pictures in church!

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-->'''Gloria:''' In church?! church?! Don't tell me that they're peddling those pictures in church!
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--->'''Crow:''' ''[as Bob Dylan]'' [[Franchise/{{Superman}} This looks like a job]] [[{{Pun}} for Zimmer-man!]]

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--->'''Crow:''' ''[as Bob Dylan]'' [[Franchise/{{Superman}} This looks like a job]] [[{{Pun}} for Zimmer-man!]]Zimmerman!]][[note]]The joke being Dylan's real name is Bob Zimmerman.[[/note]]
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** He ends up invoking tired tropes from the genre, including NotSoDifferent and WorthyOpponent.

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** He ends up invoking tired tropes from the genre, including NotSoDifferent NotSoDifferentRemark and WorthyOpponent.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: See EnemyMine above.

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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: See EnemyMine above.ExplainExplainOhCrap:
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* As the situation in Deep 13 escalates, Mike and the 'Bots try to find any information about Frank that they can use to stop him. Crow suggests calling up his informant friend [[Series/StarskyAndHutch Huggy Bear]]. Not THE Huggy Bear, though, just A Huggy Bear.

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* As the situation in Deep 13 escalates, Mike and the 'Bots try to find any information about Frank that they can use to stop him. Crow suggests calling up his informant friend [[Series/StarskyAndHutch Huggy Bear]]. Not THE ''the'' Huggy Bear, though, just A ''a'' Huggy Bear.



-->''(Crow and Servo make gagging noises as they kiss.)''

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-->''(Crow -->''[Crow and Servo make gagging noises as they kiss.)''kiss]''



-->'''TV's Frank:''' ''(to Forrester)'' [[Film/FugitiveAlien HAHAHAHAHAHA -- You're stuck here!]]

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-->'''TV's Frank:''' ''(to Forrester)'' ''[to Forrester]'' [[Film/FugitiveAlien HAHAHAHAHAHA -- You're stuck here!]]



* EnemyMine: Mike and the 'Bots are perfectly fine with Frank blowing up Deep 13 until they realize that no Deep 13 means no ever coming back to Earth.

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* EnemyMine: Mike and the 'Bots are perfectly fine with Frank blowing up Deep 13 until they realize that no Deep 13 means no not ever coming back to Earth.



-->'''Crow:''' Which means no way can we ever, ever get down to earth!

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-->'''Crow:''' Which means no way can we ever, ever get down to earth!Earth!



-->'''Mike:''' Which means no more... ''(it finally hits them and they faint)''
-->'''Crow:''' ''(in a tone that just screams ICantBelieveImSayingThis)'' ...We've got to help Dr. Forrester save Deep 13!

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-->'''Mike:''' Which means no more... ''(it ''[it finally hits them and they faint)''
faint]''
-->'''Crow:''' ''(in ''[in a tone that just screams ICantBelieveImSayingThis)'' ...ICantBelieveImSayingThis]'' ...We've got to help Dr. Forrester save Deep 13!



--->'''Crow:''' ''(as Bob Dylan)'' [[Franchise/{{Superman}} This looks like a job]] [[{{Pun}} for Zimmer-man!]]

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--->'''Crow:''' ''(as ''[as Bob Dylan)'' Dylan]'' [[Franchise/{{Superman}} This looks like a job]] [[{{Pun}} for Zimmer-man!]]



-->''Mike and the Bots are watching prolonged footage of the outside of a police station.''

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-->''Mike -->''[Mike and the Bots are watching prolonged footage of the outside of a police station.''station]''



-->''(the scene continues for several more seconds)''

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-->''(the -->''[the scene continues for several more seconds)''seconds]''



-->'''Mike:''' ''(as Gloria)'' ''That'' market is ''saturated''.

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-->'''Mike:''' ''(as Gloria)'' ''[as Gloria]'' ''That'' market is ''saturated''.

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