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->''"Oh, I know a song about stock footage. It goes like this: [[MinskyPickup da-da-dadaDAda-]] '''EAT IT, MOVIE!''' TAKE THIS STUPID LITTLE COCKROACH OF A FILM, ROLL IT UP'' SOOOOO ''TIGHT, AND THEN RAM IT RIGHT UP YOUR--" ''[breaks down in sobs]''''

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->''"Oh, I know a song about stock footage. It goes like this: [[MinskyPickup da-da-dadaDAda-]] da-da-dadadaDA-]] '''EAT IT, MOVIE!''' TAKE THIS STUPID LITTLE COCKROACH OF A FILM, ROLL IT UP'' SOOOOO ''TIGHT, AND THEN RAM IT RIGHT UP YOUR--" ''[breaks down in sobs]''''



* Crow and Tom learn about mites living in peoples' eyebrows and are disgusted that Mike would allow such inconsequential creatures to infest a pair of tiny spots above his eyes.

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* Crow and Tom read an issue of ''National Geographic'' and learn about mites living in peoples' eyebrows and are eyelashes. They grow disgusted that with Mike would allow for allowing such inconsequential creatures to infest a pair of tiny spots above the places in between his eyes.



* The 'Bots send the Nanites down into Mike's eyebrows to wage war against the mites. It quickly becomes a microscopic massacre as the mites wipe them out. Down in Roman Times, Pearl and Brain Guy are disgusted at all the attention that "The Mad Goth" Bobo is getting from the Romans and plot to get him out before he causes a time paradox. Meanwhile, Flavia continues to be suspicious of Pearl's claim that she and Brain Guy are gods.

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* The 'Bots send the Nanites down into Mike's eyebrows eyelashes to wage war against Mike's eyelash mites, under the mites. command of Ned the Nanite. It quickly becomes a microscopic massacre as the mites wipe them out. Down in Roman Times, the Nanites out, with Crow and Servo blaming Mike for allowing such a thing to happen. In Rome, Pearl and Brain Guy are meet up with the amnesiac Bobo, the former growing disgusted at all the attention that he's getting as noted gladiator "The Mad Goth" Bobo is getting from the Romans and plot to get him out before he causes a time paradox. Meanwhile, Goth". While Flavia continues to be suspicious of Pearl's claim that she and Brain Guy are gods.
gods, her husband Callipgyeas grants Bobo a 40ft ''nude'' statue in his likeness as a present. The sight of said statue nearly makes Pearl and Brain Guy kill themselves right there, but Brain Guy manages to persuade Pearl into getting Bobo's memories back before he causes a time paradox, such as making it so Chicken in a Biskit is never invented.



* The 'Bots are putting on some KabukiTheatre. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting [[WhosOnFirst a classic act of confusing wordplay]].

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* The 'Bots are putting attempt to put on some KabukiTheatre. a KabukiTheatre production of "The Sunshine Boy" for Mike, influenced by the Japanese setting of the film. Mike tells them that he prefers Noh theater, Theater, prompting [[WhosOnFirst a classic act of confusing wordplay]].



* Tom comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and calls out for Flavia, who gleefully makes the "gods" leave.

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* Tom comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Roji Panty Complex in the theater, and he has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on women's undergarments to his face. Elsewhere, body. In the palace, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying sneak up on the slumbering Bobo "disguised" as bushes, hoping to get Bobo him to stop acting like a god and get out of escape Rome with them. The pair have no success in this endeavor, as Bobo has no memory of the pair thinks they're actual bushes and calls out for Flavia, who gleefully makes drives the "gods" leave.
"talking bushes" away after they're threatened with pruning.



* The crew is sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.

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* The movie's gotten so atrocious that the SOL crew is have become sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse wrecks, actually considering suicide as an alternative to watch another minute. It takes watching anymore of it. Fortunately, a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them encourages the crew to push on through to the last stretch.
stretch, with both parties ending up cheered up and teary-eyed at the encounter.



* Crow has set up a suggestion box filled with suggestions about fixing Japan's many flaws, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. An infuriated Pearl smashes Bobo over the head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.

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* Crow has set up a suggestion box filled with suggestions about fixing Japan's many flaws, while and already gotten a start on filling it up, but Mike finds out that every one of Crow's "suggestions" are simply a means to rebuke and insult Japan, even the one meant for Luxembourg. In Rome, Bobo is signing chiseling autographs for his fans as Pearl and ignoring Pearl's insistence Brain Guy wait in line to leave. An see him. After hitting on Pearl and chiseling his room number, the infuriated Pearl scientist smashes Bobo over the head, causing him to head with one of his own stone tablets, letting the ape regain his memory and memories. After being brought up to speed, Bobo openly laugh laughs at how everybody thinks they're gods. everybody's been thinking Pearl and Brain Guy are gods and that he's some kind of gladiator, resulting in Flavia instantly has having the trio arrested.
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** When the Tokyo Tower is destroyed ''again'', it's accompanied by a cry of "[[Series/WKRPInCincinnati WKRPEEEEEEEEE....!]]"
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* RunningGag: "Where's my record?"[[note]]The leader of the Neptune Men wears a plastic disc [[LastPlaceYouLook around his cone]].[[/note]]

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* RunningGag: "Where's my record?"[[note]]The leader of the Neptune Men wears a plastic disc [[LastPlaceYouLook around his cone]].cone helmet]].[[/note]]
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!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation has examples of:

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!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of ''Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen'' has examples of:
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-->'''Servo:''' I don't even ''like'' ''The Magnificent Ambersons!''
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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[[caption-width-right:320:Look at that: it's Oliver Reed's liver encased in lucite.]]
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* IRejectYourReality: Tom Servo desperately tries to convince himself that he's watching ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'', only to [[HeroicBSOD break down sobbing]].
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The episode is available in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:8/videos/mst3k-168-invasionoftheneptunemen here]].
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* SubliminalSeduction: Referenced; as the record in the jukebox begins to spin backwards, Crow chants [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories "Paul is a dead man -- miss him, miss him!"]]

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* SubliminalSeduction: Referenced; as the record in the jukebox begins to spin backwards, Crow chants [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theories "Paul is a dead man -- miss him, miss him!"]]
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Observer convinces Pearl to go after Bobo because he may accidentally change history and prevent the invention of Chicken in a Biskit, Pearl's favorite snack. (You might remember that just [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace three episodes earlier]], Pearl convinced Observer to go after Bobo because he may accidentally change history and prevent the invention of slot machines, Pearl's favorite hobby, but [[NegativeContinuity neither of them do]].)

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* ButterflyOfDoom: Observer convinces Pearl to go after Bobo because he may accidentally change history and prevent the invention of Chicken in a Biskit, Pearl's favorite snack. (You might remember that Doubles as a CallBack as just [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace three episodes earlier]], Pearl convinced Observer to go after Bobo because he may accidentally change history and prevent the invention of slot machines, Pearl's favorite hobby, but right before sending the SOL an old tokusatsu movie. Yet [[NegativeContinuity neither of them do]].)notice the coincidence]].
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->''"Suffice it to say that the reprehensible nature of ''Invasion of the Neptune Men'' is embodied in the filmmaker's choice to use actual [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WWII]] file footage in what is ostensibly a children's film. To glibly summon the darkest shadows of our century because one has run out of models to blow up is to stoop to Schumacherian levels of banality. Though we as a rule cut only for time, we also cut for violent content, and we very clearly considered aerial bombardment footage of Japan to be of a violent nature. Nuff said. ...can you tell I hated this film?"''
-->-- '''Kevin Murphy''', voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo
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* {{Misblamed}}: The StockFootage was not from World War II. Rather, it was from a 1960 Japanese film, ''World War III Breaks Out'', a fictional account of nuclear war. (Although that still doesn't explain the model building with an advert for the Japanese translation of ''Mein Kampf'' on it.)

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* {{Misblamed}}: The StockFootage was not from World War II. Rather, it was from a 1960 Japanese film, ''World War III Breaks Out'', a fictional account of nuclear war. (Although that still doesn't explain the model The Hitler building with an advert is based on advertisements for the Japanese translation of then-recent documentary ''Mein Kampf'' on it.)it, though that still doesn't explain why the filmmakers thought to ''reproduce it'' as a model for their science fiction movie aimed at children.
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* MondegreenGag: The "Roji Panty Complex", although whatever they're trying to say doesn't seem to make much more sense.

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* MondegreenGag: The "Roji Panty Complex", although whatever Complex" for "Rojium and Tanium", two fictional elements named for two of the scientists in the film. Even the second time, when what they're trying to say doesn't seem to make saying is much more sense.clear, Mike and the Bots react as if they said "Roji Panty" again.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: The "Roji Panty Complex", although whatever they're trying to say doesn't seem to make much more sense.

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* {{Mondegreen}}: MondegreenGag: The "Roji Panty Complex", although whatever they're trying to say doesn't seem to make much more sense.
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->''"Suffice it to say that the reprehensible nature of ''Invasion of the Neptune Men'' is embodied in the filmmaker's choice to use actual WWII file footage in what is ostensibly a children's film. To glibly summon the darkest shadows of our century because one has run out of models to blow up is to stoop to Schumacherian levels of banality. Though we as a rule cut only for time, we also cut for violent content, and we very clearly considered aerial bombardment footage of Japan to be of a violent nature. Nuff said. ...can you tell I hated this film?"''

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->''"Suffice it to say that the reprehensible nature of ''Invasion of the Neptune Men'' is embodied in the filmmaker's choice to use actual WWII [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WWII]] file footage in what is ostensibly a children's film. To glibly summon the darkest shadows of our century because one has run out of models to blow up is to stoop to Schumacherian levels of banality. Though we as a rule cut only for time, we also cut for violent content, and we very clearly considered aerial bombardment footage of Japan to be of a violent nature. Nuff said. ...can you tell I hated this film?"''



Noteworthy for standing among those elite films such as ''[[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Manos]]'' and ''Film/MonsterAGoGo'' that came close to breaking the cast of ''[=MST3K=]''.

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Noteworthy for standing among those elite films such as ''[[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Manos]]'' ''Film/{{Manos|TheHandsOfFate}}'' and ''Film/MonsterAGoGo'' that came close to breaking the cast of ''[=MST3K=]''.



* Crow and Servo learn about mites living in peoples' eyebrows and are disgusted that Mike would allow such inconsequential creatures to infest a pair of tiny spots above his eyes.

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* Crow and Servo Tom learn about mites living in peoples' eyebrows and are disgusted that Mike would allow such inconsequential creatures to infest a pair of tiny spots above his eyes.



* The 'Bots are putting on some KabukiTheatre. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting a classic act of confusing wordplay.

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* The 'Bots are putting on some KabukiTheatre. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting [[WhosOnFirst a classic act of confusing wordplay.
wordplay]].



* Servo comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and calls out for Flavia, who gleefully makes the "gods" leave.

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* Servo Tom comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and calls out for Flavia, who gleefully makes the "gods" leave.



* The crew is sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute of it. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.

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* The crew is sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute of it.minute. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.



* Crow has set up a suggestion box filled with suggestions about fixing Japan's many flaws, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. Pearl gets so furious that she smashes Bobo over his head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.

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* Crow has set up a suggestion box filled with suggestions about fixing Japan's many flaws, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. An infuriated Pearl gets so furious that she smashes Bobo over his the head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.



* AdolfHitlarious: While in the original film it was just a BigLippedAlligatorMoment, Mike and the Bots make the destruction of the "Hitler building" unintentionally hilarious.

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* AdolfHitlarious: While in the original film unriffed film, it was just a BigLippedAlligatorMoment, Mike and the Bots make the destruction of the "Hitler building" unintentionally hilarious.



* BerserkButton: Both on and off screen for the ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' crew. On screen, the film was among those that came the closest to breaking the Satellite of Love crew, and sparked Servo's meltdown at the top. Off screen, as noted above, the production staff and cast was extremely disapproving of footage from a different Japanese film (''World War III Breaks Out'', if you're curious) that appeared for all the world to be genuine [=WW2=] bombing footage being incorporated into what was essentially a sci-fi film, an attitude that was given free rein in the more-merciless-than-usual riffing.
* BigShutUp: Immediately following the TakeThat involving Luxembourg. Which is actually just another TakeThat against Japan.

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* BerserkButton: Both on and off screen for the ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' ''[=MST3K=]'' crew. On screen, the film was among those that came the closest to breaking the Satellite of Love crew, and sparked Servo's meltdown at the top. Off screen, as noted above, the production staff and cast was extremely disapproving of footage from a different Japanese film (''World War III Breaks Out'', if you're curious) that appeared for all the world to be genuine [=WW2=] bombing footage being incorporated into what was essentially a sci-fi film, an attitude that was given free rein in the more-merciless-than-usual riffing.
* BigShutUp: Immediately following the TakeThat involving Luxembourg. Which is actually just another TakeThat against Japan.



--->'''Tom Servo:''' The MTV news thing is broken!\\

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--->'''Tom Servo:''' --->'''Tom:''' The MTV news thing is broken!\\
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** The movie comes closer to breaking the SOL than almost any other, and Crow and Mike independently both decide they have have to leave the theatre for several minutes. In Mike's case, this is in spite of the fact that [[ContinuityNod it's been established]] that the Forresters ''drain all the oxygen'' out of the ship at movie sign, which Mike mutters about as he comes back in.

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** The movie comes closer to breaking the SOL than almost any other, and Crow and Mike independently both decide they have have to leave the theatre for several minutes. In Mike's case, this is in spite of the fact that [[ContinuityNod it's been established]] that the Forresters ''drain all the oxygen'' out of the ship at movie sign, which Mike mutters about as he comes back in.
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* NeverMyFault: After giving Mike grief about having disgusting mites living in his eyelashes, Tom and Crow then berate Mike for sending the nanites in to take care of them, and then continue blaming him for the horrid condition of his eyelashes once the mites have been killed off.
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* The 'Bots are putting on some Kabuki theater. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting a classic act of confusing wordplay.

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* The 'Bots are putting on some Kabuki theater.KabukiTheatre. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting a classic act of confusing wordplay.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As Space Chief is waving at the kids with 3 fingers during the interminable dogfight sequence at the end, Crow says "Hey, [[FlippingTheBird read between the lines]], kids."

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: As Space Chief GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is waving at on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the kids with 3 fingers during future, please check the interminable dogfight sequence at trope page to make sure your example fits the end, Crow says "Hey, [[FlippingTheBird read between the lines]], kids."current definition.
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* Crow has a list of suggestions for Japan that he thinks will help in preventing more horrible movies from coming out of it, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. Pearl gets so furious that she smashes Bobo over his head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.

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* Crow has set up a list of suggestion box filled with suggestions for Japan that he thinks will help in preventing more horrible movies from coming out of it, about fixing Japan's many flaws, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. Pearl gets so furious that she smashes Bobo over his head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.

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* The crew are sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute of it. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.

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* The crew are is sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute of it. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.


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* MobileShrubbery: How Pearl and Brain Guy try to sneak up on Bobo. Flavia isn't fooled and does some pruning to shoo them off.
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* Servo comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and has the guards eject them.

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* Servo comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and has calls out for Flavia, who gleefully makes the guards eject them.
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!!The Segments:
[[AC:Prologue]]
* Crow and Servo learn about mites living in peoples' eyebrows and are disgusted that Mike would allow such inconsequential creatures to infest a pair of tiny spots above his eyes.

[[AC:Segment 1]]
* The 'Bots send the Nanites down into Mike's eyebrows to wage war against the mites. It quickly becomes a microscopic massacre as the mites wipe them out. Down in Roman Times, Pearl and Brain Guy are disgusted at all the attention that "The Mad Goth" Bobo is getting from the Romans and plot to get him out before he causes a time paradox. Meanwhile, Flavia continues to be suspicious of Pearl's claim that she and Brain Guy are gods.

[[AC:Segment 2]]
* The 'Bots are putting on some Kabuki theater. Mike prefers Noh theater, prompting a classic act of confusing wordplay.

[[AC:Segment 3]]
* Servo comes down with a severe case of Roji-Panty Complex and has to be treated with applications of girls' panties on his face. Elsewhere, Pearl and Brain Guy are trying to get Bobo to stop acting like a god and get out of Rome with them. Bobo has no memory of the pair and has the guards eject them.

[[AC:Segment 4]]
* The crew are sobbing at how horrible the film is and refuse to watch another minute of it. It takes a surprise visit from [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E16PrinceOfSpace the evil dictator Krankor]] to encourage them to push on through the last stretch.

[[AC:Segment 5]]
* Crow has a list of suggestions for Japan that he thinks will help in preventing more horrible movies from coming out of it, while Bobo is signing autographs for his fans and ignoring Pearl's insistence to leave. Pearl gets so furious that she smashes Bobo over his head, causing him to regain his memory and openly laugh at how everybody thinks they're gods. Flavia instantly has the trio arrested.



'''Mike:''' Well [[SarcasmMode they're all so distinct]], I don't think they need names.

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'''Mike:''' Well Well, [[SarcasmMode they're all so distinct]], I don't think they need names.
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* SuckinessIsPainful: One of the few times the riffers got close to being psychologically hurt.
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-->'''Crow and Servo:''' ''(as Space Chief and the Neptune Men, in unison)'' [[AC: HA-HA-HA-HA-HA--Your costume is ridiculous!]]

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-->'''Crow and Servo:''' ''(as Space Chief and the Neptune Men, in unison)'' [[AC: HA-HA-HA-HA-HA--Your HA-HA-HA-HA-HA -- Your costume is ridiculous!]]

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