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* GeniusBonus: The headache reliever advertised by Bill Bixby is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin Sanhedrin]].

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The headache reliever advertised by Bill Bixby is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin Sanhedrin]].Sanhedrin]].
** When he sets out to Seek Danger, Rex Kramer crosses over to the WrongSideOfTheTracks.
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** A toy robot in a martial arts movie? It's not used as a weapon, but one does show up in ''Film/NinjaTerminator''.
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** Speaking of Rex Kramer: The character name was used again in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
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* RefugeInAudacity: The only reason Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker! is able to get a head-start.

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* RefugeInAudacity: The only reason Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker! is able to get a head-start.head-start - his stunt left them all in StunnedSilence for a few seconds.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The announcer in a few skits (including the parody of ''Series/TheDatingGame'' during ''A Fistful of Yen'') was Shadoe Stevens, who would later announce the Davidson run and most of the Bergeron run of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: The announcer in a few skits (including the parody of ''Series/TheDatingGame'' during ''A Fistful of Yen'') was Shadoe Stevens, who would later announce the Davidson run and most of the Bergeron run of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''.''Series/TheHollywoodSquares'', as well as doing some acting and replacing Casey Kasem as the host of ''Radio/AmericanTop40''.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Enough that there's arguably none to begin with, but special mention goes to Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker. [[spoiler:Walking into a group of tough-looking black men and screaming the n-word, indeed, very dangerous]].

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Enough that there's arguably none to begin with, but special mention goes to Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker. [[spoiler:Walking into a group of tough-looking black men and screaming the n-word, n-word; indeed, very dangerous]].



** All the fake movies are produced by Samuel L. Broncowitz, years before another Creator/{{Samuel L|Jackson}}. became famous.
** The classic "Take him to Detroit"-punishment Dr. Klahn gives to an American spy. The movie may be over 30 years old, but considering Detroit's current situation this joke is still very accurate; it originally referred to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot the Detroit riots]] and its aftermath -- which is still being felt today.

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** All the fake movies are produced by Samuel L. Broncowitz, Bronkowitz, years before another Creator/{{Samuel L|Jackson}}. became famous.
** The classic "Take him to Detroit"-punishment Detroit" punishment Dr. Klahn gives to an American spy. The movie may be over 30 years old, but considering Detroit's current situation this joke is still very accurate; it originally referred to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot the Detroit riots]] and its aftermath -- which is still being felt today.



** John-Anthony Baker, who plays the boy in the "Sex Record" skit, actually went on to become a successful porn actor.

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** John-Anthony Baker, John Anthony Bailey, who plays played the boy in the "Sex Record" skit, actually went on to become a successful porn actor.actor. Even more amusingly, later in his career he became one of the most famous porn actors to ''not'' actually participate in any on-screen sex.



** "You Have Our Gratitude!"

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** "You Have Our Gratitude!"have my/our gratitude!", and to a lesser extent Dr. Klahn being [[PhraseCatcher repeatedly described as]] "a man of extraordinary magnitude".



** Cleopatra Schwartz. There's people then and now who'd pay good money... well, five bucks... to see that movie for reals.

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** Cleopatra Schwartz. There's people then and now who'd pay good money... well, five bucks... to see that movie for reals.real.
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** "Take him to Detroit!"
** "You Have Our Gratitude!"
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** The classic "Take him to Detroit"-punishment Dr. Klahn gives to an American spy. The movie may be over 30 years old, but considering Detroit's current situation this joke is still very accurate (probably even more so today than it was back then).

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** The classic "Take him to Detroit"-punishment Dr. Klahn gives to an American spy. The movie may be over 30 years old, but considering Detroit's current situation this joke is still very accurate (probably even more so today than accurate; it was back then).originally referred to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot the Detroit riots]] and its aftermath -- which is still being felt today.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: The film uses the skits that ZAZ had originally performed on the Kentucky Fried Comedy stage show.

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* DirectorDisplacement: The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team only wrote the film, they didn't direct it. They wouldn't make their directorial debut until ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' three years later.



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** BIG JIM SLADE! Hevenu shalom aleichem...

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MemeticMutation: BIG JIM SLADE! Hevenu shalom aleichem...
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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker's idea of a thrill is more-or-less how [[Creator/MichaelRichards the other]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Kramer]] torpedoed his own stand-up career decades later.

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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker's Kramer's idea of a thrill is more-or-less how [[Creator/MichaelRichards the other]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Kramer]] torpedoed his own stand-up career decades later.
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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker's idea of a thrill is more-or-less how [[Creator/MichaelRichards the other]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Kramer]] torpedoed his own stand-up career.

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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker's idea of a thrill is more-or-less how [[Creator/MichaelRichards the other]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Kramer]] torpedoed his own stand-up career.career decades later.
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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker features similar conditions to those under which Michael Richards (aka [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Cosmo Kramer]]) torpedoed his stand-up career.

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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker features similar conditions to those under which Michael Richards (aka Seeker's idea of a thrill is more-or-less how [[Creator/MichaelRichards the other]] [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Cosmo Kramer]]) Kramer]] torpedoed his own stand-up career.
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** Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker features similar conditions to those under which Michael Richards (aka [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Cosmo Kramer]]) torpedoed his stand-up career.
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** A few years after his turn as Dr. Klahn, Bong Soo Han played a similar villain in the straight-faced martial arts film ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082399/ Force: Five]]'', directed by ''Film/EnterTheDragon'''s Robert Clouse.

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** A few years after his turn as Dr. Klahn, Bong Soo Han played a similar villain in the straight-faced serious martial arts film ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082399/ Force: Five]]'', Five]]''. Since it was directed by ''Film/EnterTheDragon'''s Robert Clouse.Clouse, it almost qualifies as an AscendedMeme CastingGag.
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** John-Anthony Baker, who plays the boy in the "Sex Record" skit, actually went on to become a successful porn actor.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Line? What line??

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Line? What line??Enough that there's arguably none to begin with, but special mention goes to Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker. [[spoiler:Walking into a group of tough-looking black men and screaming the n-word, indeed, very dangerous]].
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** A few years after his turn as Dr. Klahn, Bong Soo Han played a similar villain in the straight-faced martial arts film ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082399/ Force: Five]]'', directed by ''Film/EnterTheDragon'''s Robert Clouse.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The announcer in a few skits (including the parody of ''Series/TheDatingGame'' during ''A Fistful of Yen'') was Shadoe Stevens, who would later announce the Davidson run and most of the Bergeron run of ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''.
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* GeniusBonus: The headache reliever advertised by Bill Bixby is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin Sanhedrin]].
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* RefugeInAudacity: The only reason Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker! is able to get a head-start.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Line? What line??
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** Cleopatra Schwartz. There's people then and now who'd pay good money... well, five bucks... to see that movie for reals.
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* OneSceneWonder: Stephen Bishop as the "show me you're nuts" guy.
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the south park reference is not to this - it\'s to the star wars holiday special.


** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Fight the frizzies, film at eleven]].
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** All the fake movies are produced by Samuel L. Broncowitz, years before another {{Samuel L|Jackson}}. became famous.

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** All the fake movies are produced by Samuel L. Broncowitz, years before another {{Samuel Creator/{{Samuel L|Jackson}}. became famous.
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** The classic "Take him to Detroit"-punishment Dr. Klahn gives to an American spy. The movie may be over 30 years old, but considering Detroit's current situation this joke is still very accurate (probably even more so today than it was back then).
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** [[SouthPark Fight the frizzies, film at eleven]].

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** [[SouthPark [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Fight the frizzies, film at eleven]].
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** All the fake movies are produced by Samuel L. Broncowitz, years before another {{Samuel L|Jackson}}. became famous.
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* MemeticMutation:
** [[SouthPark Fight the frizzies, film at eleven]].
** BIG JIM SLADE! Hevenu shalom aleichem...

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