History YMMV / TrackOfTheMoonBeast

** The "prank" at the beginning of the movie. In particular Johnny's line, "sorry for rushing the Halloween season," which rivals [[Film/TouchofSatan "this is where the fish lives"]] and [[Film/PumaMan "everyone who goes there doesn't talk"]] for the title of most incomprehensible [=MST3k=] dialogue.

** The "prank" at the beginning of the movie.

* AccidentalInnuendo: "Come on, Johnny Longbow. I want to see if you ''live up to your name''." (Emphasis already present in film).

%% * EnsembleDarkhorse: Johnny Longbow.

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* EarWorm: The song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RUT5iGspgc California Lady]]", which some regard as one of the few tolerable things about the film.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Paul and Cathy have ''no'' chemistry together, but they've fallen in love after a few days. ''Johnny'' has more sexual tension with Paul than she does; the same does for Johnny and Cathy.

* {{Narm}}: The "prank" at the beginning of the movie.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene in which Paul's pet lizard's cage is found ripped open was possibly intended as some kind of clumsy RedHerring, to make the viewer think the lizard had mutated into a monster, but it's never addressed again and just looks nonsensical in context.

* EarWorm: The song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RUT5iGspgc California Lady]]."

* TheyJustDidntCare: The movie's script was written, proofread, and finalized all in a single weekend, and it shows.

* Narm: The "prank" at the beginning of the movie.

** Equally, the scene where Kathy is suddenly hanging off a cliff more or less comes out of nowhere. Did I say "hanging off a cliff"? Sorry, I meant to say [[SpecialEffectsFailure "lying on the ground clutching the edge of a rock"]].
-->'''Kathy:''' Paul, ''help'' me!
-->'''Servo:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Uh, try standing up.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Johnny Longbow.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The real moon evidently backed out of the movie at the last second, so at one point we're treated to an obvious picture of it as Paul transforms.
** See also the "burning toast" meteor in the prologue.

!!Tropes present in TrackOfTheMoonBeast:

* {{Mondegreen}}: Mike and the bots mishear "Johnny Longbow" as "Johnny Longbone". Since this is much, much funnier, that's fine with us. The prankster who did the birdcalls is identified only once, and is evidently named ''Butt Healer''. Man, Johnny Longbone and Butt Healer should have their own movie.
** "He's an anthropologist with an uncanny gift for archery. He's a proctologist. Together, TheyFightCrime."
** According to IMDB, "Butt Healer"'s name is, in fact, "Budd Keeler".

* BigStupidDoodooHead: The only insult Bobo can manage while Observer calls him a "troglodyte" and "credit risk".

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The ''entire'' first scene of the movie (i.e., the harebrained "prank") is one. Also the scene in which Paul's pet lizard's cage is found ripped open was possibly intended as some kind of clumsy RedHerring, to make the viewer think the lizard had mutated into a monster, but it's never addressed again and just looks nonsensical in context.

* EarWorm: The song "California Lady."

!!Tropes present in the MysteryScienceTheater3000 presentation:

* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
--> '''Longbow:''' "I know what you're thinking..."
--> '''Servo:''' [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering "I'm boring and my slide-show eats."]]
** As Paul transforms in the hospital:
--> '''Mike:''' [[StarTrek "I'm ready to fight Captain Kirk."]]
** Tom having the doctor greet Paul with "What up, bitch?", perfectly timed with the doctor's nod.
** "And the monster's red glare..."

** *as Paul transforms in the hospital*:

* Tom having the doctor greet Paul with "What up, bitch?", perfectly timed with the doctor's nod.

* Tom having the doctor greet Pual with "What up, bitch?", perfectly timed with the doctor's nod.