Line #20 Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E10FugitiveAlien


1	[[quoteright:358:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fugitive_alien.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:358:[[Series/TheFugitive Starring David Janssen of Mars searching for the one-armed alien]]]]
3
4	->''"It's an intriguing mix of genocide and modern dance!"''
5	-->--'''Joel Robinson'''
6
7
8	Film watched: ''Film/FugitiveAlien''
9
10	->''This is the song written for the train chase,\
11	This is the chase: Rocky and Ken,\
12	He tried to kill me with a forklift! Ole!''
13
14	This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed again a few years later on Creator/ComedyCentral.
15
16	The Comedy Central episode introduced Mike Nelson's parody version of Jack Perkins, former host of the [=A&E=] network's show ''Biography''. "Jack" would go on to be a recurring character, even hosting the framing segments of the short-lived "Mystery Science Theater Hour."
17
18	The Creator/ComedyCentral episode is available in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:3/videos/mst3k-057-fugitivealien here]].
19
20	!!The KTMA Segments:
21	[[AC:Segment 1]]
22	* Dr. Forrester is away at a Mad Scientists' Convention in Las Vegas, so Dr. Erhardt is running the show alone. Joel sings the "Theme" of ''Fugitive Alien'', which doesn't impress Servo.
23
24	[[AC:Segment 2]]
25	* Joel wants to know where Crow is. He finds him all over the place, as Servo and Gypsy have taken him apart.
26
27	[[AC:Segment 3]]
28	* Joel and Servo discuss how certain celebrities never seem to be seen together. Could Music/MichaelJackson and Music/DianaRoss be the same person?
29
30	[[AC:Segment 4]]
31	* The crew holds a robot dance contest.
32
33	[[AC:Segment 5]]
34	* Joel announces the official formation of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Fan Club. He and Servo give their thanks for all the fans' cards and "leathers".
35
36	!!The Comedy Central Segments:
37	[[AC:Prologue]]
38	* Joel thinks he's a Southern Wisconsin dairy farmer for some reason. He feeds Crow and Servo some chicken feed, but commercial sign is called before he can milk Gypsy.
39
40	[[AC:Segment 1/Invention Exchange]]
41	* The Mads know how many medical drops people can require, so they helpfully combine all the available kinds into a single all-purpsose dispenser. Joel invented the Musical Chair, a lounging perch that doubles as a xylophone. Creator/AAndE commentator Jack Perkins steps into Deep 13 to introduce the movie.
42
43	[[AC:Segment 2]]
44	* Crow throws a funny hat party, during which he and the crew make fun of the Mads' hair. Perkins' insufferable commentary earns him some cattle prodding.
45
46	[[AC:Segment 3]]
47	* Joel leads the 'Bots in play-acting Captain Joe and his crew from the movie. They really don't want to partake.
48
49	[[AC:Segment 4]]
50	* Joel analyzes the film with the help of Syd Field's ThreeActStructure screenplay model. Needless to say, it's not a match at all (being several TV episodes chopped up and jammed together), but it doesn't keep Joel from inviting the 'Bots to predict the ending. Jack ''still'' can't shut up.
51
52	[[AC:Segment 5]]
53	* Joel explains the new buttons on his jumpsuit, and the letter the SOL crew read prompts them to finally reveal what the Cool Thing from ''Film/LostContinent'' was: Mexican stoplight candy. The Mads have grown sick and tired of Perkins, so they genetically modify him, replacing his head with that of [[Series/ILoveLucy Vivian Vance]].
54
55	!!The KTMA presentation of ''Fugitive Alien'' contains examples of the following tropes:
56	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Only Joel and Servo riff the movie, with Servo on Joel's right (where Crow would sit) instead of his usual spot on the left.
57	* NumberOfTheBeast: Clay's hotel room is number 666.
58
59	!!The Comedy Central presentation of ''Fugitive Alien'' contains examples of the following tropes:
60	* AntiClimax: That amazing, spine-tingling, mysterious "Cool Thing" that wowed the crew and The Mads episodes back... that thing that viewers guessed as various awesome things [[note]]like a weird geometric shape, [=J&tBs=] in a flying boat with bikini babes, a portal showing a future with World Peace, etc.[[/note]]... is just some weird stoplight-shaped candy from Mexico (although, as candy goes, it's still pretty cool).
61	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: One of Crow's riffs has him respond to the line, "I know who he is now!" Crow says, "He's my mother! He's my sister! [[Film/{{Chinatown}} He's my mother AND my sister!]]"
62	* CallForward: At one point, Tom starts excitedly comparing one of the scenes to a similar scene in the film ''Film/{{Marooned}}''. The season 4 premiere featured the SOL gang [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E01SpaceTravelers riffing that movie under its alternate title]] of ''Space Travelers''.
63	* DiscussedTrope: The classic ThreeActStructure is discussed in the final host segment, as Crow and Servo express puzzlement over the film's confusing editing.
64	* MondegreenGag: Joel & The Bots mishear in the first film "Barbara" (Joe's dying wife) as "whopper" and a loud exclamation in the second film as "Hey, corn!".
65	* RamblingOldManMonologue: This episode marks the debut of Mike Nelson's Jack Perkins parody, babbling about nonexistent upcoming timeslots and guests. Perkins would become a recurring character for this reason.
66	* TheReveal: [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E08LostContinent What was the "Cool Thing"?]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome Mexican stoplight]] [[AntiClimax candy.]]
67	* RunningGag:
68	** "He tried to kill me with a forklift!"
69	** Crow and Servo acting like fanboys excitedly comparing the onscreen action to episodes of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|1978}}'', and ''Series/DoctorWho''.
70	** ''Fugitive Alien'' is a [[PlanetOfSteves Universe of Kens]]; don't forget that.
71	** Anytime someone says "Rocky," Crow quipping [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle "Again?" in a squeaky voice.]]
72	** Every time Rita's name is mentioned: [[Music/TheBeatles "Meter]] [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand maid!"]]
73	** Rita's "''Star Trek'' stuff" (her necklace, which looked like something out of ''Star Trek'').
74	** Capt. Joe's weird cheeks and alcoholism.
75	** Joel & The Bots' puzzlement at the Valna Wolf Raider's weird wig-helmets.
76	** The Seysarian Colonel is a busboy or fast food employee.
77	** Jokes revolving around the Seysarian's bluish skin.
78	** The silly Kararru leader looking forward to having pudding... ending in him wanting something "crunchy, salty and sweet", instead.
79	** Comparing the Bacchus 3 crew's uniforms to the Vegas-era jumpsuits of Music/ElvisPresley.
80	* SpecialGuest: Jack Perkins (a [[YouLookFamiliar pre-hosting tenure]] Mike in full makeup), host of A&E's ''Biography''. The Mads are excited at first, but after a few minutes of his {{rambling\|OldManMonologue}} they tie him up and start experimenting on him.
81	* WaxingLyrical: During the invention exchange:
82	-->'''Frank:''' Well, when you're an on-the-go kind of a guy like myself, sometimes you need ear drops, sometimes you need eye drops, sometimes you need nose drops, sometimes you need throat drops. Sometimes when you touch, the honesty's too much--\
83	'''Clayton:''' Oh, ''shut up,'' Frank!
84	* WithLyrics: Turning the ThemeMusicPowerUp cue into the famous "Forklift" song. There's also a brief bit involving the lullaby-like tune that plays when Tammy gets all squishy over Ken.
85
86	----
87	->[[TheStinger "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, a-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...]] YOU'RE STUCK HERE!"

Context Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E10FugitiveAlien