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[[caption-width-right:350:A film by Creator/IngmarBergman.]]

Film watched: ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon''

Joel and the bots make fun of a Godzilla Movie that wasn't meant to be a Godzilla Movie.

The shot of Godzilla's [[RunningGag awe-inspiring]] tail-slide dropkick to Megalon would be incorporated in the show's TitleSequence for three seasons (3-5).

!!The Segments:
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[[folder: Prologue ]]

* Joel and the Bots introduce an array of household tips, special guests, and other stories to be seen later.

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[[folder: Segment 1 ]]

* For this week's Invention Exchange, Joel and the Bots dress up in last minute Halloween costumes: Crow as a movie theater floor, Servo as a FaceOnAMilkCarton, and Joel as a pan of Jiffy Pop. The Mads also get in on the action, with Dr. Forrester as a foosball goalie and Frank as [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi La Forge]].

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[[folder: Segment 2 ]]

* While Crow and Servo look at incriminating Polaroids, they distract a nosy Joel by arguing about the "monsters" they created.

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[[folder: Segment 3 ]]

* The SOL crew proudly presents a montage they call: ''Rex Dart, Eskimo Spy!''

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[[folder: Segment 4 ]]

* While shooting a commercial for their new popcorn, Orville Redenbacher and his grandson, played by Crow and Servo, take the commercial in a dark direction.

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[[folder: Segment 5 ]]

* Joel upgrades the 'Bots with new arms, Crow having a lobster claw and bent wire hanger, and Servo having a Swiss army knife and flamethrower. They also show off a dubiously-subtitled version of the Jet Jaguar theme song and read letters. Meanwhile, Frank cries over ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Super Mario Bros.]]''

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!!The [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] version of ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'' provides examples of:
* ActorIsTheTitleCharacter: "Rex Dart ''is'' Eskimo Spy!"
* BigShutUp: When the kid tells Godzilla "bye-bye!" at the end, all three shout out "SHUT UP!" with Tom mumbling "Little twerp"
* CallBack: During the first kidnap attempt, Crow tosses out a [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E04WomenOfThePrehistoricPlanet "HI-KEEBA!"]]
* CallForward: TheStinger, a replay of the scene where Godzilla jumps into the water, is StockFootage from ''[[Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'', which would be featured in [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E13GodzillaVsTheSeaMonster the very next episode]].[[note]]Joel waving Godzilla on makes the scene even funnier.[[/note]]
* CombatCommentator: Joel and the Bots play this role when Godzilla and Jet Jaguar take on Megalon and Gigan.
* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Tom Servo's makeshift Halloween costume during the invention exchange.
-->'''Servo:''' Have you seen me?
* GagSub: The Jet Jaguar Fight Song, written in IntentionalEngrishForFunny and [[TranslationYes not matching the meter of the song at all]].
-->''HE JOCK IT MADE OF STEEL\\
EATS SUSHI FROM A PAIL\\
JET JAGUAR? JET JAGUAR!\\
HE MOTHER NEVER REALLY LOVE HIM''
* AGodAmI: In the Orville Redenbacher commercial sketch, the grandfather (Crow) yells "I'M THE GOD! I'M THE GOD!" as part of his rant at his grandson (Servo).
* HatesTheirParent: During the "Orville Popcorn" skit, Orville's grandson (played by Servo) tells his grandfather (played by Crow) that he hates him after being belittled by him.
* HeelRealization: After Godzilla is scolded for fighting dirty with a tree as if he was making a FaceHeelTurn in a wrestling match, Joel and the Bots voice him apologizing for his outburst before tossing it aside.
* IHaveNoSon: During the Orville Redenbacher (as [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Orville Popcorn]]) commercial sketch, Crow (playing Orville) expresses a desire to disown his grandson (played by Servo) when the latter insults him. He later says that he "replaced" his son when he ended up in the poorhouse.
* InTheStyleOf: The "Orville Popcorn" host segment is a heated dramatic duologue that wouldn't be out of place in a Creator/EugeneONeill play.
* RunningGag: The constant cracks about Hiroshi wearing Wayne Newton's jacket.
** Everyone's hatred of the laboratory stairs.
** The horrible, screeching dub on younger brother.
** The Seatopian Priest-King guy & his ridiculous outfit (complete with goofy CampGay Broadway/fashion-type references) and his resemblance to Tim Conway's ''Dorf''.
** The Seatopian henchman being Creator/OscarWilde & Luciano Pavarotti. Especially heavy on the former.
** Crow speaking as Megalon in the manner of a Broadway/Vegas showman.
--->'''Crow:'''(as Megalon during his big entrance) All right, [[DevelopingDoomedCharacters forget everything you've seen until now.]] That's right, [[JustHereForGodzilla it's time for the headliner]]![[invoked]] For my first trick, I will use an ordinary metropolitan city...
** The climactic fight being called by J&TB as if it's a ProfessionalWrestling match.
--->'''Crow:''' He's got a tree! ''He's got a tree!'' This is ''not'' the Godzilla we know, he's fighting dirty!
** Combined with ShoutOut, but whenever the characters say Roku-san's name, one of Joel or the bots would say "[[Music/ThePolice You don't have to put your red dress on.]]"
* ShoutOut:
** Joel and the Bots sing the ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' theme during the first chase sequence, they soon change the words to ''Mach Go Go Go''! Doubles as ShownTheirWork since the Japanese name of ''Speed Racer'' wasn't so well-known in 1990.
** "Hey! [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL]] is reading your lips!"
** "Look out, [[Film/TheLoveBug Herbie]]!"
** Jokes about Goro's resemblance to Music/ElvisPresley are a minor RunningGag.
** The Jet Jaguar Fight Song says the robot's head looks like Creator/JackNicholson.
* StylisticSuck: The ''Rex Dart, Eskimo Spy'' intro in the third/fourth host segment.
* TranslationYes: The GagSub of the Jet Jaguar Fight Song gets a whole extra verse out of the last two lines of the original song. Inverted by translating "DON'T TOUCH MY BAGS IF YOU PLEASE, MR. CUSTOMS MAN" [[HongKongDub after the singing stops]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Joel and the Bots admonish Godzilla for fighting with a tree, and they voice Jet Jaguar as being stunned at how he would fight so dirty.
-->'''Servo:''' ''(as Jet Jaguar)'' Godzilla? A tree? That's not like you. Why?
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Apart from the [[OverusedRunningGag awe-inspiring tail-slide dropkick]], parodied during the final fight, with Joel and the Bots serving as a commentary team and treating the fight like a professional wrestling tag match, complete with admonishments for Godzilla using a foreign object (a tree).
--> '''Crow:''' He's got a tree! He's got a tree! That's not the Godzilla we know, [[FaceHeelTurn he's fighting dirty]]!
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->'''Godzilla''': ''([[TheStinger leaps from a cliff to the sea]])''
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