* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** It has been suggested that the StudioAudience, easily prompted and directed by the various hosts (and Farley Flavors), might have been something of a commentary on ''[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Rocky Horror]]'' [[AudienceParticipation audiences]].
** Likewise, thanks to WildMassGuessing, some fans of the movie now consider Cosmo and Nation to simply be [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Riff Raff and Magenta]] in disguise, and Judge Oliver Wright to be the Criminologist.
*** And, depending on whether you consider her to be still alive, Columbia to be Nurse Ansalong.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6FVOemQ6RU&list=PLtVnB-CdYXy4yKTa9i3kT7GY2P6kcg4KE&ab_channel=RobertShay Denton, U.S.A.]]" qualifies, in spite of the fact that its not an [[StepfordSuburbia entirely accurate]] description of Denton.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_QTen1sXz8&list=PLtVnB-CdYXy4yKTa9i3kT7GY2P6kcg4KE&index=2&ab_channel=RobertShay Bitchin' in the Kitchen]]" is often a favorite for RefugeInAudacity, depicting materialistic consumers of TheEighties empathizing with their appliances more than each other.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9xHHwwuBI&list=PLtVnB-CdYXy4yKTa9i3kT7GY2P6kcg4KE&index=5&ab_channel=RobertShay Farley's Song]]" is a delightfully eighties VillainSong that somehow manages to make Farley seem larger than life even though he's only appearing on a relatively small TV screen.
** "Little Black Dress" is the most ''Rocky''-esque of the soundtrack:
--->'''Cosmo''': Ever since I was a little boy,\\
Dressing up has always been my greatest joy!
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z91TpCyZERU Shock Treatment]]", of course.
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83_ceLoMDsE Looking for Trade]]". Creator/JessicaHarper's singing has definitely improved since ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'' (and they avoid the mistake that film made of [[{{Narm}} having her dance]]).
** "Look What I Did to My Id" is a fun song giving us solos from each of the couples working under Farley.
** "Breaking Out" is a energy filled rock song that helps set the mood during [[spoiler:Brad's escape from ''Dentonvale'']].
** "Anyhow, Anyhow" is a catchy finale, with "Denton, U.S.A." making an IronicEcho.
* CommonKnowledge: No, Creator/JohnCandy is ''not'' playing one of the DTV audience members.
* DirectorDisplacement: Like the first movie, ''Shock Treatment'' is more often associated with creator and writer, Creator/RichardOBrien rather than director, Jim Sharman.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nurse Ansalong, as Creator/NellCampbell plays her as slutty as possible.
* FanNickname:
** "[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Shocky]]".
** Some shadowcasts affectionately refer to this movie as a "thing" and an "abortion".
* GeniusBonus: "Remember Lieutenant [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Orpheus]]? He disappeared into that ''Underworld'' show and never came back".
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: A lot of viewers didn't realize that Brad and [[spoiler:Farley]] were both played by the same actor until they were told.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** At heart, this is about what we now would call reality TV.
** Brad looks and sounds almost ''exactly'' like Music/BenFolds does today.
* JustHereForGodzilla:
** Fans who don't like this movie compared to the first one will usually admit that it's worth watching for the songs.
** Creator/RichardOBrien dislikes the movie over its rewrites and confusing plot but likes the songs and how it predicted reality TV two decades early.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/RikMayall as "Rest Home" Ricky.
** Officer Parker is played by Creator/ChristopherMalcolm, who would later be best known for playing Justin in ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous''.
** Brenda Drill is played by Creator/ClaireToeman, who would later be best known for playing Zo Dudgeon in ''Comrade Dad''.
** Harry Weiss is played by Creator/ManningRedwood, who would later be best known for playing Bob Conley in ''Film/AViewToAKill''.
** Neely Pritt is played by Creator/BetsyBrantley, a year prior to her StarMakingRole as Kate in ''Five Days One Summer''.
%%* TheScrappy: Macy Struthers has been seen as the [[Franchise/StarWars Jar-Jar Binks]] of the ''RHPS'' fandom.
* SoBadItsGood: Watch ''Shocky'' without comparing it to its predecessor, and it definitely holds its own as a {{camp}} classic.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: ''WebVideo/MusicalHell'' complained about "Little Black Dress" sounding to similar to the "Time Warp" from the previous movie.
* ValuesResonance: Many find the film's depiction of DTV eerily similar to modern-day RealityTV, including [[CelebrityIsOverrated the hollow nature of the fame it provides]] and [[FifteenMinutesOfFame how temporary it usually is]].
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