History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E04SecretAgentSuperDragon

[[caption-width-right:322:Hey, it looks kind of like a Mickey Spillane still life.]]
[[caption-width-right:322:Oh, wow! I bet this guy's so cool! He smokes, carries a gun, and... makes a lot of... phone calls.]]

** Whenever any character says the name of the BigBad, Lamas, Joel and the 'Bots immediately ask: "Fernando or Lorenzo?"

* Crow and Servo have built a wind-up toy robot they've named "Minsky". He walks, he talks, but that's about the extent of what he does.

* Crow pens "The Spy Who Hugged Me", a super spy story written with tons of 90s sensibilities. Tom can't stand the lack of action and promptly bails.

* Dr. Forrester hosts his first Supervillain Symposium, explaining what it takes to become a proper world-conquering madman. Bored by the whole thing, the SOL crew weaponizes the usual SignOffCatchphrase to dupe Dr. F and Frank into ending the seminar early.

* BatterUp: In the time between the start of the first commercial break, and the start of the Invention Exchange, Joel had gotten so fed up with Minskey that he grabbed a baseball bat and began egging it on like he was in ''Film/TheWarriors''.

-->'''Tom''': (jazz riff) ''Secret Agent!'' (trumpet; jazz riff) ''Super Dragon!'' (trumpet) Take it, Crow!
-->'''Crow''': (jazz riff) ''Secret Agent!'' (trumpet; jazz riff) ''Super Dragon!'' (trumpet)

-->'''Crow''': (as he and Tom enter; to Joel) How you two gettin' along in ther- (Joel tosses the bat behind him) ''[[DelayedReaction HEY!]]'' (stammers angrily; to Tom) Did ya see-
-->'''Joel''': ''Nothing!'' Noth-
-->'''Tom''': ''Oh, you were, too!''
-->'''Joel''': No!
-->'''Crow''': (disappointed) ''Joel''...

-->'''Super Dragon:''' (shows Ross, the [[strike:drugstore]] bowling alley owner, part of his "special" gum stash) Now, uh, what's ''this''?
-->'''Ross:''' Nothing! It's just a... different brand, that's all! (Super Dragon backhands him)
-->'''Servo:''' (as Super Dragon) You're working for the ''Wrigley'' company, aren't you!
-->(later, as Super Dragon tries to force-feed Ross a stick of the gum)
-->'''Joel:''' (as Ross) No! No! I've got dental work!

* {{Leitmotif}}: Well, not really; but there's a little musical motif that is used prominently in one scene, not so prominently in another scene, and this is the basis of Servo's Super Dragon Theme (see below).
* PoliticalOvercorrectness: Crow tries his hand at scriptwriting again with the psycho-babblicious "The Spy Who Hugged Me"...
-->'''Joel ([[FemmeFatale Holly Affirmations]]):''' You understand, Mr. Wyndam-Hill, that [[DatingCatwoman even though we are sharing a sexual tension between us]]... I must kill you.
-->'''Servo ([[TuxedoAndMartini Sandy Wyndam-Hill]]):''' Um, Holly, thank you for being honest. Let me say that I think you're a really terrific, dynamite lady, but right now I'm in a committed relationship with (breaking character) someone who's very special to me?! I don't believe this...
-->...
-->'''Joel ([[BigBad Gary Diabolique]]):''' You don't get it, do you, you stupid moron idiot! ''I'' am going to control how people respond to me! '''I''' am going to '''[[TakeOverTheWorld rule the world!]]'''
-->'''Servo:''' Gary, that's really co-dependent -- (breaks character) I can't believe I just said "co-dependent"!

--->'''Crow''' (as side character, reading Brian Cooper's business card): Hey, "Secret Agent" is crossed out and "Lawyer" is written in!

--->'''Servo''' (as Super Dragon, in the BigBad's lavishly decorated office): Um, you got any ''art'' here?

* SeriousBusiness: Downplayed: Joel and the bots are clearly more interested in their game of Micro-Golf than what Dr. Forrester is saying, even to the point of [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu shushing]] him.
* ShoutOut: Servo's pronunciation of Chi-Chi Rodriguez as "Chai-Chai Rodrigweez" during the Invention Exchange is a nod to ''Series/WKRPInCincinnati''.

-->'''Joel''': Well, the only thing we wanted to ask, and I think we're all in agreement on this, is: (with Crow and Tom) What do you think, sirs?
-->'''Dr. Forrester''': (as Frank stirs awake) Good question... Push the button, Frank. (Frank bolts out of his chair, rushes over to push the button) ...[[DamnYouMuscleMemory what the-]] ''[[DamnYouMuscleMemory hey]]''!

-->'''Servo:''' For God's sake, man! I want to [[TuxedoAndMartini drink martinis in Istanbul]], and utter glib bon mots in Moscow, and drive with my feet while escaping thugs in Monte Carlo, and meet [[WaxingLyrical girls in Ipanema]] -- the kinds of things a super-secret super-spy is ''supposed'' to do!
-->'''Crow:''' I support you owning those feelings.
-->'''Servo:''' Yeah, support this.
* WarmWaterWhiz: While giving his lecture at the end of the episode, Dr. Forrester takes the time to quietly place Frank's hand into a coffee cup full of water after noticing he fell asleep.

-->'''Tom''': (as Super Dragon) [[AllForNothing So, you're killing yourself for nothing!]] ''[[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Neh-neh-neh-neh-neh-neh!]]''
-->'''Joel''': What a ''jerk''. He just wanted to get the guy's goat right before he died.

!!The [=MST3k=] treatment provides examples of:

* Dr. Forrester hosts his first Supervillain Symposium, to explain what it takes to become a proper world-conquering madman. Bored by the whole thing, the SOL crew weaponizes the usual SignOffCatchphrase to dupe Dr. F and Frank into ending the seminar early.

* Crow and Servo have built a new robot companion. It walks, it talks, and that's about the extent of what it does.

* Joel takes the concept of miniature golf and shrinks it down to microscopic size with Micro-Golf. Frank shows off his comedic chops with Virtual Comedy, which goes great until Dr. Forrester sabotages it with virtual hecklers.

* The 'Bots put on a jazzy rendition of the ''Secret Agent Super Dragon'' theme. Joel gets a little too deep into improvising his own lyrics.

* Crow pens "The Spy Who Hugged Me", a secret agent story written with 90s sensibilities.

* An important talent of any secret agent is knowing the right one-liner for a successful kill, as Joel demonstrates.

* Dr. Forrester hosts his first Supervillain Symposium to explain what it takes to become a proper world-conquering madman.

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: The usual one is practically ''weaponized'' to make the Supervillain Symposium end:

-->'''Crow''': (as he and Tom enter; to Joel) How you too gettin' along in ther- (Joel tosses the bat behind him) ''[[DelayedReaction HEY!]]'' (stammers angrily; to Tom) Did ya see-

-->'''Dr. Forrester''': Good question, push the button, Frank. (Frank stirs awake, rushes over to the button, and pushes it) ...[[DamnYouMuscleMemory what the-]] ''[[DamnYouMuscleMemory hey]]''!

-->'''Tom''': (jazz riff) ''Secret agent!''
-->'''Crow''': (jazz riff) ''Super Dragon!''
-->'''Tom''': (jazz riff) ''Secret Agent!''
-->'''Crow''': (jazz riff) ''Super Dragon!''

-->'''Crow''': (disappointed) Oh, ''Joel''...

-->'''Super Dragon:''' (Shows Ross, the [[strike:drugstore]] bowling alley owner, part of his "special" gum stash) "Now, uh, what's ''this''?"
-->'''Ross:''' "Nothing! It's just a... different brand, that's all!" (Super Dragon backhands him)

-->'''Joel:''' "What a ''jerk''. He just wanted to get the guy's goat right before he died."

The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-secret-agent-super-dragon/53cd482269702d27d3373000 here]].

** Years later, they'll get their comeuppance when Mike will build a blue robot which Servo and Crow think is cool, til... '''DESTRUCT! DESTRUCT! DESTRUCT! DESTRUCT! DESTRUCT!'''