History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E23TheAmazingTransparentMan

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[[caption-width-right:263:"Is that a lung?"]]

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[[caption-width-right:263:"Am I ''that'' amazingly transparent?"]]

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[[caption-width-right:333:"Is that a lung?"]]

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[[caption-width-right:333:"Am I ''that'' amazingly transparent?"]]

[[caption-width-right:333:"Hayley Mills in ''[[Film/TheParentTrap1961 The Amazing Trans-PARENT Trap!]]''"]]

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[[caption-width-right:333:''You people bring matches for Mikey?'']]

!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of ''Film/TheAmazingTransparentMan'' contains these tropes:

''The Days of Our Years'' and another short, ''Film/CatchingTrouble'', are considered two of the more upsetting shorts ever shown on ''[=MST3K=]''.

* Tom has collected a specimen for his science project: Crowtus Robotus Horribilus, A.K.A Crow trapped in a giant bottle.

* Crow is mounted to a wall with the rest of Tom’s preserved insects. Dr. Forrester and Frank have turned Deep 13 into a bed and breakfast, “Auntie [=McFrank=]’s Tangleberry Inn”. After serving their guests, Ted and Barb, a breakfast of cold lo mein, Mike and the Bots don some costumes in [[https://youtu.be/H7fKab9XpW0?si=SzESCmU0CP0imx4s a display of “local color”]] that sends the guests fleeing.

* Crow tries to remember the short’s lesson about “gentle pressure”, but forgets it when he startles a blowtorch wielding Tom.

* Frank calls the guys to let them know that he’s finally been given a day off. He plans to see ''Squanto: A Warrior's Tale'', having bought an expensive ticket from a scalper. Dr. F rains on his parade when he reveals the film opened and left theaters three weeks ago.

* Mike shows off his new electric organ to Tom and Crow. When they aren’t interested and leave, Mike attempts to play "[[Series/TheSixWivesOfHenryVIII the six wives of Henry VIII]]".

* Inspired by the film, Mike and the 'Bots choose whether they would rather have an invisible army or blow up a county in Texas, before reading an invisible letter. In Deep 13, Dr. F and “Auntie [=McFrank=]” are enjoying teatime, at least until Frank mourns once more for his ruined day off.

!!The host segments contain these tropes:
* AuthorAppeal: According to Best Brains, Frank Conniff always declined to do drag in previous episodes, but for some reason "Auntie [=McFrank=]" was something that appealed to him.

!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' presentation of ''The Amazing Transparent Man'' contains these tropes:
* AmbiguouslyGay:
-->'''Ted:''' Clay... you and Auntie [=McFrank=]... are you...?
-->'''Forrester:''' ''[stiffening]'' Partners? ''[uneasily]'' Yes, we're... ''[Frank re-enters with "breakfast"]'' [[MoodWhiplash AH! Aha!]]
* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] Kevin Murphy is one half of the couple patronizing the bed in Deep 13 (his wife is played by Mary Jo Pehl). He is appropriately squicked out by Servo's antics ("Don't you give Mikey no matches!!!")... which he happens to voice.
* AndCallHimGeorge: Mikey's response upon being told he can't have matches is to grab Crow by the neck and insistently stroke down hard on his fur, then finally begin throttling him (it was evidently a little too stressful on the Crow puppet, as its eyes accidentally pop out when the crew dashes for the theater).
* BigShutUp: "YOU SHUT UP, MIKEY! YOU SHUT UP!"
* BigWordShout: '''''SQUANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!'''''[[note]]''A Warrior's Tale''. Poor Frank had been planning to see it for months -- he'd even bought the tickets in advance. Too bad it'd already left theaters weeks ago.[[/note]]
* BrickJoke: "'Gentle pressure', see?"
* DisguisedInDrag: "Auntie [=McFrank=]", bed-and-breakfast proprietress.
* InherentlyFunnyWords: ''Squanto: A Warrior's Tale''. The only reason it could have possibly been used, because the film itself is a drama that received mixed-positive reviews (save Creator/RogerEbert).
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: [[PsychopathicManchild Mike]] [[KubrickStare as]] [[HillbillyHorrors "Mikey"]].
-->'''Mike:''' [[PyroManiac You people bring matches for Mikey?]]
** Watch Mike closely: He ''never'' blinks in that single shot.
* RunningGag:
** Jokes about guinea pigs and hamsters.
** Joey looking like Donald Nixon.
* ShoutOut: Tom and Mike's characters in the "local color" segment are at least inspired by [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen George and Lenny]]. And Llama!Crow... poor Llama!Crow.
* ThousandYardStare: Poor Llama!Crow looks like he's trapped in a perpetual 'Nam flashback.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: "Auntie [=McFrank=]". Notable in this is the only time Frank allowed himself to be in drag on the show; he'd refused previous attempts.

!!The counter-depressing ''[=MST3K=]'' version of ''The Days of Our Years'' provides the following tropes:

** Watch Mike closely: He ''"never''' blinks in that single shot.

''The Days of Our Years'' and another short, ''Film/CatchingTrouble'', are considered two of the more upsetting shorts ever shown on ''MST3K''.

''The Days of Our Years'' and another short, ''Film/CatchingTrouble'', are considered two of the more upsetting shorts ever shown on [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].

* Crow is mounted to a wall with the rest of Tom’s preserved insects. Dr. Forrester and Frank have turned Deep 13 into a bed and breakfast, “Auntie [=McFrank=]’s Tangleberry Inn”. After serving their guests, Ted and Barb, a breakfast of cold lo mein, Mike and the Bots don some costumes in a display of “local color” that sends the guests fleeing.

* Mike shows off his new electric organ to Tom and Crow. When they aren’t interested and leave, Mike attempts to play "''The Six Wives of Henry VIII''".

* Inspired by the film, Mike and the Bots choose whether they would rather have an invisible army or blow up a county in Texas, before reading an invisible letter. In Deep 13, Dr. F and “Auntie [=McFrank=]” are enjoying teatime, at least until Frank mourns once again for his ruined day off.

* AndCallHimGeorge: Mikey's response upon being told he can't have matches is to grab Crow by the neck and insistently stroke down hard on his fur, then finally begin throttling him. (It evidently was a little too stressful on the Crow puppet, as its eyes accidentally pop out when the crew dashes for the theater.)

* InherentlyFunnyWords: ''Squanto: A Warrior's Tale''. The only reason it could have possibly been used, because the film itself is a drama that earned mostly positive reviews (save Creator/RogerEbert).

** Watch Mike closely: He never blinks in that single shot.

* BlackComedy: Some of the riffs go into this territory like Mike's comment on the railroad worker's heart problems:

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mike misses the point of the Psalm at the start of the short, which is to pretty much enjoy your life while you have it. [[note]] Mike Nelson in real life is a devout Christian, so it's likely he knew what the psalm really meant, but prioritized RuleOfFunny in the script. [[/note]]

* BigWordShout: '''''SQUANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!'''''[[note]]''A Warrior's Tale''. Poor Frank had been planning to see it for months - he'd even bought the tickets in advance. Too bad it'd already left theaters weeks ago.[[/note]]

'''Crow:''' Oh sure, I - HUH?!

* Crow is mounted to a wall with the rest of Tom’s preserved insects. Dr. Forrester and Frank have turned Deep 13 into a bed and breakfast, “Auntie [=McFrank=]’s Tangleberry Inn.” After serving their guests, Ted and Barb, a breakfast of cold lo mein, Mike and the Bots don some costumes in a display of “local color” that gets really creepy really quick.

* Frank calls the guys to let them know that he’s finally been given a day off. He plans to see Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, having bought an expensive ticket from a scalper. Dr. F rains on his parade when he reveals the film left theaters weeks ago.

* Mike shows off his new electric organ to Tom and Crow. When they aren’t interested and leave, Mike attempts to play Music/TheSixWivesOfHenryVIII.

-->'''Forrester:''' ''[stiffening]'' Partners? ''[Uneasily]'' Yes, we're... ''[Frank re-enters with "breakfast"]'' [[MoodWhiplash AH! Aha!]]
* ActingForTwo: [[invoked]] Kevin Murphy is one half of the couple patronizing the bed and Deep 13 (his wife is played by Mary Jo Pehl). He is appropriately squicked out by Servo's antics ("Don't you give Mikey no matches!!!")... which he happens to voice.

* BigWordShout: '''''SQUANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!'''''[[note]]''A Warrior's Tale''. Poor Frank had been planning to see it for months - he'd even bought the tickets in advance. Too bad it'd already left theaters months ago.[[/note]]

* RunningGag: Jokes about guinea pigs and hamsters.

* Crow is mounted to a wall with the rest of Tom’s preserved insects. Dr. Forrester and Frank have turned Deep 13 into a bed and breakfast, “Auntie McFrank’s Tangleberry Inn.” After serving their guests, Ted and Barb, a breakfast of cold lo mein, Mike and the Bots don some costumes in a display of “local color” that gets really creepy really quick.

* Inspired by the film, Mike and the Bots choose whether they would rather have an invisible army or blow up a county in Texas, before reading an invisible letter. In Deep 13, Dr. F and “Auntie McFrank” are enjoying teatime, at least until Frank mourns once again for his ruined day off.

* Frank calls the guys to let them know that he’s finally been given a day off. He plans to see Film/SquantoAWarriorsTale, having bought an expensive ticket from a scalper. Dr. F rains on his parade when he reveals the film left theaters weeks ago.