History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E10TheGiantSpiderInvasion

** Much like the first season, this is the first color film Mike and the 'Bots watch after nine consecutive black-and-white movies, which Servo lampshades by saying "Hey, it's in color!", like he did back then.[[note]]This time, it's Kevin saying it. In the first season, Servo was voiced by J. Elvis Weinstein.[[/note]]

** Making matters worse, Dan then chases his nubile sister-in-law around a table threatening to spank her.

** InUniverse, the impostor Servo screams and flees upon learning his counterpart really does own an underwear collection.
* BreakingTheBonds: Bobo breaks out of his ropes after a quick pep-talk from Mike and goes [[{{Pun}} apeshit]] on the pods.

* DespairEventHorizon: PlayedForLaughs with, "Movie sign! ''Again!''" as Mike and the Bots begin crying when they're sent back into the theater.

** Much like the first season, this is the first color film Mike and the 'Bots watch after nine black-and-white movies in a row, which Servo lampshades by saying "Hey, it's in color!", like he did back then.
* NauseaFuel: Invoked by Pearl when Bobo describes having to suck out the poison from a rattlesnake bite "in a very embarrassing place."

** ''[=MST3K=]'''s creators are fans of the Minnesota Vikings, and make it clear (especially through the "PACKERS WON THE SUPERBOWL!" RunningGag) that they don't think too highly of Packers fans.
*** The Packers had won the Super Bowl a few months before the episode aired, so the wounds were fresh.

*** When the Packers won the Super Bowl in 2011, the twitterverse exploded with links to a video of the '’Packers won the Super Bowl! WHOOOO!!’’ bit. Bill Corbett tweeted "My god, the Giant Spider Invasion prophecy just came true" (being from Brooklyn, Corbett has no hatred for the Packers) while a depressed Kevin Murphy tweeted, "I humbly submit: [ahem] Packers. [bows deeply, bangs forehead on pile of Schlitz Tall Boys]"

* VillainousRescue: It was Bobo who saves not just Pearl and Brain Guy, but also Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow from the body snatcher aliens and turned them all back to normal. Regardless, it led to Pearl forcing the SOL crew to watch the movie again because she was unable to watch their reactions to the film.
-->'''Bobo:''' I saved you and the whole galaxy! Aren't you proud?
-->'''Pearl:''' You mean they watched the movie, and I didn't get to watch them watching the movie? Bobo, get rid of my body, Brain Guy, send them the movie... '''''again'''''.
-->'''Mike and the Bots:''' Movie sign! ''Again!''

[[caption-width-right:350:It's a Giant Spider Invasion of savings at Menards!]]

* Cheerleader Servo tries to show some team spirit but, rather than giving Servo an S, A, T, E, L, L, I, T, or E, Mike and Crow are only willing to give him [=MRxL=].

* Pearl, Brain Guy and Bobo enjoy a break from interstellar travel by camping in the woods. She shows off some strange zucchini, and become hypnotized with Brain Guy. They soon send the Satellite the zucchini throw pillows and today's quality experiment.

* Mike, Crow and Servo find Gypsy hypnotized from the zucchini throw pillows, and she tries to assimilate the three through warm milk.

* Mike and Servo stay awake from being assimilated through coffee. Crow, meanwhile, stays awake through a cocktail of high caffeine content. On the Mads' side, Bobo remains unassimilated while Pearl and Brain Guy load the Widowmaker with more zucchini throw pillows. He tries to take one of the zucchini away, but the two rope Bobo up. Crow still remains frazzled in the theater, but eventually calms down.

* Servo freaks out over a clone of himself made by the zucchini. He proves he's the real Servo by rattling off the contents of his underwear collection.

* With the Bots affected, Mike and Bobo remain the only unassimilated. Mike urges and inspires Bobo to find the Mother Pod, whom he defeats without any difficulty. Because the original Pearl was absent for most of the experiment, she tells Brain Guy to send the movie again, much to Mike and the Bots' horror.

* MythologyGag: Most likely unintentional, but this isn't the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E01NightOfTheBloodBeast first]]'' time Mike, Crow and Tom had to watch the same movie twice. Not to mention the films riffed in the [=KTMA=] era that were redone for the national series.

!! The [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] treatment provides examples of:

* JustForPun: While Dan's berating his wife we get this gem:
-->'''Dan:''' You're so dumb you wouldn't know rabbit turds from Rice Krispies!\\
'''Crow:''' Snap, crackle, ''poop''.

* {{Catchphrase}}: The pod people's idea of how to allay suspicion is to assure listeners that everything is "quality."

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

'''Pearl:''' You mean they watched the movie, and I didn't get to watch them watching the movie? Bobo, get rid of my body, Brain Guy, send them the movie... '''''again'''''.
'''Mike and the Bots:''' Movie sign! ''Again!''

* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''. While camping, Pearl, Brain Guy, and Bobo discover a bunch of pod-like creatures, get duplicated, and send a few up to the Satellite of Love to assimilate Mike and the Bots. Throughout the host segments the rest of the cast try to resist being assimilated, until only Mike and Bobo are left. Mike talks the ape into saving the day, but since Pearl didn't get to watch the others watching the movie, she sends it to them again.

* BreakingTheBonds: Bobo breaks out of his ropes after a quick pep-talk from Mike and goes [[IncrediblyLamePun apeshit]] on the pods.

The episode is included in the show's DVD box sets 10/10.2.

* Pearl, Brain Guy and Bobo enjoy a break from interstellar travel by camping in the woods. She shows off some strange zucchini, and become hypnotized with Brain Guy. They soon send the Satellite the zucchini throw pillows and today's experiment.

** Servo's underwear collection was first seen in [[Film/MysteryScienceTheater3000TheMovie The Movie]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The movie's in color, to Mike and the Bots' amazement. While the series had done plenty of color movies in previous seasons, all the movies before this in season 8 were black and white.

'''Crow:''' [[Music/YokoOno Yoko,]] [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E15WildWorldOfBatwoman no!]]\\

--->'''Mike:''' Aaaaand the movie ramps up the repulsion.\\
'''Crow:''' Yeah. This movie ''hates'' us, doesn't it?

During the crowd scenes in the ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' version, Mike and the bots cheer "Packers won the Super Bowl! WHOOOO!!" This led to a resurgence of interest in the episode among fans in 2011 when the Green Bay Packers beat The Pittsburgh Steelers in UsefulNotes/SuperBowl XLV.

** Mike gets made fun of a lot by being from Wisconsin, where Michael J. Nelson indeed hails from.

* UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion: Servo muses The Giant Spider Invasion was when all of the spiders came to the US from Britian.

** "Look, R.Crumb is leading them!"

-->'''Bobo:''' (breaking free from ropes) Yes! And heir to the lineage of [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Godo! Mogo! And Chim-Chim!!]]
* DespairEventHorizon: PlayedForLaughs with, "Movie sign! ''Again!''" as Mike and the bots begin crying when they're sent back into the theater.

* GeniusBonus: When Servo gasps, "Creator/AlbertCamus!", he's referencing the fact Camus died in a motorcycle accident. [[invoked]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Mike helps Bobo save Pearl, Observer, and the ''entire universe'' from an invasion by zucchini clones. And how does Pearl reward him? By making him and the bots ''watch the movie again'' because she didn't get to see him watch it herself.

* RootingForTheEmpire[[invoked]]: The spiders haven't even appeared on-screen yet, and Mike and the 'bots turn on the characters.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The movie's in color, to Mike and the bots' amazement. While the series had done plenty of color movies in previous seasons, all the movies before this in season 8 were black and white.

* StereoFibbing: Pod-Pearl and Pod-Observer trying to convince Mike and The Bots that the pods were harmless...

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: "Movie sign... '''''again'''''!"

* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''. While camping, Pearl, Brain Guy, and Bobo discover a bunch of pod-like creatures, get duplicated, and send a few up to the Satellite of Love to assimilate Mike and the 'bots. Throughout the host segments the rest of the cast try to resist being assimilated, until only Mike and Bobo are left. Mike talks the ape into saving the day, but since Pearl didn't get to watch the others watching the movie, she sends it to them again.
-->'''Mike and the 'Bots:''' Movie sign! AGAIN!

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: It's not very easy to tell because of the poor print used in the [=MST3K=] episode, but Helga's robe when she's shown saying goodbye to Kester near the beginning is very see through and she's not wearing a bra.

** InUniverse, the impostor Servo scream and flees upon learning his counterpart really does own an underwear collection.

** InUnvierse, the impostor Servo scream and flees upon learning his counterpart really does own an underwear collection.

-->'''Tom:''' ''Don't turn on the light -- '''NO!!!'''''\\

-->'''Mike:''' Aaaaand the movie ramps up the repulsion.\\