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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Hold it Spengo! That's MY wife you've got there, that's MY planet you're trying to blow up and ''(looking at the man tied to the Death Ray)'' that's... just some guy I met.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Hold it Spengo! That's MY wife you've got there, that's MY planet you're trying to blow up and ''(looking at the man Afir tied to the Death Ray)'' that's... just some guy I met.
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* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: Just like JohnCarterOfMars was able to use his comparatively HeavyWorlder physique to become a Martian Warlord, Dick Nelson is able to take the entire planet of Spengo by storm despite being your average suburbanite because he's the only person on the planet besides his wife who is ''not'' an idiot.
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* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: Just like JohnCarterOfMars Literature/JohnCarterOfMars was able to use his comparatively HeavyWorlder physique to become a Martian Warlord, Dick Nelson is able to take the entire planet of Spengo by storm despite being your average suburbanite because he's the only person on the planet besides his wife who is ''not'' an idiot.
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** Or if Flash Gordon was an average looking everyman.
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It wasn\'t even nominated.
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-->''Today Marge Nelson becomes Marge Spengo!''
-->''And all around the planet, we will do the tango!''
-->''And all around the planet, we will do the tango!''
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Creator/JeffreyJones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo (which had been named Spango until Spengo conquered it and renamed it after himself). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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--->'''Spengo soldier:''' The Earth-man has a light grenade for a head!
*** Strangely enough, it ''isn't'' the "Pick Me Up" message which gets them to pick it up. Only the man who picks it up before the platoon leader makes the call reads it. The rest (it's implied) seem to fall from a chain of dialogue which causes the next man to pick it up. They're just ''that'' stupid.
*** Strangely enough, it ''isn't'' the "Pick Me Up" message which gets them to pick it up. Only the man who picks it up before the platoon leader makes the call reads it. The rest (it's implied) seem to fall from a chain of dialogue which causes the next man to pick it up. They're just ''that'' stupid.
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** IdiotPlot: [[Webpage/TurkeyCityLexicon Damon Knight's]] phrase "second-order idiot plot" is practically {{Lampshaded}} because it's explicitly stated that everyone living in the fictional society really is an idiot.
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** IdiotPlot: [[Webpage/TurkeyCityLexicon Damon Knight's]] phrase "second-order idiot plot" is practically {{Lampshaded}} because it's explicitly stated that everyone living in the fictional society really is an idiot.
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** IdiotPlot: [[TurkeyCityLexicon [[Webpage/TurkeyCityLexicon Damon Knight's]] phrase "second-order idiot plot" is practically {{Lampshaded}} because it's explicitly stated that everyone living in the fictional society really is an idiot.
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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Emperor Spengo is portrayed as a comedic version of TheCaligula.
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head." (after a [[{{beat}} momentary pause]], annoyed) '''''"NOW."'''''
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol to his own head)
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head." (after a [[{{beat}} momentary pause]], annoyed) '''''"NOW."'''''
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol to his own head)
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)
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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Emperor Spengo is portrayed as a comedic version of TheCaligula.
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourselfTheCaligula, as seen in the head." (after a [[{{beat}} momentary pause]], annoyed) '''''"NOW."'''''
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol"mutton chop" scene in Too Dumb to his own head)
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)Live below.
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: Kathy Ireland, the {{Alien From LA}} herself, plays King Raff's daughter, and Wallace Shawn's long lost love, Semage.
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* EmptyPilesOfClothing: The light grenade's effect.
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* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: The light grenade's effect.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo (which had been named Spango until Spengo named Spengo after he conquered it).it and renamed it after himself). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spango Spengo (which Spengo named Spengo after he conquerd conquered it). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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It won every HugoAward that it was nominated for ''except'' Best Dramatic Presentation; it lost to ''Film/{{Terminator}} 2: Judgment Day''.
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It won every HugoAward that it was nominated for ''except'' Best Dramatic Presentation; it lost to ''Film/{{Terminator}} 2: Judgment Day''.
''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
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* OffingTheAnnoyance: Emperor Spengo is portrayed as a comedic version of TheCaligula.
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head." (after a [[{{beat}} momentary pause]], annoyed) '''''"NOW."'''''
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol to his own head)
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)
-->'''Spengo:''' "Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest."
-->'''{{Mook}} #1:''' "Mutton chops, my lord?"
-->'''Spengo:''' (considers for a moment) "No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head." (after a [[{{beat}} momentary pause]], annoyed) '''''"NOW."'''''
-->({{Mook}} #1 complies with the order with a blaster pistol to his own head)
-->'''Spengo:''' (to a second {{mook}}): "Well? How about you?"
-->'''{{Mook}} #2:''' (a beat, then brightly) "Mutton chops!"
-->(Spengo glares at him. {{Mook}} #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Hold it Spengo! That's MY wife you've got there, that's MY planet you're trying to blow up and... ''(looking at the man tied to the Death Ray)'' that's just some guy I met.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Hold it Spengo! That's MY wife you've got there, that's MY planet you're trying to blow up and... and ''(looking at the man tied to the Death Ray)'' that's that's... just some guy I met.
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The Destroyers all graduated. The fact that their weapons don't fire in a straight line doesn't help.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo Spango (which Spengo named Spengo after he conquerd it). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Hold it Spengo! That's MY wife you've got there, that's MY planet you're trying to blow up and... ''(looking at the man tied to the Death Ray)'' that's just some guy I met.
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* MindProbe: The Mind-Milking Machine. The first thing Tod gets out of Dick's mind: My back. My back is killing me.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo(which Spengo (which Spengo named Spengo after he conquerd it). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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* EmptyPilesOfClothing: The light grenade's effect.
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*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..." -- though he himself considers this an almost comically impressive feat), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
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*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..." -- though he himself considers this an almost comically impressive feat), polarity of the Magno-Beam. I will return you to your planet forthwith and in great haste."), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
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* TheUnfrozenCavemanLawyer: Just like JohnCarterOfMars was able to use his comparatively HeavyWorlder physique to become a Martian Warlord, Dick Nelson is able to take the entire planet of Spengo by storm despite being your average suburbanite because he's the only person on the planet besides his wife who is ''not'' an idiot.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo.Spengo(which Spengo named Spengo after he conquerd it). Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
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* PlanetOfHats: Everyone in the ''entire galaxy'' is a flaming idiot.
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* PlanetOfHats: Everyone in on the ''entire galaxy'' planet of Spengo'' is a flaming idiot.
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*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..."), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
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*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..."), " -- though he himself considers this an almost comically impressive feat), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
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* {{Egopolis}}: One of the more extreme examples, as Tod renamed ''the entire planet'' after himself.
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* {{Egopolis}}: One of the more extreme examples, as Tod renamed ''the entire planet'' after himself. Admittedly a really small planet, but still...
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* AffectionateParody: It poses the question: what if Emperor Ming was [[TheCritic a short, fat, insecure hopeless loser]]?
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* AffectionateParody: It poses the question: what if Emperor Ming was [[TheCritic [[WesternAnimation/TheCritic a short, fat, insecure hopeless loser]]?
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* HumansAreMorons: The dog- and fish-people don't seem to be stupid. It could be only the human-like aliens are idiots.
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'''''Mom and Dad Save the World''''' is a 1992 film parody of ''Film/FlashGordon'' which stars Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Eric Idle, Thalmus Rasulala and other actors. Jon Lovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo who is the cruel, silly and over-dramatic emperor of the planet named Spengo. Teri Garr plays Marge Nelson and Jeffrey Jones plays Dick Nelson, her husband.
Emperor Spengo, with General Afir at his side, takes over a small planet at the edge of the galaxy populated entirely by idiots, and renames it after himself. He orders that all the resources of the planet should be engaged to create his "Super Death Ray Laser". The laser's purpose is to destroy Earth, thus making Spengo the greatest planet in the Universe. When Emperor Spengo looks at exactly where his Laser would strike, he sees Marge Nelson exercising -- and falls in love.
Using his Magnobeam (a giant magnet), he kidnaps Marge and her husband Dick as they are on their way to a 20th-anniversary weekend. He hopes to make Marge his before he blows up the Earth. Dick and Marge get separated on Spengo, Marge is sent to the lap of luxury, waited on by small people with fish or dog heads, while Dick is thrown into a dungeon. Can Dick find his way back to Marge? Can the rightful king of Spengo retake his throne? What the hell were Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon smoking when they wrote this? [[spoiler: Weed. Bales and bales of weed.]] [[spoiler: So it's a Disney movie?]]
It won every HugoAward that it was nominated for ''except'' Best Dramatic Presentation; it lost to ''Film/{{Terminator}} 2: Judgment Day''.
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* AffectionateParody: It poses the question: what if Emperor Ming was [[TheCritic a short, fat, insecure hopeless loser]]?
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe
* BaldOfEvil: Tod Spengo, but he spends most of the movie hiding it.
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: The dog-headed aliens and the fish-headed aliens are different genders of the same species (male and female, respectively).
* BoundAndGagged: Marge, near the end of the film.
* TheCaligula: Emperor Tod Spengo. If it weren't a comedy, he could be downright frightening.
* CallBack: "It's in my pants." "He ''does'' know father!"
* CompensatingForSomething. Tod Spengo, in droves. In fact, he wants to destroy the Earth for certain reasons.
-->'''Tod:''' The Earth! You think you're ''so big''. ''So'' important!
** ''Really'' compensating.
--->'''Tod:''' Greetings, Marge Nelson. I am Tod the Destroyer, ruler of all you see. Impressed?
--->'''Marge:''' Oh, yes. You have an absolutely adorable little planet here. \\
'''Tod:''' ''(strained laugh)'' Ah, hah. Oh, so... you think my planet is little? \\
'''Marge:''' Oh, yes, it's just tiny. \\
'''Tod:''' ''(barely contained rage)'' I'll have you know, Marge Nelson, it's not the ''size'' of your planet, it's ''how you use it''!
** And it goes on.
--->'''Marge:''' Todd... are you... insecure? \\
'''Tod:''' ''(denial laugh)'' Hah! Me? Insecure? If I were insecure '''WHY WOULD I SPEAK SO LOUDLY?''' Hm? How about ''now'', dear Marge? What do you think of me ''now''?!
** If you look at the plate on the wall which Dick and Marge stand in front of for a picture, it shows a "scale comparison" between the Sears Tower and Spengo's tower.
* DittoAliens: Averted with the dog-men and fish-ladies, who possess differing fur[=/=]scale tones and patterns within their individual type. Marge is even able to recognize her guard from a fish-lady's family photo she'd seen earlier, and offer marriage counseling to help him get back together with his wife.
* DoubleEntendre: Spengo drops these occasionally. Example in CompensatingForSomething.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Good news: Sympathetic guard. Bad news: [[EvilOverlordList No face-concealing helmet, and the borrowed uniform isn't even close to being your size]] Good news: planet of idiots. Bad news: Afir is no idiot.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: What Spengo plans to do.
* {{Egopolis}}: One of the more extreme examples, as Tod renamed ''the entire planet'' after himself.
* {{Expy}}: Aside from the ''Film/FlashGordon'' parody, one talking rat looks and behaves suspiciously like [[ReturnOfTheJedi Salacious Crumb]].
* FacePalm: One of the Dog Guards during the "mutton chop" scene below.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The laser weapons are especially jarring since the planet's denizens themselves know and acknowledge that they are all idiots.
* FurBikini: Worn by the female natives. The men wear loincloths are and mostly bare-chested as well.
* GenderEqualsBreed: It is implied that the bulldog-men and fish-ladies are members of the same species.
* TheGoodChancellor: General Afir.
* GroinAttack: Marge knees Tod in the groin, but he is unaffected, mostly.
-->'''Tod:''' ''(high pitched voice)'' Thank you!
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Double subversion here.
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: Kathy Ireland, the {{Alien From LA}} herself, plays King Raff's daughter, and Wallace Shawn's long lost love, Semage.
* IdiotBall: This covers everyone on Spengo who ''doesn't'' [[TooDumbToLive die from their own stupidity]].
** IdiotPlot: [[TurkeyCityLexicon Damon Knight's]] phrase "second-order idiot plot" is practically {{Lampshaded}} because it's explicitly stated that everyone living in the fictional society really is an idiot.
* LampshadeHanging: Give them credit - the denizens of Spengo ''know'' they're idiots.
-->'''King Raff:''' Did I mention [[PlanetOfHats we were a planet of idiots]]?
* LoveAtFirstSight: Tod seeing Marge.
* KillerRabbit: The Lubb-Lubbs, which resemble cute, smiling mushroom like beings. Their actual mouths are huge and sharklike, filled with ''nasty pointy teeth''.
** Also filled with another mouth that is also filled with ''nasty pointy teeth''.
*** They do taste good - at least to the natives - ''with heavy grease''. [[{{Squick}} Yum!]]
* MentalPictureProjector. A reference to ''Film/FlashGordon'' (1980).
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The Lubb-Lubbs.
* OhCrap: Dick does this ''a lot''.
* OnlySaneMan: General Afir through most of the film, even when compared to Dick and Marge.
* PaperThinDisguise: The rebels wear large bird costumes to avoid being spotted, even though there are no birds nearly that large on the planet. Given their opposition, it might have been a pretty effective tactic anyway.
* PigLatin: It seems it's the natural language of the planet.
-->'''Sirk:''' Aketay offay irdbay askmay!
* PimpedOutDress: Both really cheesy dresses Marge is forced to wear.
* PoorMansSubstitute: Inverted. Tod was originally going to be named "Jon Lovitz" because the character was so heavily based on the actor, but the director and producer thought there was no way they could hire him. Lovitz ended up taking the part and loved the Tod-based set pieces so much he said he wanted to take them home and set them up around his pool.
* PlanetOfHats: Everyone in the ''entire galaxy'' is a flaming idiot.
** The rare example where the society knows it. "I'm the smartest one here, and I'm an idiot."
*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..."), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
* RockBeatsLaser: [[RuleOfFunny Of course it does.]] The natives treat rocks like astonishly advanced technology.
* ScaryBlackMan: General Afir, especially when giving his DeathGlare.
* SchmuckBait: The light grenade, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCeD2gF9jUo which completely annihilates anyone who picks up an active specimen, and which is labeled "Pick Me Up", manages to take out an entire platoon of soldiers, one by one]]. The last one is the platoon leader, ''calling for backup''.
--->'''Spengo soldier:''' The Earth-man has a light grenade for a head!
*** Strangely enough, it ''isn't'' the "Pick Me Up" message which gets them to pick it up. Only the man who picks it up before the platoon leader makes the call reads it. The rest (it's implied) seem to fall from a chain of dialogue which causes the next man to pick it up. They're just ''that'' stupid.
* TastesLikeFriendship: Marge offers a dog-guard a granola bar in the course of offering marriage counseling.
* TooDumbToLive: Many examples, but aside from the "Light Grenade", this example takes the cake.
-->'''Tod Spengo:''' Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest. \\
'''Twin Destroyer #1:''' Mutton chops, my lord? \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' ''(considers for a moment)'' No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head. ([[{{Beat}} a beat]]) ''NOW''. \\
''(Twin Destroyer #1 complies with a blaster to his own head.)'' \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' Well? How about you? \\
'''Twin Destroyer #2:''' ''([[{{Beat}} a beat]], then brightly)'' Mutton chops! \\
''(Tod Spengo glares at him. Twin Destroyer #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)'' \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' Planet of ''idiots''. ''(Tod continues to check himself in the mirror.)'' You know what? They got a point. \\
''(Dog Guard FacePalm)''
* TrojanHorse: The giant bust of Tod Spengo. Of course, the rebels nailed it shut so there's no way for anyone to get in... ''[[TooDumbToLive or get out]]''.
* UglyGuyHotWife. Sibor (Wallace Shawn) and Semage (Kathy Ireland).
* WackySoundEffect: The sound of a guard shooting himself in the head seems to involve the sound of a rubber duck.
* WeirdScience: An affectionate parody.
* WilhelmScream: When the Spengo guard is accidentally shot in the fortress docking bay, just before Dick escapes in the large pod.
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Emperor Spengo, with General Afir at his side, takes over a small planet at the edge of the galaxy populated entirely by idiots, and renames it after himself. He orders that all the resources of the planet should be engaged to create his "Super Death Ray Laser". The laser's purpose is to destroy Earth, thus making Spengo the greatest planet in the Universe. When Emperor Spengo looks at exactly where his Laser would strike, he sees Marge Nelson exercising -- and falls in love.
Using his Magnobeam (a giant magnet), he kidnaps Marge and her husband Dick as they are on their way to a 20th-anniversary weekend. He hopes to make Marge his before he blows up the Earth. Dick and Marge get separated on Spengo, Marge is sent to the lap of luxury, waited on by small people with fish or dog heads, while Dick is thrown into a dungeon. Can Dick find his way back to Marge? Can the rightful king of Spengo retake his throne? What the hell were Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon smoking when they wrote this? [[spoiler: Weed. Bales and bales of weed.]] [[spoiler: So it's a Disney movie?]]
It won every HugoAward that it was nominated for ''except'' Best Dramatic Presentation; it lost to ''Film/{{Terminator}} 2: Judgment Day''.
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!! This movie contains examples of:
* AffectionateParody: It poses the question: what if Emperor Ming was [[TheCritic a short, fat, insecure hopeless loser]]?
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe
* BaldOfEvil: Tod Spengo, but he spends most of the movie hiding it.
* BizarreSexualDimorphism: The dog-headed aliens and the fish-headed aliens are different genders of the same species (male and female, respectively).
* BoundAndGagged: Marge, near the end of the film.
* TheCaligula: Emperor Tod Spengo. If it weren't a comedy, he could be downright frightening.
* CallBack: "It's in my pants." "He ''does'' know father!"
* CompensatingForSomething. Tod Spengo, in droves. In fact, he wants to destroy the Earth for certain reasons.
-->'''Tod:''' The Earth! You think you're ''so big''. ''So'' important!
** ''Really'' compensating.
--->'''Tod:''' Greetings, Marge Nelson. I am Tod the Destroyer, ruler of all you see. Impressed?
--->'''Marge:''' Oh, yes. You have an absolutely adorable little planet here. \\
'''Tod:''' ''(strained laugh)'' Ah, hah. Oh, so... you think my planet is little? \\
'''Marge:''' Oh, yes, it's just tiny. \\
'''Tod:''' ''(barely contained rage)'' I'll have you know, Marge Nelson, it's not the ''size'' of your planet, it's ''how you use it''!
** And it goes on.
--->'''Marge:''' Todd... are you... insecure? \\
'''Tod:''' ''(denial laugh)'' Hah! Me? Insecure? If I were insecure '''WHY WOULD I SPEAK SO LOUDLY?''' Hm? How about ''now'', dear Marge? What do you think of me ''now''?!
** If you look at the plate on the wall which Dick and Marge stand in front of for a picture, it shows a "scale comparison" between the Sears Tower and Spengo's tower.
* DittoAliens: Averted with the dog-men and fish-ladies, who possess differing fur[=/=]scale tones and patterns within their individual type. Marge is even able to recognize her guard from a fish-lady's family photo she'd seen earlier, and offer marriage counseling to help him get back together with his wife.
* DoubleEntendre: Spengo drops these occasionally. Example in CompensatingForSomething.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Good news: Sympathetic guard. Bad news: [[EvilOverlordList No face-concealing helmet, and the borrowed uniform isn't even close to being your size]] Good news: planet of idiots. Bad news: Afir is no idiot.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: What Spengo plans to do.
* {{Egopolis}}: One of the more extreme examples, as Tod renamed ''the entire planet'' after himself.
* {{Expy}}: Aside from the ''Film/FlashGordon'' parody, one talking rat looks and behaves suspiciously like [[ReturnOfTheJedi Salacious Crumb]].
* FacePalm: One of the Dog Guards during the "mutton chop" scene below.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The laser weapons are especially jarring since the planet's denizens themselves know and acknowledge that they are all idiots.
* FurBikini: Worn by the female natives. The men wear loincloths are and mostly bare-chested as well.
* GenderEqualsBreed: It is implied that the bulldog-men and fish-ladies are members of the same species.
* TheGoodChancellor: General Afir.
* GroinAttack: Marge knees Tod in the groin, but he is unaffected, mostly.
-->'''Tod:''' ''(high pitched voice)'' Thank you!
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Double subversion here.
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: Kathy Ireland, the {{Alien From LA}} herself, plays King Raff's daughter, and Wallace Shawn's long lost love, Semage.
* IdiotBall: This covers everyone on Spengo who ''doesn't'' [[TooDumbToLive die from their own stupidity]].
** IdiotPlot: [[TurkeyCityLexicon Damon Knight's]] phrase "second-order idiot plot" is practically {{Lampshaded}} because it's explicitly stated that everyone living in the fictional society really is an idiot.
* LampshadeHanging: Give them credit - the denizens of Spengo ''know'' they're idiots.
-->'''King Raff:''' Did I mention [[PlanetOfHats we were a planet of idiots]]?
* LoveAtFirstSight: Tod seeing Marge.
* KillerRabbit: The Lubb-Lubbs, which resemble cute, smiling mushroom like beings. Their actual mouths are huge and sharklike, filled with ''nasty pointy teeth''.
** Also filled with another mouth that is also filled with ''nasty pointy teeth''.
*** They do taste good - at least to the natives - ''with heavy grease''. [[{{Squick}} Yum!]]
* MentalPictureProjector. A reference to ''Film/FlashGordon'' (1980).
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The Lubb-Lubbs.
* OhCrap: Dick does this ''a lot''.
* OnlySaneMan: General Afir through most of the film, even when compared to Dick and Marge.
* PaperThinDisguise: The rebels wear large bird costumes to avoid being spotted, even though there are no birds nearly that large on the planet. Given their opposition, it might have been a pretty effective tactic anyway.
* PigLatin: It seems it's the natural language of the planet.
-->'''Sirk:''' Aketay offay irdbay askmay!
* PimpedOutDress: Both really cheesy dresses Marge is forced to wear.
* PoorMansSubstitute: Inverted. Tod was originally going to be named "Jon Lovitz" because the character was so heavily based on the actor, but the director and producer thought there was no way they could hire him. Lovitz ended up taking the part and loved the Tod-based set pieces so much he said he wanted to take them home and set them up around his pool.
* PlanetOfHats: Everyone in the ''entire galaxy'' is a flaming idiot.
** The rare example where the society knows it. "I'm the smartest one here, and I'm an idiot."
*** Though even they may be exaggerating. King Raff, when his intelligence is returned to normal, is able to speak in technical terms ("I have reversed the polarity..."), and General Afir is anything but stupid, though he could be the OnlySaneMan.
* RockBeatsLaser: [[RuleOfFunny Of course it does.]] The natives treat rocks like astonishly advanced technology.
* ScaryBlackMan: General Afir, especially when giving his DeathGlare.
* SchmuckBait: The light grenade, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCeD2gF9jUo which completely annihilates anyone who picks up an active specimen, and which is labeled "Pick Me Up", manages to take out an entire platoon of soldiers, one by one]]. The last one is the platoon leader, ''calling for backup''.
--->'''Spengo soldier:''' The Earth-man has a light grenade for a head!
*** Strangely enough, it ''isn't'' the "Pick Me Up" message which gets them to pick it up. Only the man who picks it up before the platoon leader makes the call reads it. The rest (it's implied) seem to fall from a chain of dialogue which causes the next man to pick it up. They're just ''that'' stupid.
* TastesLikeFriendship: Marge offers a dog-guard a granola bar in the course of offering marriage counseling.
* TooDumbToLive: Many examples, but aside from the "Light Grenade", this example takes the cake.
-->'''Tod Spengo:''' Hey you. What do you think - mutton chops or goatee? Be honest. \\
'''Twin Destroyer #1:''' Mutton chops, my lord? \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' ''(considers for a moment)'' No. No, I like the goatee better. Shoot yourself in the head. ([[{{Beat}} a beat]]) ''NOW''. \\
''(Twin Destroyer #1 complies with a blaster to his own head.)'' \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' Well? How about you? \\
'''Twin Destroyer #2:''' ''([[{{Beat}} a beat]], then brightly)'' Mutton chops! \\
''(Tod Spengo glares at him. Twin Destroyer #2 sighs, then shoots himself.)'' \\
'''Tod Spengo:''' Planet of ''idiots''. ''(Tod continues to check himself in the mirror.)'' You know what? They got a point. \\
''(Dog Guard FacePalm)''
* TrojanHorse: The giant bust of Tod Spengo. Of course, the rebels nailed it shut so there's no way for anyone to get in... ''[[TooDumbToLive or get out]]''.
* UglyGuyHotWife. Sibor (Wallace Shawn) and Semage (Kathy Ireland).
* WackySoundEffect: The sound of a guard shooting himself in the head seems to involve the sound of a rubber duck.
* WeirdScience: An affectionate parody.
* WilhelmScream: When the Spengo guard is accidentally shot in the fortress docking bay, just before Dick escapes in the large pod.
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