History Main / Evolution

** In a sense, it's not as crazy as it sounds - the periodic table isn't arbitrary, its organization reflects properties of the elements in the table, so the geometric relationship between elements as displayed on the table ''can'' be relevant to their chemical relationship in reality.
-------Of course, in this case, the conclusion is still utter nonsense.

Of course, in this case, the conclusion is still utter nonsense.

A 2001 sci-fi comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman (of ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' fame).

* DidNotDoTheResearch: There's actually no selenium in Head and Shoulders.
** It does, it just makes up less than 1% of the formula.
** More like the poster of this DidNotDoTheResearch the various types of Head and Shoulders have various active ingredients the strongest non-prescription version of the product contains 1% selenium sulfide while the weakest version doesn't have it has its active ingredient.
* ElementsDoNotWorkThatWay: the selenium-poisoning solution for killing the nitrogen-based alien life forms and the whole (lack of) logic behind it.
** Although that [[RuleOfFunny may have been the point]].

* MadScientist: Ira Kane did some ''very'' nasty things with an anthrax vaccine. Unfortunately he tested it on [[IdiotBall people who were equipped with really large guns.]]

A little later, Ira finds out that myriad single-celled life-forms dwell in the fluid, evolve at an incredible rate, even while he's watching. What first seems like a sure ticket to Sweden for the Nobel Prize soon develops into a nightmare: by evolving and adapting at that unbelievably fast rate, the aliens start spreading out, and the military comes in. Now it all comes down to what Darwin so rightfully stated: survival of the fittest...

--> '''Ira''': ''GIMME BACK MY FRIEND, YOU GIANT SPACE ASS!''

* EurekaMoment: Two of these happen; one leads to the discovery that fire makes the beings grow faster, while the other leads to the discovery that selenium kills them.

* MadScientist / RetiredCompleteMonster: Ira Kane did some ''very'' nasty things with an anthrax vaccine. Unfortunately he tested it on [[IdiotBall people who were equipped with really large guns.]]

* NightmareFuel: A case of InvoluntaryShapeshifting in an early episode.

* WeaksauceWeakness: ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Shampoo?]]'' [[WhoWritesThisCrap Seriously?]]

* {{Flanderization}}: Wayne and Allison in the animated series, where Wayne is much more younger, no longer a skirt chaser, and has his surname changed from "Grey" to "Green", and Allison is less clumsy.

* GeniusDitz: Deke and Danny may not know their college biology, but they ''do'' know their anti-dandruff hair care products.
** ''College'' biology? What high school did they graduate from that they weren't aware of the ''other'' type of cell?

** The resident GeneralRipper is [[SilenceOfTheLambs Buffalo Bill]]. And [[{{Monk} Captain Leland Stottlemeyer]]

** The resident GeneralRipper is [[SilenceOfTheLambs Buffalo Bill]].

A little later, Ira finds out that myriads of single-celled life-forms dwell in the fluid, evolve at an incredible rate, even while he's watching. What first seems like a sure ticket to Sweden for the Nobel Prize soon develops into a nightmare: By evolving and adapting at that unbelievably fast rate, the aliens start spreading out, and the military comes in. Now it all comes down to what Darwin so rightfully stated: survival of the fittest...

* ElementsDoNotWorkThatWay: the selenium-poisoning solution for killing the nitrogen-based alien life forms. Also overlaps with {{You Fail Biology Forever}}

--> '''Ira''': ''GIMME BACK MY FRIEND, YOU GIANT SPHINCTER!''

** For those of you wondering, it's SoBadItsHorrible, due to how the animated versions of Ira, Harry, Allison, Wayne, General Woodman, and Deke and Danny (who is renamed Derek) no longer look anything like their respective actors (especially the formerly-balding Woodman, who is now given a full head of hair).