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* AwfulTruth: "Gypsy, did you realize that Walter Pigeon was the ''original'' Admiral Nelson in the film version of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''?"

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* AwfulTruth: "Gypsy, did you realize that Walter Pigeon Creator/WalterPidgeon was the ''original'' Admiral Nelson in the film version of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''?"



-->'''Crow''': '''Not''' Richard Basehart?

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-->'''Crow''': '''Not''' Richard Basehart?Creator/RichardBasehart?



* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crow tells her that [[PoorMansSubstitute Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement for the tv show version.]] With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over]] Creator/RichardBasehart, she does NOT take it well.

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* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crow tells her that [[PoorMansSubstitute Walter Pigeon Pidgeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement for the tv show version.]] With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over]] Creator/RichardBasehart, over Richard Basehart]], she does NOT take it well.
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* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crow tells her that [[PoorMansSubstitute Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement for the tv show version.]] With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over Richard Basehart]], she does NOT take it well.

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* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crow tells her that [[PoorMansSubstitute Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement for the tv show version.]] With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over Richard Basehart]], over]] Creator/RichardBasehart, she does NOT take it well.
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-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) '''''[[BigNo '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!]]'''''

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-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) '''''[[BigNo '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!]]'''''
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-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) [[BigNo '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!''''']]

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-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) [[BigNo '''''[[BigNo '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!''''']]JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!]]'''''

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-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) [[BigNo '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOEEELLLLLLL!!!!!!!''''']]



* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crows tells her that Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement. With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over Richard Basehart]], she does NOT take it well.

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* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crows Crow tells her that [[PoorMansSubstitute Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement. replacement for the tv show version.]] With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over Richard Basehart]], she does NOT take it well.


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* DraggedByTheCollar: Joel drags Crow away for upsetting Gypsy and for saying [[BrutalHonesty the drawing in the letter isn't good,]] leaving Tom to read the letter alone.
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* AwfulTruth: "Gypsy, did you realize that Walter Pigeon wasn't the ''original'' Admiral Nelson in the film version of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''?"

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* AwfulTruth: "Gypsy, did you realize that Walter Pigeon wasn't was the ''original'' Admiral Nelson in the film version of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''?"

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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows.[[note]]In this case, it was because the hero in the original Italian version was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciste Maciste]]. [[DubNameChange His name was changed for the American release]].[[/note]] Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own.

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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows.[[note]]In shows[[note]]In this case, it was because the hero in the original Italian version was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciste Maciste]]. [[DubNameChange His name was changed for the American release]].[[/note]] [[/note]], which has the side effect of Crow [[AwfulTruth hurting Gypsy]]. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own.


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* AwfulTruth: "Gypsy, did you realize that Walter Pigeon wasn't the ''original'' Admiral Nelson in the film version of ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''?"
-->'''Gypsy''': ''[[ThisCannotBe No way...]]''
-->'''Crow''': '''Not''' Richard Basehart?


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank introduce Deep Hurting, [[SpottingTheThread TV's Frank makes a point of emphasizing the presence of a sandstorm]].


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* KickTheDog: Because of Gypsy deciding to make a crack during his explanation of "The Creator/WayneRogers Effect", Crow decides to shatter her worldview concerning Richard Basehart:
-->'''Crow''': Don't forget about him trying to erase the memory of Creator/WalterMatthau in the TV remake of ''House Calls''.
-->'''Gypsy''': Ooh! And then, he grew up, and became Pernell Roberts!
-->'''Crow''': (exasperated) ''[[ToThePain Okay,]]'' [[ToThePain that's it...]]


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* OhCrap: Joel and Tom have an understated reaction when Crow starts to [[AwfulTruth enlighten Gypsy]] about ''Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea''.

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* ActuallyQuiteCatchy: Frank finds The SOL Crew's "Pants" song to be catchy, much to Forrester's chargin.



* HeroicBSOD: Joel and the bots have a mini-one during the sandstorm scene.

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* HeroicBSOD: Joel and the bots have a mini-one during the sandstorm scene.scene; which leads to them singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" very poorly mixed with some crying to pass the time.
-->'''Crow:''' [[SuddenlyShouting I SAID SING, DAMMIT! SIIIING!!!]]
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[[caption-width-right:323:Filmed against the heart muscle.]]
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* InvisibleHoles: Joel, during the booby trap segment. SpecialEffectsFailure abounds.
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The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-hercules-against-the-moon-men/5cd9cdaf72289b0d0babe3d7 here]].

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The episode is available on Shout! Factory TV [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-hercules-against-the-moon-men/5cd9cdaf72289b0d0babe3d7 in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:4/videos/mst3k-081-herculesagainstthemoonmen here]].
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* BigNo: Gypsy does this when Crows tells her that Walter Pigeon was the original Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, since Richard Basehart is just a replacement. With [[ImYourBiggestFan Gypsy being Gypsy over Richard Basehart]], she does NOT take it well.
-->'''Gypsy:''' (upset) '''''NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! JOOOOOEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!'''''
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* SdrawkcabSpeech: At the end of the Freak Out segment, Tom can be heard saying "Ngis Eivom" over and over again as he leaves for the theater. This is, of course, "Movie Sign" said backwards.
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* ZeroesAndOnes: Joel provides the page quote.

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* ZeroesAndOnes: Joel provides the page quote.
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* PoorMansSubstitute: [[invoked]] Discussed at length in one of the host segments. Crow complains that Alan Steele is just a cheap knockoff of Steve Reeves, and Joel calls the phenomenon "The Wayne Rogers Effect" (named for the actor who replaced Elliott Gould in the TV adaptation of ''Series/{{MASH}}''). Then the discussion gets a little ''too'' real when Crow points out that Gypsy's beloved Richard Basehart (from ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'') was really the poor man's substitute for Walter Pigeon [[Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea from the original film]].

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* PoorMansSubstitute: [[invoked]] Discussed at length in one of the host segments. Crow complains that Alan Steele is just a cheap knockoff of Steve Reeves, and Joel calls the phenomenon "The Wayne Rogers Effect" (named for the actor who replaced Elliott Gould in the TV adaptation of ''Series/{{MASH}}''). Then the discussion gets a little ''too'' real when Crow points out that Gypsy's beloved Richard Basehart (from ''Series/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea'') was really the poor man's substitute for Walter Pigeon [[Film/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea from the original film]].[[note]] Mind, this wasn't originally a Hercules movie, but about a similar bearded strongman named Maciste. It was rebranded as a Hercules movie for its English release to have a more recognizable name in the title. [[/note]]
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*** VerbThis: In the course of a fight scene. "Pizza-Pizza THIS!"
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: Hercules escapes from a dungeon cell by bending the bars. Halfway through, Tom Servo points out that Herc has already widened the gap enough that he could easily slip through if he just turned sideways, but Herc just keeps going.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWOvK-mz7U "The Pants Song"]].
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* TemptingFate: Toward the end of the movie, Joel and the Bots start talking about how the movie really hasn't been that bad, and the Mads were really overstating the whole "deep hurting" thing. Cue the sandstorm scene.
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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own.

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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. [[note]]In this case, it was because the hero in the original Italian version was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciste Maciste]]. [[DubNameChange His name was changed for the American release]].[[/note]] Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own.
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* DistractedByTheSexy[=/=]EvenTheGuysWantHim: At one point Crow says Hercules' outfit makes him "feel funny."


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** During his [[FreakOut freak out]], Frank mutters, "[[Music/TheWho See me. Feel me. Touch me.]]"

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* CallBack: Dr. Forrester introduces the concept of [[ToThePain DEEP HURTING]] during the Invention Exchange by asking Joel and the Bots if they recall Rock Climbing from the experiment "Film/LostContinent". Then, in the middle of the sandstorm scene:

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* CallBack: Dr. Forrester introduces the concept of [[ToThePain DEEP HURTING]] during the Invention Exchange by asking Joel and the Bots if they recall Rock Climbing from the experiment "Film/LostContinent".''Film/LostContinent''. Then, in the middle of the sandstorm scene:


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** During a horse chase into a canyon, the crew sings the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E06AttackOfTheGiantLeeches Undersea Kingdom]]'' [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E09TheIndestructibleMan theme song]].
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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own, and Crow also gets some from Gypsy when he tells her that Richard Basehart was not the original Admiral Nelson.

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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own, and Crow also gets some from Gypsy when he tells her that Richard Basehart was not the original Admiral Nelson.
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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves (from the previous ''Hercules Unchained'' movie) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own, and Crow also gets some from Gypsy when he tells her that Richard Basehart was not the original Admiral Nelson.

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* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves (from ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E08HerculesUnchained from the previous ''Hercules Unchained'' movie) Hercules movie]]) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own, and Crow also gets some from Gypsy when he tells her that Richard Basehart was not the original Admiral Nelson.
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* The 'Bots have been working out and are showing off their new pectorals. Joel suggests some new tough guy names for them.

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* The Joel gives the 'Bots have been working out muscular bodies and are showing off their new pectorals. Joel suggests some new tough guy names for them.



* Disgusted at all the miniskirt-wearing men in the movie, the crew put on a song aptly titled "Sing The Praises of Pants".

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* Disgusted at all the miniskirt-wearing men in the movie, the crew put on a song aptly titled "Sing The Praises to sing the praises of Pants".
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!!The Segments:
[[AC:Prologue]]
* Crow and Tom Servo have had enough of Joel and run away from home. They get bored of running away and come back by the time Commercial Sign ends.

[[AC:Segment 1]]
* Dr. Forrester introduces DEEP HURTING, his new cinematic method to break Joel through even more dull and boring padding. Joel shows off Super Freak-Out, containing everything one needs for a wild LSD trip.

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* Crow and Servo put Joel through an incredible booby-trap illusion. Lots of jokes involving the word "booby" are involved.

[[AC:Segment 3]]
* The 'Bots have been working out and are showing off their new pectorals. Joel suggests some new tough guy names for them.

[[AC:Segment 4]]
* Disgusted at all the miniskirt-wearing men in the movie, the crew put on a song aptly titled "Sing The Praises of Pants".

[[AC:Segment 5]]
* The 'Bots vent their dislike at seeing Steve Reeves (from the previous ''Hercules Unchained'' movie) being replaced by another actor. Joel explains that recasts are a common thing when movies like ''Series/{{MASH}}'' become TV shows. Angry that Joel survived his DEEP HURTING tactic, Dr. Forrester gives Frank some hurting of his own, and Crow also gets some from Gypsy when he tells her that Richard Basehart was not the original Admiral Nelson.
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** At one point, Herc's horse rears up, and Joel has it "say" "[[Creator/TriStarPictures Triiiii-star Pictures!]]" in a Series/MisterEd voice. The Tri-Star unicorn did exactly that at the beginning of ''[[Film/LookWhosTalking Look Who's Talking Too]]''.

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** At one point, Herc's horse rears up, and Joel has it "say" "[[Creator/TriStarPictures Triiiii-star Pictures!]]" in a Series/MisterEd voice. The Tri-Star unicorn pegasus did exactly that at the beginning of ''[[Film/LookWhosTalking Look Who's Talking Too]]''.
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* ShoutOut:
** "DEEP HURTING" is a nod to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WmM9-UV2Qc a 1980s-vintage ad]] for Mentholatum Deep Heating Rub, the centerpiece of which was a giant red-on-black "heater" that spelled '''''DEEP HEATING'''''.
--->'''Mentholatum ad:''' There's no beating '''''DEEEEEEEEP HEATING!'''''
** At one point, Herc's horse rears up, and Joel has it "say" "[[Creator/TriStarPictures Triiiii-star Pictures!]]" in a Series/MisterEd voice. The Tri-Star unicorn did exactly that at the beginning of ''[[Film/LookWhosTalking Look Who's Talking Too]]''.
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* NotableOriginalMusic: The Pants Song!
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-->'''Tom Servo''': What do they got that I ain't got?\\

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-->'''Tom Servo''': [[Film/TheWizardOfOz What do they got that I ain't got?\\got?]]\\

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