History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E07IAccuseMyParents

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* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just had Crow paint him pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought to what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed [[BecomeARealBoy a desire to be human]] (and that he knew this would happen). Crow points out it won't work, while Joel points out he's already pretty much human in all the ways that count. Tom [[ProneToTears bursts into tears]] (again proving he has human emotions). He quickly gets over it after the first commercial break.

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just had Crow paint him pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought to what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed [[BecomeARealBoy a desire to be human]] (and that he knew this would happen). Crow points out it won't work, while Joel acts like he's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots already pretty much human]] in all the ways that count. Tom [[ProneToTears bursts into tears]] (again proving he has human emotions). He quickly gets over it after the first commercial break.

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just had Crow paint him pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought to what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed [[BecomeARealBoy a desire to be human]] (and that he knew this would happen).

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just had Crow paint him pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought to what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed the PinocchioSyndrome (and that he knew this would happen).

* PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded and [[TropeNamer naming the trope]] in the first host segment. Servo's idea of being human is that he's the same gumball robot as ever, just painted pink. He claims to have BecomeARealBoy, but Crow points out it won't work, while Joel acts like he's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots already pretty much human]] in all the ways that count. Tom [[ProneToTears bursts into tears]] (again proving he has human emotions). He quickly gets over it after the first commercial break.
-->'''Servo:''' I want to run and jump and skin my knees!\\
'''Crow:''' You don't have any legs.\\
'''Servo:''' I want to catch frogs down at the old fishing hole!\\
'''Crow:''' Your arms don't work.\\
'''Servo:''' I want to experience the world of emotion and feelings!\\
'''Crow:''' You'll get beat up because you're a ''freak''.

* DropInCharacter: Joel and the 'Bots are puzzled by Shirley dropping in. Without even knocking!
-->'''Servo (as Jimmy):''' Okay. Who are you?\\
'''Joel:''' ''(when Shirley leaves)'' Who ''is'' that?

** The tank the 'Bots use at the end of the episode has "ANNE BLYTHE" written on it. Presumably they meant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Blyth Ann Blyth]], UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-era actress and pinup girl, but a secondry reference to ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' isn't out of the question (and, as it turns out, Ann Blyth's name ''was'' Anne Blythe before she moved to Hollywood).

** Joel and the Bots coming up with even more ridiculous lies than the ones Jimmy says in the movie, some of them relating to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and the UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar.

** The tank the 'Bots use at the end of the episode has [[Literature/AnneOfGreenGables Anne Blythe]] written on it.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dr. Forrester is shocked to find out that Frank baked the cake with the dancer still in it.

* PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded and [[TropeNamer naming the trope]] in the first host segment. Servo's idea of being human is that he's the same gumball robot as ever, just painted pink. He claims to have BecomeARealBoy, but Crow points out it won't work, while Joel notes that he's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots already pretty much human]] in all the ways that count. Tom [[ProneToTears bursts into tears]] (again proving he has human emotions). He quickly gets over it after the first commercial break.

** Singing "Liar! Liar! Liar!"

* PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded and [[TropeNamer naming the trope]] in the first host segment. Tom tries to BecomeARealBoy, but Crow points out it won't work, while Joel notes that he's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots already pretty much human]] in all the ways that count. Servo's idea of being human is that he's the same gumball robot as ever, just painted pink. He quickly gets over it after the first commercial break.

* SocietyIsToBlame: The premise of "I Accuse My Parents" -- the person that committed the crime is blameless because his parents and everyone else failed him first.

** Plus, "Thank god I'm white!"

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just spray-painted himself pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought to what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed the PinocchioSyndrome (and that he knew this would happen).

* PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded and [[TropeNamer naming the trope]]. Tom tries to BecomeARealBoy, but Crow points out it won't work, while Joel notes that he's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots already pretty much human]] in all the ways that count. Servo seems to be over it after the first host segment.

'''Servo:''' I want to catch frogs at the old fishing hole!\\

** Jimmy's birthday.

** (Singing) "Liar! Liar! Liar!"

* UniquenessValue: Joel tries to ask Tom why he wants to be human so badly anyway. "There's plenty of real live boys, there's only one Tom Servo!"

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just spray-painted himself pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and has probably given more thought on what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed the PinocchioSyndrome (and that he knew this would happen).

* BecomeARealBoy: Subverted. Tom Servo says he's become a real live boy, but he's just spray-painted himself pink, with the joke being that the 'Bots of the Satellite of Love are already RidiculouslyHumanRobots with well-developed personalities, interests, opinions, and of course senses of humor. Tom in particular is highly intellectual and well-read and probably has given more thought on what it means to be human than most actual humans. Joel says he's developed the PinocchioSyndrome (and that he knew this would happen).

* DudeNotFunny: Invoked:

* {{Glurge}}: Invoked when the film starts right off with Jimmy spouting the AuthorTract, Joel groans, "Oh, boy, here we go..."

* BecomeARealBoy[=/=]PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded in the opening host segment and [[TropeNamer naming]] the latter, where Tom tries to become a real boy, but Crow points out it won't work.
-->'''Servo:''' I want to run and jump and skin my knees!\\
'''Crow:''' You don't have any legs.\\
'''Servo:''' I want to catch frogs at the old fishing hole!\\
'''Crow:''' Your arms don't work.\\
'''Servo:''' I want to experience the world of emotion and feelings!\\
'''Crow:''' You'll get beat up because you are a ''freak''.
* CallBack: The crew are amused at the return of "[[Film/JungleGoddess French-fried potatos]]".
* [[invoked]]DudeNotFunny:

* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Jimmy's mom's drunkeness is mocked by Jimmy's classmates.

* {{Glurge}}: [[invoked]] When the film starts right off with Jimmy spouting the AuthorTract, Joel groans, "Oh, boy, here we go..."

--> And now Thom [=McAn=] and the Payless Orchestra, with Cole Haan on the saxophone, then the Naturalizers will sing something by Johnston & Murphy.

* PinocchioSyndrome: Servo, but he's over it after the first host segment.

* ValuesDissonance:
** [[invoked]] The crew gets a lot of mileage over the Truck Farmer short happily describing clearcutting of forests, using dangerous chemicals on plants, low paid migrant labor and the worship of the automobile.

* WhatAnIdiot: Invoked, as the gang explain Jimmy's actions chiefly because he's stupid.

--> '''Tom''': (singing) They laughed when I accused my parents and I killed them / Let's see if they'll be laughing noooooow!

--->'''Servo:''' (as Jimmy) Okay. Who are you?
--->'''Joel:''' (when Shirley leaves) Who *is* that?

-->'''Crow:''' ''(as Blake)'' So, you like your kneecaps, Jimmy?

-->'''Crow:'''(as Blake) So, you like your kneecaps, Jimmy?

* Servo and Crow demand that Joel give them a hamburger sandwich with french fried potato garnish. Joel plays dumb until the 'Bots threaten him with a tank. The Mads have finally gotten the exotic dancer out of their cake and are rewarded with a complimentary dance.

* The crew recreates the movie's musical number, with Gypsy singing along to Kitty's song. It gets cut short when waiters Crow and Servo crash into each other and make a mess.

Crow:''' You don't have any legs.\\

* BecomeARealBoy[=/=]PinocchioSyndrome: Lampshaded in the opening host segment and [[TropeNamer naming]] the latter, where Tom tries to become a real boy, but eventually realizes it would suck.