History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E04ZombieNightmare

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Out of everyone Mike and the bots do voodoo experiments on, they only torture[[note]][[PokeThePoodle as in, feather to the nose, a tap on the shoulder, the hand in warm water gag, and making the doll dance before dunking it outright.]][[/note]] one person. To no one's surprise, it's Dr. Forrester.
** The ending Mad segment reveals that at some point during the experiment, [[TheDogBitesBack Frank accidentally turned Dr. F into a zombie]].

* CanadaEh: Several, several times, starting with Mike seeing "Park Harpell" and noting ([[GenreSavvy correctly]]) that it's Canadian English.
-->'''Servo''': You're right, Mike, this is either America ten years ago, or Canada today.

!!The Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 presentation contains the following tropes:

* Crow and Servo have Mike under around-the-clock protection in anticipation of assassins. Even though there's no assassins, they still practice tackling Mike to the ground.

* The Mads have taken up voodoo and send the crew their new Deep 13 Voodoo Kit to test out. Mike uses it for some good deeds, plus a bit of childish fun on Dr. Forrester.

* Crow is enjoying a magazine and some chocolates. Servo drives through in his race car and runs him down.

* The 'Bots share some pleasure time in the hot tub. Mike then pops up from the water to throw them into a panic.

* Mike and Servo find a ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' screenplay that Crow had written and (despite their apprehensions) decide to act it out. Crow laughs as he hated that screenplay and threw it out, but then gets second thoughts and decides to act it out with them anyway. It gets awkward when Servo gets too into character.

* Instead of fan mail, the crew read their own letters to Creator/AdamWest and ask him some rather scathing questions. The Mads' voodoo fad gets dangerous when Frank accidentally zombifies Dr. F.

** Jim's death is also censored, [[KickTheSonOfABitch sadly]].

** In particular, West is still upset about not getting a cameo in Creator/TimBurton's 1989 ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' film. "Let's make a Batman movie and ''not'' call Adam West!"

[[caption-width-right:350:Ha! Every zombie nightmare I have are [[NotWearingPantsDream naked at a hockey game]]!]]

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In-universe: Crow's crack about the "Park Harpell" on the baseball field's scoreboard[[note]]"Ah, dyslexia strikes the scoreboard industry!"[[/note]] is quickly deflated by Mike recognizing it as Canadian English,[[note]]Well, Canadian bilingualism -- the movie was made in Montreal, so "Park Harpell" is a compromise between the Anglo Harpell Park and the French Parc Harpell.[[/note]] causing the crew to realize the film was made in Canada.

* Crow is enjoying some chocolates and reading a magazine. Servo drives through in his race car and runs him down.

* Mike and Servo find a ''Batman'' screenplay that Crow had written and (despite their apprehensions) decide to act it out. Crow laughs at them as he hated that screenplay and threw it out, but he then gets second thoughts and decides to act it out with them anyway. It gets awkward when Servo gets too into character.

* Instead of the usual fan letters, the crew read their own letters to Adam West and ask him some rather scathing questions. The Mads' voodoo fad gets dangerous when Frank accidentally zombifies Dr. Forrester.

* AffectionateParody: The ill-fated Series/{{Batman|1966}} play.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Cokie Roberts of Creator/{{NPR}} got a scalp massage. Her "on-air" reaction was "pleasurable."

* HollywoodVoodoo: The Mads are into voodoo which they claim is a safe economic way to inflict evil on the world... which actually has a strong emphasis on helping others. Although it's possibly justified because this is the [[CardCarryingVillain evil and proud]] Dr. Forrester and Frank we're talking about.

** The ending Mad segment reveals that at some point during the experiment, [[TheDogBitesBack Frank accidentally turned Dr. Forrester into a zombie]].

* NotWearingPantsDream: Discussed; during the movie's opening credits Crow quips "Every Zombie Nightmare I have, I'm naked at a hockey game!"

** Repeatedly [[ShoutOut shouting out]] to Creator/AdamWest and ''Series/Batman1966'', naturally.
** In particular, Adam is still mad that he didn't get a cameo in Creator/TimBurton's 1989 ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' movie. "Let's make a Batman movie and ''not'' call Adam West!"

* ShoutOut: They go heavy on the riffing on/[[TakeThat roasting]] of Creator/AdamWest and ''Series/Batman1966'':
** The moment West's character Churchman is introduced, Servo quips, "What's THIS?"
** Mike and the bots repeatedly snicker at [[TheCoroner the medical examiner's]] odd accent, saying he sounds like Creator/BurgessMeredith's take on ComicBook/ThePenguin. "''[[AnnoyingLaugh *waughwaughwaughwaugh*]]''"
** Mike and Servo are dressed in embarrassing Robin and Batman costumes (respectively) for the Batman playlet Crow's not doing anymore in Segment 4. Crow does Frank Gorshin's [[ComicBook/TheRiddler Riddler]]: "Riddle me this, Batman! Hoohoohoohoo!"
** "''(sniff)'' You were the bestest Batman ever... Goodbye Creator/CesarRomero!"
** The 'Bots' letters to Adam West at the end of the episode: "Do you feel pretty crappy now that ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Theatre Danger Theatre]]'' and ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Precinct Last Precinct]]'' has been canceled?" and "I heard ''[[Film/YoungLadyChatterleyII Lady Chatterley's Lover II]]'' was pretty good, although [[TooSexyForThisTimeslot I'm not allowed to see it]][[invoked]]."
** When Churchman is introduced, Mike hums, [[Series/Batman1966 "Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah..."]]

* WarmWaterWhiz: As mentioned above, Mike and the Bots use a voodoo doll to mess with Dr. Forrester. It culminates when they stick the doll's hand in a bowl of water, causing Dr. F to wet himself when he's ''in the middle of introducing the film.''

* ThemeTuneCameo: When Churchman is introduced, Mike hums, [[Series/Batman1966 "Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah..."]]