History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E12TheStarfighters

* Crow is trying to connect to the web, but keeps getting the same error. He then freaks out.

* Crow still can't connect to the web, or to tech support. The Mads try to show their invention to Mike and the Bots, but they show off "Cowboy Mike's Ricochet ({{BANG|BangBANG}}) Barbecue Sauce", it's mighty bold!

* The United Servo Academy Men's Chorus, conducted by Vice Brigadier Thomas "Bullhead" Servo perform the United Servo Academy Men's Chorus Hymn. Host Mike is pleased til the Chorus launches into a BawdySong.

* Crow finally connects to the internet as Mike reads a letter from a group of people who put an effigy of Servo as their Christmas tree topper. The Mads are still neurally connected, while Frank thinks some nasty thoughts.

* EndOfAnEra: This is the first Invention Exchange of Season 6 and the very last until ''The Return''.

* UpToEleven: Cowboy Mike's own BBQ Sauce ("It's bold!"). Ultimately subverted, though. It's not really that bold. In fact, it's decidedly ''un''-bold. Enter the new EXTRA-bold flavor.
-->'''Tom:''' Now this is REALLY bold! So bold it is not recommended for human consumption!\\
'''Crow:''' There is no known anty-dote for new...!\\
'''All:''' ...Cowboy Mike's Own Original, Red-Hot, RIC-O-CHEEEEEEET-- ''[[[BangBangBang gunshots]], everyone's hats fly off]'' --BARBECUE SAUCE!!!!

* BawdySong: The United Servo Academy Men's Chorus begin an impromptu round of ''[[https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/traditional/mademoiselle-from-armentieres Mademoiselle from Armentières]''. For those who don't know the song, it's the tale of a French innkeeper's daughter and two German soldiers.

* BawdySong: The United Servo Academy Men's Chorus begin an impromptu round of ''[[https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/traditional/mademoiselle-from-armentieres]]''. For those who don't know the song, it's the tale of a French innkeeper's daughter and two German soldiers.

* BawdySong: The United Servo Academy Men's Chorus begin an impromptu round of ''Mademoiselle from Armentières''. For those who don't know the song, it's the tale of a French innkeeper's daughter and two German soldiers.

* UpToEleven: Cowboy Mike's own EXTRA BOLD BBQ Sauce. Ultimately subverted, though. It's not really that bold. In fact, it's decidedly ''un''-bold.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Besides all the intercourse jokes during the refueling scenes, there's a moment when two of the characters are kissing in a convertible; Crow takes it a step further by making squeaking noises when they're off-camera.

* UpToEleven: Cowboy Mike's own EXTRA BOLD BBQ Sauce.

* ForInconveniencePressOne: A running gag as Crow tries to get his brand-new computer working. By FinaglesLaw, he finally reaches an operator while he's busy with his beak stuck up Tom's hoverskirt (see DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, above).

--> Turns out to be an InformedAttribute, as seen below.

* NotableOriginalMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ree220FiOEg United Servo Academy Men's Chorus]] singing the United Servo Academy Men's Chorus Hymn with WordSaladLyrics that has lyrics taken from other songs.

* {{Gonk}}: Exaggerated for comic effect. The way the crew talks about the cast of the movie, you'd think they were living nightmares, as opposed to just somewhat paunchy and weathered and old before their time.

-->'''Servo:''' It's about your face, sir. it's too lumpy.\\

* BrokenAesop:
-->'''Servo:''' So basically, according to themselves, the Air Force is a bunch of leather-faced, not-so-bright, heavy-drinking dull-witted'' speed freaks ''who poop in their pants and can't make it with women. Right? Am I right?

* {{Filler}}: Frank Conniff admitted in the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide that the only reason they chose ''The Starfighters'' for the show is that they were desperate for enough episodes to fill the season and there were no better movies available to them at the time. Despite this the episode is the source of a number of {{Callback}}s and {{Running Gag}}s, including the catchy theme song and serendipitous appearance of "poopie!" in the movie, making it a modest fan favorite.

** "[[HeadsOrTails Heads?]] It's always heads! Theatre/{{Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|AreDead}} join the air force!"

* NotableOriginalMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ree220FiOEg United Servo Academy Mens' Chorus]] singing the United Servo Academy Mens' Chorus Hymn with WordSaladLyrics that has lyrics taken from other songs.

** While introducing the United Servo Men's Academy Chorus, and later while throwing them out, Mike imitates Bill [=McGlaughlin=], host of Creator/{{NPR}}'s Saint Paul Sunday, a nationally-syndicated ClassicalMusic program.

* ShoutOut: "[[HeadsOrTails Heads?]] It's always heads! Theatre/{{Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|AreDead}} join the air force!"

'''All:''' ...Cowboy Mike's Own Original, Red-Hot, RIC-O-CHEEEEEEET-- ''([[BangBangBang gunshots]], everyone's hats fly off)'' --BARBECUE SAUCE!!!!

-->'''Servo:''' ''(seeing Dornan's credit)'' What, couldn't they get Radio/RushLimbaugh?

'''Mike:''' ''(disappointed)'' ...Okay, let's just WATCH, then.\\
'''Servo:''' ''(coming up with a NEW one)'' C'mon. Refueling is a natural, beautiful thing. Nothing to be ashamed about.

* LargeHam: Mike and the 'bots pull out all the stops while advertising "COWBOY MIKE'S OWN ORIGINAL [[color:red:RED-HOT]] RIC-O-CHET (BANG!) BBQ SAUCE!! '''IT'S BOLD!!!'''"

--->'''Tom:''' "Looking for [=UART@Fx1050=]", what does that mean?\\

** And when Crow finally does get online, his running commentary is said to indicate that he has logged onto Prodigy (the self-contained online service, not the ISP it later converted to). On the other hand, Crow being invited to a game of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZhea4vhqEg Boogers]]'' (a four-player ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataxx Ataxx]]'' clone) implied he was also on the [=ImagiNation=] Network, also a self-contained online service and not "the Internet", per se. But it's worth it when it involves a game called ''Boogers''..

-->'''Mike:''' Don't laugh -- they've got a ''kitten'' in that bomb. ''(mewls like a trapped cat)''

-->'''Servo:''' ''([[WithLyrics singing along]])'' Don't crap in your hand,

* FlyoverCountry: The Minnesotans/Wisconsinites enjoy poking fun at the love interest's stereotypical Iowan upbringing ("Ohh, so that means she's stupid." "Servo!") and job in agriculture ("Yes, a corn de-tasseler!") and accent:

* InsistentTerminology: Mike's barbecue sauce is '''bold'''. How bold is it?

'''Crow:''' ''That's'' how bold this stuff is, ya little priss-ants! I say it's BOOOOOLLLD!

--->'''Cowboy Mike:''' ...NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW EXTRYYY BOLD!

'''All:''' ...Cowboy Mike's Own Original, Red-Hot, RIC-O-CHEEEEEEET... ''([[BangBangBang gunshots]], everyone's hats fly off)'' ...BARBECUE SAUCE!!!!

-->'''Mike:''' Ah, yes. [[SarcasmMode This is much-needed comic relief from all the gripping drama.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the theater they [[DoubleEntendre gleefully exploit the sexual connotations of the refueling process]] for [[HurricaneOfEuphemisms all their riffing potential]]. In a later host segment Crow and Servo re-enact the refueling scene in a rather disturbing fashion. Servo even gives a small "Whoa!" with an odd mixture of surprise and embarrassed pleasure. It gets a minor CallBack when Servo, looking at a picture of himself as the star atop a Christmas tree, remarks, "I bet that's a weird feeling."
** DidntWeUseThisJokeAlready: There's so much sexual humor, in fact, that when the movie has ''another'' refueling scene after a long absence, everyone is left struggling for an angle they ''haven't'' exploited yet.
--->'''Mike:''' I'm at a loss -- now, we've done promiscuity entendres?\\

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: During the lengthy refueling scenes, photographed in (ahem) [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything intimate detail]], they make so many joking allusions that they eventually run out.

-->'''Mike:''' Is your face odd, misshapen? Join the Air Force!

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Invoked. Rather inevitable with Crow boasting about his 90mhz Pentium PC, with 32 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM, Soundblaster 16 sound card with a 28.8k baud modem.
** And having to assign COM ports. MS-DOS sucked.
--->'''Tom:''' "Looking for [=UART@Fx1050=]", what does that mean?\\
'''Crow:''' I don't know! I must have configured my COM ports incorrectly!
** Also a nice reminder of the days when we hadn't quite settled on what the Internet should be called given the massive array of protocols back then (HTTP not being as big as it is now) and a lot of people latched onto the clumsy term "information superhighway" coined by UsefulNotes/AlGore. It's buzzwordy!
** And when Crow finally does get online, his running commentary is said to indicate that he has logged onto Prodigy (the self-contained online service, not the ISP it later converted to).
** However, Crow being invited to a game of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZhea4vhqEg Boogers]]'' (a four-player ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataxx Ataxx]]'' clone) implied he was also on the [=ImagiNation=] Network, also a self-contained online service and not "the Internet", per se [[note]]But it's worth it when it involves a game called ''Boogers''.[[/note]].

* Crow still can't connect to the web, or to tech support. The Mads try to show their invention to Mike and the Bots, but they show off "Cowboy Mike's Ricochet (BANG) Barbecue Sauce", it's mighty bold!

--->'''Cowboy Mike:''' ...NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW EXTRY BOLD!

* ActorAllusion:[[invoked]] A few scattered references to Robert Dornan and his post-acting life -- at the time, Bob was a very conservative member of the House of Representatives and a '96 Presidential hopeful, and had become best known for often making scandalous, inflammatory comments in public life (including outing a fellow Republican).

* ContinuityNod: The United Servo Academy Mens' Chorus is apparently made up of the same [[MesACrowd Servo-clones]] introduced in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E20TheHumanDuplicators The Human Duplicators]]'', seldom seen but apparently running around the Satellite until the end of the series.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the theater they gleefully exploit the sexual connotations of the refueling process for all their riffing potential. In a later host segment Crow and Servo re-enact the refueling scene in a rather disturbing fashion. Servo even gives a small "Whoa!" with an odd mixture of surprise and embarrassed pleasure. It gets a minor CallBack when Servo, looking at a picture of himself as the star atop a Christmas tree, remarks, "I bet that's a weird feeling."

* EndOfAnEra: This is first Invention Exchange of Season 6 and the very last until ''The Return''.

* {{Filler}}: Frank Conniff admitted in the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide that the only reason they chose ''The Starfighters'' for the show is that they were desperate for enough episodes to fill the season and there were no better movies available to them at the time. Despite this the episode is the source of a number of {{Callback}}s and {{Running Gag}}s, including the catchy theme song and serendipitous appearance of "poopie!" in the movie, making it a modest fan favourite.
* FlyoverCountry: The Minnesotans/Wisconsinites enjoy poking fun at the love interest's stereotypical Iowan upbringing and job in agriculture ("Yes, a corn de-tasseler!") and accent:

* HilariousInHindsight: The crew had used the term "poopie" for years[[invoked]], so it was a delightful coincidence when ''Starfighters'' employed it as well.
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: During the lengthy refueling scenes, photographed in (ahem) [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything intimate detail]].

--->'''Mike:''' ...NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW EXTRY BOLD!

-->'''Mike:''' "Just {{lie back and think of England}}'s airspace."
* LyricSwap: The crew sing "Poopy Suit!" and hum along to the tune of trumpet king Al Hirt's "Sugar Lips".[[note]]Recorded as an instrumental, but with a very clear horn trill where the words "su-gar lips" would go.[[/note]]

* RunningGag: The ongoing DoubleEntendre concerning the numerous "refueling" sequences. At one point they even joke about the fact that they've done every joke they can think of about them. (And then Crow comes up with a new riff anyway.)

*** Bonus points for the fact that [=MST3K=] had been using "Poopie!" as an UnusualEuphemism before the film was riffed.

* SoundtrackDissonance: "...bringing you hot munitions and cool jazz."
** Also leading to a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} as the pilots practice bombing the absolute shit out of the desert while muzak plays:
--->'''Crow:''' We're gonna bomb 'em back to the Jazz Age!

-->'''Tom:''' "Looking for [=UART@Fx1050=]", what does that mean?
-->'''Crow:''' I don't know! I must have configured my COM ports incorrectly!

-->'''Servo:'''Don't crap in your hand,

-->'''Servo:''' ''(Seeing Dornan's credit)'' What, couldn't they get Rush Limbaugh?
* BawdySong: The United Servo Academy Mens' Chorus begin an impromptu round of ''Mademoiselle from Armentières''. For those who don't know the song, it's the tale of a French innkeeper's daughter and two German soldiers.

* ContinuityNod: This film provided continuity nods for other [=MSTied movies=], like humming the jazzy music whenever a plane is seen flying, mentions of the "poopie suit," and the use of the word "refueling" as a synonym for any long, dull scene.
** The United Servo Academy Mens' Chorus is apparently made up of the same Servo-clones introduced in ''Film/TheHumanDuplicators''.
** [[Film/TheBeatniks "Shut up, Iris!"]]
** [[Film/{{Eegah}} "Watch out for snakes!"]]

'''Mike:''' ''(Disappointed)'' ...Okay, let's just WATCH, then.\\

* EverythingIsOnline... except Crow.
* [[FailedAttemptAtDrama Failed Attempt At Humor]]:
-->'''Mike:''' Ah, yes. [[SarcasmMode This is much-needed comic relief from all the gripping drama.]]
-->'''Crow:''' I wanna [[GroinAttack kick this movie in the groin]], and snag on it, and give it a [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment power sit-up]]!
* {{Filler}}: Frank Conniff admitted in the Amazing Colossal Episode Guide that the only reason they chose ''The Starfighters'' for the show is that they were desperate for enough episodes to fill the season and there were no better movies available to them at the time.
* ForInconveniencePressOne: Running gag as Crow tries to get his brand-new computer working. By FinaglesLaw, he finally reaches an operator while he's busy with his beak stuck up Tom's hoverskirt (see DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, above).

* HilariousInHindsight[[invoked]]: The crew had used the term "poopie" for years, so it was a delightful coincidence ''Starfighters'' employed it as well.
* LargeHam: Mike and the 'bots pull out all the stops while advertising COWBOY MIKE'S OWN ORIGINAL [[color:red:RED HOT]] RIC-O-CHET (BANG!) BBQ SAUCE!! '''IT'S BOLD!!!'''
-->'''Mike:''' C'mon, steak, you want some?!
** Dr. Forrester is disappointed that....it's not all that bold.
*** NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW EXTRY BOLD!

* MesACrowd: The United Servo Academy Men's Chorus.
* MistakenForDying: During the "making out in the convertible" scene, one of the two female characters sits there without moving and with her eyes facing downward. Mike riffs: "My God; she's ''dead''!"

* {{Padding}}[[invoked]]

** Once, the "poopie suit" gets mentioned, Mike and Bots run with the gag. Bonus points for the theme song: "Flying high in the blue, free to do, number two, poop-oop-ee-doo!"

* TechnologyMarchesOn: [[invoked]] Rather inevitable with Crow boasting about his 90mhz Pentium PC, with 32 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM, Soundblaster 16 sound card with a 28.8k baud modem.

-->'''Mike:''' Don't laugh - they've got a ''kitten'' in that bomb. ''(he then mewls like a trapped cat)''

** However, Crow being invited to a game of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZhea4vhqEg Boogers]]'' (a four-player ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataxx Ataxx]]'' clone) implied he was also on the [=ImagiNation=] Network, also a self-contained online service and not "the Internet", per se.

'''Mike:''' ''(Disappointed)'' ...Okay, let's just WATCH, then.