History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E15AgentForHARM

[[caption-width-right:250:"Oh, that stands for 'Huge Angular Red Marshmallows'."]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"'Hirsute Astronauts Revile Massachusetts'."]]
[[caption-width-right:250:"'Heuristic Analog Rental Meat'."]]

* On the SOL, Crow and Servo bake a linzertorte to send to Mike while he's in prison, though the power saw Crow has "hidden" inside it might be a little too obvious. In the courtroom, Pearl makes her opening statement, using a variety of props to get her point across like a schoolyard bully. Channelling his inner Matlock, Bobo makes his own opening statement in an attempt to defend Mike, but it turns into incoherent rambling about food and the word "panties". Mike strangles the ape for his pathetic defence, making him even more guilty.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Oh, that stands for 'Huge Angular Red Marshmallows'."]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"'Hirsute Astronauts Revile Massachusetts'."]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"'Heuristic Analog Rental Meat'."]]

* Crow and Servo are getting '''EXTREME''' in every mundane activity they're doing and invite Mike to join in. The only '''EXTREME''' thing he can think of is eating rice.

* Mike's '''EXTREME RICE''' fails to take off with the 'Bots, but he suddenly gets teleported off the SOL and into a courtroom where the Intergalactic Tribunal intends to make Mike answer for his wanton destruction of planets. He accidentally chooses Bobo to be his defense attorney and Pearl for the prosecution, which doesn't bode well for his chances. To top it all off, the judge sustains Pearl's opening request to make him watch another bad movie during the recesses.

* The 'Bots bake a linzertorte to send to Mike while he's in prison, though the power saw "hidden" inside it might be a little too obvious. Bobo's attempt to defend Mike turns into an incoherent ramble that only makes Mike look even more guilty.

* Bobo has the 'Bots speak for Mike's defense via video deposition. Servo treats it like a television special and doesn't say anything (let alone helpful) about Mike, while Crow just curses everybody out and Gypsy bluntly says that he didn't do it.

* Brain Guy is called to the stand to recount the events of Mike destroying the Observer planet. Bobo destroys his testimony over an apple pie.

* After some more questionable cross-examinations, the judge declares his verdict: Guilty. However, Mike's death sentence is instead commuted to 800 hours of community service for being an amicable lug, so he is sent back to the SOL and made to clean up the trash that the 'Bots have scattered around for him.

'''Judge:''' ''No!'' Why are you trying to blame everyone else? ''You'''re the guilty one, don't try to drag everyone else down with you!

** Character's stopping midway through a conversation to walk across the room to stand closer together.

* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: TropeNamer from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E08TheSheCreature The She-Creature]]. And to the point where Mike gets put on trial and [[DeathRow sentenced to death]] for it. But is instead sentenced to community service.

[[caption-width-right:350:Starring has-beens and never-was-es.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:-With Music/BobMarley and Music/{{Prince}}.]]

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!!The ''[=MST3K=]'' presentation contains these tropes:

* NoSympathy: When Mike gets put on trial, [[KickTheDog Tom and Crow showed absolutely no concern for him and don't take the trial seriously at all, complete with]] [[Crow TookALevelInJerkass giving out abusive]] [[ClusterBleepBomb censored F-this]] [[ClusterFBomb and F-that to everyone]] instead of giving out a proper formal testimony.

-->'''Bobo:''' [[Film/AnatomyOfAMurder You know, folks, we're gonna hear the word "panties" used a lot in this trial so let's get them giggles out now. Panties, panties, panties, panties, panties, panties]]. ''(long pause)'' [[OverlyLongGag Panties, panties, panties...]][[note]]In ''Anatomy of a Murder'', however, it was the ''judge'' to did the "get your giggles out now" speech, not Stewart's character.[[/note]]

* BriefAccentImitation: Mike and the bots find it amusing how Adam Chance growls "Drive!" to a mook, that they do an exaggerated version of that growl twice afterwards.

* KangarooCourt: It's Mike's own fault, ironically, since out of all the people he chose to come to his trial, he stupidly chose Bobo as his attorney and Pearl as his prosecution. Though, to be fair, they were chosen only because the judge is a LiteralGenie who's also SarcasmBlind (although, as Mike admits, he clearly doesn't learn very fast). And [[NoSympathyTom and Crow]] [[KickTheDog are no help at all]].

-->'''Servo:''' I will Agent For [[JustForPun Haaaaaaaaaaarm]] you!

* KangarooCourt: It's Mike's own fault, ironically, since out of all the people he chose to come to his trial, he stupidly chose Bobo as his attorney and Pearl as his prosecution. Though, to be fair, they were chosen only because the judge is a LiteralGenie who's also SarcasmBlind (although, as Mike admits, he clearly doesn't learn very fast).

* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: TropeNamer.

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* TheAlcoholic: Adam's boss (mainly because he is played by Wendell Corey).

* Mike's '''EXTREME RICE''' fails to take off with the 'Bots, but he suddenly gets teleported off the SOL and into to a courtroom where the Intergalactic Tribunal intends to make Mike answer for his wanton destruction of planets. He accidentally chooses Bobo to be his defense attorney and Pearl for the prosecution, which doesn't bode well for his chances. To top it all off, the judge sustains Pearl's opening request to make him watch another bad movie during the recesses.

* Brain Guy is called to the stand to recount the events of Mike destroying the Observer planet. Leave it to Bobo to destroy his testimony over an apple pie.