History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S09E02ThePhantomPlanet

* Pearl is getting herself settled into Castle Forrester and has just gotten her new doomsday machine in the mail, but a crucial radioactive component gets sent to the SOL by mistake. Mike and the 'Bots debate over sending back "the thing" to Pearl.

Among other things, Mike and the 'bots ridiculed the silliness of the Solarites' appearance (repeatedly compared to that of dogs) and the eponymous Phantom Planet's resemblance to a piece of fried chicken. Other running jokes also included adding dialogue for the mute Zetha and how utterly silly the dialogue is when [[ContemplateOurNavels navels are contemplated]].

* The 'Bots and Mike have an Andy Rooney-Off, with Gypsy as the judge.

* FlashbackBackBack: Parodied, as Frank drifts through space early in the movie.

* NightmareRetardant: InUniverse. The Solarites are meant to be scary monsters, but aside from the usual PeopleInRubberSuits factor, they also look like big-eyed sad-looking poodles.

* RetroactiveRecognition: In-universe during the opening credits: "Oh, Creator/RichardKiel! A real star for once." The crew had a somewhat different opinion during ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E06Eegah Eegah!]]'' and ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E20TheHumanDuplicators The Human Duplicators]]'', both of which came out in the years after this film. In the actual movie, Kiel is completely unrecognizable (other than his height -- he plays the Solarite), so they speak no more of him.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I to an Andy Rooney-Off." (It should be "Tom Servo and me".)

** Mocking the SpecialEffectsFailure of the Phantom Planet. Based on its puffy, amorphous shape, it's "quilted for softness", or maybe it's a SweetSheep, or a [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds chicken McNugget]] or an [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken extra-crispy drumstick]].%%invoked

* ShoutOut: Mike and the 'Bots hold an Andy Rooney-Off-''Series/SixtyMinutes''-fame-off in the opening segment. Gypsy moderates.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** The shape of the ship:
--->'''Servo:''' It's an ''adult'' rocketship. ''Heh heh heh...''
** Crow takes advantage of an unfortunate name in the credits.
--->'''Crow:''' Oh! The guy who did Interplanetary Sound was named Walter '''Dick'''! See? Walter '''Dick'''!\\
'''Mike:''' So? How is that significant?\\
'''Crow:''' Nothing. It's just his name is Walter '''Dick'''.\\
'''Mike:''' ''[chuckling]'' Well, thanks, Crow...

** "We must command [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E03TheMolePeople the Fire of Istar]] -- oh wait, wrong movie."

* EvilLaugh: After Frank rejects her advances, Liara gives him cold look and takes her sweet time leaving.[[note]]Although that's probably down to the camera EatingTheEyeCandy[[/note]] Mike supplies the requisite maniacal evil laughter.

* Pearl is getting herself settled into Castle Forrester and has just gotten her new doomsday device in the mail, but a crucial component gets sent to the SOL by mistake. Mike doesn't want to send "the thing" to Pearl.

* Crow is more focused on putting decals on his model car than making sure Mike doesn't float off into space. Pearl and Brain Guy attempt to assemble their doomsday device, but are interrupted by a very hairy "ghost".

* Crow wants Mike and Servo to talk with him about his habit of dressing up like creatures from the movies they watch, in this case the Solarites. Being unable to build her doomsday device, Pearl is having doubts about her chances of world domination, but a semi-accidental dumping of hot oil on her visiting neighbors (and Bobo) cheers her up.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I to an Andy Rooney-off." (It should be "Tom Servo and me".)

* ShoutOut: Mike and the 'Bots hold an Andy-Rooney-of-''Series/SixtyMinutes''-fame-off in the opening segment. Gypsy moderates.

* HoldMe: Pearl and Observer cling to each other when they think the ghost is coming for them. They're predictably embarrassed once they realize it's just Bobo.
-->'''Observer:''' It is among us! Oh, Pearl, hold me!\\
'''Pearl:''' Embrace me in this moment of oblivion!

* HauntedHouse: Castle Forrester is full of ominous moaning and rattling chains... but it's just Bobo wandering the halls and yawning, apparently having accidentally stepping into some random chains and not noticed.

%%** It also sounds like Crow was trying to make a ''Ghostbusters'' reference, but botched it, badly. %%Walter Peck, you mean? Seems like a stretch.

* ShipTease: Pearl and Observer cling to each other when they think they hear a ghost (which turns out to just be Bobo).

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I to an Andy Rooney-off." (It should be "me.")

* TakeThat: An extended one against Northwest Airlines.

* RetroactiveRecognition: In-universe. "Oh, Creator/RichardKiel! A real star for once." The crew had a somewhat different opinion during ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E06Eegah Eegah!]]'' and ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E20TheHumanDuplicators The Human Duplicators]]'', both of which came out in the years after this film. In the actual movie, Kiel is completely unrecognizable (other than his height -- he plays the Solarite), so they speak no more of him.

** Mocking the SpecialEffectsFailure, often comparing the Phantom Planet to chicken nuggets, or similar products. %%invoked

** The eponymous phantom planet, based on its puffy, amorphous shape, is "quilted for softness", or maybe it's a SweetSheep, or a [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds Chicken McNugget]] or an [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken extra-crispy drumstick]].
--->'''Mike:''' They did chicken right!

* RetroactiveRecognition: In-universe. "Oh, Creator/RichardKiel! A real star for once." The crew had a somewhat different opinion during ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E06Eegah Eegah!]]'' and ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E20TheHumanDuplicators The Human Duplicators]]'', both of which came out in the years after this film. In the actual movie, Kiel is completely unrecognizable (other than his height -- he plays the Solarite --), so they speak no more of him.

** The Solarites are dogs.

* EvilLaugh: After Frank rejects her advances, Liara gives him cold look and takes her sweet time leaving[[note]]Although that's probably down to the camera EatingTheEyeCandy[[/note]]. Mike supplies the requisite maniacal evil laughter.

* BecomingTheMask: Crow once again decides he's a character from the movie (a Solarite in this case.)

--->'''Crow:''' So... people are just balloons?
** Also
---> '''Mike:''' Good thing there's so much gravity in space, huh?
---> '''Crow:''' So you can just take a sharp left ''in space''.
---> '''Crow:''' Ahh, remember when you could fix your rocket ship with just a crescent wrench?

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I" to an Andy Rooney-of-''Series/SixtyMinutes''-fame-off. (It should be "me.")

** Associating the Solarites with dogs.

* SplitPersonality: After the movie, Crow appears dressed as a Solarite. He's rather baffled by his "sick, amnesic psychotic blackout."
-->'''Crow:''' And you know what's weird? I don't even remember ''doing'' this, and it's '''a very good costume'''!
* ThrowTheDogABone: Mike finally gets one over on Crow and Servo when he casually bests them at wine glass music.

** Mocking the SpecialEffectsFailure, often comparing the Phantom Planet to chicken nuggets, or similar products.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I" to an Andy Rooney-of-''Series/SixtyMinutes-fame-off. (It should be "me.")

** "We must command [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E03TheMolePeople the Fire of Istar]] - oh wait, wrong movie."
* ExcessiveSteamSyndrome: Tom Servo explains this: "Look, there's the problem, their dryer's leaking."

-->'''Servo:''' It's an ''adult'' rocketship. ''Heh heh heh...''

-->'''Crow:''' Oh! The guy who did Interplanetary Sound was named Walter '''Dick'''! See? Walter '''Dick'''!
-->'''Mike:''' So, how is that significant?
-->'''Crow:''' Nothing. It's just his name is Walter '''Dick'''.
-->'''Mike:''' ''(Chuckling)'' Well, thanks, Crow...

** In-universe, Crow pointing out how he will see a movie, snap, think he's a character from the movie and dress himself up accordingly.

->[[TheStinger "You know, Captain, every year of my life, I grow more and more convinced that the wisest and best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful... if you just take the time to look at it." "You're some guy, Makonnen."]]

Amongst other things, Mike and the 'bots ridiculed the silliness of the Solarites' appearance (repeatedly compared to that of dogs) and the eponymous Phantom Planet's resemblance to a piece of fried chicken. Other running jokes also included adding dialogue for the mute Zetha and how utterly silly the dialogue is when [[ContemplateOurNavels navels are contemplated]].

** "He needs a [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E20TheUnearthly posture pall]]."

** It also sounds like Crow was trying to make a ''Ghostbusters'' reference, but botched it, badly.
* LampshadeHanging: The nature of these lovely 1960s sci-fi films.
-->'''Crow''': Somehow, the answer to all [the movie's] questions is "big white guys in jumpsuits."
-->'''Mike''': [[IResembleThatRemark Hey...]]

--->'''Crow:''' "So... people are just balloons?"

---> '''Mike''': "Good thing there's so much gravity in space, huh?"
** Also:
---> '''Crow''': "So you can just take a sharp left ''in space''."
** Also:
---> '''Crow''': "Ahh, remember when you could fix your rocket ship with just a crescent wrench?"
** Crow pointing out how he will see a movie, snap, think he's a character from the movie and dress himself up accordingly.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: In the first minute of the show, Mike says Crow has "challenged Tom Servo and I" to an Creator/AndyRooney-off. (It should be "me.")
* RunningGag: Mockery of the aforementioned "good and the beautiful" line.

-->'''Mike''': So, which part of the universe do you want to search first?

* CallBack: "He needs a [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E20TheUnearthly posture pall]]."