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* The 'Bots and Mike have an [[Series/SixtyMinutes Andy Rooney]]-Off, with Gypsy as the judge. It devolves quickly and Gypsy gives up.

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* The Mike and the 'Bots and Mike have an [[Series/SixtyMinutes Andy Rooney]]-Off, Rooney]]-Off at Crow's request, with Gypsy serving as the judge. It devolves quickly and as the trio try discussing soup in their best Andy Rooney impressions while sporting thick white eyebrows, prompting Gypsy gives to give up.



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

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* Gypsy tries to announce the winner of the Andy Rooney-Off, but guys are too invested in their impersonations to hear it. In Castle Forrester, Pearl is getting herself settled into Castle Forrester herself, Brain Guy, and has just Bobo moved in, the ape man getting accidentally spilling a box of live rats on himself. She's also gotten her new doomsday machine Spiegel World Domination Starter Kit in the mail (some (with some assembly required), but a crucial learns that the heavily radioactive component gets nuclear core was sent to the SOL by mistake. Mike and the The 'Bots debate over sending back grow rather attached to "the thing" while Mike fears its immense levels of radioactivity, enough that Crow gains a third eye, prompting them to debate over whether or not to send it back down to a gulit-slinging Pearl.



* Servo seeks the perfect balance of "good" and "beautiful". His initial pairing of a candy bar and a supermodel seems to work well, but Mike suggests something else that works just as well.

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* Servo seeks and Mike decide to take the advice of Frank's doomed companion to try and find the perfect balance of "the good and the beautiful", representing the "good" with food and "beautiful". His initial the "beautiful" with photos of famous women. Servo's pairing of a candy bar Nut Goodie and a supermodel photo of Anna Nicole Smith seems to work somewhat well, but while Mike suggests something else that a plate of sauerbraten and a photo of Tawny Kitane, which works just as well.
even better.



* 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 machine, but are interrupted by a very hairy "ghost".

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* Mike previously out for a space-walk and reminded Crow is to keep an eye on him. The 'Bot was unfortunately more focused on putting decals on his model car than making sure car, resulting in Mike doesn't float gradually floating off into space. space, although he returns to the theater after 30 seconds. In Castle Forrester, Pearl and Brain Guy attempt to assemble their the doomsday machine, but are interrupted by a very hairy "ghost".
cacophany of strange and eerie wails and rattles in the castle halls, which turns out to be Bobo yawning while absentmindedly dragging a chain behind him. Pearl wastes no time in making Brain Guy murder the ape with a pipe wrench.



* Mike finds Crow and Servo trying to play water glass rims and shows off a bit of his own skill.

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* Mike finds Crow and Servo trying to play water a glass rims and shows off a bit of his armonica, mimicking the gravity control panels from the film. They struggle to get through "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star" to show up Mike, but Mike himself demonstrates that he's an armonica virtuoso, prompting the 'Bots to descend into angered determination that makes their own skill.
attempt sound worse.



* 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 machine, 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.

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* Once more, Crow wants dresses up as a creature from the film he and the others have just watched, this time being a Solarite. Realizing that he has a problem due to how often this has happened and the fact that he doesn't even remember making the (very good) costume, Crow spirals into existentialism as he gets to the root of why he craves this kind of attention/ridicule. Mike and Servo to talk with him about Servo, not even phased by his habit of dressing up like creatures from anymore, offer bored-sounding emotional support. Down in the movies they watch, in this case the Solarites. Being unable castle, Pearl is struggles to build her doomsday machine, Pearl is having doubts machine (largely with duct tape) and fails miserably, expressing heavy doubt about her chances of world domination, domination. What appears to be a mob of angry villagers approaches the castle with the apparent intent to storm it, lifting Pearl's spirits as she has Brain Guy conjure a cauldron of boiling oil to dump on them. It turns out that the villagers are there to politely welcome her to the neighborhood, giving her gifts and a casserole for the occasion. She's disheartened at first, but a semi-accidental dumping of hot after some encouragment from Brain Guy, she thanks the villagers for their offerings anyway. In the process, however, she knocks the oil on them, reigniting her visiting neighbors (and Bobo) cheers her up.
drive to take over the world. She promptly has a second cauldron of oil dumped on the villagers, but this one hits Bobo, who came to the front door to sample the casserole.



* ThrowTheDogABone: Perennial ButtMonkey Mike gets one over on Crow and Servo when he casually bests them at wine glass rim music.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: Perennial ButtMonkey Mike gets one over on Crow and Servo when he casually bests them at wine the glass rim music.armonica.
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[[caption-width-right:323:The Phantom Planet is quilted for softness!]]

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[[caption-width-right:323:The Phantom Planet [[caption-width-right:323:...is quilted for softness!]]
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'''Mike''': ''[chuckles, [[IResembleThatRemark then realizes]][=]=]'' [[DelayedReaction Hey...]]

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'''Mike''': ''[chuckles, [[IResembleThatRemark [[DelayedReaction then realizes]][=]=]'' [[DelayedReaction [[IResembleThatRemark Hey...]]
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!!The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' presentation has examples of:

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!!The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' presentation of ''Film/ThePhantomPlanet'' has examples of:
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