History Recap / StarTrekS2E8IMudd

-->Mudd: Do know what the penalty for fraud is on Deneb V?\\
''Spock:'' The guilty party has his choice: death by electrocution, death by gas, death by phaser, death by hanging....

* YourMom: Generally, bringing up Spock's mother is a good way to [[BerserkButton get introduced to your spleen]]. Fortunately, he's too confused as to why he'd want to sell her false patents to really react.

There's something strange about this ''Enterprise'' crewman. He never smiles, never engages in smalltalk, shows great reluctance to talk about his past, and he isn't Mr. Spock. He soon takes over the ship and reveals that his name is Norman, he is an android and they will be going to his planet- no ifs, ands, or buts. Once in orbit, Norman specifies who will be in the landing party. Kirk and company find they have no choice but to comply when Norman threatens to destroy their engines. When they beam down, who should greet them on a grand throne but their old friend, Harry Mudd? It seems that after Harry decided to release himself on his own recognizance (i.e., he broke jail) he crash landed on this planet of androids who immediately made him their emperor. It seems the androids are very much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and his friends.]] They're just not happy without people to serve. And now that they have an entire starship full of people to serve, Mudd can now leave his android followers for a permanent vacation.

* [[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord Thief Is Such An Ugly Word]]: Mudd rankles at being called a liar and a thief by Kirk. He prefers "entrepreneur".

* FullNameUltimatum: [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harcourt]] [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Fenton]] [[UnfortunateNames Mudd]]! His first name is embarrassing, his middle name is embarrassing and his last name is nothing to crow about either!

'''Spock''': Of course, that is exactly why I hate you. [[ItIsTheSameNowItSucks Because you are identical]].\\

* YourMom: Generally, bringing up Spock's mother is a good way to [[BerserkButton get introduced to your spleen.]] Fortunately, he's too confused as to why he'd want to sell her false patents to really react.

There's something strange about this ''Enterprise'' crewman. He never smiles, never engages in smalltalk, shows great reluctance to talk about his past, and he isn't Mr. Spock. He soon takes over the ship and reveals that his name is Norman, he is an android and they will be going to his planet- no ifs ands or buts. Once in orbit, Norman specifies who will be in the landing party. Kirk and company find they have no choice but to comply when Norman threatens to destroy their engines. When they beam down, who should greet them on a grand throne but their old friend, Harry Mudd? It seems that after Harry decided to release himself on his own recognizance (i.e., he broke jail) he crash landed on this planet of androids who immediately made him their emperor. It seems the androids are very much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and his friends.]] They're just not happy without people to serve. And now that they have an entire starship full of people to serve, Mudd can now leave his android followers for a permanent vacation.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Mudd is left on the planet with [[spoiler:500 android copies of his shrewish wife in an attempt to keep him in line]].
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: So many of the logic bombs. The dancing, Uhura's backhand, Bones and Scotty's cute little curtseys, Spock's deadpan delivery of logic being as a tweeting bird.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Samuel Matlovsky's arrangement of strings and bass captures the combination of humor and seriousness of the situation.

* HilariousInHindsight: On the premier episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', an elderly Leonard [=McCoy=] is introduced to Data. When he mentions that Data talks like a Vulcan, but doesn't look much like one, Data tells him he is an android. [=McCoy=] replies "That's even worse!" Presumably, he was remembering this incident.
** Actually (at least in English, may be different for other localizations?) it's "Almost as bad..."

* TheissTitillationTheory: The gauzy, glittery and leg baring things the androids wear.

* IronicEcho: "I am not programmed to respond in that area."

Tropes for this episode include:

'''Spock''': [[ItIsTheSameNowItSucks Yes. That is why I hate you.]]\\

'''Spock''': Yes. That is why I hate you.\\

* HumansAreBastards: The androids come to this conclusion after spending a good amount of time with Mudd. They plan to fix this problem by taking over the universe.

* FetishFuel: take the TwinThreesomeFantasy... and multiply it by 1000...

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Uhura is briefly tempted with the possibility of living forever. At one point, it looks like she's even willing to betray her crew for the chance. Fortunately, it turned out to be all part of a grand BatmanGambit to throw off the androids.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Mudd is left on the planet with [[spoiler:500 android copies of his wife in attempt to keep him in line]].

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Mudd is left on the planet with 500 android copies of his wife in attempt to keep him in line.

* FateWorseThanDeath: What the ''Enterprise'' crew leave Mudd to: [[spoiler:stuck on the android planet with 5000 copies of [[HenpeckedHusband his wife]] that he can't shut off.]]

* HenpeckedHusband: Harry Mudd had an android made of his harridan of a wife so that he could finally have the last word.

* HilariousInHindsight: On the premier episode of StarTrekTheNextGeneration, an elderly Leonard [=McCoy=] is introduced to Data. When he mentions that Data talks like a Vulcan, but doesn't look much like one, Data tells him he is an android. [=McCoy=] replies "That's even worse!" Presumably, he was remembering this incident.

* GildedCage: The trope is discussed among the crew when they realize they are in a situation where there every comfort and desire will be catered to- unless it is a desire to leave.

There's something strange about this ''Enterprise'' crewman. He never smiles, never engages in smalltalk, shows great reluctance to talk about his past, and he isn't Mr. Spock. He soon takes over the ship and reveals that his name is Norman, he is an android and they will be going to his planet- no ifs ands or buts. Once in orbit, Norman specifies who will be in the landing party. Kirk and company find they have no choice but to comply when Norman threatens to destroy their engines. When they beam down, who should greet them on a grand throne but their old friend, Harry Mudd? It seems that after Harry decided to release himself on his own recognizance (i.e., he broke jail) he crash landed on this planet of androids who immediately made him their emperor. It seems the androids are very much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and his friends.]] They're just not happy without people to serve. And now that they have an entire starship full of people to serve, Mudd can now leave his android followers for a permanent vacation. Yeah, that's what he thinks.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: So many of the logic bombs. The dancing, Uhura's backhand,Bones and Scotty's cute little curtseys, Spock's deadpan delivery of logic being as a tweeting bird.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: So many of the logic bombs. The dancing, Uhura's backhand, Spock's, Bones and Scotty's cute little curtseys deadpan delivery of logic being as a tweeting bird.

* FullNameUltimatum: [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harcourt]] [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Fenton]] [[UnfortunateNames Mudd]]! Hi first name is embarrassing, his middle name is embarrassing and his last name is nothing to crow about either!

* HilariousInHindsight: On the premier episode of StarTrekTheNextGeneration, an elderly Leonard [=McCoy=] is introduced to Data. When he mentions that Data talks like a Vulcan, but doesn't look much like him, Data tells him he is an android. [=McCoy=] replies "That's even worse!" Presumably, he was remembering this incident.

* HenpeckedHusband: Harry Mudd had an android made of his harridan of a wife so that he could finally have the last word.

* HilariousInHindsight: On the premier episode of StarTrekTheNextGeneration, an elderly Leonard =McCoy= is introduced to Data. When he mentions that Data talks like a Vulcan, but doesn't look much like him, Data tells him he is an android. =McCoy= replies "That's even worse!" Presumably, he was remembering this incident.

* StopWorshipingMe: Even Harry Mudd tires of being planetary emperor.

* YourMom: Generally, bringing up Spock's mother is a good way to [[BerserkButton get introduced to your spleen.]] Fortunately, he's to confused as to why he'd want to sell her false patents to really react.

* Understatement: "We're in a lot of trouble."

* FullNameUltimatum: [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harcourt]] [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Fenton]] [[EmbarrassingLastName Mudd]]! Hi first name is embarrassing, his middle name is embarrassing and his last name is nothing to crow about either!
* INoun: The title

* MakeUseOfTheTwin: They saved on special effects by having the androids be played by sets of twins.

* RobotReveal: Norman reveals a mechanical panel on his abdomen. Originally, it was a simple reel-to-reel cassette player. The remastered edition has something that better lives up to the "Most sophisticated" description Spock gives.
* TooHappyToLive: During one of the logic bomb incidents, Scotty begs to be put out of the misery of having too much pleasure. Kirk, Spock and Bones all pretend to shoot him. Kirk [[PietaPlagerism takes Scotty in his arms]] and declares he died of too much happiness.

There's something strange about this ''Enterprise'' crewman. He never smiles, never engages in smalltalk, shows great reluctance to talk about his past, and he isn't Mr. Spock. He soon takes over the ship and reveals that his name is Norman, he is an android and they will be going to his planet- no ifs ands or buts. Once in orbit, Norman specifies who will be in the landing party. Kirk and company find they have no choice but to comply when Norman threatens to destroy their engines. When they beam down, who should greet them on a grand throne but their old friend, Harry Mudd? It seems that after Harry decided to release himself on his own recognizance (i.e., he broke jail) he crash landed on this planet of androids who immediately made him their emperor. It seems the androids are very much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and his friends.]] They're just not happy without people to serve. And now that they have an entire starship full of people to serve, Mudd can now leave his android followers for a permanent vacation. Yeah, that's what he thinks.