Line #57 Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E22MasterNinja


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Theatre/TheMikado A wandering ninja I.]]]]
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4	Film watched: ''[[Series/MasterNinja Master Ninja I]]''
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6	''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 [=MST3K=]]]'' writer Paul Chaplin noted in the ''Amazing Colossal Episode Guide'':
7	->"All told, we covered four hour-long episodes of this show. Of those, two plots involve small towns in America's heartland ruled by vicious, murderous industrialists working hand in hand with El Salvador-style police. Understand, I too have misgivings about unfettered capitalism. I'm just not sure this kind of thing exists. I think it's Hollywood's idea of the Midwest. I may be wrong. If any of our viewers know of places where shopping-mall developers routinely kill until their semi-secret graveyards are filled to bursting, I'd like to hear about it. If you yourself live in a town like that, for God's sake let us know! Maybe MST can help."
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9	The episode is available in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:3/videos/mst3k-069-masterninja here]].
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11	!!The Segments:
12	[[AC:Prologue]]
13	* Crow shows off his new muscle car to everyone else.
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15	[[AC:Segment 1]]
16	* The Mads present gourmet dinner IV fluids for comatose hospital patients. Joel and the Bots present their line of pop-up versions of adult novels, such as ''Literature/GreatExpectations'', ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'', and ''Literature/ThePlague'', but they quickly put a stop to their demonstration before Crow can [[BreadEggsMilkSquick show off]] ''Literature/NakedLunch''. Dr. Forrester soon tries to smother Frank.
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18	[[AC:Segment 2]]
19	* Crow tells Joel and Servo about the Van Patten Project, his conspiracy theory of how the van Patten family is taking over the entertainment industry by getting cast in movies and TV.
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21	[[AC:Segment 3]]
22	* Servo and Crow are ninjas with their own background themes. They engage in a fight, but Joel jumps into the fray as a typical American. Gypsy also joins... as Film/{{Gigi}}.
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24	[[AC:Segment 4]]
25	* Joel shows off his line of gag nunchucks, which leads to a contest for more ideas.
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27	[[AC:Segment 5]]
28	* The crew sings the "Master Ninja Theme Song" while Joel reads a letter from the USS Missouri, thanking them for entertainment during the Gulf War. Frank soon smothers Dr. Forrester. The "Master Ninja Theme Song" continues over the credits.
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31	!!The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of ''[[Series/MasterNinja Master Ninja I]]'' contains the following tropes:
32	* ACappella: During "Master Ninja Theme Song", Crow beatboxes the drum line, Servo makes wah-wah pedal noises with his mouth, and Gypsy {{scat\|ting}}s.
33	* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Well, zoology, more specifically. Joel and the bots keep calling the hamster a gerbil.
34	* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
35	-->''([=McAllister=] is remembering the war and his discharge)''
36	-->'''[=McAllister=]:''' "Something about the tranquility..."
37	-->'''Joel:''' The tranquility of post-war Japan?
38	* BodyDouble: ''Very'' obviously so. The [=MST3K=] crew doesn't fail to notice this.
39	-->'''Crow:''' It's Lee van ''Petite''!
40	* BreakingTheFourthWall: A backward glance from Claude Akins' character is turned into this.
41	--> '''Joel:''' You know, say what you want, but Claude Akins has a nice rump.
42	--> '''Crow:''' ''[as Claude Akins]'' You guys talkin' about my butt? Ah, you crack me up. I've seen your show.
43	** Which makes it a meta fourth-wall breaking, as it acknowledges the existence of [=MST3K=] as a show that can be watched.
44	* CallBack:
45	** "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E04WomenOfThePrehistoricPlanet Hiba Kebelah!]]"
46	** "SLEEEEP!!!"
47	** "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E11ItConqueredTheWorld He learned too late that man is a feeling creature...]]"
48	* CelebrityResemblance:
49	** Okasa is "Music/QueenLatifah", because of the metallic veil on his ninja outfit.
50	** Charlie the bald dance club owner looks like [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E10FugitiveAlien recurring]] fake SpecialGuest Jack Perkins, then-host of ''Biography'', on A&E.
51	* ChorusOnlySong: [[invoked]] The song barely has any other lyrics other than its {{title\|OnlyChorus}}: "Keep your eyessss upon... the Master Ninja Theme Song!"
52	* CompilationMovie: Commented on -- ''Master Ninja I'' and ''II'' are just episodes of a failed '70s TV series glued together and released as a TV movie.
53	* CreditsGag: The Master Ninja Theme Song plays again in its entirety over the episode credits in lieu of the usual closing Love Theme.
54	* ConspiracyTheorist: Crow goes a little nutty and comes up with a [[RoomFullOfCrazy convoluted flow chart]] detailing... THE VAN PATTEN PROJECT!
55	-->'''Crow:''' Sitting atop the Van Patten corporate structure -- Dick Van Patten, or should I say [[TheDon Don]] Dick van [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Patten-Corleone]]! ''(Servo {{gasp}}s)'' ...His EvilPlan! To place an annoyingly bad actor, preferably one of his own hellish drop, in every [[BMovie B-grade]], {{Made For TV\|Movie}}, low-budget film in Hollywood!\
56	'''Servo:''' ''(AsideGlance)'' Uh, that would be [[TakeThat all of them]]. Hee-hee-hee!
57	* {{Leitmotif}}: Parodied in one sketch.
58	* MegaCorp:
59	-->'''Joel:''' [=ConHugeCo=], welcomes you.
60	* ObviousStuntDouble: The guys have a ball with how, whenever the Master is in full mask, it's very obvious that it's not actually Lee Van Cleef.
61	-->'''Joel''': Right, that's Lee, he could barely get into the van!
62	-->'''Tom''': Epilogue, where you always see Lee's gut... and there it is!
63	* {{Pun}}: The ''Van Patten'' Project, instead of [[UsefulNotes/NuclearWeapons the Manhattan Project]].
64	* RunningGag: Accidentally referring to something that happened in an earlier episode of ''Master Ninja'' instead of earlier in the movie (as ''Master Ninja'' was re-packaged as a series of movies).
65	* {{Scatting}}: Gypsy, during the Master Ninja Theme Song. "Ba ba BA ba ba-ba baa!"
66	* TemptingFate:
67	-->'''Crow:''' I've got a bad feeling about that knickknack shelf.
68	* TitleOnlyChorus: Almost, and nearly [[ChorusOnlySong all chorus]][[invoked]], "but those Van Pattennnn brotherrrrs are so headstrong!" ''({{beat}})'' "--[=MasterNinjaThemeSong=]!" Apart from Joel trying to read a letter over it.
69	* TheUnintelligible: Timothy van Patten's lack of enunciation annoys the crew, though not up to the RunningGag levels of ''Master Ninja II''.
70	* VorpalPillow: Attempted by Dr. Forrester on Frank after the invention exchange ends, but he doesn't succeed. Frank, on the other hand, [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard manages to smother Dr. Forrester into brain damage in the final segment]].
71	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Invoked by Joel and the Bots, who wondered what happened to Creator/DemiMoore halfway through the movie.[[note]]Moore only appeared in the first episode, which comprised the first half of the film.[[/note]]
72	* WithLyrics: When Max is chased by the Sheriff:
73	-->'''Servo:''' Here come your TV car chase\
74	It's the TV car... chase theme, hey!
75	-->And your TV car chase\
76	Your TV car chase... theme, ha!
77	-->Boogie!\
78	TV car chase!
79	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: How they interpret [=McAllister=]'s reaction to Max's attempt at a kiai.
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81	----
82	->'''Max:''' [[TheStinger To them it’s some kind of ritual.]]
83	----
84	->'''"...MASTER NINJA THEME SONG!"'''

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