Line #45 Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E07Bloodlust


1	[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0607s.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:317:"I '''thought''' I smelled something!"\
3	"Yes, the farm of secrets and lies!"]]
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5	[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mst3k_bloodlust.jpg]]
6	[[caption-width-right:317:The story of Wisconsin sausage!]]
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8	-->''"George is clearly shrinking."''
9	-->-- '''Tom Servo'''
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11	Original work: ''[[Film/{{Bloodlust}} Bloodlust!]]''
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13	Considering that the hero of the film is played by Creator/{{Robert Reed\|Actor}}, the crew show admirable restraint in keeping to a single ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch Brady Bunch]]'' reference. (According to Mike, it was out of respect since Reed died of AIDS while the episode was in development.) The episode is also noteworthy for introducing Pearl Forrester, Dr. F's mother, who essentially replaced Frank in Season 7 and became the actual BigBad from Seasons 8-10.
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15	This episode also features the short ''Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm'', where city slicker siblings George and Betty spend the summer on their Uncle Jim's dairy farm. Along with their country cousins Jane and Andy, the siblings tour the farm's more modern facilities, meet the many livestock on the premises, and learn about how work and play go together on a farm, leading to a wholesome summer of productive labor and healthy living.
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17	The episode is available in the Gizmoplex [[https://www.gizmoplex.com/mst3k/season:6/videos/mst3k-126-bloodlust here]].
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19	!!The Segments:
20	[[AC:Prologue]]
21	* Servo plays a therapist and psychoanalyzes Crow to get to the root of his problems. In actuality, he's just looking for stuff to mock Crow over.
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23	[[AC:Segment 1]]
24	* Dr. Forrester's mother Pearl is coming to Deep 13 for a visit, the place having been renovated in her honor. He sends a script to the SOL crew so they can give a "heartfelt" speech to greet her, but their real feelings for her aren't hidden so easily. Neither is Pearl's disdain for Dr. F, as she would rather spend time with Frank.
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26	[[AC:Segment 2]]
27	* Crow sets up a roadside "vegable" stand while Mike leaves to "go be Kenny G". Servo ruins his stand by running him down in his race car again.
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29	[[AC:Segment 3]]
30	* Crow leads the SOL gang in a simple and fun square dance. It quickly becomes a violent mosh pit as Crow loses himself to his own lyrics.
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32	[[AC:Segment 4]]
33	* Mike and the 'Bots put on a murder mystery dinner party, which is ruined in seconds when Crow blurts out that he did it.
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35	[[AC:Segment 5]]
36	* As Mike attempts to read a letter, the 'Bots, thinking he's going to hunt them like Balleau did, drop a net on him. Pearl ignores the magnificent dinner her son prepared for her to go clubbing with Frank, leaving him alone with his anger.
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40	!!The ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' presentation of ''Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm'' has examples of:
41	* BlackHumor: A ''lot'' in this short:
42	-->'''Crow:''' (''watching the cow feed pour out'') I just saw a finger!
43	* NeverSayThatAgain: Mike and the 'Bots' reaction after George and Betty's older cousin Bill does a hog call.
44	* ParentalNeglect: George and Betty's parents are interpreted by Mike and the 'Bots as dumping their kids at their cousins' farm for the summer and wanting to leave them there forever.
45	* PreciousPuppy: Despite the many, ''many'' dark jokes during the short, and how gruesome the movie of the day is, Servo is still charmed by a shot of romping collie pups.[[note]]Kevin also makes a sly reference to his own dog, cooing "Aw, little Humphrey!"[[/note]]
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48	!!The ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' presentation of ''[[Film/{{Bloodlust}} Bloodlust!]]'' has examples of:
49	* TheAlcoholic: Mike and the Bots are irritated when the movie contains two of them. They don't particularly care that the latter was ObfuscatingStupidity.
50	* {{Angrish}}: Crow descends into it while calling for square dancing, quickly turning the hoedown into a UK PunkRock mosh pit.
51	* CallBack:
52	** This isn't the first episode where Servo used his car to ram Crow (see ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E04ZombieNightmare Zombie Nightmare]]''). He'll later air bomb him in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E09TheSkydivers The Skydivers]]''.
53	** Crow is wearing his sensible brown pants from ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E07TheKillerShrews The Killer Shrews]]'' as Servo psychoanalyses him.
54	* ChekhovsSkill: Mike and the Bots call the movie out on this.
55	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The crew's [[TenLittleMurderVictims murder mystery dinner party]] ultimately hits the skids... due to [[SpannerInTheWorks Crow]] announcing that ''[[{{Spoiler}} he]]'' [[{{Spoiler}} was the killer]] ''immediately'' after Tom announces the dinner.
56	* ContinuityNod: During a rambling, jazzy, flute-y portion of the movie's score, Crow calls out, [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E24ManosTheHandsOfFate "Manos!"]]
57	* CorporalPunishment: On entering the theater for the short, Servo suggests spanking Gypsy for calling Pearl a "bitch". Mike declines.
58	* CrazyPrepared: During Balleau's cave monologue towards the end, the riffers guess he makes the speech every night in case someone might be hiding there.
59	* FatFlex: Made into a RunningGag by Mike and the 'Bots. Reed can obviously be seen sucking in his gut to attain a more [[HeroicBuild heroic physique]] in a few shots, which is mocked with gasps and straining noises.
60	-->'''Mike:''' [[Creator/DavidHasselhoff Hasselhoff]] [[Series/{{Baywatch}} didn't suck in his gut this much!]]
61	* FauxSymbolism[[invoked]]: Balleau is killed by having his hands mounted to a rack, but Tom Servo makes a crack where he interprets it as crucifixion.
62	-->'''Servo:''' Now, why ''this'' symbolism? Did Christ hunt people on deserted islands?
63	* {{Foreshadowing}}: A particularly ham-fisted example gets noted by Mike and the 'Bots.
64	* FruitCart: One host segment features Crow setting up a "Vegable Stand" on the bridge. Unfortunately for poor Crow, Tom destroys the stand with his sports car from ''Zombie Nightmare'' (see "Call Back" above), also running over Crow in the process.
65	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Crow and Servo think this has happened to Mike, who will try to hunt them like Balleau. [[{{Jazz}} Kenny G]] [[SanitySlippage imitation aside]], Mike seems fine.
66	* ILied: Uttered by Servo with the requisite [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Austrian]] [[Film/{{Commando}} accent]] when Balleau changes his mind about sparing Tony's life.
67	* KarmicDeath: The riffers lampshade the film's failed attempt at this:
68	-->'''Johnny:''' ''[grimly, with a sense of finality]'' I guess Balleau never thought he'd be the prize exhibit in his own museum.\
69	'''Servo''': ''[cheerfully]'' Guess not!\
70	'''Mike:''' Y'know, if earlier he had said, 'I'll never be impaled on my own trophy rack', ''then'' this would be ironic, but...
71	* LastNoteNightmare: Subverted -- Crow's square dance goes from rattling off random commercial {{jingle}}s to a DarkerAndEdgier hardcore {{punk\|Rock}} meltdown.
72	-->'''Crow:''' Shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, a sensible meal that you can munch\
73	Lowest prices all the time, refreshing splash of lemon-lime!\
74	'''''[[PunkRock THEY CLOSED THE MINE, THE FACTORIES TOO, FASCIST ENGLAND,]] [=(=][[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]][=)=]\
75	[[Music/SexPistols THERE'S NO FUTURE! NO FUTURE! AAAAHHHH! AAAAHH! ANARCHY! ANARCHY--!]]'''''\
76	[[MoodWhiplash ...Now promenade!]]
77	* MoodWhiplash: Crow's square dance takes a decidedly {{dark\|erAndEdgier}} turn.
78	* MyBelovedSmother: Pearl Forrester debuts, and is domineering, condescending and dismissive of her son and his achievements. She's very friendly with Frank, however.
79	* ParentalNeglect: Clayton is obsessed with impressing his mother, but Pearl can't be bothered with him; she'd rather hang with Frank.
80	* RunningGag: Pete's nerdiness, Balleau's feyness, Tony's drunkenness, Robert Reed's {{fat flex}}ing, the boiled heads, and the clambake.
81	* ShoutOut: Dr. Forrester, referring to [[MyBelovedSmother his Beloved Smother]]:
82	-->'''Clayton:''' [[Film/{{Psycho}} After all, a boy's best friend is his mother.]]
83	* SissyVillain: Mike and the bots see Balleau as this.
84	* SoLongSuckers: Stated word for word by the treacherous Tony in the movie.
85	-->'''Servo:''' Now that's just ''rude''.
86	* {{Spoiler}}: In-universe. Crow reveals ''he'' was the killer in the crew's murder mystery dinner right off the bat. Back in the theater, he gives away the [[ItWasHisSled well-known]] ending to ''Film/CitizenKane'', and almost does the same for ''Film/TheCryingGame''.
87	* TakeThat:
88	** Mike and the Bots are pleased when one of Balleau's hunting trophies looks like ''Series/{{ALF}}''.
89	** "Series/CagneyAndLacey, the attractive years!"
90	* TenLittleMurderVictims: The crew attempt to stage a murder mystery playlet. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Crow did it.]]
91	** The crew had dressed up and everything: Gypsy as a glamorous socialite, Tom as an Ivy League playboy with a sweater over his shoulders, Crow wearing an ascot and sport coat; Mike's ColonelBadass costume, on the other hand, is just a ChestOfMedals and epaulets [[StylisticSuck stuck on the outside of his jumpsuit]], and he tears off his fake mustache in disgust when Crow [[WhatTheHellHero ruins things for everyone]]. Also a monocle.
92	* WhatTheHellHero: The rest of the crew aren't too happy with Crow for ruining the murder mystery dinner party by revealing ''he'' was the killer immediately at the start.
93	* WitchWithACapitalB: Gypsy, when she can't bring herself to compliment Dr. F in his mother's presence. Tom later asks Mike if he can say it too, which Mike refuses. [[MediaWatchdog FCC rules]] allowed ''one'' use of "bitch" on television at the time.
94	-->'''Gypsy:''' Now I understand why he's so sick! Boy, I'm tempted to call her something that rhymes with "bitch"! Oh! Oh!\
95	'''Servo:''' ''[--{{Gasp}}--]'' She said it! She said '''[[SevenDirtyWords the word]]'''! ''(movie sign hits)'' ''[--(as we enter the theater)--]'' Gypsy's in trouble! Gypsy's in trouble!
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97	-->''[[TheStinger [An over-the-top scream, even for being impaled through the stomach] ]]''

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