Fugitive Alien II: Electric Boogaloo
Film watched: Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Now strap in tight, and let's get set for action,
To launch the ship out of the sand!
He tried to kill me with a forklift! Huzzah!
To launch the ship out of the sand!
He tried to kill me with a forklift! Huzzah!
This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed again a few years later on Comedy Central.
The latter episode is available in the Gizmoplex here
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The KTMA Segments:note
Segment 1- Joel shows off his inventions, the Nunclucks, a gun silencer for pointing at people and the Chiro helmet.
Segment 2
- Crow and Servo try to get high from clothespins.
Segment 3
- Crow tells Gypsum about Thanksgiving, at least how he thinks it goes.
Segment 4
- Joel finds Gypsum with a clothespin, which lead him to show Gypsum about the effects of drugs. This involves Joel showing the Drug Glasses and smacking Gypsum back and forth.
The Comedy Central Segments:
Prologue- Crow and Servo have a discussion about puppets and their symbiotic relationship to man, while Joel mediates.
Segment 1/Invention Exchange
- Joel quizzes the 'Bots on how to identify different puppets as either a puppet or costume. Then, the Mads call to show off their invention, Big Noses. Coincidentally, Joel's invention also involves overgrown anatomy, the Big Head.
Segment 2
- The movie gets so bad that it makes Servo's head explode! Joel has to perform emergency repairs in dramatic fashion.
Segment 3
- The SOL crew presents the Captain Joe action figure! Now, you too can act out scenes with the Bacchus-3's drunken wreck of a commander (wetbar sold separately, existential void where prohibited).
Segment 4
- The SOL crew sings the Fugitive Alien Medley. Don't tryyyy to kill them with a forklift!note
Segment 5
- Crow and Servo read through Leonard Maltin's movie guide, looking for film suggestions to give the Mads. Joel talks with them about who they think would be the perfect villain. Frank tries to prove to Dr. Forrester that he's evil, but all he can think to do is sing about baby ducks.
The KTMA version of Star Force: Fugitive Alien II provides examples of:
- Artistic Licence – History: Crow's story to Gypsum on how the pilgrims landing to America.
- Fantastic Drug: Crow and Servo try to get high from clipping clothespins to their noses.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Gypsy's name is still Gypsum.
- Hong Kong Dub: Joel discusses this with Gypsum in a segment.
The Comedy Central presentation of Star Force: Fugitive Alien II contains examples of:
- Big Head Mode: Joel's Invention Exchange, the Big Head. It makes an appearance in the next two episodes, and again in episode 323.
- Disney Death: Servo sustains critical injury from his head exploding, and he just barely makes it after the host segment.
- Dude, Not Funny!: In-universe example after Servo jokes about his near-death experience.
- Follow the Leader: In-Universe:Joel: (bored) Oh, where have I see this before?
- Gag Nose: The Mads' Big Noses.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: When Tom's head blows up, Crow goes into "Shatner Mode". Joel punches him across the beak and tells him he has to get a hold of himself.Joel: TOM SERVO! OH MY GOD! TOM SERVO'S DEAD! He's dying! It must've been that movie! Oh man! We're losing him!
Crow: [on Shatner Mode] A robot watches a bad film, It renders him unconscious, Next on Emergency 911-- [gets slapped in the beak]
Joel: Crow! You gotta snap outta Shatner and help me! It means the life of our friend, Tom Servo!
Crow: [still acting like William Shatner] But I must finish Tek-Wars of Venusia... must direct Star Trek 9: The Search For Spock's Intelligence! [breaking character] Hooker's a good cop! Whoa! He's a good-- [gets slapped in the beak again]
Joel: Crow, you listen to me and you listen good, I need you to snap out of Shatner. I need you here, now, our friend's life hangs in the balance!
Crow: [sobs] I'm sorry Joel, I didn't know... - Irony: The first fan letter Joel reads on the show is from a kid who rants about how he hates school, and would rather spend his time watching MST3K. Joel clearly has difficulty reading the letter, and the writer even acknowledges that he has trouble writing and spelling. Did we mention this kid is also apparently 13 years old (at least at the time this episode aired)?
- Medley: The Fourth host segment consist of Joel, Crow, Tom and Gypsy performing "The Fugitive Alien Medley".
- Medical Drama: Parodied with Joel reviving Servo with a Magical Defibrillator and Crow going to Shatner mode.
- Minion with an F in Evil: Forrester's being all smug about being evil and Frank completely undercuts this by singing "I Love Baby Ducks".
- Mood Whiplash: Tom Servo's head exploding causes the episode to take a very weird turn...
- Oh, Crap!: Joel and Crow rush Tom out of the theater in a panic when his head blows up.
- Oddly Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo: Servo's first riff of the night is on the title, tacking on this and other cliche sequel names.Servo: Uh oh, Fugitive Alien II, Electric Boogaloo! The Heretic! Nerds in Paradise! On the Move! Citizens on Patrol!Joel: Star Force Times Two! Two times the action, two times the confusion!
- Rule of Funny: What's the point of the big noses? Well, they're just... really big!
- Running Gag:
- Continuing from the first film, Joel and the bots' singing "He tried to kill me with a forklift" whenever the theme music plays.
- Every time Rocky's name is mentioned, Crow invokes Rocky the Flying Squirrel and says, "Again?" Eventually Joel loses his temper.
- Take That!: One is delivered to D.C. Follies during the second Host segment with Crow calling it "a shameless Sid & Marty Kroft ripoff".
- Your Head A-Splode: Resulting in Servo nearly dying due to the movie's awfulness.
