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702: The Brute Man

A guy blames his facial disfigurement on his former college classmates and seeks revenge.

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00:00:00

Beginning of the episode

00:01:36

Opening Host Segment

00:05:09

Start of 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Short

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Crow, a shot of eggs in a frying pan
These are your chickens on drugs.

A reference to an often parodied ad campaign by Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

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Servo, the view inside an egg
Mork calling Orson.

A reference to the TV series Mork & Mindy in which Robin Williams played Mork, an alien who travelled to Earth in an egg.

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Crow, man sexing chicks
Woah, Milton Berle there.

Vaudeville, radio, television and film staple Milton Berle was rumored to be, ummm, very well endowed.

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Servo
Everybody, Soylent Green is made from chickens!

A reference to the 1973 Charleton Heston sci-fi film 'Soylent Green'

00:24:09

Start of First Host Segment

00:25:19

Start of 'The Brute Man'

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Mike, singing
I'm being followed by a brute shadow.

A reference to the Cat Stevens song "Moonshadow."

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Crow
I'm working up a Rondo thirst.

A reference to the short-lived Australian soft drink Rondo.

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Mike, as Brute Man's shadow walks across a gray background
Oh, he's in Mummenshanz.

Mummenschanz is a unique Swiss pantomime troupe who perform a surreal mask and prop oriented style. The group became popular with its play with bizarre masks and forms, with light and shadow, and with their subtle choreography.

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Crow
Pete Sampras!

The Brute Man bears a passing resemblance to tennis great Pete Sampras.

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Mike, reading newspaper clipping about the death of a Professor Cushman
Professor Cushman was buried to rest in a tiny battery-powered car.

Cushman is a manufacturer of industrial vehicles, personal vehicles, and other custom vehicles, including parking patrol 3 wheelers.

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Crow
Be on the look out for Rondo. He's slightly carbonated you can slam him down fast.

Another reference to the Rondo soft drink commercials.

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Servo, singing
Now the end is near, so I face the final curtain.

The song being played on the piano sounds an awful lot like "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, the song that Servo is singing.

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Mike, as Brute Man crawls through a window hat first
Bella Abzug is here.

Bella Abzug was a well-known American political figure and a leader of the women's movement who often wore a trademark wide-brimmed hat.

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Servo, as Brute Man enters an apartment with piano music
Oh great, he's in Van Cliburn's apartment.

Van Cliburn is a famous American pianist.

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Mike, after a woman asks "Who is it?"
It's the plumber. I've come to fix the sink.

A reference to a skit from the beloved children's public television show The Electric Company.

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Servo, after the sound of gunshots
Jerry Lee Lewis moved in upstairs.

A reference to singer Jerry Lee Lewis' collected mishaps with firearms.

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Mike, singing in the voice of the blind lady
Everybody says he looks just like me.

A reference to the Elvis Costello song "Stranger in the House."

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Crow, a shot of a harbor
Meanwhile, on Il trovatore.

Il trovatore is an Italian opera. I'm not sure what the link is here.

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Servo, after Brute Man speaks
Hello, Dolly!

A reference to the Louis Armstrong song "Hello, Dolly."