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807: Terror From The Year 5000

Using a time machine, scientists bring forth a disfigured woman from the future, who only wants to capture some badly-needed breeding stock via her hypnotic glittery fingernails.

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Beginning of the episode

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Servo, as Announcer
Um, the terror should be underway any moment now, so if you'll just be patient.
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Servo, in booming announcer's voice
I realize now I may have oversold the terror a little at the beginning, and for that, I apologize.
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Servo, as Announcer
There seems to be some sort of delay on the terror. I'll just go in back and check what the problem is.
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Mike, as old woman climbing the stairs to museum
Can't wait to see the Mapplethorpe exhibit.

Robert Mapplethorpe (1949-89) was a photographer whos nude works of men and women were frequently considered obscene.

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Dr. Hedges
Old? Did you hear me clearly Miss Blake? I said 5200 AD, not BC. By my calculations that statue doesn't exist and won't exist for another 3000 years.
Mike, as Miss Blake
Have you been freebasing again, sir?
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Servo
Remember, when making a dramatic film, be sure to use genuine actors.
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Mike, over shot of perplexed Curator
Drive not ready: abort, retry, fail...

Referenct to obsolete floppy-drive error message in DOS

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Servo, finishing his disk grinding noises
Unrecoverable disk error: data may be lost.
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Mike, as car
Michael, why won't you answer me?

Mike is emulating William Daniels who voiced KITT the talking car in the 1982 David Hasselhoff TV show 'Knight Rider'

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Servo
He's too curator-centric to know what an island is.
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Claire
I thought scientist were great explorers of the unknown.
Dr. Hedges
I'll do my exploring in the laboratory, if you don't mind.
Servo
I get my kicks above the waistline, Sunshine.

"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" is a lyric in the song "One Night in Bangkok" from the Tim Rice musical "Chess". It became a mainstream hit single for British singer Murray Head in 1984.

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Mike
This is the kind of texture that other movies would leave out.
Crow
Yeah, those other movies are often referred to as 'good' movies.
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Servo, as Angelo peers into the room
Jimmy Carter!
Mike
Hi Jimmy.
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Crow, as Jimmy Carter
There's malaise over there.
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Crow, as Jimmy Carter
I'm experiencing Stagflation.

Stagflation, low growth (stagnation) mixed with high inflation.

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Mike, as Victor descending the stairs
I'm on the same floor again.
Servo
Architecture by M.C. Escher.

Artist known for incorporating optical illusion into his work. Here, probably a reference to his lithograph Relativity.

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Servo, while watching the curator sleep
Ernest Borgnine sleeps peacefully.
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Mike, as Ernest Borgnine talking in his sleep
Don't want to be in The Single Guy anymore, uuh.

Ernest Borgnine played Manny the Doorman in the 1995 Jonathan Silverman Sitcom "The Single Guy"

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Servo, as Announcer
I suppose you are wondering when the terror from the year 5000 will show up. Well my apologies it is taking rather long but we are trying to pace ourselves.
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Dr. Hedges
Now I wonder what our friends of the future would give for this Phi Beta Kappa key?...
Servo
So he drives a Phi Beta Kappa?
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Mike, after Crow visits Mike's family
Hmmm, my dad's pretty reserved, I find.
Crow
Elmer 'Kegdrainer' Nelson? Reserved? I don't think so!
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Servo, as Announcer
Folks, I checked the stock and terror is on back-order, heh.
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Mike, as Announcer
There, that was terror. Thanks for waiting, here is a coupon for more terror from the year 5000.
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Servo, as Angelo enters his shack
Funky little shack. Funky Little Shack! Whooo!

Servo is emulating Fred Schneider from The B-52's on their 1989 hit song 'Love Shack'

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Servo
He died as he lived: white, moist, and bloated.
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Crow
Filmed in glorious Black and Slightly Less Black!
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Mike
I'm glad they included this, I was wondering how he was going to get from the boat to the house.
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Dr. Hedges
Now let's not all get jumpy just because a TV set goes on the blink.
Mike
It is a Goldstar.

GoldStar was a brand of home electronics manufactured in South Korea, best known for their cheapness and unreliability.

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Crow, as Victor peers into the time device
Ah, he's turning himself into Judge Reinhold.
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Crow, looking at clock
Still ten to three, the time machine must be leaking.
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Mike, as Angelo is mesmerized by future lady's suit
Jimmy Carter has disco fever.
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Crow, as future lady's suit continues to sparkle
Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
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Crow, as Angelo lies dead on the table
Typical morning for Tom Waits.
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Crow, as future lady steps out of her hiding spot
RuPaul!

RuPaul (1960- ) is an American drag queen, singer, actor, and songwriter.

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Mike
It's a Creature with 5000 yards rushing!
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Mike, singing as future lady waves her nails at Victor
Got a booger on my finger and I can't get it off. Wooo.

The words plus the way Mike sings them, seem very close to "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1983 song 'Gotta Boogie', "Gotta Boogie on my finger and I can't shake it off".

01:24:58 (add an annotation)
Servo
OK, let's get this straight, a vicious woman comes from the year 5000, and slaps people!
Crow
Yeah, that's the plot so far.
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Mike, as Announcer
Now this is terror, do I lie, huh people?
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Pearl
Being human isn't about killing in cold blood those who are helpless...though I have in fact done that, I probably shouldn't have.