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Beginning of the episode
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Opening Host Segment
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Movie Segment 1
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- Apollonia
- But that was before I met Aram Fingal.
- Servo
- ...a.k.a. Gomez.
The first of many references to Raul Julia's later role as Gomez Addams
in "The Addams Family" (1991).
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- Crow
- It's a Raul-bix Cube!
A reference to the Rubix Cube, a classic 1980s puzzle toy.
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- Servo, as Raul
- But I'm signed to play Archbishop Romero!
Raul also went on to play the lead role of Archbishop Oscar Romero in
"Romero" (1989).
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- Mike, as The Chairman is first shown
- TV's Frank!
- Servo
- Wow, Frank. You've really come up in the world.
TV's Frank was a character in MST3K in the Comedy Central era, seasons
2 to 6.
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- Crow, of The Chairman
- Woah. He's kind of a Dickensian-character-of-the-future, sort of thing.
"Dickensian" characters: like those found in the novels of
19th Century author Charles Dickens, such as "A Christmas
Carol" (1843).
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- Crow
- Still, this is easier than reading Wired magazine.
Wired Magazine is a IT/PC Magazine which features reviews on PC
hardware, games, etcetera.
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- Mike, pointing to a superimposed frame containing nonsensical red and green blobs
- Oh, they're showing us the tubby guy's angioplasty.
Angioplasty is an invasive procedure performed to reduce or eliminate
blockages in coronary arteries.
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- Crow
- S.A.T. farms - of the future!
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- Mike, as the Warner Brothers logo is shown on Fingal's monitor
- ...and its effect on Bugs Bunny.
Bugs Bunny is one of Warner Brothers' most famous cartoon characters.
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- Crow, as the opening of Casablanca on Fingal's monitor abruptly changes to static
- We now return to Billy Madison.
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- Crow
- UPS fashions - of the future!
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- Mike
- Wow. Really, *Really* Big Brother.
George Orwell's novel "1984" tells of a totalitarian society
where the citizens are kept under constant surveillance by an
all-seeing, all-powerful dictatorial authority known only as "Big
Brother".
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- Mike, as Psychist is shown
- Merv Griffin!
Merv Griffin was an American television host and media mogul. He
became host of his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show, and created
the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
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- Psychist's Computer
- Ask about his mother.
- Servo, as Computer
- Ask if she wears army boots.
"Ya mother wears army boots!" is a juvenile taunt, coined
during World War II.
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- Psychist
- Prophylactic rehab, Fingal!
- Mike
- Retread his condoms?
- Crow
- I guess so...
"Prophylactic" was originally defined as anything which acts
to defend against or prevent something, but it's now commonly used to
refer specifically to contraceptives.
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- Crow, singing
- Imagine me and you... and you and me... no matter how they toss the
dice, we'll always be...
Slightly paraphrased version of The Turtles' 1967 hit, "Happy
Together".
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- Crow, singing, as the Nirvana Village concourse is shown
- Come as you are, to my mall, to my atrium, yeah yeah...
The (altered) first line of "Come As You Are" by Nirvana
(1991).
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- Exasperated British Receptionist, to Fingal
- Ident!
- Mike
- Well, that's a shame. Maybe you need a polyvinyl coating...
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- Mike
- You know, it's funny how art imitates life; and I'm like, sleepin'
right now too.
Oscar Wilde, an author, is quoted as saying, "Life imitates art
far more than art imitates Life."
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- Mike
- I'm as clumsy as a stupid repulsive ant-eater!
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Interval Host Segment 1
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Movie Segment 2
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- Jamilla
- I have to speak to a Wellenda Erving, urgent.
- Crow
- The flying Wallenda, yes.
The Flying Wallendas is the name of a famous group of circus act and
daredevil stunts performers, most known for performing death-defying
stunts without a safety net.
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- Crow
- Elizabeth Claire Prophet and David Duchovny look on.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Leader of the New Age movement, Church
Universal and Triumphant.
David Duchovny: Actor, most famous for
the role of Mulder in the TV series "The X-Files".
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- Crow
- Sucked, lets go with that word movie.
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- Crow
- Huh, must be Christmas on the Borg ship.
The Borg are a race of cyborgs which feature in Star Trek: The Next
Generation and subsequent Star Trek series and movies. Their ships
resemble enormous cubes.
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- Fingal
- Last thing I knew, I was about to be killed by an elephant...
- Mike, as Fingal
- I should have wrapped him up in cellophant.
A paraphrased line from "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
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- Computech Slavin
- Switch to analog!
- Mike
- It has a warmer sound!
Some audiophiles think that Analog has a "warmer" sound.
Analog audio typically is referring to Vinyl and Cassette Tapes.
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- Mike
- You know, I bet nobody scrolls up this cinema.
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- Fingal
- Go to work?
- Crow
- But I'm an actor.
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- Fingal
- Mom, am I nuts?
- Servo
- My nuts?!
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- Crow
- Clara Barton's getaway car.
Clara Barton (1821–1912): A pioneer American teacher, nurse, and
humanitarian, best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.
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- Mike, of neon sign that says "The Place"
- Formerly, the Other Place.
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Interval Host Segment 2
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Movie Segment 3
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- Fingal
- What's going on here? Am I making up my own movies?
- Crow
- Well could you make up a better one than this??
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- Crow
- A midget Rabbi cowboy, look!
- Servo
- Yippie eye oy vey!
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- Fingal
- Here's looking at you, kid.
- Crow
- Here's looking at you-taunt.
- Servo
- Here's looking at you-biquitous.
- Mike
- Here's looking at you-lysses.
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- Servo
- You make me tingle, Fingal. Fingal, are you single? Give me a jingle.
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- Fat Man
- I have a communication for you...
- Mike, as the Fat Man
- Bite Me.
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- Crow
- Varicose desk.
Varicose veins are a medical condition, particularly affecting the legs
of aging women. They cause veins to be visible as bulging red and blue
lines on the skin's surface. (Crow seems to say this line slightly too
early.)
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Interval Host Segment 3
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Movie Segment 4
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Final Host Segment
