History Film / MacGruber

** [[spoiler:Just tell me what you want me to fuuuuuuuuuck!]]

* StunnedSilence: Piper, when [=MacGruber=] explains his and Cunth's history [[spoiler: and showing in no uncertain terms that Cunth has every reason to want to seek his revenge]].

* BouquetToss: During the credits, [=MacGruber=]'s gay buddy catches the bouquet Vicki tosses during the wedding party. At least [=MacGruber=] was kind enough to invite him over with his fiancee [[spoiler: and totally not because he's the only former military companion he didn't blow up]].

* BouquetToss: During the credits, [=MacGruber=]'s gay buddy catches the Bouquet Vicki tosses during the wedding party. At least [=MacGruber=] was kind enough to invite him over with his fiancee [[spoiler: and totally not because he's the only former military companion he didn't blow up]].

* DaddysLittleVillain[=/=]PutOnABus: In one scene, von Cunth is playing a poker game with a beautiful ''femme fatale'' and [=MacGruber=] asks if they are screwing; it turns out this is von Cunth's daughter. Oddly, other than standing around in another scene about a minute later, she is never seen again.

* BouquetToss: During the credits, MacGruber's gay buddy catches the Bouquet Vicki tosses during the wedding party. At least MacGruber was kind enough to invite him over with his fiancee [[spoiler: and totally not because he's the only former military companion he didn't blow up]].

* MacGyvering: Averted, weirdly enough.

** In the movie, he tries (and fails) to make a grenade with a tennis ball, then he does (off-screen) a water-based prank, and finally in the climax (and recreation of the sketches setup), he builds an engagement ring out of wire.

* SmallNameBigEgo: [=MacGruber=] an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist after all.

* MacGyvering: But of course.

* ParodyNames
* SmallNameBigEgo
* TimeBomb

* AntiHero: Macgruber is a self-absorbed, idiotic, bigoted, misogynistic, obnoxious, thin-skinned and incompetent man who generally has no positive qualities whatsoever.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

-->'''Piper''': "How did you know I was wearing a bulletproof vest?!"
-->'''[=MacGruber=]''': "You were wearing a bulletproof vest? Awesome!"

--> ''MACGRUBER! He made a fucking movie! MACGRUBER''

--> ''MACGRUBER! They made a fucking movie!''

* IndyPloy: [=MacGruber=]'s preferred strategy is to "see what happens". [[InsistenTerminology Which is not the same as winging it.]]

-->'''Piper''': "How did you know I was wearing a bulletproof vest?!"\\

-->Piper: "How did you know I was wearing a bulletproof vest?!"\\
[=MacGruber=]: "You were wearing a bulletproof vest? Awesome!"

* PottyFailure: After a shootout Vicki says, "I peed my jeans. I peed 'em."

Anyway, the sketch was sufficiently successful that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGruber_%28film%29 it got its own theatrical-release movie]], with Creator/ValKilmer as the villain and Creator/RyanPhillippe as his HypercompetentSidekick.

* ProductPlacement / EnforcedPlug: Severely lampshaded in a [=MacGruber=] skit-cum-Pepsi ad from 2009's Super Bowl. In the first one, Mac is unable to defuse the bomb because he's too busy talking about or drinking a Pepsi, and announces he's legally changed his name to "Pepsuber." A later one (broadcast during an [=SNL=] ''commercial break'') has changed the opening theme song, replacing most of the lyrics--and all of [=MacGruber=]'s dialogue during the sketch--with a repetition of "Pepsi" (which oddly enough still works as an EarWorm).

''[=MacGruber=]'' is an AffectionateParody of ''Series/MacGyver'' originating on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', in one of the better segments that have shown up in the years since the departure of Creator/TinaFey as head writer. The title character, [=MacGruber=] (played by Creator/WillForte), is ([[InformedAbility supposedly]]) a Special Ops agent versed in the most deadly forms of everything, the most infamous being his ability (or inability) to deactivate deadly explosives. This makes him somewhat of an IdiotHero, who is ironically lauded for his expertise and viewed as a skillful agent, yet his bumbling goes unnoticed by some, including himself. Most sketches involve him being locked in a room (pretty much the exact same room each time) with some sort of explosive, his female assistant (originally Casey, played by Maya Rudolph; later Vicki, played by Creator/KristenWiig), and [[NoodleImplements a strange assortment of tools and items]]. He happens to be able to use them to deactivate the bomb, but something personal always comes up to distract him before he can.

There is usually a third person in the about-to-explode room, making the sketches rather more interesting. Creator/RichardDeanAnderson himself was once said third person; apparently, Series/MacGyver is [=MacGruber's=] dad. Hm.

* AffectionateParody: Of ''Series/MacGyver'' and ''Rambo''. It's clear Forte knows and loves these characters, even as he mercilessly deconstructs them.

* DoesNotLikeGuns: [=MacGruber=]. Unlike Series/MacGyver, it's because he doesn't know how to use them and thinks they’re scary.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Deiter von Cunth survives the explosion of his lair and returns to crash Grubes’ wedding. This is most likely a reference to Murdoc, the most recurring villain on ''Series/MacGyver'', who had a tendency to survive things that would kill a normal man. This time, though, [[spoiler: Grubes makes sure Deiter is dead.]]

''[=MacGruber=]'' is an AffectionateParody of ''Series/MacGyver'' originating on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', in one of the better segments that have shown up in the years since the departure of Creator/TinaFey as head writer. The title character, [=MacGruber=] (played by Will Forte), is ([[InformedAbility supposedly]]) a Special Ops agent versed in the most deadly forms of everything, the most infamous being his ability (or inability) to deactivate deadly explosives. This makes him somewhat of an IdiotHero, who is ironically lauded for his expertise and viewed as a skillful agent, yet his bumbling goes unnoticed by some, including himself. Most sketches involve him being locked in a room (pretty much the exact same room each time) with some sort of explosive, his female assistant (originally Casey, played by Maya Rudolph; later Vicki, played by Kristen Wiig), and [[NoodleImplements a strange assortment of tools and items]]. He happens to be able to use them to deactivate the bomb, but something personal always comes up to distract him before he can.

There is usually a third person in the about-to-explode room, making the sketches rather more interesting. Richard Dean Anderson himself was once said third person; apparently, Series/MacGyver is [=MacGruber's=] dad. Hm.

Anyway, the sketch was sufficiently successful that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGruber_%28film%29 it got its own theatrical-release movie]], with Val Kilmer as the villain and Ryan Phillipe as his HypercompetentSidekick.

** [[spoiler:Just tell me what you want me to fuuuuuuuuuck.]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: Macgruber turns down an old war buddy from joining his team once he sees the man in a homosexual relationship; however, this is only ''after'' Macgruber has recruited 5 other muscle-bound buddies in a montage loaded with homo-erotic imagery, with the first recruit in particular implicitly even having a crush on him.

* AvengersAssemble: [=MacGruber=] assembles a team of badasses--only to accidentally blow them all up.

-->Piper: "How did you know I was wearing a bulletproof vest?!"
-->[=MacGruber=]: "You were wearing a bulletproof vest? Awesome!"

* DoesNotLikeGuns: [=MacGruber=]. Unlike Series/MacGyver, it's because he doesn't know how to use them.