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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in [[MarsNeedsWomen typical fifties monster movie fashion]].

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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the tests by animal psychologist Clete Ferguson and ichthyologist Helen Dobson.Dobson, he becomes [[InterspeciesRomance interested]] in Helen. Sure enough, Gill Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in [[MarsNeedsWomen typical fifties monster movie fashion]].

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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Joe.
-->'''Mike''': Well, this simplifies Helen's life.

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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Joe.
-->'''Mike''': Well, this simplifies Helen's life.
Joe, Clete's rival for Helen, is killed when the Gill Man first breaks free from his chain and escapes his tank.
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* TooDumbToLive: Gill Man has escaped into the sea and what its leading studiers decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"

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* TooDumbToLive: Gill Man has escaped into the sea sea, and what its leading studiers do the woman he’s in love with and the man who’s been electrocuting him with a cattle prod the entire movie decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"
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* ScreamingWoman: Helen is a surprisingly subdued example. She only screams twice: once when the creature kidnaps her from the café terrace, and once when she wakes up on the beach after being kidnapped, with Gill Man looming over her.

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* ScreamingWoman: Helen is a surprisingly subdued example. She only screams twice: once when the creature kidnaps her from the café terrace, and once when she wakes up on the beach after being kidnapped, with Gill Man the creature looming over her.
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* HowDidThatGetInThere: Said by the lab technician Jennings when he accuses a cat of eating one of the test mice. Then he puts his hand in his pocket and finds the mouse there.

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* HowDidThatGetInThere: Said by the lab technician Jennings when he accuses a cat of eating one of the test mice. rats. Then he puts his hand in his pocket and finds the mouse rat there.
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* ScreamingWoman: Helen is a surprisingly subdued example. She only screams once when the creature kidnaps her from the café terrace.

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* ScreamingWoman: Helen is a surprisingly subdued example. She only screams twice: once when the creature kidnaps her from the café terrace.terrace, and once when she wakes up on the beach after being kidnapped, with Gill Man looming over her.
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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in [[MarsNeedsWomen typical fifties monster movie fashion]].

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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man Gill Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in [[MarsNeedsWomen typical fifties monster movie fashion]].
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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the Gill Man in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[GenreBlindness And then they're all shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].

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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the Gill Man in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." research". [[GenreBlindness And then they're all shocked]] when the Creature [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].
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* TheAmazon: In the start of the film, until Gill-Man is brought to civilization.
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Moving cut What An Idiot entry that lacked the proper formatting here. Seems appropriate considering it's not just stupid but life threatening.

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* TooDumbToLive: Gill Man has escaped into the sea and what its leading studiers decide to do afterwards? "Let's go swimming!"
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Neal the chimp in Prof. Ferguson's lab.
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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in typical fifties monster movie fashion.

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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in [[MarsNeedsWomen typical fifties monster movie fashion.
fashion]].
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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in a typical fifties monster movie fashion.

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One year after the events of ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', another group of people arrive at the Black Lagoon to catch the Gill Man. They are successful, and the creature is taken with them to an oceanarium for study. As Gill Man is subjected to various tests, it develops interest on the ichthyologist Helen Dobson. Sure enough, Gill-Man escapes his containment and later kidnaps Helen in a typical fifties monster movie fashion.
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* FakeCutie: Probably an unintentional example, but the [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold sweet golden haired]] Helen has no issues brutalizing and inflicting agonizing pain on the Creature.

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* FakeCutie: Probably an unintentional example, but the [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold sweet golden haired]] Helen has no issues brutalizing and inflicting agonizing pain on the Creature.Gill Man, who is rendered practically defenseless while contained in a tank.
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* FakeCutie: Probably an unintentional example, but the [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold sweet golden haired]] Helen has no issues brutalizing and inflicting agonizing pain on the Creature.
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%%* DamselInDistress: Helen.

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%%* * DamselInDistress: Helen.Helen after the Gill Man kidnaps her at the end of the film.



* ForScience: It's never really stated how exactly torturing and abusing the Creature with an electric cattle prod is beneficial to science.

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* ForScience: It's never really stated explained how exactly torturing and abusing the Creature with an electric cattle prod is beneficial to science.



* IgnoredExpert: At various points, saner people point out that putting him in a petting zoo and trying to teach him to be human are not safe bets.

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* IgnoredExpert: At various points, saner people point out that putting him the Gill Man in a petting zoo and trying to teach him to be human are not safe bets.



* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[GenreBlindness And then they're all shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].

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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature Gill Man in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[GenreBlindness And then they're all shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].



%%* ScreamingWoman

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%%* ScreamingWoman* ScreamingWoman: Helen is a surprisingly subdued example. She only screams once when the creature kidnaps her from the café terrace.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[DesignatedHero And then they're all shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].

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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[DesignatedHero [[GenreBlindness And then they're all shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc]].
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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." And then they're all shocked when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc.

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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." [[DesignatedHero And then they're all shocked shocked]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc.havoc]].
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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in Series/MST3K, Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in various cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." And then they're all shocked when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc.

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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in Series/MST3K, ''Series/MST3K'', Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in various the most cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." And then they're all shocked when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: As pointed out in Series/MST3K, Helen and Clete see no harm in tormenting the creature in various cruel and sadistic fashion for some vague "scientific research." And then they're all shocked when the Creature gets fed up with the abuse and breaks out of its tank to wreak havoc.
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* ForScience: It's never really stated how exactly torturing and abusing the Creature with an electric cattle prod is beneficial to science.
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