History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E17BeginningOfTheEnd

[[caption-width-right:350:''Beginning of the End'' already? Just started!]]

** When they test the high frequency sound on a captured locust, one of them compares it to "a long Music/KathleenBattle aria".

!!The [=MST3K=] presentation provides examples of:

* Mike and the 'Bots read some letters, including a postcard from members of the Creator/KimCattrall Fan Club. This leads to other postcards having plastic grasshoppers put on them as a replication of Bert I. Gordon's special effects. Meanwhile, he Mads duke it out with some manly boxing after being caught in domestic bliss.

* Mike, Crow and Servo sing some old standards, but are interrupted by a lady calling from the Hexfield. Mike tries to clarify, but she still thinks that "Arnie" is there.

* Mike stealthily hangs up on the lady, much to Servo's amusement. For this week's Invention Exchange, the Mads present the re-comfy bike, a cozy recumbent bike, which Frank sleeps in. Mike, Servo and Crow show off their new playing cards, the Eight of Chris Lemmon, Todd and the Crow of Diamonds.

* Despite Crow and Servo's objections, Mike calls up the Mads. Dr. Forrester and Frank, when they aren't terrorizing the SOL with bad movies, act like a married couple. This gets Mike and the Bots really uncomfortable really fast.

* Crow shows off his new screenplay, ''Creator/PeterGraves at the University of Minnesota''. Mike and Servo then get annoyed from Crow's redundancies.

* Servo shows off his locust themed stand up routine, but Crow and Mike are unimpressed.

* Mike and the Bots read some letters, including a postcard from members of the Creator/KimCattrall Fan Club. This leads to other postcards used with a plastic grasshopper as in Bert I. Gordon special effects. Meanwhile, The Mads duke it out with some manly boxing.

* CreditsGag: In keeping with the episode's running gag, the final credit reads "Shot entirely in Minneapolis, home of the University of Minnesota."

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

--->'''Mike:''' The Cubs [[EveryYearTheyFizzleOut don't win the pennant]]! [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams The Cubs]] don't win the pennant!

** During the fan mail segment, one viewer references [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E03CityLimits Crow's love of Kim Cattrall]].

* WhatAnIdiot: Invoked by Servo, when Audrey encounters giant locusts.

The episode is available to stream [[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/mst3k-beginning-of-the-end/53cd481b69702d27d3662400 here]].

* SocietyMarchesOn:
** Mike tells Tom that his amazingly unfunny standup act has a good chance of being on ''The Creator/ChevyChase Show'', which is considered one of the worst late night shows in television history. It was still on the air at the time the episode aired.
** The episode also aired after the Creator/OliverStone miniseries ''Series/WildPalms'' aired. The viewer letter mentions The Fathers and The Friends having it out in the pool, which Mike thinks is "[[TooSexyForThisTimeslot late-night!]]"

* CallBack:

** When the army stops by the locusts,
-->'''Servo:''' What would [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E12Mitchell Mitchell]] do right now?

** "I'm Peter Graves."

* BrutalHonesty: Crow's reaction to Tom's overly-cerebral locust stand-up routine.

** Servo's standup act is truly unfunny, scientific fun facts about the difference between grasshoppers and locusts done in the style of a stale "the difference between black folks and white folks" bit.

** At the part where the high frequency weapon is deployed at scale:

** The film cuts to a screaming crowd (because it's Chicago):

** Servo's standup act is truly unfunny.

* TakeThat: When there is a news story about the giant locusts:
-->'''Newsreader:''' The screech increases in intensity, until it reaches ear-shattering proportions.\\

-->'''Mike:''' The Cubs [[EveryYearTheyFizzleOut don't win the pennant]]! [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams The Cubs]] don't win the pennant!

-->'''Crow:''' Savages, worse than [[FootballHooligans British soccer fans]]!

-->'''Crow:''' "Hmm, no Chicago... well, why not?"

-->'''Mike:''' The Cubs [[EveryYearTheyFizzleOut don't win the pennant]]! [[UsefulNotes/{{MLB}} The Cubs]] don't win the pennant!

** At the part where the high frequency weapon is used.
-->'''Servo''': When Music/BrianEno ruled Chicago.

-->'''Servo:''' ''(evilly)'' [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} "When you wish upon a star..."]] Heh heh heh!

** The episode also aired after the Creator/OliverStone miniseries ''Series/WildPalms'' aired. The viewer letter mentions The Fathers and The Friends having it out in the pool, which Mike thinks is HeadTiltinglyKinky.

** The film cuts to a screaming crowd,
-->'''Mike:''' The Cubs don't win the pennant! The Cubs don't win the pennant!

** The episode also aired after the Creator/OliverStone miniseries ''Series/WildPalms'' aired.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A lot regarding Peter Graves.
--> '''Servo:''' ''(as Peter)'' [[ADateWithRosiePalms If you could see my hands right now, you'd be horrified!]]
** Later, when Audrey is driving with Graves sitting next to her:
-->'''Mike:''' ''(as Audrey)'' Wait, this isn't a stick-shift... [[RagingStiffie AAAAGGHH!]]
** One opening shot of Peter and his deaf-mute assistant has some unfortunate scene composition and foreshortening to make it look like impromptu proctology.
--->'''Servo:''' Ooh!\\
'''Crow:''' ''(as Peter)'' Okay, okay, you can have your raise!

-->'''Servo:''' Hey Diane Arbus, why don't you '''''take a picture!?'''''
* InherentlyFunnyWords: Tom gets a chuckle out of "Wacker St."

'''Crow:''' *gag* No...\\

'''Servo:''' "All Sousa, All The Time."