History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E06Laserblast

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'''Servo:''' "''Red Zone Cuba [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo III: The Destruction of Cherokee Jack]]''." [[note]]Also another reference to ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085935/ Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn]]''.[[/note]]

-->'''Mike:''' Yeah, I think you '''are'' gonna detail my van for $75!

** The final scenes with Dr. Forrester are a parody of ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''

-->'''Mike:''' ''(as Tony looks inquisitively at London)'' Are you a woman?
-->'''Crow:''' ''(as London)'' Hmm, you're right, this data proves I'm a woman!

->'''Pearl Forrester:'''Another chance to do it right! Isn't this wonderful, baby?\\

* {{Adorkable}}: We get this side to Tom Servo with this line. If this fact about him isn't cute, I don't know what is:
-->"What's [Mike (dressed as Janeway)] doing with my toy phone?"

* Dr. Forrester announces to the Mike and the Bots that because of cut funding he disconnects the SOL from Deep 13. While he and Pearl pack up their stuff, the SOL starts drifting away to deep space.

* Crow brings along a MONAD satellite to the bridge, with Mike and Servo joining in with their "imperfect" ribbing.

* After drifting through space, the SOL is suddenly stopped by a field of Starbabies. One of them gets stuck on the ship, forcing Mike and the bots to begin a celestial diaper change.

* As the SOL moves towards a black hole, Mike, dressed up as [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Captain Janeway]], steers the ship back on course.

* The SOL finally stops its journey at the edge of the universe, leaving Mike and the Bots to ascend as points of pure energy. Back in Deep 13, Dr. Forrester finds himself aging rapidly, from bedridden with the monolithic videotape, to being reborn as a star child. All of this makes Pearl happy, much to his chagrin.

* ILied: After Forrester tells Mike and the 'bots he's going to cut the SOL loose, sending them to their deaths:

* LogicBomb: Subverted: Mike and the 'bots try to disable MONAD with one of these but it doesn't work. So they [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim simply]] [[ThrownOutTheAirlock throw him out the airlock]], though not before taunting him over it until he cries.
* MissionControl: Mike takes on this role -- headset, coffee, cigarettes and all -- while walking the 'bots through [[SeriousBusiness changing a space baby's diaper.]]

** Jokes at Creator/EddieDeezen's expense, culminating in Mike and the 'bots urging for Billy to kill Deezen's character only to regret it when he finally does and Deezen is replaced by an even more annoying hippie.

** The final scenes with Dr. Forrester were a parody of ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]]''

** ''Franchise/StarTrek'': [[Recap/StarTrekS2E3TheChangeling MONAD]], Mike & the 'Bots falling into Trek mode when they take control of the Satellite of Love., and Servo imitating Scotty when he saves the satellite from falling into the atmosphere.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: In-universe, Mike and the bots seem unsure if Mike London is a man or a woman. They also compare him to Gertrude Stein and "Michael Caine's puffy sister".

* WholesomeCrossDresser: Mike becomes [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Captain Janeway]]. While the 'bots are initially disturbed, they find hir to be confident in command but yet still being feminine -- until s/he channels hir inner Music/TinaTurner.

** The criticism Maltin got about the reviews went mainstream, and subsequent editions of his annual review books dropped the movie's rating, though it has been brought back since then.
** Incidentally, Maltin also gave 2½ stars to ''Film/TheIncrediblyStrangeCreatures'' and three full stars to ''Film/DevilDoll''.

* WholesomeCrossDresser: Mike becomes [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Captain Janeway]]. While the 'bots are initially disturbed, they find hir to be confident in command but yet still being feminine.

** A shot of a beach ball at a pool party leads to a joke about [[Series/ThePrisoner Rover]].

-->'''Mike:''' This is ''so'' Creator/ColemanFrancis right now.
-->'''Crow:''' "I'm Cherokee Jack!"
-->'''Servo:''' "''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E19RedZoneCuba Red Zone Cuba]] III: [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085935/ The Destruction of Cherokee Jack]]''".

-->'''Servo:''' "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S07E05Escape2000 Leave the Bronx! You are ordered to leave the Bronx!]]"

--> Yeah, I think you '''are'' gonna detail my van for $75!

** "Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?"

-->'''Crow:''' "Tom... just back away slowly... very slowly... now RUN!!"

* StrawCritic: The show ends on a takedown of film critic Creator/LeonardMaltin both vicious and tongue-in-cheek, combing through his ''Movie Guide'' and pointing out the various critically acclaimed movies given a worse rating than the [[FourPointScale three stars]] Maltin gave ''Laserblast''.
** Maltin was mocked again for his positive review of ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E06TheUndead The Undead]]'', which the show ''lacerated'' in Season 8. He was a good sport, though -- appearing AsHimself in Season 9's ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S09E09Gorgo Gorgo]]'' to help Pearl find a movie that would finally break the SOL's will.

* StrawCritic

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Pearl is dressed as a trucker, stating she's happy she never sold the "big rig". The Colossal Guide states that she resembles what cigarette companies call a [[TheLad-Ette "virile female"]].

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Pearl is dressed as a trucker, stating she's happy she never sold the "big rig". The Colossal Guide states that she resembles what cigarette companies call a "virile female".

** Whenever Billu's mom comes up the crew has another character claim she's unusually heavy instead of unhealthily thin.

** References to Creator/LeonardMaltin's 2½-star review of the movie, culminating in the 'bots spending the credits comparing the score to other movies in one of Maltin's books, coming to the conclusion that Maltin apparently considers ''Laserblast'' to be a better movie than ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'', ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BeingThere'' and as good as ''Film/{{Unforgiven}}'' and ''Film/SophiesChoice''.

-->"What's [Mike (dressed as Janeway)] doing with my toy phone?

* {{Adorkable}} : We get this side to Tom Servo with this line. If this fact about him isn't cute, I don't know what is:

* The SOL finally stops its journey at the edge of the universe, leaving Mike and the Bots to ascend as points of pure energy. Back in Deep 13, Dr. Forrester finds himself aging rapidly, from bed ridden with the monolithic videotape, to being reborn as a star child. All of this makes Pearl happy, much to his chagrin.

* [[OhCrap Oh Poopie]]: Dr. Forrester's last words in the series as Pearl cuddles his star child self and looks forward to his second childhood.