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* Crow restores Mike's mind by hitting him with a clown hammer, after which Mike resumes work on his newest escape plan: a chain ladder made by the Nanites that manages to stretch all the way down to Earth. He accidentally ends up dropping into Castle Forrester while the Mads are in the middle of breakfast. They don't even bothering to turn and look at him when Pearl nonchalantly has Brain Guy conjure a lit cannon to force Mike into climbing back up to the SOL. Brain Guy also refuses to just zap Mike back onto the ship, meaning that he arrives in the theater just as the opening credits begin.

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* Crow restores Mike's mind by hitting him with a clown hammer, after which Mike resumes work on his newest escape plan: a chain ladder made by the Nanites that manages to stretch all the way down to Earth. He accidentally ends up dropping into Castle Forrester while the Mads are in the middle of breakfast. They don't even bothering bother to turn and look at him when as Pearl nonchalantly has Brain Guy conjure a lit cannon to force Mike into climbing back up to the SOL. Brain Guy also refuses to just zap Mike back onto the ship, meaning that he arrives in the theater just as the opening credits begin.

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* Mike has taken a bad hit to the head and thinks he's James Lipton. He's now interviewing Crow thinking he's Creator/RayLiotta and it's driving Crow crazy.

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* Mike has recently taken a bad hit to the head noggin after tripping over Servo's yam collection, and now he thinks he's James Lipton. He's now Lipton of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'', complete with glasses and a fake beard. He also thinks that Crow is Creator/RayLiotta, and is interviewing Crow thinking he's Creator/RayLiotta him about his roles in ''Film/OperationDumboDrop'' and it's ''Film/TheLonelyLady'', driving Crow crazy.



* After the 'Bots get his mind straightened out with a hammer, Mike deploys his new escape plan: a chain ladder stretching all the way down to Earth. He ends up dropping into Castle Forrester during breakfast time, where the Mads threaten him at cannon-point to get back up to the SOL.

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* After the 'Bots get his Crow restores Mike's mind straightened out by hitting him with a clown hammer, after which Mike deploys resumes work on his new newest escape plan: a chain ladder stretching made by the Nanites that manages to stretch all the way down to Earth. He accidentally ends up dropping into Castle Forrester during breakfast time, where while the Mads threaten are in the middle of breakfast. They don't even bothering to turn and look at him at cannon-point when Pearl nonchalantly has Brain Guy conjure a lit cannon to get force Mike into climbing back up to the SOL.
SOL. Brain Guy also refuses to just zap Mike back onto the ship, meaning that he arrives in the theater just as the opening credits begin.



* Inspired by Joe Estevez in the film, Mike and the 'Bots discuss the lesser-known siblings of famous people that they would cast in their own werewolf-themed movies.

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* Inspired by Taking note of the fact that Joe Estevez in (the brother of Creator/MartinSheen and the uncle of Creator/EmilioEstevez) appears in today's film, Mike and the 'Bots discuss play a game where they create their own werewolf movies starring the lesser-known siblings brothers of famous people that they would cast in their own werewolf-themed movies.
people, like Spike Knotts and Chip Hitler, though all Crow can come up with is Ray Liotta.



* Mike and the Bots sing the classic doo-wop ditty "Where, Oh Werewolf", about a werewolf boyfriend.

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* Inspired by the scene where an infected security guard transforms into a werewolf while driving and fatally crashes his car, Mike and the Bots 'Bots become a 1960s girl group to sing the classic a doo-wop ditty they call "Where, Oh Werewolf", about a girl named Suzy mourning her late werewolf boyfriend.
boyfriend Steve. After the song, Crow asks Mike, playing Suzy's part, if he actually ''did'' go out with a guy named Steve who died, prompting him to go into a story that's interrupted by Movie Sign.



* Mike falls on Crow in the theater as they leave and gets scratched by his frame. Once on the bridge, they find that Mike is turning into a Were-Crow. He and Crow quickly bond over their new similarities, while Servo is simply disgusted.

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* Mike falls on Crow in As he and the theater as they 'Bots leave the theater, Mike trips over Crow and gets scratched by scratches himself on his frame. Once on frame, getting his essence inside his body. On the bridge, they find Mike's hands have turned gold and he's grown a net similar to Crow's, symbolizing that Mike is he's turning into a Were-Crow. He Servo is horrified and disgusted by this turn of events, but Mike and Crow quickly bond over their new physical similarities, while Servo is simply disgusted.
with the 'Bot telling Mike what to expect as the transformation continues further down the line.



* Mike's transformation into a Were-Crow is complete. Servo finds some of Mike's essence for him to use when he's ready to be human again, though Servo got a bit on himself and is now becoming a Were-Mike. Down in Castle Forrester, Pearl declares her plan to create a werewolf. Brain Guy provides the peasant to be transformed, but Bobo's choice of "wolf" fails to meet her expectations.

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* Mike's transformation into a Were-Crow is complete. complete, as he now has Crow's face, voice, claws, gold coloration, and high-and-mighty attitude. Servo finds some has a vial of Mike's essence for him to use as an antidote when he's ready to be human again, though Servo got he spilled a bit of the essence on himself and is now becoming a Were-Mike. Were-Mike, complete with blonde hair, calm demeanor, and feeling like he's from Wisconsin. Down in Castle Forrester, Pearl declares her plan has become inspired by the film to create her own werewolf by injecting a werewolf. wolf's essence into a human subject. Brain Guy provides the peasant to be transformed, but Bobo's choice Bobo ends up bringing an adorable cocker spaniel (played by Kevin Murphy's real-life dog, Humphrey) instead of "wolf" fails a wolf. With the plan in shambles, Pearl and Brain Guy storm off to meet her expectations.
form a "We Hate Bobo" club, while the ape man cheers himself up by cuddling his "wolf".



* CallBack: In the opening segment, Mike-as-James Lipton mentions that Whoopi Goldberg told him that Ray Liotta smelled like apples. Later, when Crow suggests casting Liotta in a werewolf movie, Mike and Tom shoot the idea down because Liotta smells like apples.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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In the opening segment, Mike-as-James Lipton mentions that Whoopi Goldberg told him that Ray Liotta smelled like apples. Later, when Crow suggests casting Liotta in a werewolf movie, Mike and Tom shoot the idea down because Liotta smells like apples.apples.
** In the closing segment, Pearl's plan to inject a wolf's blood into a human subject to turn them into a werewolf is reminscent of Dr. Cameron's plot in ''Film/TheMadMonster'', which was riffed [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E03TheMadMonster all the way back in Season 1.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The opening host segment, where Mike starts thinking that he's someone else after tripping over something, hints at his transformation into a Were-Crow later in the episode.



* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Mike trips over something and starts thinking that he's somebody he's not twice in the episode. In the opening, he tripped over Servo's yam collection and started thinking he was James Lipton. Before the fourth host segment starts, he trips over Crow in the theater and scratches himself on the 'Bot's frame, turning him into a Were-Crow that sounds and acts just like the regular Crow.



* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Humphrey the "wolf" (actually Kevin Murphy's pet dog).

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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Humphrey the "wolf" (actually (played by Kevin Murphy's pet dog).

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--->'''Pearl''': (while still looking at her cereal box; disinterested) Brain Guy?
--->'''Brain Guy''': (likewise) Yeah. (summons the cannon)



* WithFriendsLikeThese: When Mike starts off on escape attempt down to Earth, he all but admits he isn't planning on coming back for the bots:

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: When Mike starts off on his escape attempt down to Earth, he all but admits he isn't planning on coming back for the bots:




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** They aren't upset for long, though; they take advantage of the poor reception on Mike's headset to repeatedly mock him.
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* CelebrityResemblance: [[invoked]] Mike singles out one of the members of the archeology dig as secretly being [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marshall_Tucker_Band Marshall Tucker]].
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Not only is it suggested by the crew that Joe Estevez wasn't ''really'' wanted on set[[note]]"''Goodbye'', Joe!"[[/note]], a throwaway riff from Crow suggests he couldn't take the hint:
-->'''Crow''': (as Joe) ''Can I be in the movie again?''

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-->'''Crow (as Yuri)''': What do you think, folks? Should I follow him?

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-->'''Servo (as Yuri)''': Audience, what's your diagnosis?
-->'''Crow (as Yuri)''': Well folks, should I follow him? What do you think, folks? Should I follow him?think?

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Film watched: ''Film/Werewolf1996''. Since the episode aired in 1998 and the film was released in 1996, it represents the newest film the show had ever riffed in its original run. For a good couple decades it was either beaten or not by ''Film/FutureWar'' depending on whether you count production period or release date, but the debate was rendered academic with the inclusion of 2013's ''Film/AtlanticRim'' in the revival series.

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Film watched: ''Film/Werewolf1996''. ''[[Film/Werewolf1996 Werewolf]]''

Since the episode aired in 1998 and the film was released in 1996, it represents the newest film the show had ever riffed in its original run. For a good couple decades it was either beaten or not by ''Film/FutureWar'' depending on whether you count production period or release date, but the debate was rendered academic with the inclusion of 2013's ''Film/AtlanticRim'' in the revival series.
series, and later with 2019's ''Demon Squad''



!!The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' presentation has examples of:

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!!The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' presentation of ''[[Film/Werewolf1996 Werewolf]]'' has examples of:

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