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As the victims of the movies came and went, so did the people inflicting that torture. At the show's start, the mad scientists (or "mads") were the bombastic, sadistic Dr. Clayton Forrester(Trace Beaulieu) and his dorky sidekick Dr. Larry Erhardt (J. Elvis Weinstein) After the first Comedy Central season, Erhardt was replaced by "TV's" Frank,(Frank Conniff) an eccentric space cadet. Frank, and Clayton a season later, were replaced by Clayton's mother Dr. Pearl Forrester,(Mary Jo Pehl) whose reign as the show's lead villain in the three seasons on Sci-Fi Channel brought with it a thick-witted ape sidekick named Professor Bobo(Kevin Murphy) and a wannabe-enigmatic alien called Observer (Bill Corbett). For the relaunch, Pearl passes the torch to her granddaughter Kinga,(Creator/FeliciaDay) as well as a TV's Son of TV's Frank, aka Max.(Creator/PattonOswalt)

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As the victims of the movies came and went, so did the people inflicting that torture. At the show's start, the mad scientists (or "mads") were the bombastic, sadistic Dr. Clayton Forrester(Trace Beaulieu) and his dorky sidekick Dr. Larry Erhardt (J. Elvis Weinstein) After the first Comedy Central season, Erhardt was replaced by "TV's" Frank,(Frank Conniff) an eccentric space cadet. Frank, and Clayton a season later, were replaced by Clayton's mother Dr. Pearl Forrester,(Mary Jo Pehl) whose reign as the show's lead villain in the three seasons on Sci-Fi Channel brought with it a thick-witted ape sidekick named Professor Bobo(Kevin Murphy) and a wannabe-enigmatic alien called Observer (Bill Corbett). For the relaunch, Pearl passes the torch to her granddaughter Kinga,(Creator/FeliciaDay) Kinga (Creator/FeliciaDay), as well as a TV's Son of TV's Frank, aka Max.(Creator/PattonOswalt)
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* StandardizedSpaceViews: {{Parodied}} whenever the host wants to show the audience what's happening outside the ship. It doesn't matter what is it, the host will always request a shot of the same gray StandardHumanSpaceship.

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{{Parodied}} whenever the host wants to show the audience what's happening outside the ship. It doesn't matter what is it, the host will always request a shot of the same gray StandardHumanSpaceship.


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** In [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E20SpaceMutiny "Space Mutiny"]], every single "space" shot in the film is simply a clip from ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978''.
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* CanadaEh: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RHVoFpncgA The Canada Song]]".
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* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: "You" meaning the guys in the Theater.
** ''First Spaceship on Venus'' a rotating radar array coming towards the camera make Crow shout "Look out for the box springs!"
** ''The Touch of Satan'' a swinging gate makes everyone duck, Mike sits up too soon and hits his head.
** '''[[https://64.media.tumblr.com/0e799969230f8b1e56e4b31072579b45/a763c3f076945e87-35/s540x810/1eaa81daa6a2d2c8ce824f2e35c277e9cb20401f.gif THIS]] ''' from ''The Mask''.
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** Dr. Forrester started as Trace's Creator/GregoryPeck impression.
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* SoundEffectBleep: Demonstrated in ''Agent for H.A.R.M.'' when [[TookALevelInJerkass Crow tries to defend Mike]], who's on trial for destroying three planets by accident. [[LackOfEmpathyCrow's endless string of obscenities]] [[KickTheDog doesn't help Mike's case]], [[NoSympathy obviously.]]

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* SoundEffectBleep: Demonstrated in ''Agent for H.A.R.M.'' when [[TookALevelInJerkass Crow tries to defend Mike]], who's on trial for destroying three planets by accident. [[LackOfEmpathyCrow's [[LackOfEmpathy Crow's endless string of obscenities]] [[KickTheDog doesn't help Mike's case]], [[NoSympathy obviously.]]
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* SoundEffectBleep: Demonstrated in ''Agent for H.A.R.M.'' when Crow tries to defend Mike, who's on trial for mass murder. Crow's endless string of obscenities doesn't help Mike's case, obviously.

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* SoundEffectBleep: Demonstrated in ''Agent for H.A.R.M.'' when [[TookALevelInJerkass Crow tries to defend Mike, Mike]], who's on trial for mass murder. Crow's destroying three planets by accident. [[LackOfEmpathyCrow's endless string of obscenities obscenities]] [[KickTheDog doesn't help Mike's case, case]], [[NoSympathy obviously.]]
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** In an earlier episode, Gypsy gets sick and cannot stop coughing up cotton. It is a downplayed example as it isn't the main focus of the episode.

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** In an earlier episode, ''Untamed Youth'', Gypsy gets sick and cannot stop coughing up cotton. It is a downplayed example as it isn't the main focus of the episode.episode.
** ''Invasion of the Neptune Men'' Servo comes down with Roji Panty Complex.
** ''Final Sacrifice'' Bobo catches Hockey Hair, which spreads to Pearl and Observer, then Tom and Crow; Mike is immune due to previous exposure, however it makes him susceptible to Grizzled Prospector Syndrome.
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* MoneyDearBoy: {{Invoked}} when a well known actor is in a film obviously beneath them, someone speculates it's because they've got bill to pay.
** Creator/JamesEarlJones in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E03CityLimits City Limits]]'', stage plays don't always pay the bills.
** Creator/JimBackus in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E22AngelsRevenge Angel's Revenge]]'', didn't get residuals from ''Series/GilligansIsland''.
** Creator/DavidCarradine in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E11WizardsOfTheLostKingdom2 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2]]'', needed to make a house payment.
** Creator/DomDeLuise in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S13E04Munchie Munchie]]'', needed health insurance and Creator/DonBluth must have taken a year off.
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*** The Bots breakdown crying in the film's opening credits.
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** Less extreme version by Mike and the Bots at the end of Girl in Gold Boots.



* GiftOfTheMagiPlot: Parodied in "Santa Claus." TV's Frank shaves his head and buys Dr. Forrester a watch fob--but he didn't sell his hair to get the money. In fact, [[NothingIsFunnier no explanation is given]] as to why he shaved his head beyond it apparently being part of the gift. Dr. Forrester then gives TV's Frank his present...a $25 savings bond (originally in Dr. Forrester's name) that will mature in thirty years. And just to make the entire thing even more ridiculous, Dr. Forrester ''doesn't even own a watch.''

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* GiftOfTheMagiPlot: Parodied in "Santa Claus." TV's Frank shaves his head and buys Dr. Forrester a watch fob--but he didn't sell his hair to get the money. In fact, [[NothingIsFunnier no explanation is given]] as to why he shaved his head beyond it apparently being part of the gift. Dr. Forrester then gives TV's Frank his present...a $25 savings bond (originally in Dr. Forrester's name) that will mature in thirty years.years, 2023. And just to make the entire thing even more ridiculous, Dr. Forrester ''doesn't even own a watch.''



* GodwinsLaw: ''Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen''.

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* GodwinsLaw: ''Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen''.''Film/InvasionOfTheNeptuneMen'' and it's inexplicable "Hitler Building".


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** In the Season 8 opening (''Just and evil gal who wants to rule the world/She threw a few things in her purse'') Pearl has a ball with the Earth printed on it.
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* DonutMessWithACop: In one episode, Crow and Tom actually force Joel to sign a contract that prohibits him from making cop and donut jokes whenever a cop appears on the screen.
** And the writers actually did make sure they made no more cop and donut jokes from then on.

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* DonutMessWithACop: In one episode, [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E09IndestructibleMan Indestructible Man]], Crow and Tom actually force Joel to sign a contract that [[RunningGagged prohibits him from making cop and donut jokes jokes]] whenever a cop appears on the screen.
** And the writers actually did make sure they made no more cop and donut jokes from then on. However, they did slip up and make one while riffing [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E18HighSchoolBigShot Out of This World]]; possibly again in [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S06E21TheBeastOfYuccaFlats The Beast of Yucca Flats]] but, one could argue that in the context it's more of an AppetiteForApathy joke.

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