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817: Horror Of Party Beach

Radioactive waste spawns oceanic monsters, which interfere with teens' fun on the beach.

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00:00:00

Beginning of the episode

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Mike, as Servo chants a mantra in the background
Two things... what are you doing, and why are you dressed like the guy on the Primo beer label?

Twofold: a mantra chant is used by Buddhist monks to focus the mind. The Primo beer company is a Hawaiian beer w/ a Buddhist monk (wearing a headdress) on the label.

00:03:14

Enter the mad scientists.

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Crow, as bikers pull up to a stoplight
Sturgis, a city on the move.

Sturgis, South Dakota, is the home of one of the largest annual motorcycle rallies.

00:09:21 (add an annotation)
Girl, to boyfriend
We're not even talking the same language anymore!
Mike, as girl
I speak Esperanto these days.

Esperanto is "a language designed to facilitate communication between people of different lands and cultures."

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Mike
Spandau Ballet goes on a fishing trip.

Spandau Ballet was a "one hit wonder" band from the 80s. The goateed boatsman looks a lot like one of its members.

00:10:07 (add an annotation)
Crow, as guy on boat dumps radioactive waste overboard
Oh, it's an Exxon training film.

Oil corporation Exxon has long been accused by activists of putting profits above public safety and having complete disregard for the environment. In 1989, an Exxon tanker was responsible for a devastating oil spill.

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Mike
Shouldn't we dump this in a poor black neighborhood or an Indian reservation?
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Servo, as the Skull
Aaaaave Maaariiia!
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Crow
He died gargling.
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Crow
He's turning into Oliver Reed's liver.

Oliver Reed was a British actor who was known to be a heavy drinker.

00:12:28 (add an annotation)
Mike
The incredible, horrible Mr. Limpet.

The Incredible Mr. Limpet was a movie in which Don Knotts turns into a fish. His fish character looks similar to the creature.

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Mike
Original soundtrack by Nigel Tufnel.

Nigel Tufnel is the noisy lead guitarist from the band Spinal Tap, from the movie, "This is Spinal Tap".

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Mike
Jean-Paul Sartre's motorcycle gang.
Crow, in a French accent
I believe in the existentialist outlaw hero. That is why I travel with these men.

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French novelist and philosopher who promoted existentialism.

00:15:20 (add an annotation)
Crow, as Frenchman
But it made sense to surrender. The Germans were very very mean.
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Crow
It's a gang led by Deepak Chopra.

Deepak Chopra is a New Age religious guru who looks much like the gangleader, only a bit more jowel.

00:20:22 (add an annotation)
Servo
I'd rather see Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam do the lambada.

Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam were two actors who played the characters Sally Rogers and Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell on the Dick Van Dyke show.

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Mike
Little kids adore the lovable town stripper.
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Servo
James Franciscus is not pleased.

James Franciscus is an actor who looks much like the lead in this movie.

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Crow
How can I star in Longstreet if I have a girlfriend like you?

James Franciscus (who looks like the lead) starred in a tv show, "Longstreet". He plays an insurance investigator who is blinded and becomes a detective.

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Crow, as Tina
I'm Marissa Tome, and I'm concerned
Servo, as Elane
I'm Joan Kennedy, and I'm concerned
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Crow
Fight direction by William Shatner.
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Crow
She swims like Luis Tiant.

Luis Tiant was a major league baseball pitcher from Cuba with a twisting wind-up that baffled batters.

00:23:50 (add an annotation)
Crow
I had a generally positive impression of white people before this movie.
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Servo, as the Monster
Ma'am, I'd like to report some illegal waste dumping. Are you a Federal Agency, by any chance?
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Mike, as Tina
Thats it! I'm gonna make some big changes this year. After all, I have a long, full life ahead of me.
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Crow, after a woman screams
Ah! It's Chris Farley in a thong!

Chris Farley (1964-1997) was an American actor and comedian, known for his large figure and rediculous comedic style.

00:31:41 (add an annotation)
Father
You go ahead dear...
Servo
I'll just smell your forehead goodbye.
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Eulabelle
It's a human thing, Doctor!
Crow
You wouldn't understand!
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Crow
You know what would solve this problem? More highway ramp meters.

Reference to Minneapolis-St Paul's ramp meter program, which is one of the largest in the U.S. and has been the focus of several highway safety studies.

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Father
Do you know where they dump?
Crow
Well, there's a loo on the ship, I'd imagine.
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Father
Western Island, Western Island.
Mike
Its over here in the east.
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Servo
Oh no! 0.4 misters per hour!

The radiac is reading miliroentgen per hour, abbreviated "mr/hr". Roentgen is a unit of measure of ionizing radiation.

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Crow
The Eric Roberts voodoo doll.

Voodoo doll looks kind of like actor Eric Roberts, older brother of Julia Roberts.