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901: The Projected Man

A scientist gets some lethal side effects when his teleportation machine is sabotaged.

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Beginning of the episode

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Opening Host Segment

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Movie Begins

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Mike
Fabrege Presents...
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Tom
The Incredicle Edidle Earth!
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Prof. Steiner
I succeed every time with an inanimate object. If only I could do the same thing with a living creature.
Crow
Keep that to yourself, man.
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Servo, as Dr. Paul Steiner
My ugly little dummy.

Reference to the movie in MST3K experiment #818, "Devil Doll" (1964), in which Bryant Halliday played The Great Vorelli.

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Servo, as Dr. Paul Steiner
You're an ugly stupid little doctor.

Another reference to Devil Doll (1964).

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Crow, as teleporter is loaded
Imagine, sending your watch THREE FEET across the room!
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Servo, repeats after Dr. Blanchard
Mitchell.

Reference to Joe Don Baker's character in episode 512.

00:24:27

First Host Segment

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Servo, as Dr. Paul Steiner
Ugly dummy!

Yet another reference to Devil Doll (1964).

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Crow
You know, despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage.

"Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage" is the first (and second) line of the chorus to "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

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Mike
VCR's were complicated back then.

Video Cassette Recorders were devices used for viewing and recording of movies and TV shows. Replaced by the DVD.

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Mike
He'll come out half man and half wristwatch.

A reference to "The Fly" (1958, remade in 1986): a scientist develops a similar device that teleports matter a short distance but turns into a monster after using it on himself, not noticing a fly is also caught in it.

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Mike
The golden arches! He's McProjecting himself

The angle of the camera in this particular shot makes the rings around the projection table look like the famous "M" (golden arches) from McDonald's.

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Servo
Wait! There's a fly in there!

Another reference to "The Fly" (1958/1986).

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Second Host Segment

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Servo, singing
Spanish songs in Andalucia, Mandolina, oh ma corazon.

A line from "Spanish Bombs" by The Clash.

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Servo, as Dr. Paul Steiner
Smell the glove!

Reference to the Spinal Tap's album "Smell the Glove".

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Crow
She tried to buy turtleneck panties, but they were all out.
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Mike, as Dr. Blanchard
Let's see, what would Churchill do? Ah, yes, get drunk.

Prime Minister of Britain during World War II, Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is remembered as one of history's great leaders, and also as a notoriously heavy drinker.

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Servo, as Dr. Blanchard
Well, have a screwdriver without that nasty, bitter orange juice.

A screwdriver consists of orange juice and vodka.

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Crow, after the phone rings very loudly
They want to make sure Pete Townshend could hear it, I guess.

Pete Townshend has severe hearing problems. The Who is popularly known as the loudest band in the world.

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Third Host Segment

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Final Host Segment