Mystery Science Theater 3000 foretells artificial sycophancy (1993) [video]
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Tom Servo: look here he comes it's Joel
Tom Servo and Crow: Joel! Joel!
Joel: Hi you guys, how you doing?
TS: oh you know it's just like you to think of us instead of yourself
C: that's what separates you from us measly Bots
J: Thanks hi everybody, welcome to the satellite of love, I'm Joel Robinson and these are
TS: oh you see he introduced himself what a perfectly thoughtful thing to do
C: Yes thoughtful
J: these are my robots Tom Servo and Crow and I've installed in them a protocol module that makes them believe everything I think, say, or do is utterly brilliant
Crow: oh and it IS Joel, God yes.
TS: Roger penrose on his best day isn't half as brilliant or as charming as you, I might add
intercom: Commercial sign in 15 seconds, of course every blissful second with you is like an apple of gold Joel
Both:yes yes yes
J: you know I'm starting to have second thoughts about this. I don't know what I think
TS: Oh Joel! I've wiped away every bit of hesitation I had about this project
Crow: not that we take issue with anything you'd think
Both: No, No, no
J: It does make you easier to work with
Both: Oh Yes, yes, easy as pie, brilliant
B: brilliant more you Mr Miller
J: it leaves me feeling kind of hollow
TS: Wow, how insightful of you to find that in yourself
Crow: You always cut right to the heart of things Joel
J: yeah yeah I'm going to remove those modules
TS: oh no no no just just just just shut me down completely
C: jettison me into space please
T: oh yes disconnect with extreme prejudice
C: you see this butt oh kick this ...
<commercial break>
J: all right there's the protocol module right there
Crow: don't touch me, don't ever touch me.
TS: this is painful
J: sorry
TS: jeez Joel some small animal crawl inside your jumpsuit and die?
J: there's the Bots I know & love