Mystery Science Theater 3000

S01E01 The Crawling Eye 1989-11-19

Joel comments to Doctor Forester about getting in trouble for launching him up into the space station after Doctor Forester makes a comment about him and his sidekick having to lay low. Joel, Tom Servo, and Crow are forced to watch an old movie about a non-Earthly crawling eye.

S01E02 The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy 1989-12-05

On the Invention Exchange, Joel comes up with something for motorcycles. Doctor Forester and Larry come up with something to make people leave a party. As a prelude to the Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy, the crew are forced to watch the first chapter of Radar Men From the Moon featuring Commando Cody. The Aztec Mummy has to defend ancient treasure from a crooks lusts when he builds a robot to take on the ancient mummy while the crew watches.

S01E03 Mad Monster 1989-12-12

To get revenge on his peers who scorned him, a scientist injects his gardener with wolf blood, turning him into a werewolf of sorts. The scientist then unleashes the beast to kill his enemies one by one.

Women of the Prehistoric Planet — Season 1, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-02-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Joel and the robots are forced to watch a old Bela Lugosi movie about a mad scientist who is kidnapping brides in an attempt to keep his wife young. Also features a chapter of the Commander Cody serial as a lead in to the movie.

S01E06 The Crawling Hand 1989-12-26

The crew of the Satellite of Love are forced to watch The Crawling Hand, a B movie about an astronaut who disappears and then a strange disembodied hand shows up and starts killing people near the ocean. The Invention Exchange for this week is Joel developing a special saw and Doctor Forester developing an extendable arm that can compensate for Mister Reed of the Fantastic 4's special power.

S01E07 Robot Monster 1990-01-02

The feature movie, the 1953 Robot Monster, is short enough that there's time for two shorts: chapters 4 and 5 of Radar Men from the Moon. Nothing happens in any of them.

S01E08 The Slime People 1990-01-09

Joel's invention allows a person to imitate a cartoon character. Chapter 6 of Commander Cody Radar Men From The Moon serial is riffed by the Satellite of Love's crew before the main event of The Slime People. After the short, Joel, Crow and Tom Servo poke fun at slimy creatures from below the Earth who attack all the surface dwellers in LA.

S01E09 Project Moonbase 1990-01-16

Joel shows Crow and Tom Servo how he can juggle water, and then they're forced to watch chapter 7 and 8 of Comando Cody and Radar Men From The Moon before the main movie starts. The movie takes them to the moon on the big screen. In the Invention experiment, the guys invent ties of the future.

S01E10 Robot Holocaust 1990-01-23

Clayton and Larry present Chapter 9 of Robot Men from the Moon. When the film breaks, they cut to the main movie, Robot Holocaust, a 1987 movie which features a band of adventurers wandering an apocalyptic wasteland and a series of basements battling the robot Dark One and his incomprehensibly accented assistant Valeria.

S01E11 Moon Zero Two 1990-01-30

The Mads send Moon Zero Two, a bizarre Hammer 1960s flick which combines an animated sequence, cheesy special effects, the "acting" of James Olson and his disturbingly large forehead, Bond-style music, and a plot taken from an American Western.

Untamed Youth — Season 1, Episode 12 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-02-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S01E13 The Black Scorpion 1990-02-13

Joel and the bots take on The Black Scorpion, a 1957 Mexican-American movie with special effects by Willis O'Brien. A drooling over-sized black scorpion takes on the Mexican government and nobody wins.

Rocketship X-M — Season 2, Episode 1 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-09-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Sidehackers — Season 2, Episode 2 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-09-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

After Chapter 1 of The Phantom Creeps, the gang take on the 1948 film Jungle Goddess. The film features two dim-witted bush pilots who fly into the darkest depths of Africa to rescue a missing heiress.

Collegians track art thieves and attend beach parties.

Rocket Attack USA — Season 2, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-10-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Ring of Terror — Season 2, Episode 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Wild Rebels — Season 2, Episode 7 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1990-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Mads invention exchange is a new take on the exercise treadmill, the bots go into training. Joel and the bots do a explores skit while watching the movie about the military searching for a lost rocket.

S02E09 The Hellcats 1990-12-08

On the satellite, our poor crew is forced to watch the really bad biker movie 'Hellcats', which for plot, has to come in second with 'Manos Hand Of Fate' being in 1st place for really bad plotlines and drawn out scenes. The biker gang spends most of their time running drugs and avoiding cops, quite a few humorous quips result from our robot friends as they try to stomach the film. By the end of everything, the satellite of love crew makes the mads cry.

S02E10 King Dinosaur 1990-12-22

Scientists land on a planet, find primitive monsters and attempt to nuke them in 'King Dinosaur'; Joel reads poetry to his robot friends; The mads invent a giant checkbook on the Invention Exchange, Joel and the Bots invent a tennis shoe with edible cheese and incredibly sneaky sweat socks; The Invention Exchange is followed by a Safety Film, 'X Marks The Spot'.

S02E11 First Spaceship On Venus 1990-12-29

This weeks invention exchange: Joel comes up with a Junk Drawer Helper, Doctor Forester and TV's Frank have a bit of trouble finding their experiment so they start the movie on Joel and the robots. The movie involves the discovery of some strange rocks found on Earth and the launch of a spaceship to Venus to discover their source.

Godzilla vs. Megalon — Season 2, Episode 12 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster — Season 2, Episode 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-02-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Cave Dwellers — Season 3, Episode 1 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-06-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S03E02 Gamera 1991-06-08

The guys are forced to wartch the very first Gamera movie, a plan has to be made to get rid of a giant turtle that threatens Japan. Frank invents a bird cage cleaner with unexpected results.

S03E03 Pod People 1991-06-15

This week's Invention Exchange: Joel comes up with a way to play music at the end of a concert, Doctor Forester and TV's Frank invent a Karaoke machine loaded with public domain songs. The Experiment for the week forced on Joel and his robots is Pod People, a 'B' movie about aliens that land in the backwoods wilderness and become involved with a family.

S03E04 Gamera vs. Barugon 1991-06-22

A trio of crocks steal what they think is a jewel from a cave where the natives are trying to protect the world from a monster. The crew of the Satellite of Love are forced to watch this Japanese sci-fi film by Dr. Forrester and his sidekick.

Stranded in Space — Season 3, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-06-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Time of the Apes — Season 3, Episode 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-07-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Daddy-O — Season 3, Episode 7 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-07-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Gamera vs. Gaos — Season 3, Episode 8 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-07-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Amazing Colossal Man — Season 3, Episode 9 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-08-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Satellite of love crew are forced by the Mads to watch a Japanese compilation sci-fi movie about a fugitive from raiders that committed a murder to save a small boy.

It Conquered the World — Season 3, Episode 11 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-08-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Satellite of love crew's invention exchange with the mads this week involves the Mads inventing a new type of magazine centerfold, Joel and the gang invent a collapsible trash can for camping site cleanup. This week they are forced to watch Gamera battle aliens as children enter a space ship and travel to another planet.

S03E13 Earth vs. The Spider 1991-09-14

The crew is forced to watch "Earth Vs. The Spider", a 1958 science fiction flick. Teens and a teacher hunt a spider enlarged by an atomic bomb test. The mad scientists torture the Satellite's crew as much as possible.

Mighty Jack — Season 3, Episode 14 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-09-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Teenage Caveman — Season 3, Episode 15 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-11-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Gamera vs. Zigra — Season 3, Episode 16 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-10-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Viking Women and the Sea Serpent — Season 3, Episode 17 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-10-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II — Season 3, Episode 18 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-11-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S03E19 War of the Colossal Beast 1991-11-30

The crew of the Satellite of Love are forced to watch the cult Classic sequel to the Amazing Colossal man. After delivery vehicles go missing in Mexico, the search reveals the cause to be the Air force Colonel Glen, thought to be dead all this time. The misfits on the sattelite poke fun at and riff the film. The Mads meanwhile create mayhem of their own.

S03E20 The Unearthly 1991-12-14

On this weeks invention exchange Doctor Forester makes a hard pill to swallow distressing TV's Frank out. Joel invents a giant dispenser, a unique mason jar and something that is Dyno-Mite! After the Exchange, the Satellite of Love crew is forced to watch a short on proper posture; Joel, Crow and Tom Servo are forced to watch a movie about a mad Doctor, whom the Bot's keep mistaking for the Kung Fu expert David Carradine, hatch his sinister plots as a way to extend life.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians — Season 3, Episode 21 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1991-12-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Satellite of Love crew are forced to watch the first 2 episodes of the old "The Master" Tv series with Lee Van Cleef compiled into movie form.

The Castle of Fu Manchu — Season 3, Episode 23 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1992-01-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Master Ninja II — Season 3, Episode 24 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1992-01-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Space Travelers — Season 4, Episode 1 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1992-06-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Giant Gila Monster — Season 4, Episode 2 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1992-06-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

City Limits — Season 4, Episode 3 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1992-06-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Alien teens with ray guns land on Earth to breed their lobster-like space cattle.

Joel and the Bots watch a re-edited version of Time Walker (1982) called "Being From Another Planet" in which a mummy awakened by a university team goes on a killing spree. The Mads are awfully proud of their "Tragic Moments" figurines while Joel and the Bots play haunted house on the SOL.

A bartender sends his wife and her lover into a swamp where big, smart leeches lurk in this Roger Corman film

Before the start of this weeks movie, the crew have to watch a short called 'Junior Rodeo Daredevils. 'The Satellite of Love crew are forced to watch a bad movie in this weeks experiment by the Forrester and Tv's Frank about Killer Shrews, a experiment on a island gone awry. They painfully suffer through dogs in costumes and bad acting mixed with decent acting. The movie features 'James Best' of Dukes of Hazard fame.

The Greek muscleman fights leopards, a giant and the grip of a queen's magic potion.

S04E09 The Indestructible Man 1992-08-15

An executed killer called the Butcher is zapped back to life in Los Angeles. While waiting for the man to become indestructible, we are given the pleasure of watching the Satellite of Love's crew Riff the second installment from Ray "Crash" Corrigan's 12 part chapter serial Undersea Kingdom.

S04E10 Hercules Against the Moon Men 1992-08-22

The heroic muscleman takes on rock men and the bad queen of Samar. Meanwhile the Satellite of Love crew has to do a Freakout Invention Exchange with the Mads. Joel and the bots do a magic trick. Crow and Servo body build and try to come up with tough guy names.

Knight St. George rescues a princess from a sorcerer and his two-headed dragon.

Greek hero saves his son from the sexist queen of Atlantis.

Hero Jones and crew join a 21st-century manhunt. From the Rocky Jones, Space Ranger TV series.

After a jazz pianist lets his lover drop from a lighthouse deck, he starts seeing her body parts and hearing her voice everywhere. The robots and Joel riff the movie while dealing with Dr. Forrester's antics.

A gang member's dream of stardom is ruined when his buddy commits murder.

Astronaut crew lands on Jupiter's 13th moon and finds a monster and women from Atlantis.

S04E17 Crash of The Moons 1992-11-28

Our hero fights evil in outer space. From the Rocky Jones, Space Ranger TV series, a short from General Hospital is riffed by the Satellite of Love crew before the feature movie. Crow, Gypsy and Tom Servo do a rendition of the old song 'Gypsy Moon'.

A couple must destroy blood-curdling aliens that threaten the world.

A coffeehouse owner and three arty types scheme to rob an armored car.

Government agents thwart an alien's plot to take over Earth with android doubles.

An astronaut mutates.

S04E22 The Day the Earth Froze 1993-01-16

A witch spitefully steals the sun.

The Satellite of Love gang riffs this Ed Wood produced movie where mad Doctor Vornoff is attempting to create a mate for his monster, in the process he kidnaps people for his nefarious plot.

A family driving through Texas asks a cult master for directions.

Greek muscleman begins 12 labors, saves the princess.

An anonymous warrior on a supersonic cycle saves a girl and her father from a tyrant

The movie that the crew is going to be forced to watch is preceded by a old educational short film about dating, then escapees and policewoman need geologist in bayou.

A drug czar sells students spiked sweets.

Soviet Sinbad seeks bird of happiness for the poor.

A prehistoric man (Richard Kiel) abducts a teenage singer's girlfriend. The Satellite of Love Crew do their experiments and are tortured by Dr. Forrester.

Judge cites parental neglect in case of teen up for murder.

Operation Double 007 spoofs James Bond flicks.

A drifter is blamed for a sweet young thing's murder, but the village idiot confesses.

Lassie avenges its gold-miner master.

A Texas marshal's widow faces a saloonkeeper and her hired gun.

A detective hunts drug dealers and falls for a call girl.

S05E13 The Brain That Wouldn't Die 1993-10-30

Mike, Crow and Tom Servo are forced to watch a movie about a surgeon who wants to put his fiancee's head on a model's body. On the invention exchange, the Satellite of Loves crew invents a special type of umbrella.

There's a high-school killer on the loose.

Bat Woman confronts evil Doctor Neon.

Mousy girl finds Atlantis and becomes beautiful.

Crops thrive on irradiated soil; so do grasshoppers.

S05E18 The Atomic Brain 1993-12-04

A mad doctor makes two zombies and a cat woman.

A 20th-century professor and his sidekicks fight a high priest on a desert planet.

Federal agent and pal track uranium-ore hijackers with radar.

Santa and Merlin save kids from the devil.

Teens eat boy genius's food, grow big and bad.

Village of the Giants — Season 5, Episode 23 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-01-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

An astronaut takes international scientists to the moon, where they have a chilly reception.

A promiscuous teen is framed for murder and then sent to a Catholic reform school in Girls Town (1959). Mike explains the honor system to the Bots and Tom "scats" until Mike and Crow can't take it anymore.

Invasion USA — Season 6, Episode 2 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-07-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Dead Talk Back — Season 6, Episode 3 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-07-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Zombie Nightmare — Season 6, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-11-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Colossus and the Headhunters — Season 6, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-08-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S06E06 The Creeping Terror 1994-09-17

A slow hairy monster from outer space absorbs people in Lake Tahoe, Nevada

A demented doctor hunts teenagers with a bow and arrow.

Code Name: Diamond Head — Season 6, Episode 8 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-10-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The villains of Deep 13 force Mike and the 'bots to watch Why Study Industrial Arts? (1956) and The Skydivers (1963) after challenging them to a swing choir contest.

The Violent Years — Season 6, Episode 10 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-10-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A cowboy winds up in the middle of a turf war between a rancher and his neighbors in Last of the Wild Horses (1948). An invention from the Mads goes awry and creates mirror versions of everyone on the SOL. The crew must battle the mirror versions of themselves while trying to withstand the movie.

An Air Force major trains a pilot how to fly F-104 Starfighter.

The Sinister Urge — Season 6, Episode 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-11-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

San Francisco International — Season 6, Episode 14 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-11-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Kitten with a Whip — Season 6, Episode 15 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-11-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S06E16 Racket Girls 1994-11-26

Racket Girls — Season 6, Episode 16 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-11-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Sword and the Dragon — Season 6, Episode 17 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1994-12-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The crew are forced to watch a old movie about a high school guy who is used by a temptress, then gets frustrated and hatches a plan to steal a million dollars while dealing with his drunken father. Dr. Forester has dinosaur problems.

Mike and the 'bots take on Coleman Francis' mise-en-scène epic, Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966). (aka Red Zone Cuba). A true tour-de-force of ineptitude, combining two vagrant day-labourers, an escaped convict (Francis), Cuba, uranium, and frogs legs. Also getting riffed is Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (1949).

Danger!! Death Ray — Season 6, Episode 20 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1995-01-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Beast of Yucca Flats — Season 6, Episode 21 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1995-01-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Angels' Revenge — Season 6, Episode 22 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1995-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Tom Servo shows off the crown jewel of his insect collection; The Mads try running a bed and breakfast; The crew of the Sattelite of Love are forced to watch a short by Union Pacific, 'The Days Of Our Years' before the main torturous event. Then they are forced to watch a B movie about a scientist doctor who breaks a criminal out of prison to use him for his invisibility experiments.

S06E24 Samson vs. The Vampire Women 1995-03-25

Our friends on the Satellite of Love are forced to watch 'Samson Vs. The Vampire Women'. The Silver masked Mexican wrestler goes up against a coven of Vampires and refuses to submit. The gang are tormented by and torment us with bad puns, gags and more.

This weeks movie presentation that Mike is forced to watch starts out with the crew riffing a short called 'Once Upon A Honeymoon', they then advance to a movie by King Of The B's, Roger Corman that involves a crashed rocketship and something that has returned with it. With the help of a lot of people that seem to be named Steve, the cast of the movie seems to figure out whats happening and save the day. We are given Doctor Foresters full name when his mother visits him.

S07E02 The Brute Man 1996-02-10

The Satellite of Love crew riffs a 1946 movie starring Rondo Hattan, a man who needed no makeup to scare. A blind piano teacher befriends a acid-scarred killer. Before the feature film this week, the crew riff's a short agricultural film about raising chickens for public use.

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell — Season 7, Episode 3 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1996-02-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Incredible Melting Man — Season 7, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1996-02-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Escape 2000 — Season 7, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1996-03-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Laserblast — Season 7, Episode 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1996-05-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E01 Revenge of the Creature 1997-02-01

Mike Nelson, Crow, and Tom Servo riff the classic horror movie 'Revenge of the Creature' in their hilarious style. They meet Doctor Forester's mother, Pearl, who has become the Lawgiver of Professor Bobo and the crew of the Satellite of Love are forced to keep watching movies just as they thought they had escaped from their fate.

S08E02 The Leech Woman 1997-02-08

Deep in the heart of the jungle lives a tribe that holds the secret to youth. A doctor, his wife and her lawyer set out on an expedition to discover this incredible secret after an old tribal woman visits his office. Meanwhile, Crow sets his nanobots to work repairing the satellite and Professor Bobo and his friends start to question if Pearl is really the Lawgiver.

S08E03 The Mole People 1997-02-15

Mike Nelson and his robot buddies on the Satellite of Love are forced to watch a 1950's movie 'The Mole People'. The Mole People are discovered to live deep underground in a mountainous region of Asia when a professor leads an expedition in an attempt to discover an ancient civilization high on a mountain top. Professor Bobo and his fellow apes celebrate Lawgiver Day.

S08E04 The Deadly Mantis 1997-02-22

The Deadly Mantis — Season 8, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-02-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E05 The Thing That Couldn't Die 1997-03-01

The Thing That Couldn't Die — Season 8, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-03-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E06 The Undead 1997-03-08

The Undead — Season 8, Episode 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-03-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E07 Terror from the Year 5000 1997-03-15

This week Mike Nelson, Crow and Tom Servo are forced to watch a movie where a professor has built a machine that is able to bring objects back from a future time. Tom Servo decides that it is very important to comfort rate everything on the Satellite. The Observers decide they have had enough of the Lawgiver and they force Pearl to fight Professor Bobo to the death.

The Observers decide that dissecting Professor Bobo's brain might bring them some knowledge. Crow, Tom Servo and Mike Nelson are forced to watch 'The She Creature' a movie about a mad doctor who hypnotizes his patient into regressing back to primitive times. Meanwhile, Pearl and Professor Bobo escape from their captivity and take the Observer they call Brain Guy with them. Crow invents a Dr. Carlos Lombardi action figure and tries it out on Mike.

S08E09 I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1997-04-19

Michael Landon is the star of the movie that is riffed by our favorite Satellite of Love crew this week. A teenager who starts turning into a werewolf because of an experiment. Meanwhile, Pearl shows Brain Guy and Professor Bobo how to camp.

S08E10 The Giant Spider Invasion 1997-05-31

The Giant Spider Invasion — Season 8, Episode 10 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-05-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Parts: The Clonus Horror — Season 8, Episode 11 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-06-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E12 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? 1997-06-14

Pearl takes a couple runaway children home while Professor Bobo forgets how to send Mike and the Bot's the terrible movie for the week, however, with help, they end up being forced to watch a movie about people being hypnotized into zombies at an amusement park. Mike and the gang meet a female nanobot, Crow and Tom Servo build a roller coaster.

Jack Frost — Season 8, Episode 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-07-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Riding with Death — Season 8, Episode 14 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-07-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Agent for H.A.R.M. — Season 8, Episode 15 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-08-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Prince of Space — Season 8, Episode 16 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-08-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E17 The Horror of Party Beach 1997-09-06

Crow becomes transcendent, Pearl and Brain Guy pose as Roman gods and force the guys on the Satellite of Love to watch a bad movie that is a cross between Beach Blanket Bingo and Creature from the Black Lagoon but with much more badly made creatures.

Devil Doll — Season 8, Episode 18 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-10-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S08E19 Invasion of the Neptune Men 1997-10-11

The Satellite of Love crew is forced to watch a Japanese film about a Alien superhero who saves the Earth from space invaders with the help of some children.

Space Mutiny — Season 8, Episode 20 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-11-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Time Chasers — Season 8, Episode 21 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank — Season 8, Episode 22 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1997-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Projected Man — Season 9, Episode 1 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-03-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Phantom Planet — Season 9, Episode 2 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-03-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Pumaman — Season 9, Episode 3 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-04-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Werewolf — Season 9, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-04-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Deadly Bees — Season 9, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Space Children — Season 9, Episode 6 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-06-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Hobgoblins — Season 9, Episode 7 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-06-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Touch of Satan — Season 9, Episode 8 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-07-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Gorgo — Season 9, Episode 9 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-07-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Final Sacrifice — Season 9, Episode 10 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Devil Fish — Season 9, Episode 11 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-08-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Screaming Skull — Season 9, Episode 12 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-08-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Quest of the Delta Knights — Season 9, Episode 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1998-09-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Soultaker — Season 10, Episode 1 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-04-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Mike and his misfit robots are forced by Pearl to watch a bad movie about bikers, nightclub dancers and crooks dealing in narcotics. They keep looking at the start of the movie for the story but have trouble finding it.

In the 1996 movie, Ernest Borgnine plays a grandfather telling his grandson two tales of Merlin's shop of mystical wonders. Merlin has come from the past to open a shop in the present and teach people about the wonders of magic. When he loses his artifacts, two tales of so-called horror ensue, one of which is a reedit of the movie The Devil's Gift, which may have been a ripoff of Stephen King's short story "The Monkey".

Future War — Season 10, Episode 4 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-04-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Blood Waters of Dr. Z — Season 10, Episode 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S10E06 Boggy Creek II 1999-05-09

The guys are forced to watch Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues by Pear and her cohorts. Meanwhile, Crow and Servo act out in weird ways during their breaks from Riffing the movie. As the swamp mayhem continues the guys seem to be close to the end.

The Satellite Of Love crew riffs a bad movie where a young couple out in the desert runs into a moon meteorite of an unknown element and the man starts turning into a beast during the phases of the moon. Mike's robots stalk him while he sleeps,

Final Justice — Season 10, Episode 8 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-06-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Hamlet — Season 10, Episode 9 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-06-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

It Lives by Night — Season 10, Episode 10 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-07-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Horrors of Spider Island — Season 10, Episode 11 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-07-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Squirm — Season 10, Episode 12 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-08-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Danger: Diabolik — Season 10, Episode 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Aired 1999-08-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S11E01 Reptilicus 2017-04-14

In Reptilicus. Copenhagen is terrorized by a prehistoric beast that has regenerated itself from a recently discovered tail segment. In the host segments, Gizmonic's crack space pilot Jonah Heston is lured to Moon Base 13 where he is the subject in a series of experiments created by Kinga Forrester to break his spirit by showing him cheesy movies. Only by riffing on the bad movies with the help of his new robot friends Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot can Jonah keep his sanity.

S11E02 Cry Wilderness 2017-04-14

Jonah and the bots take on Cry Wilderness, a creepy story of a boy and his Bigfoot. Meanwhile, Kinga gets a visit from her grandmother and her friends.

S11E03 The Time Travelers 2017-04-14

Joel and the bots take their shots at The Time Travelers, a 1960s movie about three hapless scientists and their even more hapless assistant, who go through a time portal and find themselves a hundred years in the future with the last of the human race.

S11E04 Avalanche 2017-04-14

A ski resort developer played by Rock Hudson tampers in God's domain and the result is a killer avalanche. Meanwhile, Tom and Servo rehearse Mad Bots, and Gypsy gives a one-robot performance, while Kinga sorta/kinda meets with her long-distance soulmate.

S11E05 The Beast of Hollow Mountain 2017-04-14

Jonah and the bots take on The Beast of Hollow Mountain, a long slow cowboy-dinosaur movie that seems more interested in cowboy rope opera than the title monster. The latter doesn't show up until an hour into the movie.

S11E06 Starcrash 2017-04-14

The Mads present the 1978 Italian Star Wars knockoff Starcrash, with Caroline Monroe, Marjoe Gortner, Christopher Plummer, and David Hasselhoff embarrassing themselves for life.

S11E07 The Land That Time Forgot 2017-04-14

"Hi, I'm Doug McClure. You've probably seen me in a stink bomb like The Land That Time Forgot, featuring frozen pterodactyls, rubber dinosaurs, dingy cavemen, and countless scenes of periscopes going up and down."

S11E08 The Loves of Hercules 2017-04-14

Jonah and the bots are forced to endure The Loves of Hercules, which features real-life husband-and-wife Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay as six of the biggest boobs in ancient Greece.

S11E09 Yongary: Monster from the Deep 2017-04-14

The Mads try to raise a furor over Hitler-brand coffee. They fail. Then it's on with the movie, Yongary, a Korean ripoff of Godzilla that turns surprisingly dark in the last few minutes.

S11E10 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2017-04-14

In the first of two movies, a wizard boy dressed in mauve goes on a series of pointless quests with a doughy swordman and a white shag-rug companion.

S11E11 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II 2017-04-14

It's Jonah and the bots vs. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II, a "sequel" to the previous movie that has nothing to do with it. Meanwhile, Kinga gets an idea to seize control of the TV industry and start a family.

S11E12 Carnival Magic 2017-04-14

After Kinga tells Jonah that he's going to marry her for ratings--or lose his oxygen supply--she springs the experiment on him: Carnival Magic, a movie about a depressed carnival chimp that (barely) talks and his hypnotic magician owner.

S11E13 The Christmas That Almost Wasn't 2017-04-14

Prepare to overdose on whimsy as a depressed Santa and a suspiciously high-spirited lawyer join forces to thwart the evil Prune who has bought the North Pole and plans to make sure that it's The Christmas That Almost Wasn't.

S11E14 At the Earth's Core 2017-04-14

Jonah prepares for his wedding day with Kinga, but first she shows him and the bots At the Earth's Core, complete with a side of big, beefy Doug McClure.

S12E01 Experiment 1201: Mac and Me 2018-11-22

Kinga decides to save time and money breaking Jonah's spirit by running a "gauntlet" of bad movies: six movies in a row. She starts with Mac and Me, a very bad ripoff of E.T.

S12E02 Experiment 1202: Atlantic Rim 2018-11-22

Jonah and the bots are forced to watch Graham Greene humiliate himself with a cast of dozens in a rip-off of Pacific Rim.

S12E03 Experiment 1203: Lords of the Deep 2018-11-22

Kinga forces Jonah and the bots to watch Lords of the Deep: a 80s' Roger Corman cash-in on underwater horror and s.f. movies of the era. There are no Lords, and it's not very deep.

S12E04 Experiment 1204: The Day Time Ended 2018-11-22

Jonah and the bots enter the first third of the second half of the Gauntlet and must withstand The Day Time Ended, a weird little movie fearing Jim Davis in his last appearance before his death as a character dealing with a parade of s.f. phenomena.

S12E05 Experiment 1205: Killer Fish 2018-11-22

It's the 70s, which means that it's time for a heist movie with Lee Majors, fresh off his triumph on The Six Million Dollar Man, as a jewel thief trying to recover a stolen fortune from a lake filled with piranhas with a taste for ham.

S12E06 Experiment 1206: Ator 2018-11-22

After Jonah and the bots are forced to endure Ator: The Fighting Eagle, they make one last attempt to escape to Earth.

S13E01 Santo in The Treasure of Dracula 2022-03-04

SEASON 13 BEGINS, as Jonah and his crew endure their newest experiment: "Santo in the Treasure of Dracula" (1969). Outside the theater, Kinga and Max unveil their newest diabolical plan for world domination... the Kingadome!

S13E02 Robot Wars 2022-04-01

Jonah and his crew find themselves caught in the middle of "Robot Wars," a 1993 sci-fi featuring Barbara Crampton and endless stop-motion robot battles.

S13E03 Beyond Atlantis 2022-04-29

In the theater, the crew watches as a team of jewel thieves discover a mysterious island and the bug-eyed civilization living there, in "Beyond Atlantis" (1973). Meanwhile, a new test subject is trapped in the Simulator of Love with an animatronic Tom and Crow.

S13E04 Munchie 2022-05-27

A bullied boy meets a magical creature who wants to help but only manages to make things worse. Dom DeLouise lends his voice to the nightmare namesake at the center of this "family comedy".  After the episode, join up for a live, post-Munchie support group with Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Rebecca Hanson, and Deanna Rooney.

S13E05 Doctor Mordrid 2022-06-10

In the theater, the crew watches as as the magical DOCTOR MORDRID (1992) defends the Earth from the forces of evil. Meanwhile, on the moon, Dr. Kabahl has a new idea to increase the show's viewership.

S13E06 Demon Squad 2022-06-24

Joel Robinson makes his long-anticipated return to host MST3K with this movie about a paranormal investigator scrambling to keep an artefact of unthinkable power from falling into the wrong hands. Prepare yourself for ... Demon Squad. After the movie, join us LIVE for a post-show discussion with Joel Hodgeson, J Elvis Weinstein, and special guests Demon Squad director, Thomas Smith and screenwriter/star Erin Lilly Smith.

S13E07 Gamera vs. Jiger 2022-07-22

In the theater, Jonah's crew watches as the excavation of an ancient statue awakens the centuries-old Jiger and only Gamera can save the day in GAMERA VS JIGER (1970). Meanwhile, on the moon, Pearl tries to convince Kinga to take a little vacation. Plus, stick around after the show for a LIVE DISCUSSION  featuring a few of the writers on this episode, as well as host and writers' room lead Jonah Ray.

S13E08 The Batwoman 2022-08-19

A wealthy socialite/professional wrestler dons a vaguely batlike (and definitely unlicensed) costume to confront a mad scientist building an army of killer fish men. Then stick around after the show for a live discussion featuring the newest crew to grace the SOL on MST3K.

S13E09 The Million Eyes of Sumuru 2022-09-02

In this week's premiere, a beautiful supervillain leads her all-lady army to world domination with liberal doses of intrigue and murder. Plus, stick around after the show for a LIVE DISCUSSION featuring writers and cast from the episode.

S13E10 HG Wells' The Shape of Things to Come 2022-09-30

In this week's episode, post-apocalyptic space colonists fight a villain bent on destroying their home, featuring the imposing Jack Palance! Join Emily and the bots as they suffer through episode 1310: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.

S13E11 The Mask 3D 2022-10-28

Join us for the LIVESTREAM PREMIERE of MST3K's first ever Halloween special AND first-ever 3D riff! Grab your Kingavision 3D glasses and prepare yourself to face... THE MASK, in 3D! Then, stick around for a live post-show Halloween hangout with our cast, and we'll reveal the winners of the first-ever MST3K HALLOWEEN COSPLAY CONTEST!

S13E12 The Bubble 2022-11-11

JOEL ROBINSON RETURNS! Again! This time, Joel and the bots watch as an innocent couple wanders into an eerie town trapped under a clear dome, whose residents seem drugged or otherwise incapacitated. You'll wish you were incapacitated too! Then, hang out after the premiere for a live post-show discussion with our cast, as we debate the worst movie ever to appear on MST3K. (You'll understand why.)

S13E13 The Christmas Dragon 2022-12-16

This momentous holiday extravaganza features our first-ever triple riff spectacular, in which hosts Joel, Jonah, and Emily all share riffing duties! Join our heroes for a vaguely medieval tale about a pack of precocious orphans hoping to save a dying Father Christmas in The Christmas Dragon! After the premiere, stick around for a post-show discussion with the entire cast of season 13 (almost!), led by producer Matt McGinnis.