Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Crawling Hand
Season 1, Episode 6 · Aired 1989-12-26
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) on KTMA/Comedy Central/Sci-Fi.
Silhouette riffing on bad movies — thrift-store cinema as religion.
Key cast
- Joel Hodgson as Joel Robinson
- Mike Nelson as Mike Nelson
- Trace Beaulieu as Crow T. Robot / Dr. Forrester
- Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo