Mystery Science Theater 3000
Crash of The Moons
TV Flash files “Crash of The Moons” as hour 67 of 209 in the TV Flash guide — Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) on KTMA/Comedy Central/Sci-Fi, season 4, episode 17, aired 1992-11-28, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E17: listed hour 67 of 209 in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guide, hour 17 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1992-11-28 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Fire Maidens of Outer Space” (S04E16). Next is “Attack of the Eye Creatures” (S04E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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'.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Crash of The Moons sit in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guide?
S04E17 is listed hour 67 of 209 — hour 17 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 17.
When did Mystery Science Theater 3000 S04E17 air?
Crash of The Moons aired 1992-11-28 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Joel or Mike seasons?
Joel Hodgson created it and hosted early; Mike Nelson took over later. Both riff from the front row — pick a host, the robots stay the religion.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Silhouettes in the front row, heckling a bad movie until it becomes a friendship. The comedy grammar of riffing as love: robots, host segments, and thrift-store cinema treated like scripture. Patient, silly, and oddly tender about junk — the show recap culture still copies. If you have ever talked back at a screen, this is your church.
Flash: silhouettes in the front row, heckling a bad movie until it becomes a friendship, thrift-store cinema treated like scripture. Joel Hodgson created *MST3K* locally in 1988; national fame arrived in the 1990s on Comedy Central, later Sci-Fi Channel years. A human and two robots watch terrible films and joke over them from a theater's front row. **Heckling as love** — the comedy grammar recap culture still copies. If you have ever talked back at a screen, this is your church.
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