Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Bubble
TV Flash files “The Bubble” as hour 208 of 209 in the TV Flash guide — Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) on KTMA/Comedy Central/Sci-Fi, season 13, episode 12, aired 2022-11-11, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E12: listed hour 208 of 209 in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guide, hour 12 of 13 in season 13. It aired 2022-11-11 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “The Mask 3D” (S13E11). Next is “The Christmas Dragon” (S13E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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.)
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Bubble sit in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 guide?
S13E12 is listed hour 208 of 209 — hour 12 of 13 in season 13, season 13 episode 12.
When did Mystery Science Theater 3000 S13E12 air?
The Bubble aired 2022-11-11 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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