MST3K Library
Season 1[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | |
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101 | The Crawling Eye (The Trollenberg Terror) (1958, B&W, DCA, UK) |
11-28-1989 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVII | |
A man discovers that an extraterrestrial force is killing mountain climbers in a small village. | ||||
102 | The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (La momia azteca contra el robot humano) (1959, B&W, K. Gordon Murray, Mexico) |
12-5-1989 | MST3K Collection, Volume XV | |
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 1: "Moon Rocket") Scientists search for the ancient breastplate of a mummy, culimnating in a mad scientist's attempt to fight the creature through the construction of a robot. The short introduces "Commando Cody", a scientist who dons a helmet and jet pack to thwart the evil plans of Moon Men and their criminal associates. | yes | |||
103 | The Mad Monster (1942, B&W, PRC) |
12-12-1989 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIV | |
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 2: "Molten Terror") A mad scientist turns a man into a werewolf in an attempt to silence his critics. In the short, Commando Cody attempts to escape moon-dwelling aliens while in the possession of an atomic weapon. | ||||
104 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966, Color, Realart) |
2-20-1990 | MST3K Collection, Volume 9 | |
An attempt is made to recover the crew of a spaceship that has crash-landed on an unknown planet.
According to Kevin Murphy in The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, Comedy Central could not come up for a movie in time to shoot episode 104, so the crew skipped to 105 instead. He confirmed that despite this episode being filmed last, the crew decided not to change the production numbers around. | ||||
105 | The Corpse Vanishes (1942, B&W, Monogram) |
12-19-1989 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVI | |
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 3: "Bridge of Death") A reporter attempts to expose a botanist who kidnaps women in a plan to keep his wife healthy and youthful. In the short, Commando Cody pursues gangsters after returning to Earth. | ||||
106 | The Crawling Hand (1963, B&W, AIP) |
12-26-1989 | Standalone VHS, VHS boxset, Stadalone DVD | |
A teenager becomes possessed by a sentient, disembodied arm of an irradiated astronaut. | ||||
107 | Robot Monster (1953, B&W [3-D], Astor) |
1-2-1990 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIX | |
(Shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 4: "Flight to Destruction"; Part 5: "Murder Car") After destroying all civilization on Earth, an alien attempts to wipe out the planet's last survivors. In the shorts, Commando Cody's assistant is kidnapped, leading to the pursuit of gangsters working for aliens from the Moon. | ||||
108 | The Slime People (1964, B&W, Hansen Enterprises) |
1-9-1990 | None | |
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 6: "Hills of Death") A race of mollusk-like creatures attack Los Angeles, and a group of survivors attempts to escape the area. In the short, Commando Cody pursues gangsters that have caused flooding through the use of an atomic bomb. | ||||
109 | Project Moonbase (1953, B&W, Lippert) |
1990-01-16 | MST3K Collection, Volume XX | |
(Shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 7: "Camouflaged Destruction"; Part 8: "The Enemy Planet") In a futuristic version 1970, a group of astronauts are infiltrated by a spy, who inadvertently causes the team to become stranded on the Moon. In the shorts, Commando Cody fights gangsters who have acquired another atomic ray, and eventually returns to the moon in an attempt to sabotage moon-dwelling enemies. | ||||
110 | Robot Holocaust (1986, Color, Tycill Entertainment/MGM) |
1-23-1990 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXV | |
(Short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 9: "Battle in the Stratosphere") In the future, a group of renegades fight to free mankind by battling the Dark One, the Room of Questions, the Vault of Beasts, and other menacing creations.
The short is interrupted in mid-episode, with the Mads claiming technical difficulties. | ||||
111 | Moon Zero Two (1969, Color, Hammer/Warner, UK) |
1-30-1990 | None | |
On a colonized moon, a disaffected astronaut-turned-cargo hauler hooks up with a woman who has come looking for her brother, a miner working a distant patch of moonscape. | ||||
112 | Untamed Youth (1957, B&W, Warner) |
2-6-1990 | None | |
Two hitchhiking sisters (one played by Mamie Van Doren) are sentenced to 30 days labor at a cotton farm run by the corrupt county government. | ||||
113 | The Black Scorpion (1957, B&W, Warner) |
1990-02-13 | None | |
Giant black scorpions emerge after a Mexican volcano eruption and go on a rampage. |
Season 2[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
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201 | Rocketship X-M (1950, B&W, Lippert) |
1990-09-22 | None | ||
A rocketship is accidentally diverted from the Moon to Mars, where the crew finds the ruins of a Martian civilization and a band of rogue survivors. Starring Lloyd Bridges
New sets and new intro theme visuals. First appearance of Frank Conniff as TV's Frank. First appearance of Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo. First guest appearance by new head writer Michael J. Nelson, here playing Valeria from Robot Holocaust. | |||||
202 | The Sidehackers (Five the Hard Way) (1969, Color, Crown International) |
1990-09-29 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 3 | ||
Two motorcycle racers meet at a competition and become the victims of manipulation by a girlfriend who wants to change partners.
The original film featured a flashback involving a character being raped prior to her death. This reportedly shocked the writers, who had not watched the entire film before production on the episode had begun. In the episode, neither this nor any shots of the character's body were shown. Crow covers up for the resulting plot gap by mentioning afterward that the character is dead.<ref>The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, pg 21 (1996).</ref> | |||||
203 | Jungle Goddess (1948, B&W, Lippert) |
1990-10-06 | None | ||
(Short: The Phantom Creeps, Chapter 1: "The Menacing Power") Two pilots set out to find a woman lost in remote Africa to gain a reward. They find her being worshiped by a native tribe. The short is the first of several episodes of the 1939 serial The Phantom Creeps, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist bent on world domination. | |||||
204 | Catalina Caper (1967, Color, Crown International) |
1990-10-13 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 1 | ||
Two college boys enjoy Catalina Island sunshine, scuba diving, and beach "bunnies", while another boy's con-artist parents scheme to sell a stolen scroll. Beach Party-style entertainment, starring Tommy Kirk and featuring Lyle Waggoner. Singers Little Richard, The Cascades, and Carol Connors provide musical diversions. | |||||
205 | Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1961, B&W, Exploit Films) |
1990-10-27 | None | ||
(Short: The Phantom Creeps, Chapter 2: "Death Stalks the Highway") The U.S. sends spies to the Soviet Union to discover imminent missile-attack plans, while trying to play catch-up with its own missile program.
For this and the next episode, Servo has been given a "haircut": His normally round gumball dispenser head has been replaced by a clear cylinder. This was the first episode to feature a "stinger" (an amusing moment from the film) following the closing credits. | |||||
206 | Ring of Terror (1962, B&W, Ashcroft) |
1990-11-03 | MST3K Collection, Volume 11 | ||
(Short: The Phantom Creeps, Part 3: "Crashing Timbers") A seemingly fearless college kid must steal a ring from a dead man to join a fraternity.
The short follows the movie, rather than preceding it as was normally done on the series. This was also the last installment of The Phantom Creeps shown. | |||||
207 | Wild Rebels (1967, Color, Crown International) |
1990-11-17 | MST3K Collection, Volume 9 | ||
A retired race car driver, talked into going undercover by the police, joins a biker gang and must serve as the getaway car driver. | |||||
208 | Lost Continent (1951, B&W, Lippert) |
1990-11-24 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVIII | ||
An American military/science team searches for a downed rocket in a dinosaur-infested jungle at the top of a remote mountain. Starring Cesar Romero and Hugh Beaumont. | yes | ||||
209 | The Hellcats (1968, Color, Crown International) |
1990-12-08 | Standalone VHS, DVD | ||
After a cop is killed by a drug boss, his fiancée and brother join a drug-running woman-led biker gang to uncover the boss's operation and get justice. | |||||
210 | King Dinosaur (1955, B&W, Lippert) |
1990-12-22 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIII | ||
(Short: X Marks the Spot) Two carefully chosen scientist couples investigate a mysterious new planet and are menaced by dinosaurs. The short reviews the vehicular misdeeds of an accident victim in Heaven's courtroom, New Jersey branch. | |||||
211 | First Spaceship on Venus (Der Schweigende Stern) (1960, Color, DEFA (GDR) /Iluzjon Filmunit, East Germany/Poland) |
1990-12-29 | MST3K 20th Anniversary Edition | ||
A multinational team of astronauts heads to Venus, but finds a world destroyed by nuclear war. | |||||
212 | Godzilla vs. Megalon (Gojira tai Megaro) (1973, Color, Toho/Cinema Shares, Japan) |
1991-01-19 | MST3K Collection, Volume 10 | ||
Mutant dinosaur Godzilla and size-changing robot Jet Jaguar battle Seatopian god Megalon and alien cyborg Gigan, bent on razing the planet for the underground civilization of Seatopia. | |||||
213 | Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (Gojira-Ebira-Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō) (1966, Color, AIP-TV/Toho-Continental, Japan) |
1991-02-02 | None | ||
Godzilla and giant moth Mothra battle giant crustacean Ebirah. | yes |
Season 3[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
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301 | Cave Dwellers (The Blade Master) (1984, Color, Metaxa Film/New Line Cinema/Royal Film Traders, Italy/USA) |
1991-06-01 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 2 | ||
Hero Ator (Miles O'Keeffe) helps a warrior woman rescue her father from an evil overlord. | |||||
302 | Gamera (1965, B&W, Daiei, Japan) (Daikaijū Gamera) |
1991-06-08 | MST3K vs. Gamera Volume XXI | ||
A military plane crashes in the Arctic, awakening giant turtle Gamera. It attacks Japan, yet seemingly befriends a young boy. | |||||
303 | Pod People (Los nuevos extraterrestres) (1983, Color) |
1991-06-15 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 2 | ||
A child adopts a large egg which hatches into a mischievous alien, while a group of pop musicians on a wilderness vacation runs into trouble. | |||||
304 | Gamera vs. Barugon (Daikaijū Kessen: Gamera tai Barugon) (1966, Daiei/AIP-TV, Japan) |
1991-06-22 | MST3K vs. Gamera Volume XXI | ||
A group of men collude to steal a giant jewel from an Asian jungle. The jewel is actually an egg, which hatches into mutant lizard Barugon, who battles Gamera.
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305 | Stranded in Space (The Stranger) (1973, Color (TV) (NBC), Bing Crosby Productions) |
1991-06-29 | None | ||
A sci-fi TV pilot, about an astronaut who winds up on a totalitarian Earth look-alike and tries to return home. | |||||
306 | Time of the Apes (Japan release 1974; USA release 1987; Color, Tsuburaya Productions, Japan) |
1991-07-06 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXII | ||
A woman and two children take refuge in cryogenic capsules, only to awake as fugitives in a world populated by apes. | |||||
307 | Daddy-O (1959, B&W, Imperial AIP) |
1991-07-13 | None | ||
(Short: Alphabet Antics) A drag-racing crooner (Dick Contino) investigates his friend's death and becomes a courier for drug dealers. The educational short takes viewers on a rhyming tour of the English alphabet. | |||||
308 | Gamera vs. Gaos (Gamera tai Gyaosu) (1967, Daiei/AIP-TV, Japan) |
1991-07-20 | MST3K vs. Gamera Volume XXI | ||
Gamera fights the pterodactyl-like Gaos. | yes | ||||
309 | The Amazing Colossal Man (1957, B&W, AIP) |
1991-07-27 | Standalone VHS | ||
A military officer is accidentally exposed to an atomic blast, turning him into a giant. | |||||
310 | Fugitive Alien<ref>Template:Imdb title</ref> (Star Wolf) (Japan TV-series 1978; USA film 1986, Color, Sandy Frank/Tsuburaya, Japan) |
1991-08-17 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIV | ||
Movie constructed from two episodes of a Japanese television show. An alien marauder named Ken becomes a fugitive from his planet Valnar's Star, then joins the Earth spaceship Bacchus 3 to fight against his former masters. | |||||
311 | It Conquered the World (1956, B&W, AIP) |
1991-08-24 | None | ||
(Short: Snow Thrills) With the help of a naive scientist (Lee Van Cleef), an alien from Venus invades Earth and attempts to turn humans into emotionless servants. With Peter Graves and Beverly Garland. The short is a newsreel featuring a wide variety of winter sports. | |||||
312 | Gamera vs. Guiron (Gamera tai Daikaijū Giron) (1969, Daiei/AIP-TV, Japan) |
1991-09-07 | MST3K vs. Gamera Volume XXI | ||
Female brain-eating aliens abduct two boys from Japan. Gamera attempts to rescue them, but must fight the cyborg monster Guiron. | |||||
313 | Earth vs the Spider (1958, B&W, AIP) |
1991-09-14 | None | ||
(Short: Speech: Using Your Voice) Teenagers discover a giant spider, which rampages through a small town. The short demonstrates the do's and don'ts of public speaking. | |||||
314 | Mighty Jack (1968, prod. 1987, Japan) |
1991-09-28 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXII | ||
A world-protecting organization and their flying submarine – both called "Mighty Jack" – fight the terrorist organization "Q". Movie constructed from the first and last episodes of a Japanese TV show. | |||||
315 | Teenage Cave Man (1958, B&W, AIP) |
1991-11-09 | None | ||
(Shorts: Aquatic Wizards, Catching Trouble) In a prehistoric world, a teenager (Robert Vaughn) rails against the seemingly arbitrary laws of his caveman tribe to explore the forbidden world around him. Aquatic Wizards is a newsreel about water-skiing acrobatics. Catching Trouble (1936) features trapper Ross Allen demonstrating his prowess at catching animals in the Florida Everglades. | |||||
316 | Gamera vs. Zigra (Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura) (1971, Color, Daiei, Japan) |
1991-10-19 | MST3K vs. Gamera Volume XXI | ||
Gamera fights shark-like alien Zigra, who, with the help of a woman under his control, attempts to take over Earth from its polluting inhabitants. | |||||
317 | Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent) (1957, B&W, AIP) |
1991-10-26 | None | ||
(Short: The Home Economics Story) Vikings' wives set sail to rescue their husbands, who are being held hostage by Grimolt warriors. In the 1951 short, four young women learn the value of home economics degrees. | |||||
318 | Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (Star Wolf) (Japan TV-series 1978; USA film 1986, Color, Sandy Frank/Tsuburaya Productions, Japan) |
1991-11-16 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIV | ||
Sequel to Fugitive Alien. In this installment, Ken and the Bacchus 3 crew are ordered to destroy an alien superweapon, then move on to attack Valnar's Star itself. | |||||
319 | War of the Colossal Beast (1958, B&W and Color, AIP) |
1991-11-30 | None | ||
(Short: Mr. B Natural) In the sequel to The Amazing Colossal Man, Glenn Manning is found ravaging Mexico, looking for food. He is then captured and brought back to the United States. The short is about a magical pixie who urges an adolescent boy to take up a musical instrument. | |||||
320 | The Unearthly (1957, Republic, B&W) |
1991-12-14 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 3, Standalone DVD | ||
(Shorts: Posture Pals, Appreciating Our Parents) A surgeon (John Carradine) performs medical experiments on his patients at a remote sanitarium. With Tor Johnson. In Posture Pals, a foursome of elementary school kids improve their posture. In Appreciating Our Parents, a young boy learns to value his parents. | |||||
321 | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964, Color, Embassy) |
1991-12-21 | The Essentials | ||
Martians abduct Santa Claus and two human children in hopes of bringing Christmas to their planet. | |||||
322 | Master Ninja I (The Master: "Max" and "Out-of-Time Step") (1984, Color (TV), Film Ventures International) |
1992-01-11 | MST3K Collection, Volume XX | ||
TV show The Master cut together into a series of movies. An American ninja (Lee Van Cleef) searches for his long-lost daughter with the help of a sidekick (Tim Van Patten). In this installment, they defend an airport owner from businessmen and a corrupt sheriff, then defend a nightclub owner from thugs. | |||||
323 | The Castle of Fu Manchu (Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu) (1968, International Cinema, Germany/Spain/Italy/UK) |
1992-01-18 | MST3K, Vol XXIII | ||
The evil Doctor Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) threatens to freeze the Earth's oceans, and abducts a talented scientist with heart problems. | yes | ||||
324 | Master Ninja II (The Master: "State of the Union" and "Hostages") (1984, Color (TV), Film Ventures International) |
1992-01-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume XX | ||
Continuation of Master Ninja I. In this installment, the protagonists help a tuna cannery union organizer, then save a Senator's daughter from terrorists. |
Season 4[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
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401 | Space Travelers (Marooned) (1969, Color, Columbia, Repackaged) |
1992-06-06 | None | ||
Various obstacles hamper attempts to rescue three NASA astronauts trapped aboard a crippled space capsule. This, the only film ever featured on MST3K to win an Academy Award, features big names like Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, and David Janssen, and also counted Frank Capra, Jr. as an associate producer. | |||||
402 | The Giant Gila Monster (1959, B&W, McLendon Radio Pictures) |
1992-06-13 | MST3K Collection, Volume 10.2, Standalone DVD | ||
A 30-foot killer lizard is loose in the woods near a bumbling town full of teens. Produced by Ken Curtis. | |||||
403 | City Limits (1985, Color, Showtime) |
1992-06-20 | None | ||
In a dystopian future, a teen rides his motorcycle into an abandoned city and gets involved in a gang dispute that centers on taking the city back from an evil corporation. With Rae Dawn Chong, Kim Cattrall, and James Earl Jones, in a minor role. | |||||
404 | Teenagers from Outer Space (1959, B&W, Warner) |
1992-06-27 | MST3K Collection, Volume 6 | ||
A group of aliens land on Earth and decide to use the planet as a farm for their livestock. One of the aliens rebels and flees to a small town, where he is pursued by another alien who kills anyone in his path. | |||||
405 | Being from Another Planet (Time Walker) (1982, Color, New World) |
1992-07-04 | None | ||
In California, a mummy found in King Tut's tomb is X-rayed by a university team. The radiation awakens the mummy. It escapes that night and creeps around campus for the next couple of days looking for five missing crystals that were pilfered by a student. Starring Ben Murphy. | |||||
406 | Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, B&W, AIP) |
1992-07-18 | MST3K Collection, Volume 6 | ||
(Short: Undersea Kingdom, Part 1: "Beneath the Ocean Floor") Folks begin vanishing near a Florida swamp, and a game warden discovers the culprits are mutant leeches. The short is the first segment of a 1936 movie serial about a group of Navy men who discover Atlantis. | |||||
407 | The Killer Shrews (1959, B&W, McLendon Radio Pictures) |
1992-07-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume 7 | ||
(Short: Junior Rodeo Daredevils) A hunky skipper makes a delivery to a small island, and learns that the inhabitants include heavy-drinking scientists doing genetic experiments resulting in a pack of omnivorous giant shrews. Starring Ken Curtis, who also produced the film and James Best. In the short, a cowpoke straightens out some wayward kids by making them put on a small-time rodeo. | |||||
408 | Hercules Unchained (Ercole e la regina di Lidia) (1959, Color, Warner, Italy) |
1992-08-01 | MST3K Collection, Volume 7 | ||
Queen Lidia casts a spell of amnesia on Hercules (Steve Reeves), who becomes a prisoner in her harem. | |||||
409 | Indestructible Man (1956, B&W, Allied Artists) |
1992-08-15 | MST3K Collection, Volume 11 | ||
(Short: Undersea Kingdom, Part 2: "The Undersea City") A convict (Lon Chaney Jr.) dies in the electric chair and is brought back to life by mad scientists. He then sets out to get even with those who squealed on him. This episode features the second of the two installments shown from the 12-part Undersea Kingdom serial. | |||||
410 | Hercules Against The Moon Men (Maciste e la regina di Samar) (1964, Color, Governor (Italy/France)) |
1992-08-22 | MST3K Collection, Volume 7 | ||
Hercules attempts to free a city from a Moon-worshiping cult led by extraterrestrials. | |||||
411 | The Magic Sword (1962, Color, United) |
1992-08-29 | None | ||
Sword-and-sorcery film about a prince (Gary Lockwood) rescuing a princess from an evil wizard (Basil Rathbone). | |||||
412 | Hercules and the Captive Women (Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide) (1961, Color, Wooler Bros (France/Italy)) |
1992-09-12 | None | ||
Hercules goes to Atlantis to save his son. | |||||
413 | Manhunt in Space (1954, B&W, ITC) |
1992-09-19 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIV | ||
(Short: General Hospital, first installment) Edited-together episodes of the 1950s TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Rocky Jones fights space pirates, the evil Queen Cleolanta, and her lieutenant Atlansan. The short is the first of three brief 1963 segments from the soap opera General Hospital featured on the series. | yes | ||||
414 | Tormented (1960, B&W, Cheviot Productions) |
1992-09-26 | MST3K Collection, Volume 11 | ||
A jazz pianist living at a beachfront community is about to get married, but his troublesome mistress confronts him at the top of a lighthouse. In the argument, she slips and falls; the pianist has a chance to save her, but lets her fall to her death. Her ghost comes to haunt him and disrupt his upcoming nuptials, as his fiance's eight-year-old sister grows suspicious. | |||||
415 | The Beatniks (1960, B&W, Barjul) |
1992-11-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVII | ||
(Short: General Hospital, second installment) A leader of a gang of delinquent teens is heard singing along with a jukebox at a greasy spoon and gets the chance to be a star. His gang, resentful of his success, threaten to ruin his career. Well-known voice actor Paul Frees directed and wrote the music and screenplay to the movie. The General Hospital installment involves a tense celebration at a nurse's house. | Yes | ||||
416 | Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956, B&W, Topaz (UK)) |
1992-11-26 | None | ||
Astronauts travel to a moon of Jupiter and discover a civilization of women. The astronauts help the women battle a monster that has been terrorizing their settlement. | |||||
417 | Crash of the Moons (1954, B&W, ITC) |
1992-11-28 | MST3K Collection, Vol. XVIII | ||
(Short: General Hospital, third installment) Edited-together episodes of the 1950s TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Our hero tries to save two worlds from collision, despite the self-defeating efforts of Cleolanta. With John Banner. The short is the third of three 1963 segments from the soap opera General Hospital. | Yes | ||||
418 | Attack of the The Eye Creatures (The Eye Creatures) (1965, Color, AIP) |
1992-12-05 | None | ||
Aliens land near a small town and are encountered by a pair of smoochin' teens. While military personnel investigate, the kids band together to fight back against the invasion. Listen for the voice of Peter Graves narrating an Air Force briefing film. | |||||
419 | The Rebel Set (1959, B&W, Allied) |
1992-12-12 | MST3K Collection, Volume 12 | ||
(Short: Johnny at the Fair) A coffeehouse owner (Edward Platt) wants to knock off an armored car, and gets three losers to help him. The short, set at the 1947 Canadian National Exhibition, focuses on the explorations of young visitor Johnny, after his parents lose track of him. | |||||
420 | The Human Duplicators (1965, Color, Woolner/Allied) |
1992-12-26 | None | ||
An alien (Richard Kiel) takes over a professor's mansion-basement laboratory, and makes android clones to infiltrate the government. With Hugh Beaumont | |||||
421 | Monster A-Go Go (1965, B&W, BI&L) |
1993-01-09 | MST3K Collection, Volume 8 | ||
(Short: Circus on Ice) Authorities and the military search for a missing astronaut believed to have become an irradiated monster. The short offers a look at the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club. | |||||
422 | The Day The Earth Froze (Sampo) (1959, Color, Mosfilm/Suomi-Filmi/AIP, Finland/USSR) |
1993-01-16 | None | ||
(Short: Here Comes the Circus) Nordic fantasy tale, based loosely on the Kalevala, about a wicked witch's schemes to get, and later regain, a magic mill. The short is a look at the Clyde Beatty circus, featuring legendary clown Emmett Kelly. | |||||
423 | Bride of the Monster (1956, B&W, Banner) |
1993-01-23 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIX | ||
(Short: Hired!, Part 1) Mad scientist Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) lives in a remote swampy area attempting to create an army of atomic supermen in his lab with the help of his mutant assistant Lobo (Tor Johnson). He performs Frankenstein experiments on intruders, takes revenge on his critic, and feeds his enemies to a pond-dwelling octopus. Written and Directed by Ed Wood. In the 1941 short, a Chevrolet sales manager wonders why his team is having trouble selling their product door-to-door. | |||||
424 | Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966, Color, Emerson) |
1993-01-30 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, Standalone DVD from Rhino, The Essentials, Standalone DVD from Shout! Factory | ||
(Short: Hired!, Part 2) A hapless family on a car trip in rural Texas take refuge at an inn that harbors a deadly cult. In the conclusion of the two-part short, the sales manager hero gets advice from his father. | yes |
Season 5[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
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501 | Warrior of the Lost World (1983, Color, Visto International, Italy) |
1993-07-24 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVI | ||
A nameless hero (Robert Ginty) and his talking motorcycle fight an evil dictator (Donald Pleasence) in a post-apocalyptic world. Also starring are Persis Khambatta and Fred Williamson. | |||||
502 | Hercules (Le fatiche di Ercole) (1958, Color, Embassy, Italy) |
1993-07-17 | None | ||
Hercules (Steve Reeves) searches for the Golden Fleece. | |||||
503 | Swamp Diamonds (Swamp Women) (1956, Color, Woolner) |
1993-07-31 | MST3K Collection, Volume 10, 10.2 | ||
(Short: What to Do on a Date) Four women (including Beverly Garland) break out of prison, hoping to recover a cache of stolen diamonds. In the 1951 short, young Nick hopes to ask schoolmate Kay for a date but can't think of a venue. | |||||
504 | Secret Agent Super Dragon (New York chiama Superdrago) (1966, United Screen Arts, France/Italy/Germany) |
1993-08-07 | MST3K Collection, Volume 12 | ||
A CIA agent battles a Venezuelan crime lord bent on poisoning the U.S. with an exotic mind-altering drug. | yes | ||||
505 | The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (Sadko) (1952, Color, Filmgroup, USSR) |
1993-08-14 | MST3K Collection, Volume XX | ||
The titular hero tries to find a mythological bird for a destitute town. | |||||
506 | Eegah (1962, Color, Fairway International) |
1993-08-28 | Standalone VHS, DVD | ||
A giant caveman (Richard Kiel) stumbles across modern civilization, then kidnaps a teenage girl and her father. | Yes | ||||
507 | I Accuse My Parents (1944, B&W, Producers Releasing Corp) |
1993-09-04 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, Standalone DVD | ||
(Short: The Truck Farmer) A young man gets mixed up with a crime syndicate and blames his inattentive parents. The 1940s-era documentary short explains the then-new techniques that enabled farmers to rush produce to market. | yes | ||||
508 | Operation Double 007 (OK Connery) (1967, Color, United Artists, Italy) |
1993-09-11 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXV | ||
A plastic surgeon (played by Neil Connery, brother of Sean), who is himself the brother of a secret agent, combats evil villain Thair Beta (Adolfo Celi). | |||||
509 | The Girl in Lovers' Lane (1960, B&W, Filmgroup) |
1993-09-18 | MST3K Collection, Volume XV | ||
Drifter Bix Dugan, traveling with rich-kid runaway Danny, becomes involved with a small town waitress. | |||||
510 | The Painted Hills (1951, Color, MGM) |
1993-09-26 | None | ||
(Short: Body Care and Grooming) A Lassie movie, set in 1870s California amongst rival gold miners. The 1950s-era short addresses a perceived deficiency in college-student hygiene. | |||||
511 | Gunslinger (1956, Color, AIP) |
1993-10-09 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 6, Standalone DVD | ||
After her sheriff husband is killed by outlaws, a woman (Beverly Garland) takes over as sheriff and cleans up the town. | yes | ||||
512 | Mitchell (1975, Color, Allied Artists) |
1993-10-23 | Standalone VHS, DVD | ||
A slovenly cop (Joe Don Baker) pursues drug traffickers. Also starring are Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Linda Evans, and Merlin Olsen.
Joel Hodgson's last episode as host. Michael J. Nelson's first episode as Mike Nelson. | |||||
513 | The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1959, B&W, AIP) |
1993-10-30 | Standalone VHS, DVD | ||
When a doctor's fiancee is decapitated, he keeps her head alive in a laboratory and tries to find her a new body.
Michael J. Nelson's first episode as the central character. | |||||
514 | Teen-Age Strangler (1964, Color, Ajay) |
1993-11-07 | MST3K Collection, Volume 10, 10.2 | ||
(Short: Is This Love?) A serial killer stalks teenagers in a small town. The 1950s short contrasts the relationships of two young couples. | |||||
515 | The Wild World of Batwoman (1966, B&W, ADP Productions) |
1993-11-13 | Standalone VHS, VHS boxset, Stadalone DVD from Rhino, Stadalone DVD from Shout! Factory | ||
(Short: Cheating) Crimefighter Batwoman and her loyal young female assistants battle villains Ratfink and Professor Neon. The 1951 short chronicles the downfall of a high school student caught copying his test answers from another student. | |||||
516 | Alien from L.A. (1987, Color, Cannon/Golan-Globus) |
1993-11-20 | None | ||
A clumsy California woman (Kathy Ireland) looks for her father in the lost underground civilization of Atlantis. | |||||
517 | Beginning of the End (1957, B&W, Republic) |
1993-11-25 | Standalone VHS, VHS boxset, Standalone DVD from Rhino, Standalone DVD from Shout! Factory | ||
A government researcher (Peter Graves) experiments with radioactive materials to boost crop production, and inadvertently creates a hungry army of giant grasshoppers. | yes | ||||
518 | The Atomic Brain (Monstrosity) (1963, B&W, Emerson) |
1993-12-04 | Standalone VHS, VHS boxset, MST3K Collection, Volume 3, Standalone DVD | ||
(Short: What about Juvenile Delinquency?) A wealthy, aging widow wants to transplant her brain into the body of a young woman. The 1955 short focuses on gang member Jamie, who realizes the dangers of delinquency when his dad is mugged and beaten. | |||||
519 | Outlaw (Outlaw of Gor) (1989, Color, Cannon Group/Breton Film Productions) |
1993-12-11 | None | ||
In this sequel to 1988's Gor, college professor Cabot returns to the magical planet Gor, and is soon caught up in palace intrigue involving evil sorcerer Xenos (Jack Palance). | |||||
520 | Radar Secret Service (1950, B&W, Lippert) |
1993-12-18 | None | ||
(Short: Last Clear Chance) A branch of the Secret Service uses radar to track down uranium smugglers. The 1959 educational short, produced by Union Pacific Railroad, teaches drivers to pay better attention when crossing railroad tracks. | |||||
521 | Santa Claus (1959, Color, Azteca, Mexico) |
1993-12-24 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVI | ||
A demon attempts to destroy Santa Claus. | |||||
522 | Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955, B&W, Columbia) |
1994-01-15 | None | ||
After breaking out of prison, young fugitives hold a family hostage in a small farmhouse. | |||||
523 | Village of the Giants (1965, Color, Columbia) |
1994-01-22 | None | ||
A gang of teenagers (led by Beau Bridges) eats an experimental chemical (brewed by Ron Howard) which turns them into giants, and they become the capricious rulers of a small town. Tommy Kirk also stars. | |||||
524 | 12 to the Moon (1960, B&W, Columbia) |
1994-02-05 | None | ||
(Short: Design for Dreaming) A multinational expedition to Earth's moon discovers advanced beings who want no contact with humanity. In the short, a woman dances her way through a futuristic fantasy world of cars and home appliances. |
Season 6[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
601 | Girls Town (1959, B&W, MGM) |
1994-07-16 | None | ||
A mysterious death lands a teenage girl (Mamie Van Doren) in a reform school headed by good-hearted nuns, but the girl's sister is in trouble. With Mel Tormé and Paul Anka | |||||
602 | Invasion U.S.A. (1952, B&W, Columbia) |
1994-07-23 | None | ||
(Short: A Date with Your Family) Cautionary tale of a group of ordinary Americans facing the consequences of failing to support their government in fighting Communism, when the Soviets invade the mainland. The 1950 short presents a typical dinner at home for a rigidly polite suburban family. The short is narrated by Hugh Beaumont. | |||||
603 | The Dead Talk Back (created 1957 but released first 1993, B&W, Headliner Productions) |
1994-07-30 | MST3K Collection, Volume 8 | ||
(Short: The Selling Wizard) A paranormal researcher claims he has invented a radio that can talk with the dead, which he uses to aid in the investigation of a murder committed at his boarding-house residence. The short showcases grocery store refrigeration units. | |||||
604 | Zombie Nightmare (1986, Color, Gold-Gems) |
1994-11-24 | MST3K Collection, Volume XV | ||
A hit and run victim is brought back from the dead by a voodoo doctor, and then seeks revenge. Adam West and Tia Carrere both have supporting roles. Heavy metal artists Motörhead and a then-unknown Pantera contributed to the movie's soundtrack. | |||||
605 | Colossus and the Headhunters (Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste) (1960, Color, American International) |
1994-08-20 | None | ||
A Greek hero's men battle a tribe of savages who have abducted a king. | |||||
606 | The Creeping Terror (1964, B&W, Crown International) |
1994-09-17 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 1 | ||
A bloblike monster goes on a rampage. | |||||
607 | Bloodlust! (1961, B&W, Crown International) |
1994-09-03 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 1 | ||
(Short: Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm) A mad game hunter traps youth on his island to add to his trophy collection. Starring Robert Reed. The short presents the adventures of a pair of city kids spending their summer at a dairy farm.
First appearance of Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester | |||||
608 | Code Name: Diamond Head (1977, Color (TV) (NBC), Quinn Martin) |
1994-10-01 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIII | ||
(Short: A Day at the Fair) A failed Quinn Martin TV pilot follows an undercover agent battling a foreign villain in Hawaii. The short follows a farm family at the county fair. | |||||
609 | The Skydivers (1963, B&W, Crown International) |
1994-08-27 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, MST3K Collection, Volume 1 | ||
(Short: Why Study Industrial Arts?) This Coleman Francis film is set at a tiny airfield in a small California town where married couple Harry and Beth run a jump school. When Harry rebukes his old girlfriend, she hooks up with his fired mechanic to seek revenge. The 1956 short explains why boys should take shop class. | |||||
610 | The Violent Years (1956, B&W, Headliner Productions) |
1994-10-08 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXII<ref name="volume22">Volume XXII Titles << Satellite News</ref> | ||
(Short: Young Man's Fancy) Delinquent girls go on a crime spree in this movie written by Ed Wood. The short, sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute, presents a suburban family's typical day. | |||||
611 | Last of the Wild Horses (1948, B&W, Lippert) |
1994-10-15 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIII | ||
A cowboy stops some cattle rustlers and gets framed for murder. Stars Mary Beth Hughes. | |||||
612 | The Starfighters (1964, Color, Riviera) |
1994-10-29 | MST3K Collection, Volume 12 | ||
A film detailing the life of an Air Force pilot-in-training whose father is a congressman. | yes | ||||
613 | The Sinister Urge (1959, B&W, Headliner) |
1994-11-05 | MST3K Collection, Volume 9 | ||
(Short: Keeping Clean and Neat) Cops try to shut down a porn ring in this story written and directed by Ed Wood. The 1956 short encourages children to pay close attention to fashion and meticulous hygiene. | |||||
614 | San Francisco International (1970, Color, Universal) |
1994-11-19 | None | ||
This pilot for the TV series San Francisco International Airport details the hijackings, kidnappings, and marital problems that plague the airport manager. Starring Pernell Roberts. With Dana Elcar. | |||||
615 | Kitten with a Whip (1964, B&W, Universal) |
1994-11-23 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXV | ||
While running for Senator, a soft-hearted man (John Forsythe) finds himself alternately cajoled and blackmailed into helping a young woman (Ann-Margret) who has broken out of a reform school and her "friends." | |||||
616 | Racket Girls (1951, B&W, Globe Roadshows) |
1994-11-26 | MST3K Collection, Volume XV | ||
(Short: Are You Ready for Marriage?) A gym owner gets into trouble, becoming the target of the mob and the law. The 1950 short presents a high school couple rushing into marriage, and the marriage counselor who talks them out of it. | |||||
617 | The Sword and the Dragon (Ilya Muromets) (1956, Color, Mosfilm, USSR) |
1994-12-03 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIV | ||
Barbarians attack Russia in the 13th century, but a valiant man fends off the hordes with wisdom. | |||||
618 | High School Big Shot (1953, B&W, Filmgroup) |
1994-12-10 | None | ||
(Short: Out of This World) A high school dweeb plans a heist to win the favor of a pretty classmate. The short aims at keeping bread truck drivers on the straight and narrow. | |||||
619 | Red Zone Cuba (Night Train to Mundo Fine) (1966, B&W, Hollywood Star) |
1994-12-17 | Standalone VHS, VHS Box Set, Standalone DVD by Rhino, Standalone DVD by Shout! Factory | ||
(Short: Speech: Platform, Posture, and Appearance) Another Coleman Francis film in which an escaped criminal stumbles upon a desolate Army post, takes part in the Bay of Pigs invasion, then goes in search of ore. The short offers advice for public speakers. | yes | ||||
620 | Danger!! Death Ray (Il raggio infernale) (1967, Color, Leda Films/Meteor Film, Spain/Italy) |
1995-01-07 | None | ||
Agent Bart Fargo must save both a stolen death ray and the scientist who created it from an evil organization. | |||||
621 | The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961, B&W, Crown International) |
1995-01-21 | MST3K Collection, Vol. XVIII | ||
(Shorts: Money Talks, Progress Island USA) In this Coleman Francis film, A defecting Russian scientist (Tor Johnson) turns into a monster after being caught in an atomic bomb explosion and wanders around the test range, killing various people. Shorts include Money Talks, a 1955 outing about the importance of a budget, and Progress Island USA, a 1973 film meant to lure investors to Puerto Rico. | |||||
622 | Angels Revenge (Angels' Brigade) (1979, Color, Arista) |
1995-03-11 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 2 | ||
A rip-off of Charlie's Angels, with six women fighting drug dealers. Jim Backus, Jack Palance, Alan Hale, Jr., Pat Buttram, Peter Lawford, and Arthur Godfrey all have roles. | |||||
623 | The Amazing Transparent Man (1960, B&W, AIP) |
1995-03-18 | None | ||
(Short: The Days of Our Years) A mad scientist gives a convict the power of invisibility, who then uses it to rob a bank. In the 1955 Union Pacific Railroad-sponsored short, a minister urges workers to be more careful while on the job, to prevent injuries. | |||||
624 | Samson vs. the Vampire Women (El Santo contras las mujeres vampiro) (1961, B&W, AIP-TV, Mexico) |
1995-03-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXIV | ||
Masked wrestler El Santo battles vampire women who want to capture a young woman destined to become their queen.
Frank Conniff's last episode. |
Season 7[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
701 | Night of the Blood Beast (1958, B&W, AIP) |
1996-02-03 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVI (both versions) | ||
(Short: Once Upon a Honeymoon) An astronaut survives the crash of his capsule, only to learn he has been impregnated by an alien. In the musical short, a woman dreams of redecorating her house.
701T, which features alternate Thanksgiving-themed host segments, was aired only twice. It premiered on Thanksgiving Day 1995, at the end of the annual "Turkey Day" marathon. The commentary on the film and short is the same in both versions of the episode. First episode with Pearl Forrester as a regular character. |
yes | ||||
702 | The Brute Man (1946, B&W, PRC) |
1996-02-10 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXII | ||
(Short: The Chicken of Tomorrow) Rondo Hatton stars as a disfigured man who takes revenge on the college pals he believes caused his condition. The short is a documentary-style examination of chicken farming. | |||||
703 | Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (Deathstalker III: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell) (1988, Color, New) |
1996-02-17 | None | ||
The medieval adventures of a sardonic hero, on a quest for three magical stones, who battles the evil sorcerer Troxartes, ruler of Southland. | |||||
704 | The Incredible Melting Man (1977, Color, AIP) |
1996-02-24 | None | ||
An astronaut is exposed to radiation and turns into a mindless, violent, melting monster. | |||||
705 | Escape 2000 (Fuga dal Bronx) (1981, Color, FGH/Filmco Ltd/Hemdale, Australia) |
1996-03-02 | None | ||
An evil corporation wants to raze and rebuild the Bronx, and secretly attempts to kill its obstinate residents. A band of rebels fights back. | |||||
706 | Laserblast (1978, Color, Selected Pictures) |
1996-05-18 | MST3K 20th Anniversary Edition | ||
A teenager discovers a laser weapon left behind by turtle-like aliens. He uses it for petty revenge, but the weapon slowly changes his personality. With Roddy McDowall and Keenan Wynn.
Trace Beaulieu's final episode. |
yes |
Season 8[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
801 | Revenge of the Creature (1955, B&W [3-D], Universal) |
1997-02-01 | MST3K Collection, Volume XXV | ||
The first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which the creature is at last captured and taken to a Florida aquarium for study.
Bill Corbett's first episode as Crow T. Robot. First appearance of Professor Bobo. Pearl Forrester takes over as lead mad scientist. | |||||
802 | The Leech Woman (1960, B&W, Universal) |
1997-02-08 | None | ||
An alcoholic middle-aged woman discovers the secret to renewed (albeit temporary) youth from an African tribe. She steals the tools used in the ritual and returns to America, killing men to maintain her youth. | |||||
803 | The Mole People (1956, B&W, Universal) |
1997-02-15 | None | ||
Archaeologists find a lost civilization underground, where the title characters are enslaved by an ancient race of Sumerian albinos. Starring John Agar and Hugh Beaumont | |||||
804 | The Deadly Mantis (1957, B&W, Universal) |
1997-02-22 | None | ||
An Arctic earthquake causes a giant praying mantis to invade Washington DC and New York. | |||||
805 | The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958, B&W, Universal) |
1997-03-01 | None | ||
The 400-year-old severed head of a devil-worshiper hypnotizes several people at a ranch in order to be reunited with his body.
First appearance of Observer. | |||||
806 | The Undead (1956, B&W, AIP) |
1997-03-08 | None | ||
A hypnotist and "psychical researcher" sends a prostitute back to the 15th century to live a previous life as a woman falsely accused of witchcraft, then follows her back to change the past. | |||||
807 | Terror from the Year 5000 (1958, B&W, AIP) |
1997-03-15 | None | ||
A time machine brings a woman (Salome Jens) from 5200 AD to the present, and she wants to take males to the future. She uses hypnosis to get her way. | |||||
808 | The She Creature (1956, B&W, AIP) |
1997-04-05 | None | ||
A carnival mesmerist uses hypnosis on a woman to summon the spirit of a murderous female sea creature. | |||||
809 | I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957, B&W, AIP) |
1997-04-19 | None | ||
Michael Landon (at age 20) plays a high school kid who is hypnotized into becoming a werewolf. | |||||
810 | The Giant Spider Invasion (1975, Cinema Group 75) |
1997-05-31 | MST3K Collection, Volume 10, 10.2 | ||
Mutant spider eggs land on Earth via meteor. They start hatching and terrorizing a small Wisconsin town. With Barbara Hale and Alan Hale, Jr. | |||||
811 | Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979, Color, Clonus Associates) |
1997-06-07 | MST3K Collection, Volume 12 | ||
In an isolated community set in a remote desert area, clones are being bred to serve as a source of replacement organs for the wealthy and powerful. Starring Timothy Donnelly. With Peter Graves, Keenan Wynn, and Dick Sargent. | |||||
812 | The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964, Color, Fairway) |
1997-06-14 | MST3K Collection, Volume 9, Standalone DVD | ||
A couple of slackers stumble across a cult of monsters at an early-1960s carnival. | |||||
813 | Jack Frost (Morozko) (1966, Color, Gorky Film Studios, USSR) |
1997-07-12 | MST3K Collection, Vol. XVIII | ||
Filmed version of a Russian folk tale. A woman is forced to slave away, while a young boy with the head of a bear must perform a good deed to reverse the curse. | |||||
814 | Riding with Death (Gemini Man: "Smithereens" and "Buffalo Bill Rides Again") (1976, Color, Universal TV) |
1997-07-19 | None | ||
Two episodes of the short-lived series Gemini Man edited into one movie. INTERSECT agent Sam Casey (Ben Murphy), who can turn invisible at will, safeguards a super fuel additive and then tackles saboteur Robert Denby. | |||||
815 | Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966, Color, Universal) |
1997-08-02 | None | ||
An American spy protects a scientist from Russian agents. | |||||
816 | Prince of Space (Yūsei Ōji) (1956, B&W, 59 Manly TV, Japan) |
1997-08-16 | MST3K Collection, Volume 7 | ||
Superhero Prince of Space defends Earth from evil aliens, led by the Phantom of Krankor. | yes | ||||
817 | The Horror of Party Beach (1964, B&W, 20th Century Fox) |
1997-09-06 | None | ||
A beach community is plagued by sea monsters created by radioactive waste dumped off the coast. | |||||
818 | Devil Doll (1963, Associated Film Distributors, US/UK) |
1997-10-04 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIX | ||
A ventriloquist turns to hypnosis to transfer a person's soul into his dummy. | |||||
819 | Invasion of the Neptune Men (Uchū Kaisokusen) (1961, B&W, Toei/TV, Japan) |
1997-10-11 | None | ||
A costumed hero in a flying rocket-car tries to save Earth from robot aliens. | |||||
820 | Space Mutiny (1988, Color, AIP, South Africa) |
1997-11-07 | MST3K Collection, Volume 4 | ||
A man (Reb Brown) helps the commander of a spaceship (Cameron Mitchell) fight a mutiny led by the security chief (John Phillip Law) who is trying to escape the old ship. | |||||
821 | Time Chasers (Tangents) (1994, Color, Edgewood Studios) |
1997-11-22 | MST3K Collection, Volume 5 | ||
A Castleton college professor and a reporter go through time in a modified light plane to stop a corporation from using his invention to accidentally create a dystopian future. | |||||
822 | Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983, Color (Video), Starmaker Video) |
1997-12-06 | MST3K Collection, Volume 4 | ||
In an Orwellian future, a corporate employee (Raul Julia) discovers forbidden films inside the computers. He projects himself into one of the films (a rendition of Casablanca), much to the dismay of the CEO and the computer itself. |
Season 9[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
901 | The Projected Man (1966, Color, Universal) |
1998-03-14 | None | ||
1960s-era British sci-fi movie. A professor develops a teleporter, then teleports himself – with disastrous results. | |||||
902 | The Phantom Planet (1961, B&W, AIP) |
1998-03-21 | MST3K Collection, Volume 8 | ||
In the future, an astronaut crashes on an asteroid populated by Lilliputian aliens at war with another planet. He shrinks to their size and is imprisoned by them. | |||||
903 | The Pumaman (L'uomo puma) (1980, Color, ADM Films, Italy) |
1998-04-04 | None | ||
A man learns he was born with special powers and becomes the superhero Puma Man. He fights the villainous Dr. Kobras (Donald Pleasence), who uses an ancient mind-control mask in his attempts to rule the world. | |||||
904 | Werewolf (Arizona Werewolf) (1996, Color, Tozart Publishing) |
1998-04-18 | MST3K 20th Anniversary Edition | ||
After digging up strange bones, a man becomes a werewolf. Includes Martin Sheen's brother Joe Estevez in a minor role. | yes | ||||
905 | The Deadly Bees (1967, Color, Amicus, UK) |
1998-05-09 | None | ||
A pop singer goes on vacation to remote Seagull Island. Her host and his neighbor are both beekeepers. She becomes embroiled in their ongoing feud, and soon afterwards people start dying from bee attacks. Features Ron Wood in a brief appearance with his then-current band, The Birds | |||||
906 | The Space Children (1958, B&W, Paramount) |
1998-06-13 | None | ||
(Short: Century 21 Calling) The children of rocket technicians come into contact with a mind-controlling blob. Together they sabotage a rocket launch. The short is a 1962 Bell Company production set at the Seattle's World's Fair, at which then-futuristic telephone innovations are discussed and demonstrated. | |||||
907 | Hobgoblins (1987, Color, Rick Sloane Productions) |
1998-06-27 | MST3K Collection, Volume 8 | ||
Several teens pursue aliens that escaped from a movie studio vault. | |||||
908 | The Touch of Satan (1971, Color, Futurama/Dundee) |
1998-07-11 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 5, Standalone DVD | ||
A young man gets lost while driving, and becomes the guest of a young woman who turns out to be a witch. | yes | ||||
909 | Gorgo (1960, released 1961, MGM, UK) |
1998-07-18 | None | ||
A sea monster appears off the coast of Ireland and is captured by circus men. The monster's mother comes to its rescue; devastation ensues.
Leonard Maltin makes a guest appearance in this episode. | |||||
910 | The Final Sacrifice (Quest For the Lost City) (1990, Color, Flying Dutchman/AIP Home Video, Canada) |
1998-07-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVII | ||
A teen follows a map left for him by his long-dead father, runs afoul of a devil-worshiping cult, then teams up with a beer-guzzling drifter who has a secret. | |||||
911 | Devil Fish (Shark rosso nell'oceano) (1984, Color, Filmes Internationale-Nuovo, Italy) |
1998-08-15 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIX | ||
A group of Florida scientists discover a gigantic prehistoric shark. | |||||
912 | The Screaming Skull (1958, B&W, AIP) |
1998-08-29 | None | ||
(Short: Robot Rumpus, a Gumby cartoon) Newly married wife Jenni can't tell if the skull she sees in her new home is a ghostly apparition of her husband's dead first wife, or just hallucinations from her own nervous condition... or something else. | |||||
913 | Quest of the Delta Knights (1993, Color, Ramsway JC)) |
1998-09-26 | None | ||
A band of knights seeks to defeat a malevolent ruler by locating a trove of magical inventions. David Warner plays two characters: wise man Baydool and the evil Lord Vultare. |
Season 10[edit]
Ep. # | Featured Film | Original Airdate | Home Video Availability | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1001 | Soultaker (1990, Color, Pacific West Entertainment / Victory Pictures) |
1999-04-11 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIV | |
Five teens are killed in a car wreck, then elude their Grim Reaper (Joe Estevez).
Joel Hodgson and Frank Conniff guest star in the host segments. | ||||
1002 | Girl in Gold Boots (1968, released 1969, Color, Geneni Film Distributors) |
1999-04-18 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 4, Standalone DVD | |
A girl from rural California goes to Los Angeles to work as a go-go dancer. There, she and her friends get involved with drug dealers. | ||||
1003 | Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1995, filmed 1984 & 1995, Color, Berton Films) |
1999-09-12 | MST3K Collection, Volume 5 | |
Using a series of flashbacks, a grandfather (Ernest Borgnine) tells contemporary stories featuring the legendary wizard Merlin. One story features a book of spells, the other an evil toy monkey. Much of the footage of the second story is taken from the director's earlier film, 1984's The Devil's Gift.
This episode was originally slated to be shown earlier in the season, but because of clearance issues for Sci-Fi Channel, it made its debut a month after the series finale first aired. | ||||
1004 | Future War (1994, released 1997, Color, Cine Excel Entertainment / Silver Screen International) |
1999-04-25 | MST3K 20th Anniversary Edition | |
An alien race kidnaps Earthlings for use as slaves. One slave escapes to contemporary Los Angeles, where he is hunted by alien cyborgs using dinosaurs as trackers. | ||||
1005 | Blood Waters of Dr. Z (Zaat) (1972, released 1982, Color, Barton Films) |
1999-05-02 | MST3K Collection, Volume XVII | |
A Florida scientist turns himself into a catfish monster and attacks those who wronged him. | ||||
1006 | Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues (The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II) (filmed 1983; released 1985; Color, Howco International Pictures) |
1999-05-09 | VHS by Best Brains Inc., MST3K Collection, Volume 5 | |
A professor and his students camp out in the rural Arkansas swamp, in hopes of finding a Bigfoot-like creature. | ||||
1007 | Track of the Moon Beast (1976, Color, Lizard Productions) |
1999-06-13 | None | |
A New Mexico mineralogist is struck in the head by a tiny meteor. When the moon becomes full, he becomes a mindless humanoid lizard monster. | ||||
1008 | Final Justice (1984, Color, Arista Films) |
1999-06-20 | MST3K Collection, Volume XIV | |
A Texas sheriff (Joe Don Baker) goes to Malta in pursuit of the criminal that killed his partner. | ||||
1009 | Hamlet (Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark) (1961, B&W, German TV) |
1999-06-27 | Standalone VHS, MST3K Collection, Volume 4, Standalone DVD | |
A German television production of the Shakespeare play. | ||||
1010 | It Lives By Night (The Bat People) (1974, Color, AIP) |
1999-07-18 | None | |
A vacationing scientist is bitten by, and then begins turning into, a bat. | ||||
1011 | Horrors of Spider Island (Ein Toter hing im Netz) (1960, B&W, Rapid-Intercontinental) |
1999-07-25 | MST3K Collection, Volume 11 | |
A manager and his all-girl dance troupe survive a plane crash, only to find themselves on an island infested with mutated spiders. | ||||
1012 | Squirm (1976, Color, AIP/MGM) |
1999-08-01 | None | |
(Short: A Case of Spring Fever) Intelligent, flesh-eating worms attack the residents of remote Fly Creek, Georgia. The short follows a hapless man whose wish – that springs didn't exist – is granted by a magical creature who wishes to teach him a lesson. | ||||
1013 | Diabolik (Danger: Diabolik!) (1968, Color, Paramount) |
1999-08-08 | None | |
The skilled thief Diabolik (John Phillip Law) performs daring heists, culminating in the theft of $10 millon, a 13-emerald necklace, and twenty tons of gold.
The last official episode of the series, although Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders was first shown a month later. |