MST3K Library

Season 1

Ep. #	Featured Film	Original Airdate	Home Video Availability
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.
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

Ep. #	Featured Film	Original Airdate	Home Video Availability
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.
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.

Season 3

Ep. #	Featured Film	Original Airdate	Home Video Availability
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.
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.
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</small>	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.</span>
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.
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

Ep. #	Featured Film	Original Airdate	Home Video Availability
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.
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.
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.
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.