Episode Guide

Each episode of It’s Just A Show tackles an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, looking at the movie, the sketches, and a few of the hundreds of topics brought up in the riffs. Join us as we plunge into classic movies (like Manos: The Hands of Fate or Gamera) and shorts (have you met Mr. B Natural?) and topics ranging from film scores to bicycle safety to ancient epics to (you guessed it!) Donald Pleasence.

You can use these here buttons to see our episodes organized by when we put them out—or by the MST3K episode they discuss.

185.Everything Is Beautiful

K01 Invaders from the Deep

Happy Turkey Day! Invaders from the Deep (which is to say, four episodes of Stingray spliced together into a movie) dives after Chris and Charlotte while they flap their lips about Turkey Day, Supermarionation, brief introductions, earnest ecologists, and beer nuts.

184b.It’s Just A Town

The MST3K CD-ROM Assignment: Venezuela

Assignment: Venezuela sends Chris and Charlotte off to discuss economic colonialism, Latin American history, lying husbands, planned communities, and CD-ROMs.

184.Fish Flopping

1005 Blood Waters of Dr. Z

Blood Waters of Dr. Z (a.k.a. Zaat) gets in its tank while Chris and Charlotte blurble on about fish supremacy, fish people, fish fingers, fish controversies, and smokeless tobacco.

183.Win the Butkus Award

K15 Superdome

Superdome will give Chris and Charlotte tickets to the big game if they can give the inside scoop on 70s made-for-tv movies, Donald Pleasence, David Janssen, Donna Mills, and surprisingly little about football.

182.You’re Pro-Crime, Aren’t You?

520 Radar Secret Service

Radar Secret Service spies on Chris and Charlotte as they discuss horror safety films, maligned westerns, unseen threats, hype cycles, and elegies for the dead. With the short: Last Clear Chance.

181.He Does What We Do!

507 I Accuse My Parents

I Accuse My Parents of leaving Chris and Charlotte no other option but to talk about Trace, Frank, farmers, parents, and badgers. With the short: The Truck Farmer.

180.Walt Disney Knew

1312 The Bubble

The Bubble has trapped Chris and Charlotte, who keep saying things about Arch Oboler, radio horror, wartime hitchhikers, zoos in space, and the side effects of childbirth.

179.We Know Who’s Blonde

203 Jungle Goddess

It’s a big birthday for Chris and Charlotte, and Jungle Goddess surprises them with new songs, old tropes, Superman, Dick Tracy, and tricky family dynamics. With the short: The Phantom Creeps, chapter one: The Menacing Power.

178.Good Job, Bud!

906 The Space Children

The Space Children telepathically command Chris and Charlotte to discuss peep shows, touch tones, Professors, Uncles Fester, and a former child actor. With the short: Century 21 Calling.

177b.We’re Always Making Bloopers

Poopie! & Poopie! II

Whoops! Chris and Charlotte accidentally watch the Poopie and Poopie II compilations, and talk about bloopers, mishaps, flubs, gaffes, and boo-boos.

177.Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift

310 Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien is back for season 3, so Chris and Charlotte finally get to talk about forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, and tongue twisters.

176.This Misfit Movie

K12 Fugitive Alien

The KTMA version of Fugitive Alien is not as excited about that forklift as it could be, but it will listen to Chris and Charlotte talk about pulp sci fi, adaptations of adaptations, Phantom of the Paradise, misfit media, and Winnipeg.

175.An Attempt to Communicate

211 First Spaceship on Venus

First Spaceship on Venus (a.k.a. The Silent Star) won’t respond to Chris and Charlotte’s messages about rampant sarcasm, post-war cinema, Stanisław Lem, Britney Spears, and My Demon Lover.

174.Slower than Mister Rogers

611 Last of the Wild Horses

Last of the Wild Horses needs to give Chris and Charlotte a year of rest so they can come up with more fun facts about Robert Lippert, mirror universes, unexpected riffers, John Wayne, and Louis L’Amour.

173.Average Dancing Girls

511 Gunslinger

Gunslinger comes moseying into town, taking potshots at Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Roger Corman, the Pony Express, and sex workers of the Old West.

172b.Cody Never Wins

The Complete Radar Men from the Moon

A compilation of all our summaries and segments about Radar Men from the Moon.

172.Incredibly Liberating

110 Robot Holocaust

After the Robot Holocaust, Chris and Charlotte are left to talk about women with accents, goofy character design, classic 70s cinema, obscure corners of New York City, and avocado recipes.

171.That Doesn’t Seem Very Good

1007 Track of the Moon Beast

Track of the Moon Beast pelted Chris and Charlotte with lunar meteorites, and now every night they chat about The Bat-man, the Joker, the ghostwriter, the egotist, and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

170.Defect for Smooches

1309 The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru is back, and now Chris and Charlotte can talk about Shirley Eaton, Space Sumuru, Fitzcarraldo, Burden of Dreams, and Bikini Kill.

169.Bless That Freak

411 The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.

168.The Cost of Ladies in Space

109 Project Moon Base

Project Moon Base lets Chris and Charlotte walk on the walls and talk about astronauts, feminism, Robert A. Heinlein, Cat-Women, and Joe Cool. With two episodes of Radar Men from the Moon. Yay.

167.The Chorus of Kaiju

213 Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster protects Chris and Charlotte from other kaiju while they talk about Odysseus, Antigone, Paladin, Pink Lady, and Jeff.

166.H0H 0H0!

1113 The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t visits Chris and Charlotte in the middle of the night to talk about adequate holiday movies, big acting choices, delightful ponies, sad ducks, and terrifying descents.

165.The Taste of Condiments to Come

1310 H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come

H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come offer Chris and Charlotte a glimpse into their future, where they will find they have discussed H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, Things to Come, the future of condiments, and the horror of it all.

164b.The Adam Westness of It All

MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1994–1997

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate with another batch of bumpers and commercials from Turkey Days gone by. This time they get to talk about Adam West, Beverly Garland, Mamie Van Doren, Jack Perkins, and Michael Feinstein.

164.The Need to Be Fancy

613 The Sinister Urge

Ed Wood’s The Sinister Urge leads Chris and Charlotte down a dark path towards smut, dirty pictures, deathly orgies, love feasts, and taking it out in trade. Thank goodness this experiment also features an educational short about Keeping Clean and Neat!

163.You Can Never Really Tell How Dirty It Is

606 The Creeping Terror

Happy (belated) Halloween! The Creeping Terror slowly approaches Chris and Charlotte and overhears them discussing carpet samples, Vic Savage, Ed Wood, avant-garde composers, and Love, American Style!

162.Famous People Doing Weird Things

K13 SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight, chock full of celebrities, is flying as fast as it can to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about Lorne Greene, John de Lancie, Billy Crystal, Misty Rowe, and, you guessed it, Donald Pleasence.

161.Nothing Horrid

108 The Slime People

The Slime People obscures Chris and Charlotte, who keep talking about volcanoes, fog, mist, domes, and slaughterhouses. (With another Radar Men from the Moon short.)

160.Fast Car Go Vroom

524 12 to the Moon

12 to the Moon saves two seats for Chris and Charlotte, who pretend to be experts in concept cars, driving anxiety, space politics, one-woman shows, and Wall Drug. With the musical short, Design for Dreaming!

159.Richard Kiel’s Cow

902 The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet brings Chris and Charlotte down to its own size, while they discuss serving man, making a killing, nutty confections, Andy Rooney, and women in space.

158.A Curse and a Plague

405 Being from Another Planet

Being from Another Planet shuffles towards Chris and Charlotte, hoping to collect their thoughts about Egyptian mummies, musical daddies, Jack Palance, Herb Edelman, and other things grandmas love.

157.Not My Fuild Dynamics!

105 The Corpse Vanishes

The Corpse Vanishes offers Chris and Charlotte a corsage, which induces them to talk about orchids, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, Wham-O, and tag. With the short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 3.

156.We’ve Got the Mouthfeel Now

K00 The Green Slime

The proof-of-concept pilot for MST3K tackles The Green Slime, which leads to Chris and Charlotte talking about beginnings, Beeper, Charles Fox, Armageddon, and Minneapolis.

155.Lie Face Down on the Ground

618 High School Big Shot

High School Big Shot is a bleak movie, but it tempts Chris and Charlotte into talking about Roger Corman, Mother Nature, specialty breads, Abe Lincoln, and Tom’s Diner.

154.A Lumbering Lubbard

314 Mighty Jack

Mighty Jack once again rises out of the water and makes a bank turn to rescue Chris and Charlotte, as they talk about dedicated scientists, hot ice, Kurt Vonnegut, Herman Melville, and Betty White.

153.I Missed Out on Many Fun Years

K14 Mighty Jack

Mighty Jack is coming to rescue Chris and Charlotte from sick jail, but while they wait, they talk about fan clubs, fan newsletters, math equations, Japanese special effects, and bowling.

152b.Sick Day.

Chris and Charlotte are sick, so here are some bonus bits to tide you over until we get better.

152.It’s Like Ballet

1010 It Lives By Night

It Lives By Night gains bat powers and tries to hunt down Chris and Charlotte, who just want to talk about Lou, Murray, Ted, Sue Ann, and Mary.

151.A Fate Worse than Death

103 The Mad Monster

The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

150.Sophisticated Jokes About Film

419 The Rebel Set

The Rebel Set (with the short, Johnny at the Fair) makes Beth and Charlotte reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’.

149b.What Even Is This

This is MST3K and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000

This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get Chris and Charlotte talking about M, S, T, 3, and K.

149.Dinosaurs for Who Knows What End

1105 The Beast of Hollow Mountain

The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn.

148.Off-Brand Nudie

1008 Final Justice

It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo.

147.A Terrible Word for Love-Making

415 The Beatniks

The Beatniks avoids anything too far out, but Chris and Charlotte have a gas talking about Paul Frees, pocket pool, dippy slang, store-bought cake, and controversial troll dolls. Also features another General Hospital short!

146.They’re Huge!

212 Godzilla vs. Megalon

Happy Gamuary! This year, Chris and Charlotte broaden their scope a little, as Godzilla vs. Megalon finds them roaring about Godzilla, Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Gigan, and Squawkzilla.

145.A Cold Place

617 The Sword and the Dragon

Happy Holidays! Let’s gather round to hear the tale of The Sword and the Dragon, or at least let’s hear Chris and Charlotte talking about Ilya Muromets, Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Sven, and Ole.

144.Swoon Tune

417 Crash of Moons

Rocky and Winky are back for Crash of Moons (or Crash of the Moons, if you like). But as Chris and Charlotte try to escape their trajectory, they talk about old news, rogue planets, happy leaders, bizarre tv shows, and broken guitars. Featuring another General Hospital short!

143b.A Little Meaningful

MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1991–1993

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate by rewatching the bumpers and commercials for the first few Turkey Day Marathons! Reminisce with them about Thanksgiving traditions, Thanksgiving television, Thanksgiving hymns, Thanksgiving foods, and so many turkeys.

143.You Need to Have High Drama

413 Manhunt in Space

Manhunt in Space has Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, and his pal Winky chase after Chris and Charlotte among the stars, as they discuss stethoscopes, soap operas, space operas, sprucing up, and seeing colours. With a short: part of an episode of General Hospital!

142.Get a Broom

907 Hobgoblins

Hobgoblins emerge out of their vault to let Chris and Charlotte live out their fantasy of talking about hobgoblins, gremlins, regular goblins, hobbits, and other scary things.

141.More Than Just a Psychiatrist

K19 Hangar 18

Hangar 18 is filled with aliens, so the government must do everything to stop Chris and Charlotte from talking about Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Stuart Pankin, infomercials, and—you guessed it—Donald Pleasence.

140.What People Really Did Back Then

913 Quest of the Delta Knights

Huzzah! Quest of the Delta Knights finds Chris and Charlotte in the medieval early ’90s, where they drink mead and discuss things like David Warner (good), David Warner (evil), David Warner (virtual), David Warner (narrator), and the Pleasure Faire.

139.Born From Stone

605 Colossus and the Headhunters

Happy Dodecalabour Day! Uh, a little belated. Turns out Hercules couldn’t make it, and so we’ve got Colossus and the Headhunters rushing after Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Nummymuffincoocolbutter, Maciste, Hercules’s son, Pound Puppies, and good kitties.

138.This Is Not A Secret!

1308 The Batwoman

The Batwoman (La mujer murciélago) swims towards the good ship It’s Just A Show, where Chris and Charlotte are talking about Mexican resorts, Mexican cosmopolitanism, Mexican movies, Mexican luchadoras, and menstrual products.

137.People Working Together

209 The Hellcats

The Hellcats play tug-of-war with Chris and Charlotte as they try to discuss women bikers, gay bikers, (sorta) helpful bikers, speed chess, and cheesecake.

136b.Touched by a Joel

MST3Kon!

Chris and Charlotte went to Blobfest and MST3Kon! And so now they’re going to tell you all about meeting Joel, meeting Jonah, meeting Emily, meeting the Blob, and meeting oppressive amounts of humidity.

136.What Do They Do in Florida?

207 Wild Rebels

Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks.

135.A Way to Be a Bad Guy Biker

202 The Sidehackers

The Sidehackers (or is it The Side Hackers?) revs its engines real loud and makes it hard for Chris and Charlotte to talk about sexual violence, friendly bikers, unfriendly bikers, sidehacking, and Rommel’s book.

134.To Live Amongst The Bees

905 The Deadly Bees

The Deadly Bees are swarming around Chris and Charlotte, distracting them as they try to talk about timelines, mysteries, nuisances, knees, and spices.

133.My Sense of the Sublime

407 The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews are gnawing at Chris and Charlotte to talk about shrews, rats, dogs, cows, and college kids. Also features the short, Junior Rodeo Daredevils!

132.Misogynist Jerkpants

1302 Robot Wars

Robot Wars avoids war with any other robots by peacefully transporting Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Barbara Crampton, Lisa Rinna, Barb, Star, and a punching bag.

131b.Bicyclists Were There for Us

MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 2

Chris and Charlotte were live in Portland, Oregon, to look at two recently riffed shorts on a topic that is dear to all Portlanders’ hearts: bicycle safety! The Bicycle Driver and Bicycling Visual Skills both want to teach us about how to share the road with cars safely.

131.The Immenseness of That Power

901 The Projected Man

The Projected Man beams itself into Chris and Charlotte’s lives, and so they talk about 4D Man, Lee Meriwether, Ralph Carmichael, Bert from Sesame Street, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

130.We Could Have Cleaned This Up

K11 Humanoid Woman

Humanoid Woman plays a curious tone and compels Chris and Charlotte to discuss Humanoid Woman, Through the Thorns to the Stars, Per Aspera Ad Astra, To The Stars by Hard Ways, and Через тернии к звёздам.

129.Encyclopedia Mouthfeel

820 Space Mutiny

Space Mutiny throws Chris Hardcheese and Charlotte Manmuscle over a railing while they talk about Battlestar Galactica, Captain America, Jane Fonda, Annie Sprinkle, and body positivity.

128.Hot Cross Buns

319 War of the Colossal Beast

Mr. B Natural pops into Chris and Charlotte’s bedrooms to talk with them about musical education, predicting the future, kids learning science, many years of solitude, and guacamole errors. Also featuring the feature, War of the Colossal Beast.

127.It’s A Little Bit Bigger Now

309 The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man towers over Chris and Charlotte, as they pepper him with facts about big birthdays, tall tales, huge attractions, hearty meals, and profound mathematics.

126.Down with the Pickle

819 Invasion of the Neptune Men

Invasion of the Neptune Men finds Chris and Charlotte talking about Prince of Space, traditional Japanese theatre, Braille, pickles, and crackers.

125.Whether It Is Nasty or Not..

1307 Gamera vs. Jiger

Happy Gamuary! This time, it’s Gamera vs. Jiger in the battle to win the hearts of Chris and Charlotte, as they think about parasites, pregnancies, world’s fairs, accents, and choosing your own adventures!

124.Thank You, Heads!

505 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad finds not the Bird of Happiness but the Chris and Charlotte of Chatting, as they discuss Sinbad, Sadko, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff, novelty chess, and instant coffee.

123.It All Comes Back to Beastmaster

403 City Limits

City Limits drives circles around Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Kim Cattrall, James Earl Jones, Rae Dawn Chong, Robbie Benson, and Morrissey

122.My Own Personal Creepy Doll

818 Devil Doll

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte are having dinner with a Devil Doll, and they’re having awkward conversation about creepy dolls, rowdy dorms, endless puppets, ice cream, and Magic: The Gathering.

121.Weenie Roast!

503 Swamp Diamonds

Swamp Diamonds drags Chris and Charlotte into the bayou to ask them about Mike “Touch” Connors, Beverly Garland, Fred Mertz, tuna wiggle, and racist fire drills. With the short: What to Do on a Date.

120.Shaking It and Waiting for the Horrors to Come

817 The Horror of Party Beach

Happy Halloween! The Horror of Party Beach emerges from the beach to interrupt Chris and Charlotte as they discuss beach parties, Broadway shows, ballads, body hair, and BOO! [Did we scare you?]

119.Justice for Waluigi

816 Prince of Space

Happy (you guessed it) Donald Pleasence Day! Oh no, the dastardly Prince of Space has invaded, hoping to steal our precious reserves of Donald Pleasence! Luckily his weapons are useless against Chris and Charlotte, who instead talk about wormholes, stargates, portals, haiku, and Lutherans.

118b.Salute Your Shorts

MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 1

Chris and Charlotte enjoy the first few shorts from Season 13’s Short of the Month Club!

118.Heart of a Champion

502 Hercules

Happy Labour Day! That famous dodecalabourer, Hercules, asks Chris and Charlotte to talk about mythmashes, golden fleece, Hercules failing to perform, old ads, and patooties.

117.Flinching and Seething and Whimpering

206 Ring of Terror

Ring of Terror dares Chris and Charlotte to gather at the morgue and discuss bad prints, old actors, irrational fears, medical school, and invisible creeps. Featuring the short: The Phantom Creeps, episode 3! cw: Discussions of animal harm, fat shaming, and sexual assault.

116.Completely Unrecognizable

614 San Francisco International

San Francisco International pats down Chris and Charlotte to see if they’re holding any information on Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, or the Ponderosa Ranch.

115.I Love Tom’s Old Voice!

1306 Demon Squad

Demon Squad applies some prosthetics to Chris and Charlotte’s faces as they talk about film noir, fancy hats, Hummel figurines, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Mobile, Alabama.

114.Pie Palindrome Pie

815 Agent for H.A.R.M

Agent for H.A.R.M. offers Chris and Charlotte a comfy cardigan to keep them warm as they discuss spies, panties, Prince, palindromes, and pies.

113.Heartbreaking, But Not Heartbreaking

418 Attack of the the Eye Creatures

Attack of the the Eye Creatures just doesn’t care as Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Larry Buchanan, Tommy Kirk, Ethan Allan, Lucille Ball, and Lawrence Welk.

112.A New Voice in the Room

1303 Beyond Atlantis

Beyond Atlantis welcomes a new host — or two? In addition to greeting Emily on the Simulator of Love, it listens in while Chris and new cohost Charlotte discuss the Philippines, Atlantis, Donovan, Middle-Earth, and Alison Bechdel.

111.The Mask of Lucha Libre

1301 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

A new season of MST3K emerges, offering Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, which asks Beth and Chris if it may enter to talk with them about lurid colours, luchadors, vampires, cognac, and cemeteries.

110.Yokel Personas

814 Riding With Death

Riding With Death has Chris and Beth trapped in the back of a tractor trailer, as they talk about white dots, invisible men, unexpected charisma, tasty knishes, and flying dreams. (Also there’s some important news about the show!)

109.The Many Reasons It’s Bizarre

312 Gamera vs. Guiron

Gamuary continues as Adam and Chris watch the best Gamera episode, season 3’s take on Gamera vs. Guiron! They get to talk about the Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, The Wooster Group, Mark Russell, and Michael Feinstein.

108.It’s Just A Movie

K08 Gamera vs. Guiron

Gamera vs. Guiron: The match you’ve all been waiting for! Almost. Adam and Chris provide colour commentary about business casual racism, Space Gaos, weird dubs, Gamera fanfic, and memorable movie trailers.

107.The Root of All Relationship Problems

813 Jack Frost

Jack Frost chills Chris and Adam to the holiday bone, and they try to keep warm by discussing Russian folk tales, a pumpkin Christmas tale, evil stepmothers, scary old women, and Yakov Smirnoff’s love advice.

106.Not a Sausage

1206 Ator, The Fighting Eagle

Ator, The Fighting Eagle absolutely refuses to admit to the existence of prehistoric hang-gliders, leaving Adam and Chris with nothing to talk about except Cave Dwellers, Joe D’Amato, prurient films, Rodney Dangerfield, and D&D. [see notes for content warnings!]

105.It’s Thong

301 Cave Dwellers

Happy Turkey Day! Cave Dwellers hang-glides right into Adam and Chris’s hearts, as they talk about early MST3K experiences, vast tracts of Keeffe, Alan Hale Jr (for some reason), Danny Elfman (again!), and Dave (?) Foley.

104.Oh No!

102 The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy are too busy fighting to notice Chris and Adam talking about early experiments, serial movies, mummification, mummy movies, and mummy cats. With the Commando Cody short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 1.

103.She’s So Flexible

908 The Touch of Satan

The Touch of Satan compels Adam and Chris to mull over spooky movies, harpsichord music, eighteenth-century bad boys, curious products, and… Gorgo?

102.Pinteresque

522 Teen-age Crime Wave

Teen-age Crime Wave gets Chris and Adam to talk about strong perfume, claustrophobic films, Tommy Cook trivia, bad kids, and (you guessed it) Donald Pleasence.

101.The Camera Loves Rondo

702 The Brute Man

The Brute Man creeps after Adam and Chris, who discuss Manos reactions, Rondo Hatton, early travelogue movies, early chickens, and egg facts. Features the short: The Chicken of Tomorrow.

100.A Cult Favourite

424 Manos: The Hands of Fate

In our very special one-hundredth episode, Manos: The Hands of Fate keeps our heroes talking for a long, long time about notorious movies, controversial jazz, weird zeitgeists, stale comics, and exactly what MST3K does that makes us love it so. Features the short, Hired, part 2!

99.I Have Enough Friends

423 Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster traps Adam and Chris in the swamp and gets them to monologue about Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, octopuses, and door-to-door sales. Features the short: Hired! Part 1.

98.Two Terrible Tastes That Somehow Taste Great Together

812 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? may not be all that Adam and Chris have to contend with this time!!? They talk about Ray Dennis Steckler, Renée Richards, Wendy Carlos, Peter Falk, and the alleged Mrs. Peter Falk.

97.Stuntman On Fire

K16 City On Fire

City On Fire traps Chris and Adam, who are quickly running out of oxygen as they talk about Ava Gardner, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, and Max Headroom.

96.Down The Freak Flag

811 Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror keeps Adam and Chris in a secluded area to get them to talk about clones, clones, clones, clones, and clones.

95.More Brown’s a-Comin’

1104 Avalanche

Avalanche finds Chris and Adam drinking cocoa in the ski lodge, talking about disastrous movies, disastrous weather, disastrous managers, disastrous marriages, and disastrous vacations.

94.A Hate Letter to Wisconsin

810 The Giant Spider Invasion

The Giant Spider Invasion invite Adam and Chris to come inside, but they roll down a hill and talk about spider puppets, mothers’ friends, gross directors, body snatchers, and baby ducks.

93.Gangly

111 Moon Zero Two

Moon Zero Two will strand Adam and Chris on an asteroid if they don’t find something to say about Roy Ward Baker, Hammer films, Don Ellis, space suits, and Power Gloves.

92.Were You A Teenage Anything?

809 I Was A Teenage Werewolf

I Was A Teenage Werewolf stalks Adam and Chris in the gym, overhearing them talk about teen movies, wolfmen, Michael Landon, Bernard Hermann, and Magic Voice.

91.No Limousines, No Craft Services

317 The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent

The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent gets all tuckered out trying to say its name, and curls up to listen to Chris and Adam talk about waffles, Roger Corman, Albert Glasser, Troma, and Kate Bush. With the short, The Home Economics Story!

90.The Darkest of Pasts

808 The She-Creature

The She-Creature lurches unpleasantly towards Chris and Adam, but instead they talk about Alibi, Wings, Manimal, Howard the Duck, and Dorf on Golf.

89.Fleeting Scenes

421 Monster A Go-Go

Monster A Go-Go calls up Adam and Chris [rrring rrring!] and asks them about bad twists, anti-endings, cheap solutions, ice treats, and He-Man. With the short, Circus on Ice!

88.Shirtless the Whole Time

701 Night of the Blood Beast

Night of the Blood Beast impregnates Chris and Beth with thoughts of new phones, old interiors, friendly aliens, male pregnancy, and Turkey Day marathons.

87b.Bonus Bits A-Go-Go!

We’re only gonna get one real episode out this month, for Reasons. So to tide you over until then, here are a few of our superfan bonus bits—the things we normally just let our most devoted listeners hear. Enjoy, and see. you soon with a proper episode!

87.A Little Dab’ll Do You

316 Gamera vs. Zigra

Gamera vs. Zigra is back for round two, and Chris and Adam bring in reinforcements like robot reboots, space monsters, peppy marches, living legends, and school projects.

86.He Protecc, But He Also Attacc...

K07 Gamera vs. Zigra

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Zigra takes its first swing at Adam and Chris, who muse about our noisy ocean, some missing Gamera films, Persona 5, encore performances, and New Years Eve.

85.Clowns in the Wild

422 The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze offers a Sampo to the team — if they first talk about the Kalevala, Finlandization, Jean Sibelius, Emmett Kelly, and family photos. Also features a short: Here Comes the Circus!

84.There Was No Way She Was Gonna Win

615 Kitten with a Whip

Kitten with a Whip meows pitifully at Adam and Chris until they talk about horrifying teens, Ann-Margrock, Elvis Presley, John Forsythe, Doodles Weaver, and Looney Tunes.

83.Mister Big

523 Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants towers over Adam and Chris, demanding they talk about Jim Begg, Andy Griffith, Warwick Davis, Bert I. Gordon, and Frank Zappa.

82.A Spicy Meatball

K18 The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru keep Adam and Chris in their sights while they discuss bad prints, bad movies, bad novels, bad episodes, and best fiends.

81.Fear and Silliness

320 The Unearthly

The Unearthly keeps Adam and Chris in the basement, where they can barely talk about shorts, John Carradine, shorts, Tor Johnson, and shorts. Also features the shorts Posture Pals and Appreciating Our Parents!

80.Friends, Don’t

323 The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu forces Chris and Adam to tell them the formula to Chistopher Lee, Jesús Franco, Sax Rohmer, Gandhi II, and, heart transplants.

79.Normal Bands

303 Pod People

Pod People, you can do magic things! Including sending Chris and Adam flying around the room, talking about Juan Piquer Simón, Music from Some Guys in Space, Roger Roger, Pee-Wee Herman, and Andy Travis.

78.Never-Ending Beefcake

412 Hercules and the Captive Women

Happy Labour Day! Hercules and the Captive Women takes the blood of Uranus and… shipwreck… shapeshifter… other stuff… anyway, it all causes Chris and Adam to think about Atlantis, Proteus, Mario Bava, Mario Mario, and Nastassja Kinski.

77.Hella Jellyfish

807 Terror from the Year 5000

Terror from the Year 5000 can’t decide whether to steal Chris’s or Adam’s face. Meanwhile, they talk about The Tingler, American International Pictures, intergalactic vacations, KITT, and chiggers.

76.Thanks for Being You

806 The Undead

The Undead follows Chris and Adam back in time, where they talk about The Tingler, Roger Corman, Billy Barty, The Thomas Crown Affair, and (you guessed it) the Cryptkeeper.

75.Peanut Butter

805 The Thing That Couldn’t Die

The Thing That Couldn’t Die, using plenty of lip and tongue action, psychically commands Chris and Adam to discuss heterosexuality, horror movies, Emperor Hadrian, the Wild West, and Sir Francis Drake’s cakes.

74.As Remote and Still as Possible

619 Red Zone Cuba

Red Zone Cuba lures Adam and Chris to an endless montage of Coleman Francis, Cuban history, Night Train, bad posture, and old jalopies. With the short: Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance!

73.Known Weirdo

621 The Beast of Yucca Flats

The Beast of Yucca Flats. How did it get there? Chris and Adam. Two podcasters. Not yet caught by the whirlwind of progress. Trained to look for topics and talk about them. Benjamin Franklin. Puerto Rico. Coleman Francis. Tony Cardoza. And endless narration, caught in the wheels of justice.

72.I Have Fallen Down

609 The Skydivers

The Skydivers pours hot coffee onto Chris and Adam’s parachutes, but as they plunge to their deaths, they talk about Coleman Francis, Tony Cardoza, the joys of woodworking, fine cups of coffee, and the latest fashions of Hobbiton. With the short: Why Study Industrial Arts?

71.In the Ant World

K09 Phase IV

Phase IV coats Chris and Adam in yellow and demands that they sing the praises of ants, Saul Bass, advertising, pizza, and pasta.

70.Found in a Warehouse

1112 Carnival Magic

There’s a chimp on the loose as Carnival Magic kidnaps Chris and Adam to ask them about that magic moment between the 70s and the 80s, the mysteries of Al Adamson, lost pornography, unnamed directors, and chimps ahoy!

69.Nice

622 Angels Revenge

Even though Angels Revenge is out to stop Chris and Adam from pushing their wares, they manage to talk about all the great stars: Jack Palance, Pat Buttrum, Jim Backus, Johnny Wadd, and Stanley Kubrick!

68.The Pace of Space

401 Space Travelers

Adam and Chris, marooned inside their homes as they wait out a pandemic, imagine they are Space Travelers. It doesn’t go so well, and so they close their eyes and think of the vastness of space, Gene Hackman, Bruce Willis, some shady producers, and some shady comedians.

67.A Very Basic Thing

1012 Squirm

Squirm seems to have already eaten Adam, so Beth rushes in to help Chris escape through worms, egg creams, Georgia, antiques, and a surprising lack of springs. For this episode also features a short: A Case of Spring Fever. No springs!

66.Ninja Touchstones

324 Master Ninja II

Master Ninja II appears from the shadows to attack Chris and Adam once again as they consider ninjas, Lee van Cleef, It’s a Living, Sapphire & Steel, Milton Berle, and Tales from the Crypt.

65.It’s a Nice Suit

322 Master Ninja I

Master Ninja I, a “movie” that is just two episodes of failed 1984 Timothy Van Patten and Lee Van Cleef ninja-’em-up tv show The Master, leaps at Chris and Adam this Leap Day to overhear them talking about karate kids, film ventures, middling families, swamped things, and wheelchair dancing.

64.Casablanca on a Whim

822 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank dopples into the network to ask Adam and Chris to interface with Raul Julia, Doctor Who, Casablanca, tote bags, and anteaters. And remember, podcasts like this wouldn’t be possible without listeners like you.

63.A Monster I’d Want to Date

308 Gamera vs. Gaos

Gamuary continues as Gamera vs. Gaos causes Chris and Adam to reflect on all the Gamera villains that might have been: the octopus one, the snake one, the ice one, the other ice one, and the one covered in question marks.

62.Pappy’s Tired

K06 Gamera vs. Gaos

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Gaos really threw us for a loop. Adam and Chris try to recombobulate themselves by reminiscing about the joys of Christmas past, beautiful film prints, fountains of blood, robot puberty, and second-rate Gamera songs.

61.We Never Got to Play

321 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Let’s have a Patrick Swayze Christmas, as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians gathers Chris and Adam round to sing carols about Pia Zadora, Vince Guaraldi, Donald Pleasence, Milton Delugg, and, you guessed it, Patrick Swayze. Happy holidays, whatever you do or don’t celebrate!

60.Going On and Going Nowhere

515 The Wild Wild World of Batwoman

What’s this?! The Wild Wild World of Batwoman has forced our heroes, Chris and Adam, to dance the Batusi? Tune in as they discuss the real Batman, another Batwoman, disappointing Draculas, a not-quite Hercules, and ho-hum Days. With the short: Cheating.

59.I Am Thinking: Oh No

508 Operation Double 007

Operation Double 007, a.k.a. Operation Kid Brother, reads Chris and Adam’s lips as they discuss James Bond, Moneypenny, M, Ennio Morricone, and Jessye Norman. Happy Turkey Day!

58b.He, Too, Has Legs

MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, featuring Circus of Horrors and No Retreat, No Surrender

In this very special episode, Chris tells Adam all about going to see MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour.

58.Black Licorice and Cloves

106 The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand creeps up on all fours towards Adam and Chris as they discuss dead astronauts, dismembered hands, emotional actors, verbal birds, and painful cereals.

57.You Can Afford Donald Pleasence

516 Alien from L.A.

Alien from L.A. tries to sell big-boned surface-dwellers Beth and Adam as they talk about Donald “It’s my birthday!” Pleasence, Kathy “Three syllables???" Ireland, Angela “I’d give anything to see my dad again” Pleasence, Menahem “I once worked with DP” Golan, and Yoram "Me too" Globus.

56.Turn Up the Oil

K20 The Last Chase

Beth is missing—so Adam and Chris are on The Last Chase, dodging public transit, six-million-dollar men, evil penguins, the music of Mars, and twenty-year-old cans of Coke.

55.The Ultimate Boomer

1108 The Loves of Hercules

Happy Labour Day! Adam and Beth celebrate the original dodecalabourer by exploring The Loves of Hercules—including Jayne Mansfield, Loni Anderson, old smurfs, marble columns, and Eddie Vedder.

54.Thoughts about Stucco

1203 Lords of the Deep

Lords of the Deep sinks Adam and Beth’s hopes at completely overcoming their Summer of Technical Difficulties. On this episode, we encounter undersea aliens, Roger Constantius Corman, Three’s Company, Fantastic Voyages, and kombucha cocktails.

53c.Muddy and Filthy

2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties hopefully comes to an end with the final movie speical, the 2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Do the summer hits of 1998 hold up twenty-one years later? Only Beth and Adam are allowed to decide.

53b.Cockroaches and Spiders

Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at the Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special! Mike and the Bots once again preview the Oscars. Do their hot takes hold up? Do the Academy’s? Beth and Adam make the final judgment about the prestige pieces of 1997.

53.The Snaggletoothed Frodo

910 The Final Sacrifice

Happy Canada Day! The Final Sacrifice is on the hunt for Beth and Adam, so they explore the Great White North talking about Jon Mikl Thor, The Red Green Show, Ed the Sock, Mike Myers, and other milestones in Canadian culture.

52b.Death and Longing

The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Mike and the Bots had their turn talking about the biggest movies of 1997, so why not Adam and Beth?

52.Amoral Philosophy

519 Outlaw

Outlaw [of Gor] shows a lot of flesh in the hopes that Beth and Adam will visit its planet with tales of dubious philosophers, stunt directors, call-girl rackets, one-handed push-ups, and disgusting worms!

51b.Sentimentality and Familiarity

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

Beth and Adam are experiencing a Summer of Technical Difficulties, so they’ve lined up some Very Special Special Specials! First up is the MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special, a rundown of all the great Academy Award–nominated films of 1994—including gems like Small Soldiers and Junior!

51.Wet-behind-the-ears-ness

112 Untamed Youth

Untamed Youth finds Beth and Adam guilty of loitering with Mamie van Doren, Eddie Cochran, Lurene Tuttle, Les Baxter, and Greg Brady.

50.Horror, Punishment, Redemption

610 The Violent Years

The Violent Years celebrates our fiftieth (!) episode by treating Beth and Adam to some Ed Wood, old-timey titillation, new country, squishy electronics, and uncanny dummies. Includes a short: Young Man’s Fancy!

49.You Get Concussions

616 Racket Girls

Racket Girls ogles Adam and Beth as they wrestle over favourite episodes, stock footage auteurs, foxy boxing, Lisa Loeb, and so many Stooges. Includes a short: Are You Ready for Marriage?

48.The Cleanliness and Tightness

510 The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills moderates as Beth and Adam debate about good dogs, messy dogs, gold logs, backwards gods, and the need for clean. Includes a short: Body Care and Grooming.

47.Let’s Start Again and Do It Right This Time

1103 The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers walk through a time screen to time Beth and Adam as they talk about cuddle parties, pink androids, not-quite-mutants, mangled endings, and other purgatories.

46.Nothing Really Changes

821 Time Chasers

Time Chasers will follow Beth and Adam anywhere, anywhen, in order to hear them talk about ancient aliens, altered timelines, alternative transportation, altercations on the high seas, and beautiful Vermont.

45.The Rise of Geodesic Domes

1204 The Day Time Ended

The Day Time Ended quietly turns on the light for Beth and Adam so they can talk about 1970s sci-fi, 1970s patriarchs, 1970s Bands, 1970s couches, and 1880s pizza.

44.So Much Running and Falling Down

K10 Cosmic Princess

Cosmic Princess tries to make one host by editing together Beth and Adam, who report on the 30th anniversary of this MST3K episode, the 30th of Super Bowl XXIII, the 20th of Space: 1999, the 20th of Brian Blessed appearing in a Star War, and the 0th anniversary of this episode of It’s Just A Show.

43.Turtle Frolics

302 Gamera

Happy Gamuary! The original Gamera emerges to listen to Beth and Adam explain all about turtle pets, turtle food, turtle myths, turtle fanciers, and a quartet of adolescent turtle warriors.

42.The Original Rodney Dangerfield

K05 Gamera

Gamuary in December‽ It’s a Christmas miracle, as Gamera flies in with presents for Beth and Adam, who get festive with coke ads, rat kings, world peace, excessive colours, and Christmas trees.

41.The Best America Has to Offer

1201 Mac and Me

Mac and Me will drill holes into Beth and Adam’s living rooms if they don’t talk about product placement, Coca-Cola™, America™, McDonald’s™, and Steven Spielberg™.

40.Grandfather Clocks in Drag

1114 At the Earth’s Core

At the Earth’s Core drills Beth and Adam about endurance tests, mesmerizing actors, overwrought styles, long-lasting ideologies, and deep-seated commitments.

39.Go Big or Go Home

MST3K: The Movie, featuring This Island Earth

This Island Earth rams its ovipositor down Beth and Adam’s throats (but it’s not an alien!) during an awkward dinner party exchange about interocitors, interfering studios, interplanetary strife, interloping cats, and international space research.

38.A Pizza Being Made in Real Time

704 The Incredible Melting Man

The Incredible Melting Man keeps an eye out for Adam and Beth as they talk about horror movies, horror comedies, horror effects, horrors in space, and horror stories from Hollywood.

37.Nothing Gets Away From Physics

107 Robot Monster

Robot Monster wants to be like the hu-man, to laugh like the hu-man. Will Adam and Beth help? Or will they whisper about childhood dreams, rocket backpacks, commie slander, déjà vu, and bumbling bees. And some shorts: Radar Men from the Moon episodes 4 & 5!

36.Donald Pleasence is Always Hypnotic

903 The Pumaman

The Pumaman leaps awkwardly towards Beth and Adam, asking them to reveal the truth about Donald Pleasence, anti-fascists, ancient aliens, dinky synth tunes, and how to fly.

35.There’s Still Money to Be Made in Tragedy

1002 Girl in Gold Boots

Girl in Gold Boots shimmies as Beth and Adam kick about castle dwellers, caged dancers, creepy discotheques, crushed dreams, and child-rearing demonstrations.

34.A Mythmash

408 Hercules Unchained

Hercules Unchained forgets all about Adam and Beth as they discuss fierce eyebrows, Greek drama, Hulk colours, creepy kitchens, and the Hellenistic ideal.

33.Shaggy Little Baggies

204 Catalina Caper

Catalina Caper hosts a Tupperware party for Beth and Adam, where they chat about going to the beach, ghosts in their bikinis, grooving with your booty, gay guys in back alleys, and giving it a burp.

32.The Local Skeezeballs

1111 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II casts a spell on Beth and Adam to reveal all about heroes, horndogs, homosociality, homicides, and hocus pocus.

31.Beverly Hills 9021Wizard

1110 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom seeks out Beth and Adam for recycled clips, recycled music, creepy seductions, kept crypts, and ambiguous colours.

30.Let’s Make It Work

703 Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell deathstalks Adam and Bethstalker as they deathtalk about fonts, swords, sorcery, batches, and Ren Faires. Huzzah!

29.The Matlock Defense

K17 Time of the Apes

Time of the Apes jumps forward in time to hear Beth and Adam discuss alternate edits, timelines without Joel, circus music, freezer burns, and Barry ZeVan [the weatherman].

28.Apes Is Apes

306 Time of the Apes

Time of the Apes dubs over Beth and Adam as they investigate apes, damn dirty apes, naked apes, humble country apes, and owls.

27.Emmanuelle in Flight

612 The Starfighters

The Starfighters puts fuel back in Beth and Adam so they can discuss boogers, boozers, fighters, killers, and choristers.

26.A More Romantic Alternative

509 The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers Lane drifts into town and asks Beth and Adam about hoboes, littler hoboes, homosociality, character actors, and promotional toilet seats.

25.Don’t Eat the Good Bug

804 The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis emerges from the ice to ask Beth and Adam about bug-eyed monsters, bug-eyed bugs, bloody-minded militarists, stop-motion brains, and bomb-loving mutants.

24b.Our First Anniversary Spectacular!

Producer Chris invites Beth and Adam to look back over the 24 episodes of MST3K we’ve watched in the past year. Which movie would they watch unMSTed? Which episode was the best? Which monster is the ginchiest? And what did you, the listener at home, think?

24.Every Framing Device a Painting

803 The Mole People

The Mole People gets Beth and Adam to recite an epic of hollow-earth theories, the Epic of Gilgamesh, celebrity cameos, mushrooms, and astronauts of note.

23.You’ve Got to Kill a Man

802 The Leech Woman

The Leech Woman picks Beth and Adam’s brains about lecherous men, older women, alcoholics, unpleasant co-workers, and anything but leeches.

22.Respective Blowhole

801 Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature tries to steal Beth and Adam's hearts with talk of Gill-Man, Guillermo del Toro–Man, Marineland-Man, Henry Mancini-Man, and a new Crow-Man T. Robot-Man.

21.It’s Just A Tongue

K04 Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera vs. Barugon once again drizzles Beth and Adam with destructive rainbows, so they discuss janky robots, imperialism, kid-friendly adult films, tongues, tongues, and banana oil. Happy Gamuary!

20.Toy Show

304 Gamera vs. Barugon

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Barugon fight while Beth and Adam talk about Godzilla, Princess Mononoke, Baragon, Skeletor, and My Little Pony.

19.Money and Weapons

521 Santa Claus

Ho ho ho! Santa Claus gathers Beth and Adam by the yule log to discuss all things Christmas, like Citizen Kane, Batman, Pee-wee‘s Playhouse, Home Alone, and Hellraiser.

18.Noodling with Rubber

210 King Dinosaur

King Dinosaur roars at Adam and Beth to discuss Elliott Kalan, first timers, bad drivers, lady scientists, and other not-quite-dinosaurs. Also, there's a short: X Marks the Spot!

17.Get Serious

1009 Hamlet

Hamlet broods while eavesdropping on Adam and Dr. Beth talking about being, not being, suffering, sleeping, and the undiscovered country of Germany.

16.Good Job, Thor

604 Zombie Nightmare

Zombie Nightmare rises from the grave to stalk Beth and Adam, who just wanted to talk about Canucksploitation, heavy metal soundtracks, voodoo, Vodou, and Adam West.

15.We Spent a Lot of Money on This

1106 Starcrash

Starcrash dazzles Beth and Adam as they discuss Christmas lights, space wardrobes, child preachers, drunk Hasselhoff, and inobservant observational comedians.

14.Donald Pleasence Was a Total Scamp

501 Warrior of the Lost World

Happy Donald Pleasence Day! Warrior of the Lost World mumbles at Beth and Adam to discuss Lt. Illia, Counselor Troi, Kirok, Gene Roddenberry, and Robert Ginty.

13.He’s Just A Guy

904 Werewolf

Werewolf hunts Beth and Adam as they discuss poor acting, imported myths, impure werewolves, pure moods, and imposter puppets.

12.Beef Smoothie

410 Hercules against the Moon Men

Hercules against the Moon Men sandblasts Beth and Adam until they're ready to talk about stables, strongmen, Superman, stock, and sand.

11.Cobbled Together in Somebody’s Backyard

506 Eegah

Eegah comes out of his cave to hear Beth and Adam discuss Arch Hall Sr, Arch Hall Jr, archconservative film critics, archetypical cavemen, and Archie comics.

10.All Sizzle, All Snake

1101 Reptilicus

Reptilicus seduces Beth and Adam into discussing Jonah Heston, weird cameos, multiple Reptilci, Danish tourism, and trashy novelizations.

9.Burned in My Brain

513 The Brain that Wouldn't Die

The Brain that Wouldn't Die introduces Beth and Adam to Mike, and begs them to talk about sexpoiltation, gore, Saw, transplants, and two-headed dogs.

8.Scrambled Eggs

101 The Crawling Eye

The Crawling Eye, Joel's first* episode, stares at Beth and Adam until they discuss sidekicks, psychics, sci-fi eye flicks, LASIK, and awkward starts. * Or is it‽

7b.Tom Servo’s a Dalek

Bonus episode! Adam and Beth discuss: Adam West, bad movies, Canada (again), the weirdest thing to ever air on PBS, and (occasionally) MST3K.

7.I Envy Your Joy of Movement

311 It Conquered the World

It Conquered the World learned almost too late that Adam and Beth are feeling creatures, and because of it, they discuss more kick-ass 50s ladies, team sports, cults, Roger Corman, and learning almost too late that man is a feeling creature. Includes a short: Snow Thrills!

6.It’s Good When People Age

601 Girls Town

Girls Town lifts and separates Beth and Adam as they discuss Mamie Van Doren, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Mamie Van Doren (again), and Canada.

5.Coke Will Do All the Work for You

1102 Cry Wilderness

Cry Wilderness howls at Beth and Adam to discuss ice cream college, Mac and Me, Bigfoot, raccoons, and the puberty giggles.

4b.Totally Uncontroversial Opinions about MST3K’s Sci-Fi Era

A bonus episode! Adam and Beth, fresh from rewatching Future War, have thoughts on MST3K’s years on the Sci-Fi Channel. Listener discretion advised.

4.Yelling at Dinosaurs

1004 Future War

Future War kicks off Beth and Adam’s discussion of revivals, rad 90s dinosaurs, dad movies, secret Christians, and other strange animals.

3.Love Letter to Suburbia

404 Teenagers from Outer Space

Teenagers from Outer Space compels Beth and Adam to discuss boss rockets, boy movies, middle-aged nurses, disarmed lobsters, and small-town paranoia. Show

2.Collage of Male Adolescence

620 Danger!! Death Ray

Danger!! Death Ray coaxes Beth and Adam into discussing satellite dishes, glamour shots, beefy spies, André the Giant, and Herbie Hancock.

1.Nova Scotia Death Trip

201 Rocketship X-M

Rocketship X-M inspires Beth and Adam to talk about chins, Matt Damon, robot puberty, intrepid reporters, and female astronauts.

KTMA Season

156.We’ve Got the Mouthfeel Now

K00 The Green Slime

The proof-of-concept pilot for MST3K tackles The Green Slime, which leads to Chris and Charlotte talking about beginnings, Beeper, Charles Fox, Armageddon, and Minneapolis.

185.Everything Is Beautiful

K01 Invaders from the Deep

Happy Turkey Day! Invaders from the Deep (which is to say, four episodes of Stingray spliced together into a movie) dives after Chris and Charlotte while they flap their lips about Turkey Day, Supermarionation, brief introductions, earnest ecologists, and beer nuts.

21.It’s Just A Tongue

K04 Gamera vs. Barugon

Gamera vs. Barugon once again drizzles Beth and Adam with destructive rainbows, so they discuss janky robots, imperialism, kid-friendly adult films, tongues, tongues, and banana oil. Happy Gamuary!

42.The Original Rodney Dangerfield

K05 Gamera

Gamuary in December‽ It’s a Christmas miracle, as Gamera flies in with presents for Beth and Adam, who get festive with coke ads, rat kings, world peace, excessive colours, and Christmas trees.

62.Pappy’s Tired

K06 Gamera vs. Gaos

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Gaos really threw us for a loop. Adam and Chris try to recombobulate themselves by reminiscing about the joys of Christmas past, beautiful film prints, fountains of blood, robot puberty, and second-rate Gamera songs.

86.He Protecc, But He Also Attacc...

K07 Gamera vs. Zigra

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Zigra takes its first swing at Adam and Chris, who muse about our noisy ocean, some missing Gamera films, Persona 5, encore performances, and New Years Eve.

108.It’s Just A Movie

K08 Gamera vs. Guiron

Gamera vs. Guiron: The match you’ve all been waiting for! Almost. Adam and Chris provide colour commentary about business casual racism, Space Gaos, weird dubs, Gamera fanfic, and memorable movie trailers.

71.In the Ant World

K09 Phase IV

Phase IV coats Chris and Adam in yellow and demands that they sing the praises of ants, Saul Bass, advertising, pizza, and pasta.

44.So Much Running and Falling Down

K10 Cosmic Princess

Cosmic Princess tries to make one host by editing together Beth and Adam, who report on the 30th anniversary of this MST3K episode, the 30th of Super Bowl XXIII, the 20th of Space: 1999, the 20th of Brian Blessed appearing in a Star War, and the 0th anniversary of this episode of It’s Just A Show.

130.We Could Have Cleaned This Up

K11 Humanoid Woman

Humanoid Woman plays a curious tone and compels Chris and Charlotte to discuss Humanoid Woman, Through the Thorns to the Stars, Per Aspera Ad Astra, To The Stars by Hard Ways, and Через тернии к звёздам.

176.This Misfit Movie

K12 Fugitive Alien

The KTMA version of Fugitive Alien is not as excited about that forklift as it could be, but it will listen to Chris and Charlotte talk about pulp sci fi, adaptations of adaptations, Phantom of the Paradise, misfit media, and Winnipeg.

162.Famous People Doing Weird Things

K13 SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight, chock full of celebrities, is flying as fast as it can to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about Lorne Greene, John de Lancie, Billy Crystal, Misty Rowe, and, you guessed it, Donald Pleasence.

153.I Missed Out on Many Fun Years

K14 Mighty Jack

Mighty Jack is coming to rescue Chris and Charlotte from sick jail, but while they wait, they talk about fan clubs, fan newsletters, math equations, Japanese special effects, and bowling.

97.Stuntman On Fire

K16 City On Fire

City On Fire traps Chris and Adam, who are quickly running out of oxygen as they talk about Ava Gardner, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, and Max Headroom.

29.The Matlock Defense

K17 Time of the Apes

Time of the Apes jumps forward in time to hear Beth and Adam discuss alternate edits, timelines without Joel, circus music, freezer burns, and Barry ZeVan [the weatherman].

82.A Spicy Meatball

K18 The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru keep Adam and Chris in their sights while they discuss bad prints, bad movies, bad novels, bad episodes, and best fiends.

141.More Than Just a Psychiatrist

K19 Hangar 18

Hangar 18 is filled with aliens, so the government must do everything to stop Chris and Charlotte from talking about Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Stuart Pankin, infomercials, and—you guessed it—Donald Pleasence.

56.Turn Up the Oil

K20 The Last Chase

Beth is missing—so Adam and Chris are on The Last Chase, dodging public transit, six-million-dollar men, evil penguins, the music of Mars, and twenty-year-old cans of Coke.

Season 1

8.Scrambled Eggs

101 The Crawling Eye

The Crawling Eye, Joel's first* episode, stares at Beth and Adam until they discuss sidekicks, psychics, sci-fi eye flicks, LASIK, and awkward starts. * Or is it‽

104.Oh No!

102 The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy are too busy fighting to notice Chris and Adam talking about early experiments, serial movies, mummification, mummy movies, and mummy cats. With the Commando Cody short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 1.

151.A Fate Worse than Death

103 The Mad Monster

The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

157.Not My Fuild Dynamics!

105 The Corpse Vanishes

The Corpse Vanishes offers Chris and Charlotte a corsage, which induces them to talk about orchids, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, Wham-O, and tag. With the short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 3.

58.Black Licorice and Cloves

106 The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand creeps up on all fours towards Adam and Chris as they discuss dead astronauts, dismembered hands, emotional actors, verbal birds, and painful cereals.

37.Nothing Gets Away From Physics

107 Robot Monster

Robot Monster wants to be like the hu-man, to laugh like the hu-man. Will Adam and Beth help? Or will they whisper about childhood dreams, rocket backpacks, commie slander, déjà vu, and bumbling bees. And some shorts: Radar Men from the Moon episodes 4 & 5!

161.Nothing Horrid

108 The Slime People

The Slime People obscures Chris and Charlotte, who keep talking about volcanoes, fog, mist, domes, and slaughterhouses. (With another Radar Men from the Moon short.)

168.The Cost of Ladies in Space

109 Project Moon Base

Project Moon Base lets Chris and Charlotte walk on the walls and talk about astronauts, feminism, Robert A. Heinlein, Cat-Women, and Joe Cool. With two episodes of Radar Men from the Moon. Yay.

172.Incredibly Liberating

110 Robot Holocaust

After the Robot Holocaust, Chris and Charlotte are left to talk about women with accents, goofy character design, classic 70s cinema, obscure corners of New York City, and avocado recipes.

93.Gangly

111 Moon Zero Two

Moon Zero Two will strand Adam and Chris on an asteroid if they don’t find something to say about Roy Ward Baker, Hammer films, Don Ellis, space suits, and Power Gloves.

51.Wet-behind-the-ears-ness

112 Untamed Youth

Untamed Youth finds Beth and Adam guilty of loitering with Mamie van Doren, Eddie Cochran, Lurene Tuttle, Les Baxter, and Greg Brady.

Season 2

1.Nova Scotia Death Trip

201 Rocketship X-M

Rocketship X-M inspires Beth and Adam to talk about chins, Matt Damon, robot puberty, intrepid reporters, and female astronauts.

135.A Way to Be a Bad Guy Biker

202 The Sidehackers

The Sidehackers (or is it The Side Hackers?) revs its engines real loud and makes it hard for Chris and Charlotte to talk about sexual violence, friendly bikers, unfriendly bikers, sidehacking, and Rommel’s book.

179.We Know Who’s Blonde

203 Jungle Goddess

It’s a big birthday for Chris and Charlotte, and Jungle Goddess surprises them with new songs, old tropes, Superman, Dick Tracy, and tricky family dynamics. With the short: The Phantom Creeps, chapter one: The Menacing Power.

33.Shaggy Little Baggies

204 Catalina Caper

Catalina Caper hosts a Tupperware party for Beth and Adam, where they chat about going to the beach, ghosts in their bikinis, grooving with your booty, gay guys in back alleys, and giving it a burp.

117.Flinching and Seething and Whimpering

206 Ring of Terror

Ring of Terror dares Chris and Charlotte to gather at the morgue and discuss bad prints, old actors, irrational fears, medical school, and invisible creeps. Featuring the short: The Phantom Creeps, episode 3! cw: Discussions of animal harm, fat shaming, and sexual assault.

136.What Do They Do in Florida?

207 Wild Rebels

Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks.

137.People Working Together

209 The Hellcats

The Hellcats play tug-of-war with Chris and Charlotte as they try to discuss women bikers, gay bikers, (sorta) helpful bikers, speed chess, and cheesecake.

18.Noodling with Rubber

210 King Dinosaur

King Dinosaur roars at Adam and Beth to discuss Elliott Kalan, first timers, bad drivers, lady scientists, and other not-quite-dinosaurs. Also, there's a short: X Marks the Spot!

175.An Attempt to Communicate

211 First Spaceship on Venus

First Spaceship on Venus (a.k.a. The Silent Star) won’t respond to Chris and Charlotte’s messages about rampant sarcasm, post-war cinema, Stanisław Lem, Britney Spears, and My Demon Lover.

146.They’re Huge!

212 Godzilla vs. Megalon

Happy Gamuary! This year, Chris and Charlotte broaden their scope a little, as Godzilla vs. Megalon finds them roaring about Godzilla, Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Gigan, and Squawkzilla.

Season 3

105.It’s Thong

301 Cave Dwellers

Happy Turkey Day! Cave Dwellers hang-glides right into Adam and Chris’s hearts, as they talk about early MST3K experiences, vast tracts of Keeffe, Alan Hale Jr (for some reason), Danny Elfman (again!), and Dave (?) Foley.

43.Turtle Frolics

302 Gamera

Happy Gamuary! The original Gamera emerges to listen to Beth and Adam explain all about turtle pets, turtle food, turtle myths, turtle fanciers, and a quartet of adolescent turtle warriors.

79.Normal Bands

303 Pod People

Pod People, you can do magic things! Including sending Chris and Adam flying around the room, talking about Juan Piquer Simón, Music from Some Guys in Space, Roger Roger, Pee-Wee Herman, and Andy Travis.

20.Toy Show

304 Gamera vs. Barugon

Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Barugon fight while Beth and Adam talk about Godzilla, Princess Mononoke, Baragon, Skeletor, and My Little Pony.

28.Apes Is Apes

306 Time of the Apes

Time of the Apes dubs over Beth and Adam as they investigate apes, damn dirty apes, naked apes, humble country apes, and owls.

63.A Monster I’d Want to Date

308 Gamera vs. Gaos

Gamuary continues as Gamera vs. Gaos causes Chris and Adam to reflect on all the Gamera villains that might have been: the octopus one, the snake one, the ice one, the other ice one, and the one covered in question marks.

127.It’s A Little Bit Bigger Now

309 The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man towers over Chris and Charlotte, as they pepper him with facts about big birthdays, tall tales, huge attractions, hearty meals, and profound mathematics.

177.Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift

310 Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien is back for season 3, so Chris and Charlotte finally get to talk about forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, and tongue twisters.

7.I Envy Your Joy of Movement

311 It Conquered the World

It Conquered the World learned almost too late that Adam and Beth are feeling creatures, and because of it, they discuss more kick-ass 50s ladies, team sports, cults, Roger Corman, and learning almost too late that man is a feeling creature. Includes a short: Snow Thrills!

109.The Many Reasons It’s Bizarre

312 Gamera vs. Guiron

Gamuary continues as Adam and Chris watch the best Gamera episode, season 3’s take on Gamera vs. Guiron! They get to talk about the Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, The Wooster Group, Mark Russell, and Michael Feinstein.

154.A Lumbering Lubbard

314 Mighty Jack

Mighty Jack once again rises out of the water and makes a bank turn to rescue Chris and Charlotte, as they talk about dedicated scientists, hot ice, Kurt Vonnegut, Herman Melville, and Betty White.

87.A Little Dab’ll Do You

316 Gamera vs. Zigra

Gamera vs. Zigra is back for round two, and Chris and Adam bring in reinforcements like robot reboots, space monsters, peppy marches, living legends, and school projects.

91.No Limousines, No Craft Services

317 The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent

The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent gets all tuckered out trying to say its name, and curls up to listen to Chris and Adam talk about waffles, Roger Corman, Albert Glasser, Troma, and Kate Bush. With the short, The Home Economics Story!

128.Hot Cross Buns

319 War of the Colossal Beast

Mr. B Natural pops into Chris and Charlotte’s bedrooms to talk with them about musical education, predicting the future, kids learning science, many years of solitude, and guacamole errors. Also featuring the feature, War of the Colossal Beast.

81.Fear and Silliness

320 The Unearthly

The Unearthly keeps Adam and Chris in the basement, where they can barely talk about shorts, John Carradine, shorts, Tor Johnson, and shorts. Also features the shorts Posture Pals and Appreciating Our Parents!

61.We Never Got to Play

321 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Let’s have a Patrick Swayze Christmas, as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians gathers Chris and Adam round to sing carols about Pia Zadora, Vince Guaraldi, Donald Pleasence, Milton Delugg, and, you guessed it, Patrick Swayze. Happy holidays, whatever you do or don’t celebrate!

65.It’s a Nice Suit

322 Master Ninja I

Master Ninja I, a “movie” that is just two episodes of failed 1984 Timothy Van Patten and Lee Van Cleef ninja-’em-up tv show The Master, leaps at Chris and Adam this Leap Day to overhear them talking about karate kids, film ventures, middling families, swamped things, and wheelchair dancing.

80.Friends, Don’t

323 The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu forces Chris and Adam to tell them the formula to Chistopher Lee, Jesús Franco, Sax Rohmer, Gandhi II, and, heart transplants.

66.Ninja Touchstones

324 Master Ninja II

Master Ninja II appears from the shadows to attack Chris and Adam once again as they consider ninjas, Lee van Cleef, It’s a Living, Sapphire & Steel, Milton Berle, and Tales from the Crypt.

Season 4

68.The Pace of Space

401 Space Travelers

Adam and Chris, marooned inside their homes as they wait out a pandemic, imagine they are Space Travelers. It doesn’t go so well, and so they close their eyes and think of the vastness of space, Gene Hackman, Bruce Willis, some shady producers, and some shady comedians.

123.It All Comes Back to Beastmaster

403 City Limits

City Limits drives circles around Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Kim Cattrall, James Earl Jones, Rae Dawn Chong, Robbie Benson, and Morrissey

3.Love Letter to Suburbia

404 Teenagers from Outer Space

Teenagers from Outer Space compels Beth and Adam to discuss boss rockets, boy movies, middle-aged nurses, disarmed lobsters, and small-town paranoia. Show

158.A Curse and a Plague

405 Being from Another Planet

Being from Another Planet shuffles towards Chris and Charlotte, hoping to collect their thoughts about Egyptian mummies, musical daddies, Jack Palance, Herb Edelman, and other things grandmas love.

133.My Sense of the Sublime

407 The Killer Shrews

The Killer Shrews are gnawing at Chris and Charlotte to talk about shrews, rats, dogs, cows, and college kids. Also features the short, Junior Rodeo Daredevils!

34.A Mythmash

408 Hercules Unchained

Hercules Unchained forgets all about Adam and Beth as they discuss fierce eyebrows, Greek drama, Hulk colours, creepy kitchens, and the Hellenistic ideal.

12.Beef Smoothie

410 Hercules against the Moon Men

Hercules against the Moon Men sandblasts Beth and Adam until they're ready to talk about stables, strongmen, Superman, stock, and sand.

169.Bless That Freak

411 The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.

78.Never-Ending Beefcake

412 Hercules and the Captive Women

Happy Labour Day! Hercules and the Captive Women takes the blood of Uranus and… shipwreck… shapeshifter… other stuff… anyway, it all causes Chris and Adam to think about Atlantis, Proteus, Mario Bava, Mario Mario, and Nastassja Kinski.

143.You Need to Have High Drama

413 Manhunt in Space

Manhunt in Space has Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, and his pal Winky chase after Chris and Charlotte among the stars, as they discuss stethoscopes, soap operas, space operas, sprucing up, and seeing colours. With a short: part of an episode of General Hospital!

147.A Terrible Word for Love-Making

415 The Beatniks

The Beatniks avoids anything too far out, but Chris and Charlotte have a gas talking about Paul Frees, pocket pool, dippy slang, store-bought cake, and controversial troll dolls. Also features another General Hospital short!

144.Swoon Tune

417 Crash of Moons

Rocky and Winky are back for Crash of Moons (or Crash of the Moons, if you like). But as Chris and Charlotte try to escape their trajectory, they talk about old news, rogue planets, happy leaders, bizarre tv shows, and broken guitars. Featuring another General Hospital short!

113.Heartbreaking, But Not Heartbreaking

418 Attack of the the Eye Creatures

Attack of the the Eye Creatures just doesn’t care as Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Larry Buchanan, Tommy Kirk, Ethan Allan, Lucille Ball, and Lawrence Welk.

150.Sophisticated Jokes About Film

419 The Rebel Set

The Rebel Set (with the short, Johnny at the Fair) makes Beth and Charlotte reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’.

89.Fleeting Scenes

421 Monster A Go-Go

Monster A Go-Go calls up Adam and Chris [rrring rrring!] and asks them about bad twists, anti-endings, cheap solutions, ice treats, and He-Man. With the short, Circus on Ice!

85.Clowns in the Wild

422 The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze offers a Sampo to the team — if they first talk about the Kalevala, Finlandization, Jean Sibelius, Emmett Kelly, and family photos. Also features a short: Here Comes the Circus!

99.I Have Enough Friends

423 Bride of the Monster

Bride of the Monster traps Adam and Chris in the swamp and gets them to monologue about Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, octopuses, and door-to-door sales. Features the short: Hired! Part 1.

100.A Cult Favourite

424 Manos: The Hands of Fate

In our very special one-hundredth episode, Manos: The Hands of Fate keeps our heroes talking for a long, long time about notorious movies, controversial jazz, weird zeitgeists, stale comics, and exactly what MST3K does that makes us love it so. Features the short, Hired, part 2!

Season 5

14.Donald Pleasence Was a Total Scamp

501 Warrior of the Lost World

Happy Donald Pleasence Day! Warrior of the Lost World mumbles at Beth and Adam to discuss Lt. Illia, Counselor Troi, Kirok, Gene Roddenberry, and Robert Ginty.

118.Heart of a Champion

502 Hercules

Happy Labour Day! That famous dodecalabourer, Hercules, asks Chris and Charlotte to talk about mythmashes, golden fleece, Hercules failing to perform, old ads, and patooties.

121.Weenie Roast!

503 Swamp Diamonds

Swamp Diamonds drags Chris and Charlotte into the bayou to ask them about Mike “Touch” Connors, Beverly Garland, Fred Mertz, tuna wiggle, and racist fire drills. With the short: What to Do on a Date.

124.Thank You, Heads!

505 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad finds not the Bird of Happiness but the Chris and Charlotte of Chatting, as they discuss Sinbad, Sadko, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff, novelty chess, and instant coffee.

11.Cobbled Together in Somebody’s Backyard

506 Eegah

Eegah comes out of his cave to hear Beth and Adam discuss Arch Hall Sr, Arch Hall Jr, archconservative film critics, archetypical cavemen, and Archie comics.

181.He Does What We Do!

507 I Accuse My Parents

I Accuse My Parents of leaving Chris and Charlotte no other option but to talk about Trace, Frank, farmers, parents, and badgers. With the short: The Truck Farmer.

59.I Am Thinking: Oh No

508 Operation Double 007

Operation Double 007, a.k.a. Operation Kid Brother, reads Chris and Adam’s lips as they discuss James Bond, Moneypenny, M, Ennio Morricone, and Jessye Norman. Happy Turkey Day!

26.A More Romantic Alternative

509 The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers Lane drifts into town and asks Beth and Adam about hoboes, littler hoboes, homosociality, character actors, and promotional toilet seats.

48.The Cleanliness and Tightness

510 The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills moderates as Beth and Adam debate about good dogs, messy dogs, gold logs, backwards gods, and the need for clean. Includes a short: Body Care and Grooming.

173.Average Dancing Girls

511 Gunslinger

Gunslinger comes moseying into town, taking potshots at Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Roger Corman, the Pony Express, and sex workers of the Old West.

9.Burned in My Brain

513 The Brain that Wouldn't Die

The Brain that Wouldn't Die introduces Beth and Adam to Mike, and begs them to talk about sexpoiltation, gore, Saw, transplants, and two-headed dogs.

60.Going On and Going Nowhere

515 The Wild Wild World of Batwoman

What’s this?! The Wild Wild World of Batwoman has forced our heroes, Chris and Adam, to dance the Batusi? Tune in as they discuss the real Batman, another Batwoman, disappointing Draculas, a not-quite Hercules, and ho-hum Days. With the short: Cheating.

57.You Can Afford Donald Pleasence

516 Alien from L.A.

Alien from L.A. tries to sell big-boned surface-dwellers Beth and Adam as they talk about Donald “It’s my birthday!” Pleasence, Kathy “Three syllables???" Ireland, Angela “I’d give anything to see my dad again” Pleasence, Menahem “I once worked with DP” Golan, and Yoram "Me too" Globus.

52.Amoral Philosophy

519 Outlaw

Outlaw [of Gor] shows a lot of flesh in the hopes that Beth and Adam will visit its planet with tales of dubious philosophers, stunt directors, call-girl rackets, one-handed push-ups, and disgusting worms!

182.You’re Pro-Crime, Aren’t You?

520 Radar Secret Service

Radar Secret Service spies on Chris and Charlotte as they discuss horror safety films, maligned westerns, unseen threats, hype cycles, and elegies for the dead. With the short: Last Clear Chance.

183.Win the Butkus Award

K15 Superdome

Superdome will give Chris and Charlotte tickets to the big game if they can give the inside scoop on 70s made-for-tv movies, Donald Pleasence, David Janssen, Donna Mills, and surprisingly little about football.

184.Fish Flopping

1005 Blood Waters of Dr. Z

Blood Waters of Dr. Z (a.k.a. Zaat) gets in its tank while Chris and Charlotte blurble on about fish supremacy, fish people, fish fingers, fish controversies, and smokeless tobacco.

19.Money and Weapons

521 Santa Claus

Ho ho ho! Santa Claus gathers Beth and Adam by the yule log to discuss all things Christmas, like Citizen Kane, Batman, Pee-wee‘s Playhouse, Home Alone, and Hellraiser.

102.Pinteresque

522 Teen-age Crime Wave

Teen-age Crime Wave gets Chris and Adam to talk about strong perfume, claustrophobic films, Tommy Cook trivia, bad kids, and (you guessed it) Donald Pleasence.

83.Mister Big

523 Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants towers over Adam and Chris, demanding they talk about Jim Begg, Andy Griffith, Warwick Davis, Bert I. Gordon, and Frank Zappa.

160.Fast Car Go Vroom

524 12 to the Moon

12 to the Moon saves two seats for Chris and Charlotte, who pretend to be experts in concept cars, driving anxiety, space politics, one-woman shows, and Wall Drug. With the musical short, Design for Dreaming!

Season 6

6.It’s Good When People Age

601 Girls Town

Girls Town lifts and separates Beth and Adam as they discuss Mamie Van Doren, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Mamie Van Doren (again), and Canada.

16.Good Job, Thor

604 Zombie Nightmare

Zombie Nightmare rises from the grave to stalk Beth and Adam, who just wanted to talk about Canucksploitation, heavy metal soundtracks, voodoo, Vodou, and Adam West.

139.Born From Stone

605 Colossus and the Headhunters

Happy Dodecalabour Day! Uh, a little belated. Turns out Hercules couldn’t make it, and so we’ve got Colossus and the Headhunters rushing after Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Nummymuffincoocolbutter, Maciste, Hercules’s son, Pound Puppies, and good kitties.

163.You Can Never Really Tell How Dirty It Is

606 The Creeping Terror

Happy (belated) Halloween! The Creeping Terror slowly approaches Chris and Charlotte and overhears them discussing carpet samples, Vic Savage, Ed Wood, avant-garde composers, and Love, American Style!

72.I Have Fallen Down

609 The Skydivers

The Skydivers pours hot coffee onto Chris and Adam’s parachutes, but as they plunge to their deaths, they talk about Coleman Francis, Tony Cardoza, the joys of woodworking, fine cups of coffee, and the latest fashions of Hobbiton. With the short: Why Study Industrial Arts?

50.Horror, Punishment, Redemption

610 The Violent Years

The Violent Years celebrates our fiftieth (!) episode by treating Beth and Adam to some Ed Wood, old-timey titillation, new country, squishy electronics, and uncanny dummies. Includes a short: Young Man’s Fancy!

174.Slower than Mister Rogers

611 Last of the Wild Horses

Last of the Wild Horses needs to give Chris and Charlotte a year of rest so they can come up with more fun facts about Robert Lippert, mirror universes, unexpected riffers, John Wayne, and Louis L’Amour.

27.Emmanuelle in Flight

612 The Starfighters

The Starfighters puts fuel back in Beth and Adam so they can discuss boogers, boozers, fighters, killers, and choristers.

164.The Need to Be Fancy

613 The Sinister Urge

Ed Wood’s The Sinister Urge leads Chris and Charlotte down a dark path towards smut, dirty pictures, deathly orgies, love feasts, and taking it out in trade. Thank goodness this experiment also features an educational short about Keeping Clean and Neat!

116.Completely Unrecognizable

614 San Francisco International

San Francisco International pats down Chris and Charlotte to see if they’re holding any information on Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, or the Ponderosa Ranch.

84.There Was No Way She Was Gonna Win

615 Kitten with a Whip

Kitten with a Whip meows pitifully at Adam and Chris until they talk about horrifying teens, Ann-Margrock, Elvis Presley, John Forsythe, Doodles Weaver, and Looney Tunes.

49.You Get Concussions

616 Racket Girls

Racket Girls ogles Adam and Beth as they wrestle over favourite episodes, stock footage auteurs, foxy boxing, Lisa Loeb, and so many Stooges. Includes a short: Are You Ready for Marriage?

145.A Cold Place

617 The Sword and the Dragon

Happy Holidays! Let’s gather round to hear the tale of The Sword and the Dragon, or at least let’s hear Chris and Charlotte talking about Ilya Muromets, Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Sven, and Ole.

155.Lie Face Down on the Ground

618 High School Big Shot

High School Big Shot is a bleak movie, but it tempts Chris and Charlotte into talking about Roger Corman, Mother Nature, specialty breads, Abe Lincoln, and Tom’s Diner.

74.As Remote and Still as Possible

619 Red Zone Cuba

Red Zone Cuba lures Adam and Chris to an endless montage of Coleman Francis, Cuban history, Night Train, bad posture, and old jalopies. With the short: Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance!

2.Collage of Male Adolescence

620 Danger!! Death Ray

Danger!! Death Ray coaxes Beth and Adam into discussing satellite dishes, glamour shots, beefy spies, André the Giant, and Herbie Hancock.

73.Known Weirdo

621 The Beast of Yucca Flats

The Beast of Yucca Flats. How did it get there? Chris and Adam. Two podcasters. Not yet caught by the whirlwind of progress. Trained to look for topics and talk about them. Benjamin Franklin. Puerto Rico. Coleman Francis. Tony Cardoza. And endless narration, caught in the wheels of justice.

69.Nice

622 Angels Revenge

Even though Angels Revenge is out to stop Chris and Adam from pushing their wares, they manage to talk about all the great stars: Jack Palance, Pat Buttrum, Jim Backus, Johnny Wadd, and Stanley Kubrick!

Season 7

88.Shirtless the Whole Time

701 Night of the Blood Beast

Night of the Blood Beast impregnates Chris and Beth with thoughts of new phones, old interiors, friendly aliens, male pregnancy, and Turkey Day marathons.

101.The Camera Loves Rondo

702 The Brute Man

The Brute Man creeps after Adam and Chris, who discuss Manos reactions, Rondo Hatton, early travelogue movies, early chickens, and egg facts. Features the short: The Chicken of Tomorrow.

30.Let’s Make It Work

703 Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell deathstalks Adam and Bethstalker as they deathtalk about fonts, swords, sorcery, batches, and Ren Faires. Huzzah!

38.A Pizza Being Made in Real Time

704 The Incredible Melting Man

The Incredible Melting Man keeps an eye out for Adam and Beth as they talk about horror movies, horror comedies, horror effects, horrors in space, and horror stories from Hollywood.

Season 8

22.Respective Blowhole

801 Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature tries to steal Beth and Adam's hearts with talk of Gill-Man, Guillermo del Toro–Man, Marineland-Man, Henry Mancini-Man, and a new Crow-Man T. Robot-Man.

23.You’ve Got to Kill a Man

802 The Leech Woman

The Leech Woman picks Beth and Adam’s brains about lecherous men, older women, alcoholics, unpleasant co-workers, and anything but leeches.

24.Every Framing Device a Painting

803 The Mole People

The Mole People gets Beth and Adam to recite an epic of hollow-earth theories, the Epic of Gilgamesh, celebrity cameos, mushrooms, and astronauts of note.

25.Don’t Eat the Good Bug

804 The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis emerges from the ice to ask Beth and Adam about bug-eyed monsters, bug-eyed bugs, bloody-minded militarists, stop-motion brains, and bomb-loving mutants.

75.Peanut Butter

805 The Thing That Couldn’t Die

The Thing That Couldn’t Die, using plenty of lip and tongue action, psychically commands Chris and Adam to discuss heterosexuality, horror movies, Emperor Hadrian, the Wild West, and Sir Francis Drake’s cakes.

76.Thanks for Being You

806 The Undead

The Undead follows Chris and Adam back in time, where they talk about The Tingler, Roger Corman, Billy Barty, The Thomas Crown Affair, and (you guessed it) the Cryptkeeper.

77.Hella Jellyfish

807 Terror from the Year 5000

Terror from the Year 5000 can’t decide whether to steal Chris’s or Adam’s face. Meanwhile, they talk about The Tingler, American International Pictures, intergalactic vacations, KITT, and chiggers.

90.The Darkest of Pasts

808 The She-Creature

The She-Creature lurches unpleasantly towards Chris and Adam, but instead they talk about Alibi, Wings, Manimal, Howard the Duck, and Dorf on Golf.

92.Were You A Teenage Anything?

809 I Was A Teenage Werewolf

I Was A Teenage Werewolf stalks Adam and Chris in the gym, overhearing them talk about teen movies, wolfmen, Michael Landon, Bernard Hermann, and Magic Voice.

94.A Hate Letter to Wisconsin

810 The Giant Spider Invasion

The Giant Spider Invasion invite Adam and Chris to come inside, but they roll down a hill and talk about spider puppets, mothers’ friends, gross directors, body snatchers, and baby ducks.

96.Down The Freak Flag

811 Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror keeps Adam and Chris in a secluded area to get them to talk about clones, clones, clones, clones, and clones.

98.Two Terrible Tastes That Somehow Taste Great Together

812 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? may not be all that Adam and Chris have to contend with this time!!? They talk about Ray Dennis Steckler, Renée Richards, Wendy Carlos, Peter Falk, and the alleged Mrs. Peter Falk.

107.The Root of All Relationship Problems

813 Jack Frost

Jack Frost chills Chris and Adam to the holiday bone, and they try to keep warm by discussing Russian folk tales, a pumpkin Christmas tale, evil stepmothers, scary old women, and Yakov Smirnoff’s love advice.

110.Yokel Personas

814 Riding With Death

Riding With Death has Chris and Beth trapped in the back of a tractor trailer, as they talk about white dots, invisible men, unexpected charisma, tasty knishes, and flying dreams. (Also there’s some important news about the show!)

114.Pie Palindrome Pie

815 Agent for H.A.R.M

Agent for H.A.R.M. offers Chris and Charlotte a comfy cardigan to keep them warm as they discuss spies, panties, Prince, palindromes, and pies.

119.Justice for Waluigi

816 Prince of Space

Happy (you guessed it) Donald Pleasence Day! Oh no, the dastardly Prince of Space has invaded, hoping to steal our precious reserves of Donald Pleasence! Luckily his weapons are useless against Chris and Charlotte, who instead talk about wormholes, stargates, portals, haiku, and Lutherans.

120.Shaking It and Waiting for the Horrors to Come

817 The Horror of Party Beach

Happy Halloween! The Horror of Party Beach emerges from the beach to interrupt Chris and Charlotte as they discuss beach parties, Broadway shows, ballads, body hair, and BOO! [Did we scare you?]

122.My Own Personal Creepy Doll

818 Devil Doll

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte are having dinner with a Devil Doll, and they’re having awkward conversation about creepy dolls, rowdy dorms, endless puppets, ice cream, and Magic: The Gathering.

126.Down with the Pickle

819 Invasion of the Neptune Men

Invasion of the Neptune Men finds Chris and Charlotte talking about Prince of Space, traditional Japanese theatre, Braille, pickles, and crackers.

129.Encyclopedia Mouthfeel

820 Space Mutiny

Space Mutiny throws Chris Hardcheese and Charlotte Manmuscle over a railing while they talk about Battlestar Galactica, Captain America, Jane Fonda, Annie Sprinkle, and body positivity.

46.Nothing Really Changes

821 Time Chasers

Time Chasers will follow Beth and Adam anywhere, anywhen, in order to hear them talk about ancient aliens, altered timelines, alternative transportation, altercations on the high seas, and beautiful Vermont.

64.Casablanca on a Whim

822 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank dopples into the network to ask Adam and Chris to interface with Raul Julia, Doctor Who, Casablanca, tote bags, and anteaters. And remember, podcasts like this wouldn’t be possible without listeners like you.

Season 9

131.The Immenseness of That Power

901 The Projected Man

The Projected Man beams itself into Chris and Charlotte’s lives, and so they talk about 4D Man, Lee Meriwether, Ralph Carmichael, Bert from Sesame Street, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

159.Richard Kiel’s Cow

902 The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet brings Chris and Charlotte down to its own size, while they discuss serving man, making a killing, nutty confections, Andy Rooney, and women in space.

36.Donald Pleasence is Always Hypnotic

903 The Pumaman

The Pumaman leaps awkwardly towards Beth and Adam, asking them to reveal the truth about Donald Pleasence, anti-fascists, ancient aliens, dinky synth tunes, and how to fly.

13.He’s Just A Guy

904 Werewolf

Werewolf hunts Beth and Adam as they discuss poor acting, imported myths, impure werewolves, pure moods, and imposter puppets.

134.To Live Amongst The Bees

905 The Deadly Bees

The Deadly Bees are swarming around Chris and Charlotte, distracting them as they try to talk about timelines, mysteries, nuisances, knees, and spices.

178.Good Job, Bud!

906 The Space Children

The Space Children telepathically command Chris and Charlotte to discuss peep shows, touch tones, Professors, Uncles Fester, and a former child actor. With the short: Century 21 Calling.

142.Get a Broom

907 Hobgoblins

Hobgoblins emerge out of their vault to let Chris and Charlotte live out their fantasy of talking about hobgoblins, gremlins, regular goblins, hobbits, and other scary things.

103.She’s So Flexible

908 The Touch of Satan

The Touch of Satan compels Adam and Chris to mull over spooky movies, harpsichord music, eighteenth-century bad boys, curious products, and… Gorgo?

53.The Snaggletoothed Frodo

910 The Final Sacrifice

Happy Canada Day! The Final Sacrifice is on the hunt for Beth and Adam, so they explore the Great White North talking about Jon Mikl Thor, The Red Green Show, Ed the Sock, Mike Myers, and other milestones in Canadian culture.

140.What People Really Did Back Then

913 Quest of the Delta Knights

Huzzah! Quest of the Delta Knights finds Chris and Charlotte in the medieval early ’90s, where they drink mead and discuss things like David Warner (good), David Warner (evil), David Warner (virtual), David Warner (narrator), and the Pleasure Faire.

Season 10

35.There’s Still Money to Be Made in Tragedy

1002 Girl in Gold Boots

Girl in Gold Boots shimmies as Beth and Adam kick about castle dwellers, caged dancers, creepy discotheques, crushed dreams, and child-rearing demonstrations.

4.Yelling at Dinosaurs

1004 Future War

Future War kicks off Beth and Adam’s discussion of revivals, rad 90s dinosaurs, dad movies, secret Christians, and other strange animals.

171.That Doesn’t Seem Very Good

1007 Track of the Moon Beast

Track of the Moon Beast pelted Chris and Charlotte with lunar meteorites, and now every night they chat about The Bat-man, the Joker, the ghostwriter, the egotist, and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

148.Off-Brand Nudie

1008 Final Justice

It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo.

17.Get Serious

1009 Hamlet

Hamlet broods while eavesdropping on Adam and Dr. Beth talking about being, not being, suffering, sleeping, and the undiscovered country of Germany.

152.It’s Like Ballet

1010 It Lives By Night

It Lives By Night gains bat powers and tries to hunt down Chris and Charlotte, who just want to talk about Lou, Murray, Ted, Sue Ann, and Mary.

67.A Very Basic Thing

1012 Squirm

Squirm seems to have already eaten Adam, so Beth rushes in to help Chris escape through worms, egg creams, Georgia, antiques, and a surprising lack of springs. For this episode also features a short: A Case of Spring Fever. No springs!

Season 11

10.All Sizzle, All Snake

1101 Reptilicus

Reptilicus seduces Beth and Adam into discussing Jonah Heston, weird cameos, multiple Reptilci, Danish tourism, and trashy novelizations.

5.Coke Will Do All the Work for You

1102 Cry Wilderness

Cry Wilderness howls at Beth and Adam to discuss ice cream college, Mac and Me, Bigfoot, raccoons, and the puberty giggles.

47.Let’s Start Again and Do It Right This Time

1103 The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers walk through a time screen to time Beth and Adam as they talk about cuddle parties, pink androids, not-quite-mutants, mangled endings, and other purgatories.

95.More Brown’s a-Comin’

1104 Avalanche

Avalanche finds Chris and Adam drinking cocoa in the ski lodge, talking about disastrous movies, disastrous weather, disastrous managers, disastrous marriages, and disastrous vacations.

149.Dinosaurs for Who Knows What End

1105 The Beast of Hollow Mountain

The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn.

15.We Spent a Lot of Money on This

1106 Starcrash

Starcrash dazzles Beth and Adam as they discuss Christmas lights, space wardrobes, child preachers, drunk Hasselhoff, and inobservant observational comedians.

55.The Ultimate Boomer

1108 The Loves of Hercules

Happy Labour Day! Adam and Beth celebrate the original dodecalabourer by exploring The Loves of Hercules—including Jayne Mansfield, Loni Anderson, old smurfs, marble columns, and Eddie Vedder.

31.Beverly Hills 9021Wizard

1110 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom seeks out Beth and Adam for recycled clips, recycled music, creepy seductions, kept crypts, and ambiguous colours.

32.The Local Skeezeballs

1111 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II casts a spell on Beth and Adam to reveal all about heroes, horndogs, homosociality, homicides, and hocus pocus.

70.Found in a Warehouse

1112 Carnival Magic

There’s a chimp on the loose as Carnival Magic kidnaps Chris and Adam to ask them about that magic moment between the 70s and the 80s, the mysteries of Al Adamson, lost pornography, unnamed directors, and chimps ahoy!

166.H0H 0H0!

1113 The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t visits Chris and Charlotte in the middle of the night to talk about adequate holiday movies, big acting choices, delightful ponies, sad ducks, and terrifying descents.

167.The Chorus of Kaiju

213 Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster protects Chris and Charlotte from other kaiju while they talk about Odysseus, Antigone, Paladin, Pink Lady, and Jeff.

40.Grandfather Clocks in Drag

1114 At the Earth’s Core

At the Earth’s Core drills Beth and Adam about endurance tests, mesmerizing actors, overwrought styles, long-lasting ideologies, and deep-seated commitments.

Season 12

41.The Best America Has to Offer

1201 Mac and Me

Mac and Me will drill holes into Beth and Adam’s living rooms if they don’t talk about product placement, Coca-Cola™, America™, McDonald’s™, and Steven Spielberg™.

54.Thoughts about Stucco

1203 Lords of the Deep

Lords of the Deep sinks Adam and Beth’s hopes at completely overcoming their Summer of Technical Difficulties. On this episode, we encounter undersea aliens, Roger Constantius Corman, Three’s Company, Fantastic Voyages, and kombucha cocktails.

45.The Rise of Geodesic Domes

1204 The Day Time Ended

The Day Time Ended quietly turns on the light for Beth and Adam so they can talk about 1970s sci-fi, 1970s patriarchs, 1970s Bands, 1970s couches, and 1880s pizza.

106.Not a Sausage

1206 Ator, The Fighting Eagle

Ator, The Fighting Eagle absolutely refuses to admit to the existence of prehistoric hang-gliders, leaving Adam and Chris with nothing to talk about except Cave Dwellers, Joe D’Amato, prurient films, Rodney Dangerfield, and D&D. [see notes for content warnings!]

Season 13

111.The Mask of Lucha Libre

1301 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

A new season of MST3K emerges, offering Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, which asks Beth and Chris if it may enter to talk with them about lurid colours, luchadors, vampires, cognac, and cemeteries.

132.Misogynist Jerkpants

1302 Robot Wars

Robot Wars avoids war with any other robots by peacefully transporting Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Barbara Crampton, Lisa Rinna, Barb, Star, and a punching bag.

112.A New Voice in the Room

1303 Beyond Atlantis

Beyond Atlantis welcomes a new host — or two? In addition to greeting Emily on the Simulator of Love, it listens in while Chris and new cohost Charlotte discuss the Philippines, Atlantis, Donovan, Middle-Earth, and Alison Bechdel.

115.I Love Tom’s Old Voice!

1306 Demon Squad

Demon Squad applies some prosthetics to Chris and Charlotte’s faces as they talk about film noir, fancy hats, Hummel figurines, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Mobile, Alabama.

125.Whether It Is Nasty or Not..

1307 Gamera vs. Jiger

Happy Gamuary! This time, it’s Gamera vs. Jiger in the battle to win the hearts of Chris and Charlotte, as they think about parasites, pregnancies, world’s fairs, accents, and choosing your own adventures!

138.This Is Not A Secret!

1308 The Batwoman

The Batwoman (La mujer murciélago) swims towards the good ship It’s Just A Show, where Chris and Charlotte are talking about Mexican resorts, Mexican cosmopolitanism, Mexican movies, Mexican luchadoras, and menstrual products.

170.Defect for Smooches

1309 The Million Eyes of Sumuru

The Million Eyes of Sumuru is back, and now Chris and Charlotte can talk about Shirley Eaton, Space Sumuru, Fitzcarraldo, Burden of Dreams, and Bikini Kill.

165.The Taste of Condiments to Come

1310 H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come

H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come offer Chris and Charlotte a glimpse into their future, where they will find they have discussed H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, Things to Come, the future of condiments, and the horror of it all.

180.Walt Disney Knew

1312 The Bubble

The Bubble has trapped Chris and Charlotte, who keep saying things about Arch Oboler, radio horror, wartime hitchhikers, zoos in space, and the side effects of childbirth.

Movies, Specials, and Stuff

39.Go Big or Go Home

MST3K: The Movie, featuring This Island Earth

This Island Earth rams its ovipositor down Beth and Adam’s throats (but it’s not an alien!) during an awkward dinner party exchange about interocitors, interfering studios, interplanetary strife, interloping cats, and international space research.

51b.Sentimentality and Familiarity

MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special

Beth and Adam are experiencing a Summer of Technical Difficulties, so they’ve lined up some Very Special Special Specials! First up is the MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special, a rundown of all the great Academy Award–nominated films of 1994—including gems like Small Soldiers and Junior!

52b.Death and Longing

The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Mike and the Bots had their turn talking about the biggest movies of 1997, so why not Adam and Beth?

53b.Cockroaches and Spiders

Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at the Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special! Mike and the Bots once again preview the Oscars. Do their hot takes hold up? Do the Academy’s? Beth and Adam make the final judgment about the prestige pieces of 1997.

53c.Muddy and Filthy

2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review

Our Summer of Technical Difficulties hopefully comes to an end with the final movie speical, the 2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Do the summer hits of 1998 hold up twenty-one years later? Only Beth and Adam are allowed to decide.

58b.He, Too, Has Legs

MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, featuring Circus of Horrors and No Retreat, No Surrender

In this very special episode, Chris tells Adam all about going to see MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour.

118b.Salute Your Shorts

MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 1

Chris and Charlotte enjoy the first few shorts from Season 13’s Short of the Month Club!

131b.Bicyclists Were There for Us

MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 2

Chris and Charlotte were live in Portland, Oregon, to look at two recently riffed shorts on a topic that is dear to all Portlanders’ hearts: bicycle safety! The Bicycle Driver and Bicycling Visual Skills both want to teach us about how to share the road with cars safely.

136b.Touched by a Joel

MST3Kon!

Chris and Charlotte went to Blobfest and MST3Kon! And so now they’re going to tell you all about meeting Joel, meeting Jonah, meeting Emily, meeting the Blob, and meeting oppressive amounts of humidity.

143b.A Little Meaningful

MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1991–1993

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate by rewatching the bumpers and commercials for the first few Turkey Day Marathons! Reminisce with them about Thanksgiving traditions, Thanksgiving television, Thanksgiving hymns, Thanksgiving foods, and so many turkeys.

149b.What Even Is This

This is MST3K and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000

This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get Chris and Charlotte talking about M, S, T, 3, and K.

164b.The Adam Westness of It All

MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1994–1997

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate with another batch of bumpers and commercials from Turkey Days gone by. This time they get to talk about Adam West, Beverly Garland, Mamie Van Doren, Jack Perkins, and Michael Feinstein.

172b.Cody Never Wins

The Complete Radar Men from the Moon

A compilation of all our summaries and segments about Radar Men from the Moon.

177b.We’re Always Making Bloopers

Poopie! & Poopie! II

Whoops! Chris and Charlotte accidentally watch the Poopie and Poopie II compilations, and talk about bloopers, mishaps, flubs, gaffes, and boo-boos.

184b.It’s Just A Town

The MST3K CD-ROM Assignment: Venezuela

Assignment: Venezuela sends Chris and Charlotte off to discuss economic colonialism, Latin American history, lying husbands, planned communities, and CD-ROMs.

Bonus Bits

4b.Totally Uncontroversial Opinions about MST3K’s Sci-Fi Era

A bonus episode! Adam and Beth, fresh from rewatching Future War, have thoughts on MST3K’s years on the Sci-Fi Channel. Listener discretion advised.

7b.Tom Servo’s a Dalek

Bonus episode! Adam and Beth discuss: Adam West, bad movies, Canada (again), the weirdest thing to ever air on PBS, and (occasionally) MST3K.

24b.Our First Anniversary Spectacular!

Producer Chris invites Beth and Adam to look back over the 24 episodes of MST3K we’ve watched in the past year. Which movie would they watch unMSTed? Which episode was the best? Which monster is the ginchiest? And what did you, the listener at home, think?

87b.Bonus Bits A-Go-Go!

We’re only gonna get one real episode out this month, for Reasons. So to tide you over until then, here are a few of our superfan bonus bits—the things we normally just let our most devoted listeners hear. Enjoy, and see. you soon with a proper episode!

152b.Sick Day.

Chris and Charlotte are sick, so here are some bonus bits to tide you over until we get better.