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- 1988–19991h 31mUnrated6.9 (702)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsJoel HodgsonTrace BeaulieuJ. Elvis WeinsteinIn the series' first national broadcast, the Mads have moved into Deep 13, Joel has spruced up the Bots, and Forrest Tucker sleepwalks his way through "The Crawling Eye (1958)," this week's literally eye-popping film.A man discovers that an extraterrestrial force is killing mountain climbers in a small village. First episode broadcast nationally.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsJoel HodgsonTrace BeaulieuJ. Elvis WeinsteinJoel invents a pipe with a smoke detector and a sprinkler system built in for the invention exchange. The guys watch "Untamed Youth (1957)," a 1950s teen flick about youths sentenced to manual labor at a cotton farm.Two hitchhiking sisters are sentenced to thirty days of labor at a cotton farm run by the corrupt county government. It's icky!
- 1988–19991h 27mNot Rated7.1 (444)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsJoel HodgsonTrace BeaulieuJ. Elvis WeinsteinGiant scorpions rise out of a volcano and attack Mexico in "The Black Scorpion (1957)" while the Bots throw a party for Joel.Giant black scorpions emerge and go on a rampage in Mexico after a volcanic eruption.
Dr. Erhardt/Josh Weinstein's last appearance in the original series. - DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonAn expedition to the moon goes wrong when a group of astronauts accidentally lands on Mars in "Rocketship X-M (1950)." Joel and the Bots are visited by Valeria from "Robot Holocaust (1987)" and Frank learns to push the button.Man, did this movie piss off George Pal! A space movie in name only. First appearances of Frank Conniff as TV's Frank and Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo.
- 1988–19991h 24mNot Rated7.7 (675)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA map heist goes horribly wrong off the coast of Catalina and it's up to a bunch of scantily clad scuba-partying teens to save the day in "Catalina Caper (1967)."Unintelligible 60's beach-fluff notable for an appearance from Little Richard. Tom Servo develops his first crush, Creepy Girl.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA military team sent to search for a lost rocket ends up trapped on a mountain inhabited by dinosaurs in "Lost Continent (1951)". Joel refuses to enter the theater during movie sign but the Mads have ways of forcing him into the theater.Two words: ROCK CLIMBING.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots endure Miles O'Keeffe as Ator while Doctor F. endures Frank's efforts to be Mike Douglas in "The Blade Master (1983)."In the first sequel to Ator, the Fighting Eagle, Ator helps a warrior woman rescue her father from an evil overlord.
First episode for Comedy Central. - DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonAlien eggs hatch on Earth after a meteor crash which spells trouble for a vacationing family, a singer on tour with his entourage, and a pair of poachers in "Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)." Joel and the Bots write their own song.Oh, what E.T. hath wrought... Making Contact was a masterpiece compared to this. It stinks!
- 1988–1999TV-148.2 (494)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonCrow and Tom build a cardboard fort while Joel introduces his idea for non-permanent tattoos during the invention exchange. In Bert I. Gordon's "The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)," an army colonel becomes a giant after an atomic blast.Crow and Tom build a cardboard fort while Joel introduces his idea for non-permanent tattoos during the invention exchange. Meanwhile, an army colonel becomes a giant after an atomic blast.
- 1988–1999TV-148.0 (449)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe crew learns about the wonders of winter sports in the short "The Sport Parade: Snow Thrills (1945)." Later, in "It Conquered the World (1956)," a doctor tries to thwart a mad scientist's attempt to take over the world. Joel and Crow try out ventriloquism.On the SOL, Joel and Crow try their hand at ventriloquism, before being subjected to Roger Corman's 'It Conquered The World'
- 1988–19991h 38mNot Rated8.4 (542)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThis time, the crew watches, "Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)," the fourth original Gamera film, including the Gamera Theme Song and a reenactment of an old favorite magic trick.There are 5 of these (with one more on the way), but we'll stop here because I'm not a sadist.
- 1988–1999TV-147.9 (496)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots get tips on public speaking from the short "Speech: Using Your Voice (1950)" and watch a spider devour a town in "The Spider (1958)." Crow reads his screenplay "Earth vs. Soup" and Joel sets up a rehearsal for his rock band Spidorr.Keep your eyes peeled for median character actor Merritt Stone (or is it Gene Roth?)
- 1988–19991h 37mTV-147.9 (521)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots watch the classic short "Mr. B Natural (1957)" in which an androgynous person teaches a geeky middle schooler to play a musical instrument. Moving on to "War of the Colossal Beast (1958)," the Colossal Man is spotted in Mexico.Don'tcha hate it when the re-cast the star in the sequel?
- 1988–19991h 37mTV-148.2 (806)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots take on the infamous Christmas classic "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)," in which a group of martians kidnap Santa Claus because they have no one on Mars to give their children presents. The crew performs the pinnacle Christmas carol.The one & only holiday classic!
- 1988–19991h 39mNot Rated7.8 (533)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe crew watch a ninja and a drifter save an airport from thugs in "Master Ninja I," a feature-length presentation assembled from two episodes of the series "The Master (1984)" while building a model car and training their ninja skills.Fun fact: the Master Ninja is "The Bad" in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. This failed pilot (repackaged after Demi Moore became famous) is plenty bad.
- 1988–19991h 38mNot Rated7.5 (531)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonMichael J. NelsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots endure yet again two equally bad episodes from the failed action series "The Master (1984)".Would you believe the star of these two episodes directed the pilot to Game of Thrones?
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-PG8.1 (590)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and crew can't settle on which of two film actors in a giant carnivorous lizard movie are more like TV actor Tige Andrews or comedian David Miller.I sing whenever I sing, whenever I sing, when ever I siiiiing!
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the bots watch a film about teenage gang battling.a corporation for control of an abandoned city. Crow sings a song about his love to Kim Cattrall, and the guys try their hand at a trivia game.Kim Cattrall, what a gal that Kim Cattrall!
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-PG7.8 (588)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the 'bots get water on the brain after an episode of Undersea Kingdom (1936) and Roger Corman's moldy horror flick, Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959).Joel and the 'bots witness the prequel to Aquaman, Undersea Kingdom (1936) and suffer through Roger Corman's Attack of the Giant Leeches.
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-PG7.8 (620)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA small town cowpoke straightens out some rowdy kids by making them put on a rodeo show in Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949). A group of drunken scientists battle with dogs dressed as rabid shrews in The Killer Shrews (1959). Joel and the Bots concoct a Killer Shrew drink and the Mads are thwarted in their latest attempt to destroy the world.Joel and the Bots concoct a Killer Shrew drink and the Mads attempt to destroy the world.
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-PG7.7 (533)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots watch a greased-up Steve Reeves get hypnotized and seduced by an Evil Queen in Hercules Unchained (1959). The crew presents the Steve-O-Meter at the invention exchange and ponder the meaning of Hercules movies.The crew presents the Steve-O-Meter at the invention exchange and ponder the meaning of Hercules movies.
- 1988–19991h 33mTV-PG7.7 (567)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots have another outing with Hercules in Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964). This time Hercules faces off with a cult of moon men who unleash a sandstorm on the world. The Mads explain deep hurting while Joel and the Bots sing a song about pants.One of my all-time favorite episodes. Two more words: DEEP. HURTING.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe crew pokes fun as a knight and his adopted mother try to save a damsel from an evil wizard in The Magic Sword (1962). Joel and the Bots get into the spirit of things by making medieval costumes.Another all-time fave, from the master of bad special effects: Bert I. Gordon!
- 1988–19991h 33mUnrated7.5 (466)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots watch an early episode of the soap opera behemoth General Hospital (1963) before watching a movie made of several edited television episodes about space pirates. On the SOL, Joel refuses to play soap opera with the Bots and the Mads get stuck in their bean bag chairs.Poopy!
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonIn Tormented (1960), a pianist thinks he has finally escaped his demanding mistress when she dies after a fall but her ghost comes back to haunt him and his fiancée. Joel gets stuck in a ventilation duct and the Bots are no help. But Joel has the last laugh later when Crow and Tom pretend to be headless ghosts."Tom Stewart killed me! Tom Stewart killed me!"
- 1988–19991h 33mUnrated7.8 (566)TV EpisodeDirectorJoel HodgsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the bots watch a segment from an early General Hospital episode, before watching a film about a wanna-be singer trying to get away from his hoodlum friends. The bots have a slumber party and Servo demonstrates the life of a 50s rock star.It's like Walk the Line, or That Thing You Do! but much, much worse...
- 1988–19991h 39mUnrated7.5 (466)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe crew pokes fun at another segment of a 1960s episode of General Hospital (1963) before watching an astronaut attempt to stop two planets from colliding with each other in Crash of Moons (1954). The guys read through Crow's latest screenplay called "A Space Opera" and have a chat with John Banner on the Hexfield.Winky Returns!
- 1988–1999TV-148.3 (479)TV EpisodeDirectorJoel HodgsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA pair of teens discover a band of multi-eyed aliens in Attack of the Eye Creatures (1967). Crow and Tom work through their "best friends" stage and the guys lament how much the filmmakers just didn't care. The Mads get a visit from Larry Buchanan in Deep 13.Not the prequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, although that film franchise had George Clooney at least...
- DirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the bots watch a film short about a little boy wandering at the Canadian National Exhibition, and his parents can't find him. Then they watch a film about a shop owner, who convinces three losers to help him rob an armored car. Joel and the bots take acting lessons and hold a writing workshop.This one should've been called The Beatniks, but then who would be The Rebel Set? It tries to be film noir, but just ends up in the hole.
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-148.1 (596)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots learn the ins and outs of the circus in the short Here Comes the Circus (1946) and then try to make sense of the Nordic fairy tale film The Day the Earth Froze (1959). Joel and the Bots take a family photo and Gypsy puts on a one woman show called "Gypsy Rose Me!"The REAL Frozen! BRING ME A SAMPO!!
- 1988–19991h 33mTV-PG8.2 (603)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe guys check out the first installment of the short Hired! (1940) where a Chevrolet sales manager tries to boost door-to-door sales. Later, the guys watch a mad scientist's experiments attract the attention of the press and the police in Bride of the Monster (1955). Joel and the Bots stage "Hired: The Musical" and Willy the Waffle returns to defend blatant product placement.Hey, this isn't Frankenstein! Boooo!!
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated9.0 (1.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorJoel HodgsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe Mads present the satellite people a film so bad that apologies are sent, and Tom Servo goes off his nut from it.Hoo, boy... this one is... ROUGH. It's arguably the worst film of all time, and it shows. This is the true test of MST3K!
- 1988–19991h 33mUnrated7.9 (616)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA hero and his talking motorcycle take on an evil dictator in Warrior of the Lost World (1983). The guys try to get post-apocalyptic driving permits and discuss things to do after the apocalypse.Hey, it's the guy from The Paper Chase!
- 1988–19991h 33mTV-PG7.7 (551)TV EpisodeDirectorJoel HodgsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonToday's experiment: the educational short, What to Do on a Date (1951), and the Roger Corman flick, Swamp Women (1956)Nobody does cheap like Roger Corman.
- 1988–19991h 33mTV-PG7.7 (550)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonReports of drugged chewing gum sends a womanizing secret agent to Amsterdam to investigate a crime ring in Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966). Tom and Joel read through Crow's new screenplay "The Spy Who Hugged Me" and chat about spy movie puns.Secret Agent! Super Dragon! Booo weeeoooo!
- DirectorJoel HodgsonStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonA teenage girl, her dorky boyfriend, and her scientist father discover a caveman in the desert in Eegah (1962). Joel and the Bots discuss 60s sitcoms and the subtler forms of hell.Watch Out For Snakes!
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated8.5 (814)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonJoel and the Bots hear all about new-fangled farming techniques in the 50s short The Truck Farmer (1954). Afterward, a one-time overachiever blames his boozy, neglectful parents for his run in with the law in I Accuse My Parents (1944). The guys analyze the main character from the movie and reenact a few choice scenes.Applicable in any generation.
- 1988–1999TV-148.2 (543)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonIn Operation Kid Brother (1967), a plastic surgeon gets recruited to stop a villain from developing radioactive rugs. The Bots watch some of Joel's home movies, try to hypnotize Tom, and get a visit from their old friend Torgo.When you really want that Sena Connery money, and buy everything but Sean.
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuJoel HodgsonJim MallonThe trio sit through a dreary Joe Don Baker disasterpiece as Gypsy tries to find a way to save Joel from being killed by the Mads.Mitchell! Arguably the greatest episode of MST3k, and the final* episode with Joel as host.
- 1988–1999TV-148.0 (709)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonNew guy, Mike Nelson, finishes his training and makes his way into the theater for the first time. His first outing is the movie The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) about a creepy doctor who keeps his decapitated fiancée's head alive in a laboratory while he tries to find her a new body. Mike tries to escape the SOL but ends up bonding with the Bots instead when his attempts fail.Enter: Mike! And Jan in a Pan.
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated7.6 (596)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonSwarms of giant grasshoppers are headed straight for Chicago in Beginning of the End (1957). Mike catches the Mads off guard, Crow presents his latest screenplay "Peter Graves Goes to the University of Minnesota," and Tom performs a stand-up comedy routine about grasshoppers.Hello, I'm Peter Graves. And welcome to the Beginning of the End. On Biography.
- DirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonA hero and his loser friend are transplanted to the planet of Gor and are soon caught up in an evil sorcerer's plot in Gor II (1988). Mike and the Bots are inspired to perform the song "Tubular Boobular Joy" because of the amount of skin shown by characters in the movie.Cabot! Cabot! Cabot!
- 1988–1999TV-147.4 (443)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonMike and the Bots learn the dangers of not paying attention at railroad crossings in the short Last Clear Chance (1959). Later, they watch government agents use high-tech radar to track criminals on the black market in Radar Secret Service (1950). The guys stage Mike's 10-year high school reunion and, inspired by the short, Tom asks the golden question: "Why don't they look?!"When you want to make a film noir, but the a radar manufacturer is your biggest backer.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonMike and the bots watch Santa Claus mess around with a devil while trying to deliver gifts and then sing politically correct holiday songs.AHHH, look at the likes! Evil!!
- 1988–19991h 32mNot Rated7.4 (446)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonAn upper-middle class family teaches Mike and the Bots how to be incredibly bland and boring in A Date with Your Family (1950). Later, a group of barflies must figure out what to do when the Soviets attack the U.S. in Invasion USA (1952). Mike and the Bots have a dinner party inspired by the short and get a visit from "Bob the A-Bomb" on the Hexfield.Every Republican's wet dream. Makes Red Dawn look like... well, a good movie.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonMetaphysics helps to solve a murder case while Mike and the Bots impersonate the Grateful Dead.Every guy who graduates film school runs the risk of making a movie like this. Is that talcum powder??
- DirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonMike and the Bots watch a cheap ripoff of The Most Dangerous Game, while Mother Forrester visits Deep 13.Okay, let's remake The Most Dangerous Game, and but give it some Scooby Doo flair. What could go wrong?
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated7.2 (485)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonA down-home country family eat apple pie and raise championship pigs during A Day at the Fair (1947). In the failed television pilot turned movie Code Name: Diamond Head (1977), an undercover agent battles a villain in Hawaii. The Bots discover what it would be like to live with a Crash Test Dummy and the Frugal Gourmet.I unabashedly LOVE this episode. It's a failed pilot from the 70's, and wait until you see the villain...
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated7.5 (479)TV EpisodeDirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonJam Handy shows the world the glory of sexism with electric kitchen appliances and Ed Wood analyzes the world of criminals spoiled by their parents.Ed Wood made more than one bad movie...
- 1988–19991h 33mNot Rated7.3 (462)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonA cowboy winds up in the middle of a turf war between a rancher and his neighbors in Last of the Wild Horses (1948). An invention from the Mads goes awry and creates mirror versions of everyone on the SOL. The crew must battle the mirror versions of themselves while trying to withstand the movie.What if the Mads & the Bots switched places?? Hilarity ensues on this Roger Corman cheapy.
- 1988–1999TV-147.6 (469)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonA Russian hero plots an invasion against the Mongols in The Sword and the Dragon (1956). Mike and the Bots create their own topical comedy show, reenact the table cloth scene from the movie, and try their hand at playing Dungeons and Dragons.Possibly the most expensive movie in MST3K history, and it's not terrible! But the dubbing is GOLD.
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonDanger!! Death Ray (1967) features a slick secret agent investigating an evil organization that stole a top secret death ray. Tom makes his own death ray for peaceful use but caves in to the pressure to use it on Crow. Later, the Bots stage an episode of "This is your life" for Mike and Crow shows off his sunglasses designs.Bart Fargo!
- 1988–1999TV-147.8 (552)TV EpisodeDirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonWhile Mike and the Bots wrestle with Santo vs. the Vampire Women (1962), TV's Frank is assumed into Second Banana Heaven, leaving no one for Dr. Forrester to kill.The final appearance of TV's Frank. Watch me rock.
- DirectorTrace BeaulieuStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonDoctor Forrester's funding has been cut off, and as he waits for the Satellite of Love to crash, he sends Mike and the Bots Laserblast (1978). Can our heroes escape to the edge of the Universe? More importantly, can they figure out why Leonard Maltin gave the film 2½ stars?The show ALMOST ended here, but the fans would not be silenced! The final appearance of Dr. Clayton Forrester.
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-148.3 (673)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsKevin MurphyMichael J. NelsonMary Jo PehlA wimpy space hero kicks tyrannical aliens off of Earth while the Widowmaker and the SOL are sucked through a wormhole.Already in progress: Pearl Forrester, the Dr's mother, Professor Bobo & Brain Guy (The Observer) make it their mission to continue torturing Mike & the Bots!
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonMike and the 'bots learn the 80s were worse than they thought as they endure the putrid sci-fi epic, Space Mutiny (1988).Blast Hardcheese! A modern classic, and the fan-favorite of Mike's run (yes, that's stolen footage of Battlestar Galactica)
- DirectorMichael J. NelsonStarsKevin MurphyMichael J. NelsonMary Jo PehlA schmuck has to correct changes to the future by fixing them in the past while Tom and Crow try to fix Mike's past into something more pleasant.Eat your heart out, Avengers Endgame!
- 1988–19991h 31mNot Rated8.1 (828)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsKevin MurphyMichael J. NelsonMary Jo PehlA weather tech's mind gets trapped in a computer and Pearl establishes her own public television pledge program.What if a public television station used it's funds to make a weird dystopian virtual reality ode to Casablanca? And it starred Gomez Addams himself, Raul Julia? Be careful what you wish for!
- DirectorMichael J. NelsonStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonConstantly-Out-Of-His-League Man battles evil while Pearl hosts her Castle Forrester Ball.After Superman was a big hit, some studio decided that THIS was a good idea. Another classic.
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsKevin MurphyMichael J. NelsonMary Jo PehlA guy turns people into werewolves for his own sick pleasure while Mike turns into a were-Crow.At the time, the newest movie to be riffed. A movie so bad, that time just couldn't wait. Tusk!
- DirectorMichael J. NelsonStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonMike and the Bots suffer through the 1988 B movie "Hobgoblins," the story of tiny goblin-like creatures who attack a group of teenagers.These actually used to run on USA Network after 2am. True story! And it's bad.
- 1988–19991h 32mUnrated8.9 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonIt's "Canada Bashing Day" on the SOL in every respect between progressive world domination and bizarre looting.Onyl found on YouTube or DVD, the Canadian classic! Another contender for best Mike episode.
- 1988–19991h 32mTV-147.4 (485)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael J. NelsonStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonPearl sits in on part of this week's experiment as part of her annual review, and Leonardo da Vinci stops by to insist the guy playing him in the film is a mook.What if someone tried to make a "Da Vinci Begins" story using a ren faire & a in-over-his-head David Warner? This is dumb fun.
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonWhy the Satellite of Love is malfunctioning, who the hooded figure is that wants Bobo's soul and what the purpose of the mystery ship following the SOL is, the crew finds out in the final season opener featuring "Soultaker (1990)."Only one ma can save Mike & the Bots! But no one can save this stinker...
- 1988–19991h 33mUnrated8.0 (694)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin MurphyStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonIn "Final Justice (1984)," Joe Don Baker tracks down an Italian mobster in Malta while Pearl tries to promote a looser humorous atmosphere in Castle Forrester.Antoher one of my personal faves. Meat ballllls friiiiiied in laaaaaard!
- DirectorKevin MurphyStarsBill CorbettPatrick BrantsegMichael J. NelsonPearl accidentally destroys the device controlling the Satellite of Love, sending the ship into a deadly trajectory towards Earth, but Mike and the bots have enough time to watch one last film: the '60s Euro-spy classic "Danger: Diabolik (1968)."Only on YouTube or DVD, the series finale (up until then) of MST3K. And they go out in style. Onto Netflix, Rifftrax & the Gizmoplex!