List of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) is an American television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and originally produced by Best Brains, Inc. The show premiered on KTMA (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central, running for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. The following year, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons there until another cancellation in August 1999 (although repeats continued until 2004). A sixty-episode syndication package titled The Mystery Science Theater Hour was produced in 1995. [1]

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In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season which was released on Netflix. [2] As of December 16,2022, 230 episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have been released, concluding the thirteenth season. A feature film, titled Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie , was also released on April 19, 1996.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
KTMA 21November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)May 28, 1989 (1989-05-28) KTMA-TV
1 13November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18)February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10) The Comedy Channel
2 13September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)February 2, 1991 (1991-02-02)
3 24June 1, 1991 (1991-06-01)January 25, 1992 (1992-01-25) Comedy Central
4 24June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06)January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
5 24July 17, 1993 (1993-07-17)February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
6 24July 16, 1994 (1994-07-16)March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
7 6November 23, 1995 (1995-11-23)May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
Film April 19, 1996 (1996-04-19)N/A
8 22February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06) The Sci-Fi Channel
9 13March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
10 13April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)September 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
11 14April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14) Netflix
12 6November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22) [3]
13 13May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) [4] Gizmoplex [5]

Episodes

Episodes are listed in production number order, not production order or air date order. The episode title is next, and if the original film title is different from the episode title, it follows in parentheses. If the episode features any shorts, they are listed below. In the third column is the film's initial release year, a color/black & white notation, the production company (if known), and the country of origin. The last column shows the initial air date of the episode. Below this is a brief synopsis of the featured movie and shorts, with major cast, character, and production changes noted in italic.

KTMA-TV (1988–89)

No.
overall
No. in
season
FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
00 The Green Slime 1968, Color, Toei/MGM, JapanUnaired
A crew of astronauts work to fight off alien monsters that are threatening to overwhelm their spaceship.
A 15-minute unaired pilot designed to sell the premise of the show.
11 Invaders from the Deep
(Stingray: "Hostages of the Deep", "Emergency Marineville", "The Big Gun" and "Deep Heat")
1981, Color, Incorporated Television Company (ITC), UKNovember 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)
Four episodes of the "Supermarionation" series Stingray, edited into a single movie. The crew of the submarine Stingray must do battle against the evil Aquaphibian race.
First episode to air on KTMA-TV. First appearance of Joel Hodgson as Joel. Crow T. Robot performed by Josh Weinstein.
22 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
(Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: "Shadow of Fear", "Lunarville 7", "Crater 101", and "Dangerous Rendezvous")
1980, Color, Incorporated Television Company (ITC), UKNovember 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)
Four episodes of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, another Supermarionation series. In 2068, Captain Scarlet leads the battle against a race of Martians who have the power to control matter.
First appearances of Trace Beaulieu as Crow T. Robot and Josh Weinstein as Tom Servo.
33 Star Force: Fugitive Alien II 1978/1987, Color, Tsuburaya Productions, JapanNovember 27, 1988 (1988-11-27)
In the continuation to Fugitive Alien, Ken and the Bacchus 3 crew are ordered to destroy an alien super-weapon, then move on to attack Valnar's Star itself.
44 Gamera vs. Barugon
(Daikaijū Kettō: Gamera tai Barugon)
1966, Color, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanDecember 4, 1988 (1988-12-04)
A group of men collude to steal a giant jewel from an Asian jungle. The jewel is actually an egg, which hatches into mutant lizard Barugon, who battles Gamera.
55 Gamera
(Daikaijū Gamera)
1965, B&W, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanDecember 11, 1988 (1988-12-11)
A military plane crashes in the Arctic, awakening giant turtle Gamera. It attacks Japan, yet seemingly befriends a young boy.
66 Gamera vs. Gaos
(Gamera tai Gyaosu)
1967, Color, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanDecember 18, 1988 (1988-12-18)
Gamera fights the pterosaur-like Gaos.
77 Gamera vs. Zigra
(Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura)
1971, Color, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanDecember 31, 1988 (1988-12-31)
Gamera fights the shark-like alien Zigra, who, with the help of a woman under his control, attempts to take over Earth from its polluting inhabitants.
First appearances of Trace Beaulieu as Dr. Clayton Forrester and Josh Weinstein as Dr. Laurence Erhardt.
88 Gamera vs. Guiron
(Gamera tai Daikaijū Giron)
1969, Color, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanJanuary 8, 1989 (1989-01-08)
Brain-eating aliens abduct two boys from Japan. Gamera attempts to rescue them, but must fight the knife-headed monster Guiron.
99 Phase IV 1974, Color, Paramount, UK/USAJanuary 15, 1989 (1989-01-15)
Scientists do battle against a colony of ants given sentience by a unique cosmological phenomenon.
1010 Cosmic Princess
( Space: 1999 : "The Metamorph" and "Space Warp")
1976/1982, Color, Group 3 Ltd., UKJanuary 22, 1989 (1989-01-22)
Two episodes of Space 1999 edited into a single movie. First, Commander John Koenig is captured by the evil Mentor and his shapeshifting daughter Maya, and is soon faced with a terrible choice. Then, Maya loses control of her powers and attacks her colleagues, threatening the ship itself.
1111 Humanoid Woman
(Cherez ternii k zvyozdam)
1981, Color, Maxim Gorky Filmstudio, USSRJanuary 29, 1989 (1989-01-29)
An amnesiac female clone with telekinetic powers learns about her past and leads an expedition back to her heavily-polluted home planet.
1212 Fugitive Alien
(Star Wolf)
1978/1986, Color, Tsuburaya Productions, JapanFebruary 5, 1989 (1989-02-05)
Movie constructed from two episodes of a Japanese television show. An alien marauder becomes a fugitive from his planet Valnar's Star, then joins the Earth spaceship Bacchus 3 to fight against his former masters. Later reused for Ep #57
1313 SST: Death Flight 1977, Color, ABC Circle Films, USAFebruary 19, 1989 (1989-02-19)
A supersonic transport plane attempting a world speed record on its maiden flight is overrun with mechanical problems and a lethal virus, putting its passengers and crew in extreme danger.
1414 Mighty Jack
(Maiti Jakku)
1968/1986, Color, Tsuburaya Productions, JapanFebruary 26, 1989 (1989-02-26)
A world-protecting organization and their flying submarine – both called "Mighty Jack" – fight the terrorist organization "Q". Movie constructed from the first and last episodes of a Japanese television show.
1515 Superdome 1978, Color, ABC Circle Films, USAMarch 12, 1989 (1989-03-12)
Four loosely-connected plots centered around the Super Bowl, about to begin at the Louisiana Superdome.
1616 City on Fire 1979, Color, Astral, CanadaMarch 19, 1989 (1989-03-19)
A disgruntled employee of an oil refinery set in the middle of a large city sabotages the refinery after getting fired, causing an inferno that puts the whole city at risk.
1717 Time of the Apes
(Saru No Gundan)
1974/1987, Color, Tsuburaya Productions, JapanApril 2, 1989 (1989-04-02)
At a laboratory, a woman and two children take refuge in cryogenic capsules during an earthquake, only to awake as fugitives in a world populated by anthropomorphic apes.
1818 The Million Eyes of Sumuru 1967, Color, AIP, UKMay 7, 1989 (1989-05-07)
Two CIA agents in Hong Kong investigate the leader of an all-female army that is bent on world domination.
1919 Hangar 18 1980, Color, Taft International, USAMay 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
Two astronauts witness a UFO crash landing on Earth, and find themselves getting stymied by a government conspiracy to cover it up.
2020 The Last Chase 1981, Color, Crown InternationalMay 21, 1989 (1989-05-21)
In a distant future where the United States is a police state overrun by a plague and private automobiles are outlawed, an ex-racer and a young kid attempt to escape by driving to free territory in California.
2121 The "Legend of Dinosaurs"
(Kyōryū Kaichō no Densetsu)
1977, Color, Toei Company Ltd., JapanMay 28, 1989 (1989-05-28)
Prehistoric beasts are discovered rampaging near modern day Mount Fuji.
Final episode for KTMA-TV.

Season 1 (1989–90)

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No. in
season
FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
221 The Crawling Eye
(The Trollenberg Terror)
1958, B&W, DCA/Wade Williams, UKNovember 25, 1989 (1989-11-25)
A U.N. representative, a scientist, and a young woman with psychic abilities come across a swarm of extraterrestrial creatures killing off mountain climbers in a small Swiss village.
First episode for The Comedy Channel. Jim Mallon's first appearance as Gypsy.
232 The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
(La momia azteca contra el robot humano)
With short: Radar Men from the Moon , Part 1: "Moon Rocket"
1958, B&W, Cinematográfica Calderón S.A./K. Gordon Murray, MexicoNovember 18, 1989 (1989-11-18)
Unconfirmed
Scientists search for the ancient breastplate of the Aztec mummy Popoca, culminating in a mad scientist's attempt to fight the creature through the construction of a humanoid robot.
The short introduces "Commando Cody", a scientist who dons a helmet and jet pack to thwart the evil plans of Moon Men and their criminal associates.
243 The Mad Monster
With short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 2: "Molten Terror"
1942, B&W, PRC, USADecember 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)
Unconfirmed
A mad scientist turns his kindly gardener into a werewolf, who he uses to murder the critics who spoke out against him.
In the short, Commando Cody attempts to escape moon-dwelling aliens while in the possession of an atomic weapon.
254 [1] Women of the Prehistoric Planet 1966, Color, Realart/Wade Williams, USAFebruary 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
Unconfirmed
A spaceship crash lands on an alien world, and an attempt is made by its companion ship to locate any survivors.
265 The Corpse Vanishes
With short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 3: "Bridge of Death"
1942, B&W, Monogram/Prime TV Films, USADecember 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
Unconfirmed
A driven young reporter attempts to deduce the cause behind a series of brides dying on their wedding days, and then expose the botanist/scientist responsible as a means to keep his wife healthy and youthful.
In the short, Commando Cody pursues gangsters after returning to Earth.
276 The Crawling Hand 1963, B&W, AIP/Medallion, USADecember 16, 1989 (1989-12-16)
Unconfirmed
When an astronaut’s destroyed capsule crashes in the ocean, his disembodied arm is found by a young teenager, who becomes possessed by the murderous alien force similarly possessing the arm.
287 Robot Monster
With shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 4: "Flight to Destruction"; Part 5: "Murder Car"
1953, B&W [3-D], Astor/Medallion, USADecember 23, 1989 (1989-12-23)
Unconfirmed
After destroying all civilization on Earth, the malevolent Ro-Man attempts to wipe out the last surviving human family and their comrades.
In the shorts, Commando Cody's assistant is kidnapped, leading to the pursuit of gangsters working for aliens from the Moon.
298 The Slime People
With short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 6: "Hills of Death"
1963, B&W, Hansen Enterprises/Medallion, USADecember 30, 1989 (1989-12-30)
Unconfirmed
A race of underground reptilian creatures emerge from the Earth's crust to attack Los Angeles, and it's up to a sportscaster and a band of survivors to mount a counter-offensive.
In the short, Commando Cody pursues gangsters that have caused flooding through the use of an atomic bomb.
309 Project Moonbase
With shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 7: "Camouflaged Destruction"; Part 8: "The Enemy Planet"
1953, B&W, Lippert/Wade Williams, USAJanuary 6, 1990 (1990-01-06)
In a futuristic version of 1970, a group of astronauts working for the U.S. space program plans the first manned flight around the moon, but they are infiltrated by a Communist spy who inadvertently causes the team to become stranded on the Moon.
In the shorts, Commando Cody fights gangsters who have acquired another atomic ray, and eventually returns to the moon in an attempt to sabotage moon-dwelling enemies.
3110 Robot Holocaust
With short: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 9: "Battle in the Stratosphere" (Partial)
1987, Color, Tycill Entertainment/Empire, USAJanuary 13, 1990 (1990-01-13)
Unconfirmed
In a post-apocalyptic future, a rag-tag band of renegades fight to free mankind and control the last remaining city by overthrowing the all-powerful Dark One, the Room of Questions, the Vault of Beasts, and other menacing creations.
3211 Moon Zero Two 1969, Color, Hammer/Warner, UKJanuary 20, 1990 (1990-01-20)
Unconfirmed
On a colonized moon, a sinister tycoon aims to have a disaffected former-astronaut-turned-satellite-salvager fulfill his goals, while at the same time, a woman comes to the salvager to help search for her brother, a miner last seen working a distant patch of moonscape.
3312 Untamed Youth 1957, B&W, Warner, USAJanuary 27, 1990 (1990-01-27)
Unconfirmed
Two hitchhiking sisters are sentenced to thirty days of labor at a cotton farm run by the corrupt county government. They and the son of the judge who sentenced them then try to escape and reveal the truth to the authorities.
3413 The Black Scorpion 1957, B&W, Warner, USA/MexicoFebruary 3, 1990 (1990-02-03)
Giant prehistoric scorpions emerge and go on a rampage in Mexico after a volcanic eruption.
Josh Weinstein's last appearance in the original series.

Season 2 (1990–91)

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No. in
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FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
351 Rocketship X-M 1950, B&W, Lippert/Wade Williams, USASeptember 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)
An experimental rocketship is accidentally diverted from the Moon to Mars, where the crew finds the ruins of a long-lost Martian civilization that bombed itself back to the Stone Age.
First appearances of Frank Conniff as TV's Frank and Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo.
362 The Sidehackers
(Five the Hard Way)
1969, Color, Crown International, USASeptember 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)
Mild-mannered mechanic Rommel, known to engage in a new motorcycle sport, runs afoul of the violent, megalomaniacal stunt rider J.C., after his scheming girlfriend wants to change boyfriends.
373 Jungle Goddess
With short: The Phantom Creeps , Chapter 1: "The Menacing Power"
1948, B&W, Lippert/Weiss Global, USAOctober 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)
Two freelance pilots set out to find a wealthy heiress lost in remote Africa to gain a reward. They find her being worshiped by a native tribe, which becomes problematic when one of the pilots angers them.
The short is the first of multiple episodes of the 1939 serial The Phantom Creeps, featuring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist bent on world domination.
384 Catalina Caper 1967, Color, Crown International, USAOctober 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)
Two college boys enjoy sunshine, scuba diving, and beach "bunnies" on Catalina Island, while another boy's con-artist parents scheme to sell a forgery of a stolen scroll.
395 Rocket Attack U.S.A.
With short: The Phantom Creeps, Chapter 2: "Death Stalks the Highway"
1958, B&W, Exploit Films/Medallion, USAOctober 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)
The U.S. sends spies to the Soviet Union to discover plans for imminent missile attacks, while at the same time trying to play catch-up with their own missile program.
406 Ring of Terror
With short: The Phantom Creeps, Chapter 3: "Crashing Timbers"
1961, B&W, Ashcroft, USANovember 3, 1990 (1990-11-03)
A seemingly-fearless college student must steal a ring from a dead man's hand to join a fraternity.
417 Wild Rebels 1967, Color, Crown International, USANovember 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
A retired stock-car racer is recruited by a biker gang to serve as their getaway driver, while the police ask him to go undercover and bring the gang to justice.
428 Lost Continent 1951, B&W, Lippert/Weiss Global, USANovember 24, 1990 (1990-11-24)
An American military/science team searches for a downed rocket at the top of a remote mountain, only to discover a dinosaur-infested jungle left over from a prehistoric era.
439 The Hellcats 1968, Color, Crown International, USADecember 8, 1990 (1990-12-08)
When an undercover cop is killed by a drug boss, his fiancée and brother join the drug-running, woman-led biker gang who handles the boss' deliveries to get justice.
4410 King Dinosaur
With short: X Marks the Spot
1955, B&W, Lippert/Weiss Global, USADecember 22, 1990 (1990-12-22)
Two carefully-chosen scientist couples travel into space to investigate a mysterious new planet known as Nova, where they are menaced by dinosaurs and other giant animals.
The short reviews the vehicular misdeeds of an accident victim in a Heaven-like courtroom.
4511 First Spaceship on Venus
(Der Schweigende Stern)
1960, Color, DEFA (GDR) /Iluzjon Filmunit/Gold Key, East Germany/PolandDecember 29, 1990 (1990-12-29)
An object from Venus containing a scrambled message is discovered by scientists, who send a multinational team of astronauts to the planet, where they find a civilization destroyed by nuclear war and a threat to Earth.
4612 Godzilla vs. Megalon
(Gojira tai Megaro)
1973, Color, Toho/Cinema Shares, JapanJanuary 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)
Godzilla and Jet Jaguar battle Megalon and Gigan, sent by the underground civilization of Seatopia to raze the surface in its name.
4713 Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
(Gojira-Ebira-Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō)
1966, Color, Toho/Walter-Reade Organization, JapanFebruary 2, 1991 (1991-02-02)

A man searching for his lost brother and his companions wash ashore on an island where the evil paramilitary group Red Bamboo has built an installation. Godzilla and Mothra are soon called into action to stop Ebirah, the monstrous crustacean that guards the island.

Last episode for the Comedy Channel, prior to its merger with the competing Ha! network to form what would eventually be called Comedy Central.

Season 3 (1991–92)

No.
overall
No. in
season
FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
481 Cave Dwellers
(The Blade Master)
1984, Color, Metaxa Film/New Line Cinema/Royal Film Traders/Film Ventures International, Italy/USAJune 1, 1991 (1991-06-01)

In the first sequel to Ator, the Fighting Eagle , Ator helps a warrior woman rescue her father, a wise man, from an evil overlord who wishes to learn the whereabouts of a powerful weapon.

First episode for Comedy Central.
492 Gamera
(Daikaijū Gamera)
1965, B&W, Daiei/Sandy Frank, JapanJune 8, 1991 (1991-06-08)
A military plane crashes in the Arctic, awakening the giant mutated turtle Gamera from hibernation. The beast attacks Japan as authorities around the world work to stop it, yet it seemingly befriends a young boy.
503 Pod People
(Los nuevos extraterrestres)
1983, Color, Almena Films/Film Ventures International, Spain/FranceJune 15, 1991 (1991-06-15)
A child adopts a large egg he finds in a cave, which hatches into a mischievous alien. Meanwhile, the child's family, a trio of poachers, and a group of pop musicians on a wilderness vacation run into trouble when the alien's angry mother comes looking for its young.
514 Gamera vs. Barugon
(Daikaijū Kessen: Gamera tai Barugon)
1966, Color, Daiei/AIP-TV/Sandy Frank, JapanJune 22, 1991 (1991-06-22)
A group of men conspire to steal a giant opal from a distant jungle. The opal is actually an egg, which hatches into mutant lizard Barugon, which attacks Japan and battles Gamera.
525 Stranded in Space
(The Stranger)
1973, Color, Bing Crosby Productions/Film Ventures International, USAJune 29, 1991 (1991-06-29)
An astronaut winds up on an alternate version of Earth hidden on the opposite side of the sun, and tries to get back to the regular Earth before the mirror-Earth's totalitarian government, the “Perfect Order”, can catch him.
536 Time of the Apes
(Saru No Gundan)
1974/edited 1987, Color, Tsuburaya Productions/Sandy Frank, JapanJuly 13, 1991 (1991-07-13)
In a cryogenics laboratory, a woman and two children take refuge in freezing capsules during an earthquake, only to awaken in a world populated by anthropomorphic apes, where they are quickly hunted as fugitives.
547 Daddy-O
With short: Alphabet Antics
1958, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USAJuly 20, 1991 (1991-07-20)
A drag-racing crooner gets involved with a blonde bombshell, investigates his friend's death, and becomes a courier for drug dealers.
The educational short takes viewers on a rhyming tour of the English alphabet.
558 Gamera vs. Gaos
(Gamera tai Gyaosu)
1967, Color, Daiei/AIP-TV/Sandy Frank, JapanJuly 27, 1991 (1991-07-27)
Gamera fights the pterosaur-like monster Gaos. At the same time, a group of villagers want to stop a highway from going through their land, and the leader's grandson becomes fascinated with the monsters in their battle.
569 The Amazing Colossal Man 1957, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USAAugust 3, 1991 (1991-08-03)
Military officer Glenn Manning is accidentally exposed to the blast of an experimental plutonium bomb while trying to rescue a downed pilot, turning him into a giant who ultimately goes on a rampage.
5710 Fugitive Alien
(Star Wolf)
1978/edited 1986, Color, Tsuburaya Productions/Sandy Frank, JapanAugust 17, 1991 (1991-08-17)
Movie constructed from two episodes of the Japanese television show Star Wolf. The alien marauder Ken becomes a fugitive from his planet of Valnastar, then joins the Earth spaceship Bacchus 3 to fight against his former masters.
5811 It Conquered the World
With short: Snow Thrills
1956, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USAAugust 24, 1991 (1991-08-24)
With the help of a naive scientist, an alien from Venus invades Earth and attempts to turn humans into emotionless servants with bat-like creatures.
The short is a newsreel featuring a wide variety of winter sports.
5912 Gamera vs. Guiron
(Gamera tai Daikaijū Giron)
1969, Color, Daiei/AIP-TV/Sandy Frank, JapanSeptember 7, 1991 (1991-09-07)
Two young boys accidentally hijack an alien spaceship and fly it to a dying planet, where they encounter two evil alien women who wish to eat their brains. Gamera attempts to rescue them, but must fight the knife-headed monster Guiron.
6013 Earth vs. the Spider
With short: Speech: Using Your Voice
1958, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USASeptember 14, 1991 (1991-09-14)
A teenage girl, along with her boyfried, her science teacher, and the local sheriff, discovers that her father has been eaten by a giant spider, which then rampages through her small town.
The short demonstrates the dos and don'ts of public speaking.
6114 Mighty Jack 1968/edited 1987, Color, Tsuburaya Productions/Sandy Frank, JapanSeptember 21, 1991 (1991-09-21)
Movie constructed from the first and last episodes of the Japanese television show of the same name. A world-protecting organization and their flying submarine – both named "Mighty Jack" – fight the terrorist organization known as "Q".
6215 Teenage Caveman
With shorts: Aquatic Wizards and Catching Trouble
1958, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USAOctober 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
In a seemingly-prehistoric world, a rebellious young hunter questions and rails against the seemingly arbitrary laws of his clan to explore the forbidden land "beyond the river".
Aquatic Wizards is a newsreel about water-skiing acrobatics. Catching Trouble features trapper Ross Allen demonstrating his prowess at catching animals in the Everglades.
6316 Gamera vs. Zigra
(Gamera tai Shinkai Kaijū Jigura)
1971, Color, Daiei/Sandy Frank, JapanOctober 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
Gamera fights the shark-like alien Zigra, who, with the help of a woman under his control, attempts to take over Earth. Opposing the creature is a pair of marine biologists and young kids Kenny and Helen.
6417 Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
(The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent)
With short: The Home Economics Story [6]
1957, B&W, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USA/1951, Color, Iowa State College, USAOctober 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
Vikings' wives set sail across the sea to rescue their husbands, who are being held hostage by Grimolt barbarians.
In the short, four young women learn the value of home economics degrees.
6518 Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
(Star Wolf)
1978/1986, Color, Tsuburaya Productions/Sandy Frank, JapanNovember 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
In the continuation of Fugitive Alien, Ken and the crew of Bacchus 3 are ordered to destroy an alien super-weapon, then move on to attack Valnastar itself, where Ken confronts his former master.
6619 War of the Colossal Beast
With short: Mr. B Natural
1958, B&W/Color, AIP/Selma Enterprises/Teleworld, USANovember 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
In the sequel to The Amazing Colossal Man, Glenn Manning, now a disfigured and deranged giant, is found ravaging bread trucks in Mexico. He is captured and brought back to the United States, where his worried sister Joyce tries to get him to remember his former life.
The short is about a magical pixie who urges an adolescent boy to take up a musical instrument.
6720 The Unearthly
With shorts: Posture Pals and Appreciating Our Parents
1957, B&W, Republic/PRO, USADecember 14, 1991 (1991-12-14)
A surgeon performs unethical medical experiments on his patients in a remote sanitarium, and he acquires said patients through nefarious methods.
In Posture Pals, a foursome of elementary school kids improve their posture. In Appreciating Our Parents, a young boy learns to value his parents.
6821 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 1964, Color, Embassy, USADecember 21, 1991 (1991-12-21)
The king of Mars has discovered that his children have become lethargic and disillusioned after having all their information directly fed into their brains. To this end, he and his people abduct Santa Claus, as well as two human children, in hopes of bringing Christmas to their planet so his children can have real childhoods.
6922 Master Ninja I
(The Master: "Max" and "Out-of-Time Step")
1984, Color, Film Ventures International, USAJanuary 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
Episodes of TV show The Master cut together into a series of movies. Occidental ninja John Peter McCallister searches for a long-lost daughter he never knew he had with the help of his new protege Max, a drifter with a hamster and a custom van. In this installment, they defend an airport owner from businessmen and a corrupt sheriff, then defend a nightclub owner from thugs, all while avoiding ninjas that have been sent to kill Peter.
7023 The Castle of Fu Manchu
(Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu)
1969, Color, International Cinema/PRO, Germany/Spain/Italy/UKJanuary 18, 1992 (1992-01-18)
The evil Doctor Fu Manchu threatens to freeze the Earth's oceans in his latest bid for world conquest, and abducts a talented scientist with heart problems in the process. His nemesis Dr. Nayland Smith soon works to stop him.
7124 Master Ninja II
(The Master: "State of the Union" and "Hostages")
1984, Color, Film Ventures International, USAJanuary 25, 1992 (1992-01-25)
The continuation of Master Ninja I. In this installment, John and Max help a tuna cannery union organizer, then save a senator's daughter from international terrorists.

Season 4 (1992–93)

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721 Space Travelers
(Marooned)
1969, Color, Columbia, USAJune 6, 1992 (1992-06-06)
Various obstacles hamper the attempts of NASA to rescue three astronauts trapped aboard a crippled space capsule, who are losing oxygen fast.
732 The Giant Gila Monster 1959, B&W, McLendon Radio Pictures, USAJune 13, 1992 (1992-06-13)
A 30-foot Gila monster is on the loose in the woods near a small town, home to a gang of hot-rodding teens.
743 City Limits 1984, Color, Showtime/Island Pictures, USAJune 20, 1992 (1992-06-20)
In a dystopian future where the majority of adults have died off, a teen rides his motorcycle into an abandoned city and gets involved in a gang dispute, where different biker gangs work to take the city back from an evil corporation.
754 Teenagers from Outer Space 1959, B&W, Warner, USAJune 27, 1992 (1992-06-27)
A group of humanoid aliens land on Earth and decide to use the planet as a farm for gargons, their giant, lobster-like livestock. One of the aliens rebels and flees to a small town, where he falls in love with a teenage girl and is pursued by another alien who kills anyone in his path.
765 Being from Another Planet
(Time Walker)
1982, Color, New World/New Horizons, USAJuly 4, 1992 (1992-07-04)
In California, a mummy found in King Tut's tomb is X-rayed by a university science team. The radiation awakens the mummy, which escapes the lab and creeps around campus looking for five missing crystals that were pilfered by a student, all while killing anything in its path.
776 Attack of the Giant Leeches
With short: Undersea Kingdom , Part 1: "Beneath the Ocean Floor"
1959, B&W, AIP/Orion, USAJuly 18, 1992 (1992-07-18)
The residents of a Florida swamp town begin disappearing, and a game warden discovers the culprits are large mutant leeches.
The short is the first segment of a 1936 movie serial about a group of Navy men who discover Atlantis.
787 The Killer Shrews
With short: Junior Rodeo Daredevils
1959, B&W, McLendon Radio Pictures, USAJuly 25, 1992 (1992-07-25)
A supply boat skipper makes a delivery to a small island, and meets a band of heavy-drinking scientists who were doing genetic experiments on shrews, turning them into a pack of ravenous, omnivorous, dog-like monsters.
In the short, a old cowpoke straightens out some wayward kids by making them put on a small-time rodeo.
798 Hercules Unchained
(Ercole e la regina di Lidia)
1959, Color, Avco Embassy, ItalyAugust 1, 1992 (1992-08-01)
Traveling with his companion Ulysses, Hercules sets off on mission to stop a war, but is sidetracked by the hypnotic Queen Omphale of Lydia, who casts a spell of amnesia on him so he becomes a prisoner in her harem.
809 Indestructible Man
With short: Undersea Kingdom, Part 2: "The Undersea City"
1956, B&W, Allied Artists/Warner, USAAugust 15, 1992 (1992-08-15)
After notorious convict Charles "The Butcher" Benton dies in the electric chair, his body is taken by a group of scientists. The scientists bring Butcher back to life and give him near-total invulnerability, whereupon he kills the scientists and sets out to get even with those who squealed on him.
This episode features the second of the two installments shown from the 12-part Undersea Kingdom serial.
8110 Hercules Against the Moon Men
(Maciste e la regina di Samar)
1964, Color, Governor, Italy/FranceAugust 22, 1992 (1992-08-22)
Hercules attempts to free a city from the evil Queen Samar, who is in cahoots with a cult of monstrous moon men.
8211 The Magic Sword 1962, Color, MGM/UA, USAAugust 29, 1992 (1992-08-29)
A sword-and-sorcery film about a knight who tries to save a princess from an evil sorcerer with the aid of his magical foster mother.
8312 Hercules and the Captive Women
(Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide)
1961, Color, Woolner Bros, France/ItalySeptember 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)
Hercules ventures to Atlantis to save his son Hymus and his friend Androcles, King of Thebes, but the evil Queen Antinea stands in his way.
8413 Manhunt in Space
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger : ("The Pirates of Prah: Chapter I", "The Pirates of Prah: Chapter II" and "The Pirates of Prah: Chapter III")
With short: General Hospital , first installment
1954, B&W, ITC, USASeptember 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)
Edited-together episodes of the 1950s TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger . Rocky Jones and his sidekick Winky rescue the stranded Vena, then run afoul of space pirates working for Queen Cleolanta.
In the first of three brief 1963 segments from the soap opera General Hospital featured as shorts on the series, Dr. Phil Brewer is invited to the engagement party of the woman he is having an affair with, and Dr. Steve Hardy informs a patient of her hernia diagnosis.
8514 Tormented 1960, B&W, Cheviot Productions/Warner, USASeptember 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
Tom, a jazz pianist living in a beachfront community, is about to get married, but his troublesome mistress Vi confronts him at the top of a lighthouse. In the ensuing argument, Vi slips and falls; Tom has a chance to save her, but chooses to let her fall to her death. As a result, Vi's ghost haunts him and threatens to disrupt his upcoming nuptials, especially when his fiancé's eight-year-old sister grows suspicious.
8615 The Beatniks
With short: General Hospital, second installment
1958, B&W, Barjul, USANovember 25, 1992 (1992-11-25)
Eddie Crane, the leader of a gang of hoodlums, is heard singing along with the jukebox at a greasy spoon by a talent agent. Eddie quickly becomes a rising star, but he can’t shake his gang, who threaten to ruin his career out of jealousy for his success.
In the second General Hospital short, tensions run high during the engagement party.
8716 Fire Maidens of Outer Space
(Fire Maidens from Outer Space)
1956, B&W, Topaz, UKNovember 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)
A group of astronauts travel to a newly-discovered moon of Jupiter and discover a civilization of entirely composed of women. The astronauts soon help the women battle a monster that has been terrorizing their settlement.
8817 Crash of Moons
(Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: "Crash of Moons: Chapter I", "Crash of Moons: Chapter II" and "Crash of Moons: Chapter III")
With short: General Hospital, third installment
1954, B&W, ITC, USANovember 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)
Edited-together episodes of the 1950s TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. Rocky Jones and Winky try to save the inhabitants of two worlds that are about to collide, despite the self-defeating efforts of the nefarious Cleolanta.
In the third General Hospital short, Dr. Brewer's marriage and affair both begin to fall apart.
8918 Attack of the The Eye Creatures
(The Eye Creatures)
1967, Color, AIP/Teleworld, USADecember 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)
A group of multi-eyed aliens land near a small town and are encountered by smooching teenagers. While the military investigates, the kids band together to fight back against the invaders.
9019 The Rebel Set
With short: Johnny at the Fair
1959, B&W, Allied Artists/Warner, USADecember 12, 1992 (1992-12-12)
A crooked coffeehouse owner wants to knock off an armored car, so he recruits three struggling beatniks to help him out.
In the short, young Johnny explores the 1947 Canadian National Exhibition.
9120 The Human Duplicators 1965, Color, Woolner Bros/Warner, USADecember 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)
An alien takes over a scientist's basement laboratory, using the machinery therein to make android clones to infiltrate the government, while a top agent works to stop him.
9221 Monster a Go-Go
With short: Circus on Ice
1965, B&W, BI&L, USAJanuary 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
The military and the civil authorities go hunting for a missing astronaut, who they believe has returned to Earth as an irradiated monster.
The short offers a look at the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club.
9322 The Day the Earth Froze
(Sampo)
With short: Here Comes the Circus
1959, Color, Mosfilm/Suomi-Filmi/AIP/Orion, Finland/USSRJanuary 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
A Nordic fantasy tale based loosely on the Kalevala. A prince must stop a wicked witch's schemes to get, and later regain, a magic mill known as the Sampo.
The short is a look at the Clyde Beatty circus.
9423 Bride of the Monster
With short: Hired! , Part 1
1955, B&W, Banner/Wade Williams, USAJanuary 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)
Mad scientist Dr. Eric Vornoff lives in a remote swamp, where he attempts to create an army of atomic supermen in his lab. He performs experiments on any intruders that approach his house, and feeds his enemies to a giant octopus in his moat. His actions soon attract the attention of a reporter and the police, who work to stop him.
In the 1941 short, a Chevrolet sales manager wonders why his team is having trouble selling their product door-to-door.
9524 Manos: The Hands of Fate
With short: Hired!, Part 2
1966, Color, Emerson/PRO, USAJanuary 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
A hapless family on vacation in rural Texas take refuge at a "lodge" that acts as the home of a demonic emissary, his hellhound, his goat-legged servant, and his harem.
In the conclusion of the two-part short, the sales manager gets advice from his father.

Season 5 (1993–94)

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961 Warrior of the Lost World 1984, Color, Visto International/Epic, ItalyJuly 24, 1993 (1993-07-24)
A nameless hero and his talking, computerized motorcycle fight off an evil dictator in a post-apocalyptic world.
972 Hercules
(Le fatiche di Ercole)
1958, Color, Avco Embassy, ItalyJuly 17, 1993 (1993-07-17)
Hercules of Greece searches for the Golden Fleece, then helps King Jason wrest his throne away from imposter Pelias and his son Iphitus, while wooing the lovely Iole.
983 Swamp Diamonds
(Swamp Women)
With short: What to Do on a Date
1956, Color, Woolner Bros/MCA, USAJuly 31, 1993 (1993-07-31)
A band of female thieves break out of prison, hoping to recover a cache of stolen diamonds hidden in the nearby swamp. They are accompanied by an undercover cop and a wealthy oil baron, whose affection for one of the girls threatens to tear them apart.
In the short, young Nick desires to ask schoolmate Kay on a date, but needs help thinking of a venue they'll both enjoy.
994 Secret Agent Super Dragon
(New York chiama Superdrago)
1966, Color, United Screen Arts, France/Italy/West GermanyAugust 7, 1993 (1993-08-07)
A suave CIA agent is sent to Amsterdam to investigate a sinister Venezuelan crime organization, whose boss is bent on poisoning the United States' populace with an exotic mind-altering drug disguised as chewing gum.
1005 The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
(Sadko)
1953, Color, Filmgroup, USSRAugust 14, 1993 (1993-08-14)
Sadko (renamed "Sinbad" in this English-dubbed version) sets sail to find the mythical Bluebird of Happiness, hoping it will bring peace and prosperity to his destitute town.
1016 Eegah 1962, Color, Fairway International, USAAugust 28, 1993 (1993-08-28)
A teenage girl and her scientist father discover a giant caveman that calls himself "Eegah" living in a cave in the desert. Eegah is introduced to modern civilization, but he soon falls in love with the girl, to her boyfriend's chargin.
1027 I Accuse My Parents
With short: The Truck Farmer
1944, B&W, Producers Releasing Corp/PRO, USASeptember 4, 1993 (1993-09-04)
High school student Jimmy is neglected and humiliated by his rich, drunken, inattentive parents, and he soon gets mixed up with a crime syndicate, blaming his parents for his downfall.
The 1940s-era documentary short explains the then-new techniques that enabled farmers to rush produce to market.
1038 Operation Double 007
(O.K. Connery)
1967, Color, MGM/UA, ItalySeptember 11, 1993 (1993-09-11)
James Bond's brother, a plastic surgeon, hypnotist, and champion archer (played by Neil Connery, real-life brother of Sean), is sent to combat villain Thair Beta and his harem to stop them from conquering the world with radioactive rugs.
1049 The Girl in Lovers Lane 1960, B&W, Filmgroup, USASeptember 18, 1993 (1993-09-18)
Experienced and world-weary drifter Bix Dugan meets runaway rich kid Danny aboard a train. Taking Danny under his wing, Bix and his fellow drifter stop off in a small town, where Danny gets involved in the love life of a local waitress, which soon spells trouble.
10510 The Painted Hills
With short: Body Care and Grooming
1951, Color, MGM/Turner, USASeptember 26, 1993 (1993-09-26)
An MGM Lassie movie. In 1870s California, Shep, the treasured dog of a prospector named Johnathan, embarks on a quest to dispense justice against the rival prospector who murdered him.
The 1950s-era short teaches college students how to improve their hygiene.
10611 Gunslinger 1956, Color, AIP/Orion, USAOctober 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
When a local sheriff is killed by outlaws, his widow takes over his duties and vows to clean up her small town, with some assistance from a man hired to kill her.
10712 Mitchell 1975, Color, Allied Artists/Warner, USAOctober 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)
Mitchell, a slovenly, beer-guzzling cop, pursues drug traffickers and aims to bring their boss to justice.
Joel Hodgson's last regular appearance as host.
Michael J. Nelson's first episode as Mike Nelson.
10813 The Brain That Wouldn't Die 1962, B&W, AIP/Orion, USAOctober 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)
When young Jan is decapitated in a car accident, her surgeon fiancee keeps her head alive in his laboratory while he tries to find her a new body.
Michael J. Nelson's first episode as host.
10914 Teen-Age Strangler
(Terror in the Night)
With short: Is This Love?
1964, Color, Ajay, USANovember 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)
A serial killer has been strangling teenage girls in a small West Virginia town, and the drag-racing son of a newly-arrived family is labeled the prime suspect. It's up to his girlfriend and younger brother to prove his innocence and find the actual killer.
The 1950s short contrasts the relationships of two young couples.
11015 The Wild Wild World of Batwoman
With short: Cheating
1966, B&W, ADP Productions/PRO, USANovember 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)
Crimefighter Batwoman and her network of female assistants battle Professor Neon and his lackey Ratfink, who have stolen an atomic hearing aid.
The 1951 short chronicles the downfall of a high school student caught copying his test answers from another student.
11116 Alien from L.A. 1988, Color, Cannon/Golan-Globus, USANovember 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)
A clumsy valley girl with a high-pitched voice is told that her explorer father has died. When she looks for him, she ends up falling into the center of the Earth and landing in the lost civilization of Atlantis, where the military, the government, and the criminal element try to capture her.
11217 Beginning of the End 1957, B&W, Republic/PRO, USANovember 25, 1993 (1993-11-25)
A government researcher has been experimenting with radioactive materials to boost crop production. In the process, he accidentally created a hungry army of giant grasshoppers, which the military must stop before they reach Chicago.
11318 The Atomic Brain
(Monstrosity)
With short: What about Juvenile Delinquency?
1963, B&W, Emerson/PRO, USADecember 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
A wealthy, elderly widow wants her private doctor to transplant her brain into the body of one of the young women she's captured.
The 1955 short focuses on gang member Jamie, who realizes the dangers of delinquency when his dad is mugged and beaten by the gang he's a part of.
11419 Outlaw
(Outlaw of Gor)
1988, Color, Cannon Group/Breton Film Productions/Warner, USA/South AfricaDecember 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)
In the sequel to 1988's Gor , college professor Cabot returns to the primitive planet Gor with his annoying sidekick Watney, and is soon caught up in the intrigue of sorcerer Xenos and the planet's power-hungry queen Lara.
Last episode of the original series to feature the "Invention Exchange".
11520 Radar Secret Service
With short: Last Clear Chance
1950, B&W, Lippert/Weiss Global, USADecember 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
The Secret Service uses newly-invented radar to track down a band of smugglers and recover the uranium they stole.
The 1959 educational short, produced by Union Pacific Railroad, teaches drivers to pay better attention when crossing railroad tracks.
11621 Santa Claus 1959, Color, Cinematográfica Calderón S.A./K. Gordon Murray, MexicoDecember 24, 1993 (1993-12-24)
On Christmas Eve, the demon Pitch attempts to destroy Santa Claus's reputation by trying to sabotage his delivery run and convincing kids everywhere to do evil deeds.
11722 Teen-Age Crime Wave 1955, B&W, Columbia, USAJanuary 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)
After breaking out of prison, a band of teenage fugitives hold a farm family hostage, prompting the police to instigate a stand-off.
11823 Village of the Giants 1965, Color, Avco Embassy, USAJanuary 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)
Child prodigy Genius accidentally creates an experimental chemical which turns anything that eats it into a giant. When a band of delinquent teens eat the chemical and become the capricious rulers of his small town, it's up to Genius' older sister and her boyfriend to stop them while Genius himself tries to recreate the chemical.
11924 12 to the Moon
With short: Design for Dreaming
1960, B&W, Columbia, USAFebruary 5, 1994 (1994-02-05)
A crew of twelve multinational astronauts venture to the moon, where they discover advanced beings who want no contact with humanity.
In the short, a woman dances her way through a futuristic fantasy world of cars and home appliances.

Season 6 (1994–95)

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1201 Girls Town 1959, B&W, MGM/Turner, USAJuly 16, 1994 (1994-07-16)
A young man's mysterious death lands the teenage bombshell he was courting framed for the incident and placed in a reform school headed by good-hearted nuns, but the girl's sister is in trouble.
1212 Invasion U.S.A.
With short: A Date with Your Family
1952, B&W, Columbia, USAJuly 23, 1994 (1994-07-23)
Told almost entirely through a shared hallucination, a group of ordinary Americans in a bar, after debating about the universal draft, discover that "The Enemy" has invaded the United States, whereupon they face the consequences of their failures to support the government in fighting Communism.
The 1950 short presents a typical dinner at home for a rigidly polite suburban family.
1223 The Dead Talk Back
With short: The Selling Wizard
created 1957 but released first 1993, B&W, Headliner Productions/Sinister Cinema, USAJuly 30, 1994 (1994-07-30)
Henry Krasker, a paranormal researcher living in a rooming house, claims that he has invented a radio capable of allowing contact with the dead. When one of the house's residents ends up killed, he uses the radio to aid in the police's investigation.
The short showcases grocery store refrigeration units.
1234 Zombie Nightmare 1987, Color, Gold-Gems/Shapiro-Glickenhaus, CanadaNovember 24, 1994 (1994-11-24)
Tony, a young man killed in a hit-and-run, is turned into a zombie by Molly Mokembe, a voodoo practitioner whose life was saved by Tony's father before he was killed. From there, Tony is commanded to seek bloody revenge on those responsible for his death, as well as his father's.
1245 Colossus and the Headhunters
(Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste)
1963, Color, AIP/Sinister Cinema, ItalyAugust 20, 1994 (1994-08-20)
Maciste leads his people from their destroyed island home to a land of warring tribes, then battles a number of headhunting savages who have abducted a king.
1256 The Creeping Terror 1964, B&W, Crown International, USASeptember 17, 1994 (1994-09-17)
A pair of giant slug-like aliens emerge from a spaceship and go on a rampage, catching and swallowing many people.
1267 Bloodlust!
With short: Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm
1961, B&W, Crown International, USASeptember 3, 1994 (1994-09-03)
After their boat breaks down, a band of college kids end up stranded on the island estate of mad hunter Balleau, who aches to kill them and add their bodies to his trophy collection.
The short presents the adventures of a pair of city kids spending their summer at a dairy farm.
First appearance of Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester
1278 Code Name: Diamond Head
With short: A Day at the Fair
1977, Color (TV) (NBC), Quinn Martin/Worldvision, USAOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
A failed Quinn Martin TV pilot. An undercover agent in Hawaii is sent to find a traitorous agent codenamed "Tree" and stop them before they can sell a deadly biological weapon.
The short follows a farm family at the county fair.
1289 The Skydivers
With short: Why Study Industrial Arts?
1963, B&W, Crown International, USAAugust 27, 1994 (1994-08-27)
In a small California town, married couple Harry and Beth run a skydiving school at a tiny airfield. When Harry rebukes his old girlfriend, she hooks up with his fired mechanic to seek revenge.
The 1956 short explains why boys should take industrial arts classes.
12910 The Violent Years
With short: Young Man's Fancy
1956, B&W, Headliner Productions/Wade Williams, USAOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
The cynical and nihilistic Paula is neglected by her idle rich parents, so she rounds up a band of fellow delinquent girls to go on a violent crime spree.
The short, sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute, presents a suburban family's typical day, and how their chores are made easier with their electrical appliances.
13011 Last of the Wild Horses 1948, B&W, Lippert/Weiss Global, USAOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
A cowboy finds himself caught in a range war between a rancher and his neighbors, and along the way tries to stop some cattle rustlers and gets framed for murder.
13112 The Starfighters 1964, Color, Riviera, USAOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
An Air Force pilot-in-training, whose father is a congressman, attempts to join the ranks of the more experienced officers so he can fly the new F-104 jet. Future US Congressman Bob Dornan starred in the movie.
13213 The Sinister Urge
With short: Keeping Clean and Neat
1960, B&W, Headliner/Wade Williams, USANovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)
A crew of police detectives investigate a murder they suspect is related to a secret pornography ring, then try to find the head of the operation and have it shut down.
The 1956 short encourages children to pay close attention to fashion and meticulous hygiene.
13314 San Francisco International 1970, Color, Universal, USANovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)
Pilot film of the short-lived TV series San Francisco International Airport . The administrators of San Francisco International Airport must deal with several crises threatening the airport, including hijackings, kidnappings, and marital problems.
13415 Kitten with a Whip 1964, B&W, Universal, USANovember 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)
A soft-hearted Senate candidate finds himself cajoled and blackmailed into helping Jody, a young woman who broke out of reform school, hide from the police. Things escalate once her dangerous "friends" enter the picture.
13516 Racket Girls
With short: Are You Ready for Marriage?
1951, B&W, Globe Roadshows, USANovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
A gym owner who specializes in women's wrestling uses his gym as a front for illegal gambling. Before long, he soon gets into trouble with both the mob and the law.
The 1950 short presents a high school couple rushing into marriage, and the marriage counselor who talks them out of it.
13617 The Sword and the Dragon
(Ilya Muromets)
1956, Color, Mosfilm, USSRDecember 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
In the 13th century, a band of barbaric Mongols attack Russia, but the valiant Ilya Muromets rallies his fellow Russians in fighting off the horde.
13718 High School Big Shot
With short: Out of This World
1959, B&W, Filmgroup, USADecember 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
Marvin Grant, a high school loser with an alcoholic deadbeat for a father, helps his pretty classmate Betty cheat on an essay for her love. When the pair are found out, Marvin then plans a heist to win Betty's favor.
The short aims at keeping bread truck drivers on the straight and narrow.
13819 Red Zone Cuba
(Night Train to Mundo Fine)
With short: Speech: Platform, Posture, and Appearance
1966, B&W, Hollywood Star/PRO, USADecember 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
A trio of escaped criminals stumble upon a desolate Army post and take part in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. When they return home, they go in search of ore as a means to strike it rich.
The short offers advice for public speakers.
13920 Danger!! Death Ray
(Il raggio infernale)
1967, Color, Leda Films/Meteor Film, Spain/ItalyJanuary 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)
Suave secret agent Bart Fargo sets out to recover a stolen experimental laser and the scientist who created it from an evil organization.
14021 The Beast of Yucca Flats
With shorts: Money Talks! and Progress Island USA
1961, B&W, Crown International/Wade Williams, USAJanuary 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)
A defecting Russian scientist ends up turning into a monster when he is caught in an atomic explosion. He then wanders around the test range, killing various people.
Shorts include Money Talks, a 1955 outing promoting the importance of a budget, and Progress Island USA , a 1973 film meant to lure investors to Puerto Rico.
14122 Angels Revenge
(Angels' Brigade)
1979, Color, Arista/INI Entertainment Group, USAMarch 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)
Las Vegas pop singer Michelle Wilson discovers that her brother was serverly beaten while high on illegal drugs. This prompts her, her brother's teacher April, and five other women to form a paramilitary vigilante squad to stop the drug cartel responsible from selling more drugs to teens.
14223 The Amazing Transparent Man
With short: The Days of Our Years
1960, B&W, AIP/Orion, USAMarch 18, 1995 (1995-03-18)
A mad scientist gives escaped convict Joey Faust the power of invisibility. Though the scientist intends for Joey to steal radioactive material for him, Joey instead uses his power to rob banks, drawing the scientist's ire and the police's attention.
In the 1955 Union Pacific Railroad-sponsored short, a minister urges workers to be more careful while on the job, to prevent injuries.
14324 Samson vs. the Vampire Women
(Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro)
1962, B&W, AIP-TV/K. Gordon Murray, MexicoMarch 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
Masked luchador El Santo battles a coven of vampiresses who want to capture a young woman they intend to make their queen.
Frank Conniff's last episode as a series regular.

Season 7 (1995–96)

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1441 Night of the Blood Beast
With short: Once Upon a Honeymoon
1958, B&W, AIP/Orion, USANovember 23, 1995 (1995-11-23) (701T)
February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) (701)
An astronaut survives the crash landing of his capsule, but he soon learns that he's pregnant with alien embryos, gradually turning him into a monster.
In the musical short, a woman dreams of redecorating her house.
An alternate version of this episode, featuring Thanksgiving-themed host segments, premiered during the "Turkey Day" marathon on November 23, 1995. The primary version of the episode was broadcast on February 3, 1996. The riffing on the short and film is the same in both versions of the episode. [7] First episode with Pearl Forrester as a regular character.
1452 The Brute Man
With short: The Chicken of Tomorrow
1946, B&W, PRC/Films Around the World, USAFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)
Hal Moffet, a large, strong, disfigured man given the alias "The Creeper", takes revenge on his old friends from college, who he believes responsible for causing his condition.
The short is a documentary-style examination of chicken farming.
1463 Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell
(Deathstalker III: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell)
1988, Color, Concorde Pictures, USA/MexicoFebruary 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)
In his third film, the sardonic hero Deathstalker sets off on a quest for three magical stones and battles the evil sorcerer Troxartes, ruler of Southland.
1474 The Incredible Melting Man 1977, Color, AIP/Orion, USAFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
Astronaut Steve West is exposed to a radioactive blast when in orbit around Saturn. When he returns to Earth, his body begins melting violently, turning him into a mindless monster that has to kill and eat people to slow the melting. It's up to Steve's best friend, an Army general, and the local sheriff to find Steve and stop him while keeping the incident a secret.
1485 Escape 2000
(Fuga dal Bronx)
1983, Color, FGH/Filmco Ltd/Hemdale/New Line, ItalyMarch 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
Dablone and a band of rebels fight back against an evil corporation that intends to raze and rebuild the Bronx, secretly attempting to kill its obstinate residents should they refuse to cooperate in the forced evacuation.
Last episode of the original series to feature viewer letter readings.
1496 Laserblast 1978, Color, Selected Pictures/Full Moon, USAMay 18, 1996 (1996-05-18)
Troubled teenager Billy discovers a laser weapon left behind by a pair of turtle-like aliens in the middle of the desert. He uses it for petty revenge against the bullies who taunted him, but the weapon slowly changes his appearance and personality.
Trace Beaulieu's last episode; Last episode broadcast on Comedy Central.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

FilmFilm detailsRelease Date
This Island Earth 1955, Color, Universal-International, USAApril 19, 1996 (1996-04-19)
Atomic scientist and test pilot Cal Meecham ends up collaborating on a mysterious research project run by a group of aliens who need his help to save their dying planet.

Season 8 (1997)

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1501 Revenge of the Creature 1955, B&W [3-D], Universal, USAFebruary 1, 1997 (1997-02-01)
The first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon . The Creature is captured and taken to a Florida aquarium, where it is put on display and studied by scientists. It soon escapes the aquarium and goes after an attractive woman it has become infatuated with.
Bill Corbett's first episode as Crow T. Robot. First appearance of Professor Bobo. Pearl Forrester takes over as the lead mad scientist. First episode for the Sci-Fi Channel.
1512 The Leech Woman 1960, B&W, Universal, USAFebruary 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)
An alcoholic, middle-aged woman travels to Africa and discovers the secret to a temporarily rejuvenated appearance from a native tribe. She steals the tools used in said ritual and returns to America, where she starts indiscriminately killing men to maintain her youth.
1523 The Mole People 1956, B&W, Universal, USAFebruary 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)
A band of archaeologists discover a long-lost underground civilization of Sumerian albinos, as well as bestial human-mole hybrids used as slaves by the Sumerians.
Guest appearance by football player Robert Smith, then of the Minnesota Vikings.
1534 The Deadly Mantis 1957, B&W, Universal, USAFebruary 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)
An earthquake in the Arctic Circle causes a giant prehistoric praying mantis to awaken from hibernation. The insect soon invades Washington, D.C. and New York City, prompting a band of scientists to stop it.
1545 The Thing That Couldn't Die 1958, B&W, Universal, USAMarch 1, 1997 (1997-03-01)
A family on a dude ranch, with the assistance of their psychic daughter, unearth the 400-year-old severed head of Satanist Gideon Drew in a chest buried under their land. Once the chest is opened, Gideon's head revives and hypnotizes the family in order to have them reunite him with his body.
First appearance of Observer (aka "Brain Guy").
1556 The Undead 1957, B&W, AIP/Teleworld, USAMarch 8, 1997 (1997-03-08)
A hypnotist and "psychical researcher" hires a prostitute for an experiment in past-life regression. The experiment is a success, as the prostitute travels back to the 15th century as a woman falsely accused of witchcraft, prompting the researcher to follow her there to prevent her death.
1567 Terror from the Year 5000 1958, B&W, AIP/Teleworld, USAMarch 15, 1997 (1997-03-15)
A scientist creates a time machine which summons a horrifically scarred and constantly screaming woman from the year 5200 A.D. Hoping to prevent her futuristic world from being a radioactive wasteland where humankind is on the brink of extinction, the woman seeks to find a man to bring with her to the future, killing anyone who stands in her way with her radioactive touch.
1578 The She-Creature 1956, B&W, AIP/Teleworld, USAApril 5, 1997 (1997-04-05)
A carnival mesmerist uses hypnosis on a young woman to summon the spirit of a prehistoric female sea creature. The creature emerges from the sea and goes on a killing spree, prompting a heroic farm boy to stop it.
1589 I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957, B&W, AIP/Teleworld, USAApril 19, 1997 (1997-04-19)
Tony Rivers, a troubled high-schooler with a short fuse, is hypnotized into becoming a werewolf after visiting an unethical doctor.
15910 The Giant Spider Invasion 1975, Color, Cinema Group 75/Atlas International, USAMay 31, 1997 (1997-05-31)
A meteor crashes in rural Wisconsin, laden with the eggs of mutated, otherworldly spiders. The eggs soon hatch and the hatched spiders terrorize a small town, prompting law enforcement officials and scientists to stop them.
16011 Parts: The Clonus Horror 1979, Color, Clonus Associates/Atlas International, USAJune 7, 1997 (1997-06-07)
A facility housed in an isolated desert community has been creating and breeding human clones to serve as a source of replacement organs for the wealthy and powerful elite of the community. One of the clones gains self-awareness and seeks to reveal the truth of his existence to the world.
16112 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies 1964, Color, Fairway/PRO, USAJune 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
A pair of slackers journey to a boardwalk carnival and stumble across a cult of monsters that operates from within the fair.
16213 Jack Frost
(Morozko)
1965, Color, Gorky Film Studios/Corinth Films, USSRJuly 12, 1997 (1997-07-12)
A filmed version of the Russian fairy tale Morozko . A woman is forced to slave away by her wicked stepmother, and an arrogant young man who wishes to become her boyfriend is given the head of a bear by a wicked witch living in a house on legs. As told by a mushroom-like sprite, he must perform a good deed to reverse his curse.
Jim Mallon's last episode as Gypsy.
16314 Riding with Death
(Gemini Man: "Smithereens" and "Buffalo Bill Rides Again")
1976, Color, Universal TV, USA, Rated RJuly 19, 1997 (1997-07-19)
Two edited-together episodes of the short-lived TV series Gemini Man . Sam Casey, an agent of INTERSECT who can turn invisible at will for a short time, sets off to safeguard a superfuel additive, then takes on a saboteur.
16415 Agent for H.A.R.M. 1966, Color, Universal, USAAugust 2, 1997 (1997-08-02)
An American spy is assigned with protecting a defecting Soviet scientist from agents of the KGB, and falls in love with her in the process.
Patrick Brantseg's first episode as Gypsy.
16516 Prince of Space
(Yūsei Ōji)
1959, B&W, Toei Company/Walter Manley Enterprises/Teleworld, JapanAugust 16, 1997 (1997-08-16)
A race of chicken-like aliens led by the Phantom of Krankor invade Japan, prompting interstellar superhero Prince of Space to save the day.
16617 The Horror of Party Beach 1964, B&W, 20th Century Fox/Rainbow Media, USASeptember 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)
Toxic waste illegally dumped in the ocean turns the skeletal crew of a sunken ship into a group of murderous plant/fish monsters. The creatures soon crawl out of the sea and attack a beachside community, forcing a teenage girl, her boyfriend, and her scientist father to stop them.
16718 Devil Doll 1964, B&W, Associated Film Distributors, UKOctober 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
The Great Vorelli is a ventriloquist who is able to use hypnosis to transfer a person's soul into his dummy, Hugo. The soul already housed with Hugo desires to get revenge on Vorelli for his imprisonment.
16819 Invasion of the Neptune Men
(Uchū Kaisokusen)
1961, B&W, Toei Company/Walter Manley Enterprises/Teleworld, JapanOctober 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
Robotic aliens from the planet Neptune attack Japan, and it's up to Space Chief, an interstellar superhero who flies a rocket-car, to stop them.
16920 Space Mutiny 1988, Color, Action International Pictures, South AfricaNovember 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
A space pilot and the commander of a spaceship work together to stop the ship's treacherous security chief when he instigates a mutiny.
17021 Time Chasers
(Tangents)
1994, Color, Edgewood Studios, USA, Rated PGNovember 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
In a small town, physics professor and inventor Nick Miller creates a light plane modified with special technology that allows it to travel through time. When the technology is stolen by J.K. Robertson, the greedy and villainous CEO of GenCorp, Nick chases after him throughout the timestream to stop him from destroying the future.
17122 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank 1983, Color (Video), RSL Productions, Canada/USADecember 6, 1997 (1997-12-06)
In an Orwellian future, corporate drone Fingal has started watching forbidden films hidden inside the computer servers during his working hours. Eventually, he manages to project a rendition of Casablanca , his favorite film, and ends up leading a revolution against the CEO of his company.

Season 9 (1998)

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1721 The Projected Man 1966, Color, Universal, UKMarch 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)
A scientist invents a teleporting machine, but it is later sabotaged. To prove that it works, he attempts to teleport himself, but the attempt ends with the scientist horribly mutating himself, granting him the ability to kill anything he touches with his mutated hand.
1732 The Phantom Planet 1961, B&W, AIP/MGM, USAMarch 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)
An astronaut crash lands on an asteroid populated by a race of tiny aliens. He is shrunken to their size and imprisoned by them, where he learns where they are at war with another, highly aggressive planet.
1743 The Pumaman
(L'uomo puma)
1980, Color, ADM Films/Video Voice, ItalyApril 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)
A mild-mannered professor learns that he was born with special powers, and is foretold to become the superhero "Puma Man". As he settles into his new role, Puma Man fights the villainous Dr. Kobras, who attempts to use an ancient mind-control mask to rule the world.
1754 Werewolf
(Arizona Werewolf)
1997, Color, Tozart Publishing, USAApril 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)
Paul, an archeologist, unearths a strange canine skeleton on ancient Native American land. When he accidentally cuts himself on the skeleton, he gradually transforms into a werewolf.
1765 The Deadly Bees 1966, Color, Amicus/Paramount, UKMay 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
A young British pop star succumbs to exhaustion on stage and is sent on a vacation to remote Seagull Island. She learns that her host and his neighbor are beekeepers engrossed in an ongoing feud. When the pop star gets involved soon after, the locals of Seagull Island start dying from being attacked by bee swarms.
1776 The Space Children
With short: Century 21 Calling
1958, B&W, Paramount, USAJune 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)
In a seaside town, the children of a group of rocket technicians come into contact with a blob-like alien from space. The blob controls the childrens' minds, and under its influence, they sabotage the launch of their parents' experimental rocket.
The short is a 1962 Bell Company production set at the Seattle's World's Fair, at which then-futuristic telephone innovations are discussed and demonstrated.
1787 Hobgoblins 1988, Color, Rick Sloane Productions, USAJune 27, 1998 (1998-06-27)
Five rambunctious teenagers run afoul of the Hobgoblins, a band of aliens who escaped from the vault of a failing movie studio. The Hobgoblins try to kill the teens by bringing their deepest fantasies to life.
1798 The Touch of Satan 1971, Color, Futurama/Dundee/PRO, USAJuly 11, 1998 (1998-07-11)
A young man gets lost while driving, and soon becomes the guest of a rural family, which includes a hostile old woman, and a young woman who turns out to be a witch after selling her soul to Satan.
Host segments feature prop diva Beth 'beez' McKeever as Steffi the babysitter.
1809 Gorgo 1961, Color, released 1961, MGM/Gold Key, UKJuly 18, 1998 (1998-07-18)
A baby prehistoric sea monster appears off the coast of Ireland, where it is soon captured and displayed in a circus. When the circus travels to London, the creature's mother follows it, devastating the city.
Guest appearance by Leonard Maltin.
18110 The Final Sacrifice
(Quest for the Lost City)
1990, Color, Flying Dutchman/AIP Home Video, CanadaJuly 25, 1998 (1998-07-25)
A teenager follows a map left by his long-dead father to look for him. In the process, he runs afoul of a Satanic cult and teams up with beer-guzzling drifter Zapp Rowsdower to stop them.
18211 Devil Fish
(Shark rosso nell'oceano)
1984, Color, Filmes Internationale-Nuovo/Trimark, ItalyAugust 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)
A group of scientists down in Florida discover a gigantic prehistoric shark, and seek to stop it before it reaches the beaches.
18312 The Screaming Skull
With short: Robot Rumpus
1958, B&W, AIP/MGM, USAAugust 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)
Newly-married wife Jenni starts seeing a skull throughout her new home. She wonders if the skull is a ghostly apparition of her husband's dead first wife, hallucinations from her nervous condition, or something else entirely.
In the short, Gumby programs robots to do his chores for him, with disastrous results.
18413 Quest of the Delta Knights 1993, Color, Ramsway JC, USASeptember 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
In the Middle Ages, a young boy comes under the protection of a powerful wizard, and they plot against the malevolent ruler of their kingdom. To this end, they enlist a band of knights to seek out a trove of magical inventions to aid them in their mission.

Season 10 (1999)

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FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
1851 Soultaker 1990, Color, Pacific West Entertainment/Victory Pictures/AIP Home Video, USA, Rated RApril 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)
A group of teenagers are fatally injured in a car accident, and their souls soon meet a "Soultaker" that desires to take them to the afterlife. They must then elude the Soultaker and return to their bodies before time runs out.
Joel Hodgson and Frank Conniff guest star in the host segments.
1862 Girl in Gold Boots 1968, released 1969, Color, Geneni Film Distributors/PRO, USA, Rated RApril 18, 1999 (1999-04-18)
A young woman from rural California travels to Los Angeles and starts working as a go-go dancer. She meets a young man with a guitar and a knack for music, and soon gets involved with drug dealers.
1873 [2] Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders 1996, filmed 1984 & 1995, Color, Berton Films/Santelmo Productions, USASeptember 12, 1999 (1999-09-12)
Through a series of flashbacks, a grandfather tells two contemporary stories featuring the legendary wizard Merlin to his young grandson. One story features a husband who hasn't been able to concieve a child with his wife finding a book of spells that changes his personality. The other story features a demonic toy monkey that causes any living thing in sight to die when it bangs its cymbals together, prompting a young boy's father to get rid of it before it kills his son.
1884 Future War 1994, released 1997, Color, Cine Excel Entertainment/Silver Screen International, USAApril 25, 1999 (1999-04-25)
In a distant future, an evil race of alien cyborgs have been kidnapping Earthlings to use as slaves. One slave manages to escape to contemporary Los Angeles, where he is hunted by cybernetically-enhanced dinosaurs the aliens use as trackers.
1895 Blood Waters of Dr. Z
(Zaat)
1971, released 1982, Color, Barton Films, USAMay 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)
In Florida, a demented scientist turns himself into a catfish monster and attacks those who wronged him, prompting the local authorities to follow his trail.
1906 Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
(The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II)
1984, released 1985; Color, Howco International Pictures/PRO, USA, Rated PGMay 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)
In rural Arkansas, a college professor and his students go camping in the hopes of finding a Bigfoot-like cryptid rumored to wander the swamps.
1917 Track of the Moon Beast 1976, Color, Lizard Productions, USA, Rated PGJune 13, 1999 (1999-06-13)
In New Mexico, a mineralogist is struck in the head by a small meteor, which is left indented on his forehead. When the moon becomes full, he transforms into a mindless humanoid lizard monster and goes on an attacking spree.
1928 Final Justice 1985, Color, Arista Films/INI Entertainment, USA/Italy, Rated RJune 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)
A Texas sheriff travels to Malta to catch or kill the criminal who killed his partner, and doesn't let the American or Maltese authorities stop him.
1939 Hamlet
(Hamlet, Prinz von Dänemark)
1961, B&W, PRO, German TVJune 27, 1999 (1999-06-27)
A German television production of Shakespeare's famous play.
19410 It Lives By Night
(The Bat People)
1974, Color, AIP/MGM, USA, Rated PGJuly 18, 1999 (1999-07-18)
A vacationing scientist is bitten by a bat, then turns into a humanoid bat monster and goes on a killing spree.
19511 Horrors of Spider Island
(Ein Toter hing im Netz)
1960, B&W, Rapid-Intercontinental, West GermanyJuly 25, 1999 (1999-07-25)
An all-girl dance troupe and their manager survive the crash landing of their plane, but find themselves stranded on an island inhabited by a giant mutated spider.
19612 Squirm
With short: A Case of Spring Fever
1976, Color, AIP/MGM, USA, Rated R/1940, B&W, Jam Handy, USA [8] August 1, 1999 (1999-08-01)
A colony of earthworms are given intelligence and an appetite for flesh after being electrically supercharged. The worms soon make their way to the remote town of Fly Creek, Georgia, attacking the residents and prompting them to fight back.
The cult short follows a hapless man whose wish – that springs didn't exist – is granted by a magical creature who aims to teach him a lesson.
19713 Diabolik
(Danger: Diabolik)
1968, Color, Paramount, Italy/France, Rated PG-13August 8, 1999 (1999-08-08)
Skilled thief Diabolik performs a series of daring heists, such as $10 million in cash and an 11-emerald necklace, then sets his sights on a shipment carrying twenty tons of gold.
Final episode of the original series. Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, and Patrick Brantseg's final episode as series regulars.

Season 11 (2017)

The fan-funded eleventh season of the series is listed by Netflix as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.

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FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
1981 Reptilicus 1961, Color, Saga Studios, DenmarkApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Danish miners discover the frozen tail of a giant reptile. When the tail is allowed to thaw, it regenerates into the monster "Reptilicus," which proceeds to wreak havoc in Copenhagen.
First episode for Netflix. First appearances of Jonah Ray as Jonah Heston, Felicia Day as Kinga Forrester, and Patton Oswalt as Max. First episode with Hampton Yount as Crow T. Robot, Baron Vaughn as Tom Servo, and Rebecca Hanson as Gypsy.
Wil Wheaton and Erin Gray guest star. Features a song composed by Paul and Storm.
1992 Cry Wilderness 1987, Color, Visto International, USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Young Paul tries to protect his father from a prophesied danger while also hiding a Bigfoot-type creature from a poacher.
Guest appearances by Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester, Bill Corbett as Observer, and Kevin Murphy as Professor Bobo.
2003 The Time Travelers 1964, Color, AIP, USAApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
A group of scientists step into a time portal and end up stuck in the year 2071, where the Earth is a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Elliott Kalan and Joel Hodgson guest star.
2014 Avalanche 1978, Color, New World Pictures, USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Vacationers in the Rocky Mountains find themselves trapped following an avalanche and must find a way to survive and escape.
Neil Patrick Harris guest stars.
2025 The Beast of Hollow Mountain 1956, Color, United Artists, USAApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
An American rancher in Mexico falls in love with an engaged woman, fights her jealous fiancé, and is forced to confront a mysterious creature which is preying on his cattle.
2036 Starcrash 1978, Color, New World Pictures, USAApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
A smuggler is tasked to lead a team in a quest across the galaxy to find and prevent the use of an apocalyptic weapon.
Jerry Seinfeld guest stars.
2047 The Land That Time Forgot 1974, Color, AIP, UK/USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
During World War I, British and American P.O.W.s take over a German U-boat and accidentally steer it toward a mysterious, uncharted, prehistoric land.
2058 The Loves of Hercules 1960, Color, Grandi Schermi Italiani, Italy/FranceApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
After his wife is murdered, Hercules goes on a series of adventures centered around the treachery of the evil Licos.
2069 Yongary, Monster from the Deep 1967, Color, AIP, South Korea, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
A bomb awakens the monster Yongary, which proceeds to attack Seoul, South Korea.
20710 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 1985, Color, Trinity Productions, Argentina/USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
A young sire to a kingdom joins with a vagabond swordsman to reclaim his kingdom from an evil sorcerer.
20811 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II 1989, Color, Concorde Pictures, Argentina/USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Only a teenage boy with magical powers can restore peace to three kingdoms after they are all overtaken by evil lords.
Guest appearances by Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester, Bill Corbett as Observer, and Kevin Murphy as Professor Bobo.
20912 Carnival Magic 1983, Color, Krypton Productions, USA, Rated GApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
A talented mind-reader and a super-intelligent chimpanzee help to save a small-time traveling carnival from going bankrupt.
Mark Hamill guest stars.
21013 The Christmas That Almost Wasn't 1966, Color, Childhood Productions, Inc., USA/Italy, Rated GApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Villainous Mr. Prune attempts to stop Santa Claus from delivering presents by threatening to evict him from the North Pole, but Santa gains the help of a caring lawyer to help circumvent Mr. Prune's demands.
Elliott Kalan and Joel Hodgson guest star.
21114 At the Earth's Core 1976, Color, AIP/British Lion Films, UK/USA, Rated PGApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Two scientists develop a drilling machine to bore through a mountain but inadvertently go off course and dig into an apparent paradise deep near the Earth's core.
Guest appearances by Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester, Bill Corbett as Observer, and Kevin Murphy as Professor Bobo.
Joel McHale and Paul Chaplin guest star.

Season 12 (2018)

The twelfth season, consisting of six episodes, was released on Netflix on November 22, 2018. [9] The season is presented as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet. [10]

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FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
2121 Mac and Me 1988, Color, New Star Entertainment, United States, Rated PGNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
A wheelchair-bound boy and his family and friends help to protect an alien creature that has accidentally been brought to Earth.
2132 Atlantic Rim 2013, Color, The Asylum, United StatesNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
A squad of three giant mecha fight off giant sea creatures that are attacking the United States east coast.
2143 Lords of the Deep 1989, Color, Concorde Pictures, United States, Rated PG-13November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
A group of scientists studying underwater habitation suffer several losses after an undersea earthquake and attacks from stingray-like creatures.
2154 The Day Time Ended 1979, Color, Compass International Pictures, United States, Rated PGNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
An extended family living in the desert has numerous encounters with alien creatures and time travel.
Guest appearance by J. Elvis Weinstein as Dr. Laurence Erhardt.
2165 Killer Fish 1979, Color, Fawcett-Majors Productions, Italy/France/Brazil, Rated PGNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
A jewel heist goes awry when a hurricane traps the thieves and other people in waters filled with deadly piranha.
2176 Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982, Color, Filmarage, Italy, Rated PGNovember 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
The warrior Ator fights to rescue his lover from a spider-worshipping cult.
Guest appearance by J. Elvis Weinstein as Dr. Laurence Erhardt.

Season 13 (2022)

Demon Squad and Robot Wars were announced early as the first two films to be featured in Season 13; [11] H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come , The Batwoman, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula , Doctor Mordrid , Gamera vs. Jiger , Munchie , The Bubble , The Mask 3D , The Christmas Dragon, Beyond Atlantis and The Million Eyes of Sumuru were announced during the Turkey Day Marathon on November 25, 2021, Million Eyes having appeared over thirty years prior in the original KTMA season (albeit in an edited-for-content version) and is also featured as a video on demand from spiritual successor RiffTrax. Episodes are expected to roll out monthly throughout 2022, starting on March 4, culminating in The Christmas Dragon as a Christmas special and season finale. [12] Santo, Robot Wars, and Beyond Atlantis were shown in pre-release form as tests of the Gizmoplex to backers on the dates shown below, then were shown in their full form from May 6 to May 8, 2022.

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FilmFilm detailsOriginal air date
2181 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula 1969, Color, Cinematográfica Calderón S.A., MexicoMarch 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) (pre-release)
May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06T2022) (public)
A Mexican wrestler/scientists develops a time-traveling device, learns of the treasure of Count Dracula, and prevents a rival scientist from stealing it.
2192 Robot Wars 1993, Color, Full Moon Entertainment, USA, Rated PGApril 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) (pre-release)
May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07T2022) (public)
It tells the story of a hotshot mech pilot in a post-apocalyptic 2041 who must stop mech hijackers from provoking global war.
2203 Beyond Atlantis 1973, Color, Dimension Pictures, Philippines/USA, Rated PGApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29) (pre-release)
May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08T2022) (public)
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure. The islanders are just as determined to keep their sacred treasure.
Emily Marsh's first episode as Emily Connor.
2214 Munchie 1992, Color, New Concord, USA, Rated PGMay 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
Gage is a new kid in town, is bullied at school, and his mom is about to marry a scoundrel. Everything changes for him when he stumbles into Munchie, a friendly gremlin-like creature that dresses like a lounge singer, sounds like a stand-up comedian, and has magic powers.
2225 Doctor Mordrid 1992, Color, Full Moon Entertainment, USA, Rated RJune 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)
An unspeakable evil has come into our world and wants to rule over Earth, and only a mysterious sorcerer known as Doctor Mordrid can stop him.
2236 Demon Squad 2019, Color, Wild Eye Releasing, USAJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
Paranormal investigator Nick Moon from Alabama, hunting for an ancient artifact, is thrust into the hidden world of supernatural beings.
2247 Gamera vs. Jiger 1970, Color, Daiei Film Co. Ltd., JapanJuly 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
When an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle.
2258The Batwoman1967, Color, Cinematográfica Calderón S.A., MexicoAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
Batwoman is called to investigate a demented scientist who is capturing wrestlers and using their spinal fluid to create a Gill Man.
2269 The Million Eyes of Sumuru 1967, Color, Warner-Pathe/American International Pictures, UKSeptember 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
Sumuru is a beautiful but evil woman who plans world domination by having her sexy all-female army eliminate male leaders and replace them with her female agents.
22710 H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come 1979, Color, International Film Distributors/Film Ventures International, Canada, Rated PGSeptember 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
In the future, Earth becomes uninhabitable and man has set up colonies on the Moon. A madman decides to destroy the colonies with his robots and automated ships, and only three people and their robot can stop him.
22811 The Mask 1961, B&W [3-D], Warner Bros., CanadaOctober 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
A young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly commit murder. He mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.
22912 The Bubble 1966, Color, Arch Oboler Productions, USA, Rated PGNovember 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
A pregnant woman and her husband land their airplane in a remote town whose inhabitants behave strangely, repeating the same movements and sentences over and over. As the mystery unfolds the two find themselves trapped and search for escape.
23013 The Christmas Dragon 2014, Color, Highland Film Group, USADecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)
A group of orphans goes on a journey to restore the lost magic and save Christmas.

See also

Notes

1. Episode 104 was both the last episode of Season 1 to be produced and to air. Despite this, it was given the lower production number. [13]
2. Due to issues with the movie rights, Episode 1003 debuted a month after the series finale first aired. [14]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">RiffTrax</span> American audio company

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cinematic Titanic</span> 2007 American film

Cinematic Titanic was a project by Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) creator and original host, Joel Hodgson. The project involved "riffing" B-movies, in a manner similar to that of MST3K. Joining Hodgson were some of the original MST3K cast, as well as some cast members who joined later in the show's run. These included Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff and Mary Jo Pehl. It was first performed live on December 7, 2007, and first aired on December 22, 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonah Ray</span> American actor

Jonah Ray Rodrigues is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, one of the primary hosts of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He is a former host of The Nerdist Podcast and was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.

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