It’s Just A Show

A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.

184b. It’s Just A Town. [Assignment: Venezuela, from the MST3K CD-ROM.]

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

11-16
33:47

184. Fish Flopping. [MST3K 1005. Blood Waters of Dr. Z.]

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

11-04
59:31

183. Win the Butkus Award. [MST3K K15. Superdome.]

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

10-28
59:55

182. You’re Pro-Crime, Aren’t You? [MST3K 520. Radar Secret Service.]

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

09-30
59:59

181. He Does What We Do! [MST3K 507. I Accuse My Parents.]

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

09-17
57:33

180. Walt Disney Knew. [MST3K 1312. The Bubble.]

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

08-29
59:10

179. We Know Who’s Blonde. [MST3K 203. Jungle Goddess.]

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

08-08
01:00:00

178. Good Job, Bud! [MST3K 906. The Space Children.]

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

07-25
59:58

177b. We’re Always Making Bloopers [MST3K Poopie! & Poopie! II.]

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

07-15
30:13

177. Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift. [MST3K 310. Fugitive Alien.]

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

06-23
58:40

176. This Misfit Movie. [MST3K K12. Fugitive Alien.]

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

06-16
59:41

175. An Attempt to Communicate. [MST3K 211. First Spaceship on Venus.]

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

05-31
59:57

174. Slower than Mister Rogers. [MST3K 611. Last of the Wild Horses.]

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

05-19
59:20

173. Average Dancing Girls. [MST3K 511. Gunslinger.]

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

04-29
01:00:01

172b. Cody Never Wins. [The Complete Radar Men from the Moon.]

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

04-19
54:53

172. Incredibly Liberating. [MST3K 110. Robot Holocaust.]

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

03-31
59:24

171. That Doesn’t Seem Very Good. [MST3K 1007. Track of the Moon Beast.]

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

03-11
58:42

170. Defect for Smooches. [MST3K 1309. The Million Eyes of Sumuru.]

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

02-24
59:25

169. Bless That Freak. [MST3K 411. The Magic Sword.]

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

02-10
59:37

168. The Cost of Ladies in Space. [MST3K 109. Project Moon Base.]

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

01-27
59:31

Mandrake Sumners

request: in the show notes can you add which episode you will be featuring on the next episode? then I won't have to go back and listen again and fast forward to the end to recall what is coming on the next ep. thanks.

06-10 Reply

Mandrake Sumners

best MST3K podcast out there. hopefully will get back on track with regular episodes.

05-06 Reply

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