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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 1 |
| Episode 1 - [The Crawling Eye] |
| Details : Movie Plot: A giant rogue eyeball is decapitating people in a small mountain community. Segment One: Joel invents the electric bagpipes. Meanwhile the Mads have moved to Deep 13 a secret underground lair. Dr. Forrester injects Dr. Erhardt with dog antiperspirant. Segment Two: Joel explains to the bots why decapitation is bad. Segment Three: Gypsy uncoils herself. Segment Four: Joel explains why giant rogue appendages are scary. Segment Five: The 'bots each point out something good and bad about the movie. |
| Air Date : Nov. 19, 1989 |
| Episode 2 - [The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy] |
| Details : Movie Plot: A psychiatrist unleashes a curse. The mummy released by this turns out to be an ally however in a battle against an evil robot. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 1. Segment One: Joel invents an airbag helmet for motorcyclists. In Deep 13 the Mads have a new security system. Segment Two: The ship is attacked by demon dogs. Segment Three: The SOL crew try to negotiate with the King of the Demon Dogs. Segment Four: Crow tries to impersonate the Demon Dog's King. Segment Five: Joel manages to fool the Demon Dogs. |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 1989 |
| Episode 3 - [Mad Monster] |
| Details : Movie Plot: A mad scientist turns his assistant into a monster to help get revenge. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 2. Segment One: Joel presents the Hell-in-a-Handbag anti-theft device. In Deep 13 Dr. Forrester shows off his fire=breathing thunder lizard. Segment Two: Tom falls in love with a blender which Joel then drinks out of. Segment Three: Servo and Crow have some questions about Jedro the werewolf. Segment Four: Joel switches the bots heads. Segment Five: The 'bots each give a good thing and bad thing about the movie. |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1989 |
| Episode 4 - [Women Of The Prehistoric Planet] |
| Details : Movie Plot: The survivors of a space ship crash run into prehistoric amazons on a desert planet. Intro: Joel and the 'bots redecorate the SOL to look like a talk show set. Segment One: Joel invents toilet paper in a bottle. In Deep 13 the Mads open a fast food place: Clay and Lar's Flesh Barn. Segment Two: Joel brings a strange spacecraft inside the SOL. Segment Three: The strange object is discovered to be Isaac Asimov's Literary Doomsday Device. Segment Four: While the crew tries to disarm it the doomsday device explodes turning the entire crew into Isaac Asimov. Segment Five: Fan letters are read. The winners of the Name the Plant Guy Contest are announced. |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 1990 |
| Episode 5 - [The Corpse Vanishes] |
| Details : Movie Plot: Bela Lugosi plays a mad scientist who steals bodies for evil experiments. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 3. Segment One: Dr. Forrester has a flower boutineer that shoots flame instead of water. He of course uses it on Dr. Erhardt. On the SOL Joel has invented the chiro-gyro. Segment Two: Servo reads 'Tiger Bot' magazine. Segment Three: The SOL crew plays tag. Segment Four: The 'bots give Joel a haircut. Segment Five: The 'bots give a good thing bad thing about the movie. |
| Air Date : Dec. 19, 1989 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [The Crawling Hand] |
| Details : Movie Plot: The hand of an astronaut goes around killing people after his body is blown up. Intro: Cambot sets up a laugh track for the SOL. Segment One: Joel invents a finger-sensing saw. Dr. Forrester demonstrates his new arm-lengthener on Dr. Erhardt. Segment Two: The bots go bowling but refuse to play with Joel. Segment Three: The crew makes fun of William Shatner. Segment Four: The crew questions the validity of a hand as a monster. Segment Five: The Bots give a good thing and a bad thing about the movie. In Deep 13 Dr. Erhardt uses his new extended arms to strangle Dr. Forrester. |
| Air Date : Dec. 26, 1989 |
| Episode 7 - [Robot Monster] |
| Details : Movie Plot: A post-apocalyptic movie about a robot named Ro-Man. The plot of this film is almost completely unfollowable. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 5. Intro: Joel explains the show's premise. Segment One: The Mads invent a flaming whoopie cushion. Joel invents the cumber-bumbe-bund. Segment Two: The 'bots get stuck in a logic loop while trying to discuss Cody's flying skills causing Servo's and Cambot's heads to explode. Segment Three: Crow and Tom play a Robot Monster game. Segment Four: The 'bots learn about surrealism. Segment Five: The crew puts on a skit about Ro-Man killing Joel. In Deep 13 the mads question Joel's sanity. |
| Air Date : Jan. 02, 1990 |
| Episode 8 - [The Slime People] |
| Details : Movie Plot: Subterranean monsters invade Los Angeles. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 6. Intro:: Crow turns out to ba a chipper morning person. Segment One: In Deep 13 the Mads invent cotton candy that screams as you eat it. Joel invents cartoon-style eyeglasses. Segment Two: The 'bots put Commando Cody on trial for crimes against reality. Segment Three: the 'bots try to understand the movie and pitch a script about a guy stranded on an island with robots. Segment Four: The 'bots fill the SOL with smoke to imitate the movie. Segment Five: Gypsy eats half of Joel's diode pie. |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 1990 |
| Episode 9 - [Project Moonbase] |
| Details : Movie Plot: In the 1970's space race a mission to the moon is not sabotaged by a spy and results in a couple getting married on the moon. Also riffed were the shorts: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon parts 7 and 8. Intro: The 'bots get cleaned. Segment One: In Deep 13 the Mads invent the Insect-a-Sketch. It combines an ant farm with an Etch-a-Sketch. Segment Two: Crow and Servo play Commander Cody. Segment Three: Joel talks about future neckties. Segment Four: Joel presents SPACOM! The ultimate all-purpose product. Segment Five: The bots read letters from viewers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joel Hodgson | J. Elvis Weinstein | Trace Beaulieu | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 1990 |
| Episode 10 - [Robot Holocaust] |
| Details : Movie Plot: In a postapocalyptic world the human population is controlled by an evil force known as the Dark One. Also riffed was the short: Commando Cody: Radar Men from the Moon part 9. Intro: Joel sings the blues. Segment One: Joel invents a pipe that burns nitro and shoots flame. In Deep 13 Dr. Erhardt invents a ski mask with a movable eyebrow to help bank robbers. Segment Two: The 'bots make Joel do stupid tricks. Segment Three: Cambot gets stuck in sitcom mode producing incessant canned laughter. Segment Four: Only Servo enjoys playing a game of Robot Holocaust. Segment Five: Joel announces the Name the Plant Guy in the Movie Contest. |
| Air Date : Jan. 23, 1990 |
| Episode 11 - [Moon Zero Two] |
| Details : Movie Plot: In the future on the moon an astronaut is hired by a millionaire to capture an asteroid made of sapphire. Intro: Joel explains the show's premise. Segment One: The Mads invent Celebrity Mouth-to-Mouth Toothpaste where celebrities throw up on your brush. Segment Two: Joel and the 'bots present a skit about the history of the space program. Segment Three: Joel plays Rock 'em-Sock 'em Robots with Servo and Crow as they discuss games of the future. Segment Four: Servo and Crow fight over the women in the movie. Segment Five: The 'bots give a good thing bad thing about the movie. Gypsy thinks that Richard Basehart is the best thing in the movie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Joel Hodgson | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 1990 |
| Episode 12 - [Untamed Youth] |
| Details : Movie Plot: A 1950s teen angst movie about youths in a prison farm. Intro: Tom is infected with a tape worm. Segment One: Joel invents a pipe with a smoke detector and sprinkler system built in. In Deep 13 the Mads invent tongue puppets. Segment Two: The crew present the biography of TV's Greg Brady. Segment Three: Gypsy has a flashback about Richard Basehart. Segment Four: Gypsy begins to regurgitate raw cotton among other things. Segment Five: The crew tries to figure out the odd guy from the movie. |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 1990 |
| Episode 13 - [The Black Scorpion] |
| Details : Movie Plot: Giant scorpions who emerged from a volcano attack Mexico. Intro: The 'bots throw a party for Joel. Segment One: The Mads have mutated themselves in a lab accident: Dr. Erhardt now has a giant cranium and Dr. Forrester is a skeleton. Segment Two: The 'bots do a tribute to Mexico. Segment Three: Gypsy dressed in a scorpion costume eats Servo. Segment Four: The 'bots create a puppet show. Segment Five: Joel reads letters from viewers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael J. Nelson as Isaac Asimov's Literary Doomsday Device | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1990 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |