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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
The Crawling Eye
Sat, Nov 18, 198991 mins
The mads' announce they've moved into their new HQ; Deep 13. The mads kick off the invention exchange with a canine antiperspirant, and Joel introduces electric bagpipes. Joel and the 'bots watch The Crawling Eye, with Forrest Tucker, in the first national broadcast episode.
Episode 2
The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy
Sat, Nov 25, 198998 mins
For the Invention Exchange, Joel presents a safety device for motorcyclists. The Mads, anticipating the Mad Scientists' Convention, show off their device for getting rid of unwanted guests. For the day's experiment, Joel and the bots are forced to watch the first tedious chapter of "Radar Men from the Moon" (1952), with Commander Cody, as Joel explains to Tom Servo what a serial is. Their feature film is the cheesy Mexican horror flick, "The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy" (1958). Meanwhile, the threesome do their best to fend off an attack on the Satellite of Love by demon dogs, who are attracted to the spaceship's bone-like shape.
Episode 3
The Mad Monster
Sat, Dec 2, 198996 mins
Today's experiment: Joel and 'bots are forced to watch the second chapter of Radar Men from the Moon (1952) and the lupine antics of The Mad Monster (1942). For the Invention Exchange, Joel has invented Hell in a Handbag; Dr. Forrester and his sidekick, Larry, have created a toy that's dangerous enough for kids to enjoy. Tom Servo falls in love with a blender full of tomato juice. Joel tries to explain to the 'bots why their questions about a wolf man eating humans are pointless. Crow and Servo find themselves with their heads switched after Joel's experiment in transmogrification. After the film, the 'bots pretend to like the movie in order to get their RAM chips.
Episode 4
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Tue, Feb 20, 199097 mins
The intrepid hosts are trapped between Isaac Asimov's Literary Doomsday Device and Robert Ito from "Quincy, M.E. (1976)" in a fur caveman outfit while watching "Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)."
Episode 5
The Corpse Vanishes
Sat, Dec 9, 198990 mins
Joel introduces the chiro-gyro at the invention exchange while the Mads show off their flame-throwing flower. In the theater, Joel and the Bots get the third installment of "Radar Men from the Moon" before the Bela Lugosi film "The Corpse Vanishes."
Episode 6
The Crawling Hand
Sat, Dec 16, 198989 mins
Joel and the Bots have a tough time agreeing on how to spend their free time between segments of the teen sci-fi thriller "The Crawling Hand (1963)."
Episode 7
Robot Monster
Sat, Dec 23, 198998 mins
The guys watch "Robot Monster (1953)," a post-apocalyptic film about aliens and robots, riff on two more installments of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" and try to understand surrealism.
Episode 8
The Slime People
Sat, Dec 30, 1989
Joel kicks of the week's invention exchange with a pair of cartoon glasses while the Mads respond with their invention: screaming cotton candy. Then, after the latest episode of Commando Cody, Joel and the 'bots watch the 1963 horror adventure called "The Slime People," all about a small group of people who fight for survival after an invasion by hideous slimy creatures from beneath the Earth.
Episode 9
Project Moonbase
Sat, Jan 6, 199098 mins
Joel starts the week's invention exchange with paddles that let him juggle water, while the Mads introduce the insect-a-sketch. Then, after two installments of the serial Commando Cody, Joel and the 'bots are treated to the 1953 science fiction hullabaloo named "Project Moon Base," which takes place in the not-too-distant future - 1970! - when the United States is in the process of putting a base on the moon, which is in danger of being sabotaged.
Episode 10
Robot Holocaust
Sat, Jan 13, 1990
Joel and the 'bots first endure "Battle in the Stratosphere": chapter nine of Radar Men from the Moon (1952). Next is Robot Holocaust (1987), a futuristic epic that seems to have done a lot of its filming in Central Park. A sexy villainess who talks like Elmer Fudd, a robot that acts like Don Knotts and a villain who seems to have escaped from a boiling pot at Red Lobster are the painful features of this dismal sci-fi epic. Meanwhile, Joel invents a device for smokers who enjoy monster truck rallies. Dr. Forrester creates a ski mask that has facial expressions. Crow and Servo demand that Joel do his disappearing coin trick, his duck face and a hand stand. Cambot's sitcom simulator goes awry. Joel and Crow object to Servo's fur costumes. Joel asks the viewers to send in their names for the Avocado Man in the film.
Episode 11
Moon Zero Two
Sat, Jan 20, 1990
Joel kicks off the week's invention exchange with a food teleporter that goes directly in your mouth while the Mads introduce celebrity bobble-head toothpaste dispensers. Then Joel and the 'bots are treated to a swinging 60s sci-fi space opera called "Moon Zero Two," all about a salvage mission on the moon in the year 2021 in which the services of a disaffected astronaut are needed by sinister tycoon in order to hijack a small asteroid made of sapphire and crash it into the moon.
Episode 12
Untamed Youth
Sat, Jan 27, 1990
Joel kicks off the invention exchange with the "never-light" pipe, which is designed to prevent smoking. The Mads, meanwhile, introduce tongue puppets. Then Joel and the 'bots endure the 1957 youth-gone-wild drama called "Untamed Youth" starring Mamie Van Doren as a wayward teenager sentenced to 30 days on a cotton farm for skinny dipping.
Episode 13
The Black Scorpion
Sat, Feb 3, 199087 mins
Giant scorpions rise out of a volcano and attack Mexico in "The Black Scorpion (1957)" while the Bots throw a party for Joel.