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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1991 - 1992
Episode 1
Cave Dwellers
Sat, Jun 1, 199196 mins
Joel and the Bots endure Miles O'Keeffe as Ator while Doctor F. endures Frank's efforts to be Mike Douglas in "The Blade Master (1983)."
Episode 2
Gamera
Sat, Jun 8, 199197 mins
A giant mutated turtle wakes from eons of slumber and attacks Japan in "Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)." The Bots create their own beauty salon and are treated to a visit from Gamera himself on the Hexfield.
Episode 3
Pod People
Sat, Jun 15, 199197 mins
Alien eggs hatch on Earth after a meteor crash which spells trouble for a vacationing family, a singer on tour with his entourage, and a pair of poachers in "Pod People" (Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)). Joel and the Bots listen to some "new age" music and write their own song.
Episode 4
Gamera vs. Barugon
Sat, Jun 22, 1991
The Mads send the crew another Gamera movie. This time, a group of travelers scour the jungle in search of a giant opal. What they find is actually the egg of a lizard-dog creature called Barugon. Later, Joel and the Bots enjoy a simulated day at the beach.
Episode 5
Stranded in Space
Sat, Jun 29, 199197 mins
The week's invention exchange turns into variations on the old "Bang Gun" gag. Then Joel and the 'bots are forced into a failed 1973 TV pilot called "Stranded in Space," a lackadaisical science fiction adventure about an astronaut who finds himself stranded on the planet Terra, which looks exactly like Earth.
Episode 6
Time of the Apes
Sat, Jul 13, 1991
Joel and the Bots watch "Canines of the Caribbean (1985)," a Japanese rip-off of "Planet of the Apes (1968)," stage their own version of "Inherit the Wind," and Crow shows off the latest in ape fashion.
Episode 7
Daddy-O
Sat, Jul 20, 1991
The crew riff on the short "Alphabet Antics" before watching Daddy-O (1958), a film about a group of teenage beatniks who spend their free time drag-racing. Joel is inspired to write the song "Hike Your Pants Up" and the Bots reenact a drag race scene from the movie.
Episode 8
Gamera vs. Gaos
Sat, Jul 27, 1991
Gamera is back in "Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)" and this time he is up against Gaos, a bat-monster with the ability to shoot laser beams. Joel and the Bots make an arts and crafts project.
Episode 9
The Amazing Colossal Man
Sat, Aug 3, 1991
Crow and Tom build a cardboard fort while Joel introduces his idea for non-permanent tattoos during the invention exchange. In Bert I. Gordon's The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), an army colonel becomes a giant after an atomic blast. Later, the crew gets a visit from the Colossal Man himself.
Episode 10
Fugitive Alien
Sat, Aug 17, 1991
Joel and the Bots watch as an alien named Ken joins an Earth spaceship to fight against his former masters in Fugitive Alien (1986). The Mads get a visit from Jack Perkins in Deep 13 while Joel forces Crow and Tom to reenact a scene from the movie.
Episode 11
It Conquered the World
Sat, Aug 24, 1991
The crew learns about the wonders of winter sports in the 1930s short "Snow Thrills." Later, Roger Corman directs It Conquered the World (1956) in which a doctor played by Peter Graves tries to thwart a mad scientist's attempt to take over the world using bat-like creatures. On the SOL, Joel and Crow try their hand at ventriloquism.
Episode 12
Gamera vs. Guiron
Sat, Sep 7, 199198 mins
Joel and the bots endure their fourth Gamera movie after a quick lunch and putting their Collapsable Trash Can against the Mads' Rorschach Centerfolds for a randier analysis in the Invention Exchange. During the movie, Joel and the gang sings the English version of the Gamera Theme Song (not the most accurate translation) and then reenacts the famous "Sawed-In-Half Person" magic trick with Servo's Guiron costume. Joel and the bots then do the life and times of Richard Burton (or the one non-Asian kid from the movie) and in the end, they sing the Japanese version of the Gamera Theme Song (still not accurate) while the Mads enjoy an evening of Michael Feinstein's piano version of the song.
Episode 13
Earth vs. the Spider
Sat, Sep 14, 1991
Joel and the Bots get tips on public speaking from the short "Speech: Using Your Voice" and watch a spider devour a town in The Spider (1958). Crow forces the guy to read his screenplay "Earth vs. Soup" and Joel sets up a rehearsal for his rock band Spidorr.
Episode 14
Mighty Jack
Sat, Sep 21, 199197 mins
A secret organization called "Mighty Jack (1968)" uses a submarine to battle a terrorist organization. Joel and the Bots make a Mighty Jack pet food commercial and sing the song "Slow The Plot Down!"
Episode 15
Teenage Caveman
Sat, Nov 9, 1991
Joel and the Bots sit through two shorts, one about water skiing and the other about a strange man who terrorizes wildlife in the Florida Everglades. In Teenage Cave Man (1958), a rebellious cave boy goes against clan rules and wants to explore horizons beyond the river. Joel and the Bots battle boredom on the SOL, present creative ipecacs at the invention exchange, and try to patch things up when the Mads start fighting.
Episode 16
Gamera vs. Zigra
Sat, Oct 19, 199197 mins
In "Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)," the seventh offering from Gamera, the infamous turtle faces off against an alien called Zigra determined on world domination. Joel and the Bots build a scale model of Gamera and make shoebox dioramas.
Episode 17
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
Sat, Oct 26, 1991
The crew watch an education short about the wonders a home economics major can do for young women in The Home Economics Story (1951). In The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957), lonely viking women set sail to rescue a group of enslaved men. Joel and the Bots consider the waffle and present an iron that can turn waffles into pancakes at the invention exchange.
Episode 18
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Sat, Nov 16, 1991
Ken and the crew of the Bacchus 3 return in "Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)" while Joel and the Bots make a Captain Joe action figure and stage a "name that puppet" quiz show.
Episode 19
War of the Colossal Beast
Sat, Nov 30, 199197 mins
Joel and the Bots watch the classic short Mr. B Natural (1957) in which an androgynous person named Mr. B. Natural teaches a geeky middle schooler to play a musical instrument. Moving on to War of the Colossal Beast (1958), disfigured "Colossal Man" Glen is spotted in Mexico and his sister tries to save him. Joel and the Bots have a debate about Mr. B. Natural and are revisited by Glen on the Hexfield.
Episode 20
The Unearthly
Thu, Nov 14, 199198 mins
The guys on the Satellite of Love riff on two shorts: Posture Pals (1952) about an elementary school posture contest and Appreciating Your Parents (1950) about a young boy discovering how to help around the house. Then the crew watches a mad scientist acquire subjects for his nefarious experiments in The Unearthly (1957). Joel and the Bots explore the many faces of Tor Johnson and create a board game based on The Unearthly.
Episode 21
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Sat, Dec 21, 199197 mins
Joel and the Bots take on the infamous Christmas classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) in which a group of martians kidnap Santa Claus because they have no one on Mars to give their children presents. The crew writes and performs a pinnacle Christmas carol "A Patrick Swayze Christmas" and each member shares a Christmas-themed essay.
Episode 22
Master Ninja I
Sat, Jan 11, 199299 mins
Lee Van Cleef and his stunt double help to show Timothy Van Patten how to be a ninja and save the day. Meanwhile, the Bots build a model muscle car to symbolize the loner persona of Post WWII America, or something like that. The Mads go first in the Invention Exchange with intravenous gourmet meals before Dr. Forrester smothers Frank with a pillow. Joel goes second by introducing a series of pop-up books for grown ups with titles ranging from "The Plague" to "Great Expectations," though he draws the line when Crow tries to present "Naked Lunch." Timothy Van Patten's role in this "movie" leads Crow to believe there's a Made-For-TV conspiracy with no point whatsoever. Later, after the SOL's Showdown of the Theme Musics, Joel and the Bots demonstrate different styles of numchucks and then asks people to mail in their ideas for new chucks. In the end, the SOL is inspired by the funk-based music from the "movie" and comes up with the Master Ninja Themesong, which plays on during the credits after Frank is caught trying to smother Dr. Forrester in turn.
Episode 23
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Sat, Jan 18, 199298 mins
In The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969), an evil mastermind plans to destroy the world but his arch-nemesis gets in the way. The movie is so terrible that the crew has a nervous breakdown, which thrills the Mads. Joel and the Bots are completely broken and the Mads celebrate their victory a little too quickly.
Episode 24
Master Ninja II
Sat, Jan 25, 199298 mins
Lee Van Cleef and Timoty Van Patten are back in this "sequel" to their last "movie" about a ninja and his apprentice battling evil wherever they go. During the breaks, Joel and the Bots dabble in improv with hard suggestions from Gypsy, though their act beats the Mads' improv by a mile. To cope with the improv fiasco, the Mads introduce the Buffet Conveyor Belt to help bring the buffet right to the table while Joel and the Bots introduce the Gerbilsphere 2, though the results doesn't quite justify the labor. Later, the Bots introduce their ideas for custom vans based off of Van Patten's from the "movie" and Crow is General Timothy Van Patten. Tom then provides ideas for animal sidekicks for all the fictional TV detectives out there. In the end, Joel introduces the Lee Van Cleef dress up doll (complete with love handles) and Frank insists that ABC bring back "The Second Hundred Years" before Dr. Forrester bashes in his head.
