Mystery Science Theater 3000
The cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
- Metascore81
- 1988-1999
- 11 seasons
- KTMA
- Comedy, Science Fiction
- TV-14
The cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1992 - 1993
Episode 1
Space Travelers
Sat, Jun 6, 1992
The guys watch "Space Travelers," an updated version of the movie Marooned (1969) about three astronauts trapped in a space capsule that is quickly losing oxygen. On the Satellite of Love, The Great Crowdini performs a stunt and the guys debate what they would do if one of them had to sacrifice themselves.
Episode 2
The Giant Gila Monster
Sat, Jun 13, 1992 92 mins
A 30-foot lizard on the loose terrorizes a town full of rowdy, inept teenagers in The Giant Gila Monster (1959). Joel shows off his sitcom radio while the Mads demonstrate their renaissance festival-themed punching bags in the invention exchange. Later, the Bots ruin Joel's soda shop sketch.
Episode 3
City Limits
Sat, Jun 20, 1992 91 mins
Joel and the bots watch "City Limits (1984)," a film about teenage gang battling.a corporation for control of an abandoned city. Crow sings a song about his love to Kim Cattrall, and the guys try their hand at a trivia game.
Episode 4
Teenagers from Outer Space
Sat, Jun 27, 1992 94 mins
Joel and the Bots discover the difference between real and "reel" life, how to dispose of snacks in space, a real boss visitor, and how JFK can wreck a fashion show while also watching the classic "Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)."
Episode 5
Being from Another Planet
Sat, Jul 4, 1992
Joel and the Bots watch a re-edited version of Time Walker (1982) called "Being From Another Planet" in which a mummy awakened by a university team goes on a killing spree. The Mads are awfully proud of their "Tragic Moments" figurines while Joel and the Bots play haunted house on the SOL.
Episode 6
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Sat, Jul 18, 1992 92 mins
Joel and the 'bots feel waterlogged after an episode of the soggy chapter serial, Undersea Kingdom (1936), starring Crash Corrigan. Next, it's more water-on-the-brain fare with Roger Corman's Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959). Meanwhile, Dr. Forrester uses a leech on TV's Frank to cure him of smoking. Joel presents the Instant Adolescent Kit. A thought experiment leads the 'bots to imagine how they'd dress if they were to take over the world. Joel and the 'bots discuss their dreams. The three movie-mockers dress as hillbillies and sing "I'm a Danger to Myself and Others." The threesome ponders the leeches' level of intelligence. Joel reads a letter from a 59-year-old fan.
Episode 7
The Killer Shrews
Sat, Jul 25, 1992 92 mins
A small town cowpoke straightens out some rowdy kids by making them put on a rodeo show in Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949). A group of drunken scientists battle with dogs dressed as rabid shrews in The Killer Shrews (1959). Joel and the Bots concoct a Killer Shrew drink and the Mads are thwarted in their latest attempt to destroy the world.
Episode 8
Hercules Unchained
Sat, Aug 1, 1992 92 mins
Joel and the Bots watch a greased-up Steve Reeves get hypnotized and seduced by an Evil Queen in "Hercules Unchained (1959)." The crew presents the Steve-O-Meter at the invention exchange and ponder the meaning of Hercules movies.
Episode 9
Indestructible Man
Sat, Aug 15, 1992 93 mins
In the second installment of Undersea Kingdom (1936), the explorers are threatened by soldiers from Atlantis. Then in Indestructible Man (1956), an executed criminal goes on a rampage after being resurrected by mad scientists. Joel and the Bots plan an Undersea Kingdom parade and wonder what they would do if they were indestructible.
Episode 10
Hercules Against the Moon Men
Sat, Aug 22, 1992 93 mins
Joel and the Bots have another outing with Hercules in Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964). This time Hercules faces off with a cult of moon men who unleash a sandstorm on the world. The Mads explain deep hurting while Joel and the Bots sing a song about pants.
Episode 11
The Magic Sword
Sat, Aug 29, 1992
The crew pokes fun as a knight and his adopted mother try to save a damsel from an evil wizard in "The Magic Sword (1962)." Joel and the Bots get into the spirit of things by making medieval costumes.
Episode 12
Hercules and the Captive Women
Sat, Sep 12, 1992
The guys face off against Hercules once again as the strong man fights evil Queen Antinea to get his son back in "Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)." Joel and the Bots play with some lousy action figures and finally lay the Hercules series to rest.
Episode 13
Manhunt in Space
Sat, Sep 19, 1992 93 mins
Joel and the Bots watch an early episode of the soap opera behemoth General Hospital (1963) before watching a movie made of several edited television episodes about space pirates. On the SOL, Joel refuses to play soap opera with the Bots and the Mads get stuck in their bean bag chairs.
Episode 14
Tormented
Sat, Sep 26, 1992 92 mins
In Tormented (1960), a pianist thinks he has finally escaped his demanding mistress when she dies after a fall but her ghost comes back to haunt him and his fiancée. Joel gets stuck in a ventilation duct and the Bots are no help. But Joel has the last laugh later when Crow and Tom pretend to be headless ghosts.
Episode 15
The Beatniks
Thu, Nov 26, 1992 93 mins
Joel and the bots watch a segment from an early General Hospital episode, before watching a film about a wanna-be singer trying to get away from his hoodlum friends. The bots have a slumber party and Servo demonstrates the life of a 50s rock star.
Episode 16
Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Thu, Nov 26, 1992
Astronauts find a civilization almost entirely populated by women on one of the moons of Jupiter in "Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)." Joel and the Bots end up in over their heads when Timmy the Dark Crow starts causing trouble on the Satellite of Love.
Episode 17
Crash of Moons
Sat, Nov 28, 1992 99 mins
The crew pokes fun at another segment of a 1960s episode of General Hospital (1963) before watching an astronaut attempt to stop two planets from colliding with each other in Crash of Moons (1954). The guys read through Crow's latest screenplay called "A Space Opera" and have a chat with John Banner on the Hexfield.
Episode 18
Attack of the Eye Creatures
Sat, Dec 5, 1992
A pair of teens discover a band of multi-eyed aliens in Attack of the Eye Creatures (1967). Crow and Tom work through their "best friends" stage and the guys lament how much the filmmakers just didn't care. The Mads get a visit from Larry Buchanan in Deep 13.
Episode 19
The Rebel Set
Sat, Dec 12, 1992 93 mins
Joel and the bots watch a film short about a little boy wandering at the Canadian National Exhibition, and his parents can't find him. Then they watch a film about a shop owner, who convinces three losers to help him rob an armored car. Joel and the bots take acting lessons and hold a writing workshop.
Episode 20
The Human Duplicators
Sat, Dec 26, 1992 92 mins
Joel and the Bots watch an alien infiltrate a scientist's human duplicator machine in "The Human Duplicators (1964)." The guys make spaceships from household objects and Servo shows off his duplicating skills.
Episode 21
Monster A-Go Go
Sat, Jan 9, 1993 93 mins
The crew muses about a wacky short involving the Toronto Skating Club in Circus on Ice (1954). Then the guys watch Monster a Go-Go (1965) where a radiated astronaut has returned to Earth as a giant mutant. It's a battle of the action figures in the invention exchange when the Mads introduce Johnny Longtorso while Joel presents non-violent action figures.
Episode 22
The Day the Earth Froze
Sat, Jan 16, 1993 92 mins
Joel and the Bots learn the ins and outs of the circus in the short Here Comes the Circus (1946) and then try to make sense of the Nordic fairy tale film The Day the Earth Froze (1959). Joel and the Bots take a family photo and Gypsy puts on a one woman show called "Gypsy Rose Me!"
Episode 23
Bride of the Monster
Sat, Jan 23, 1993 93 mins
The guys check out the first installment of the short Hired! (1940) where a Chevrolet sales manager tries to boost door-to-door sales. Later, the guys watch a mad scientist's experiments attract the attention of the press and the police in Bride of the Monster (1955). Joel and the Bots stage "Hired: The Musical" and Willy the Waffle returns to defend blatant product placement.
Episode 24
'Manos' the Hands of Fate
Sat, Jan 30, 1993 93 mins
This cult classic episode starts off with Joel experiencing what it would be like if the bots actually looked up to him, and immediately realizing just how hollow it leaves him inside. The Mads' Chocolate Bunny Guillotine goes up against Joel's Cartooner in the invention exchange. Joel and the bots endure the movie in any way they possibly can, ranging from debating whether or not Torgo is actually a monster to pantomiming a car drive through Texas (which only backfires on them). While Joel pretends to be the Master and the bots beat each other up in diaphanous robes, Torgo delivers a pizza to the Mads, who refuse to take the Crazy Bread for a very good reason. It gets worse when they realize how Torgo has kept the pizza warm.
