Rifftrax Shorts Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Reading from Now On

Tue, Jan 3, 20129 mins

So, you like reading, don't you? You really appreciate the way it is, eh? We'll from now on it's not going to be that way anymore. You're going to read about how Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and "Rifftrax" fame are going to make fun of a 1969 short film about a little kid in either Kindergarten or First Grade who's still having trouble learning to read while his older brother reads as easily as tossing an apple core into a garbage can.

Episode 2

Friends

Tue, Jan 24, 201218 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short on friendship involving a broken TV antenna and plum fights.

Episode 3

The Lemonade Stand: What's Fair?

Tue, Jan 31, 201214 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a dramatic short revolving about running a lemonade stand.

Episode 4

The Clean Club

Thu, Feb 2, 201215 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short where three kids learn about hygiene from inanimate objects. Also, claymation germs.

Episode 5

David and Hazel: A Story in Communication

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short revolving around husband and wife David and Hazel as they get involved into arguments followed by silence and roast beef dinners.

Episode 6

Sailing a Toy Boat

Tue, Feb 28, 20127 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short about sailing toy boats.

Episode 7

Alcohol

Thu, Mar 1, 201211 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short about alcohol that ignores what really happens when you drink too much.

Episode 8

Cooks and Chefs

Thu, Mar 8, 20127 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short about working in the cooking industry.

Episode 9

Danger Keep Out!

Tue, Mar 13, 2012

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short where two Canadian kids wander around a construction site and end up falling into a trap.

Episode 10

The Fish That Nearly Drowned

Tue, Apr 10, 201210 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short focusing on a story about a fish that who, as the title stated, nearly drowned.

Episode 11

Nutrition: The All-American Meal

Tue, Apr 24, 201210 mins

Episode 12

The Toymaker

Wed, Apr 25, 201215 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short where the Toymaker's two bald hand puppets go in a racial war.

Episode 13

Dinosaurs: The Age of the Terrible Lizard

Thu, May 3, 20126 mins

Mike, Kevin and Bill make fun of an amazingly short, poorly drawn, and extremely outdated cartoon about the characteristics of various dinosaurs.

Episode 14

Farm Babies and Their Mothers

Fri, Jun 15, 201210 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short about farm animals, both adults and babies.

Episode 15

Jimmy of the Safety Patrol

Sat, Jun 30, 201212 mins

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short about a young rule breaking pedestrian who joins the safety patrol.

Episode 16

Joy Ride

Thu, Jul 5, 2012

Mike, Bill, and Kevin riff on a short where two teenagers steal a hot-shot's car which ends horribly.

Episode 17

Love That Car!

Tue, Jul 17, 20129 mins

Mike, Kevin and Bill riff an educational short about automobile safety narrated in the style of none other than Frank Nelson.

Episode 18

The Hare and the Tortoise

Tue, Oct 30, 201211 mins

Mike, Kevin, and Bill make fun of another rendition of the classic fairy tale "The Tortoise and the Hare," in this case a 1947 version with live animals in black and white.

Episode 19

Get That Job

Wed, Nov 28, 201211 mins

Episode 20

Perc! Pop! Sprinkle!

Thu, Nov 29, 201211 mins

Episode 21

Choking: To Save a Life

Fri, Dec 7, 2012

Episode 22

Tic Toc Time Clock

Tue, Dec 11, 2012