The Castle of Fu Manchu forces Chris and Adam to tell them the formula to Chistopher Lee, Jesús Franco, Sax Rohmer, Gandhi II, and, heart transplants.

80. Friends, Don’t. [MST3K 323. The Castle of Fu Manchu.]

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The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

151. A Fate Worse than Death. [MST3K 103. The Mad Monster.]

The Rebel Set (with the short, Johnny at the Fair) makes Beth and Charlotte reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’.

150. Sophisticated Jokes About Film. [MST3K 419. The Rebel Set.]

Nearly a hundred and fifty episodes — and seven years — into this podcast, Chris and Charlotte decide to watch a few “documentaries” to find out what this MST3K show is all about. This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get them talking about M, S, T, 3, and K.

149b. What Even Is This. [This is MST3K and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000.]

The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn.

149. Dinosaurs for Who Knows What End. [MST3K 1105. The Beast of Hollow Mountain.]

It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo.

80. Friends, Don’t. [MST3K 323. The Castle of Fu Manchu.]

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