It’s Just A Show

By Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)

A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.... more

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March 11, 2020 66. Ninja Touchstones. [MST3K 324. Master Ninja II.]
Master Ninja II appears from the shadows to attack Chris and Adam once
again as they consider ninjas, Lee van Cleef, It’s a Living, Sapphire & Steel,
Milton Berle, and Tales from the Crypt.
Show Notes.
Master Ninja II: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki. Watch via
ShoutFactoryTV.
Adam and Chris discussed improv on their old podcast, You’re Not
Funny.
Conveyor belt sushi.
RetroReport on Biosphere 2.
Frank Frazetta.
We talk about the music to Patton in our episode on Alien from
L.A.
3 Ninjas [trailer].
Godfrey Ho.
Ninja Terminator [trailer].
Ninja III: The Domination
[trailer].
Our episode on Zombie Nightmare.
Bouncer vs.
Tapper.
Gung Ho [trailer].
Robocop 3 [trailer].
Our episode on It Conquered the
World.
The Commander [trailer].
Lee van Cleef [obituary].
Our episode on Teenagers from Outer
Space.
The Man from Hong Kong
[trailer].
The Second Hundred Years.
The Band on the Run cover.
Raw Meat [trailer].
Our episodes on King Dinosaur and
Starcrash.
Adam and Chris talked about the Cryptkeeper a few times on You’re Not
Funny, starting with the episode on
puns.
Tales of the River
Bank.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
you can hear a bonus bit from this episode about other, better action-oriented
tv shows from the 80s.
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1h
February 29, 2020 65. It’s a Nice Suit. [MST3K 322. Master Ninja I.]
Master Ninja I , a “movie” that is just two episodes of failed 1984
Timothy Van Patten and Lee Van Cleef ninja-’em-up tv show The Master, leaps at
Chris and Adam this Leap Day to overhear them talking about karate kids, film
ventures, middling families, swamped things, and wheelchair dancing.
Show Notes.
Master Ninja I: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
The Jet Benny Show.
The Lathe of Heaven.
The Master DVD box set.
From Grizzly to Great White: The Death of Film Ventures
International.
Dick van Patten, his sister
Joyce, his wife
Patricia, their kids,
Vincent,
Nels, and
James, and then there’s
Timothy.
Hell Night indeed features
Linda Blair.
Swamp Thing has a fan wiki,
of course.
We talked about Swamp Thing in our episode on Cosmic
Princess.
Swamp Thing cares about
littering.
Stephen J. Cannell’s vanity
card.
We talked about Casablanca in our episode on Overdrawn at the Memory
Bank.
Contraceptive Comeback: The Maligned IUD Gets a Second
Chance.
How to Make a Ninja Impact Smoke Bomb.
An example of wheelchair
dancing.
Return to Horror High.
Bloody Birthday.
The freeware photo-editing software with the terrible
name.
Bill Conti.
The Master theme song.
Karl Michael Demer.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
hear a bonus bit with a weird Eight Is Enough factoid.
...more
1h
February 13, 2020 64. Casablanca on a Whim. [MST3K 822. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.]
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank dopples into the network to ask Adam and
Chris to interface with Raul Julia, Doctor Who, Casablanca, tote bags, and
anteaters. And remember, podcasts like this wouldn’t be possible without
listeners like you.
Show Notes.
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank: IMDB.
MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
We discussed writing into shows on our episode on the KTMA Gamera vs.
Gaos.
Apparently people are still posting on
alt.tv.mst3k?
Please give generously to our Patreon. We
thank you.
[Update: It is Apollonia James, after all.]
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Lathe of Heaven.
John Varley: The Persistence of Vision contains the
original Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
Kate Bush: Deeper
Understanding.
László
Kovács
is not Victor Laszlo.
Caboblanco. [trailer]
Hitler’s Canadians. [IMDB]
The complicated history of Fraggle Rock’s
production. [Edited by Nate
Begle, who performs Crow on the tour, whaaaat?]
Linda Griffiths: Maggie and Pierre.
The Mystery Science Theater
Hour [on the
MST3K Wiki].
Hey, have you considered helping us make the
show? That would be sweet of you.
The PBS weird face logo.
The Spouter-Inn tote bag.
There’s also an It’s Just A Show tote bag.
Or hey, look at our other merch!
“Fun” facts about anteaters.
Bonus.
Thank you for indulging us—and supporting
us! In addition to helping us make the
show, you can hear a bonus bit about animal documentaries.
...more
58min
January 30, 2020 63. A Monster I’d Want to Date. [MST3K 308. Gamera vs. Gaos.]
Gamuary continues as Gamera vs. Gaos causes Chris and Adam to reflect on
all the Gamera villains that might have been: the octopus one, the snake one,
the ice one, the other ice one, and the one covered in question marks.
Show Notes.
Gamera vs. Gaos: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
The Jet Benny Show. [IMDB]
Gilligan’s Planet. [title
sequence]
Laverne and Shirley in the
Army. [title sequence]
The WikiTravel guide to Corner Brook,
Newfoundland.
Song of Gamera. [I couldn’t
find a translation video.]
Maguma.
Gamera vs. Garasharp.
Manda.
We discuss Barugon vs Baragon in this episode on Gamera vs.
Barugon.
Gamera vs. the Ice Men.
Allen and Rossi. [clip]
Top Secret! [trailer]
Adam and Chris on puns.
Lou
Bega.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
hear a superfan bonus bit where we reveal our plans for saving the world from
Gaos.
...more
58min
January 20, 2020 62. Pappy’s Tired. [MST3K K06. Gamera vs. Gaos.]
Happy Gamuary! Sorry if we’re a little late to the party—it’s just that the
KTMA episode of Gamera vs. Gaos really threw us for a loop. Adam and Chris
try to recombobulate themselves by reminiscing about the joys of Christmas
past, beautiful film prints, fountains of blood, robot puberty, and second-rate Gamera songs.
Show Notes.
Gamera vs. Gaos: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Previous Gamuary instalments: Gamera vs. Barugon:
CC,
KTMA; Gamera:
KTMA,
CC.
Scud: The Disposable Assassin.
Lou Harry: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: The
Novel.
Alfred Chicken Phone Message.
Night after Night with Allan
Havey.
Some Tugboat.
You can get a sense of the way the movie is supposed to look by watching the
trailer.
High-pressure
Blood on TV
Tropes.
We discussed Evil Dead II in our episode on The Crawling
Hand.
Björk: Bachelorette.
Aretha Franklin: There is a Fountain Filled with
Blood.
Spirograph.
The peppy ending song.
Oh hey: Our house band Theme Squad has a new collection of instrumentals
out! Check
it out.
Bonus.
Support It‘s Just A Show on Patreon and
hear a bonus bit about something!
...more
1h
December 24, 2019 61. We Never Got to Play. [MST3K 321. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.]
Let’s have a Patrick Swayze Christmas, as Santa Claus Conquers the
Martians gathers Chris and Adam round to sing carols about Pia Zadora, Vince
Guaraldi, Donald Pleasence, Milton Delugg, and, you guessed it, Patrick
Swayze. Happy holidays, whatever you do or don’t celebrate!
Content warning: Contains sensitive information about Santa which you may not
want your young children to overhear.
Show Notes.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians:
IMDb. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer. Watch on
ShoutFactoryTV!
Oh, we forgot to mention it, but Chris was on a special holiday party episode
of This Is Your Mixtape! Check it out,
it’s sweet.
Our previous holiday episodes on Santa
Claus and
Gamera.
Santa Claus: The Movie.
Rifftrax and Cinematic Titanic also did this movie.
Rifftrax indeed did Santa and the Ice Cream
Bunny.
Pia Zadora defends her controversial
win.
Meshulam Riklis
obituary.
Butterfly.
The Lonely Lady.
Black Christmas.
The Happy Tree awakens…
Captain Newfoundland. [And an
update.]
A mashup.
Darlene Love: Christmas (Baby Please Come
Home).
The Cryptkeeper: Have Yourself a Scary Little
Christmas.
Our episode on The Starfighters.
Road House.
Rifftrax does Road House
[twice].
Kevin Smith does Road House.
Jeff Healey: Angel Eyes.
Rip Taylor obituary.
Kids in the Hall: Chalet 2000.
Rip Torn obituary.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon to make
our spirits bright. (And to hear a bonus bit from this episode!)
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1h
December 13, 2019 60. Going On and Going Nowhere. [MST3K 515. The Wild Wild World of Batwoman.]
What’s this?! The Wild Wild World of Batwoman has forced our heroes, Chris
and Adam, to dance the Batusi? Can our heroes find enough topics to distract
it so they can make an escape? Tune in as they discuss the real Batman,
another Batwoman, disappointing Draculas, a not-quite Hercules, and ho-hum
Days.
With the short: Cheating.
Show Notes.
The Wild Wild World of Batwoman:
IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Cheating: IMDB.
UnMSTed.
Our episode on The Crawling Hand, but on
YouTube.
Kedi, that documentary about
cats in Istanbul.
La Mujer Murciélago [1968].
Batman: The Movie [1966].
Katherine Victor.
Andy Warhol
filmography.
Dracula.
John Giorno obituary.
Creepshow.
Batman Dracula [1964].
Jerry Warren.
Frankenhooker.
That Jerry Warren DVD collection.
Frankenstein Island.
Our episode on The Mole People.
Bruno VeSota.
Herk Harvey.
Carnival of Souls.
Chris’s long and boring story,
in one link.
Dennis Day.
If you want to try out The Jack Benny
Program, the podcast This Day in
Jack Benny republishes some of the best episodes,
and provides context and annotations.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
your stockings will be filled with bonus bits!
...more
1h
November 28, 2019 59. I Am Thinking: Oh No. [MST3K 508. Operation Double 007.]
Operation Double 007 , a.k.a. Operation Kid Brother, reads Chris and
Adam’s lips as they discuss James Bond, Moneypenny, M, Ennio Morricone, and
Jessye Norman. Happy Turkey Day!
Show Notes.
Operation Double 007: IMDb. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Our episode on The Last Chase.
Yes, there will be a Turkey Day Marathon this
year.
And yes, Netflix has decided not to host another season of
MST3K.
The Bond villain who is thought to be a “latent homosexual” because of his
inability to whistle is Francisco
Scaramanga in The Man
with the Golden Gun.
Chris’s other podcast, The Spouter-Inn, just released on episode on Roald
Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory.
Uncle John’s Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader, 12th
edition.
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
[trailer].
Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
[trailer].
Our episodes on Gamera: KTMA and
Season 3.
Our episode on The Pumaman.
Christy’s The Man for Me in
English and
Italian.
We discussed John Barry in our episode on
Starcrash.
Jessye Norman:
obituary.
Jessye Norman sings “When I am Laid in
Earth”.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
listen to some bonus bits that didn't quite make this episode!
...more
1h
November 11, 2019 58b. He, Too, Has Legs. [MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, featuring Circus of Horrors and No Retreat, No Surrender.]
In this very special episode, Chris tells Adam all about going to see MST3K
Live ! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour.
Spoilers abound, so if you are hoping to see the live shows (which you
should!) you might want to save this one for later? But you’ll still get to
hear them talk about Circus of Horrors (in which some Pleasence is better
than none) and everyone’s favourite movie about a kid who’s good at karate,
No Retreat, No Surrender!
Show Notes.
MST3K Live! The tour continues until March. March!
Circus of Horrors: IMDb.
Trailer.
No Retreat, No Surrender: IMDb.
Trailer.
Rifftrax.
Chris mentioned seeing the tour in our episode on Alien from
L.A.
Thanks as always to our Patreon
supporters.
The Freakmaker: IMDb.
Trailer.
Those Netflix puppeteers are Grant
Baciocco and Russ
Walko.
Miami Connection: IMDb.
Trailer.
Rifftrax.
Over the Top: IMDb.
Trailer.
Rifftrax.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon if you
want to and if you can. Thanks.
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57min
October 25, 2019 58. Black Licorice and Cloves. [MST3K 106. The Crawling Hand.]
The Crawling Hand creeps up on all fours towards Adam and Chris as they
discuss dead astronauts, dismembered hands, emotional actors, verbal birds,
and painful cereals.
Show Notes.
The Crawling Hand: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Rifftrax did The Apple, but it’s
unavailable.
Just watch The Apple unriffed.
Jim Vorel’s ranking of all the episodes (now with the Netflix
episodes).
Our episode on Hamlet.
List of spaceflight-related accidents and
incidents.
The Quatermass Xperiment.
We discussed Quatermass in our episode on Rocketship
X-M [which is also about astronauts
dying].
Brian Donlevy.
IMDB’s Most Popular Disembodied Hand Movies and TV
Shows.
Evil Dead 2.
The Hand.
Rod Lauren is not James Dean.
Rod Lauren: If I Had a Girl.
The Crawling Hand’s
poster.
The Rivingtons: The Bird’s the
Word.
The Rivingtons: Papa-Oom-Wow-Wow.
The Trashmen: Surfing Bird.
Clarendon.
MST3K Wiki on Dale.
An ad about Dale and Grape-Nuts.
On Grape-Nuts ice cream.
Our previous Halloween episodes on Zombie
Nightmare and The Incredible
Melting Man.
Adam’s podcast about Canadian horror films, A Part Of Our Scare-itage.
Bonus.
Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon and
hear a bonus bit about Adam’s Halloween costume.
...more
1h

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