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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April 12, 2018 25. Don’t Eat the Good Bug. [MST3K 804. The Deadly Mantis.]
The Deadly Mantis emerges from the ice to ask Beth and Adam about bug-eyed monsters, bug-eyed bugs, bloody-minded militarists, stop-motion brains,
and bomb-loving mutants.
Show Notes.
The Deadly Mantis: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer. Get the
DVD.
And Thereby Hangs A Tale 5. Jessica Is Not
“Spiritual”.
Once again, there are no
accidents [but there are
gruesome Canadian PSAs].
Mantis facts!
On the original BEMs.
House centipedes. [Urgh.]
Kamacuras.
How big can a creature get before there are
problems?
Poisonous spiders in Ontario.
Them! [Trailer.]
You want giant bees? Harryhausen’s got some for
you.
CONAD, the
Pinetree Line, and the DEW
Line.
The DEW Line Story [1958], on
how the DEW Line was constructed.
The DEW Line’s Toxic Legacy [1997], from CBC Radio.
Radar Station [1953], from the NFB,
about the women at the Pinetree Line.
Reminiscences from someone who
worked on the DEW Line.
IJAS 18 on King Dinosaur.
S.O.S. Iceberg.
That scene from Grand
Illusion.
Dymaxion,
Mercator, and other map
projections.
An unexpectedly dark ad for Bon
Ami.
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
[Promo.]
The Brain from Planet Arous.
Brain leaves dog.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes bomb
worshippers.
Nedrick Young and Martin
Berkeley.
Bonus.
A bonus bit about Norm MacDonald is available as a thank you to our Patreon
supporters.
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1h
March 24, 2018 24b. Our First Anniversary Spectacular!
In this spectacular episode of It’s Just A Show , Producer Chris invites
Beth and Adam to look back over the 24 episodes of MST3K we’ve watched in the
past year. Which movie would they watch unMSTed? Which episode was the best?
Which monster is the ginchiest? And what did you, the listener at home, think?
Show Notes.
Our episode guide. Collect ’em
all!
T. Rex boat flip.
Toronto Raptors mascot bites
it.
The ending of Rock ’n’ Roll
Nightmare [featuring “We Accept
The Challenge”].
Stella in vampire lingerie, or
figure-skating armour in silver and
black or red and
gold.
Buster Keaton and the goat
scene.
Nuts. A documentary on John Romulus
Brinkley.
Charlie Chaplin on cocaine.
It’s Just A Show. Year One. Our first set of theme song variations.
Patreon supporters get a free download
code—and access to all our bonus bits!
Tony Zarindast’s Hardcase &
Fist and Red
Room. [They’re not
very good.]
Lonely Water.
There are no accidents.
Bonus.
A bonus bit from our episode on Santa
Claus is available as a thank you to our
Patreon supporters.
...more
1h
March 14, 2018 24. Every Framing Device a Painting. [MST3K 803. The Mole People.]
The Mole People gets Beth and Adam to recite an epic of hollow-earth
theories, the Epic of Gilgamesh, celebrity cameos, mushrooms, and astronauts
of note.
Show Notes.
The Mole People is available (with annotations!) on
YouTube! Thanks, Shout Factory.
The Mole People: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare.
IJAS 16 on Zombie Nightmare.
Thor: We Accept the Challenge.
Pod F. Tompkast.
Beth is on This Is Your Mixtape!
(EDIT: There used to be a link to a survey here, but that was long ago.)
(EDIT: And there used to be a link to a party here, but that, too, was long ago.)
Frank C. Baxter!
Atlas Obscura article on Hollow Earth
theories.
Vice article on Hollow Earth
theories.
Edmund Halley’s
article
suggesting that the Earth might be hollow.
Battlestar Galactica’s
religious inspiration.
Rear Adminral Richard E.
Byrd.
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
In Our Time on the Epic of
Gilgamesh.
The sexagesimal system.
Robert Smith.
NYC “mole people” links: An
article. A book. A
rebuttal. A life.
Soccer baseball.
IJAS 10 on Reptilicus and IJAS 15 on
Starcrash, and their celebrity cameos.
In Our Time on fungi.
Matango trailer.
New data on the ant-controlling
fungus!
Mushroom plastics.
Manchurian mushroom?
Shannon Lucid.
Bonus.
A bonus bit, wherein Adam has something on his mind, is available as a thank
you to our Patreon supporters.
...more
1h
February 26, 2018 23. You’ve Got to Kill a Man. [MST3K 802. The Leech Woman.]
The Leech Woman picks Beth and Adam’s brains about lecherous men, older
women, alcoholics, unpleasant co-workers, and anything but leeches.
Show Notes.
The Leech Woman: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
The Jack Arnold story comes from The Creature Chronicles: Exploring the Black
Lagoon Trilogy.
The Creature Walks Among Us [Gill-Man,
part 3].
Rake joke. [See also IJAS
7, on It Conquered the World.]
Adrienne Barbeau is a
delight.
Sextette [trailer].
STDs in nursing homes.
Baba Yaga.
Two
theories on the [unclear]
origin of the phrase “old bag”.
Pineal glands and you!
Wipe Out.
IJAS 12p, our bonus bit on quicksand,
exclusively for our Patreon supporters.
Irene Ryan [NYTimes
obituary].
Daktari Stool, then and now.
Congo [trailer].
Review of a recent production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?, discussing the play, its importance, and how it’s been
overshadowed by the film version.
Liz & Dick.
Foster Brooks’s act as a comical
drunk.
Bill W.
Frank on the Mental Illness Happy Hour, episode
21.
You’re Not Funny 7. Booze and Drugs.
Bonus.
A bonus bit with so, so many Leech Facts™ is available as a thank you to our
Patreon supporters.
...more
58min
February 14, 2018 22. Respective Blowhole. [MST3K 801. Revenge of the Creature.]
Revenge of the Creature tries to steal Beth and Adam's hearts with talk
of Gill-Man, Guillermo del Toro–Man, Marineland-Man, Henry Mancini-Man, and a
new Crow-Man T. Robot-Man.
Show Notes.
Revenge of the Creature: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Behind the scenes of Godzilla vs.
Biollante.
The 90s Gamera trilogy.
Adam's Gill-Man t-shirt and
poster.
Revenge of the
Creature on
TV Tropes.
On turn-of-the-century
racism.
IJAS 1 on Rocketship X-M.
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick on homosocial love triangles.
Dracula’s Daughter and lesbians.
The woman who had a chimpanzee for a
“pet”.
Marineland.
Caracals.
More on Pavlovian
conditioning.
The Creature Chronicles: Exploring the Black Lagoon
Trilogy.
Clint Eastwood posters in Back to the Future
III.
Blast fishing.
Uncle Gilbert.
The laughing kookaburra.
Devo: New Traditionalists.
Metaluna Mutant scored with the Gill-Man
theme.
William Lava.
IJAS on episodes that introduce new stuff:
101,
201,
513, and
1101.
Bonus.
A NSFW bonus bit is available as a thank you to our Patreon
supporters.
...more
1h
January 31, 2018 21. It’s Just A Tongue. [MST3K K04. Gamera vs. Barugon.]
Gamera vs. Barugon once again drizzles Beth and Adam with destructive
rainbows, so they discuss janky robots, imperialism, kid-friendly adult films,
tongues, tongues, and banana oil. Happy Gamuary!
Show Notes.
Gamera vs. Barugon: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
UnMSTed [with a different dub].
Our last episode, on MST3K 304. Gamera vs.
Barugon.
UHF and
Joel.
KTMA-era opening and door
sequence.
An overview of the KTMA era.
Terminator 2 Bio-Flesh
Regenerator.
Gamera vs. Barugon poster for
Japan.
Sandy Frank VHS cover art.
More about Eiji Tsuburaya.
Haruo Nakajima obituary.
Nanako Yamada, dancer.
Takuya Fujioka, voice actor.
Dave Moore.
Moore By 4.
“I’m your boyfriend now,
Nancy.”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors “tongue tied”
scene. [NSFW.]
The Grudge tongue scene.
Killer Tongue trailer.
Beetlejuice tongue scene.
Titra/Titan.
Bonus.
A bonus bit about the great Carol Channing (happy 97th birthday!), who Barugon
aspires to be, is available as a thank you to our Patreon
supporters.
...more
1h
January 19, 2018 20. Toy Show. [MST3K 304. Gamera vs. Barugon.]
Happy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Barugon fight while Beth and Adam talk about
Godzilla, Princess Mononoke, Baragon, Skeletor, and My Little Pony.
Show Notes.
Gamera vs. Barugon: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
UnMSTed [alternate dub].
Project
Popcorn
[Проект “Попкорн”].
Shin Gojira.
BYTE Magazine.
Snit and Warren
Grog.
Yee!
Miyazaki’s depiction of nature in Princess Mononoke: an
analysis [of sorts].
That “famous” dam.
1000 Misspent Hours: Gamera vs.
Barugon.
BarAgon is not BarUgon.
A New York Times review of You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town
Again!
”I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce
Springsteen.”
Turns out a Bazooka Joe movie nearly happened.
Hot Child in the City by Nick
Gilder.
Mac vs. PC: A bonus bit.
Jungle Jim’s.
The rise and fall of TGI Fridays’
“look”.
Egon is afraid.
My Little Pony Paradise Estate
vs. Snake Mountain.
Godzilla [The Criterion Collection.]
Bonus.
A bonus bit on Tom vs. Crow’s Mac vs. PC argument is available as a thank you
to our Patreon supporters.
...more
57min
December 24, 2017 19. Money and Weapons. [MST3K 521. Santa Claus.]
Ho ho ho! Santa Claus gathers Beth and Adam by the yule log to discuss
all things Christmas, like Citizen Kane, Batman, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Home
Alone, and Hellraiser.
Have a merry happy, everyone, whatever you do or don’t celebrate!
Show Notes.
Santa Claus: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki. UnMSTed:
English.
Español.
99% Invisible: The Nut Behind The
Wheel.
Patreon apologized and are not going ahead with their get-rich-quick
scheme.
So you can give It’s Just A Show the greatest gift of all:
Patronage.
Santa Claus (1985) with Dudley Moore and John Lithgow:
Trailer.
Foux Du Fafa a.k.a. Foux Da Fa
Fa.
1000 Misspent Hours reviews Santa Claus
(1959).
Galactus.
Quetzalcoatl replacing Santa “did not take”.
Q, The Winged Serpent: Trailer.
The Simpsons get a [big, ugly] head in Blood
Feud, not
Rosebud.
K. Gordon Murray’s IMDB.
René Cardona’s Tom Thumb.
John Carpenter’s They Live:
Trailer [featuring Roddy
Piper’s famous “all outta bubblegum”].
Nursing 91 IV Drug Handbook.
Roger Ebert vs Ted Danson in blackface.
O. Henry’s Gift Of The
Magi.
Hermey and Yukon
Cornelius.
Moon shoes commercial.
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab with natural
Uranium
[do not ingest].
Alexander Litvinenko profile.
k.d. lang serenades Pee-wee Herman with Jingle Bell
Rock on the Pee-wee’s Playhouse
Christmas Special.
The Home Alone house has been
sold!
Roberts Blossom obituary.
Bonus.
A bonus bit with lots of extra Christmas content is available as a thank you
to our Patreon supporters.
...more
56min
December 03, 2017 18. Noodling with Rubber. [MST3K 210. King Dinosaur.]
King Dinosaur roars at Adam and Beth to discuss Elliott Kalan, first
timers, bad drivers, lady scientists, and other not-quite-dinosaurs.
Also, there's a short: X Marks the Spot!
Show Notes.
This episode is on YouTube!
Thanks, Shout Factory!
King Dinosaur: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
X Marks the Spot: IMDB.
UnMSTed.
Adam’s brother’s band has been
THORATED.
[See also: Adam’s brother’s band,
Thor.]
Adam on Jordan is
Genius and The Fiasco Bros. Watch a
Movie.
Producer Chris will be wandering around PodCon. Will
you?
Happy birthday, Elliott Kalan of MST3K and
The Flop House!
Elliott Kalan’s favourite
episodes.
The Turkey Day 2014 Lost Continent
bumper.
Causes of death in the US in
1944.
Robert L. Lippert. [IMDB.]
Dish night?
Our episode on Rocketship X-M.
Vincent Price is The Last Man on
Earth.
Cultural depictions of
dinosaurs.
Crystal Palace dinosaurs.
King Kong vs. T. Rex.
The brontosaurus is back.
Gertie the Dinosaur.
Marching Dinosaurs - Animated Size
Comparison.
The marmoset who peed on
Carson.
An article on the influence of Mondo Cane’s animal
cruelty. [Not safe for life.]
Cuphead.
Cuphead and the racist spectre of Fleischer
art.
How to wrestle an alligator.
Bonus.
A bonus bit with a little more about The Flop House is available as a thank
you to our Patreons.
...more
57min
November 16, 2017 17. Get Serious. [MST3K 1009. Hamlet.]
Hamlet broods while eavesdropping on Adam and Dr. Beth talking about
being, not being, suffering, sleeping, and the undiscovered country of
Germany.
Show Notes.
Hamlet: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Script [unabridged].
Girlschool! Future Flash &
M
O
R
E !
John McWhorter’s Lexicon
Valley
on Shakespeare.
Robert Munsch’s Paper Bag Princess.
You’re Not Funny: 3. Puns on the Run.
A medieval morality play.
Ben Jonson to Shakespeare: “Thou hadst small Latin and less
Greek...”
Why is Germany so obsessed with
Hamlet?
Maximilian Schell [IMDB].
Richard Schechner and
Heiner Müller.
Rose Marie!
My Little Margie on radio and
tv.
Oliver Reed on Letterman.
Stephen Root, Jeffrey
Combs, Ed
Wynn [IMDB].
Ricardo Montalbán obituary.
More about
Montalbán.
Montalbán with a Tattoobot.
taH pagh
taHbe‘.
Bonus.
A behind-the-scenes bonus bit is available as a thank you to our
Patreons.
...more
1h

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