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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August 02, 2017 10. All Sizzle, All Snake. [MST3K 1101. Reptilicus.]
Reptilicus seduces Beth and Adam into discussing Jonah Heston, weird
cameos, multiple Reptilci, Danish tourism, and trashy novelizations.
Show Notes.
Reptilicus: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
The Dollop: John Romulus Brinkley.
It’s Just Our Patreon.
Frank Nelson.
Spanish Drácula.
The American and
Danish posters.
Dirch Passer.
Musical Number: Dirch Passer
sings.
Musical Number Two: Tivoli Nights.
Musical Number Two-and-a-half: Tivoli Nights (English version with different
Miller).
Reptilicus flies and so do our
hearts.
Destination: Moon - Vintage Behind The Scenes
Featurette.
Sid Pink.
The Man From O.R.G.Y.
Copenhagen’s Langebro bridge and
Dragon Fountain.
House Of Cosbys.
Jon Lovitz’s ACHUM in an adorable new
context.
Reptilicus: The Novelization: Colon: The Amazon
Review.
The Flop House.
Weber Cooks: Rice-A Roni
Edition.
Bonus.
A bonus bit, about smart ant technology, is available as a thank you to our
Patreons.
...more
1h
July 20, 2017 9. Burned in My Brain. [MST3K 513. The Brain that Wouldn't Die.]
The Brain that Wouldn't Die introduces Beth and Adam to Mike, and begs
them to talk about sexpoiltation, gore, Saw, transplants, and two-headed dogs.
Show Notes.
The Brain that Wouldn't Die: Full episode!
IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
The smell of LASIK.
Show notes follow-up: "What's the smell of burning human
flesh?"
The Hays Code.
The Head.
Les Yeux Sans Visage.
Frankenhooker.
Braindead.
Night of the Lepus.
Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
Our Man Flint.
I love this place! [Do not
watch.]
The Brain that Wouldn't Die. [Remake.]
Diane Arbus's photographs of Eddie
Carmel.
Nude version of the photography
scene. [NSFW.]
Stuff You Should Know on head transplants.
John Romulus Brinkley.
Sergei S. Bryukhonenko, Vladimir Demikhov, Robert E.
Cornish, and
others.
...more
56min
July 06, 20178. Scrambled Eggs. [MST3K 101. The Crawling Eye.]
The Crawling Eye , Joel's first* episode, stares at Beth and Adam until
they discuss sidekicks, psychics, sci-fi eye flicks, LASIK, and awkward
starts.
Or is it‽ (It isn’t.)
Show Notes.
The Crawling Eye: Full
episode!
IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Man... Or Astroman: “Transmissions from Venus”.
Man... Or Astroman: “Mystery Science Theater 3000 Love
Theme”.
Confused? You won't
be!
MST3K Season 1 commercial
compilation.
Joel on WTF with Marc Maron.
Wired’s oral history of MST3K.
Ted Baxter.
KTMA door
sequence.
Original pre-squeak Dr.
Erhardt, with Forrester in the
original Gizmonic/KTMA lair, as featured in a charming pizza
ad.
Uri Geller vs. James Randi on Johnny
Carson.
CSICOP [not CSI, nor a cop show; formerly the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry].
The Girl with the Silver
Eyes.
Jimmy Sangster Guardian obit.
Kolchak - The Night Stalker, “Horror in the Heights”.
The Misfits: “The Crawling
Eye”.
TV Tropes on Early Instalment
Weirdness.
Black Smithers.
TNG's first season: So bad, it inspired a
documentary.
A very special TNG, where
parasites take over the Federation and one dude's head totally explodes. [And
a promo for that episode.]
...more
1h
June 21, 2017 7b. Tom Servo’s a Dalek. [Bonus.]
Please stay on the line. Adam and Beth will be with you shortly. In the
meantime, here is some bonus material trimmed from previous episodes: Adam
West, bad movies, Canada (again), the weirdest thing to ever air on PBS, and
(occasionally) MST3K. Enjoy, and/or wait until we're back in two weeks with a
regular episode!
Show Notes.
Adam West Turkeyfest.
Adam on Adam.
Bat-recommendations.
How to upgrade your DVD.
Daleks in flight, afternoon
delight.
Max
Headroom
from Shout!
Oral history of Max Headroom.
George R.R. Martin talks about his unfilmed Max Headroom scripts on his
LiveJournal.
About the Headroom
Incident.
The Headroom Incident itself,
remastered. [NSFW.]
On the Super Mario movie [and Max
Headroom].
Super Mario Bros.: The Movie
trailer.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
trailer.
Little Mermaid transformation.
The Wizard trailer.
Problem Child trailer.
Problem Child 2 trailer.
Grey
Gardens.
[Trailer.]
Rufus Wainwright: "Grey
Gardens".
[Album.]
Flight of the Navigator
trailer.
D.A.R.Y.L. trailer.
...more
32min
June 07, 2017 7. I Envy Your Joy of Movement. [MST3K 311. It Conquered the World.]
It Conquered the World learned almost too late that Adam and Beth are
feeling creatures, and because of it, they discuss more kick-ass 50s ladies,
team sports, cults, Roger Corman, and learning almost too late that man is a
feeling creature.
Includes a short: Snow Thrills!
Show Notes.
It Conquered the Earth: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Snow Thrills: IMDB.
UnMSTed.
When Ephron met
B'more.
Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen's art.
Mamie Van Doren's sweet
tweet.
Burke and Hare.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers:
Novel.
Movie.
The Rick and Morty
episode.
The Midwich
Cuckoos.
[Village of the
Damned.]
The Borks who come from the square
planet.
Hale-Bopp and Heaven's Gate.
Zontar, the Thing from Venus.
[IMDB.]
Corman's
World.
Corman on MST3K.
Joel Hodgson [and Jonah Ray] on WTF with Marc
Maron.
Frank Zappa: "Cheepnis". [More
about it.]
The SCTV
episode.
The Family Guy bit.
The Duckman
bit.
...more
1h
May 25, 2017 6. It’s Good When People Age. [MST3K 601. Girls Town.]
Girls Town lifts and separates Beth and Adam as they discuss Mamie Van
Doren, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Mamie Van Doren (again), and Canada.
[cw: A section of this episode discusses sexual violence, which is a major
plot element in this movie. The section is well marked, and does not go into
graphic detail. ]
Show Notes.
Girls Town: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
Trailer.
Adam's article on MST3K and its Satellite News
thread.
The trailer for Grandma's
House, featuring the kid from
Cry Wilderness.
You Must Remember
This
on dead blondes.
Mamie Van Doren's nightclub act.
Mamie Van Doren's twitter is worth
following.
Mel Tormé in Naked Gun 2½ and
Night Court.
The trailer for Death Wish 2.
Snopes on White Wilderness.
Play Lemmings!
Eek! the Cat.
Who's Your Daddy?
[Steam.]
Don't S—t Your Pants. [Flash.]
Hidden My Game By Mom: iOS.
Android.
...more
59min
May 25, 2017 6. It’s Good When People Age. [MST3K 601. Girls Town.]
Girls Town lifts and separates Beth and Adam as they discuss Mamie Van Doren, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Mamie Van Doren (again), and Canada.
...more
59min
May 11, 2017 5. Coke Will Do All the Work for You. [MST3K 1102. Cry Wilderness.]
Cry Wilderness howls at Beth and Adam to discuss ice cream college, Mac
and Me, Bigfoot, raccoons, and the puberty giggles.
Show Notes.
Cry Wilderness: IMDB. MST3K
Wiki.
UnMSTed.
Church Leaders ask, "Why do Christian movies
suck?"
Deviant Joike Art.
The Flop House.
Cinematic Titanic: The Complete
Collection.
Animated
MST3K.
[Do not watch.]
Bill Corbett would prefer not
to.
Shadi Petosky spills the
beans.
Patton Oswalt on Tom
Carvel.
Just search for Carvel
ads!
Carvel
responds.
Hudson's Bay
Company.
Mac and
Me.
Things Go Better with Coke.
The Patterson
Footage.
Not Snap Judgment, but an interview with
that Bigfoot
expert.
Pseudobulbar affect.
The Manitou:
Ebook.
IMDB.
DVD.
The
Critic.
...more
1h
May 11, 2017 5. Coke Will Do All the Work for You. [MST3K 1102. Cry Wilderness.]
Cry Wilderness howls at Beth and Adam to discuss ice cream college, Mac and Me, Bigfoot, raccoons, and the puberty giggles.
...more
1h
April 27, 2017 4b. Totally Uncontroversial Opinions about MST3K’s Sci-Fi Era. [Bonus.]
A bonus episode! Adam and Beth, fresh from rewatching Future
War, have thoughts on MST3K's years
on the Sci-Fi Channel. Listener discretion advised.
Show Notes.
MST3K meets a critic.
Zubaz!
...more
37min

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