9.2/105 votes#1 - Mitchell
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/23/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as a drunken oaf of a cop bumbles his way through a murder investigation in "Mitchell" (1975). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Gypsy schemes to help Joel escape.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.5/1011 votes#2 - The Final Sacrifice
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/1998
In the theater, the crew watches the story of a Canadian cult and a lost city unfold in "The Final Sacrifice" (1990). Meanwhile, on Earth and on the SOL, everyone but Mike gets a bad case of hockey hair. Mike instead comes down with Grizzly Old Prospector Syndrome.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.4/105 votes#3 - Soultaker
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/1999
In the theater, the crew watches as the souls of 4 teenagers are being hunted down in "Soultaker" (1990). On the SOL, Gypsy informs Mike that the ship is having serious malfunctions. Meanwhile, in Castle Forrester, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy are playing Monopoly; a soultaker comes for Bobo's soul. It turns out to be TV's Frank, who became a soultaker when he realized that second banana heaven wasn't all that great.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.4/105 votes#4 - Final Justice
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 6/20/1999
In the theater, the crew watches as a Texas sheriff heads to Malta to clumsily pursue a killer in "Final Justice" (1985). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow and Tom are cruel to poor Goosio, Friend to Maltese Children Everywhere.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.3/103 votes#5 - Beginning of the End
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 11/25/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as the military struggles to stop a rampaging horde of giant grasshoppers in "Beginning of the End" (1957). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo performs a standup routine, but most of his jokes involve comparing grasshoppers to locusts.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.2/105 votes#6 - Operation Double 007
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as a world-class plastic surgeon and lip-reader thwarts the plans of an evil crime syndicate in "Operation Double 007" (1967). Title was later changed to "Operation Kid Brother" due to copyright issues. Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel hypnotizes Crow, but has less success with Servo.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#7 - Lock-Up
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1998
Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: Carlton Cuse
8.0/102 votes#8 - Teenagers from Outer Space
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/1992
In the theater, the crew watches as a teenage alien falls in love with a human girl and helps fight back against his former friends, who are attempting to take over the planet in "Teenagers from Outer Space" (1959). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots have an encounter with the disappointing crew of a Skull Cruiser.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/103 votes#9 - Hercules
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as Hercules and Jason search for the legendary Golden Fleece in "Hercules" (1958). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots get a visit from some Amazons via the Hexfield Viewscreen.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/103 votes#10 - Invasion USA
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/1994
In the theater, the crew watches as a group of people in a bar witness a Soviet takeover, in "Invasion USA" (1952). Meanwhile, on the Satellite of Love, Crow gives a lecture about Lois Lanes. This episode features the short "A Date with Your Family" (1950).
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#11 - San Francisco International
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 11/19/1994
In the theater, the crew watches as an airport manager winds up a pert of a scheme to rob a shipment of cash from a plane. On the SOL, Mike moderates a debate between Servo and Crow, Jan in the Pan is thrilled with Mike's Urkel imitation, so are the Mads, Pitch, and Santa Claus, and Torgo ruins everyone's good time about Mike's Urkel.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/105 votes#12 - The Giant Spider Invasion
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 5/31/1997
In the theater, the crew watches as hillbillies and scientists join forces to protect their town from a giant alien spider in "The Giant Spider Invasion" (1975). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots fight off an infestation of mind-controlling alien pods.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
8.0/104 votes#13 - Girl in Gold Boots
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/1999
In the theater, the crew watches as a young woman travels to Los Angeles to become a go-go dancer and gets mixed up with the wrong crowd in "Girl in Gold Boots" (1968). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow dances in a tiny bikini.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.8/104 votes#14 - The Human Duplicators
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 12/26/1992
In the theater, the crew watches as an alien takes over a lab on Earth to create android clones to infiltrate the government in "The Human Duplicators" (1965). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Tom Servo decides to duplicate himself, but finds that his clones aren't blindly obedient like he'd hoped. This episode features Michael J. Nelson as Hugh Beaumont and Kevin Murphy as William Conrad.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.8/104 votes#15 - Teen-Age Strangler
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 11/7/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as a troubled teen is accused of murder when a serial killer terrorizes a small town in "Teen-Age Strangler" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots fit Mike with a modified pair of glasses that make him act like the teenage star of the film. This episode features the short "Is This Love?" (1957) and the song, "I'm a Janitor."
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.8/106 votes#16 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/1997
In the theater, the crew watches as a man living in a dystopian future unwittingly starts a revolution in "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (1983). Meanwhile, the Mads are hosting a pledge drive for Pearl. This episode features the song "Loving Lovers Love."
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.8/104 votes#17 - The Touch of Satan
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/1998
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man stranded in a rural town finds out his new girlfriend is really an ancient witch in "The Touch of Satan" (1971). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike has taken up walnut farming.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.8/105 votes#18 - Squirm
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/1999
In the theater, the crew watches as worms overrun a southern town in "Squirm" (1976). Meanwhile, on the SOL, an annual safety check reveals the SOL to be a death trap. On Earth, Pearl holds a fair in the castle.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.7/103 votes#19 - The Undead
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/1997
In the theater, the crew watches as a hypnotist sends a woman from the present back into the distant past in "The Undead" (1957). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo's invitation to join the Observers doesn't go well.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.7/107 votes#20 - Werewolf
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/1998
In the theater, the crew watches as a newly-discovered werewolf skeleton sets off a series of lyncanthropic murders in "Werewolf" (1996). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots share which celebrity relatives they'd cast in their own werewolf movies.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.6/105 votes#21 - Code Name: Diamond Head
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/1994
In the theater, the crew watches as a secret agent in Hawaii goes undercover to keep an extinction-causing chemical from falling into enemy hands, in "Code Name: Diamond Head" (1977). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Magic Voice answers the bots' "What if?" questions. This episode features the short "A Day at the Fair" (1947).
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.5/104 votes#22 - Bride of the Monster
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 1/23/1993
In the theater, the crew watches as a mad scientist with a man-eating octopus turns folks into atomic superhuman monsters in "Bride of the Monster" (1955). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Cambot edits a better ending for the film. This episode features the short "Hired! Part I" (1940). Joel and the bots perform "Hired! The Musical."
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votes#23 - Village of the Giants
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 1/22/1994
In the theater, the crew watches as a group of obnoxious teens take over a town after ingesting a growth formula, in "Village of the Giants" (1965). Meanwhile, in Deep 13, Dr. Clayton Forrester is preparing to replace TV's Frank with Torgo. This episode features the song "The Greatest Frank of All."
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.5/104 votes#24 - Parts: The Clonus Horror
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/1997
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man discovers he and his friends only exist to be harvested for their 'spare parts' in "Parts: The Clonus Horror" (1979). Meanwhile, Pearl, Professor Bobo, and Brain Guy find themselves reluctantly babysitting a trio of all-powerful Space Children.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
7.5/106 votes#25 - Space Mutiny
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 11/7/1997
In the theater, the crew watches as a beefcake space pilot attempts to stop a mutiny on a ship with a giant boiler room in "Space Mutiny" (1988). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow is pretty sure he is a Bellerian.
Director: Kevin Murphy
Writer: N/A
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"Mitchell" is the best rated episode directed by Kevin Murphy. It scored 9.2/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/23/1993 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Final Sacrifice".