The Best Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000

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   9.0/10(1563 votes)

   #1 - 12 to the Moon

   S5:E242/5/1994

   In the theater, the crew watches astronauts go to the moon, sparking a battle between the lunar beings and Earth in "12 to the Moon" (1960). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Nuveena, the girl from the future, visits the SOL and tempts Mike and the bots into moving to the future with her. This episode features the short "Design for Dreaming" (1956).

   Director:Jim Mallon

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.9/10(1113 votes)

   #2 - Horrors of Spider Island

   S10:E107/25/1999

   In the theater, the crew watches as a female dance troupe find themselves stranded on an island of killer spiders in "Horrors of Spider Island" (1960). Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots manage to snag Mike in their very obvious giant web.

   Director:Michael J. Nelson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael J. Nelson

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   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

   S3:E2112/21/1991

   In the theater, the crew watches as a group of Martians, eager for their own Christmas back on Mars, abduct Santa and two children in "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots share essays about Christmas.

   Director:Jim Mallon

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.8/10(1051 votes)

   #4 - The Sinister Urge

   S6:E1211/5/1994

   In the theater, the crew watches as a cop tries to shut down a "smut-picture racket" that may be connected to a series of killings in "The Sinister Urge" (1960). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots must reluctantly figure out a way to save Dr. Forrester from being blown up by TV's Frank. This episode features the short "Keeping Clean and Neat" (1956).

   Director:Trace Beaulieu

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Trace Beaulieu

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   8.6/10(1038 votes)

   #5 - Blood Waters of Dr. Z

   S10:E45/2/1999

   In the theater, the crew watches as a mad scientist exacts revenge by transforming himself into a catfish and going on a killing spree in "Blood Waters of Dr. Z" (1971). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots decide to go fishing.

   Director:Michael J. Nelson

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.5/10(840 votes)

   #6 - The Creeping Terror

   S6:E79/17/1994

   In the theater, the crew watches as a blob-like creature terrorizes a quiet town in "The Creeping Terror" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike refuses to salute the flag Crow has designed.

   Director:Jim Mallon

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.4/10(1081 votes)

   #7 - City Limits

   S4:E36/20/1992

   In the theater, the crew watches as gangs in a dystopian future attempt to take back control of their city from an evil corporation in "City Limits" (1985). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots invent some new superheroes. This episode features the song "Oh, Kim Cattrall!"

   Director:Jim Mallon

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.4/10(913 votes)

   #8 - Future War

   S10:E34/25/1999

   In the theater, the crew watches as cyborgs and tiny dinosaurs hunt down an escaped slave in a dystopian future in "Future War" (1997). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Tom Servo challenges Gypsy to a kickboxing match.

   Director:Michael J. Nelson

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.4/10(937 votes)

   #9 - Final Justice

   S10:E76/20/1999

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Kevin Murphy

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    8.3/10(531 votes)

    #10 - Hercules and the Captive Women

    S4:E129/12/1992

    In the theater, the crew watches as Hercules journeys to Atlantis to rescue the King of Thebes in "Hercules and the Captive Women" (1961). Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots engage in some good-natured brawling.

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.3/10(476 votes)

    #11 - The Atomic Brain

    S5:E1812/4/1993

    In the theater, the crew watches as an aging socialite lures young women to her mansion in an attempt to transplant her brain into one of their bodies in "The Atomic Brain" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots are unsettled by Mike's chin puppet demonstration. This episode features the short "What About Juvenile Delinquency?" (1955).

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.3/10(764 votes)

    #12 - The Beast of Yucca Flats

    S6:E211/21/1995

    In the theater, the crew watches as a scientist becomes a monster and rampages a rural desert community in "The Beast of Yucca Flats" (1961). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow petitions for film anti-preservation so that bad movies can deteriorate rapidly like they deserve. This episode features the shorts "Money Talks!" (1951) and "Progress Island U.S.A." (1972).

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(520 votes)

    #13 - Gamera vs. Guiron

    S3:E129/7/1991

    In the theater, the crew watches as Gamera battles the knife-headed kaiju called Guiron, and attempts to rescue two abducted schoolboys in "Gamera vs Guiron" (1969). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow ruins Joel's big magic trick.

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(762 votes)

    #14 - Space Travelers

    S4:E16/6/1992

    In the theater, the crew watch on as three astronauts become stranded when their ship fails, in "Space Travelers" (1969). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow becomes an escape artist, Joel invents a machine that puts your face on cash, and the crew discusses the side effects of the space program.

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Bridget Jones Nelson

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    8.2/10(485 votes)

    #15 - Indestructible Man

    S4:E98/15/1992

    In the theater, the crew watches as a mad scientist brings an executed convict back to life; the convict is now out for revenge in "Indestructible Man" (1956). Meanwhile, on the SOL, a parade goes terribly wrong. This episode features the short "Undersea Kingdom, Chapter Two: The Undersea City" (1936).

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(831 votes)

    #16 - Monster a Go-Go

    S4:E211/9/1993

    In the theater, the crew watches as a crash causes an astronaut to become an irradiated mutant creature, who then terrorizes a nearby town in "Monster a Go-Go" (1965). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Gypsy doesn't understand Crow and Servo, and Crow and Servo don't understand the Piña Colada song. This episode features the short "Circus on Ice" (1954).

    Director:Joel Hodgson

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(653 votes)

    #17 - Secret Agent Super Dragon

    S5:E48/7/1993

    In the theater, the crew watches as a secret agent investigates a Venezuelan crime organization manufacturing a mind-altering chewing gum in "Secret Agent Super Dragon" (1966). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots do a read-through of Crow's wholesome screenplay, "The Spy Who Hugged Me."

    Director:Trace Beaulieu

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(822 votes)

    #18 - Bloodlust!

    S6:E69/3/1994

    In the theater, the crew watches as a group of college kids are trapped on a private island and hunted by a madman in "Bloodlust!" (1961). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow manages to ruin both a square-dancing session and a murder mystery dinner theater.

    Director:Trace Beaulieu

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.2/10(849 votes)

    #19 - The Undead

    S8:E63/8/1997

    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:Unknown

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    8.1/10(614 votes)

    #20 - Teen-Age Crime Wave

    S5:E221/15/1994

    In the theater, the crew witnesses a group of delinquent teens commit one crime, not a wave of them, in "Teen-Age Crime Wave" (1955). Meanwhile on the SOL, the crew tries to escape, and the SOL opens a deli with sandwiches named after movies.

    Director:Trace Beaulieu

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.1/10(624 votes)

    #21 - Village of the Giants

    S5:E231/22/1994

    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.

    Director:Kevin Murphy

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.1/10(544 votes)

    #22 - Code Name: Diamond Head

    S6:E810/1/1994

    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:Unknown

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    8.1/10(539 votes)

    #23 - Kitten with a Whip

    S6:E1411/23/1994

    In the theater, the crew watches a girl escape juvenile hall and hold a wealthy couple captive. On the SOL, Crow readies for a raid of Deep 13 via the Umbilicus but is caught by Dr. Forrester, a kitten with a whip visits, and the crew creates a piñata in the shape of Dr. Forrester.

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

    S8:E2212/6/1997

    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:Unknown

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    8.0/10(632 votes)

    #25 - Attack of the Giant Leeches

    S4:E67/18/1992

    In the theater, the crew watches as mutant leeches capture and drink the blood of people in a small Florida town in "Attack of the Giant Leeches" (1959). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the bots compare the movie to their own bizarre dreams. This episode features the short "Undersea Kingdom, Chapter One: Beneath the Ocean Floor" (1936) and the song "A Danger to Myself and Others."

    Director:Jim Mallon

    Writer:Unknown

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