Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) shaped the collective sense of humor of a generation. By coaxing jokes out of B-movies and mixing in pop culture references for good measure. They turned movie riffing into an art form and earned a cult following, two Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Final Sacrifice










A teen follows a map left for him by his long-lost father, runs afoul of a devil-worshiping cult, then teams up with a beer-guzzling drifter named "Zap Rowsdower".

The Undead










A hypnotist and "psychical researcher" sends a prostitute back to the 15th century to live a previous life as a woman falsely accused of witchcraft, then follows her back to change the past. Catch phrase: STAY!

The Brain That Wouldn't Die










When a doctor's fiancee is decapitated, he keeps her head alive in a laboratory and tries to find her a new body.

Michael J. Nelson's first episode as the central character.

The Crawling Eye










A mutant extraterrestrial "eye" is ravaging the Swiss Alps. A U.N. troubleshooter (Forrest Tucker) and a scientist use a young psychic to aid their investigation.

Last of the Wild Horses










A cowboy stops some cattle rustlers and gets framed for murder. Stars Mary Beth Hughes (#507, I Accuse My Parents) as Terry. The host segments parodied the Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror" and the first part of the episode actually has Frank and Forrester in the theater riffing on the movie.

Space Mutiny










An apoplectic but hunky hero (Reb Brown) helps the commander (Cameron Mitchell) of a colony spaceship (that re-uses shots from the original Battlestar Galactica series) fight a mutiny led by the cackling security chief (John Phillip Law).

Samson vs The Vampire Women










Masked wrestler El Santo battles vampire women who want to capture a young woman destined to become their queen.

Frank Conniff's last episode.