Series - Mystery Science Theater 3000

Earth-orbiting inventor Joel Hodgson invites the audience to watch "The Green Slime (1968)" with him and his robot friends aboard the Satellite of Love.

In between tending to some sick vacuum-flowers, Joel Hodgson and his robot buddy Crow begin their first movie-riffing experiment aboard the Satellite of Love while watching "Invaders from the Deep (1981)."

Joel and his faithful robot companions celebrate Thanksgiving by scarfing down "Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)," a chopped up version of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)" repackaged as a TV film.

Today's experiment features real humans from Japan and a budget that must have been tens of dollars when the SOL crew watches "Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)."

The historic first meeting between Gamera and the crew of the Satellite of Love in "Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)."

Crow is a frozen Christmas tree and Tom is busy, so Joel has to watch the original "Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)" all by himself.

Gamera is back in "Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)" and this time he is up against Gaos, a bat-monster with the ability to shoot laser beams. Joel and the Bots make an arts and crafts project.

Crow gets unfrozen just in time for "Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)," yet another Gamera film, and the SOL crew meets the Mads for the first time.

This time, the crew watches, "Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)," the fourth original Gamera film, including the Gamera Theme Song and a reenactment of an old favorite magic trick.

This week's film is "Phase IV (1974)," a deep sci-fi story about ants that leaves Crow wishing he'd brought a pair of boots into the mystery science theater.

The stranded crew of the Satellite of Love have no sympathy for the stranded crew of Moonbase Alpha when they take in "Cosmic Princess (1982), two repackaged episodes of "Space: 1999 (1975)."

The crew watches "Humanoid Woman," the US version of "To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981)," a Russian film about a bug-eyed alien babe is the backdrop for a variety of antics aboard the Satellite of Love.

With Crow disassembled, Joel and Servo are left by themselves to tackle "Fugitive Alien (1986)," the first part of a baffling Japanese sci-fi epic.

Joel, Crow, and Servo sit through "SST: Death Flight (1977)," a star-studded TV movie about a doomed SST flight while Gypsy goes through some interesting changes.

A secret organization called "Mighty Jack (1968)" uses a submarine to battle a terrorist organization. Joel and the Bots make a Mighty Jack pet food commercial and sing the song "Slow The Plot Down!"

Servo writes a letter to his uncle in which he recalls many memories of his time aboard the satellite. Meanwhile, the crew are subjected to "Superdome (1978)," a drama about a New Orleans Super Bowl full of intrigue, romance, and catfish.

This week's experiment is the disastrous disaster film "City on Fire (1979)," which assures viewers the events depicted could happen in any city, anywhere. Even, as Tom points out, while the crew are watching this.

Joel and the Bots watch "Canines of the Caribbean (1985)," a Japanese rip-off of "Planet of the Apes (1968)," stage their own version of "Inherit the Wind," and Crow shows off the latest in ape fashion.

In "The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)," the groovy femme fatale Sumuru plots world domination, while Joel gets even with the Bots for locking him out of the ship.

The crew discover disturbing secrets in Crow's memory bank while watching "Hangar 18 (1980)," a film about bland government officials investigating, and then trying to cover up, a flying saucer crash.

"The Last Chase (1981)," this week's film, features two intrepid heroes fleeing their Orwellian futuristic society in a souped-up racecar - but Joel and friends are more interested in reading fan mail from their adoring public.

Joel and the Bots suffer through "Planet of the Dinosaurs," the US version of "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)," a dreary 70s Japanese dinosaur movie. Where's Doug McClure when you need him?

In the series' first national broadcast, the Mads have moved into Deep 13, Joel has spruced up the Bots, and Forrest Tucker sleepwalks his way through "The Crawling Eye (1958)," this week's literally eye-popping film.

The Mads fall victim to their own newly-installed security system, and the unfortunately-shaped Satellite of Love is besieged by Demon Dogs hoping to pray to the Giant Bone, all the while "The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)" is happening.

Things get hairy on the Satellite of Love thanks to the lupine antics of "The Mad Monster (1942)" and the second chapter of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)."