City on Fire
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S0 - E17
This week's experiment is 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 we're watching this.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 0 - 67 Episode s
0x1 - The Green Slime (pilot)
An unaired pilot which was shown to the management at KTMA with an introduction by none other than Joel Hodgson. This footage was captured at a Q&A at Archon 32 by Tarantulas in October of 2008.
0x2 - Invaders from the Deep
November 24, 1988
Movie Plot: A submarine crew fight an underwater civilization. Host Segment I: The crew deals with the vacuflowers that grow on the satellite, which makes everyone that smells them obsessed.
0x3 - Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
November 24, 1988
Movie Plot: Aliens from Mars battle the Earth. Host Segment I: The crew does a skit about the Macy's Thanksgiving parade.
0x4 - Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
November 27, 1988
Movie Plot: A fugitive alien and a pilot from earth fight a few interplanetary wars. Segment I: Crow tells his version of the first Thanksgiving. Segment II: Joel demonstrates numbchucks.
0x5 - Gamera vs. Barugon
December 4, 1988
Movie Plot: Japanese monsters Gamera and Barugon fight each other. Intro: Joel explains the show's premise and plays a phone message from a viewer. Segment One: Joel plays more phone messages, some asking for more of the show and another asking them to show the movies unriffed. Segment Two: A caller asks for more chapstick (mispronunciation of 'slapstick'), so Joel and the 'bots promise to use more chapstick on the show. Segment Three: Crow gives a hygiene lesson. Segment Four: Servo and Crow make prank phone calls.
0x6 - Gamera
December 11, 1988
Movie Plot: The people of Japan deal with the monster named Gamera. Intro: Crow volunteers to be frozen as the SOL's Christmas tree. Segment One: Joel wonders if he should freeze Servo as a lawn ornament next Christmas. Segment Two: A caller asks why Godzilla hasn't appeared on the show. Callers are invited to take a Ted Turner survey. Segment Three: The crew debates the authenticity of the movie's monsters. Segment Four: Gypsy and Joel sing Christmas songs.
0x7 - Gamera vs. Gaos
December 18, 1988
Movie Plot: Japanese monsters Gamera and Gaos fight each other. Intro: A caller complains about the Gamera movies, but Joel says that he doesn't choose the movies, the Mad Scientists do. Segment One: Servo hits puberty and gets a new deep voice. Segment Two: Gypsy wants new voice, but Joel convinces her keep the one she has. Segment Three: A young caller invites the crew to his birthday party. They can't go, but Servo's birthday greetings turn into a long rant. Segment Four: Servo talks about the upcoming new year.
0x8 - Gamera vs. Zigra
December 31, 1988
Movie Plot: Japanese monster Gamera and another Gamera from the planet Zigra fight each other. Intro: Crow is unfrozen. Segment One: Dr. Forrester and Dr. Erhardt, the mad scientists holding Joel captive, taunt Joel. They invite him back to earth for an underwater experiment, but Joel declines. Segment Two: Joel is depressed so Cambot plays messages from viewers to cheer him up. Most of the calls are about Gypsy. Segment Three: The SOL crew talk about their New Year's Resolutions. They countdown the last seconds to midnight. Segment Four: The crew reviews the movie.
0x9 - Gamera vs. Guiron
January 8, 1989
Movie Plot: Japanese monsters Gamera and Guiron fight each other. Intro: The Mads are out of bad movies, until Dr. Erhardt finds another Gamera movie. Segment One: Crow dreams that he is in control of the experiment and the Mads are forced to watch the movies. He keeps sending 'A Planet of the Apes Christmas'. Segment Two: Servo and Crow discuss dreams. Servo's is particularly disturbing. Segment Three: Joel tells the 'bots of his dreams, which include operating a crane and waiting in line for Metallica tickets. Segment Four: The crew sings about the Satellite of Love.
0x10 - Phase IV
January 15, 1989
Movie Plot: Ants wage an attack against researchers in remote Arizona. Intro: The Mads sell Joel's car to raise ,000. He then informs them that he had ,000 hidden under the seats. Segment One: Joel tells Servo and Crow about Isaac Asimov's Rules of Robots. They don't agree. Segment Two: The crew discuss what they would do if they ever get back to Earth. Joel wants to turn off his water, which he had left running. Segment Three: The crew plays I Spy, which becomes a rendition of Wipeout. Segment Four: Joel makes Crow and Gypsy recite a new Robot Law.
0x11 - Cosmic Princess
January 22, 1989
Movie Plot: Lunar researchers look for minerals on a hostile planet. Intro: The Mads invent 1-D glasses. Dr. Erhardt can only see length. Segment One: Crow opens a barbershop. Segment Two: Servo unsuccessfully learns to fly. Segment Three: The bots help Joel with his taxes. Segment Four: The SOL crew plays football.
0x12 - Humanoid Woman
January 29, 1989
Movie plot: Astronauts probing an abandoned spaceship find a female clone whose planet is threatened by pollution and a dictatorship.
0x13 - Fugitive Alien
February 5, 1989
Movie Plot: An earth army gets alien help to fight a great battle. Intro: Dr. Forrester is in Vegas, leaving Dr. Erhardt in charge. Segment One: Servo and Gypsy dismantle Crow. Segment Two: Joel and Servo debate why some celebrities are never seen together. Segment Three: Joel hosts a dance competition for Gypsy and Servo. Segment Four: Joel announces the creation of the MST3K Fan Club.
0x14 - SST Death Flight
February 19, 1989
Movie Plot: The inaugural flight of the Concord becomes a disaster as it's sabotaged then a virus gets loose. Cold Open: Joel and the bots sing the SST: Death Flight Theme Song. Intro: Dr. Forrester has returned from Vegas with gifts for Dr. Erhardt. Segment One: Joel tries to show that robots feel no pain. Segment Two: Gypsy catches a cold. Segment Three: The bots throw a limbo-fest. End: Servo and Crow read letters from viewers.
0x15 - Mighty Jack
March 5, 1989
Movie Plot: Q, an evil presence, tries to conquer the world. Intro: The Mads try to find out how mad they really are. Segment One: The bots weld themselves together. Segment Two: The bots discuss the limits of humor. Segment Three: Joel is depressed when the 'bots don't want to play murderball with him. Segment Four: Crow and Joel read pro- and anti-Servo fan letters.
0x16 - Superdome
March 12, 1989
Movie Plot: A murderer is running around New Orleans during the Superbowl. Intro: The Mads are almost ready to bring the SOL back to earth, until Crow ruins everything. Segment One: Joel helps Servo experience pain. Segment Two: Joel becomes a tyrant. Segment Three: Servo remembers his favourite moments on the SOL. End: Joel finds Servo's letters and then reads letters of his own
0x17 - City on Fire
March 19, 1989
This week's experiment is 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 we're watching this.
0x18 - Time of the Apes
April 2, 1989
Adapted (i.e., shredded and stitched into incoherence) from the 1974 Japanese series Saru No Gundan, Time of the Apes follows the travails of a scientist and two small children who are accidentally frozen and thaw into a future ruled by apes. Meanwhile, Crow and Servo have locked Joel out of the Satellite of Love.
0x19 - The Million Eyes of Sumuru
May 7, 1989
Movie Plot: The evil Sumuru and her minions try to conquer the world. Intro: The Mads help Joel back into the ship. Segment One: Joel punishes the 'bots for locking him out. Segment Two: The crew host a game show. Segment Three: The crew perform an acoustic version of the show's theme song. Segment Four: Joel announces that fan club membership has grown to 900.
0x20 - Hangar 18
May 14, 1989
Bodies of aliens are examined at a secret lab. Intro: Joel introduces this week's film. Segment One: The ship is hit by a meteor shower. Segment Two: Joel purges Crow's memory. Segment Three: Joel jokingly tells Crow that he's actually female. Crow naturally freaks out. Segment Four: Joel announces more fan club news.
0x21 - The Last Chase
May 21, 1989
Movie Plot: Postapolcalyptic tale about a guy racing to California. Intro: Dr. Forrester creates cold fusion in Dr. Erhardt's mouth. Segment One: Joel teaches Crow and Servo about manners. Segment Two: Joel reads letters from viewers. Segment Three: Joel reads more fan letters. Segment Four: More fan letters read.
0x22 - Legend of the Dinosaurs
May 21, 1989
Movie Plot: A dinosaur attacks a lake near Mt. Fuji. Intro: The mads start a "Joel is dead" rumor. Segment One: Joel demonstrates cheap special effects. Segment Two: The crew stage a 1960s type sitcom. Cambot even adds canned laughter. Segment Three: The 'bots are not impressed with Joel's model dinosaur. Segment Four: The crew discuss their summer plans.
0x23 - Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
April 19, 1996
Mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow it, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.
0x24 - Shorts (Volume 2)
October 5, 1999
The MST3K comedy team is at it again in this collection of six short, but horribly boring flicks. Includes the educational films Catching Trouble, What to Do on a Date, Last Clear Chance, A Day at the Fair, Keeping Clean and Neat, and the railroad shocker The Days of Our Years.
0x25 - Shorts (Volume 3)
January 30, 2001
This collection from TV's Mystery Science Theater 3000 includes some of the funniest shorts and educational films seen on that show. Includes seven mini-masterpieces: Speech – Using Your Voice, advising the use of lip and tongue action; Aquatic Wizards, a look at water skiing; Is This Love?, advising young people on whether or not to get married; Design for Dreaming, a promotional film for General Motors; The Selling Wizard, a look at the benefits of modern freezers; Out of This World, in which a devil and an angel battle for the soul of a bread salesman; and Once Upon a Honeymoon, in which a newlywed couple work on writing a new ad jingle.
0x26 - Mr. B's Lost Shorts
October 26, 2004
A special feature from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 6 box set. Originally released on VHS, it is a compilation of six shorts: Mr. B Natural, X Marks the Spot, Hired! Part 1, Design for Dreaming, Johnny at the Fair, and Are You Ready for Marriage?
0x27 - The Sidehackers (Outtakes)
April 8, 2003
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 3 boxset special feature. A compilation of outtakes from the wraparounds of "The Sidehackers".
0x28 - The Atomic Brain (Outtakes)
April 8, 2003
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 3 boxset special feature. A compilation of outtakes from the wraparounds of "The Atomic Brain".
0x29 - The Unearthly (Outtakes)
April 8, 2003
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 3 boxset special feature. A compilation of outtakes from the wraparounds of "The Unearthly".
0x30 - Interview with Mike Nelson & Kevin Murphy
March 9, 2004
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 5 boxset special feature, included with "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders".
0x31 - The Touch of Satan Trailer
March 9, 2004
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 5 boxset special feature. Original trailer for "The Touch of Satan".
0x32 - The Touch Of Satan Introduction
March 9, 2004
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 5 boxset special feature. Movie introduction by Mike Nelson.
0x33 - Time Chasers Introduction
0x34 - Merlin's Shop Of Mystical Wonders Introduction
0x35 - The Legend Of Boggy Creek 2 Introduction
0x36 - MST3K Scrapbook Scraps 1: Glimpses of KTMA
0x37 - The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy Promos
0x38 - MST3K Scrapbook Scraps 2
0x39 - Zombie Nightmare = MST3K Dream
0x40 - Hamlet A.D.D. Promo
0x41 - Racket Girls Trailer
0x42 - Assignment: Venezuela
October 1, 1996
Assignment: Venezuela is a 1956 short film produced by the Creole Petroleum Corporation, created to encourage American employees to work at their location(s) in Venezuela. The short was riffed for the unproduced Mystery Science Theater 3000 CD-ROM. A rough cut of the short was screened for a live audience at ConventioCon ExpoFest-A-Rama 2: Electric Boogaloo.
0x43 - Century 21 Calling...
June 13, 1998
An informational short featuring two enthusiastic teens who witness the amazing telephone technology of the time and speculation for the future. Originally aired with Episode 906: The Space Children, it was included with "Assignment: Venezuela" & "A Case of Spring Fever" in MST3K Volume 7 from Rhino Entertainment.
0x44 - A Case Of Spring Fever
August 1, 1999
A man faces the consequences of wishing away the existence of springs. Originally aired with Episode 1012: Squirm, it was included with "Assignment: Venezuela" & "Century 21 Calling" in MST3K Volume 7 from Rhino Entertainment. It was later covered by Rifftrax in 2013.
0x45 - Poopie!
November 23, 1995
Poopie! is the first in a set of the blooper reels from Mystery Science Theater 3000. The outtakes were all taken from host segments running from Season 2 until Season 6.
0x46 - Mad Monster Trailer
0x47 - Interview with Soultaker star Joe Estevez
0x48 - Interview with Final Justice writer/producer/director Greydon Clark
0x49 - Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker
Mike Nelson, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot on Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker.
0x50 - The Crawling Eye Introduction
0x51 - The Crawling Eye Trailer
0x52 - The Main Event: Crow vs Crow
0x53 - Mystery Science Theater Hour Wraps
0x54 - The Beatniks Trailer
0x55 - MST3K: The Musical
0x56 - Interview with Final Sacrifice star Bruce J. Mitchell
0x57 - The Corpse Vanishes Trailer
0x58 - Interview with Warrior Of The Lost World director David Worth
0x59 - Narrated Stills Gallery from Warrior Of The Lost World
0x60 - Santa Claus Conquers The Devil: A 50 Year Retrospective
0x61 - Santa Claus Theatrical Trailer
0x62 - Santa Claus - Making The Episode: Gift Exchange
0x63 - Santa Claus - Making The Episode: The Songs
0x64 - Turkey Day '95 Intros
0x65 - Night Of The Blood Beast Trailer
0x66 - Blood Waters Of Doctor Z Trailer
0x67 - Blood Waters Of Doctor Z Promo #1