Mystery Science Theater 3000

10 Best Episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8

In the not-too-distant future Joel Robinson is held captive by Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank, forced to watch B-Grade movies on the Satellite of Love with the help of his robot friends: Cambot, Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot.

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E6

#15 - The Undead (Season 8 - Episode 6)

Movie Plot: A psychic causes a woman to regress to medieval France. On the SOL: Servo tests higher than Mike, Crow, Gypsy, Pearl, and Bobo on the Observers' IQ test / the witch from the movie visits the SOL. On the Observers' Planet: The Observers administer an IQ test / Servo tries to join the Observers / Bobo accidentally eats one of the Observers' brains. Stinger: The Observers staring. Original film made in 1957.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 20 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E17

#14 - The Horror of Party Beach (Season 8 - Episode 17)

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Movie Plot: Radioactive waste creates a monster that attacks some teenagers. On the SOL: The 'bots make Mike a very small bathing suit / Servo writes newspaper articles that are very up-to-date / the Crew imitates the Del-Aires. In Ancient Rome: Pearl and Brain Guy try to convince Flavia and Callypigeas that they are gods. Flavia is impressed with Mike and the 'bots / Flavia and Pearl catfight. Original film made in 1964.

The episode was rated 7.77 from 22 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E11

#13 - Parts: The Clonus Horror (Season 8 - Episode 11)

Movie Plot: A clone escapes the lab where people are cloned to provide body parts. On the SOL: Mike grows a mustache / the Crew discusses how to raise children / at Pearl's request, the SOL produces some children's programs to keep the Space Kids busy / Crow gets a new, small nose. On the Camping Planet: Three evil Space Kids with psychic powers force Pearl, Bobo and Brain Guy to play with them / the Kids force Pearl, et al. to play "Candyland." Stinger: "Sure!" Original film made in 1979.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 22 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E15

#12 - Agent for H.A.R.M. (Season 8 - Episode 15)

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Movie Plot: A 1960s secret agent is charged to protect a scientist who has created a really dumb biological weapon. On the SOL: Servo and Crow are into some Extreme Hobbies / Servo tries to find a legal way to help Mike / the 'bots make sure Mike does his community service. In the Intergalactic Courtroom: Mike is charged for his recent planet destructions. Pearl is the prosecutor, Bobo is the defense attorney / Bobo is not defending Mike very well / Servo and Crow's testimony does not seem to help Mike either / Bobo traps Brain Guy in a lie on the stand / Mike is convicted, but his death sentence is negotiated down to community service. Stinger: Spaz chop. Original film made in 1966.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 20 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E12

#11 - The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (Season 8 - Episode 12)

Movie Plot: A fortune teller kidnaps some salesmen and turns them into her zombie slaves. On the SOL: Crow and Servo hit up Mike for walk-a-thon pledges / Crow and Servo pretend to be fortune-tellers and cheat more money from Mike / Shelli the Nanite gives the crew pompadours / Ortega is hired by Crow to cater the break / the 'bots put Mike into a box and call it a roller coaster. On the Camping Planet: Pearl is driving the Space kids home, leaving Bobo and Brain Guy on the planet alone. Bobo hurts Brain Guy / Pearl meets the omnipotent parents of the Space Kids. Stinger: "What do you think we came here for...to eat?" Original film made in 1964.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 29 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E19

#10 - Invasion of the Neptune Men (Season 8 - Episode 19)

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Movie Plot: Japan is attacked by aliens, and is saved by a very insignificant hero. Features the classic horrible special effects that are a staple of early 1950s Japanese horror movies. Keep an eye out for the bizarre scene featuring Adolph Hitler. On the SOL: Servo, Crow, and the Nanites lose a battle against the mites that live on Mike's eyelashes / the 'bots kabuki play degenerates / the Crew is almost driven to insanity be the movie, but they are cheered up when Krankor visits to try to conquer them. In Ancient Rome: Bobo, who thinks he is a Roman warrior named the Mad Goth, is a celebrity / Pearl and Brain Guy try to tell Bobo who he really is / Pearl bashes Bobo over the head, which gets his memory back, but also gets the them, and Brain Guy, arrested. Stinger: The little boy falls down. Original film made in 1961.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 22 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E10

#9 - The Giant Spider Invasion (Season 8 - Episode 10)

Movie Plot: After an asteroid crash, giant alien spiders start attacking people. On the SOL: Servo becomes a cheerleader / an evil alien entity possesses Gypsy, and is coming to possess the others / the evil entity creates a doppelganger Servo / all of the 'bots are now possessed, and Mike appeals to Bobo for help. On the Camping Planet: Pearl tells the SOL of her camping adventures / Pearl and Brain Guy have been possessed by the evil aliens and are preparing to use the alien pods to possess the world / only Bobo, who is not possessed, can destroy the mother pod. Mike has to convince him to do it. Stinger: "Phtphptptphpt." Original film made in 1975.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 29 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E2

#8 - The Leech Woman (Season 8 - Episode 2)

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Movie Plot: A sordid tale about the fountain of youth and a woman who wishes to be younger. On the SOL: Crow rids the SOL of a prairie dog problem / the Nanites go on strike / Servo and Crow attack Mike to extract eternal youth from him / Servo demands that Crow and Mike play "Beverly Hillbillies." On Ape Earth: Mike convinces the apes to revert to their monkey nature, which causes Pearl to get upset / Pearl makes up dumb laws to help reinforce her authority as lawgiver. Stinger: The cop tries to outwit his suspect. Original film made in 1959.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 22 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E3

#7 - The Mole People (Season 8 - Episode 3)

Movie Plot: An expedition to the center of the Earth encounters an underground civilization. On the SOL: Crow tries to make Gypsy, Mike, and Servo his slaves / Crow does an archaeological dig through the SOL / Mike meets some of the underground dwellers. On Ape Earth: Pearl demands a parade in her honor / the apes give Pearl a hunky guy, played by Robert Smith of the Minnesota Vikings. Stinger: "It" hits the wall. Original film made in 1956.

The episode was rated 8.12 from 17 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E14

#6 - Riding with Death (Season 8 - Episode 14)

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Movie Plot: A 1970s movie about a secret government agent. On the SOL: Mike tries cooking / Servo does a tribute to the seventies. Thats the 70s AD, not the 1970s / Servo becomes a trucker / the Crew tries to inject characters into a movie. On the Camping Planet: Evil robots attack Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy. They ask the SOL for help, and Mike responds by blowing up the planet / once again, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy have escaped destruction by taking off in the Widowmaker. Pearl demands medals for bravery. Stinger: Jim Stafford is happy. Original film made in 1976.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 19 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E22

#5 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (Season 8 - Episode 22)

Movie Plot: A man's mind gets sucked into a massive computer system. Intro: Crow creates a catch phrase for himself. Segment One: Pearl asks the 'bots to make a catch phrase for Mike. Pearl decides to make money by having her own PBS station, and hosting a pledge drive. Segment Two: The 'bots order a pet monkey over the internet. Segment Three: The bots' monkey does not like Mike. As an example of other Pearl-based programming, Pearl and Brain guy sing a duet. Segment Four: Servo is beat up by some rough Nanites. Segment Five: Bobo comes up to the SOL to help with the monkey, but ends up turning against Mike and the 'bots. Meanwhile, Pearl counts the money her pledge drive made. Original film made in 1983.

The episode was rated 8.38 from 32 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E13

#4 - Jack Frost (Season 8 - Episode 13)

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Movie Plot: A really weird Scandinavian movie about a woman whose ugly sister throws her out and she goes to Jack Frost for help to find her dream husband. On the SOL: Mike is the "Lord of the Dance" / Yakov Smirnoff comes to talk about the film / Earl Torgeson of Sanford, Maine visits and tries to explain the movie. On the Camping Planet: Pearl is still gone, and Bobo and Brain Guy argue over who is in charge / Brain Guy and Bobo grow closer / Mike, Bobo, Brain Guy, and Pearl debate what is the best ape movie ever made. Stinger: "Bring on my fiancΓ©!" Original film made in 1964.

The episode was rated 8.50 from 28 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E16

#3 - Prince of Space (Season 8 - Episode 16)

Movie Plot: Only the hero Prince Of Space can save Japan from an evil alien attack. On the SOL: The SOL is sucked into a wormhole causing all sorts of things to happen, including Mike turning into a puppet and the entire crew ending up the woods of Minnesota / Mike marries Krankor, the villain of the movie. On the Widowmaker: While outside going to the bathroom, Bobo pulls the Widowmaker into a wormhole, taking the SOL with it / Pearl and Brain Guy land the Widowmaker in what seems to be ancient Rome. Original film made in 1959.

The episode was rated 8.64 from 25 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E21

#2 - Time Chasers (Season 8 - Episode 21)

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Movie Plot: a Vermont based film made in 1991 about a college professor who creates a time-traveling plane and sells it to an evil cooperation. He finds that the cooperation uses the plane as a weapon to destroy the future, and he has to go back in time several times to stop himself from selling his time machine in the first place. On the SOL: Crow goes back in time to the 1980s to talk Mike out of taking temp jobs, thus stopping him from getting the job in Deep 13 that got him trapped on the SOL / The 'bots are dismayed to find Mike replaced by Mike's alcoholic brother Eddie / Eddie tells the 'bots that Mike played in a band and died, prompting Crow to go back and undo his earlier mission. On the Widowmaker: Pearl has put Bobo and Brain Guy down for the night and invites Mike over for a chat / Pearl informs Mike that there is now an extra Crow roaming around 1985 Wisconsin. Original film made in 1994.

The episode was rated 8.70 from 33 votes.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - S8E20

#1 - Space Mutiny (Season 8 - Episode 20)

Movie Plot: A group of spaceship passengers rebel against the ship's captain. On the SOL: Mike gets a new set of encyclopedias to replace the old one that the 'bots kept complaining about / Servo and Crow crash the last of the SOL's escape pods / Servo installs a bit too much safety gear on the SOL / Crow shows off his new muscles. In Ancient Rome: Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy are in the dungeon. Brain Guy attempts to bring Mike down to help, but the Romans have taken away his brain, leaving him powerless / Bobo throws up a possible means of escape / Mike distracts Flavia while Brain Guy busts Bobo and Pearl out. Bobo then sets the city on fire. Original film made in 1988.

The episode was rated 8.80 from 50 votes.

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