It’s Just A Show

Track of the Moon Beast pelted Chris and Charlotte with lunar meteorites, and now every night they chat about The Bat-man, the Joker, the ghostwriter, the egotist, and the art of motorcycle maintenance.

The Million Eyes of Sumuru is back, and now Chris and Charlotte can talk about Shirley Eaton, Space Sumuru, Fitzcarraldo, Burden of Dreams, and Bikini Kill.

The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.

Project Moon Base lets Chris and Charlotte walk on the walls and talk about astronauts, feminism, Robert A. Heinlein, Cat-Women, and Joe Cool. With two episodes of Radar Men from the Moon. Yay.

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster protects Chris and Charlotte from other kaiju while they talk about Odysseus, Antigone, Paladin, Pink Lady, and Jeff.

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t visits Chris and Charlotte in the middle of the night to talk about adequate holiday movies, big acting choices, delightful ponies, sad ducks, and terrifying descents.

H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come offer Chris and Charlotte a glimpse into their future, where they will find they have discussed H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, Things to Come, the future of condiments, and the horror of it all.

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate with another batch of bumpers and commercials from Turkey Days gone by. This time they get to talk about Adam West, Beverly Garland, Mamie Van Doren, Jack Perkins, and Michael Feinstein.

Ed Wood’s The Sinister Urge leads Chris and Charlotte down a dark path towards smut, dirty pictures, deathly orgies, love feasts, and taking it out in trade. Thank goodness this experiment also features an educational short about Keeping Clean and Neat!

Happy (belated) Halloween! The Creeping Terror slowly approaches Chris and Charlotte and overhears them discussing carpet samples, Vic Savage, Ed Wood, avant-garde composers, and Love, American Style!

SST: Death Flight, chock full of celebrities, is flying as fast as it can to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about Lorne Greene, John de Lancie, Billy Crystal, Misty Rowe, and, you guessed it, Donald Pleasence.

The Slime People obscures Chris and Charlotte, who keep talking about volcanoes, fog, mist, domes, and slaughterhouses. (With another Radar Men from the Moon short.)

12 to the Moon saves two seats for Chris and Charlotte, who pretend to be experts in concept cars, driving anxiety, space politics, one-woman shows, and Wall Drug. With the musical short, Design for Dreaming!

The Phantom Planet brings Chris and Charlotte down to its own size, while they discuss serving man, making a killing, nutty confections, Andy Rooney, and women in space.

Being from Another Planet shuffles towards Chris and Charlotte, hoping to collect their thoughts about Egyptian mummies, musical daddies, Jack Palance, Herb Edelman, and other things grandmas love.

The Corpse Vanishes offers Chris and Charlotte a corsage, which induces them to talk about orchids, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, Wham-O, and tag. With the short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 3.

The proof-of-concept pilot for MST3K tackles The Green Slime, which leads to Chris and Charlotte talking about beginnings, Beeper, Charles Fox, Armageddon, and Minneapolis.

High School Big Shot is a bleak movie, but it tempts Chris and Charlotte into talking about Roger Corman, Mother Nature, specialty breads, Abe Lincoln, and Tom’s Diner.

Mighty Jack once again rises out of the water and makes a bank turn to rescue Chris and Charlotte, as they talk about dedicated scientists, hot ice, Kurt Vonnegut, Herman Melville, and Betty White.

Mighty Jack is coming to rescue Chris and Charlotte from sick jail, but while they wait, they talk about fan clubs, fan newsletters, math equations, Japanese special effects, and bowling.

Chris and Charlotte are sick, so here are some bonus bits to tide you over until we get better.

It Lives By Night gains bat powers and tries to hunt down Chris and Charlotte, who just want to talk about Lou, Murray, Ted, Sue Ann, and Mary.

The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

The Rebel Set (with the short, Johnny at the Fair) makes Beth and Charlotte reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’.

This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get Chris and Charlotte talking about M, S, T, 3, and K.