Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)

It’s Just A Show

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A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.

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Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)

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itsjustashow.com

Latest episode

Apr 23, 2026

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Episodes

149. Dinosaurs for Who Knows What End. [MST3K 1105. The Beast of Hollow Mountain.] 29.02.2024

The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn.

148. Off-Brand Nudie. [MST3K 1008. Final Justice.] 12.02.2024

It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo.

147. A Terrible Word for Love-Making. [MST3K 415. The Beatniks.] 29.01.2024

The Beatniks avoids anything too far out, but Chris and Charlotte have a gas talking about Paul Frees, pocket pool, dippy slang, store-bought cake, and controversial troll dolls. Also features another General Hospital short!

146. They’re Huge! [MST3K 212. Godzilla vs. Megalon.] 16.01.2024

Happy Gamuary! This year, Chris and Charlotte broaden their scope a little, as Godzilla vs. Megalon finds them roaring about Godzilla, Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Gigan, and Squawkzilla.

145. A Cold Place. [MST3K 617. The Sword and the Dragon.] 23.12.2023

Happy Holidays! Let’s gather round to hear the tale of The Sword and the Dragon, or at least let’s hear Chris and Charlotte talking about Ilya Muromets, Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Sven, and Ole.

144. Swoon Tune. [MST3K 417. Crash of Moons.] 16.12.2023

Rocky and Winky are back for Crash of Moons (or Crash of the Moons, if you like). But as Chris and Charlotte try to escape their trajectory, they talk about old news, rogue planets, happy leaders, bizarre tv shows, and broken guitars. Featuring another General Hospital short!

143b. A Little Meaningful. [MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1991–1993.] 22.11.2023

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate by rewatching the bumpers and commercials for the first few Turkey Day Marathons! Reminisce with them about Thanksgiving traditions, Thanksgiving television, Thanksgiving hymns, Thanksgiving foods, and so many turkeys.

143. You Need to Have High Drama. [MST3K 413. Manhunt in Space.] 19.11.2023

Manhunt in Space has Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, and his pal Winky chase after Chris and Charlotte among the stars, as they discuss stethoscopes, soap operas, space operas, sprucing up, and seeing colours. With a short: part of an episode of General Hospital!

142. Get a Broom. [MST3K 907. Hobgoblins.] 29.10.2023

Hobgoblins emerge out of their vault to let Chris and Charlotte live out their fantasy of talking about hobgoblins, gremlins, regular goblins, hobbits, and other scary things.

141. More Than Just a Psychiatrist. [MST3K K19. Hangar 18.] 11.10.2023

Hangar 18 is filled with aliens, so the government must do everything to stop Chris and Charlotte from talking about Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Stuart Pankin, infomercials, and—you guessed it—Donald Pleasence.

140. What People Really Did Back Then. [MST3K 913. Quest of the Delta Knights.] 30.09.2023

Huzzah! Quest of the Delta Knights finds Chris and Charlotte in the medieval early ’90s, where they drink mead and discuss things like David Warner (good), David Warner (evil), David Warner (virtual), David Warner (narrator), and the Pleasure Faire.

139. Born From Stone. [MST3K 605. Colossus and the Headhunters.] 09.09.2023

Happy Dodecalabour Day! Uh, a little belated. Turns out Hercules couldn’t make it, and so we’ve got Colossus and the Headhunters rushing after Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Nummymuffincoocolbutter, Maciste, Hercules’s son, Pound Puppies, and good kitties.

138. This Is Not A Secret! [MST3K 1308. The Batwoman.] 29.08.2023

The Batwoman (La mujer murciélago) swims towards the good ship It’s Just A Show, where Chris and Charlotte are talking about Mexican resorts, Mexican cosmopolitanism, Mexican movies, Mexican luchadoras, and menstrual products.

137. People Working Together. [MST3K 209. The Hellcats.] 09.08.2023

The Hellcats play tug-of-war with Chris and Charlotte as they try to discuss women bikers, gay bikers, (sorta) helpful bikers, speed chess, and cheesecake.

136b. Touched by a Joel. [MST3Kon!] 20.07.2023

Chris and Charlotte went to Blobfest and MST3Kon! And so now they’re going to tell you all about meeting Joel, meeting Jonah, meeting Emily, meeting the Blob, and meeting oppressive amounts of humidity.

136. What Do They Do in Florida? [MST3K 207. Wild Rebels.] 14.07.2023

Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks.

135. A Way to Be a Bad Guy Biker. [MST3K 202. The Sidehackers.] 26.06.2023

The Sidehackers (or is it The Side Hackers?) revs its engines real loud and makes it hard for Chris and Charlotte to talk about sexual violence, friendly bikers, unfriendly bikers, sidehacking, and Rommel’s book.

134. To Live Amongst The Bees. [MST3K 905. The Deadly Bees.] 12.06.2023

The Deadly Bees are swarming around Chris and Charlotte, distracting them as they try to talk about timelines, mysteries, nuisances, knees, and spices.

133. My Sense of the Sublime. [MST3K 407. The Killer Shrews.] 30.05.2023

The Killer Shrews are gnawing at Chris and Charlotte to talk about shrews, rats, dogs, cows, and college kids. Also features the short, Junior Rodeo Daredevils!

132. Misogynist Jerkpants. [MST3K 1302. Robot Wars.] 12.05.2023

Robot Wars avoids war with any other robots by peacefully transporting Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Barbara Crampton, Lisa Rinna, Barb, Star, and a punching bag.

131b. Bicyclists Were There for Us. [MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 2.] 25.04.2023

Chris and Charlotte were live in Portland, Oregon, to look at two recently riffed shorts on a topic that is dear to all Portlanders’ hearts: bicycle safety! The Bicycle Driver and Bicycling Visual Skills both want to teach us about how to share the road with cars safely.

131. The Immenseness of That Power. [MST3K 901. The Projected Man.] 18.04.2023

The Projected Man beams itself into Chris and Charlotte’s lives, and so they talk about 4D Man, Lee Meriwether, Ralph Carmichael, Bert from Sesame Street, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

130. We Could Have Cleaned This Up. [MST3K K11. Humanoid Woman.] 25.03.2023

Humanoid Woman plays a curious tone and compels Chris and Charlotte to discuss Humanoid Woman, Through the Thorns to the Stars, Per Aspera Ad Astra, To The Stars by Hard Ways, and Через тернии к звёздам.

129. Encyclopedia Mouthfeel. [MST3K 820. Space Mutiny.] 21.03.2023

Space Mutiny throws Chris Hardcheese and Charlotte Manmuscle over a railing while they talk about Battlestar Galactica, Captain America, Jane Fonda, Annie Sprinkle, and body positivity.

128. Hot Cross Buns. [MST3K 319. War of the Colossal Beast.] 01.03.2023

Mr. B Natural pops into Chris and Charlotte’s bedrooms to talk with them about musical education, predicting the future, kids learning science, many years of solitude, and guacamole errors. Also featuring the feature, War of the Colossal Beast.

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