SoL-Mates: Love and MST3K

We decided to try to cleanse our palates after last week's fare with a fan favorite from Japan - Prince of Space . What we discover is that the arms of Godzilla vs. Megalon are long and taint everything they touch. Host segments: we like it very much; keeping your eye on those axis powers; what's up with Wally and Suzy?; Japanese cram schools; can chicken swim?; that's his burden.

Oof - this isn't our favorite Godzilla flick. Or kaiju flick. Or...anything. It's not our favorite anything. Host segments: Jeff's hot dog predilictions; kaiju librarian; inaccurate flying kicks; it's really Japan's fault; degrees of Kenny-ness; Action Uncle vs. Scientist Uncle; high-quality kaiju a must; Joe Don's International Incident.

We're celebrating spooky season with an MST3K favorite, Track of the Moon Beast ! Spoiler alert: none of these Johnny Longbows stop talking. Host segments: no trick-or-treaters blues; strange STI prevention; pranking logic; Doctor Devori and the Case of the Missing Joe; Jeff beefs with movie smokers; a very special case of air rage; Komodo red herrings; #exothermproblems.

It's time for the Halloween minisode no one asked for! Join us as we talk Halloween movie reviews of House (1977) and The Blackening (2022).

Joe's making us pull off yet another band-aid with the terribly terrible Atlantic Rim . Woof. You know how sometimes Asylum films transcend their badness? Just...woof. Host segments: Joe is hoisted on his own petard, folks; Recapturing the magic is impossible; dealing with a love hostage situation; 0% scholarship; stellar host segments; Captain Exposition!; The X-Files -ification of Atlantic Rim.

We're creeping into creepy season with a Rifftrax basically-a-short, Winterbeast (1992)! Well - not everything is short. Host segments: What's in the box?!; tantric winterbeast; your wendigo update; when is a joke not a joke?; Twin Winterbeast Peaks; accidentally not a porno.

We're celebrating Hobbit Day pre-emptively with a viewing of Rifftrax's take of The Fellowship of the Ring! Thrill as we discuss a film that we've all seen at minimum thirty times and STILL manage to clock in at nearly two hours of discussion. Go figure. Host segments: who doesn't love a Rugged Fellow (TM); updating Tolkein's perspectives; Joe clarifies wanting a "hard R"; Sam's gonna Sam; we love...

We're in a teen cycle and we can't get out! This time, it's teens from outer space! And boy, are they sure teens. Host segments: high school hall pass; Grandpa vs. Richard Speck; the art of the skeleton flop; strange tourist attractions; a monastic orders lecture brutally cut short; Joe's thoughts on Derek; the teen skeleton film; Derek is ALF.

We're celebrating? back-to-school season with the not-at-all depressing High School Big Shot . The most important take-away is that English teachers are the last line against chaos and depravity (CW: talk of suicide/self-harm) Host segments: BREAD PUNS!; cool inflation facts; finding a Safe Cracker (TM); Jeff's Germans to Pumpernickle theorum; Who is the titular Big Shot?; the longest way to get t...

We're keeping our promises and revisiting I Accuse My Parents - both the MST3K and our episode! We discuss how far the podcast has come, as well as our takes on a re-viewing of this film. Update: Jimmy is still a liar. Host segments: she goes off like a rocket; Joe's finally formally apologizing; the bonus Robot Holocaust retrospective; let's talk Dorothy Blumenstock Jones; what's the deal with Ji...

It's listener request o'clock, and we're hitting the tough streets of some place in California with a cop who's ALSO a samurai, if you can believe it. At least that's what the title tells us. We really can't tell if he's literally a samurai or not. Host segments: Joe ruminates on prarie justice; the beard/Z'Dar conundrum; the human equivalent of an unrequested d**k pic; Dave Matthews loves Samurai...

This one was a divisive doozy, but we all agreed on one thing; Joe is very good at Joe-ing. Host segments: Joe keeps saying "daddy cave man"; neck-tube physics; the pragmatics of water skiing; proto-Florida Man; the dramatic impact of Joe's subversion of the monkey heirarchy; differences in cut vs. uncut versions; this episode brought to you by "Baba O'Reilly"; Bruce is still alive!; make a better...

IT's time to say our farewell to Coleman Francis as we tackle his last (for now) MST3K offering, Red Zone Cuba . NOTE TO SELVES: COLEMAN FRANCIS WAS TERRIBLE. Host segments: WE WON!; Coleman Francis's dreams of strafing civilians;bad criming; Joe's just showing you how good he does it; Speech and Debate 101; MiMi's Fear of Fjords; frog leg debates.

We don't know why we're doing Being from Another Planet this week - but here we are - doing it. Host segments: the parallels to a real university are uncanny; huffing mummy mold; a question that is more of a comment; All About Accreditation with Dr. Kimbro; bland, bland white people; the new season of Time Walker ; Joe's BoobWatch (TM); is it an etegere or is it plastic?; Double Pumph; a very chao...

It's a listener/birthday request week for an OG Literal Dozen member, Greg Rieves (Original Greg). He asked for Pumaman, so be sure to send any and all complaints his way. Host segments: folicularly challenged PSA; the prolific Roger Whitaker; flying betrayal; Jeff learns about "Frozen" by Madonna; Devori's poor journaling choices; a basic understanding of science would be nice; using SFX for good...

We're heading into newer territory this week with the Marvel homage? rip-off? crime against nature? Doctor Mordrid . Host segments: Devori is not a reliable Avenger; we found out we don't have to take sexual harrassment; MoM apologia; a sorcerer who plays it safe; Jeff's concise history of comic book media; the Christmas movie debate; just say no to Condorman ; our preferences for Doctor Strange.

It's MiMi's birthday! And we're celebrating with our first Mary Jo and Bridget Rifftrax, the compellingly short Devil Girl from Mars! Host segments: the terrifying truth about Scotch Broth; a literal kidnapping; Americans are notoriously easy to love; Nya's wrongness; (Joe has since watched Nude on the Moon for "research"); the Futurama crossover we didn't know we needed; tolerable, not bearable.

We're digging deep (ish) into Trash's backstory with Rifftrax's 1990: The Bronx Warriors. Somehow, going backwards in this franchise just made more sense. (CW: sexual assault) Host segments: Is it camp?; we are Fosse dancers; "These guys have never been in a fight."; rethinking the whole "Nazi" thing; don't drink with anthropologists; a completely Les Mis gang; discount Helen Mirren; SpitGate; gan...

We finally did it, y'all. We finally left the Bronx. Host segments: gang clothes; everything's coming up Devori; Timmy Bobby Rusty isn't winsome; Jeff's glassware corner; how do you solve a problem like Escape 2000 ?; Biofeedback Basics with Joe!; all the Henry Silva content your heart can handle.

We're drag racing all the way to the malt shop with the controversial (for us) Daddy-O. Can you figure out the ABCs of teen dramas? Host segments: News flash - Jeff is loud; doin' a manslaughter; no honka-honkas here; just Narcos tings; Daddy-O and radical cultural feminism; good driver vs. terrible person; killing a kid in the first reel; checher; who's your daddy-o?

Watch out! It's a teenage crime wave! Host segments: the limitations of the modern college student; teens tuckerin' themselves out; we know SOMETHING about farming; Joe's not a soft touch; CW: Sexual assault at 32:00; Jeff has beef with silly string; the rare double-riff; the real roaring 20s.

We're diving into the newer seasons this time with the magical (?) Carnival Magic. You will believe a monkey can clean a trailer! Host segments: secret monkey selling points; becoming a women on the carnie circuit; the weirdest Edgar Wright/this podcast mashup that you'll miss if you get distracted; with all due respect to Mr. Hamill; offensive terms (CW: discussion of slurs); mesmerist vs. John E...

Hoo-boy - we're headin' on down South to Mardi Gras with Swamp Diamonds. We ga-ron-tee a fine time. Also - we're celebrating Valentine's Day early with "What to Do On a Date." So, hopefully, you know...you all will know what to do on your dates. Host segments: errant community pools; the logistic of swamp diamonding; the truth about Louisiana mosquitos; that boy has no money; the sad truth about t...

It's a listener request this week with Gamera vs. Guiron! CW: Extensive turtle talk. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADAM! Please send your requests to our Twitter or Facebook! Host segments: et tu, Cornjob?; Devori tells you how she really feels about Guiron; real egg talk; next Japanese Olympics; Axis Children; Joe takes the bit TOO FAR; watch out for them probes; giddy riffing.

We're celebrating Jeff's birthday with Parts: The Clonus Horror. You might think this is because we hate Jeff, but he asked for it. He really did. Host segments: a hot damn mess intro; too many things happening; Jeff literally "skirts" the issues; the ethics of savior siblings; sloppy operations; Mengele tings; Joe's definition of "savaging," Devori teaches the true meaning of "MMMBop," clearly a...