Mon, May 9, 1988
Earth-orbiting inventor Joel Hodgson invites the audience to watch "The Green Slime (1968)" with him and his robot friends aboard the Satellite of Love.
Wed, Nov 23, 1988
In between tending to some sick vacuum-flowers, Joel Hodgson and his robot buddy Crow begin their first movie-riffing experiment aboard the Satellite of Love while watching "Invaders from the Deep (1981)."
Wed, Nov 23, 1988
Joel and his faithful robot companions celebrate Thanksgiving by scarfing down "Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)," a chopped up version of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)" repackaged as a TV film.
Sat, Nov 26, 1988
Today's experiment features real humans from Japan and a budget that must have been tens of dollars when the SOL crew watches "Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)."
Sat, Dec 3, 1988
The historic first meeting between Gamera and the crew of the Satellite of Love in "Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)."
Sat, Dec 10, 1988
Crow is a frozen Christmas tree and Tom is busy, so Joel has to watch the original "Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)" all by himself.
Sat, Dec 17, 1988
Tom Servo gets his new "Mighty Voice" and a chance to use it during "Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)," another Gamera film. Crow is still frozen.
Fri, Dec 30, 1988
Crow gets unfrozen just in time for "Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)," yet another Gamera film, and the SOL crew meets the Mads for the first time.
Sat, Jan 7, 1989
As two Earth boys plead for Gamera to rescue them from a planet of cannibals in "Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)," Crow experiences a wonderful dream in which he turn the tables on the Mads.
Sat, Jan 14, 1989
This week's film is "Phase IV (1974)," a deep sci-fi story about ants that leaves Crow wishing he'd brought a pair of boots into the mystery science theater.
Sat, Jan 21, 1989
The stranded crew of the Satellite of Love have no sympathy for the stranded crew of Moonbase Alpha when they take in "Cosmic Princess (1982), two repackaged episodes of "Space: 1999 (1975)."
Sat, Jan 28, 1989
The crew watches "Humanoid Woman," the US version of "To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981)," a Russian film about a bug-eyed alien babe is the backdrop for a variety of antics aboard the Satellite of Love.
Sat, Feb 4, 1989
With Crow disassembled, Joel and Servo are left by themselves to tackle "Fugitive Alien (1986)," the first part of a baffling Japanese sci-fi epic.
Sat, Feb 18, 1989
Joel, Crow, and Servo sit through "SST: Death Flight (1977)," a star-studded TV movie about a doomed SST flight while Gypsy goes through some interesting changes.
Sat, Mar 4, 1989
The 007-ish exploits of "Mighty Jack (1968)," a government organization created to defeat the notorious crime syndicate known as "Q," took everything that was bad about espionage movies and threw the rest out.
Sat, Mar 11, 1989
Servo writes a letter to his uncle in which he recalls many memories of his time aboard the satellite. Meanwhile, the crew are subjected to "Superdome (1978)," a drama about a New Orleans Super Bowl full of intrigue, romance, and catfish.
Sat, Mar 18, 1989
This week's experiment is the 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 the crew are watching this.
Sat, Apr 1, 1989
Shredded and stitched into incoherence from the 1974 Japanese series "Saru no gundan (1974)," "Canines of the Caribbean (1985)" follows the travails of a scientist and two small children who are accidentally frozen and thaw into a future ruled by apes.
Sat, May 6, 1989
In "The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)," the groovy femme fatale Sumuru plots world domination, while Joel gets even with the Bots for locking him out of the ship.
Sat, May 13, 1989
The crew discover disturbing secrets in Crow's memory bank while watching "Hangar 18 (1980)," a film about bland government officials investigating, and then trying to cover up, a flying saucer crash.
Sat, May 20, 1989
"The Last Chase (1981)," this week's film, features two intrepid heroes fleeing their Orwellian futuristic society in a souped-up racecar - but Joel and friends are more interested in reading fan mail from their adoring public.
Sat, May 27, 1989
Joel and the Bots suffer through "Planet of the Dinosaurs," the US version of "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)," a dreary 70s Japanese dinosaur movie. Where's Doug McClure when you need him?