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The Green Slime The Green Slime
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.
May 10, 1988
Invaders from the Deep Invaders from the Deep
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...
November 24, 1988
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
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...
November 24, 1988
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
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)."
November 27, 1988
Gamera vs. Barugon Gamera vs. Barugon
The historic first meeting between Gamera and the crew of the Satellite of Love in "Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)."
December 4, 1988
Gamera Gamera
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.
December 11, 1988
Gamera vs. Gaos Gamera vs. Gaos
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.
December 18, 1988
Gamera vs. Zigra Gamera vs. Zigra
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.
December 31, 1988
Gamera vs. Guiron Gamera vs. Guiron
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...
January 8, 1989
Phase IV Phase IV
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.
January 15, 1989
Cosmic Princess Cosmic Princess
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...
January 22, 1989
Humanoid Woman Humanoid Woman
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...
January 29, 1989
Fugitive Alien Fugitive Alien
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.
February 5, 1989
SST: Death Flight SST: Death Flight
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.
February 19, 1989
Mighty Jack Mighty Jack
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...
March 5, 1989
Superdome Superdome
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...
March 12, 1989
City on Fire City on Fire
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...
March 19, 1989
Time of the Apes Time of the Apes
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...
April 2, 1989
The Million Eyes of Sumuru The Million Eyes of Sumuru
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.
May 7, 1989
Hangar 18 Hangar 18
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...
May 14, 1989
The Last Chase The Last Chase
"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...
May 21, 1989
The Legend of Dinosaurs The Legend of Dinosaurs
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....
May 28, 1989
Directed by
Vince Rodriguez Vince Rodriguez  
Todd Ziegler Todd Ziegler  
Written by
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... creator
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... writer
J. Elvis Weinstein J. Elvis Weinstein ... writer
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... writer
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... writer
Brian Funk Brian Funk ... additional writing
Faye Burkholder Faye Burkholder ... writer
Cast
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... Joel Hodgson (22 episodes)
J. Elvis Weinstein J. Elvis Weinstein ... Crow T. Robot / Gypsy (21 episodes) (as Josh Weinstein)
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... Cambot (21 episodes)
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... Crow T. Robot (20 episodes)
Faye Burkholder Faye Burkholder ... Sexy Gypsy (2 episodes)
Alexandra Carr Alexandra Carr  
Ralph Smith Ralph Smith  
Linda Smith Linda Smith ... (credit only) (as Ralph's Mom)
Uncredited Cast
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... Crow T. Robot
J. Elvis Weinstein J. Elvis Weinstein ... Beeper / Gypsy
Barry ZeVan Barry ZeVan ... Barry ZeVan
Produced by
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... producer
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... associate producer
Vince Rodriguez Vince Rodriguez ... associate producer
Special Effects by
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... designer: doorway sequence
Additional Info
Premiere: May 10, 1988
Country: United States
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Websites: Wikipedia IMDb
Ratings
IMDb

8.6 / 10

Production Companies
Best Brains (1988)
Comedy Central (1989)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1989)
KTMA (1988)
The Sci-Fi Channel (1997)
Distributors
KTMA
  (1988) (United States) (TV)
The Sci-Fi Channel
  (1997) (United States) (TV)
Shout! Factory
  (2014) (World-wide)
Netflix
  (2017) (World-wide) (video)
Amazon Freevee
  (2022) (United States) (video)
American Public Television
  (2015) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Gizmoplex
  (2022) (United States) (video)
Peacock
  (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Pluto TV
  (2020) (United States) (video)
Rhino Home Video
  (1996) (United States) (video)
Shout! Factory
  (2008) (World-wide) (video)
Twitch
  (2020) (United States) (video)
Vivendi Entertainment
  (2008) (United States) (video)
Filming Locations
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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