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Episodes
Space Travelers Space Travelers
The guys watch an updated version of "Marooned (1969)" about three astronauts trapped in a space capsule that is quickly losing oxygen. On the Satellite of Love, the...
June 6, 1992
The Giant Gila Monster The Giant Gila Monster
Joel and crew can't settle on which of two film actors in the giant carnivorous lizard movie "The Giant Gila Monster (1959)" are more like TV actor Tige Andrews or...
June 13, 1992
City Limits City Limits
Joel and the bots watch "City Limits (1984)," a film about teenage gang battling.a corporation for control of an abandoned city. Crow sings a song about his love to...
June 20, 1992
Teenagers from Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space
Joel and the Bots discover the difference between real and "reel" life, how to dispose of snacks in space, a real boss visitor, and how JFK can wreck a fashion show...
June 27, 1992
Being from Another Planet Being from Another Planet
Joel and the Bots watch a re-edited version of "[linktt0084796]" called "Being From Another Planet" in which a mummy awakened by a university team goes on a killing...
July 4, 1992
Attack of the Giant Leeches Attack of the Giant Leeches
Joel and the Bots get water on the brain after an episode of "Undersea Kingdom (1936)" and Roger Corman's moldy horror flick, "Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)."
July 18, 1992
The Killer Shrews The Killer Shrews
A small town cowpoke straightens out some rowdy kids by making them put on a rodeo show in "Junior Rodeo Daredevils (1949)" while a group of drunken scientists battle...
July 25, 1992
Hercules Unchained Hercules Unchained
Joel and the Bots watch a greased-up Steve Reeves get hypnotized and seduced by an Evil Queen in "Hercules Unchained (1959)." The crew presents the Steve-O-Meter at...
August 1, 1992
Indestructible Man Indestructible Man
In the second installment of "Undersea Kingdom (1936)," the explorers are threatened by soldiers from Atlantis. Then, in "Indestructible Man (1956)," an executed...
August 15, 1992
Hercules Against the Moon Men Hercules Against the Moon Men
Joel and the Bots have another outing with Hercules in "Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)." This time, Hercules faces off with a moon men cult who unleash a...
August 22, 1992
The Magic Sword The Magic Sword
The crew pokes fun as a knight and his adopted mother try to save a damsel from an evil wizard in "The Magic Sword (1962)." Joel and the Bots get into the spirit of...
August 29, 1992
Hercules and the Captive Women Hercules and the Captive Women
The guys face off against Hercules once again as the strong man fights evil Queen Antinea to get his son back in "Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)." Joel and the...
September 12, 1992
Manhunt in Space Manhunt in Space
Joel and the Bots watch an early episode of the soap opera behemoth "General Hospital (1963)" before watching "Manhunt in Space (1956)," a movie made of several edited...
September 19, 1992
Tormented Tormented
In "Tormented (1960)," a pianist thinks he has finally escaped his demanding mistress when she dies after a fall but her ghost comes back to haunt him and his...
September 26, 1992
The Beatniks The Beatniks
Joel and the Bots watch another segment from early "General Hospital (1963)" before watching "The Beatniks (1958)," a film about a wanna-be singer trying to get away...
November 26, 1992
Fire Maidens of Outer Space Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Astronauts find a civilization almost entirely populated by women on one of the moons of Jupiter in "Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)." Joel and the Bots end up in...
November 26, 1992
Crash of Moons Crash of Moons
The crew pokes fun at another segment of "General Hospital (1963)" before watching an astronaut attempt to stop two planets from colliding with each other in "Crash of...
November 28, 1992
Attack of the Eye Creatures Attack of the Eye Creatures
A pair of teens discover a band of multi-eyed aliens in "Attack of the Eye Creatures (1967)." Crow and Tom work through their "best friends" stage and the guys lament...
December 5, 1992
The Rebel Set The Rebel Set
Joel and the Bots watch "Johnny at the Fair (1947)," a short about a little boy wandering at the Canadian National Exhibition. They then watch "The Rebel Set (1959)"...
December 12, 1992
The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators
Joel and the Bots watch an alien infiltrate a scientist's human duplicator machine in "The Human Duplicators (1964)." The guys make spaceships from household objects...
December 26, 1992
Monster A-Go Go Monster A-Go Go
The crew muses about a wacky short in "Circus on Ice (1954)." Then they watch "Monster a Go-Go (1965)" where a radiated astronaut has returned to Earth as a giant...
January 9, 1993
The Day the Earth Froze The Day the Earth Froze
Joel and the Bots learn the ins and outs of the circus in the short "Here Comes the Circus (1946)" and then try to make sense of the Nordic fairy tale film "The Day...
January 16, 1993
Bride of the Monster Bride of the Monster
The guys check out the first installment of the short "Hired! (1940)" where a car sales manager tries to boost sales. Later, the guys watch a mad scientist's...
January 23, 1993
'Manos' the Hands of Fate 'Manos' the Hands of Fate
The Mads present the satellite people a film so bad that apologies are sent, and Tom Servo goes off his nut from it: After finishing "Hired! (1940)," they are...
January 30, 1993
Directed by
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... host segments
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... host segments
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... host segments
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... host segments
Written by
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... creator / written by
Michael J. Nelson Michael J. Nelson ... head writer
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... written by
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... written by
Frank Conniff Frank Conniff ... written by
Paul Chaplin Paul Chaplin ... written by
Bridget Jones Bridget Jones ... contributing writer
Colleen Henjum Colleen Henjum ... contributing writer
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... contributing writer
Mary Jo Pehl Mary Jo Pehl ... written by
John Carney John Carney ... written by
Steve Hollenhorst Steve Hollenhorst ... contributing writer
Don Jurek Don Jurek ... contributing writer
David Sussman David Sussman ... contributing writer
Cast
Trace Beaulieu Trace Beaulieu ... Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester (24 episodes)
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... Joel Robinson (24 episodes)
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... Gypsy (24 episodes)
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... Tom Servo (24 episodes)
Frank Conniff Frank Conniff ... TV's Frank (24 episodes)
Michael J. Nelson Michael J. Nelson ... Hugh Beaumont (11 episodes)
Paul Chaplin Paul Chaplin ... Holo-clown (2 episodes)
Jef Maynard Jef Maynard ... Timmy
Diane Adelson Diane Adelson ... Margaret (archive footage)
Jackey Neyman Jones Jackey Neyman Jones ... Debbie (archive footage)
Tom Neyman Tom Neyman ... The Master (archive footage)
John Reynolds John Reynolds ... Torgo (archive footage)
Harold P. Warren Harold P. Warren ... Michael (archive footage)
Uncredited Cast
Alexandra Carr Alexandra Carr ... Magic Voice (13 episodes)
Mary Jo Pehl Mary Jo Pehl ... Magic Voice (7 episodes)
Michael J. Nelson Michael J. Nelson ... Aunt Catherine Wheel (2 episodes)
Produced by
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... executive producer
Jim Mallon Jim Mallon ... executive producer / producer
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy ... associate producer
Special Effects by
Joel Hodgson Joel Hodgson ... gizmonic devices
Thanks
Fisher Ames Fisher Ames ... special thanks
John Dickinson John Dickinson ... special thanks
Mark Gilbertson Mark Gilbertson ... special thanks
James Madison James Madison ... special thanks
William A. Murphy William A. Murphy ... this episode is dedicated to the spirit of: Thanks, Dad.
Additional Info
Premiere: June 06, 1992
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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