177. Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift. [MST3K 310. Fugitive Alien.]
Fugitive Alien is back for season 3, so Chris and Charlotte finally get to talk about forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, and tongue twisters.
Jun 23, 2025•59 min•Ep. 177
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176. This Misfit Movie. [MST3K K12. Fugitive Alien.]
The KTMA version of Fugitive Alien is not as excited about that forklift as it could be, but it will listen to Chris and Charlotte talk about pulp sci fi, adaptations of adaptations, Phantom of the Paradise, misfit media, and Winnipeg.
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 176
175. An Attempt to Communicate. [MST3K 211. First Spaceship on Venus.]
First Spaceship on Venus (a.k.a. The Silent Star) won’t respond to Chris and Charlotte’s messages about rampant sarcasm, post-war cinema, Stanisław Lem, Britney Spears, and My Demon Lover.
May 31, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 175
174. Slower than Mister Rogers. [MST3K 611. Last of the Wild Horses.]
Last of the Wild Horses needs to give Chris and Charlotte a year of rest so they can come up with more fun facts about Robert Lippert, mirror universes, unexpected riffers, John Wayne, and Louis L’Amour.
May 19, 2025•59 min•Ep. 174
173. Average Dancing Girls. [MST3K 511. Gunslinger.]
Gunslinger comes moseying into town, taking potshots at Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Roger Corman, the Pony Express, and sex workers of the Old West.
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 173
172b. Cody Never Wins. [The Complete Radar Men from the Moon.]
A compilation of all our summaries and segments about Radar Men from the Moon.
Apr 19, 2025•55 min•Ep. 172
172. Incredibly Liberating. [MST3K 110. Robot Holocaust.]
After the Robot Holocaust, Chris and Charlotte are left to talk about women with accents, goofy character design, classic 70s cinema, obscure corners of New York City, and avocado recipes.
Mar 31, 2025•59 min•Ep. 172
171. That Doesn’t Seem Very Good. [MST3K 1007. Track of the Moon Beast.]
Track of the Moon Beast pelted Chris and Charlotte with lunar meteorites, and now every night they chat about The Bat-man, the Joker, the ghostwriter, the egotist, and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
Mar 11, 2025•59 min•Ep. 171
170. Defect for Smooches. [MST3K 1309. The Million Eyes of Sumuru.]
The Million Eyes of Sumuru is back, and now Chris and Charlotte can talk about Shirley Eaton, Space Sumuru, Fitzcarraldo, Burden of Dreams, and Bikini Kill.
Feb 24, 2025•59 min•Ep. 170
169. Bless That Freak. [MST3K 411. The Magic Sword.]
The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 169
168. The Cost of Ladies in Space. [MST3K 109. Project Moon Base.]
Project Moon Base lets Chris and Charlotte walk on the walls and talk about astronauts, feminism, Robert A. Heinlein, Cat-Women, and Joe Cool. With two episodes of Radar Men from the Moon. Yay.
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 168
167. The Chorus of Kaiju. [MST3K 213. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.]
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster protects Chris and Charlotte from other kaiju while they talk about Odysseus, Antigone, Paladin, Pink Lady, and Jeff.
Jan 13, 2025•56 min•Ep. 167
166. H0H 0H0! [MST3K 1113. The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t.]
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t visits Chris and Charlotte in the middle of the night to talk about adequate holiday movies, big acting choices, delightful ponies, sad ducks, and terrifying descents.
Dec 23, 2024•57 min•Ep. 166
165. The Taste of Condiments to Come. [MST3K 1310. H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come.]
H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come offer Chris and Charlotte a glimpse into their future, where they will find they have discussed H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, Things to Come, the future of condiments, and the horror of it all.
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 165
164b. The Adam Westness of It All. [MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1994–1997.]
Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate with another batch of bumpers and commercials from Turkey Days gone by. This time they get to talk about Adam West, Beverly Garland, Mamie Van Doren, Jack Perkins, and Michael Feinstein.
Nov 27, 2024•29 min•Ep. 164
164. The Need to Be Fancy. [MST3K 613. The Sinister Urge.]
Ed Wood’s The Sinister Urge leads Chris and Charlotte down a dark path towards smut, dirty pictures, deathly orgies, love feasts, and taking it out in trade. Thank goodness this experiment also features an educational short about Keeping Clean and Neat!
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 164
163. You Can Never Really Tell How Dirty It Is. [MST3K 606. The Creeping Terror.]
Happy (belated) Halloween! The Creeping Terror slowly approaches Chris and Charlotte and overhears them discussing carpet samples, Vic Savage, Ed Wood, avant-garde composers, and Love, American Style!
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 163
162. Famous People Doing Weird Things. [MST3K K13. SST: Death Flight.]
SST: Death Flight, chock full of celebrities, is flying as fast as it can to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about Lorne Greene, John de Lancie, Billy Crystal, Misty Rowe, and, you guessed it, Donald Pleasence.
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 162
161. Nothing Horrid. [MST3K 108. The Slime People.]
The Slime People obscures Chris and Charlotte, who keep talking about volcanoes, fog, mist, domes, and slaughterhouses. (With another Radar Men from the Moon short.)
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 161
160. Fast Car Go Vroom. [MST3K 524. 12 to the Moon.]
12 to the Moon saves two seats for Chris and Charlotte, who pretend to be experts in concept cars, driving anxiety, space politics, one-woman shows, and Wall Drug. With the musical short, Design for Dreaming!
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 160
159. Richard Kiel’s Cow. [MST3K 902. The Phantom Planet.]
The Phantom Planet brings Chris and Charlotte down to its own size, while they discuss serving man, making a killing, nutty confections, Andy Rooney, and women in space.
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 159
158. A Curse and a Plague. [MST3K 405. Being from Another Planet.]
Being from Another Planet shuffles towards Chris and Charlotte, hoping to collect their thoughts about Egyptian mummies, musical daddies, Jack Palance, Herb Edelman, and other things grandmas love.
Aug 19, 2024•55 min•Ep. 158
157. Not My Fluid Dynamics! [MST3K 105. The Corpse Vanishes.]
The Corpse Vanishes offers Chris and Charlotte a corsage, which induces them to talk about orchids, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, Wham-O, and tag. With the short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 3.
Jul 31, 2024•56 min•Ep. 157
156. We’ve Got the Mouthfeel Now. [MST3K K00. The Green Slime.]
The proof-of-concept pilot for MST3K tackles The Green Slime, which leads to Chris and Charlotte talking about beginnings, Beeper, Charles Fox, Armageddon, and Minneapolis.
Jul 11, 2024•53 min•Ep. 156
155. Lie Face Down on the Ground. [MST3K 618. High School Big Shot.]
High School Big Shot is a bleak movie, but it tempts Chris and Charlotte into talking about Roger Corman, Mother Nature, specialty breads, Abe Lincoln, and Tom’s Diner.
Jun 27, 2024•59 min•Ep. 155
154. A Lumbering Lubbard. [MST3K 314. Mighty Jack.]
Mighty Jack once again rises out of the water and makes a bank turn to rescue Chris and Charlotte, as they talk about dedicated scientists, hot ice, Kurt Vonnegut, Herman Melville, and Betty White.
Jun 15, 2024•56 min•Ep. 154
153. I Missed Out on Many Fun Years. [MST3K K14. Mighty Jack.]
Mighty Jack is coming to rescue Chris and Charlotte from sick jail, but while they wait, they talk about fan clubs, fan newsletters, math equations, Japanese special effects, and bowling.
May 31, 2024•59 min•Ep. 153
152b. Sick Day.
Chris and Charlotte are sick, so here are some bonus bits to tide you over until we get better.
May 15, 2024•47 min•Ep. 152
152. It’s Like Ballet. [MST3K 1010. It Lives By Night.]
It Lives By Night gains bat powers and tries to hunt down Chris and Charlotte, who just want to talk about Lou, Murray, Ted, Sue Ann, and Mary.
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 152
151. A Fate Worse than Death. [MST3K 103. The Mad Monster.]
The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 151
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