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It’s Just A Show

Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)itsjustashow.com
A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.
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Episodes

145. A Cold Place. [MST3K 617. The Sword and the Dragon.]

Happy Holidays! Let’s gather round to hear the tale of The Sword and the Dragon, or at least let’s hear Chris and Charlotte talking about Ilya Muromets, Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Sven, and Ole.

Dec 23, 202359 minEp. 145

144. Swoon Tune. [MST3K 417. Crash of Moons.]

Rocky and Winky are back for Crash of Moons (or Crash of the Moons, if you like). But as Chris and Charlotte try to escape their trajectory, they talk about old news, rogue planets, happy leaders, bizarre tv shows, and broken guitars. Featuring another General Hospital short!

Dec 16, 202351 minEp. 144

143b. A Little Meaningful. [MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1991–1993.]

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate by rewatching the bumpers and commercials for the first few Turkey Day Marathons! Reminisce with them about Thanksgiving traditions, Thanksgiving television, Thanksgiving hymns, Thanksgiving foods, and so many turkeys.

Nov 22, 202339 minEp. 143

143. You Need to Have High Drama. [MST3K 413. Manhunt in Space.]

Manhunt in Space has Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, and his pal Winky chase after Chris and Charlotte among the stars, as they discuss stethoscopes, soap operas, space operas, sprucing up, and seeing colours. With a short: part of an episode of General Hospital!

Nov 19, 202359 minEp. 143

142. Get a Broom. [MST3K 907. Hobgoblins.]

Hobgoblins emerge out of their vault to let Chris and Charlotte live out their fantasy of talking about hobgoblins, gremlins, regular goblins, hobbits, and other scary things.

Oct 29, 202359 minEp. 142

141. More Than Just a Psychiatrist. [MST3K K19. Hangar 18.]

Hangar 18 is filled with aliens, so the government must do everything to stop Chris and Charlotte from talking about Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Stuart Pankin, infomercials, and—you guessed it—Donald Pleasence.

Oct 11, 202359 minEp. 141

139. Born From Stone. [MST3K 605. Colossus and the Headhunters.]

Happy Dodecalabour Day! Uh, a little belated. Turns out Hercules couldn’t make it, and so we’ve got Colossus and the Headhunters rushing after Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Nummymuffincoocolbutter, Maciste, Hercules’s son, Pound Puppies, and good kitties.

Sep 09, 202357 minEp. 139

138. This Is Not A Secret! [MST3K 1308. The Batwoman.]

The Batwoman (La mujer murciélago) swims towards the good ship It’s Just A Show, where Chris and Charlotte are talking about Mexican resorts, Mexican cosmopolitanism, Mexican movies, Mexican luchadoras, and menstrual products.

Aug 29, 202359 minEp. 138

136b. Touched by a Joel. [MST3Kon!]

Chris and Charlotte went to Blobfest and MST3Kon! And so now they’re going to tell you all about meeting Joel, meeting Jonah, meeting Emily, meeting the Blob, and meeting oppressive amounts of humidity.

Jul 20, 202335 minEp. 136

136. What Do They Do in Florida? [MST3K 207. Wild Rebels.]

Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks.

Jul 14, 20231 hrEp. 136

131b. Bicyclists Were There for Us. [MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 2.]

Chris and Charlotte were live in Portland, Oregon, to look at two recently riffed shorts on a topic that is dear to all Portlanders’ hearts: bicycle safety! The Bicycle Driver and Bicycling Visual Skills both want to teach us about how to share the road with cars safely.

Apr 25, 202331 minEp. 131

128. Hot Cross Buns. [MST3K 319. War of the Colossal Beast.]

Mr. B Natural pops into Chris and Charlotte’s bedrooms to talk with them about musical education, predicting the future, kids learning science, many years of solitude, and guacamole errors. Also featuring the feature, War of the Colossal Beast.

Mar 01, 20231 hrEp. 128
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