# MST3K is funny, even if I have no idea what's going on **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440 "2009-06-30T02:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/1 "2009-06-30T02:53:40Z")
I’ve been meaning to watch an episode of Mystery Science Theater for a while, but my computer doesn’t have sound and I just never got around to it. Tonight I just happened to remember it when someone else was in the computer room, and he let me watch it on _his_ computer. I watched the _Manos: Hands of Fate_, because I’ve heard it’s one of the best. And it’s pretty darn funny. Sure, I had trouble making out the sounds and images of the original _Manos_, and I had trouble telling if a speaker was a MSTer or part of the movie, and I had to skip a large section because the video wasn’t working. But it was still great. The cat fight between Manos’s wives was hysterical. What episode should I watch the next time someone lets me on their computer? ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/2 "2009-06-30T02:54:49Z")
Final Sacrifice and Space Mutiny are both excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/3 "2009-06-30T02:55:14Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > What episode should I watch the next time someone lets me on their computer? _Hobgoblins_! Then, _Space Mutiny_! Also, I like _Werewolf_! ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/4 "2009-06-30T02:59:48Z")
[Zombie Nightmare](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9kaLNjk18E), a Mike-era episode, it has Tia Carrere (Schwing!) and Adam West in it Laserblast is another good one, as is Time Chasers, one of my freinds knew the director of TC ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/5 "2009-06-30T03:00:34Z")
_Santa Claus Conquers The Martians_. Easily the best one there is. _Manos_ suffers from the movie being _too_ bad; it’s legendary because it’s so bad, but even the jokes have a hard time saving it. _Santa Claus_ manages to keep you at least mildly interested, and the jokes are absolutely killer. The sound mixing is better too. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/6 "2009-06-30T05:17:22Z")
Link? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/7 "2009-06-30T05:53:13Z")
_Mitchell!_, and _Final Justice_. I loves me some Joe Don Baker taunts. 😃 Another vote for _Werewolf_. “This is the most ineffectual rampage ever.” For a short fix, watch _Mr. B Natural_. I didn’t love _War of the Colossal Beast_, the movie that accompanied the short, but _Mr B Natural_ is some of the best riffing ever. If you can, see the host segment afterwards, in which Crow and Tom Servo have a point-counterpoint debate on whether Mr B is a man or a woman. Wonderful stuff. Mr B Natural: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I8kH4XyWjq4/hqdefault.jpg "Mr B Natural Part 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4) Part 2: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kfuQMBYNRv0/hqdefault.jpg "Mr. B Natural Part 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuQMBYNRv0) ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/8 "2009-06-30T08:07:19Z")
I have to agree with all the episodes mentioned here, and add Puma Man, Outlaw of Gor (Peabody winner), Pod People, Prince of Space, and of course, The Movie. The trouble with MST3K, is that, while the best episodes are some of the funniest stuff ever on TV, at least half the episodes are unwatchable. While the riffing normally isn’t bad, its just not enough to overcome the crappiness of the movie. To me, a lot of the improvement in later seasons isn’t so much better riffing, but movie choices that aren’t bad so much because they’re boring and dreary, but because they’re stupid and cheesy. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/9 "2009-06-30T13:25:23Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > Also, I like _Werewolf_! That’s “Vurrvolf”! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/10 "2009-06-30T13:31:38Z")
A vote for my dark-horse favorite, _Tormented_. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/11 "2009-06-30T13:42:52Z")
My suggestion: Cave Dwellers. “How much Keefe is in this picture anyway?” “MILES O’Keefe!” “Jeez…even Tolkien couldn’t follow this plot.” ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/12 "2009-06-30T13:49:55Z")
“The Day the Earth Froze”. And I don’t think the movie is a bad as it seems. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/13 "2009-06-30T13:49:59Z")
Another one I forgot: _The Creeping Terror_. I do want to register that I never found _Santa Claus vs the Martians_ that entertaining. It seems like the subject of the movie itself should be almost enough to carry the show, but it’s not. The riffs seem to me to trail off in level of humor for very long stretches. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/14 "2009-06-30T13:57:40Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > “How much Keefe is in this picture anyway?” > “MILES O’Keefe!” That never fails to make me giggle. There’s also _Pod People_, with the “McCloud!” running gag. I’m only very vaguely familiar with the reference (I think I read a parody once in MAD Magazine) but it cracks me up every time. ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/15 "2009-06-30T13:59:17Z")
Certainly not the best but [Attach of the the eye creatures](http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Attack_of_the_the_Eye_Creatures) definitely wins for best movie title. ---
**Author:** ![yawndave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yawndave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawndave)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/16 "2009-06-30T14:01:48Z")
I’ll add \*The Girl in The Gold Boots \*and _Boggy Creek II_ to the list. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/17 "2009-06-30T14:19:08Z")
Prince of Space! (heh heh heh) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/18 "2009-06-30T14:34:13Z")
_The Brain That Wouldn’t Die_ is great. It has the classic elements: Mad Doctor: Check Post-decapitation surgery: Check Deformed Lab Assistant: Check Hideous Monster: Check 1950’s-Style Floozy: Check Jan In The Pan: Check And the riffs are great. “Alright! I’m coming! Keep your head on!” “What? Is super skull gonna jump up off the table and bite me?” “Could you scratch my nose?” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/19 "2009-06-30T14:36:06Z")
Space Mutiny! “Slab Bulkhead! Splint Chesthair! Brick Hardmeat! Dirk Hardpec!” “You know, they shouldn’t have set their phasers to ‘miss’.” ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440/20 "2009-06-30T15:09:52Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > _Mitchell!_, and _Final Justice_. I loves me some Joe Don Baker taunts. 😃 > > Another vote for _Werewolf_. “This is the most ineffectual rampage ever.” > > For a short fix, watch _Mr. B Natural_. I didn’t love _War of the Colossal Beast_, the movie that accompanied the short, but _Mr B Natural_ is some of the best riffing ever. If you can, see the host segment afterwards, in which Crow and Tom Servo have a point-counterpoint debate on whether Mr B is a man or a woman. Wonderful stuff. > > Mr B Natural: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4) > > Part 2: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuQMBYNRv0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuQMBYNRv0) I totally forgot about Mr. B. Natural, that was some of the weirdest, funniest stuff done. They even had B. Natural show up on the Satelite of Love later on, wacky, brillaint stuff. (I can’t get to youtube here, I don’t know if it’s in those clips above). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-is-funny-even-if-i-have-no-idea-whats-going-on/501440.md?page=2)