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A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.
Blood Waters of Dr. Z (a.k.a. Zaat) gets in its tank while Chris and Charlotte blurble on about fish supremacy, fish people, fish fingers, fish controversies, and smokeless tobacco..
Superdome will give Chris and Charlotte tickets to the big game if they can give the inside scoop on 70s made-for-tv movies, Donald Pleasence, David Janssen, Donna Mills, and surprisingly little about football.
Radar Secret Service spies on Chris and Charlotte as they discuss horror safety films, maligned westerns, unseen threats, hype cycles, and elegies for the dead. With the short: Last Clear Chance.
I Accuse My Parents of leaving Chris and Charlotte no other option but to talk about Trace, Frank, farmers, parents, and badgers. With the short: The Truck Farmer.
The Bubble has trapped Chris and Charlotte, who keep saying things about Arch Oboler, radio horror, wartime hitchhikers, zoos in space, and the side effects of childbirth.
It’s a big birthday for Chris and Charlotte, and Jungle Goddess surprises them with new songs, old tropes, Superman, Dick Tracy, and tricky family dynamics. With the short: The Phantom Creeps, chapter one: The Menacing Power.
The Space Children telepathically command Chris and Charlotte to discuss peep shows, touch tones, Professors, Uncles Fester, and a former child actor. With the short: Century 21 Calling.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.
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.
