Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 8
Season 8 picks up 500 years after the last episode, as Mike and the bots are forcibly returned to the Satellite of Love, where Pearl Forrester, Professor Bobo, and Brain Guy are eager to inflict such gems as SPACE MUTINY and TIME CHASERS on our hapless heroes.
01. Revenge of the Creature
Mike, Servo, and Gypsy return to the SOL to find the year is now 2525, Crow has been there alone for a VERY long time, and the earth is being ruled by apes. Following orders from their Lawgiver, the apes force the crew to watch a mutant fish-man escape from captivity at a Florida aquarium in "Revenge of the Creature" (1955).
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Ned the Nanite / Extra Monkey
Jim Mallon
Director
02. Leech Woman
In the theater, the crew watches a sordid tale about the fountain of youth and a woman who wishes to be younger in "Leech Woman" (1960). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow rids the SOL of a prairie dog problem, the Nanites go on strike, Servo and Crow attack Mike to extract eternal youth from him, Servo demands that Crow and Mike play "Beverly Hillbillies." On Earth, Mike convinces the apes to revert to their monkey nature, which causes Pearl to get upset.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
03. The Mole People
In the theater, the crew watches an archeological encounter an underground civilization in "The Mole People" (1956). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow tries to enslave Gypsy, Mike, and Servo, and later conducts an archaeological dig through the SOL. On Earth, Pearl demands a parade in her honor.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Jim Mallon
Director
04. The Deadly Mantis
In the theater, the crew watches as a praying mantis is exposed to atomic radiation and attacks the North Pole in "The Deadly Mantis" (1957). Meanwhile, on Earth, Pearl, Bobo, and Dr. Peanut accidentally (with help from Mike) detonate a bomb that destroys the planet. The crew holds a memorial service for Pearl only for her to call them and vow to hunt them down across space.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Bomb Worshipper #1 / Ned the Nanite
Beez McKeever
Bomb Worshipper #3 / Bomb (voice)
Kevin Murphy
Director
05. The Thing That Couldn't Die
The SOL is pulled into orbit over a strange planet of the Observers. The Observers insist on observing the crew watch "The Thing That Couldn't Die" (1958) where the decapitated head of a dead Spaniard curses a household of farmers and leads to senseless deaths. On the SOL, an Observer appears, but Mike and the bots are annoyed to the point that they throw him off the ship.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Jim Mallon
Director
06. The Undead
In the theater, the crew watches as a hypnotist sends a woman from the present back into the distant past in "The Undead" (1957). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo's invitation to join the Observers doesn't go well.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Observer #1
Kevin Murphy
Director
07. Terror from the Year 5000
In the theater, the crew watches a scientist use a time machine to bring back a creature from the year 5000. On the SOL, the crew samples some of the Observers' food, Crow goes back in time to visit Mike's family, and Mike summons the Terror from the Year 5000 to be Crow's blind date.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Beez McKeever
Terror from the Year 5000
Paul Chaplin
Observer #1
Jim Mallon
Director
08. The She-Creature
In the theater, the crew watches as a hypnotist's beautiful assistant is transformed into a primeval creature and sent out on a killing spree in "The She-Creature" (1956). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike creeps everyone out with his custom Tickle-Me-Carlo-Lombari doll.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Observer #1 / Ned the Nanite
Jim Mallon
Director
09. I Was a Teenage Werewolf
In the theater, the crew watches a teenager becomes a werewolf in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1956). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo declines the position of SOL commander, Pearl leaves the SOL functioning only on battery power, the crew deals with the aliens attacking the ship, and Crow opens a breakfast place.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
10. The Giant Spider Invasion
In the theater, the crew watches as hillbillies and scientists join forces to protect their town from a giant alien spider in "The Giant Spider Invasion" (1975). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots fight off an infestation of mind-controlling alien pods.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
11. Parts: The Clonus Horror
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man discovers he and his friends only exist to be harvested for their 'spare parts' in "Parts: The Clonus Horror" (1979). Meanwhile, Pearl, Professor Bobo, and Brain Guy find themselves reluctantly babysitting a trio of all-powerful Space Children.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Scooter
Kevin Murphy
Director
12. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
In the theater, the crew watches as a carnival fortune teller turns men into mindless zombies to go out and kill for her in "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike gets a new hairstyle from Shelli the Nanite.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Paul Chaplin
Ortega
Bridget Jones Nelson
Space Child
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
13. Jack Frost
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man attempts to break a curse, and a young woman works for her wicked stepmother in "Jack Frost" (1965). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Russian-American comic Yakov Smirnoff visits via the Hexfield Viewscreen.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Paul Chaplin
Earl Torgeson
Kevin Murphy
Director
14. Riding with Death
In the theater, the crew watches a movie about a secret government agent in "Riding with Death" (1976). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike tries cooking, Servo does a tribute to the seventies (the 70s AD, not the 1970s), Servo becomes a trucker, and the Crew tries to inject characters into a movie. On the Camping Planet, evil robots attack Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
15. Agent for H.A.R.M.
In the theater, the crew watches as a secret agent is charged to protect a scientist who has created a really dumb biological weapon in "Agent for H.A.R.M." (1966). Meanwhile, Mike is summoned to court over his planet destroying spree. Pearl is the prosecutor, Bobo is the defense attorney, and Servo and Crow's testimony does not seem to help Mike.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Paul Chaplin
Ortega
Bradley J. Keely
Little Amish Boy
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Michael J. Nelson
Director
16. Prince of Space
In the theater, the crew watches as an alien superhero defends the earth from an invasion lead by the Phantom of Krankor in "Prince of Space" (1962). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Krankor pays a visit.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Kevin Murphy
Director
17. The Horror of Party Beach
In the theater, the crew watches as mutant sea-creatures wreak havoc on local teens in "The Horror of Party Beach" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo irritates Mike with an updated to-the-second newspaper.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Michael J. Nelson
Director
18. Devil Doll
In the theater, the crew watches as a ventriloquist traps a human soul inside his dummy in "Devil Doll" (1964). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike thinks that the demon called Pitch is a bad influence on Crow.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Paul Chaplin
Pitch
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Beez McKeever
Octavia
Kevin Murphy
Director
19. Invasion of the Neptune Men
In the theater, the crew watches as the cosmic hero, Space Chief, defends the Earth from a Neptunian invasion in "Invasion of the Neptune Men" (1961). Meanwhile, on the SOL, a discussion of Noh Theater sparks a wacky conversation a la Abbott and Costello.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Beez McKeever
Octavia
Paul Chaplin
Julius
Michael J. Nelson
Director
20. Space Mutiny
In the theater, the crew watches as a beefcake space pilot attempts to stop a mutiny on a ship with a giant boiler room in "Space Mutiny" (1988). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow is pretty sure he is a Bellerian.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Bridget Jones Nelson
Flavia
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Tim Johnson
Mike Down
Kevin Murphy
Director
21. Time Chasers
In the theater, the crew watches as a physics teacher turns his light plane into a time machine and travels to the future to stop his future self from destroying the world in "Time Chasers" (1994). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Crow messes with the timeline when he goes into the past.
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Bill Corbett
Crow T. Robot
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Michael J. Nelson
Director
22. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
In the theater, the crew watches as a man living in a dystopian future unwittingly starts a revolution in "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (1983). Meanwhile, the Mads are hosting a pledge drive for Pearl. This episode features the song "Loving Lovers Love."
Michael J. Nelson
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
Mary Jo Pehl
Pearl Forrester
Paul Chaplin
Ortega
Bill Corbett
Observer/Brain Guy
Patrick Brantseg
Gypsy
Beez McKeever
Tech Support
Peter Rudrud
Tech Support Recording (voice)
Kevin Murphy
Director