Joel Hodgson
Director
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989)
Season 2
In Season 2, Joel Robinson’s torment continues as Dr. Forrester and TV’s Frank inflict such horrors as CATALINA CAPER and THE SIDEHACKERS.
Released Nov. 25, 1989
Episode 91 min
13+
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Watch Providers: Tubi TV, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory TV + 3 more, Plex, Plex Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Shout! Factory, Best Brains, Alternaversal Productions, Satellite of Love, Abominable Pictures + 2 more, Comedy Central, HBO Downtown Productions
Network: Comedy Central
Country: United States
Languages:
English
6.7
S2E1 - Rocketship X-M
An expedition to the moon goes wrong when a group of astronauts accidentally lands on Mars in "Rocketship X-M (1950)." Joel and the Bots are visited by Valeria from "Robot Holocaust (1987)" and Frank learns to push the button.
Sept. 22, 1990, midnight
7.2
S2E2 - The Sidehackers
The crew watches "The Sidehackers" (1969). Joel and the bots provide sidehacking commentary.
Sept. 29, 1990, midnight
7.0
S2E3 - Jungle Goddess
The crew watches "Jungle Goddess" (1948). Joel and the bots are threatened by a pair of aliens.
Oct. 6, 1990, midnight
8.4
S2E4 - Catalina Caper
The crew watches "Catalina Caper" (1967). TV's Frank botches his Tupperware sales pitch.
Oct. 13, 1990, midnight
7.8
S2E5 - Rocket Attack USA
The crew watches "Rocket Attack U.S.A." (1958). Joel and the bots meet their Soviet counterparts.
Oct. 27, 1990, midnight
6.7
S2E6 - Ring of Terror
The crew watches "Ring Of Terror" (1961). Joel teaches the horrified bots about robot anatomy.
Nov. 3, 1990, midnight
7.7
S2E7 - The Wild Rebels
The crew watches "The Wild Rebels" (1967). Gypsy finally gets recognition for all her talents.
Nov. 17, 1990, midnight
7.6
S2E8 - Lost Continent
The crew watches "Lost Continent" (1951). Crow and Servo refuse to back the White Male Reality.
Nov. 24, 1990, midnight
6.7
S2E9 - The Hellcats
The crew watches "The Hellcats" (1967). Joel and the Bots have flashbacks to prior experiments.
Dec. 8, 1990, midnight
6.7
S2E10 - King Dinosaur
The crew watches "King Dinosaur" (1955). Crow and Servo struggle to hype up Joey the Lemur.
Dec. 22, 1990, midnight
6.4
S2E11 - First Spaceship on Venus
The crew watches "First Spaceship On Venus" (1960). Joel adjusts Servo's sarcasm sequencer.
Dec. 29, 1990, midnight
8.3
S2E12 - Godzilla vs. Megalon
In the theater, the crew watches as the undersea nation of Seatopia sends the gigantic Megalon to destroy the world above while Godzilla and the size-shifting robot Jet Jaguar try to stop him in "Godzilla vs. Megalon" (1973).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel and the Bots host a stereotypical morning magazine show.
Jan. 19, 1991, midnight
8.3
S2E13 - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man steals a boat to find his brother but ends up shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering Godzilla in "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster" (1966).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Joel reads the Velveteen Rabbit and does all the voices.
Feb. 2, 1991, midnight
Network: Comedy Central
Episode Runtime: 91 min.
Season Runtime: 2389 min.
Released: Nov. 25, 1989
Last Air Date: Sept. 12, 1999, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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