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Extras/Rarities

All Extras/Rarities are available on VHS or DVD.

 

Title Quality Rating

1. MST Hour "Jack Perkins" Host Segments B+ (Overall grade. Newly expanded collection featuring Mike Nelson as the "host," introducing and sharing information about each episode featured. Creative and very funny stuff! DVD is chaptered by season and episode for easier access. Approx 2 hrs 15 min.)
2. MST Hour 302 "Gamera" A- ( (Both parts of the one-hour shows syndicated as the "Mystery Science Theater Hour," featuring "Jack Perkins " as host.)
3. MST Hour 309 "The Amazing Colossal Man" B+ ( (Both hour long shows.)
4. MST Hour 313 "Earth Vs. the Spider" A- (Both hour long shows.)
5. MST Hour 414 "Tormented" A- (Both hour long shows featuring Mike as "the host.")
6. MST Hour 418 "Attack of the Eye Creatures" A- (Both hour long shows.)
7. MST Hour 422 "The Day the Earth Froze" A- (Both hour long shows featured in syndication.)
8. MST3K: The Home Game (a) A-(Afternoon version of special in which MSTies riff the movie" The Day the World Ended" via Internet chat rooms. Also there are behind the scenes of MST3K clips.)
9. MST3K: The Home Game (b) A (Evening version of special in which MSTies riff the movie" The Day the World Ended" via Internet chat rooms. Same movie and clips with different fan riffs.)

10. 1987, 88 & 89 KTMA TV23 Melon Drop New Year's Eve Specials C (Ep mode. Over 4 hrs long. Starring Kevin Murphy, produced by Jim Mallon and primarily written by them.)
11. 1992 MST Live Uptown Show B (First half is unMstied movie "World Without End". Live show begins after middle host segment. A 15 min. Q&A with the cast and crew at the end. Second half filmed with a hand-held camera.)
12. StarCon Sci-Fi Convention Q&A 1992 A (Q and A sessions with Joel, Trace, Kevin, and Jim.)
13. '92 ChicagoCon/Mitchell Live Screening Q&A A- ( The first Q&A features Frank Connif and some Red Dwarf guys. The second Q&A session features Jim, Trace, Kevin, Frank, Mike, and Jeff Maynard. Approx 1 1/2 hours total.)
14. 1994 MST3K ConventioCon B+ (Camcorder recording of the Keynote Address, Prop Rooms, Autograph Session & Costume Ball. A 2nd camcorder version has been unearthed and is included. Almost 3 1/2 hrs total)
15. MST3K Q & A Sessions B+ (Q & A with Mike and Kevin from '95 DragonCon. Mike and Trace Q&A at the University of Wisconsin, Riverfalls. Features live screenings of the shorts "Industrial Arts" and "Last Clear Chance.")
16. 1996 MST3K ConventioCon C+ (Footage from most of the major events. Filmed with a hand-held camera. Over 7 hours of footage on one DVD.)
17. 2000 Gateway SciFi Con A (Features both the Satuday and Sunday panels of Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, Mike Nelson, and Kevin Murphy.)
18. 2002 DragonCon A (Newly upgraded! Two DVD set for six bucks total. Q and A session with Mike and Kevin, lasts over an hour. Second DVD features a costume contest hosted by Bill and Kevin.)


19. MST3K Writer's Review of 503 A (Unedited BBI studio tape of the short and movie sequences of this episode. You can hear the conversations between takes. Host segments at end.)
20. MST3K Writer's Review of 505 A (Unedited BBI studio tape of the movie sequences of the movie sequences of this episode. You can hear the conversations between takes. Host segments at end.)
21. MST3K Writer's Review of 1010 A (Unedited BBI studio tape of the movie sequences. You can hear the conversations between takes.)
22. MST3K Writer's Review of 1012 A (Unedited BBI studio tape of the movie sequences of the final (?) episode ever. You can hear the conversations between takes.)
23. MST3K Writer's Review of 1013 A (Unedited BBI studio tape of the movie sequences of the final (?) episode ever. You can hear the conversations between takes.)
24. MST3K Dress Rehearsals B (Host segment dress rehearsals and edited takes. From seasons One and Five.)

 


25. This is MST3K, Little Golden Statue Preview Special, Space Ghost Coast to Coast episodes written by and featuring Joel A (Overall grade. Space Ghost is one episode written by and one episode featuring Joel.)
26. Making of MST3K, 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Special, 1998 Academy of Robots' Choice Awards, 2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Special, Cinema Digital Imaging Promo, Playstation Underground A (Average overall grade for these specials.)
27. Invention Exchange Compilation B+ (70 episodes worth of Invention Exchanges. Includes menus to play each exchange individually, by season, or from start to finish. I didn't compile this collection so the segments do not match the quality of my masters. Still a fun way to enjoy all the creative exchanges on one disk. No Rhinos.)
28. Turkey Day Marathon Bumpers B+ (Disc 1 contains all TD host segments '91 -'95. Disc 2 contains all bumpers from'92 to '95. Includes the '95 Scrapbook/Poopie infomercial and t-day host segments for 701. About 2 hours total on two dvds for six bucks total!)
29. Promos,Poopie Parade,MSTieWeen, '94 BBI Tour B+ (Some early promos for MST Marathons. Also Best Brain's "Poopie Parade" infomercial. 93 MSTieWeen party footage including behind the scenes footage of the '93 t-day bumpers. Also includes a 1994 Best Brains Studio tour. Over 1 1/2 hour.)
30. Shorts Collection 1 A (All unavailable commercially. Excellent menus courtesy my friend Brett Wiese. Shorts are: Phantom Creeps parts 1, 2, and 3.; Undersea Kingdom parts 1 and 2; General Hospital parts 1, 2, and 3.)
31. Shorts Collection 2 A (More shorts: Alphabet Antics; Snow Thrills (Sports Parade); Here Comes The Circus; Hired! - Pt. 1; Young Man's Fancy; Money Talks!; Progress Island U.S.A.; Robot Rumpus (Gumby Adventure).
32. Commercials Collection B (Almost 1 1/2 hours of clips covering KTMA through Season 10. Very creative and most interesting collection. Quality varies greatly.)
new 33. MST Clip Collection 1 B+ to A- (Each are two hours of compiled clips, taken from all ten seasons .)
new 34. MST Clip Collection 2 B+ to A- (Carefully complied and edited by my firend, James.)
new 35. MST Clip Collection 3 B+ to A- (These collections are a great introdution for new fans.)
new 36. MST Clip Collection 4 B+ to A- (All are hilarious throughout. Consistently great!)
37. Comedy Central Promo Comp A- (This won't be found anywhere else. Put together by a Comedy Central intern, features promos from episodes 310 through 514. Placards are included. The comp ends up with 36 '91 Turkey Day spots. This creative effort is 1hr 20minutes of fun!)
38. BBI Studio Tours B+ (2 hrs+ total, four fan recorded tours of the studio. Tours: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999)

 

39 MST3K "The Movie" TV Buzz A- (Twenty-two pre-release segments from network and cable television. Each individually indexed. Includes ABC News, E! Daily News, Siskel and Ebert...)
40. MST "The Movie" Premiere A (Excellent handheld camcorder footage. Features fan interviews, Mike and bots arriving via limo, and a few words from cast members. Footage begins again after the premier with an after party that was partially filmed. Includes local news channels reports on the party. Next is a local book signing featuring cast members. Finally MTV segments, including segments discussing "The Movie" and mini-interviews with stars.)
41. MST3K "The Movie" Special Features A (Includes the theatrical trailer, TV spots, and reviews on E!. Also a slide show presentation and discussion of the movie by the cast, featuring presentation of the cut host segment and alternate ending to the film. Classic scenes that were removed from the film due to a bad test audience response.)
42. MST3K "The Movie" Gramercy Press Kit A (DVD includes the theatrical trailer, a promotional featurette, selected sound bites, behind the scenes footage, and selected film clips.)

 

43. MST Interview Video A- (Produced for a public access TV station in 1991. Includes interviews with Jim, Joel, Trace, Kevin, Frank, and even Toolmaster Jef! Forty-plus minutes.)
44. MST Cast Interviews & Appearances Vol 1 C (Various interviews and news clips. Almost 2 hrs long.)
45. MST Cast Interviews & Appearances Vol 2 B- (More interviews and news clips. Almost 1 1/2 hrs long.)
46. Joel's Stand-up and bonus B (Overall rating. All of Joel's televised stand-up comedy appearances. Also included is about 9 minutes of stand-up by Josh Weinstein, the original Tom Servo! Almost 2 hours long.)
47. Jerry Seinfeld Stand-up Confidential A (Out of print 1987 special co-written by Joel Hodgson. Stand-up interspersed with sketch comedy Joel is also involved in many of the sketches. Joel's influence is obvious.)
48. Joel's TV Wheel, Statical Planets, X-Box R and D A- (HBO version of Joel's "TV Wheel." A cool six minute trailer for a show called "Statical Planet's." The show was never produced. Features TV's Frank. The third item is the original demo of the concept that led to the "TV Wheel." All totaled about 1 1/2 hour in length.)
49. Joel's TV Wheel A- (This is the Comedy Central version which is a little different than the HBO version. Part TV show, part stage show, with a hint of physical danger when the Wheel turned)
50. Attack of the Killer B Movies A- (NBC special from 1995. Written by "TV's Frank" Conniff, after leaving the show. This MST ripoff stars Elvira riffing, along with a few teen stars of the day.)
51. "Edward the Less" A (Uncut online series from the stars of MST3K. )
52. Film Crew Intros A (Over forty clips featuring b-movie intros by Mike Nelson. Recorded by Tom of mst3ktemple fame. Intros are presented in chronological order. Most include Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy. Some with (sigh) Chase Masterson of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" fame. Very creative and funny stuff!)


53. Fan MSTing "Gymkata" A- (Recorded at Texas Noncon '95 in Dallas, TX. An excellent 1st generation copy.)
 54. Mystery Fandom Theater F01 "Little Red Riding Hood" A (Excellent production values highlight this series of fan MSTings. Great commercials included.)
55. Mystery Fandom Theater F02 "Invasion of the Animal People" A (Fast paced with sharp riffing.)
56. Mystery Fandom Theater F03 "Starcrash" A (The final installment? I hope not. If so... Bravo!)
57. Count Xigeous' Halloween Bloodbath A (Fun MST-like, no-budget fan production. Features the movie "My Grandpa is a Vampire" starring Al Lewis. Almost 2 1/2 hours.)
58. Fan MSTing 'Battle of the Worlds' B (Italian disaster flick starring Claude Rains.)

 

new 59. Mystery Science Theater Audio Collection (11 CD-R Collection for $20. Find details here.)

These would not be the best selections for the casual fan. Do not expect quality to match my episode quality.

 

Extras Quality Grading Guide
Based on video and audio quality.

A+ = Perfect ( Rhino or Best Brains only)
A- to A = Very Good. Good edits, good picture and sound. May have occasional anomaly.
B- to B+ = Good. Good edits, fair to good picture and good sound. May be higher generation.
C- to C+ = Fair . Fair picture and good sound, somewhat inconsistent quality. Higher generation.
All extras are in "very watchable" condition. Otherwise I would not offer them.

 

Out-Of-Print Movies
(Researched and believed to be unavailable commercially or in the Public Domain.)

Title Quality Rating

M1.The Green Slime A (See why the Brains chose this movie for their half-hour pilot. Movie is hilarious without riffing! Very nice copy. The movies theme song was released as a single back in the day.)
M2. Phase IV A (An eerily plausible tale, with incredibile close-up photography. Movie featured in KTMA K09.)
 M3. SST Death Flight A (Very nice print of my fave KTMA episode in it's uncut glory. A bucketful of second tier stars, a cheesy script, and low budget effects equal one great movie!)
new M4. Million Eyes of Su-Muru C+ (Considered by many to actually be a pretty good movie. Stars Frankie Avalon and lots of pretty ladies.)
M5. Robot Monster 3-D A (In semi glorious 3-D. And while supplies last, I'll include two 3-D glasses. Enjoy the classic tale of love and destruction, featuring an gorilla suited alien wearing a diving helmet.)
M6. Robot Holocaust A (Incredibly cheesy movie. “Dawg-wan, I assoowa yoo, dey aw doowmmed.”)
M7. Moon Zero Two A (Groovy widescreen version of the 1960's "space western. Get yer go-go boots out!)
 M8. It Conquered the World A ( Roger Corman again, this one featuring a carrot from outer space.)
M9. Operation Double 007 A- (Did as much for Neil Connery's career as "James Bond" did for Sean's. Maybe not! Was it his total lack of talent and charisma? It's astonishing how bad this movie is.)
M10. Santa Claus A (Classic story of Santa joining forces with Merlin to fight the dreaded Red Devil. Huh?)
M11. Zombie Nightmare A (Bad 80's music. Bad 80's hair. Adam West and Tia Carrere at low career points . Jon-Mikl Thor at his high point. I provided a copy of the MST version to the actor killed in the hot tub scene.)
new M12. Code Name: Diamond Head A- (Failed TV series pilot features beautiful Hawaiian locations and super spy silliness.)
M13. Danger!! Death Ray A- (Nice print of the fun, low-budget spy movie featured in Episode 620. Actually a pretty good little movie.)
M14. Angels Revenge A (Low-cut, cleavage inspired rip-off of 'Charlie's Angels. Seventies style mayhem! Stars Jack Palance and co-stars Alan Hale, Jim Backus and Arthur Godfrey. Also includes my favorite actor from 'Green Acres,' Pat "Mr. Haney" Buttram. Can you dig it?)
M15. The Incredible Melting Man A (I won't give away the plot except to say that there is a man and he melts.)
M16. The Undead A- (Roger Corman classic snoozefest.)
M17. Terror from the Year 5000 A- (Beautiful woman from another planet devastated by radioactivity lands on Earth in an attempt to bring humans back to her planet to repopulate.)
M18. I Was a Teenage Werewolf A (A meat-eating teenager seeing a psychiatrist, who only makes things worse.)
M19. Horror of Party Beach A (UnCut, includes all the gore scenes, which are not really too gory!)
M20. Puma Man A (Amazingly bad 80's movie with some great flying scenes.)
 M21. ZAAT A (Known and loved by MSTies as "Blood Waters of Dr. Z." Included are an introduction by the director along with the theatrical trailer, stills, and out-takes. I've searched for many years for an excellent copy of this all-time fishy fave. Here it is.)
 M22. Track of the Moon Beast A (The complete adventures of Paul, Kathy, and Johnny Longbow.)


M23. Fantastic Four - The Movie A- (Roger Corman's 1994 low-budget version. Never commercially released.)
M24. The Cyclops A (When her fiance vanishes atop a barren Mexican mesa, shrieker par excellence Gloria Talbott (ep 802) conscripts Lon Chaney and James Craig to aid in the search. Tragically, the fiance has been transformed into a bald giant with a face melted by radiation. Sound familiar? And this is one of Bert I. Gordon's BETTER films. Includes both the full screen and widescreen versions)
M25. Cape Canaveral Monsters A- (Phil "ROBOT MONSTER" Tucker was responsible for this low-budget science fiction thriller. No plot, no acting, no problem!)
M26. Zontar, The Thing From Venus A- (Did the world need a lower budget rip-off of "It Conquered the World?" Apparently Larry Buchanan (Attack of the the Eye Creatures) thought so. I am glad he did!)
 M27. Hell Raiders A (Mr. Buchanan's no budget take on "The Dirty Dozen. Typically brilliant style. John Agar grimaces his way through and Billy Thurmond is there too!)
 M28. The Loch Ness Horror A ( Larry Buchanan once again. Features a strange but laughable monster, bad acting, sexist dialogue, and amazingly low production values. What more could you ask for?)
M29. From Hell it Came A- (Often considered for, but never given the MST treatment. A native is falsely accused and put to death. He comes back as a killer tree to seek revenge. As bad as it sounds!)
M30. Hercules Returns A- (Australian comedy obscurity. Disgruntled former cinema employee, Brad McBain, opens his own theater. Just prior to the grand gala opening, he discovers that the film "Hercules Returns" is in un subtitled Italian. McBain, his projectionist and publicist are forced to improvise voice-over's. Much hilarity ensues!)
M31. The Norseman A (High point for Director Charles B. Pierce, a low point for Lee Majors. Flush with success after "The Legend of Boggy Creek" and LOBG II (MST3K episode 1006), Mr. Pierce spends big bucks to bring us this turkey about a Million Dollar Viking in AD 1006 in search of his father.)
M32. Attack of the Beast Creatures A (After a terrible storm, the crew and passengers of a luxury liner are stranded on an uncharted island. There they encounter man-eating "Beast Creatures." Made in 1983, this one is unintentionally hilarious and one of my favorite low budget "bad" flicks.)
M33. Pulgasari A- (Laughable 1985 North Korean answer to Godzilla. Dictator Kim Jong Il had agents kidnap a South Korean director to make films and this was the best they could do? Good quality with English subtitles.)
M34. The Galaxy Invader A (Alien menace terrorizes trailer-trash rednecks! Don Dohler's science fiction thriller is so delightfully pathetic that it is great fun to watch. If you ever wondered about the movie shown behind the opening credits of Pod People, this is it! An all-time classic.)
M35. Monster B+ (1979 - A Colombian village is attacked by a horrible sea serpent. Star John Carradine once stated that he starred in many movies that were "sh*t" but this was the worst. Now you can see why for yourself!)
M36. Supersonic Man A (Superhero flick foisted upon the world by the director of "Pod People." Need more be said?)
M37. Cuban Rebel Girls A- (Errol Flynn's last film "starring" his 17 year old girlfriend, is pro-Castro drivel Production values to rival any Coleman Francis film. Oh, the pain. The pain ... )
M38. Killdozer! A (Never commercially released. Hard to find "Made for TV" movie that is referred to frequently on MST. Mike even phones Killdozer in episode 501. An excellent copy considering rarity.)

More coming soon!

 

Me and MST

What I'm all about.

 

Due to popular demand (ok, someone asked) I am going to share a little information about me. Why did I do this and which episodes are my favorites ....

My exposure to Mystery Science Theater started some years ago. Sometime after the Great Depression but before Bill Clinton. Tossing away the rabbit ears, I moved into the brave new world of cable television. Cable television had existed for many years prior to entering my part of the world, but we were somewhat behind the times.

One weekend while I was momentarily free from work, I came across a black and white movie featuring a masked wrestler running across the screen. Having never seen a movie featuring a masked wrestler, I was intrigued. As I watched, I realized that there were three characters at the bottom of the screen. They were ridiculing the movie in a most hilarious way. I was hooked!

Fast forward to the Broncos finally winning the Super Bowl. Experiencing the brave new world of the internet (not really new, see cable TV above), I came across someone offering fan copies of Mystery Science Theater episodes. I bought a season and was totally hooked. The quality was kinda rough but the greatness of the show came through. Though I enjoyed the episodes, I felt that there must be better copies around. So my personal goal became to find the best quality available of every episode. I've bought complete personal collections, paid $30 per for broadcast recordings, and traded for,bought, and thrown away well over 1,200 VHS and DVDs.

I take great pride in helping others enjoy what I believe to consistently be the best quality DVD's or VHS available of the greatest puppet show in the history of television. I continue to try fine tune my collection, though further upgrades are proving impossible to find.

What I have learned from this little hobby is that there are many MSTies who feel the same as I do about the show, but don't care to go to all the trouble I've gone through. Perhaps they have real lives?

I hope that I help fans to continue to find the show and that more episodes will be made commercially available. And ultimately, I hope the show will go back into production.

Some Personal Fan Faves?
In no particular order:

418 Attack of the Eye Creatures -- Larry Buchanan was THE MAN!
all the Gamera episodes -- Flying turtles are cool...
311 It Conquered the World -- So are pickles from space.
212 Godzilla vs. Megalon -- Jet Jaguar!
401 Space Travelers-- Maybe the best movie ever riffed on MST.
602 Invasion USA -- Ok Bush bashers, see what might happen.
521 Santa Claus -- Not the Santa I remember.
422 The Day the Earth Froze -- A beautiful movie. Sampo?
807 Terror from the Year 5000 -- She was actually kinda hot!
903 Puma Man -- I wish I could fly too!
705 Escape 2000 -- Leave the Bronx, now!
519 Outlaw -- Great riffing.
601 Girlstown -- More great riffing.
107 Robot Monster -- Mainly for the Gorilla and the bubbles.
315 Teenage Caveman -- Great short and movie.
1005 Blood Waters of Dr. Z -- Good 'ole southern monster flick.
K13 SST Death Flight -- My kind of TV movie. Full of second rate stars.
and many more..

 

 

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