It’s Just A Show

A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.

Episodes

177. Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift. [MST3K 310. Fugitive Alien.]

June 23, 2025 • 58 mins

Fugitive Alien is back for season 3, so Chris and Charlotte finally get to talk about forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, forklifts, and tongue twisters.

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176. This Misfit Movie. [MST3K K12. Fugitive Alien.]

June 16, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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175. An Attempt to Communicate. [MST3K 211. First Spaceship on Venus.]

May 31, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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174. Slower than Mister Rogers. [MST3K 611. Last of the Wild Horses.]

May 19, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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173. Average Dancing Girls. [MST3K 511. Gunslinger.]

April 29, 2025 • 60 mins

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.

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172b. Cody Never Wins. [The Complete Radar Men from the Moon.]

April 19, 2025 • 54 mins

A compilation of all our summaries and segments about Radar Men from the Moon.

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172. Incredibly Liberating. [MST3K 110. Robot Holocaust.]

March 31, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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171. That Doesn’t Seem Very Good. [MST3K 1007. Track of the Moon Beast.]

March 11, 2025 • 58 mins

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.

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170. Defect for Smooches. [MST3K 1309. The Million Eyes of Sumuru.]

February 24, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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169. Bless That Freak. [MST3K 411. The Magic Sword.]

February 10, 2025 • 59 mins

The Magic Sword dangles over Chris and Charlotte while they dawdle over Bert I. Gordon, Estelle Winwood, Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, and David Lynch.

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168. The Cost of Ladies in Space. [MST3K 109. Project Moon Base.]

January 27, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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167. The Chorus of Kaiju. [MST3K 213. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.]

January 13, 2025 • 55 mins

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster protects Chris and Charlotte from other kaiju while they talk about Odysseus, Antigone, Paladin, Pink Lady, and Jeff.

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166. H0H 0H0! [MST3K 1113. The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t.]

December 23, 2024 • 56 mins

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t visits Chris and Charlotte in the middle of the night to talk about adequate holiday movies, big acting choices, delightful ponies, sad ducks, and terrifying descents.

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165. The Taste of Condiments to Come. [MST3K 1310. H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come.]

December 16, 2024 • 59 mins

H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come offer Chris and Charlotte a glimpse into their future, where they will find they have discussed H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, Things to Come, the future of condiments, and the horror of it all.

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164b. The Adam Westness of It All. [MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1994–1997.]

November 27, 2024 • 28 mins

Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate with another batch of bumpers and commercials from Turkey Days gone by. This time they get to talk about Adam West, Beverly Garland, Mamie Van Doren, Jack Perkins, and Michael Feinstein.

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164. The Need to Be Fancy. [MST3K 613. The Sinister Urge.]

November 17, 2024 • 59 mins

Ed Wood’s The Sinister Urge leads Chris and Charlotte down a dark path towards smut, dirty pictures, deathly orgies, love feasts, and taking it out in trade. Thank goodness this experiment also features an educational short about Keeping Clean and Neat!

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163. You Can Never Really Tell How Dirty It Is. [MST3K 606. The Creeping Terror.]

November 3, 2024 • 59 mins

Happy (belated) Halloween! The Creeping Terror slowly approaches Chris and Charlotte and overhears them discussing carpet samples, Vic Savage, Ed Wood, avant-garde composers, and Love, American Style!

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162. Famous People Doing Weird Things. [MST3K K13. SST: Death Flight.]

October 14, 2024 • 59 mins

SST: Death Flight, chock full of celebrities, is flying as fast as it can to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about Lorne Greene, John de Lancie, Billy Crystal, Misty Rowe, and, you guessed it, Donald Pleasence.

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161. Nothing Horrid. [MST3K 108. The Slime People.]

September 25, 2024 • 59 mins

The Slime People obscures Chris and Charlotte, who keep talking about volcanoes, fog, mist, domes, and slaughterhouses. (With another Radar Men from the Moon short.)

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160. Fast Car Go Vroom. [MST3K 524. 12 to the Moon.]

September 15, 2024 • 59 mins

12 to the Moon saves two seats for Chris and Charlotte, who pretend to be experts in concept cars, driving anxiety, space politics, one-woman shows, and Wall Drug. With the musical short, Design for Dreaming!

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Episodes

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175. An Attempt to Communicate. [MST3K 211. First Spaceship on Venus.]

174. Slower than Mister Rogers. [MST3K 611. Last of the Wild Horses.]

173. Average Dancing Girls. [MST3K 511. Gunslinger.]

172b. Cody Never Wins. [The Complete Radar Men from the Moon.]

172. Incredibly Liberating. [MST3K 110. Robot Holocaust.]

171. That Doesn’t Seem Very Good. [MST3K 1007. Track of the Moon Beast.]

170. Defect for Smooches. [MST3K 1309. The Million Eyes of Sumuru.]

169. Bless That Freak. [MST3K 411. The Magic Sword.]

168. The Cost of Ladies in Space. [MST3K 109. Project Moon Base.]

167. The Chorus of Kaiju. [MST3K 213. Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.]

166. H0H 0H0! [MST3K 1113. The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t.]

165. The Taste of Condiments to Come. [MST3K 1310. H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come.]

164b. The Adam Westness of It All. [MST3K Turkey Day Marathons, 1994–1997.]

164. The Need to Be Fancy. [MST3K 613. The Sinister Urge.]

163. You Can Never Really Tell How Dirty It Is. [MST3K 606. The Creeping Terror.]

162. Famous People Doing Weird Things. [MST3K K13. SST: Death Flight.]

161. Nothing Horrid. [MST3K 108. The Slime People.]

160. Fast Car Go Vroom. [MST3K 524. 12 to the Moon.]

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177. Be Very Suspicious of Big Forklift. [MST3K 310. Fugitive Alien.]

176. This Misfit Movie. [MST3K K12. Fugitive Alien.]