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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.

Episodes

187. The Most Holiday Movie We’ve Ever Done. [MST3K 1304. Munchie.]

December 25, 2025 • 58 mins

Happy holidays! Look, we got you a Munchie! Put it in a box and everything. And we also got you an episode of Chris and Charlotte talking about Munchies, Munchie Strikes Back, Dom DeLuise, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and the late great Loni Anderson.

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186. A Crackpot Theory That I Have No Evidence For. [MST3K 603. The Dead Talk Back.]

December 15, 2025 • 60 mins

The Dead Talk Back, but maybe you’d rather hear Chris and Charlotte talk about true believers, ice cream sales, safety plans, public service announcements, and The Grateful Dead. With the short: The Selling Wizard.

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185. Everything Is Beautiful. [MST3K K01. Invaders from the Deep.]

November 27, 2025 • 59 mins

Happy Turkey Day! Invaders from the Deep (which is to say, four episodes of Stingray spliced together into a movie) dives after Chris and Charlotte while they flap their lips about Turkey Day, Supermarionation, brief introductions, earnest ecologists, and beer nuts.

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184b. It’s Just A Town. [Assignment: Venezuela, from the MST3K CD-ROM.]

November 16, 2025 • 33 mins

Assignment: Venezuela sends Chris and Charlotte off to discuss economic colonialism, Latin American history, lying husbands, planned communities, and CD-ROMs.

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184. Fish Flopping. [MST3K 1005. Blood Waters of Dr. Z.]

November 4, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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183. Win the Butkus Award. [MST3K K15. Superdome.]

October 28, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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182. You’re Pro-Crime, Aren’t You? [MST3K 520. Radar Secret Service.]

September 30, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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181. He Does What We Do! [MST3K 507. I Accuse My Parents.]

September 17, 2025 • 57 mins

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.

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180. Walt Disney Knew. [MST3K 1312. The Bubble.]

August 29, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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179. We Know Who’s Blonde. [MST3K 203. Jungle Goddess.]

August 8, 2025 • 60 mins

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.

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178. Good Job, Bud! [MST3K 906. The Space Children.]

July 25, 2025 • 59 mins

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.

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177b. We’re Always Making Bloopers [MST3K Poopie! & Poopie! II.]

July 15, 2025 • 30 mins

Whoops! Chris and Charlotte accidentally watch the Poopie and Poopie II compilations, and talk about bloopers, mishaps, flubs, gaffes, and boo-boos.

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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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Episodes

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185. Everything Is Beautiful. [MST3K K01. Invaders from the Deep.]

184b. It’s Just A Town. [Assignment: Venezuela, from the MST3K CD-ROM.]

184. Fish Flopping. [MST3K 1005. Blood Waters of Dr. Z.]

183. Win the Butkus Award. [MST3K K15. Superdome.]

182. You’re Pro-Crime, Aren’t You? [MST3K 520. Radar Secret Service.]

181. He Does What We Do! [MST3K 507. I Accuse My Parents.]

180. Walt Disney Knew. [MST3K 1312. The Bubble.]

179. We Know Who’s Blonde. [MST3K 203. Jungle Goddess.]

178. Good Job, Bud! [MST3K 906. The Space Children.]

177b. We’re Always Making Bloopers [MST3K Poopie! & Poopie! II.]

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

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

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.]

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187. The Most Holiday Movie We’ve Ever Done. [MST3K 1304. Munchie.]

186. A Crackpot Theory That I Have No Evidence For. [MST3K 603. The Dead Talk Back.]