The BEST episodes directed by Kevin Murphy
#1 - Space Mutiny
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 20
Movie Plot: A group of spaceship passengers rebel against the ship's captain. On the SOL: Mike gets a new set of encyclopedias to replace the old one that the 'bots kept complaining about / Servo and Crow crash the last of the SOL's escape pods / Servo installs a bit too much safety gear on the SOL / Crow shows off his new muscles. In Ancient Rome: Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy are in the dungeon. Brain Guy attempts to bring Mike down to help, but the Romans have taken away his brain, leaving him powerless / Bobo throws up a possible means of escape / Mike distracts Flavia while Brain Guy busts Bobo and Pearl out. Bobo then sets the city on fire. Original film made in 1988.
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#2 - Final Justice
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 7
Movie Plot: A Texas sheriff runs amok in Malta after a mobster who killed his partner. Intro: Servo ponders if the owner of a lonely heart is really better than the owner of a broken heart. Segment One: In Castle Forrester, Pearl, Brain Guy, and Bobo demonstrate how to put humor into the workplace. Segment Two: The crew tries to complain to Pearl about the repetition in the movie by making Mike trip multiple times. Segment Three: Goosio visits the SOL as a goodwill ambassador, but the 'bots kill it. Segment Four: Crow delivers a speech about Maltese men. Segment Five: Since Joel escaped after a Joe Don Baker movie, Mike assumes its his turn. He's really just sitting in the water heater. The 'bots comfort him. In Castle Forrester, Pearl and Bobo are demonstrating "funny dress-up day" to improve workplace morale. Pearl is dressed up in wacky colors, Bobo dresses as Joe Don Baker from the movie. Brain Guy appears in leather biker gear, but informs them that it isn't for dress-up. Original film made in 1985.
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#3 - Werewolf
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 4
Movie Plot: A man on a archaeological dig becomes a werewolf. Intro: Mike pretends to be James Lipton. Segment One: With the SOL in geosynchronous orbit, he uses a ladder to climb down to Earth. Mike's ladder escape is ruined when he ends up in the castle. Segment Two: Mike and Servo play "Who do you want in your werewolf movie?" Segment Three: Mike and the 'bots sing a song about the movie. Segment Four: Mike becomes a werecrow. Segment Five: Servo becomes a weremike. Pearl wants to make a werewolf, but can only find a cocker spaniel to use. Original film made in 1996.
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#4 - Diabolik
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 12
Movie Plot: A super spy tries to steal a large chunk of gold. Intro: Servo finds the SOL employee handbook, which is written in typical Forrester dictator style. Segment One: Pearl has hooked the SOL up to a joystick and starts to mess with the crew. The joystick breaks and initiates the SOL's re-entry system. Brain Guy and Pearl are helpless to stop the SOL's return, which has Pearl quite upset. Segment Two: Servo disposes of the many Servo clones on the ship. Segment Three: The residents of the castle are moving on with life: Pearl becomes dictator for life of Qatar, Bobo gets a "job" at the zoo, and Brain Guy becomes the oracle of a planet. Segment Four: Crow is nervous about going to Earth, so Mike writes a song to make him feel better. Crow feels better, but the song makes Servo afraid. Segment Five: The residents of the Castle do a Mary Tyler Moore style good bye. The SOL violently crashlands on Earth. Gypsy starts a successfull Fortune 500 company called ConGypsCo. Mike, Servo and Crow settle into their small apartment to watch the strangely familiar "The Crawling Eye" Original film made in 1968.
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#5 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 22
Movie Plot: A man's mind gets sucked into a massive computer system. Intro: Crow creates a catch phrase for himself. Segment One: Pearl asks the 'bots to make a catch phrase for Mike. Pearl decides to make money by having her own PBS station, and hosting a pledge drive. Segment Two: The 'bots order a pet monkey over the internet. Segment Three: The bots' monkey does not like Mike. As an example of other Pearl-based programming, Pearl and Brain guy sing a duet. Segment Four: Servo is beat up by some rough Nanites. Segment Five: Bobo comes up to the SOL to help with the monkey, but ends up turning against Mike and the 'bots. Meanwhile, Pearl counts the money her pledge drive made. Original film made in 1983.
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#6 - Soultaker
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 1
Movie Plot: The souls of 4 teenagers are being hunted by a soultaker. Intro: The 'bots have a wet t-shirt contest. They don't seem to grasp the point, and leave Mike confused. Commercial sign doesn't come on when it's supposed to, leaving Mike to have to push the button. Segment One: Cambot picks up some odd interference. Gypsy informs Mike that the ship is having serious malfunctions. Meanwhile, in Castle Forrester, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy are playing Monopoly. They couldn't care less about the SOL. Segment Two: Gypsy, and other parts of the ship, are seriously malfunctioning. Mike takes charge, but only succeeds in breaking the Hexfield Viewscreen. Segment Three: The SOL, still malfunctioning, is caught in another ship's tractor beam. In Castle Forrester, a soultaker comes for Bobo's soul. It turns out to be TV's Frank, who became a soultaker when he realized that second banana heaven wasn't all that great. Segment Four: The person from the other ship boards the SOL. Original film made in 1990.
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#7 - The Final Sacrifice
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 10
Movie Plot: The story of a Canadian cult and a lost city. Intro: The bots loot the SOL during a power outage. Segment One: Pearl plans to take over the world one person at a time, starting with Todd Gunderson. Segment Two: Servo does a tribute to Canada. Segment Three: Everyone but Mike gets bad hockey hair Segment Four: As a result of being immune to Hockey Hair, Mike comes down with Grizzly Old Prospector Syndrome. Segment Five: The 'bots start a non-threatening, muffin based cult. Pearl's plan has moved onto victim #2. Stinger: Troy asks for Rowsdower. Original film made in 1990.
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#8 - Jack Frost
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 13
Movie Plot: A really weird Scandinavian movie about a woman whose ugly sister throws her out and she goes to Jack Frost for help to find her dream husband. On the SOL: Mike is the "Lord of the Dance" / Yakov Smirnoff comes to talk about the film / Earl Torgeson of Sanford, Maine visits and tries to explain the movie. On the Camping Planet: Pearl is still gone, and Bobo and Brain Guy argue over who is in charge / Brain Guy and Bobo grow closer / Mike, Bobo, Brain Guy, and Pearl debate what is the best ape movie ever made. Stinger: "Bring on my fiancé!" Original film made in 1964.
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#9 - The Touch of Satan
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 8
Movie Plot: A man ends up on a farm with a witch and a woman posessed by Satan. Intro: Mike has no wassail of his own, but finds some in a can. Segment One: Pearl has gone on a trip and left Bobo and Brain Guy in the hands of Steffi the babysitter, who treats Brain Guy like a baby, and Bobo as a pet. Segment Two: Mike takes up walnut farming while Servo takes up pecan farming. Segment Three: Crow thinks he's a witch. Segment Four: Servo's grandma attempts to kill Mike. Segment Five: Crow sells his soul to Stan Johnson, an accountant who trades souls as commodities. Original film made in 1971.
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#10 - The Deadly Mantis
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 4
Movie Plot: After being exposed to atomic radiation, a giant Praying Mantis attacks the North Pole. On the SOL: Mike and Crow upset Servo by not participating in casual day / the Crew holds a memorial service for Pearl, who then calls to tell them that she is angry and she will pursue them to the bitter end / Crow is eaten by an alien that was brought on board the SOL / the Crew gets a letter from Dr. Peanut, who survived the blast and is now in Wisconsin. On Ape Earth: Pearl, Bobo, and Dr. Peanut accidentally (with help from Mike) detonate a bomb that destroys the planet / Pearl has survived and, with Bobo, she will hunt down the SOL across space. Stinger: The corporal goes for a little stroll. Original film made in 1957.
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#11 - Prince of Space
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 16
Movie Plot: Only the hero Prince Of Space can save Japan from an evil alien attack. On the SOL: The SOL is sucked into a wormhole causing all sorts of things to happen, including Mike turning into a puppet and the entire crew ending up the woods of Minnesota / Mike marries Krankor, the villain of the movie. On the Widowmaker: While outside going to the bathroom, Bobo pulls the Widowmaker into a wormhole, taking the SOL with it / Pearl and Brain Guy land the Widowmaker in what seems to be ancient Rome. Original film made in 1959.
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#12 - The Leech Woman
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 2
Movie Plot: A sordid tale about the fountain of youth and a woman who wishes to be younger. 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 Ape Earth: Mike convinces the apes to revert to their monkey nature, which causes Pearl to get upset / Pearl makes up dumb laws to help reinforce her authority as lawgiver. Stinger: The cop tries to outwit his suspect. Original film made in 1959.
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#13 - Beginning of the End
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 5 - Episode 17
Movie Plot: Chicago is attacked by giant grasshoppers. Intro: The SOL gets a call from an upset lady looking for her husband. Segment One: In Deep 13, Dr. Forrester has invented the re-comfy bike. On the SOL, the crew invent new playing cards. Servo's card, Todd, is too annoying for Mike. Segment Two: Mike decided to call the Mads to complain about the movie. We get to see a rather disturbing glimpse of the Mads private life. Segment Three: Crow writes a screenplay about Peter Graves and his years at the University of Minnesota. Segment Four: Servo does insect-related stand up comedy. Segment Five: The crew recreates the movies visual effects using postcards. In Deep 13, the Mads have a boxing match to prove their manhood. Frank almost K.O.s Dr. Forrester. Original film made in 1957.
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#14 - Parts: The Clonus Horror
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 11
Movie Plot: A clone escapes the lab where people are cloned to provide body parts. On the SOL: Mike grows a mustache / the Crew discusses how to raise children / at Pearl's request, the SOL produces some children's programs to keep the Space Kids busy / Crow gets a new, small nose. On the Camping Planet: Three evil Space Kids with psychic powers force Pearl, Bobo and Brain Guy to play with them / the Kids force Pearl, et al. to play "Candyland." Stinger: "Sure!" Original film made in 1979.
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#15 - Boggy Creek II
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 5
Movie Plot: A crew searches for a monster in an Arkansas swamp. Intro: The SOL has a cub scout meeting. Servo shows up in a Brownie uniform. Segment One: Pear is going to take over the world by knocking out power to all the major cities and buying all the world's potatoes. She will then make millions of those little potato batteries and control the world's electricity. Unfortunately, Bobo forgets to get the potatoes. Segment Two: The crew has flashbacks to remember why Mike came up to the bridge. Mike's flashback is so blurry he can't remember anything about it. Until he remembers that he came to get his contact lenses. Segment Three: Pearl decides to make money off of the tourist trade by cooking up a monster lengend. Brain Guy sings a country song of "The Legend of Forrester Swamp." Segment Four: Servo starts a corporate whittling business. Segment Five: Crow starts some fires on the SOL. Down at Castle Forrester, Bobo drives away customers. Original film made in 1985.
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#16 - Hercules
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 5 - Episode 2
Movie Plot: Hercule and Ulysses go on a quest to find the Golden Fleece. On the SOL: The Crew tries to improvise a skit / Tom, Joel, and Crow unveil "Instant Karma." / Two Amazon Women visit the SOL, the 'bots are VERY happy to see them. In Deep 13: Dr. Forrester invents a portable desk that you wear / Frank accidentally hits Dr. Forrester in the groin with the portable desk. Original film made in 1957.
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#17 - The Brute Man
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 7 - Episode 2
Movie plot: Rondo Hatton stars as a disfigured man who takes revenge on the college pals he believes caused his condition. The short is a documentary-style examination of chicken farming. Also rifft was the short "The Chicken of Tomorrow". Stinger: Crotchety old grocer: "Creeper, creeper, creeper. You give me the creeps!" Original film made in 1946.
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#18 - Lock-Up
Martial Law - Season 1 - Episode 11
Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.
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#19 - The Sword and the Dragon
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 6 - Episode 17
Movie Plot: A man inherits a magic sword which he uses to vanquish an enemy clan. On the SOL: The crew plays Dungeons and Dragons, though they don't really care about the game / Servo provides entertainment for the Mads' guests / Gypsy mimics the singer from the movie / Ilya from the movie stops by, now a waiter at IHOP. In Deep 13: Bridget and Mary Jo, new neighbors from Deep 12, stop by to say hi to the Mads / After their dates with the Deep 12 women, the Mads can't wait to hear from them again. Original film made in 1956.
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#20 - The Phantom Planet
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 2
Movie Plot: An astronaut ends up on a planet inhabited by miniature people. Intro: The Crew compare their Andy Rooney imitations. Segment One: The Doomsday Device pearl ordered finally arrives. Unfortunately, its radioactive core was sent to the SOL, and the 'bots do not want to part with it. Segment Two: Servo tries to look at beautiful things, so he can enjoy life. Segment Three: Mike takes a space walk, and the 'bots refuse to let him back in. In Castle Forrester, Pearl and Brain Guy discover that the ghostly noises around the castle are actually being made by Bobo. Segment Four: Mike upstages the 'bots in water-glass playing. Segment Five: Crow dresses as an alien from the movie. Pearl, doubting her evilness after failing to assemble the Doomsday Device, is cheered up by a mob of villagers. Turns out, however, that they are just the local welcome wagon. Stinger: The "Good and the Beautiful" are extolled. Original film made in 1961.
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#21 - Devil Doll
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 18
Movie Plot: A ventriloquist uses voodoo to seduce women. On the SOL: Servo throws a keg party where Crow gets drunk on Nanite beer and goes bonkers / Crow buys a Devil Doll from Pitch the demon, much to Mike's chagrin / the 'bots set up a pub for Mike / Crow talks to Pitch about how to mess with Servo's soul. In Ancient Rome: The Romans think Pearl and Brain Guy are gods and throw them a toga party, that Brain Guy turns into a pants party / Pearl and Brain Guy watch a fight at the Colosseum where they discover that one of the fighters is actually Bobo. Original film made in 1964.
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#22 - Crash of Moons
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 4 - Episode 17
Movie Plot: Space Ranger Rocky Jones must evacuate a planet before it collides with another planet. Also riffed was another old episode of "General Hospital." On the SOL: Servo tries macramé / Joel creates a guitar that can be destroyed at a rock show and be put back together / Crow and Servo try to woo Gypsy / Joel sends Banner-grams to random points in the US / John Banner visits the SOL. In Deep 13: Dr. Forrester invents Deep 13 Toothpaste, which causes cavities. Original film made in 1954.
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#23 - The Human Duplicators
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 4 - Episode 20
Movie Plot: Similar to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", this is a film about an alien sent to earth to duplicate people and take over the planet. On the SOL: Joel invents the beanie-chopper: a beanie that flies / the crew makes models of the spaceship from the movie out of household items / Servo duplicates himself several times / Hugh Beaumont visits the SOL. In Deep 13: The Mads invent the Fridge Alarm, Will Conrad breaks into the Mads fridge anyway. Original film made in 1964.
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#24 - The Space Children
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 6
Movie Plot: An alien blob forces children to sabotage a military project. Also riffed was the short: "Century 21 Calling." Intro: Servo opens a very expensive kissing booth. Segment One: Pearl installs a new phone system in the castle and on the SOL. Segment Two: Mike pretends to be the young star of the short. Segment Three: While launching a model rocket Mike gets blown up. Pearl plans to launch Bobo into space in a rocket, but the training doesn't go well. Segment Four: Crow present s a not-so-sexy fashion line. Segment Five: The blob from the movie takes control of Servo. Bobo misses the rocket launch, which causes the castle to be destroyed when it crashes. Original film made in 1958.
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#25 - The Incredible Melting Man
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 7 - Episode 4
Movie Plot: An astronaut returns from a mission and begins to melt while going on a bizarre killing spree. On the SOL: The crew plays baseball / Crow's screenplay is being made into a movie by Pearl and Dr. Forrester. Of the $30 million budget, Crow gets $800 / They start filming the movie with Mike starring as Kevin Bacon / Dr. Forrester and Pearl come up to the SOL to revise the movie script / Crow fails as a director. In Deep 13: Dr. Forrester conducts a focus group to see how people like Crow's movie / Dr. Forrester and Pearl tell Crow the movie is a failure. Original film made in 1977.
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#26 - San Francisco International
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 6 - Episode 14
Movie Plot: An airport manager winds up a pert of a scheme to rob a shipment of cash from a plane. On the SOL: Mike moderates a debate between Servo and Crow / Jan in the Pan is thrilled with Mike's Urkel imitation, so are the Mads, Pitch, and Santa Claus / Torgo ruins everyone's good time about Mike's Urkel. In Deep 13: The Mads impersonate construction workers / Dr. Forrester's ears become overgrown with hair. Original film made in 1970.
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#27 - Squirm
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 11
Movie Plot: Worms overrun a southern town. Also riffed was the short: "A Case of Spring Fever." Intro: It's the annual SOL safety check, revealing that the SOL is a death trap. Segment One: Pearl is having a fair in the castle. The 'bots enter a 5000 pound pig in the Forrester Fair. Segment Two: The 'bots discuss the plausibility of Coily, the sprite from the short, and summon a sprite to get rid of Mike. Segment Three: Servo becomes a southern belle. Segment Four: Mike fails to create giant worms, creating a tasty snack instead. Segment Five: Brain Guy demonstrates the Forrester Fair's 4 foot bungee jump. Crow gets some huuuuge platform shoes, which he can't balance on. Original film made in 1976.
#28 - The Undead
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 6
Movie Plot: A psychic causes a woman to regress to medieval France. On the SOL: Servo tests higher than Mike, Crow, Gypsy, Pearl, and Bobo on the Observers' IQ test / the witch from the movie visits the SOL. On the Observers' Planet: The Observers administer an IQ test / Servo tries to join the Observers / Bobo accidentally eats one of the Observers' brains. Stinger: The Observers staring. Original film made in 1957.
#29 - Girl in Gold Boots
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 10 - Episode 2
Movie Plot: A night club dancer goes off to California with a drifter. Intro: Crow has a WWBSMD bracelet. Segment One: Pearl is being inspected by the Institute for Mad Science. Segment Two: Crow exacts revenge on Mike. Segment Three: Crow does an exotic dance. The 'bots belittle Mike for not recognizing Crow as a sexual being. Segment Four: Mike sings a sad song in the rain, oblivious to the fact that the SOL is on fire. Segment Five: The SOL crew dress as the thug from the movie. Pearl finally impresses the inspector by forcing Brain Guy to dance in a dress. Original film made in 1969.
#30 - The Screaming Skull
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 9 - Episode 12
Movie Plot: The skull of a man's ex-wife comes back to haunt him. Also riffed: the Gumby short "Robot Rumpus." Intro: Servo becomes a butterfly. Segment One: Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy dress as penguins as a prank on Mike. Mike isn't amused. Segment Two: The 'bots deal with the concept of Gumby killing robots. Segment Three: Servo tries to get a free coffin. Segment Four: Crow becomes a screaming skull. Segment Five: Servo uses Mike's credit card to pay for the coffin. Brain Guy shrinks Bobo to tiny size. Stinger: Our hero flings his stool. Original film made in 1958.
#31 - The Amazing Transparent Man
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 6 - Episode 23
Movie Plot: A fugitive makes a crooked deal with a scientist to become invisible. Also riffed was the short "The Days of Our Years." On the SOL: Servo uses Crow as a science project / Crow and Servo are hurt in a welding accident. In Deep 13: The Mads have opened a bed and breakfast, and force the SOL crew into being the "local color" / Dr. Forrester won't let Frank have a day off / the Mads have some Apple Dowdy. Original film made in 1960.
#32 - The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 - Episode 12
Movie Plot: A fortune teller kidnaps some salesmen and turns them into her zombie slaves. On the SOL: Crow and Servo hit up Mike for walk-a-thon pledges / Crow and Servo pretend to be fortune-tellers and cheat more money from Mike / Shelli the Nanite gives the crew pompadours / Ortega is hired by Crow to cater the break / the 'bots put Mike into a box and call it a roller coaster. On the Camping Planet: Pearl is driving the Space kids home, leaving Bobo and Brain Guy on the planet alone. Bobo hurts Brain Guy / Pearl meets the omnipotent parents of the Space Kids. Stinger: "What do you think we came here for...to eat?" Original film made in 1964.
#33 - Invasion USA
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 6 - Episode 2
Movie Plot: The USSR completes a nuclear attack on the USA. Also riffed was the short "A Date with Your Family." On the SOL: Mike builds a new, psycho robot / the crew has a calm dinner / the bomb from the movie visits the SOL / Servo becomes convinced that reality is a dream. In Deep 13: Dr. Forrester tries an experiment on Crow by making him choose between a wire mother and a Dr. Forrester plush doll. / Frank is held at gunpoint by Dr. Forrester. Original film made in 1952.