The BEST episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 season 9
Every episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 season 9!
In the not-too-distant future, various test subjects are held captive by mad scientists and evil villains aboard the Satellite of Love, where they are forced to watch cheesy B-grade movies with the help of their robot friends: Cambot, Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot.
#1 - The Pumaman
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/1998
Movie Plot: A man discovers that he is an Aztec god-like creature that has the power of a Puma. Intro: Servo comes down with "Short Man's Disease." Segment One: Pearl is holding a fancy dress ball at the same time that Brain Guy is throwing a normal party. Servo gets into mingling for Pearl's ball. Segment Two: Mike enlists the help of Shelli the Nanite to give his hair the "dry look." Segment Three: The 'bots force Mike to dress as Cotamundi Man. Segment Four: Crow and Servo create a voodoo head of Roger Whittaker. Segment Five: Crow resigns, then accepts a lower pay to do the same job. In Castle Forrester, Brain Guy's party is more popular than Pearl's ball. Roger Whittaker stops by for a visit. Stinger: Puma Man is befuddled. Original film made in 1980.
#2 - Werewolf
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/1998
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.
#3 - Hobgoblins
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/1998
Movie Plot: Goblins wreak havoc when they escape from a movie studio. Intro: The crew of the SOL keeps turning each other on. Segment One: The crew rough-houses on the couch Pearl sent them. Segment Two: Crow makes a film questioning the existence of women. Segment Three: Crow starts a hotline for people who have suffered trauma from watching this movie. Only Bobo calls in to talk about his love life. Segment Four: The crew uses cardboard cutouts to distract Pearl while they try to escape. Segment Five: Servo goes back in time to punish Rick Sloane for making this movie. In the Castle, Pearl lectures Mike and the 'bots on how she can no longer trust them with furniture. Original film made in 1988.
#4 - The Final Sacrifice
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/1998
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.
#5 - The Touch of Satan
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/1998
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.
#6 - Gorgo
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/1998
Movie Plot: A monster named Gorgo appears on an island off the coast of Ireland. Intro: Crow's head becomes the nest for a rare bird. Segment One: Brain Guy and Bobo armwrestle, until a transmission from Pearl, on a trip to LA interrupts. She has met Leonard Maltin, who recommends and introduces this week's movie. Segment Two: The Crew presents "Waiting for Gorgot". Segment Three: The Crew plays Trivial Pursuit, William Sylvester style. Segment Four: The Nanites have a circus, which ends in tragedy. Segment Five: Pearl and Leonard make plans for future bad films. Original film made in 1961.
#7 - The Phantom Planet
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/1998
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.
#8 - The Space Children
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/13/1998
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.
#9 - The Screaming Skull
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/1998
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.
#10 - Devil Fish
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/15/1998
Movie Plot: A fish monster runs around the everglades. Intro: Mike has an identity crisis. Segment One: Pearl convinces a couple that the castle is a cruise ship, to make some cash. The SOL crew makes ice sculptures for Pearl's fake cruise. Segment Two: Some advanced dolphins show up to teach the Crew a lesson about taunting dolphins. Segment Three: An electrician shows up to repair some stuff. Crow and Servo taunt him a bit too much. Segment Four: Pearl makes the SOL crew look more Italian. Cambot's Italian filter breaks down. Segment Five: Bobo, the fake cruise ship captain, goes bonkers during formal dinner. Original film made in 1984.
#11 - The Deadly Bees
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/1998
Movie Plot: Bees start killing people on a bee farm. Intro: The crew does a series of "previously on..." skits. Segment One: The other Observers return to take back Brain Guy. Segment Two: Crow writes a poem to the cigarette smoking lady in the movie. Segment Three: Bobo and Pearl sing a song to convince Brain Guy to stay. Segment Four: Mike dresses as a bee and tries to communicate by movement. Segment Five: Brain Guy banishes the Observers to Wisconsin. Original film made in 1967.
#12 - The Projected Man
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/1998
Movie Plot: A scientist is turned into a monster when his matter transference beam malfunctions. Intro: After another wormhole, the crew is back orbiting present day Earth. Segment One: Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy find an old castle which turns out to be Pearl's ancestral home. Segment Two: The 'bots "project" some of Mike's treasured objects to an undisclosed location. Segment Three: Pearl reads about the Forrester family history. Mike pleads for one of the movie's characters to stay. Segment Four: Crow gets the touch of death and tries to kill Mike. Segment Five: Mike denies Servo a grant, but gives one to Crow. Pearl decides to set up shop in the castle permanently. Stinger: Lembach decides to stay in London. Original film made in 1967.
#13 - Quest of the Delta Knights
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/26/1998
Movie Plot: The Delta Knights search for the lost cave of Archimedes. Intro: Gypsy is repairing Crow, leaving Servo and Mike with a loaner. Servo and Mike are happy, because the temp Crow has a radio. Segment One: Pearl switches places with Mike to test how miserable the movie watching really is. Segment Two: Despite the 'bots pleas for her to stay, Pearl switches back with Mike, who was enjoying a boys night out with Bobo and Brain Guy in the Castle. Segment Three: The Tom Servo choir performs the classic ""Air on a Delta Knight"" song Segment Four: Leonardo DaVinci visits on the hexfield. Segment Five: The Delta Knights are holding their annual pancake breakfast in Castle Forrester. Stinger: It's the "I'm Coming!" guy. Original film made in 1993.