MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
THE UNOFFICIAL EPISODE GUIDE

SEASON "ZERO": KTMA-TV CHANNEL 23 1988-1989

K00- THE GREEN SLIME

Pilot -- Never done in its entirety. Only short clips were produced

No fan copy known to exist.

K01- INVADERS FROM THE DEEP

First shown: 11/24/88

No fan copy known to exist.

K02- REVENGE OF THE MYSTERIANS

First shown: 11/24/88

No fan copy known to exist.

K03- STAR FORCE: FUGITIVE ALIEN 2

First shown: 11/27/88

No fan copy known to exist.

K04- GAMERA VS. BARUGON

First shown: 12/4/88
Opening: Joel explains movie, message from the MST answering machine
Host segment 1: Clueless caller complains about the riffing and an overly excited caller asks for "more! More! MORE!!!"
Host segment 2: Caller says the show needs more 'Chap-stik' (instead of 'slapstick'), so Joel acts accordingly
Host segment 3: Crow lists his favorite orifices
End: Bots make prank calls

K05- GAMERA

First shown: 12/11/88
[Joel does film by himself]
Opening: Deep froze Crow for Chrismas tree
Host segment 1: Phone messages
Host segment 2: End credits/hair stylist
Host segment 3: Gypsy does Godzilla impression/Ted Turner opinion survey, coalition of friends for giant mutant turtles and coalition of friends of giant slimey lizards with long nasty tongues/fight footage
End: Deep froze Crow for Christmas tree revisited

K06- GAMERA VS. GAOS

First shown: 12/18/88
[Crow still frozen]
Opening: Phone messages from viewers/picture of the mad scientists scares Gypsy
Host segment 1: Servo gets a "DYNAMIC MIGHTY VOICE"
Host segment 2: Gypsy wants a new voice
Host segment 3: Joel and Servo have a Birtyday party for a young viewer
End: Messages from the MST answering machine/New Year's schedule announcement

K07- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA

First shown: 12/31/88
[Crow gets unfrozen]
Opening: "rep... er encore performance", Crow unfrozen
Host segment 1: Drs. Forrester and Erhardt
Host segment 2: answering machine messages to cheer up Joel
Host segment 3: New Year's Resolutions
End: Quick movie review

K08- GAMERA VS. GUIRON

First shown: 1/8/89
Opening: Pronouncing Guiron, Joel and the Bots complain about all the Gamera movies
Host segment 1: Gypsy hits Crow in the head inducing a dream that he and the Mads have switched places and all that Crow will show the Mads is "A Planet Of The Apes Christmas"
Host segment 2: Crow and Servo talk about their dreams
Host segment 3:
End: SOL Song (Uh oh oh Satellite of Love...uh oh oh etc.)

K09- PHASE IV

First shown: 1/15/89
Opening: Mads have been siphoning funds and sold Joel's car
Host segment 1: Isaac Asimov and the robotic laws
Host segment 2: What's the first thing you'll do if you get back to Earth?
Host segment 3: Joel and the bots sing "Wipeout"
End: The 4th robotic law

K10- COSMIC PRINCESS

[two "Space: 1999" episodes in movie form]
First shown: 1/22/89
Opening: Mads with 3-D glasses/Larry wants to watch Super Bowl
Host segment 1: At the barbershop [seen again in 105 "The Corpse Vanishes"]
Host segment 2: Servo tries to fly in order to evolve
Host segment 3: Crow and Servo do Joel's taxes
End: Crow, Joel and Gypsy play football/Joel sings "We Are the Champions"
Extra (during commercial break): Mads sell Pizza and Pasta (a real commercial)

K11- HUMANOID WOMEN

First shown: 1/29/89
Opening: Planning the next rerun/MST- Built for the human race/Dr. F and Larry with 3-D glasses/Mads discuss ratings
Host segment 1: Joel and the Bots play tag (seen again in 105 "The Corpse Vanishes")
Host segment 2: Servo hits on a blender
Host segment 3: Tribute to Dali
End: Village People/Talk to Joel!

K12- FUGITIVE ALIEN

First shown: 2/5/89
Opening: Erhardt calls Forrester at Mad Scientists Convention in Las Vegas
Host segment 1: Where is Crow? Tom has disassembled him
Host segment 2: You never see certain celebrities together
Host segment 3: Dance competition to The Village People's YMCA
End: Announcing the new MST fan club

K13- SST DEATH FLIGHT

First shown: 2/19/89
Opening: "Death Flight Song," Dr. F wins lots of money/brings Larry Foundation Trilogy Gift Set/Joel does spit take
Host segment 1: Servo gets pain shocks
Host segment 2: Gypsy's voice is sexy!
Host segment 3: Limbo to the "Banana Boat Song"
End: Letters from female fans

K14- MIGHTY JACK

First shown: 3/5/89
Opening: Erhardt wants to be "angry" instead of "mad"
Host segment 1: Bots weld themselves together/Joel thinks it would be funnier if they were in drag/Joel feels like Benny Hill
Host segment 2: Bots watch Punky Brewster/talk about destroying Joel
Host segment 3: Let's play murderball/bots ditch Joel
End: Viewer Mail

K15- SUPERDOME

First shown: 3/12/89
Opening: Servo gets the Mads to send the SOL home/Crow spoils it by calling them dickweeds
Host segment 1: Pain simulator from SST Death Flight
Host segment 2: Joel with Bad attitude
Host segment 3: Video montage from previous shows
End: ???

K16- CITY ON FIRE

First shown: 3/19/89
Opening: Mad Scientists League letter/Mad's license revoked, now 'slightly peaved researchers'
Host segment 1: 'Bots play Telescope gag on Joel
Host segment 2: Hell in a handbag (seen again in 103 "Mad Monster")
Host segment 3: Sound off (seen on "This is MST 3K")
End: Fan club goodies

K17- TIME OF THE APES

Skits: Joel gets trapped outside the ship for the only all-robot episode.
First shown: 4/2/89
Opening: Mads try to call Joel
Host segment 1: Searching for Joel
Host segment 2: Joel pounding outside ship/'Bots discuss changes that would need to be made to let Joel back in
Host segment 3: Cambot plays a tape of Joel to try to trick the 'Bots into thinking Joel is back on the ship/What is Real?
End: Joel floating outside ship/How life will be different without Joel

K18- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MARU

First shown: 5/7/89
Opening: Joel in his BVDs comes in the SOL after being locked out by the 'bots
Host segment 1: Idio probes
Host segment 2: Servo judged
Host segment 3: "Love Theme"
End: Servo's mouth doesn't work/900 in fan club

K19- HANGAR 18

First shown: 5/14/89
Opening: Joel introduces movie
Host segment 1: Crow gets spanking
Host segment 2: Crow's memory cleanup
Host segment 3: Crow's first memory
End: 1,000 fan club member will win Demon Dog

K20- THE LAST CHASE

First shown: 5/21/89
Opening: Dr. F tries to make cold fusion in Larry's mouth
Host segment 1: Humanity lesson for the 'bots
Host segment 2: Winner of 1,000 fan club member
Host segment 3: Fan club letter
End: Fan club letter

K21- LEGEND OF THE DINOSAUR

First shown: 5/28/89
Opening: Joel is dead gag/Sandy Frank -- two first names, one is a woman's
Host segment 1: Joel is carried away by giant child
Host segment 2: Satellite of Love sitcom
Host segment 3: Scale models/Godzilla burns a KFC
End: Hiatus for the summer -- what are you doing?