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The RiffTrax Experiments continue with Mummy Theme Park! All the best theme parks have “Theme Park” right in their names, right? That’s why the theme park in Jurassic Park turned out to be such a mess — if only they’d called it “Big Bitey Lizard Theme Park,” the guests would’ve known what they were in for.

We’ve kept this title “under wraps” (yes that’s a mummy pun, deal with it) because it’s truly like no other movie we’ve ever seen. The constant use of forced perspective and special effects will make you ask, “How did the filmmakers do that?” but also “Why did the filmmakers do that?” and, as it goes on, “Why are the filmmakers doing this to me, personally?” Trust that Mike and the bots feel exactly the same way!

It’s an Italian film, so naturally it’s about an American photographer and his assistant/possible girlfriend being sent to Egypt to take pictures of the brand new Mummy Theme Park. The Sheik who built the park reveals that, in an absolute first for mummy-based movies, he violated an ancient tomb and ignored a deadly curse. But he’s not worried about any of that, he’s got mummy soda to sell to tourists!

Little does the Sheik know that an Egyptian sorceress in his employ is still communing with the gods, which gives Pearl Forrester some diabolical ideas. Little do the American photographer and his assistant know that… well, they don’t know much of anything; they’re pretty dopey. Little do Mike, Crow, and Servo know why bad guys keep trying to make evil theme parks in movies, as it never seems to go well. But maybe this time will be different? Take a shuttle to the S.O.L. and find out, it’s time for The Mummy Theme Park!

If the phrase "Jonny doesn't care" from MST3K means anything to you then this week is even worse than you think. He was key to importing so many of the movies that made MST3K possible.

Star Force: Fugitive Alien (Episode #K03 & #318).
Gamera vs Barugon (Episode #K04 & #304)
Gamera (Episode #K05 & #302)
Gamera vs Gaos (Episode #K06 & #308)
Gamera vs Zigra (Episode #K07 & #316)
Gamera vs Guiron (Episode #K08 & #312)
Humanoid Woman (Episode #K11)
Fugitive Alien (Episode #K12 & #310)
Mighty Jack (Episode #K14 & #314)
Time of the Apes (Episode #K17 & #306)
The "Legend of Dinosaurs" (Episode #K21)

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It’s an exciting Friday evening in The Dumb Clubhouse as Mary Jo & Chris go live to welcome very special guest Beez McKeever, fresh off her work designing costumes for the latest episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments! Beez takes questions from viewers, discusses what led to her working on MST3K to begin with, how she approaches her art, other projects she’s working on, and so much more!

Figured I'd open up a new thread for everyone who has seen it to discuss. What did you think? What jokes/moments landed for you? What didn't you like?

Sung this time by Jonathan Coulton.

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Mystery Science Theater 3000's Mary Jo Pehl attempts to cook "Ring Around The Tuna" with the always hilarious Bill Corbett from MST3K and RiffTrax!

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We’ve got movie sign! Mike and The Bots are back aboard the Satellite of Love AND back in movie theaters this fall!

The beloved crew from the original run of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax Live returns for The RiffTrax Experiments, and the premiere episode is debuting in theaters! Evil Pearl Forrester has once again captured Mike, Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo and is forcing them to watch bad movies.

This time they’ll be subjected to Sting of Death, a 1960s monster movie so cheesy it can be used to bait mouse traps. An evil jellyfish monster is killing women in the swamps of Florida. It has a garbage bag for a head and scuba fins for feet and is nowhere near the least dignified performance in the movie.

There’s rubber monster suits, go-go dancing, and of course, hundreds of hilarious riffs. Join us for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments in the not-too-distant future! Or, to be more specific, on September 9th with an encore showing on September 13th.

Back in 2012 Diamond Select Toys released a highly-detailed 8-inch This Island Earth Metaluna Mutant action figure that comes with his own interocitor. (Like, who doesn't have an interocitor?) I'd been keeping an eye on evilBay for one to come up at a not-so-stupid price, and eventually lucked out and snagged one.

As manufactured, the interocitor has a sticker on its screen depicting the pattern of curvy lines seen once or twice in the film. This sticker is surprisingly chintzy and easy to pull off, with a little gentle encouragement from an xacto knife under the corners.

Meanwhile, I'd grabbed some screenshots from MST3K: The Movie of our beloved Dr. Forrester in various sizes, and had them printed up cheaply at my local pharmacy/photo processor where you can upload any images you want. These are 6x4" prints with matte finish.

Because I was just eyeballing things, most of these ended up with Dr. F's head too big for the screen. The one that fit perfectly was from the scene in which he's zapping Mike and the bots from the interocitor in Servo's room. Here's the cropped screenshot I used.

As it turns out I didn't even have to use any glue or tape to stick the new Dr. F. pic in place, as the adhesive left behind on the toy by the peeled-off sticker does the job perfectly by itself.

I'm the god! I'M THE GOD!

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A peaceful weekend in a cabin in the woods is interrupted when a lumbering, grunting, brute of a creature arrives. And then right after George Kennedy shows up, he gets attacked by Bigfoot!

Yes, some sort of Ape Type Thing is roaming the forest ripping off both electronic equipment and heads. What does a sasquatch want with a vintage tube amp? Do cryptids possess the same tendencies as humans where they hit their forties and all of a sudden need to drop five figures on a stereo system to appreciate the production on Aja?

Look, we could tell you why he wants it, but A) it sounds so preposterous that you’d just think we made it up and B) we’ve seen it a dozen times and are still not certain it’s real. There’s a decent chance someone just spliced a different movie onto the last fifteen minutes of this one. Or maybe they passed the script around The Naked Clone style and the last person just decided to go off the rails.

If your Bigfoot/George Kennedy movie is gonna go off the rails, who better to have with you than Mike, Kevin, and Bill!

"He's the source of all our pain!"

The man, the myth, the living legend, Sandy Frank was born on this day in 1929. Famous (to us) for bringing many, many, maaanyyy previously obscure and strange films to television, including the Gamera movies. Which they straight up used to just show on TV, without explanation or apology.

Even as late as 2011, Frank was wheeling and dealing, signing agreements with studios like The Asylum. Hoo-boy.

For lovers of the strange and obscure, Frank certainly deserves a big thank-you for all of his work. Without him, we wouldn't have nine of the most beloved episodes of the "classic era" of MST3K.

And I guess he also produced stuff like Name That Tune and The Dating Game, but who ever heard of those?

"Sandy Frank, Sandy Frank, gads about the house all day!"

It’s time for the Boggy Creek Cinematic Universe to expand with Return to Boggy Creek! You wouldn’t think a rich film series could be built out of a swampy waterway in Arkansas and some kind of out-of-focus sasquatch guy, and you’d be right!

Hat-tip to Satellite News!

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Starring Trace from MST3K, The Mads Are Back, Cinematic Titanic, and more!

In this episode, Temrik is responsible for setting up the plot and Trace is responsible for writing the dialogue. This will be a homerun, right?

Trace And Temrik is a mockumentary series about two writers trying their best to create the next hit tv show, movie, commercial, product or really anything at all!

Everything about this series is improvised, from the dialogue to the camera work to the editing, with the goal of keeping the project underwhelming for all involved, including you!

Were seasons 11-13 just a (bad) dream? Or will it start with Mike and the bots living in an efficiency on the bus line like at the end of Diabolik?

EDIT: Assuming that he is shot into space again...

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In another little peak behind the scenes, First Assistant Camera Michael Lindquist talks about shooting The RiffTrax Experiments and his experience working on The Twilight Saga.

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Mike and The Bots are BACK! Get a look at the first publicly shown official shot of our intrepid host and his robot pals for The RiffTrax Experiments.

Your Friend, the Doctor is a vintage Coronet short from the same series as Your Friend, the Ratcatcher and Your Friend, the Dropout Who Just Needs to Crash on Your Couch for a Few Weeks While He Gets Things Together, Man. It’s also a direct prequel to the horror film Your Enemy, the Insurance Company.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/Risa/p/947070/bajoran-movie-duty

News from an email I got today. Download before it's gone.

Unfortunately, on June 30, 2026 the Gizmoplex apps on platforms such as Roku, AppleTV, Android, and FireTV will cease operations, with the Gizmoplex website shutting down on September 30, 2026. We know this platform has meant a lot to many of you — it was built for and by this community — so we don't share this news lightly.

What this means is that if you’d like to continue to have access to content you may have purchased on the Gizmoplex, you should download it to a personal drive well in advance of the September 30th website closure. More instructions on how to do so are available HERE. We have significantly reduced the prices on Season 13 and past livestream events, so if you haven’t had a chance to purchase them, now is the time to add them to your collection.

The good news is that while the Gizmoplex may be no more, MST3K isn't going anywhere. The show remains widely accessible, with its own 24/7 channel, on-demand episodes across many streaming platforms, as well as on the FilmRise app (free with ads), and via Shout! TV on Prime Video and Roku for ad-free viewing.

If you need further assistance, you may send us a message via the contact form at shout-tv.com/contact.

MSTies have always been the heart of this show. You've kept it alive across decades, formats, and platforms, and that means everything to us. We're grateful for each one of you. Thank you as always for your support.