Friday, January 19, 2007

We Like it Very Much!



Ben and I discovered MST3K one night when we were visiting my folks in Illinois, back when we lived together in NYC. Late at night in the guest room, Ben was surfing the channels while I slept. He happened across Comedy Central and I was rudely awakened by his laughter, which was so hard he was shaking the bed! Sleepily I said "...what is it...?" and Ben said, between gasps, "Val! The guy in the movie said, 'speak your piece,' and the little robot said, 'or forever hold your now!'" I was unimpressed at the time.



Since then, Ben and I have become avid fans. I'm a big Pearl Forrester fan and even made a costume of her uniform for a Sci Fi convention. We also appeared in the costume contest as Manos and his wives with our friend Marianne. We participated in the invention exchange and other activities.





Collecting the tapes, "Keep circulating the tapes" as they say at the end of the credits of every episode, is something that Ben and I enjoy doing, and we're pround to "raise our freak flag high," as They Might Be Giants would say.

Keep Circulating the Tapes!

Here's what we have to offer:

note that this does NOT include those now available commercially on Rhino tape or DVD.

Wanted: Blurry or Clear

Here's a list of what we don't have yet, and would trade for:

Got It on Rhino


There are a growing number of MST3K episodes that are now available on DVD or VHS, and are therefore untradeable.

SINGLE EPISODES ON DVD:
106 The Crawling Hand
209 The Hellcats
424 Manos, the Hands of Fate (w/ short: “Hired! Part 2”), w/ bonus: MST3K Poopie Reel I
506 Eegah
507 I Accuse My Parents (w/ short: “The Truck Farmer”)
512 Mitchell
513 The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
515 The Wild Wild World of Batwoman (w/ short: “Cheating”)
517 The Beginning of the End (out of print)
619 Red Zone Cuba (w/ short: “Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance”)



















OTHER RHINO:
Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie: This Island Earth (out of print)
309 The Amazing Colossal Man (VHS only, out of print)













COLLECTION SETS ON DVD:

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Essentials
* 321 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
* 424 Manos, the Hands of Fate (w/ short: “Hired! Part 2”). w/ bonus: MST3K Poopie Reel I
* The Shorts, Vol. 3: “Speech: Using Your Voice” “Aquatic Wizards” “Is This Love?” “Design for Dreaming” “The SellingWizard” “Out of This World” “Once Upon a Honeymoon”

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 1 (out of print)
* 204 Catalina Caper
* 606 The Creeping Terror
* 607 Bloodlust (w/ short: “Uncle Jim’s Dairy Farm”)
* 609 The Sky Divers (w/ short: “Why Study Industrial Arts?”)
Bonus to set: All four disks are two-sided, with the uncut version of the movie on one side and the MST3K version on the other.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 2
* 301 Cave Dwellers
* 303 Pod People
* 622 Angels’ Revenge
* The Shorts, Vol. 1: “The Home Economics Story” “Junior Rodeo Daredevils” “Body Care & Grooming” “Cheating” “A Date With Your Family” “Why Study Industrial Arts?” “Chicken of Tomorrow”

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 3
* 202 The Sidehackers
* 320 The Unearthly (w/ shorts: “Posture Pals” and “Appreciating Our Parents”)
* 518 The Atomic Brain (w/ short: “What About Juvenile Delinquency?”)
* The Shorts, Vol. 2: “Catching Trouble” “What To Do On A Date” “Last Clear Chance” “A Day At The Fair” “Keeping, Clean & Neat” “The Days of Our Years”
Bonus to set: Each episode has extra behind-the-scenes footage.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 4
* 820 Space Mutiny
* 822 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
* 1002 Girl in Gold Boots
* 1009 Hamlet
Bonus to set: Each disk has a special introduction by Mike Nelson.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 5
* 821 Time Chasers
* 908 The Touch of Satan
* 1003 Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders
* 1006 Boggy Creek II
Bonus to set: Each disk has a special introduction by Mike Nelson.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 6
* 404 Teenagers From Outer Space
* 406 Attack of the Giant Leeches (w/ short: Undersea Kingdom Pt. 1)
* 511 Gunslinger
* Mr. B’s Lost Shorts??!!: “Mr. B Natural” “X Marks the Spot” “Hired! Part 1” “Design for Dreaming” “Johnny at the Fair” “Are You Ready for Marriage?”

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 7
* 408 Hercules Unchained
* 410 Hercules Against the Moon Men
* 816 Prince of Space
* 407 The Killer Shrews (w/ short: “Junior Rodeo Daredevils”),
w/ bonus: Assignment Venezuela bonus shorts: “Assignment:Venezuela” “Century 21 Calling” “A Case of Spring Fever”

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 8
* 907 Hobgoblins
* 902 Phantom Planet
* 421 Monster A-Go-Go (w/ short: “Circus on Ice”)
* 603 The Dead Talk Back (w/ short: “The Selling Wizard”)

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 9
* 104 Women of the Prehistoric Planet, w/ bonus: Introduction by actress Irene Tsu
* 207 Wild Rebels
* 613 The Sinister Urge (w/ short: “Keeping Clean and Neat”), w/ bonus: Introduction by actor Conrad Brooks
* 812 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 10
* 212 Godzilla vs. Megalon, w/ bonus: MST3K Photo Gallery
* 503 Swamp Diamonds (w/ short: “What to Do on a Date”)
* 514 Teen-age Strangler (w/ short: “Is this Love?”), w/ bonus: MST3K Poopie Reel II
* 810 The Giant Spider Invasion, w/ bonus: MST3K Video Jukebox.
Songs included: 1. Tibby, Oh Tibby; 2. Slow the Plot Down; 3. The Waffle Song; 4. Oh Kim Cattrall; 5. My Wild Irish Ireland; 6. Toobular Boobular Joy; 7. Merry Christmas--If That’s Okay; 8. Dough Guys; 9. Nummy Muffin Coocoo Butter; 10. AM Radio in Space; 11. When I Held Your Brain in My Arms; 12. Where Oh Werewolf?; 13. Please Staaay!; 14. The Canada Song; 15. To Earth.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 11
Details currently unreleased

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