MonsterVision 1996
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- June 28, 1996
- Last Aired
- July 8, 2000
- Format
- 5 seasons · 293 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~586 hours (120 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E7 "Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)" (★ 6/10)
- Network
- TNT
★ TMDB users: 8.3/10 from 9 votes ComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy 5 seasons · 293 eps Ended
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What is MonsterVision?
MonsterVision is an American variety series that aired on TNT. The series featured classic films from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 293
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 28, 1996
- Last aired
- Jul 8, 2000
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- TNT
- Genres
- Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.3/10 from 9 votes
- Format
- 5 seasons · 293 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~120 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- TNT
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Overview
MonsterVision is an American variety series that aired on TNT. The series featured classic films from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Joe Bob Briggs hosted the series from 1995 to 2000. Prior to Briggs' tenure, Penn and Teller guest-hosted MonsterVision marathons. The show underwent format changes later in its run, eventually becoming a different program.
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Should you watch it?
“Host Joe Bob Briggs presents classic B and cult films from the 1960s to 1980s.”
Reasons to watch
- Features classic B and cult films
- Hosted by Joe Bob Briggs
- Includes marathons and guest hosts
Keep in mind
- Format changed late in its run
- Limited availability outside of its original run
Watch it if you enjoy classic B and cult films from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
The series features classic B and cult films with a variety format.
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Season 1 · 160 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Hand (1981) Mytharc Jun 28, 1996
- E2 The Creeping Unknown (1955) Core Jun 28, 1996
- E3 The Fog (1980) Core Jul 5, 1996
- E4 Superbeast (1972) Core Jul 5, 1996
- E5 Night of the Living Dead (1990) Core Jul 12, 1996
- E6 Motel Hell (1980) Core Jul 12, 1996
- E7 Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) Mytharc Jul 19, 1996
- E8 Logan's Run (1976) Core Jul 19, 1996
- E9 Strays (1991) Core Jul 26, 1996
- E10 The Beast Within (1982) Core Jul 26, 1996
- E11 The People Under the Stairs (1991) Core Aug 2, 1996
- E12 Swamp Thing (1982) Core Aug 2, 1996
- E13 She (1984) Core Aug 9, 1996
- E14 Deathstalker (1983) Core Aug 9, 1996
- E15 The Valley of Gwangi (1969) Core Aug 16, 1996
- E16 Them! (1954) Core Aug 16, 1996
- E17 Deadly Friend (1986) Core Aug 23, 1996
- E18 Midnight Offerings (1981) Mytharc Aug 23, 1996
- E19 Soylent Green (1973) Core Aug 30, 1996
- E20 The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) Core Aug 30, 1996
- E21 Project: Shadowchaser (1992) Core Sep 6, 1996
- E22 Zone Troopers (1985) Core Sep 6, 1996
- E23 Friday the 13th (1980) Core Sep 13, 1996
- E24 Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Mytharc Sep 13, 1996
- E25 Salem's Lot (1979) Core Sep 20, 1996
- E26 Time After Time (1979) Core Sep 27, 1996
- E27 Timestalkers (1987) Core Sep 27, 1996
- E28 The Beastmaster (1982) Core Oct 4, 1996
- E29 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) Core Oct 4, 1996
- E30 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Core Oct 11, 1996
- E31 The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) Core Oct 11, 1996
- E32 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Core Oct 18, 1996
- E33 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Core Oct 25, 1996
- E34 Burnt Offerings (1976) Core Oct 25, 1996
- E35 Poltergeist (1982) Core Oct 31, 1996
- E36 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) Core Oct 31, 1996
- E37 Poltergeist III (1988) Core Oct 31, 1996
- E38 King Kong (1976) Core Nov 1, 1996
- E39 Night of the Lepus (1972) Core Nov 8, 1996
- E40 Endgame (1983) Mytharc Nov 15, 1996
- E41 Tiger Claws (1991) Core Nov 15, 1996
- E42 The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992) Core Nov 22, 1996
- E43 Warrior of the Lost World (1983) Core Nov 22, 1996
- E44 Gremlins (1984) Core Nov 29, 1996
- E45 Billy Jack (1971) Core Nov 29, 1996
- E46 Red Sonja (1985) Core Dec 6, 1996
- E47 Overlords of the U.F.O. (1976) Core Dec 6, 1996
- E48 The Lost Boys (1987) Core Dec 13, 1996
- E49 Friday the 13th Part III (1982) Core Dec 13, 1996
- E50 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Core Dec 20, 1996
- E51 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Core Dec 20, 1996
- E52 The Monster Club (1981) Core Dec 27, 1996
- E53 The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Core Dec 27, 1996
- E54 Episode 54 Core
- E55 Episode 55 Core
- E56 Episode 56 Core
- E57 Episode 57 Core
- E58 Episode 58 Core
- E59 Episode 59 Core
- E60 Episode 60 Core
- E61 Episode 61 Core
- E62 Episode 62 Core
- E63 Episode 63 Core
- E64 Episode 64 Core
- E65 Episode 65 Core
- E66 Episode 66 Core
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- E68 Episode 68 Core
- E69 Episode 69 Core
- E70 Episode 70 Core
- E71 Episode 71 Core
- E72 Episode 72 Core
- E73 Episode 73 Core
- E74 Episode 74 Core
- E75 Episode 75 Core
- E76 Episode 76 Core
- E77 Episode 77 Core
- E78 Episode 78 Core
- E79 Episode 79 Core
- E80 Episode 80 Core
- E81 Episode 81 Core
- E82 Episode 82 Core
- E83 Episode 83 Core
- E84 Episode 84 Core
- E85 Episode 85 Core
- E86 Episode 86 Core
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- E88 Episode 88 Core
- E89 Episode 89 Core
- E90 Episode 90 Core
- E91 Episode 91 Core
- E92 Episode 92 Core
- E93 Episode 93 Core
- E94 Episode 94 Core
- E95 Episode 95 Core
- E96 Episode 96 Core
- E97 Episode 97 Core
- E98 Episode 98 Core
- E99 Episode 99 Core
- E100 Hairspray Core
- E101 Ice Cream Man Core
- E102 Immortal Combat Core
- E103 It Lives Again Core
- E104 It's Alive Core
- E105 Metal Beast Core
- E106 More John Waters Core
- E107 They Live Core
- E108 To The Limit Core
- E109 Beastmaster Core
- E110 Beastmaster 2 Core
- E111 Beyond Thunderdome Core
- E112 Dolores Claiborne Core
- E113 Ghoulies Core
- E114 Ghoulies 2 Core
- E115 Godzilla Core
- E116 Godzilla vs Mothra Core
- E117 Seventh Sign, The Core
- E118 Child's Play 2 Core
- E119 Phantasm, The Core
- E120 2020 Texas Gladiators Core
- E121 Children of the Corn 2 Core
- E122 Conan the Barbarian Core
- E123 Conan the Destroyer Core
- E124 Escape form the Planet of the Apes Core
- E125 Forbidden Planet, The Core
- E126 In the Mouth of Madness Core
- E127 Jaws 2 Core
- E128 Mars Attacks Core
- E129 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Core
- E130 Pee Wee's Big Adventure Core
- E131 Surgeon, The Core
- E132 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Core
- E133 Kiss, The Core
- E135 Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Core
- E136 King Kong Lives Core
- E137 Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero Core
- E138 Big Trouble in Little China Core
- E139 Halloween II (1981) Core
- E140 Halloween III - Season of the Witch Core
- E141 Motel Hell Core
- E142 Genesis II Core
- E143 It the Terror from Beyond Space Core
- E144 Logan's Run Core
- E145 Orca Core
- E146 Parents Core
- E147 Slaughter High Core
- E148 The Beast Within Core
- E149 The Warriors Core
- E150 The Wraith Core
- E151 Warlock the Armageddon Core
- E152 The Wasp Woman Core
- E153 Joe's Apartment Core
- E154 Red Dawn Core
- E155 The Gate Core
- E156 Twilight Zone: The Movie Core
- E157 War Games Core
- E158 The Devil's Rain Core
- E159 The Lost Boys (1987) Core
- E160 Salem's Lot Mytharc
- E161 Jaws (1975) Mytharc
Season 2 · 40 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Fly (1986) Mytharc Jan 3, 1997
- E2 Teen Wolf (1986) Core
- E4 Burnt Offerings Core Mar 7, 1997
- E6 Theatre of Blood (1973) Core Jan 17, 1997
- E8 When Time Ran Out... (1980) Core Jan 24, 1997
- E11 Deadly Friend (1986) Core Jan 26, 1997
- E17 Saturn 3 (1980) Core Feb 14, 1997
- E19 From Beyond (1986) Core Feb 21, 1997
- E20 Shaft (1971) Core Feb 21, 1997
- E21 CyberTracker (1994) Core Feb 28, 1997
- E31 Predator (1987) Core Apr 4, 1997
- E32 Slaughter High (1986) Core Apr 4, 1997
- E33 Man's Best Friend (1993) Core Apr 11, 1997
- E34 China Girl (1987) Core Apr 11, 1997
- E38 She (1984) Core May 2, 1997
- E43 Soylent Green (1973) Core May 23, 1997
- E46 Alien (1979) Core Jun 7, 1997
- E47 It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Mytharc Dec 26, 1997
- E55 Megaforce (1982) Core Jul 5, 1997
- E56 Warrior of the Lost World (1983) Core Jul 5, 1997
- E57 Time Runner (1993) Core Jul 12, 1997
- E58 The Protector (1985) Core Jul 12, 1997
- E61 Skeeter (1993) Core Jul 26, 1997
- E62 Endangered Species (1982) Core Jul 26, 1997
- E65 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Core Aug 9, 1997
- E66 Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) Core Aug 23, 1997
- E71 Sleepstalker (1995) Core Sep 6, 1997
- E72 Philadelphia Experiment II (1993) Core Sep 6, 1997
- E73 Alien 3 (1992) Core Sep 13, 1997
- E74 Barbarella (1968) Core Sep 13, 1997
- E75 Steel Dawn (1987) Core Sep 20, 1997
- E77 Ghoulies (1985) Core Sep 27, 1997
- E78 The Birds (1963) Core Sep 27, 1997
- E79 Troll (1986) Core Oct 4, 1997
- E80 Trancers (1985) Core Oct 4, 1997
- E81 Child's Play (1988) Core Oct 11, 1997
- E84 Theodore Rex (1996) Core Oct 18, 1997
- E91 Capricorn One (1978) Core Nov 15, 1997
- E98 Cocoon (1985) Mytharc Dec 13, 1997
- E99 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Mytharc Dec 20, 1997
Season 3 · 37 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Strays (1991) Mytharc Jan 3, 1998
- E10 Teen Wolf (1985) Core Feb 7, 1998
- E24 It Lives Again (1978) Core Apr 4, 1998
- E25 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) Core Apr 4, 1998
- E31 Red Sonja (1985) Core May 2, 1998
- E32 Prelude to a Kiss (1992) Core May 2, 1998
- E39 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Core May 30, 1998
- E40 Prehistoric Women (1967) Core May 30, 1998
- E41 The Fury (1978) Core Jun 6, 1998
- E43 Parents (1989) Core Jun 13, 1998
- E44 Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991) Core Jun 16, 1998
- E46 The Beast Within (1982) Core Jun 20, 1998
- E47 It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) Core Jun 27, 1998
- E56 Surviving the Game (1994) Core Jul 25, 1998
- E60 They Live (1988) Mytharc Aug 8, 1998
- E61 Immortal Combat (1994) Core Aug 8, 1998
- E62 Poison Ivy (1992) Core Aug 15, 1998
- E63 Poison Ivy 2: Lily (1995) Core Aug 15, 1998
- E66 Motel Hell Core Aug 29, 1998
- E67 Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) Core Aug 29, 1998
- E69 Embrace of the Vampire (1995) Core Sep 5, 1998
- E72 Coma Mytharc Sep 19, 1998
- E73 Waxwork (1988) Core Dec 26, 1998
- E77 King Kong Lives (1986) Core Oct 3, 1998
- E79 Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Core Oct 17, 1998
- E80 It's Alive (1974) Core Oct 24, 1998
- E82 Friday the 13th (1980) Mytharc Oct 31, 1998
- E83 Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Mytharc Oct 31, 1998
- E84 Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) Mytharc Oct 31, 1998
- E85 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) Mytharc Oct 31, 1998
- E86 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) Core Oct 31, 1998
- E87 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Core Nov 7, 1998
- E88 Play Misty for Me (1971) Core Nov 7, 1998
- E96 Joe's Apartment (1996) Core Dec 12, 1998
- E97 Nightbreed (1990) Core Dec 12, 1998
- E99 Pet Shop (1994) Core Dec 19, 1998
- E101 The People Under the Stairs (1991) Mytharc Dec 26, 1998
Season 4 · 31 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Maximum Overdrive (1986) Mytharc Jan 2, 1999
- E4 The Seventh Sign (1988) Core Jan 9, 1999
- E6 The Silencers (1996) Core Jan 16, 1999
- E7 Dolores Claiborne (1995) Core Jan 23, 1999
- E8 The Kiss (1988) Core Jan 23, 1999
- E16 Phantasm II (1988) Core Feb 6, 1999
- E28 The Guyver (1991) Core Mar 13, 1999
- E32 Poltergeist (1982) Core Apr 3, 1999
- E40 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Core May 1, 1999
- E45 Love Potion No. 9 (1992) Core May 22, 1999
- E46 The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) Core May 22, 1999
- E54 Maximum Overdrive (1986) Core Jun 19, 1999
- E55 Look Who's Talking Too (1990) Core Jun 26, 1999
- E61 The Blues Brothers (1980) Core Jul 17, 1999
- E62 Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Core Jul 17, 1999
- E63 Conan the Barbarian (1982) Core Jul 24, 1999
- E64 Conan the Destroyer (1984) Core Jul 24, 1999
- E65 Hot Shots! (1991) Core Jul 31, 1999
- E69 Mars Attacks! (1996) Core Aug 21, 1999
- E74 The Great Outdoors (1988) Core Sep 4, 1999
- E75 National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) Core Sep 4, 1999
- E77 Dragnet (1987) Core Sep 11, 1999
- E78 The Devil's Rain (1975) Core
- E81 Somewhere in Time (1980) Core Sep 25, 1999
- E82 The Fear (1995) Core Sep 25, 1999
- E89 Child's Play 2 (1990) Core Oct 30, 1999
- E90 In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Core Oct 31, 1999
- E101 The American President (1995) Core Dec 4, 1999
- E102 Look Who's Talking Now (1993) Core Dec 4, 1999
- E107 Twins (1988) Mytharc Dec 25, 1999
- E108 Rocky IV (1985) Mytharc Dec 25, 1999
Season 5 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Spaceballs (1987) Mytharc Jan 15, 2000
- E2 Future Hunters (1986) Core Jan 22, 2000
- E3 Planet of the Apes (1968) Core Jan 29, 2000
- E4 Embrace of the Vampire (1995) Core Feb 5, 2000
- E5 Critters (1986) Core Feb 12, 2000
- E6 Breeders (1997) Core Feb 19, 2000
- E7 Project: Metalbeast (1995) Core Feb 26, 2000
- E8 The Dead Zone (1983) Core Mar 4, 2000
- E9 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Core Mar 11, 2000
- E10 Skeeter (1993) Core Mar 18, 2000
- E11 The Company of Wolves (1984) Core Mar 25, 2000
- E12 Voodoo (1995) Core Apr 1, 2000
- E13 The Stepfather (1987) Core Apr 8, 2000
- E14 My Boyfriend's Back (1993) Core Apr 15, 2000
- E15 Body Armor [The Protector] (1997) Core Apr 22, 2000
- E16 Leviathan (1998) Core Apr 29, 2000
- E17 Beetlejuice (1988) Core May 6, 2000
- E18 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) Core May 13, 2000
- E19 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Core May 20, 2000
- E20 Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) Core Jun 3, 2000
- E21 Christine (1983) Core Jun 10, 2000
- E22 Within the Rock (1996) Core Jun 17, 2000
- E23 Cyberjack (Virtual Assassin) (1995) Core Jun 24, 2000
- E24 Replikator (1994) Mytharc Jul 1, 2000
- E25 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) Mytharc Jul 8, 2000
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Frequently asked questions
What is MonsterVision?
MonsterVision is an American variety series that aired on TNT.
When did MonsterVision air?
The series aired from March 1, 1993 to September 2000.
Who hosted the series?
The series was hosted by Joe Bob Briggs from 1995 to 2000.
What kind of films were featured on the show?
The show featured classic B and cult films from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Did the show have any guest hosts?
Penn and Teller guest-hosted MonsterVision marathons before Briggs came on board.
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