MonsterVision 1996
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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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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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Episode guide
Season 1 · 160 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Hand (1981) Jun 28, 1996
- E2 The Creeping Unknown (1955) Jun 28, 1996
- E3 The Fog (1980) Jul 5, 1996
- E4 Superbeast (1972) Jul 5, 1996
- E5 Night of the Living Dead (1990) Jul 12, 1996
- E6 Motel Hell (1980) Jul 12, 1996
- E7 Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) Jul 19, 1996
- E8 Logan's Run (1976) Jul 19, 1996
- E9 Strays (1991) Jul 26, 1996
- E10 The Beast Within (1982) Jul 26, 1996
- E11 The People Under the Stairs (1991) Aug 2, 1996
- E12 Swamp Thing (1982) Aug 2, 1996
- E13 She (1984) Aug 9, 1996
- E14 Deathstalker (1983) Aug 9, 1996
- E15 The Valley of Gwangi (1969) Aug 16, 1996
- E16 Them! (1954) Aug 16, 1996
- E17 Deadly Friend (1986) Aug 23, 1996
- E18 Midnight Offerings (1981) Aug 23, 1996
- E19 Soylent Green (1973) Aug 30, 1996
- E20 The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) Aug 30, 1996
- E21 Project: Shadowchaser (1992) Sep 6, 1996
- E22 Zone Troopers (1985) Sep 6, 1996
- E23 Friday the 13th (1980) Sep 13, 1996
- E24 Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Sep 13, 1996
- E25 Salem's Lot (1979) Sep 20, 1996
- E26 Time After Time (1979) Sep 27, 1996
- E27 Timestalkers (1987) Sep 27, 1996
- E28 The Beastmaster (1982) Oct 4, 1996
- E29 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) Oct 4, 1996
- E30 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Oct 11, 1996
- E31 The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) Oct 11, 1996
- E32 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Oct 18, 1996
- E33 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Oct 25, 1996
- E34 Burnt Offerings (1976) Oct 25, 1996
- E35 Poltergeist (1982) Oct 31, 1996
- E36 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) Oct 31, 1996
- E37 Poltergeist III (1988) Oct 31, 1996
- E38 King Kong (1976) Nov 1, 1996
- E39 Night of the Lepus (1972) Nov 8, 1996
- E40 Endgame (1983) Nov 15, 1996
- E41 Tiger Claws (1991) Nov 15, 1996
- E42 The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992) Nov 22, 1996
- E43 Warrior of the Lost World (1983) Nov 22, 1996
- E44 Gremlins (1984) Nov 29, 1996
- E45 Billy Jack (1971) Nov 29, 1996
- E46 Red Sonja (1985) Dec 6, 1996
- E47 Overlords of the U.F.O. (1976) Dec 6, 1996
- E48 The Lost Boys (1987) Dec 13, 1996
- E49 Friday the 13th Part III (1982) Dec 13, 1996
- E50 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Dec 20, 1996
- E51 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) Dec 20, 1996
- E52 The Monster Club (1981) Dec 27, 1996
- E53 The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Dec 27, 1996
- E54 Episode 54
- E55 Episode 55
- E56 Episode 56
- E57 Episode 57
- E58 Episode 58
- E59 Episode 59
- E60 Episode 60
- E61 Episode 61
- E62 Episode 62
- E63 Episode 63
- E64 Episode 64
- E65 Episode 65
- E66 Episode 66
- E67 Episode 67
- E68 Episode 68
- E69 Episode 69
- E70 Episode 70
- E71 Episode 71
- E72 Episode 72
- E73 Episode 73
- E74 Episode 74
- E75 Episode 75
- E76 Episode 76
- E77 Episode 77
- E78 Episode 78
- E79 Episode 79
- E80 Episode 80
- E81 Episode 81
- E82 Episode 82
- E83 Episode 83
- E84 Episode 84
- E85 Episode 85
- E86 Episode 86
- E87 Episode 87
- E88 Episode 88
- E89 Episode 89
- E90 Episode 90
- E91 Episode 91
- E92 Episode 92
- E93 Episode 93
- E94 Episode 94
- E95 Episode 95
- E96 Episode 96
- E97 Episode 97
- E98 Episode 98
- E99 Episode 99
- E100 Hairspray
- E101 Ice Cream Man
- E102 Immortal Combat
- E103 It Lives Again
- E104 It's Alive
- E105 Metal Beast
- E106 More John Waters
- E107 They Live
- E108 To The Limit
- E109 Beastmaster
- E110 Beastmaster 2
- E111 Beyond Thunderdome
- E112 Dolores Claiborne
- E113 Ghoulies
- E114 Ghoulies 2
- E115 Godzilla
- E116 Godzilla vs Mothra
- E117 Seventh Sign, The
- E118 Child's Play 2
- E119 Phantasm, The
- E120 2020 Texas Gladiators
- E121 Children of the Corn 2
- E122 Conan the Barbarian
- E123 Conan the Destroyer
- E124 Escape form the Planet of the Apes
- E125 Forbidden Planet, The
- E126 In the Mouth of Madness
- E127 Jaws 2
- E128 Mars Attacks
- E129 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- E130 Pee Wee's Big Adventure
- E131 Surgeon, The
- E132 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- E133 Kiss, The
- E135 Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
- E136 King Kong Lives
- E137 Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero
- E138 Big Trouble in Little China
- E139 Halloween II (1981)
- E140 Halloween III - Season of the Witch
- E141 Motel Hell
- E142 Genesis II
- E143 It the Terror from Beyond Space
- E144 Logan's Run
- E145 Orca
- E146 Parents
- E147 Slaughter High
- E148 The Beast Within
- E149 The Warriors
- E150 The Wraith
- E151 Warlock the Armageddon
- E152 The Wasp Woman
- E153 Joe's Apartment
- E154 Red Dawn
- E155 The Gate
- E156 Twilight Zone: The Movie
- E157 War Games
- E158 The Devil's Rain
- E159 The Lost Boys (1987)
- E160 Salem's Lot
- E161 Jaws (1975)
Season 2 · 40 episodes
- E1 The Fly (1986) Jan 3, 1997
- E2 Teen Wolf (1986)
- E4 Burnt Offerings Mar 7, 1997
- E6 Theatre of Blood (1973) Jan 17, 1997
- E8 When Time Ran Out... (1980) Jan 24, 1997
- E11 Deadly Friend (1986) Jan 26, 1997
- E17 Saturn 3 (1980) Feb 14, 1997
- E19 From Beyond (1986) Feb 21, 1997
- E20 Shaft (1971) Feb 21, 1997
- E21 CyberTracker (1994) Feb 28, 1997
- E31 Predator (1987) Apr 4, 1997
- E32 Slaughter High (1986) Apr 4, 1997
- E33 Man's Best Friend (1993) Apr 11, 1997
- E34 China Girl (1987) Apr 11, 1997
- E38 She (1984) May 2, 1997
- E43 Soylent Green (1973) May 23, 1997
- E46 Alien (1979) Jun 7, 1997
- E47 It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Dec 26, 1997
- E55 Megaforce (1982) Jul 5, 1997
- E56 Warrior of the Lost World (1983) Jul 5, 1997
- E57 Time Runner (1993) Jul 12, 1997
- E58 The Protector (1985) Jul 12, 1997
- E61 Skeeter (1993) Jul 26, 1997
- E62 Endangered Species (1982) Jul 26, 1997
- E65 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Aug 9, 1997
- E66 Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) Aug 23, 1997
- E71 Sleepstalker (1995) Sep 6, 1997
- E72 Philadelphia Experiment II (1993) Sep 6, 1997
- E73 Alien 3 (1992) Sep 13, 1997
- E74 Barbarella (1968) Sep 13, 1997
- E75 Steel Dawn (1987) Sep 20, 1997
- E77 Ghoulies (1985) Sep 27, 1997
- E78 The Birds (1963) Sep 27, 1997
- E79 Troll (1986) Oct 4, 1997
- E80 Trancers (1985) Oct 4, 1997
- E81 Child's Play (1988) Oct 11, 1997
- E84 Theodore Rex (1996) Oct 18, 1997
- E91 Capricorn One (1978) Nov 15, 1997
- E98 Cocoon (1985) Dec 13, 1997
- E99 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Dec 20, 1997
Season 3 · 37 episodes
- E1 Strays (1991) Jan 3, 1998
- E10 Teen Wolf (1985) Feb 7, 1998
- E24 It Lives Again (1978) Apr 4, 1998
- E25 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) Apr 4, 1998
- E31 Red Sonja (1985) May 2, 1998
- E32 Prelude to a Kiss (1992) May 2, 1998
- E39 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) May 30, 1998
- E40 Prehistoric Women (1967) May 30, 1998
- E41 The Fury (1978) Jun 6, 1998
- E43 Parents (1989) Jun 13, 1998
- E44 Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991) Jun 16, 1998
- E46 The Beast Within (1982) Jun 20, 1998
- E47 It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) Jun 27, 1998
- E56 Surviving the Game (1994) Jul 25, 1998
- E60 They Live (1988) Aug 8, 1998
- E61 Immortal Combat (1994) Aug 8, 1998
- E62 Poison Ivy (1992) Aug 15, 1998
- E63 Poison Ivy 2: Lily (1995) Aug 15, 1998
- E66 Motel Hell Aug 29, 1998
- E67 Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) Aug 29, 1998
- E69 Embrace of the Vampire (1995) Sep 5, 1998
- E72 Coma Sep 19, 1998
- E73 Waxwork (1988) Dec 26, 1998
- E77 King Kong Lives (1986) Oct 3, 1998
- E79 Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Oct 17, 1998
- E80 It's Alive (1974) Oct 24, 1998
- E82 Friday the 13th (1980) Oct 31, 1998
- E83 Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Oct 31, 1998
- E84 Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) Oct 31, 1998
- E85 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) Oct 31, 1998
- E86 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) Oct 31, 1998
- E87 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Nov 7, 1998
- E88 Play Misty for Me (1971) Nov 7, 1998
- E96 Joe's Apartment (1996) Dec 12, 1998
- E97 Nightbreed (1990) Dec 12, 1998
- E99 Pet Shop (1994) Dec 19, 1998
- E101 The People Under the Stairs (1991) Dec 26, 1998
Season 4 · 31 episodes
- E1 Maximum Overdrive (1986) Jan 2, 1999
- E4 The Seventh Sign (1988) Jan 9, 1999
- E6 The Silencers (1996) Jan 16, 1999
- E7 Dolores Claiborne (1995) Jan 23, 1999
- E8 The Kiss (1988) Jan 23, 1999
- E16 Phantasm II (1988) Feb 6, 1999
- E28 The Guyver (1991) Mar 13, 1999
- E32 Poltergeist (1982) Apr 3, 1999
- E40 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) May 1, 1999
- E45 Love Potion No. 9 (1992) May 22, 1999
- E46 The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) May 22, 1999
- E54 Maximum Overdrive (1986) Jun 19, 1999
- E55 Look Who's Talking Too (1990) Jun 26, 1999
- E61 The Blues Brothers (1980) Jul 17, 1999
- E62 Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Jul 17, 1999
- E63 Conan the Barbarian (1982) Jul 24, 1999
- E64 Conan the Destroyer (1984) Jul 24, 1999
- E65 Hot Shots! (1991) Jul 31, 1999
- E69 Mars Attacks! (1996) Aug 21, 1999
- E74 The Great Outdoors (1988) Sep 4, 1999
- E75 National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) Sep 4, 1999
- E77 Dragnet (1987) Sep 11, 1999
- E78 The Devil's Rain (1975)
- E81 Somewhere in Time (1980) Sep 25, 1999
- E82 The Fear (1995) Sep 25, 1999
- E89 Child's Play 2 (1990) Oct 30, 1999
- E90 In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Oct 31, 1999
- E101 The American President (1995) Dec 4, 1999
- E102 Look Who's Talking Now (1993) Dec 4, 1999
- E107 Twins (1988) Dec 25, 1999
- E108 Rocky IV (1985) Dec 25, 1999
Season 5 · 25 episodes
- E1 Spaceballs (1987) Jan 15, 2000
- E2 Future Hunters (1986) Jan 22, 2000
- E3 Planet of the Apes (1968) Jan 29, 2000
- E4 Embrace of the Vampire (1995) Feb 5, 2000
- E5 Critters (1986) Feb 12, 2000
- E6 Breeders (1997) Feb 19, 2000
- E7 Project: Metalbeast (1995) Feb 26, 2000
- E8 The Dead Zone (1983) Mar 4, 2000
- E9 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Mar 11, 2000
- E10 Skeeter (1993) Mar 18, 2000
- E11 The Company of Wolves (1984) Mar 25, 2000
- E12 Voodoo (1995) Apr 1, 2000
- E13 The Stepfather (1987) Apr 8, 2000
- E14 My Boyfriend's Back (1993) Apr 15, 2000
- E15 Body Armor [The Protector] (1997) Apr 22, 2000
- E16 Leviathan (1998) Apr 29, 2000
- E17 Beetlejuice (1988) May 6, 2000
- E18 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) May 13, 2000
- E19 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) May 20, 2000
- E20 Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) Jun 3, 2000
- E21 Christine (1983) Jun 10, 2000
- E22 Within the Rock (1996) Jun 17, 2000
- E23 Cyberjack (Virtual Assassin) (1995) Jun 24, 2000
- E24 Replikator (1994) Jul 1, 2000
- E25 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) Jul 8, 2000
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.