Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Rocketship X-M
Sep 22, 1990
An expedition to the moon goes wrong when a group of astronauts accidentally lands on Mars in "Rocketship X-M (1950)." Joel and the Bots are visited by Valeria from "Robot Holocaus
The Sidehackers
Sep 29, 1990
The crew watches "The Sidehackers" (1969). Joel and the bots provide sidehacking commentary.
Jungle Goddess
Oct 6, 1990
The crew watches "Jungle Goddess" (1948). Joel and the bots are threatened by a pair of aliens.
Catalina Caper
Oct 13, 1990
The crew watches "Catalina Caper" (1967). TV's Frank botches his Tupperware sales pitch.
Rocket Attack USA
Oct 27, 1990
The crew watches "Rocket Attack U.S.A." (1958). Joel and the bots meet their Soviet counterparts.
Ring of Terror
Nov 3, 1990
The crew watches "Ring Of Terror" (1961). Joel teaches the horrified bots about robot anatomy.
The Wild Rebels
Nov 17, 1990
The crew watches "The Wild Rebels" (1967). Gypsy finally gets recognition for all her talents.
Lost Continent
Nov 24, 1990
The crew watches "Lost Continent" (1951). Crow and Servo refuse to back the White Male Reality.
The Hellcats
Dec 8, 1990
The crew watches "The Hellcats" (1967). Joel and the Bots have flashbacks to prior experiments.
King Dinosaur
Dec 22, 1990
The crew watches "King Dinosaur" (1955). Crow and Servo struggle to hype up Joey the Lemur.
First Spaceship on Venus
Dec 29, 1990
The crew watches "First Spaceship On Venus" (1960). Joel adjusts Servo's sarcasm sequencer.
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Jan 19, 1991
In the theater, the crew watches as the undersea nation of Seatopia sends the gigantic Megalon to destroy the world above while Godzilla and the size-shifting robot Jet Jaguar try
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Feb 2, 1991
In the theater, the crew watches as a young man steals a boat to find his brother but ends up shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering G