Episode
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End
Overview
In the theater, the crew watches as the military struggles to stop a rampaging horde of giant grasshoppers in "Beginning of the End" (1957). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo performs a standup routine, but most of his jokes involve comparing grasshoppers to locusts.
Details
- Series
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1993-11-25
- Runtime
- 92 min
Episode context
Beginning of the End is Episode 17 in Season 5 of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It aired on 1993-11-25. The runtime is 92 min.
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Episode 16: Alien from L.A.
In the theater, the crew watches as a squeaky-voiced Kathy Ireland attempts to rescue her imprisoned father from an underground Atlantis, in "Alien from L.A." (1988).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots play an emotion guessing game.
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Episode 18: The Atomic Brain
In the theater, the crew watches as an aging socialite lures young women to her mansion in an attempt to transplant her brain into one of their bodies in "The Atomic Brain" (1964).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots are unsettled by Mike's chin puppet demonstration.
This episode features the short "What About Juvenile Delinquency?" (1955).
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Episode 15: The Wild World of Batwoman
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This episode features the short "Discussion Problems in Group Living: Cheating" (1952).
Episode 19: Outlaw
In the theater, the crew watches as a college professor named Cabot returns to the magical planet Gor to battle a wicked queen and an evil sorcerer in "Outlaw" (1989). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots do their best Jack Palance impressions as they read from the book "Palance on Palance."
Episode 14: Teen-Age Strangler
In the theater, the crew watches as a troubled teen is accused of murder when a serial killer terrorizes a small town in "Teen-Age Strangler" (1964).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots fit Mike with a modified pair of glasses that make him act like the teenage star of the film.
This episode features the short "Is This Love?" (1957) and the song, "I'm a Janitor."
Episode 20: Radar Secret Service
In the theater, the crew watches as the astonishing power of radar is used to track down criminals selling atomic gear on the black market in "Radar Secret Service" (1950). Meanwhile, on the SOL, the bots throw Mike a 10-year high school reunion based on information gathered from Mike's yearbook.
Episode 13: The Brain that Wouldn't Die
In the theater, the crew watches as a scientist keeps his girlfriend's severed head alive in a pan while he tries to find her a new body in "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" (1962).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike and the bots are visited by Jan in the Pan, the bodiless lady in the film.
Episode 21: Santa Claus
In the theater, the crew watches as Santa battles the demon Pitch for the soul of a little Mexican girl, Lupita, in "Santa Claus" (1959). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike is reunited with the Nelson family, but unfortunately not HIS Nelson family, via the Hexfield Viewfinder.
Episode 12: Mitchell
In the theater, the crew watches as a drunken oaf of a cop bumbles his way through a murder investigation in "Mitchell" (1975).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Gypsy schemes to help Joel escape.
Episode 22: Teen-Age Crime Wave
In the theater, the crew witnesses a group of delinquent teens commit one crime, not a wave of them, in "Teen-Age Crime Wave" (1955).
Meanwhile on the SOL, the crew tries to escape, and the SOL opens a deli with sandwiches named after movies.
Episode 11: Gunslinger
In the theater, the crew watches as the widow of a murdered sheriff steps up to fight outlaws in her rural town in "Gunslinger" (1956).
Meanwhile, on the SOL, Servo sends Joel messages via the Gypsy Express.
Episode 23: Village of the Giants
In the theater, the crew watches as a group of obnoxious teens take over a town after ingesting a growth formula, in "Village of the Giants" (1965). Meanwhile, in Deep 13, Dr. Clayton Forrester is preparing to replace TV's Frank with Torgo.