SoL-Mates: Love and MST3K

We finally got it right! Gene Hackman IS in this movie!Host segments: MiMi culpa; don't even wanna go to the dump; we all know Jeff would make a bean joke at some point; can Gregory Peck smile?; I regret throwing my friend into the vacuum of space; Joe Don Baker with space madness?

Hey - guess what? Gene Hackman isn't in this movie.Host segments: 100% Gene Hackman-free; small critique of MiMi's kissing; Jeff has opinions about geologists; Nuveena kink; this is now a chair review podcast; shirtless beefcake American; Dean-o's outttakes.

We're continuing our dive into the expansive Rothrock cinematic universe. This one is MUCH better.Host segments: a truly disasterous panel discussion; exaggerating the number of karate-ready government officials; what did they even win?; bidet humor; suspension of disbelief re: how many people can karate; the challenge of Raygun; the crazy summer of Top Gun; fixing these plot holes; we all shimmied.

We're coming back to Roth-rock you once again! This time, it's the inscrutibly maddening Undefeatable, which did, in fact, defeat us.Host segments: Hamster Style; yes - but what kind of Karate Guy?; part of the problem is that they're not good actors; Jeff teaches us how NOT to punch people in the back; constant soundtrack saturation; Hey - I Went There!; where else are we going to go, Annie?.

It was a rough week around here, and not just for the teens in Attack of the Eye Creatures.Host segments: Why do you need to stop on your way to eloping?; we keep disinformationing ourselves; putting smoochers to work again; Shyama-lazy; I was east bound and downed; bless the Chets; superior Saucer Men; we spend an inordinate amount of time reminding MiMi who Rip Taylor is; Joe is an Eddie Murphy film curator; what if everyone is a sex pest?; the Joe Don Continuum. 

It's a birthday request with the classic episode The Sword and the Dragon. Man - it sure is beardy around here.Host segments: awkward invasion tactics; Roger Corman got his paws on this one, too; some people will be charred; death or Sharla?; this is now an Ilya Muromets fancast; always open with the dragon; Bergman does SNL; the magic tablecloth of lost opportunities.

It's a birthday request! (annoying air horn sound) We're tackling the perennial Rifftrax/MST3k favorite The Million Eyes of Sumuru.Host segments: apologies to Frankie Valli; two fingers of brown; MiMi's fingers got a workout; Jeff's new life goals; Sumuru review; Annette's new gig.

Host segments: your finest chablis; Brandy is a fine girl; the best laid plans of reporters with cans of gasoline; listen to the tale of the Lon Talbot Group; Jeff - a romancer of the elderly; this could have been an email, Ben; unwatchable unriffed. 

Happy Holidays, SoL-Mates! This year, we're watching not only the last available MST3K Christmas film, but for now, the last official episode of MST3K, The Christmas Dragon (2014). What does this film have to do with Christmas exactly? Dragons!Host segments: Jeff is a joy; Mormon swears; more accurate dragons; Joe might just edit this out; what would 1991 have looked like?; Goodbye, Sister Beech; a riff battle royale. Have a safe and fun holiday season, and we'll see you all in 2025!

We're just out here, swapping holiday cheer like we always do! Please listen, but beware of spoilers for Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988), and There's Something in the Barn (2023). Host segments: Jeff's a unicorn; not Americans, Californians; Pee Wee in the uncanny valley; MiMi discovers her brand early on. 

We're reaching back to season three for It Conquered the World, but it didn't really conquer the world - maybe a cave and, like, three guys.Host segment: Merry Hawk Tuah!; try to say "physicist" three times drunk; a satisfying soundscape of "thwap"; XTREME consent; a satellite with a nacho bar; the Herlihy alien; Joe Don mind control.

It's a birthday request with Rifftrax's take on the cult classic The Sword and the Sorcerer! So put on your nasty burlap sacks and sandals, and poke a bad guy with your sword!(CW: discussions of sexual assuault)Host segments: better sword and sandal flicks just stripped for parts; never bring up Denny's to Joe; a bad review; forget the Roman Empire, how often do you think about Highlander?; the wild wild world of the cast members of TSATS. 

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, we're feeling fowl and so we come to you with this poultry offering "The Chicken of Tomorrow!" (Oh - and we also watched The Brute Man, too.)Host segments: A grim reminder ahead of the holidays; you can tell a piano teacher by their scales; shakin' down blind ladies in the 40s; we get Clayton now; Jeffe's grandpapa; an A movie becomes a B movie; a timetable for creeping; exploitation films and disability; grumpy grocer supremacy. 

Happy Spooky Season! Join us for the horror that is Hillbillys in a Haunted House  - but, it's not horror for the reason you're thinking.Host segments: The Hee-Haw -ification of horror; the definition of a hillbilly; Lon Cheney was not a healthy man; ARE YOU FERLIN HUSKY?; the corrections just write themselves; Merle Haggard's ghost v. Kevin Murphy; that one guy you know who gets killed by a gorilla; and they're the ones writing it off; but what if it was The Monkees?; Joe Don and the Ape.

Once again, we're swapping spoopy movies and talking about them. This year it's Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers (2003) and Cottage Country (2013).

We're continuing our slog through the series that must-not-be-named, and we're at that darn Chamber of Secrets. Host segments: Malfoy v. the community center; Devori wouldn't say no to Quidditch on ESPN Ocho; Jeff's personal Chamber of Secret (Porn); not an abomination before God; HP fanfiction and Manacled; no ethical choices in capitalism; maybe Azkaban was the friends we made along the way; now it gets good; cutting Steve DiSchiavi loose on these kids. 

What is there to say about City Limits? Evidently, a little under 90 minutes worth.Host segments: Demandy; this movie gives Jeff some unreasonable standards for comic books as aphrodisiacs; it's kinda every postapocalyptic kids-on-bikes movie; what is up with Ray?; the ultimate desk job; Joe's new conveyance. 

It's an early Mike episode, so join us for Beginning of the End as we tip over into the beginning of the end of our MST3K journey! We're officially over the half-way point with what's available (not counting Rifftrax), so we've hit that milestone! And what a movie to hit it with, oof.Host segments: Shakin' trees; dealing with large insects; Peter Graves' TED Talk; telling Joe the hard truths about sport peppers; It's energy, right?; Just locust things.; It's always a d**k!; Wayne and Garth vs. the Locusts.

In case you missed it, here's our Patreon live-recorded episode, in audio format for your pleasure! Join us as we revisit Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie for our 200th episode!Host segments: live and unstable; this is how conferences work; what were you doing up there?; Denouement? never heard of it.; we touched FINGERTIPS; does Neutron survive?; where art thou, burger painting?; give Bunson Honeydew his moment. 

Oofda - this was a slog, y'all - but we watched Project Moonbase  so you don't have to.(CW: discussion of sexual assault/home invasion in film)Host segments: bring me the moldering corpse of James Caan; learned helplessness is a bitch; front-facing Jeff means business; furry teeth; Jeff is banned from shot-putting; Cyclops vs. LaForge; communists love nipple-play; dangers of post-space coitus; Riker bi-panic; wall-sitters.Be sure to check us out on social media and support us on Patreon!

We're doing a YA-two-fer with Rifftrax's take on the dragon-riding...film...Eragon. News flash - it's not as good as Twilight, and that's saying something.(Re: sound quality on the Kimbro end, at the time of recording Joe was in the throes of a covid infection and Devori was wearing a mask in a (vain) attempt to avoid it.)Host segments: More tussin than man; ripping off Saga; Joe's peak interests re: dragons; the merits of Disembaudio; Jeff cracks the code; Joe is definitely grizzled.Be sure to check us out on social media and support us on Patreon

For her birthday, Devori's subjected everyone to Rifftrax's take on Twilight. And it doesn't go as badly as you might think.Host segments: ontologically speaking; let's talk about bland, baby; Devori defends her case; Edward is a gentleman; how dare you disappoint Elizabeth Reaser; a very good riff (mostly); looking forward.Be sure to find us on social media and check out our Patreon for exclusive content at a low, low price!

We're celebrating summer in style with Rifftrax's Summer Shorts Beach Party - join us in practicing our rhythmic ball skills. (CW: discussions of self-harm/OCD)Host segments: sandy crack; the SoL-Mates have been busy; cheeseballs under the couch; pleasure flap; creepy guys.Be sure to check us out on social media and support us on Patreon!

We're watching The Starfighters so you don't have to.Host segments: Let's watch Top Gun instead; it's barely propaganda; dad's very specific tastes in "planes," Variations on the Same Three Things; we don't know why we need to talk about "flavor-blasting" so much; ask MiMi how she knows; Math Blasting > Ranch Blasting; Jeff's slip.Be sure to find us on social media and Patreon!

It's another listener request with season two's King Dinosaur. Also - Devori is an excellent driver.(We had some technical difficulties with our recording on the back end of the episode, so please bear with the weirdness in continuity and all hail Joe, the editing wizard!)Host segments: "Handler" is a generous term; absinthe lemur; wherefore art thou, kaiju?; we stan the guy who stayed on the ship; he knows what he did; Joe knocking it out of the park!; The Far Side-ification of King Dinosaur. Support us on Patreon for some fun extra bits! https://www.patreon.com/solmatespodcast/about

We all have limits - and ours is Munchie.Host segments: bad in the bad way; stupid, sexy Flanders; come-muffins; digging deep into Munchie; Joe Don Baker Meatslammer Salon; age-appropriate crushes; flavor-blasting research; we have ALL sorts of questions about Munchie; punchable face; Paula Poundstone as Munchie; meet your new stepdad, Joe Pesci!

We rocked it back to the KTMA era with a listener request for SST: Deathflight and boy are our arms tired. That works, right?Host segments: MiMi has no Farrah-do; if Burgess Meredith doesn't like you; roll a constitution check against Senegal flu; a drinking problem; the old-guy love triangle; so 80s; we cancel ourselves; oh, wooow. 

What a weird, wild, wonderful ride we had with this episode's movie, The Visitor brought to us by Rifftrax. (CW domestic abuse and abortion)Host segments: Jeff, a well-known Capricorn, apologizes for stereotyping; inaccurate depictions of Southern children; evil cabal do nots; check out the grape stomping reporter; this child is unusable.

It's listener requiest/fan favorite time with Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell. You know there's bat facts, too, right? (CW: Sexual assault in film context)Host segments: medieval bat facts; creative potato seasoning options; it's a myth, Jeff; peplum goo; nickled and dimed at the Renaissance Faire; how Jeff really feels about Everything But the Girl; soundtrack by Falco; polling everyone's stance on boobies. 

The SoL-Mates head back into Heston territory with the ill-fated first Gizmoplex premiere, Santo in the Treasure of Dracula. Host segments: wrestlers vs. science; Joe tells us the lore of Count Redrum; RELEASE THE BOOBY CUT!; we find out about Porn Studies; wrestling vs. time travel; quality vs. quality - do these beautiful cuts work against production?; we learn way too much about Lisa Rinna; all hail the White Dot; going to bed early is awesome.

Boy, oh boy - did The Girl in Lovers Lane set us to dreaming about a place we've never seen.Host segments: spring break antics; everyone check on everyone else; Go-bos; dealing with street toughs; a brief history of Jack Elam; f**k politeness; Danny and the City; I can't live in Dannysburg, but I'd love to visit. 

IT'S NOT SINBAD. Host segments: No Red Lobster for you; we catch Joe out on a horse technicality; Sadko vs. Sinbad; Sister Beech is back; we find out some things about Joe Namath; let Sadko be Sadko, Joe's mansies; why is it always "Red, Red Wine?"; chicken etiquitte; the friends was the bluebird, etc.

We've come to the end of Rothrockuary (TMTMTMTM), and we find out that the kicking and punching were the friends we made along the way.Host segments: Karate boss logic; this is now a Billy Drago fancast; Jeff tells you more about martial arts; gender and fighting; get thee behind me, Beefcake Ponytail; let's talk about Jeff's body grease; how Devori really feels abou this movie; please don't scorpion kick a SoL-Mate.

We're about halfway through Rothrockuary (TMTMTMTMTM) and boy are our arms tired. From all the punching.Host segments: Quantum Rothrock; Jeff schools us all; our old, old bodies; poor Kyle; dabbling in crime never works; Chad McQueen is perfectly adequate; why aren't we going full Footloose?; it's just terrible folks.

We're continuing Rothrockuary with the baffling and not even a little bit endearing saga of Honor and Glory. PS - although this movie is about two sisters, their names are not "Honor" and "Glory."Host segments: Devori's strange jealousy; just call her Chesty; Jeff and Joe's weird stuff; Count Dante's Dojo; the green bean rules of engagement; a lot of Depp hair gel.

We're kicking off a month of episodes with the first Rothrockuary (TM TM TM TM) installment In the Line of Duty 2: The Supercops (starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh). So PUNCH in and join us for a KICKING good time. (They're martial arts movies.)Host segments: so many plot points; "Do You Wanna Funk" redux; a brief history of Cynthia Rothrock; What even is this movie?; Was Chow Yun Fat in this movie?; just to be clear - this is a comedy podcast.

Host segments: strange casting requirements; sex orgy v. fertility festival - you decide; my name is Handerson; yes, but what kind of doctor?; fun times at the faculty mixer; how anti-nuclear should this be?; excellent theme song; Howie the Crab-core.

It's listener request time! It's also Jeff's birthday! So you know what that means - it's time for the Rifftrax take on Plan 9 From Outer Space. (Also, check out MST3K artwork of our friend, Brad Nelson here and throw him some $$$!)Host segments: not enough JoCo; what was your first time with Plan 9?; what is the rhyme or reason of this plan?; trying a new ad break; Jeff doesn't do two Wikipedias; so many guys.

Join the SoL-Mates as we look back on the past year in podcasting and MST3K and plan for the upcoming season. And, you - yeah, you - who skips these "recap" episodes because they're not "new" content, we have some real revelations for you, so skip at your own peril.Host segments: stuck again, kaiju problems; crowdfunding disappointments.

Surprise! It's another SoL-Mates Holiday Movie Swap! We're discussing the joys of our selected holiday films, Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014) and The Spirit of Christmas (2015). Learn more than you could ever want to know about Hallmark/Lifetime Christmas movies! Appreciate the sarcasm of Aubrey Plaza outside of Parks and Rec. Host segments: Tangerine, where art thou?; Is Grumpy Cat not required viewing?; Jeff takes offense; the improbably named Tilky Jones.

We're doing it. We're ripping off the bandaid and tackling the Rifftrax take on The Star Wars Holiday Special. Wow - was it bad. But we came away with an extra dose of holiday cheer and a lot of information about this cluster-f**k.Host segments: Joe still loves eggnog; a convenient documentary; the holiday special that almost wasn't; what does it mean to be a Star Wars family?; the secret world of wookees; Cold War Existential Dread; generational disconnect; seeking Tim Conway; Devori will protect Carrie Fisher with her life; a protective fugue state; commit to the bit; what if it was Frasier?

We decided to try to cleanse our palates after last week's fare with a fan favorite from Japan - Prince of Space. What we discover is that the arms of Godzilla vs. Megalon are long and taint everything they touch.Host segments: we like it very much; keeping your eye on those axis powers; what's up with Wally and Suzy?; Japanese cram schools; can chicken swim?; that's his burden.

Oof - this isn't our favorite Godzilla flick. Or kaiju flick. Or...anything. It's not our favorite anything. Host segments: Jeff's hot dog predilictions; kaiju librarian; inaccurate flying kicks; it's really Japan's fault; degrees of Kenny-ness; Action Uncle vs. Scientist Uncle; high-quality kaiju a must; Joe Don's International Incident.

We're celebrating spooky season with an MST3K favorite, Track of the Moon Beast! Spoiler alert: none of these Johnny Longbows stop talking.Host segments: no trick-or-treaters blues; strange STI prevention; pranking logic; Doctor Devori and the Case of the Missing Joe; Jeff beefs with movie smokers; a very special case of air rage; Komodo red herrings; #exothermproblems.

It's time for the Halloween minisode no one asked for! Join us as we talk Halloween movie reviews of House (1977) and The Blackening (2022).

Joe's making us pull off yet another band-aid with the terribly terrible Atlantic Rim. Woof. You know how sometimes Asylum films transcend their badness? Just...woof. Host segments: Joe is hoisted on his own petard, folks; Recapturing the magic is impossible; dealing with a love hostage situation; 0% scholarship; stellar host segments; Captain Exposition!; The X-Files-ification of Atlantic Rim.

We're creeping into creepy season with a Rifftrax basically-a-short, Winterbeast (1992)! Well - not everything is short.Host segments: What's in the box?!; tantric winterbeast; your wendigo update; when is a joke not a joke?; Twin Winterbeast Peaks; accidentally not a porno.

We're celebrating Hobbit Day pre-emptively with a viewing of Rifftrax's take of The Fellowship of the Ring! Thrill as we discuss a film that we've all seen at minimum thirty times and STILL manage to clock in at nearly two hours of discussion. Go figure.Host segments: who doesn't love a Rugged Fellow (TM); updating Tolkein's perspectives; Joe clarifies wanting a "hard R"; Sam's gonna Sam; we love Viggo; Rifftrax vs. toxic masculinity; beyond improvement Joe Don Bombadillo.

We're in a teen cycle and we can't get out! This time, it's teens from outer space! And boy, are they sure teens.Host segments: high school hall pass; Grandpa vs. Richard Speck; the art of the skeleton flop; strange tourist attractions; a monastic orders lecture brutally cut short; Joe's thoughts on Derek; the teen skeleton film; Derek is ALF.

We're celebrating? back-to-school season with the not-at-all depressing High School Big Shot. The most important take-away is that English teachers are the last line against chaos and depravity (CW: talk of suicide/self-harm)Host segments: BREAD PUNS!; cool inflation facts; finding a Safe Cracker (TM); Jeff's Germans to Pumpernickle theorum; Who is the titular Big Shot?; the longest way to get to Baker Street; High School Big Shot is cursed maybe?; The Beakman Side-Step; demonic bread guy; watch out for The Syndicate, man.

We're keeping our promises and revisiting I Accuse My Parents - both the MST3K and our episode! We discuss how far the podcast has come, as well as our takes on a re-viewing of this film. Update: Jimmy is still a liar.Host segments: she goes off like a rocket; Joe's finally formally apologizing; the bonus Robot Holocaust retrospective; let's talk Dorothy Blumenstock Jones; what's the deal with Jimmy?; Is this really a war film?; a very special message from Al Frazier; but make it supernatural.