For a while now, I've wondered if it was just a typo, and they really meant to call "Night of the Blood Beast" by this handle: "Night of the Brood Beast."

Can you think of other experiments where, by adding or subtracting a letter or two (or even three), you get another whole new name? (If the new title fits the movie better, that makes it an even better "find.")

The only ones that come to mind right off, without much thought, are these:

*Danger! Dearth Ray (owing to the scarcity of widespread death-raying).
*The Girl in Movers Lane (she certainly changed her zip code)
*The Wild World of Batswoman (asylum hopping is her forte)
*The Touch of Satin (so many smooth operators here)
*Devil Droll (such dry, wry, sawdusty wit here)
*Crash of the Goons (IQs on Parade we really ain't)
*The Slim People (they can exist on very thin dialogue)
*The Spaced Children (Hanging out with Fester and a drunk Professor?)

Bloodrust, The violent Tears, The Brut Man, The Thing That Couldn't Dig....

OK, gotta quit now. Things are getting all woozy. Your turn! : )

Somehow his passing eluded me.
But on December 29th, the world lost a quirky, brilliantly funny minstrel.
Google "Neil Innes" if you don't already know his name, and read why he matters to a great many lovers of irreverent humor.
Rest in peace ...or whatever you feel like doing, Neil.

What riff-related stuff have you got that most of the rest of us have not?

Have any fav experiments to which you are somewhat mysteriously drawn, time after time? When I'm not sure which of my many favs I want to check out, but want to put on pause looping through the whole (original) ten seasons again, I find myself watching some eps much more than others.

The Slime People (earnest goofiness strikes again)
It Conquered the World (a Zappa fav referred to in song)
Hercules Against the Moon Men (behold the cheese!)
Beginning of the End (another Peter Graves delight)
The Dead Talk Back (I'll have what the film's writers were having)
The Creeping Terror (slack-jawed fun on a very thin budget)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (the ultimate anti-movie movie)

... plus another half dozen or so.

For me, The Force is strong in these.
Sound familiar (or should I book a suite in the Rubber Bungalow)?
Both? : )

Just discovered the show on IFC this morning. Numerous showtimes on this network. Is this a wave of nostalgia taking place?

I know probably been asked a lot, but what your top 3 picks for each year?

Okay, it's been 4 days so let's get to where it really starts getting tough. What are your 3 favorite episodes from Season 3?

What, in your opinion, was the single darkest riff of MST3k's entire run?

For me, it is the 1st season references to a certain scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy:

"Love-ly. LOVE-LY!!!"

Crow's ethnic slur about 50.0 is rather jarring.

Girl in Gold Boots, anyone?

Not only are we fueling the Mike vs Joel debate, but we're also fueling the Dropo vs Lupita debate...and I think we know the answer to that one...
But seriously: Which episode do you think is the better riff, better host segments, and the most laughs?

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a favorite of mine. It's how I found out about the show. I'd say the host segments are better. However, overall Santa Claus is a better episode in terms of riffs and is just a funnier episode, overall. But to answer your question, while Lupita could kick Dropo's ass by hand, Dropo has that techno-voodoo. In a pure match, Lupita wins, but in a hardcore match, Dropo wins.