It’s Just A Show

The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains. Show Notes. The Mad Monster (Sam Newfield, 1942): MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_103_-_The_Mad_Monster]. IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035009/]. Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxgZJdCurrM]. Radar Men from the Moon (Fred C. Bannon, 1951): IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045064/]. UnMSTed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQQshMW3RXs&list=PLESDrGLwFOLWb-e93YlaV_vIus2INKgPC&index=2]. Marc Evanier on Olsen and Johnson. [https://www.newsfromme.com/2007/02/13/olsen-and-johnson/] (Thanks, Greg!) Our episode on Humanoid Woman [https://uhoh.itsjustashow.com/episode/130]. A Trip to the Moon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon] (Le Voyage dans la lune) (Georges Méliès, 1902). A fluffy moon? [https://www.space.com/before-apollo-what-we-didnt-know-about-moon.html] Lunar module feet pics. [https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/moon-before-we-knew] The House of Frankenstein [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I90bPakb1zs] (Erle C. Kenton, 1944). Our episode on The Beast of Hollow Mountain [https://uhoh.itsjustashow.com/episode/149]. Dangers of the Canadian Mounted [https://archive.org/details/chapter-01-legend-of-genghis-khan] (Fred C. Bannon, 1948). Nut cups. [https://www.food.com/recipe/nut-cups-192279] Some more on the origin of charivari [https://daily.jstor.org/ye-olde-morality-enforcement-brigades/]. Harry McClintock: The Big Rock Candy Mountain [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6F0IhdaaWI]. (Or sometimes “Mountains”.) Pete Seeger: The Big Rock Candy Mountain [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1qRCIaU5Pg]. Burl Ives: The Big Rock Candy Mountain [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1n_PW7GRc]. The Big Rock Candy Mountain in Colorado. [https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105745618/big-rock-candy-mountain] Charley the Unicorn goes to Candy Mountain. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJCNNwHUOE] An Invitation to Lubberland [https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/33778/xml]. Herman Pleij: Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life [https://amzn.to/3UgTWp3]. Walla. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walla] Rhubarb Rhubarb [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOiwJkMvIYI] (Eric Sykes, 1980) is the remake of Rhubarb (Eric Sykes, 1970). Support us on Patreon [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow] and you can hear all our superfan bonus bits, and hang out with us in a friendly discord.

It’s our 150th episode, our seventh anniversary, and someone’s birthday! Charlotte and Beth rewatch one of their favourite episodes, The Rebel Set, with the short, Johnny at the Fair. They reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’. Show Notes. The Rebel Set (Gene Fowler Jr, 1959): MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_419_-_The_Rebel_Set]. IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053213/]. Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNe2AOhOuM]. Johnny at the Fair (Jack Olsen, 1947): IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276240/]. Edward Platt might look familiar. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbti-RGSVrg] (And of course, the other actor is Don Adams.) The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg-general-strike] Crow’s itinerary [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Chicago+Union+Station/Art+Institute+of+Chicago,+South+Michigan+Avenue,+Chicago,+IL/Magnificent+Mile,+Chicago,+IL/Comiskey+Park,+South+Shields+Avenue,+Chicago,+IL/Art+Institute+of+Chicago,+South+Michigan+Avenue,+Chicago,+IL/Shedd+Aquarium,+South+DuSable+Lake+Shore+Drive,+Chicago,+IL/Lincoln+Park/Chicago+Union+Station,+South+Canal+Street,+Chicago,+IL/@41.8461079,-87.7015936,12.03z/data=!3m1!5s0x880e2b637f0dfc79:0xf2dd92cafc3aeb65!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2c8dbbb32f5d:0x5f985dc0044b1109!2m2!1d-87.640311!2d41.8786897!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2ca3e2d94695:0x4829f3cc9ca2d0de!2m2!1d-87.6237133!2d41.8795845!1m5!1m1!1s0x880fd356c8a1e8af:0xbe8a96546a9e59f3!2m2!1d-87.6242142!2d41.894809!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2dac66ae9b73:0x34110a7be71c83e5!2m2!1d-87.6352187!2d41.8307276!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2ca3e2d94695:0x4829f3cc9ca2d0de!2m2!1d-87.6237133!2d41.8795845!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2b635fb775f9:0x32059de3df50fbdf!2m2!1d-87.614038!2d41.8675726!1m5!1m1!1s0x880fd3bf49d54e33:0xfaa2e94c6971f519!2m2!1d-87.6312121!2d41.9152119!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2cc08d9bb1f1:0xbab36c41f37621ed!2m2!1d-87.6388812!2d41.8786006!3e2?entry=ttu] (without Evanston). If he left off the ballpark [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Chicago+Union+Station/Art+Institute+of+Chicago,+South+Michigan+Avenue,+Chicago,+IL/Magnificent+Mile,+Chicago,+IL/Shedd+Aquarium,+South+DuSable+Lake+Shore+Drive,+Chicago,+IL/Lincoln+Park/Chicago+Union+Station,+South+Canal+Street,+Chicago,+IL/@41.8730239,-87.6678609,13z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x880e2b637f0dfc79:0xf2dd92cafc3aeb65!4m38!4m37!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2c8dbbb32f5d:0x5f985dc0044b1109!2m2!1d-87.640311!2d41.8786897!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2ca3e2d94695:0x4829f3cc9ca2d0de!2m2!1d-87.6237133!2d41.8795845!1m5!1m1!1s0x880fd356c8a1e8af:0xbe8a96546a9e59f3!2m2!1d-87.6242142!2d41.894809!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2b635fb775f9:0x32059de3df50fbdf!2m2!1d-87.614038!2d41.8675726!1m5!1m1!1s0x880fd3bf49d54e33:0xfaa2e94c6971f519!2m2!1d-87.6312121!2d41.9152119!1m5!1m1!1s0x880e2cc08d9bb1f1:0xbab36c41f37621ed!2m2!1d-87.6388812!2d41.8786006!3e2?coh=198943&entry=tts], he could almost make it. The Art Institute of Chicago [https://www.artic.edu/] is worth spending well more than four hours in. Gurnee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurnee,_Illinois] vs. Gurney [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney,_Illinois]. The Ren Faire in Kenosha. [https://renfair.com/bristol/] New baseball rules. [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35631564/2023-mlb-rule-changes-pitch-clock-end-shift-bigger-bases] The CNE is the Canadian National Exhibition, which is usually called The Ex [https://www.theex.com/]. David Foster: Flight of the Snowbirds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcXqpv9FxiI]. Weirdly, we haven’t done Earth vs. the Spider, Tormented, or Attack of the Giant Leeches, so stay tuned for our Summer of Gene Roth! You can hear Charlotte and Chris and friends talk about The Greatest Story Ever Told [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3M7YWlewo] if you support us on Patreon [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow]. Carey Loftin, stunt driver. [https://jesusbehindthewheel.com/2016/08/19/carey-loftin-the-mohammad-ali-of-stunt-drivers/] Charles Pachter, artist. [https://cpachter.com/] The Journals of Susanna Moodie. [https://oenogallery.com/artists/charles-pachter/art/the-journals-of-susanna-moodie-57100] The secret life of William Lyon Mackenzie King. [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-november-5-2017-1.4384859/unbuttoned-a-history-of-mackenzie-king-s-secret-life-1.4384890] (Beth’s plot summary of Hellzapoppin’ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellzapoppin%27_(film)] is slightly inaccurate, but not in any imporant way.) Duck Amuck. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XvXsuSJ-1A] The Lindy Hop scene from Hellzapoppin’. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5u5nxnroro] Heck, if you search YouTube hard enough, you might find even more… Martha Raye for Polident. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2SyftdtiQ] Our episode on I Was A Teenage Werewolf [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/92]. Portland Exposé [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guSH1cIaNSY] (Harold D. Schuster, 1957). Phil Stanford: Portland Confidential [https://amzn.to/3TKxwMO]. Support us on Patreon [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow] and join us on our (ironically?) friendly Discord.

Nearly a hundred and fifty episodes — and seven years — into this podcast, Chris and Charlotte decide to watch a few “documentaries” to find out what this MST3K show is all about. This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get them talking about M, S, T, 3, and K. Show Notes. This Is MST3K: MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/This_Is_MST3K]. The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000: MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/The_Making_of_Mystery_Science_Theater_3000]. Our episode on Avalanche [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/95]. And that’s all this time! If you support us [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow], you can hear some bonus bits and join us on a discord. We have fun.

The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn. Show Notes. The Beast of Hollow Mountain (Edward Nassour & Ismael Rodríguez, 1956): MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_1105_-_The_Beast_of_Hollow_Mountain]. IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048992/]. Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8qHh40-pI]. Our episode on Angels Revenge [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/69]. Uninvited [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLzodptxQcQ] (Greydon Clark, 1988). Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkGS70QNES0] (Michael Winner, 1976). Geronimo [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056016/] (Arnold Laven, 1962). Las luchadoras contra el robot asesino [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134797/] (René Cardona, 1969). They Saved Hitler’s Brain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Saved_Hitler%27s_Brain] (David Bradley, 1968). Our episode on King Dinosaur [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/18]. Dino Ranch. [https://www.youtube.com/@DinoRanch] The Valley of Gwangi [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0i0RSpQEf8] (Jim O’Connolly, 1969). Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/139]. The eohippus was a thing. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eohippus] Hole-y cows! [https://localwiki.org/davis/Fistulated_Cow] Cow spit. [https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/dairy/2016/12/09/cows-digest-feed-eat/] Friendly cows. [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/bovine-friends-forever/598417/] Cows who can’t teach. [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.956559/full] Cows who swim. [https://www.dutchnews.nl/2021/07/cow-survives-100-kilometre-swim-downstream-in-river-flood-waters/] Cow facts [https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2011.9350] that aren’t true [https://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/no-experimental-evidence-for-magnetic-alignment-in-cattle.htm]. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventure of the Priory School [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/108]. My Dinner with Andre [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hSY0QOkII] (Louis Malle, 1981). Cary Elwes: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride [https://amzn.to/3SUbbe9]. Support It’s Just A Show on Patreon [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow] and you can listen to a bonus bit with even more bovine content!

It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo. Show Notes. Final Justice (Greydon Clark, 1985): MST3K Wiki [https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_1008_-_Final_Justice]. IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087258/]. Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xpmwaZMHI]. By-The-Bywater [https://megaphonic.fm/bythebywater] is the Megaphonic [https://megaphonic.fm] podcast about all things Tolkien. Our episode on The Crawling Hand [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/58]. R.I.P. Peter Schickele. [https://www.npr.org/2024/01/26/1226874428/remembering-peter-schickele-the-satirical-composer-behind-p-d-q-bach] Chris especially recommends the 1712 Overture [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egt5PPh9Snc], though New Horizons in Music Appreciation [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR4CdKSeD-E] is a little more MST3K. Paul Frees: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obI5ZiX_qa8]. Our episode on Hobgoblins [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/142] (which Greydon Clark did not produce). And our episode on Angels Revenge [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/69] (which Greydon Clark did direct). Walking Tall [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oejUHM2jngw] (Phil Karlson, 1973). Walking Tall [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edR_niqKp1Q] (Kevin Bray, 2004). Hell’s Bloody Devils [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudIPci9G-Q] (Al Adamson, 1970), featuring Greydon’s first time directing an actor [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAHeirLObE]. Our episodes on Outlaw [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/52] (of Gor) and The Day Time Ended [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/45], directed by John “Bud” Cardos. We discussed László Kovács in our episode on The Incredibly Strange Creatures… [https://itsjustashow.com/episode/98] Greydon Clark: On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking [https://amzn.to/3SARnfB]. Wacko [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgHvWHP9Ho] (Greydon Clark, 1982). Joysticks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTN6SlYfGnM] (Greydon Clark, 1983). Helena (Abelli) Dalli has been keeping busy. [https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/helena-dalli-from-policewoman-to-commissioner-without-joining-the.724468] Malta is ranked high for LGBQAI+ rights. [https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/rainbow-europe-2023/] Yes: Owner of a Lonely Heart [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVOuYquXuuc]. Livingston Taylor: I’ll Come Running [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeOyAJwvhw]. Bum Phillips. [https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/How-Bum-Phillips-got-his-name-Houston-Oilers-coach-15939521.php ] Mustaccioli [https://www.marcellinaincucina.com/honey-walnut-cookies-melomakarona/] and Lazzaroni [http://lazzaronibiscotti.it/en/amaretti-en/]. Popeye Village. [https://popeyemalta.com] Air Malta’s list of film locations in Malta. [https://airmalta.com/en/blog/malta/film-locations-in-malta] Let’s enjoy some acting. [https://youtu.be/86fdvgdv7j8?si=73lQ9ikV6f6CKXDZ&t=3043] Geronimo [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/geronimo-apache-life-story] and Geronimo [https://www.etymonline.com/word/Geronimo#etymonline_v_6041]. Support us on Patreon [https://patreon.com/itsjustashow] and you can join us in a friendly little Discord and hear a bonus bit with a little more about Malta.