Most underrated episodes.

[vgaddict]

We all know the great episodes of MST3K, such as Space Mutiny and Pod People. But what are some episodes that are just as good, that nobody seems to ever talk about?

[Torgo]

In before the quality of Hamlet debate sh*tstorm begins.

(and yes, I think Hamlet is a good episode, but wouldn't consider it among the best, so there's that)

I always thought Bloodlust never got its due. The movie is a pretty much a doorknob, but one that can keep your attention. I thought the riffing complemented it well, and the Dairy Farm short is hysterical. The host segments are pretty good too, with the Mystery Murder Dinner taking top marks.

Also: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster > Godzilla vs. Megalon. It had to be said.

[Afgncaap5]

I've gotta agree on Bloodlust. It's a dumb movie, but the plot keeps going, the jokes keep your attention, and it finishes strong.

I'm also gonna give a shout out to It Lives By Night. I've always felt like it doesn't come up as often as I'd expect with how much I enjoyed it. Or at least the start of it. "Then IT shouldn't drink so much coffee!"

[davidbeegah]

I always thought that MST3K experiment #524 12 to the Moon, doesn't get the recognition it deserves. With a strong lead in short design for dreaming.

[servocrowation]

Being From Another Planet always never got its due. The episode's hilarious and the movie is just stupid enough to make great riffing material.

[outlawofmitchell]

My own opinion and just for fun: an underrated episode for each season!

Season one: Crawling Hand
Season two: Ring of Terror
Season three: Gamera vs. Barugon
Season four: Hercules Unchained
Season five: Beginning of the End
Season six: Bloodlust (funny we all agree!)
Season seven: Escape 2000 (hard to pick this one cuz the season is so short but I read about this one the least)
Season eight: Parts: The Clonus Horror
Season nine: The Screaming Skull
Season ten: Horrors of Spider Island

[leeharveyosmond]

I'm pretty fond of The Hellcats and Kitten With a Whip. I'd also like to echo those who said It Lives By Night and Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.

[Torgo]

Sept 3, 2015 10:09:39 GMT -5 davidbeegah said:

I always thought that MST3K experiment #524 12 to the Moon, doesn't get the recognition it deserves. With a strong lead in short design for dreaming.

I loooooooooove 12 to the Moon so damn much. The Design for Dreaming short tripped me out so much the first time I saw it, I imagine that's what it felt like to watch Mr. B Natural for the first time for so many. But I saw Design for Dreaming first, so when I finally saw Mr. B my response was pretty much "Pffft. I've seen weirder."

[sidmelton]

Several of these are already well regarded, but, I believe they should be considered HOF classics:

Village of the Giants
Alien From L.A.
The Lost Continent (starring Sid Melton)
Master Ninja I and II
High School Bigshot
San Francisco International
Track of the Moonbeast
The Touch of Satan
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

[Mike Flugennock]

Hmmm, lemme see, here...

Season 1: Robot Holocaust
Season 2: The Biker Trilogy -- yeah, even Sidehackers.
Season 3: Gamera Vs Gaos -- I mean, c'mon, man... a spinning fountain of blood, f'cripesake.
Season 4: Killer Shrews
Season 5, Joel: Secret Agent Super Dragon
Season 5, Nelson: 12 To The Moon
Season 6: The Dead Talk Back
Season 7: Night Of The Blood Beast
Season 8: The Thing That Couldn't Die
Season 9: The Screaming Skull
Season 10: Hamlet -- no, really, I'm not kidding.

[Torgo]

Well if we're going to play the season game...

KTMA: Cosmic Princess
Season 1: Project Moonbase
Season 2: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Season 3: Viking Women
Season 4: Manhunt in Space
Season 5 (Joel Half): The Girl in Lovers' Lane
Season 5 (Mike Half): 12 to the Moon (couldn't pick between the two, though Teenage Crimewave almost edged this one. So many good episodes in season five)
Season 6: Bloodlust
Season 7: The Brute Man
Season 8: Invasion of the Neptune Men (or if we're including the small "can't stand the movie" minority, Incredibly Strange Creatures gets waaaaaaaaaay too much hate)
Season 9: The Screaming Skull
Season 10: Hamlet

[Prime Minister Jim J. Bullock]

My picks:
Season 1: The Corpse Vanishes
Season 2: Wild Rebels
Season 3: War of the Colossal Beast
Season 4: Human Duplicators
Season 5(Joel): Swamp Diamonds
Season 5 (Mike): Radar Secret Service
Season 6: Danger!! Death Ray
Season 7 The Brute Man
Season 8: Invasion of the Neptune Men
Season 9: Phantom Planet
Season 10: It Lives By Night

[Mike Flugennock]

Sept 4, 2015 23:16:50 GMT -5 Prime Minister Jim J. Bullock said:

My picks:
Season 1: The Corpse Vanishes
Season 2: Wild Rebels
Season 3: War of the Colossal Beast
Season 4: Human Duplicators
Season 5(Joel): Swamp Diamonds
Season 5 (Mike): Radar Secret Service
Season 6: Danger!! Death Ray
Season 7 The Brute Man
Season 8: Invasion of the Neptune Men
Season 9: Phantom Planet
Season 10: It Lives By Night

Wow, you don't think Danger: Death Ray gets enough props?

I can't speak for the folks here, but the gang over at Club MST3K likes to bop ah dop ah dah dah all over the friggin' place.

[Mike Flugennock]

Sept 2, 2015 22:58:25 GMT -5 Torgo said:

In before the quality of Hamlet debate sh*tstorm begins.

(and yes, I think Hamlet is a good episode, but wouldn't consider it among the best, so there's that)

Scroll up a bit from this post, and you'll see where I have Hamlet for one of the underrated epiaodes of Season 10.

Hamlet took years to grow on me -- years; even when in the midst of my flaming re-entry into the fandom about 4 years ago, Hamlet was in and out of rotation, constantly being bumped out by the likes of Girl In Gold Boots, Screaming Skull, and Tormented.

Finally, about a year ago, for reasons I still can't figure out, Hamlet finally grabbed me by the po-po and wouldn't let go... probably something about how they seem to be riffing on two levels: the presentation -- that grim, dark, dour German Expressionist flavor it has, and the play itself. It was one thing to riff on the production, but I thought that riffing on Shakespeare's play itself took some real cajones.

[Afgncaap5]

Sept 5, 2015 21:59:59 GMT -5 Mike Flugennock said:

Sept 2, 2015 22:58:25 GMT -5 Torgo said:

In before the quality of Hamlet debate sh*tstorm begins.

(and yes, I think Hamlet is a good episode, but wouldn't consider it among the best, so there's that)

Scroll up a bit from this post, and you'll see where I have Hamlet for one of the underrated epiaodes of Season 10.

Hamlet took years to grow on me -- years; even when in the midst of my flaming re-entry into the fandom about 4 years ago, Hamlet was in and out of rotation, constantly being bumped out by the likes of Girl In Gold Boots, Screaming Skull, and Tormented.

Finally, about a year ago, for reasons I still can't figure out, Hamlet finally grabbed me by the po-po and wouldn't let go... probably something about how they seem to be riffing on two levels: the presentation -- that grim, dark, dour German Expressionist flavor it has, and the play itself. It was one thing to riff on the production, but I thought that riffing on Shakespeare's play itself took some real cajones.

Yeah... I think Mike's final quip, something like 'Great play, Shakespeare...' really sums up a lot of what they were doing. On the one hand, you have to acknowledge that the story is regarded as one of the greatest pieces of literature by many. On the other hand, it isn't without its flaws, and a lot can change during a bad performance. (Though didn't some of the brains say the felt kinda bad about that one since it wasn't, in their opinion, really *that* bad of a movie? Ah, well.)

Also, I'm going to echo the sentiments about The Horrors of Spider Island. That one's got a lot of fun moments.