Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE PUMAMAN Rewatch

December 19, 2019 1:17 AM - Season 9, Episode 3

#1 from our internet poll of most beloved Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes! A nebbishy white guy in London turns out to be the secret heir to a fantastic Incan/alien legacy of power. Yes, he, somehow, is THE PUMAMAN, as detected, by the much-more-appropriate Vadinho, by dint of throwing him out of a tall building and him surviving. The Pumaman's powers are needed because of the evil plot of the malevolent Dr. Kobras, played by Donald Pleasence, who, always a professional, does his best with a bad role. Let's all sing the theme song! "When, you want, the flavor of ba-con in a dip...." Previously

After tonight's show, MST Club's weekly showings will be on hiatus until at least the end of the year as we prepare, run and recover our 6th annual Christman Marathon, after which we'll do the Season 11 and 12 episodes that made the top 50 in our poll. After that, we don't rightly know yet. Stay tuned!

posted by JHarris (15 comments total)

OH MY GOD PUMAMANNNNNNNNN!!!!!
posted by miss-lapin at 3:13 AM on December 19, 2019

I could never figure out what language this film was supposed to be in. German maybe? The dubbing is unusually strange.
posted by orrnyereg at 5:36 AM on December 19, 2019

I'm just here for the pleasant sounds of The Donald Pleasence.
posted by valkane at 9:46 AM on December 19, 2019

Puma man - Liberace in Dockers.
posted by porn in the woods at 10:01 AM on December 19, 2019

"When... you want... the flavor of bacon in a dip!"
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:03 AM on December 19, 2019 [3 favorites]

“Puma Man.... when will he find love? Puma Man...”

Top 5 MST3K episode for me, nonstop laughs.
posted by porn in the woods at 10:11 AM on December 19, 2019

"The fat-free yogurt that's not short on flaaaaavor..."

Been humming this all morning, unfortunately.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 11:45 AM on December 19, 2019 [1 favorite]

Ahh, the Pew-may-mn!
posted by wordless reply at 2:29 PM on December 19, 2019

Pumaman, he flies like a moron
posted by Chrysostom at 2:31 PM on December 19, 2019 [2 favorites]

Ah! Nearly forget to post the link! Our showing is going on now! At https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub
posted by JHarris at 6:05 PM on December 19, 2019

*looks about to faint, possibly slightly gassy*

Sorry. I get this way when I sense Pumaman threads.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 2:28 AM on December 20, 2019 [1 favorite]

What's this about? The sandwich man?
posted by gc at 6:02 PM on December 20, 2019

Vadinho - are you an onion?
posted by porn in the woods at 7:13 PM on December 20, 2019

All right - disco fighting! He’s totally pounding Eddie Rabbit!

Thank goodness they made their house out of peanut brittle!
posted by porn in the woods at 8:03 PM on December 20, 2019 [1 favorite]

This movie is full of fun facts you can't get anywhere else, like pumas fly and dinosaurs all died because they forgot how to love.
posted by ckape at 8:46 AM on December 21, 2019 [3 favorites]