Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE CRAWLING HAND Rewatch

March 18, 2020 10:14 PM - Season 1, Episode 6

Rewatch! An astronaut crashes to earth and dies, all except for his hand (or hand and forearm, depending on the shot). It strangles people then hooks up with a teen to do more stranglin'. In the end it gets eaten by a cat, saving the world. Good kitty! This is an important episode in that it's the first one that sets up the "style" of the show in almost all later episodes, the opening going directly into the theater tunnel, and Joel explains the premise, really for the first time on cable. Also, the movie features the song Surfin' Bird. Previously. ----- In other news, for the extent of the pandemic, the MST Club video room will be open between shows with a playlist of as-broadcast MST episodes, funny YouTube finds, and other special appearances, for bored social distancers dropping-in. "Enjoy!"
posted by JHarris (2 comments total)

Thanks for everything, JHarris! :)
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 12:53 PM on March 19, 2020 [1 favorite]

MST Club is Thursday nights beginning at 7 PM Eastern, at https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub! Come on out for MST fun and video weirdness!
posted by JHarris at 4:48 PM on March 19, 2020