On December 17th, 1989, “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire” premiered on Fox. It was watched by 13.4 million people in that initial airing, and was at the time the second highest rated program to ever air on the young … Continue reading Night Thread Roasting On An Open Fire
From the MeTV website… “An american construction engineer, building a new harbor on an isolated tropical island, unwittingly blasts a brontosaurus, a tyrannosaurus rex, and a prehistoric cave man up from the depths. The island is almost wiped out by … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/14/2024: Dinosaurus AND Saturday the 14th
Have a good night! Continue reading The “mst3k sol ∞ lofi” Night Thread
From the MeTV website… “A horror spoof in which a funeral director, who is in arrears on his rent, aggressively pursues customers to bolster his business–and the fact that they haven’t died yet doesn’t seem to dissuade him.” Enjoy the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 12/7/2024: The Comedy Of Terrors
The Avocado has sinned by not having a night thread. Time to atone. Have a good night! Continue reading Emergency Jar-Jar Night Thread
From the MeTV website… “A series of decapitations on a Swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/30/2024: The Crawling Eye
This year, Minnie Mouse makes her debut in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a balloon. It surprised me to learn this is the first time she’ll be appearing in that form, which got me wondering – what other Disney … Continue reading A Brief History of Disney Macy’s Parade Balloons Day Thread
(I hope the Forever-a-thon is the right live link; I’ll edit it later if it’s not.) 2024 Turkey Day Potluck of the Stars Marathon Schedule:(all times ET / PT) 5am / 2am: The Killer Shrews [Emily Marsh]7am / 4am: … Continue reading MST3K Turkey Day 2024 Live Thread
Disney announced yesterday Muppet*Vision 3D will be closing to make way for a new Monsters Inc. ride. I have a couple headers I want to write related to it, but it dawned on me you probably haven’t all seen the … Continue reading The Night Thread Watches Muppet*Vision 3D
From the MeTV website… “The Wolfman tries to help foil Dracula’s attempts to transfer Lou’s brain into the ailing Frankenstein monster.” Enjoy the movie! Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/23/2024: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Have fun posting! Continue reading The Night Thread Is Asking WHERE’S THE STUFF?
From the MeTV website… “In this sequel to “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” the disfigured Dr. Anton Phibes sets out for Egypt to find the secret elixir of life so that he may resurrect his dead wife, who was killed through … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/9/2024: Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Here’s a weird bit of MST3K ephemera. Bit of backstory required… In 2006, DVDs were still a thing and Rhino Entertainment was still in the process of releasing MST3K to home video. Volume 10 included four episodes: Swamp Diamonds, Teenage … Continue reading The MST3K 10.2 Upgrade Night Thread
From the MeTV website… “In this camp horror film, a man who was disfigured in a car wreck seeks revenge on those he believes are responsible for the death of his wife, the surgical team that operated on her. Each … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/9/2024: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
It’s my birthday! And to celebrate, I’m going to finally finish a header I’ve had in the works for some time (seriously, I’ve had the draft version for well over a year), abandoned, and came back to. It turns out … Continue reading The Looney Tunes Revue Night Thread
As long as Halloween candy and Monster Cereals are still on the shelves it’s still Halloween, damn it. I’ve always loved this parody – it’s funny and the vocals are spot-on, too. And, as we all know, Muppets are the … Continue reading The Night Thread DOES THE MASH
From the MeTV website… “Boris Karloff solidifies his status as one of the greatest horror stars in film history with his terrifying yet surprisingly poignant performance as high priest Imhotep, a 3,700 year old mummy who wreaks havoc upon the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 11/2/2024: The Mummy
Tonight, in “cool things I found online” – some sites with scans of vintage Halloween costume and mask catalogs! https://www.plaidstallions.com/psindex.html https://monstermasks.blogspot.com I think my favorite \is the 1988 Ben Cooper Catalog, which has some really bizarre license choices in retrospect. … Continue reading The Night Thread Posts Some Vintage Halloween Costumes
From the MeTV website… “A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.” BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! In the second episode of House of Svengoolie, the Sven Squad brings us… “On another planet in the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 10/26/2024: Invaders From Mars AND The Dark Crystal!
It’s time to celebrate the season with that perennial classic, the 1958 Lawrence Welk Halloween Special! Continue reading The Night Thread is WUNNERFUL, WUNNERFUL!
