10 Season
176 Episode
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 8 Episode 4 The Deadly Mantis
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In the theater, the crew watches as a praying mantis is exposed to atomic radiation and attacks the North Pole in "The Deadly Mantis" (1957). Meanwhile, on Earth, Pearl, Bobo, and Dr. Peanut accidentally (with help from Mike) detonate a bomb that destroys the planet. The crew holds a memorial service for Pearl only for her to call them and vow to hunt them down across space.
- Year: 1999
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Studio: Comedy Central, Syfy
- Keyword: film in film, space, mad scientist, puppetry, robot, space station, mst3k, stranded in orbit, sci-fi parody, movie riffing
- Director: Joel Hodgson
- Cast: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, Patrick Brantseg