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). 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