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S2.E1 ∙ The Crawling Eye

Fri, Nov 17, 1989

In the series' first national broadcast, the Mads have moved into Deep 13, Joel has spruced up the Bots, and Forrest Tucker sleepwalks his way through "The Trollenberg Terror (1958)," this week's literally eye-popping film.

6.9 /10

S2.E2 ∙ The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy

Fri, Nov 24, 1989

The Mads fall victim to their own newly-installed security system, and the unfortunately-shaped Satellite of Love is besieged by Demon Dogs hoping to pray to the Giant Bone, all the while "La momia azteca contra el robot humano (1958)" is happening.

6.4 /10

S2.E3 ∙ The Mad Monster

Fri, Dec 01, 1989

Things get hairy on the Satellite of Love thanks to the lupine antics of "The Mad Monster (1942)" and the second chapter of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)."

6.7 /10

S2.E4 ∙ Women of the Prehistoric Planet

Mon, Feb 19, 1990

The intrepid hosts are trapped between Isaac Asimov's Literary Doomsday Device and Robert Ito from "Quincy M.E. (1976)" in a fur caveman outfit while watching "Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)."

7.1 /10

S2.E5 ∙ The Corpse Vanishes

Fri, Dec 08, 1989

The crew of the Satellite of Love presents and screens the 1942 Bela Lugosi not-so classic movie "The Corpse Vanishes (1942)."

6.9 /10

S2.E6 ∙ The Crawling Hand

Fri, Dec 15, 1989

Joel and the Bots have a tough time agreeing on how to spend their free time between segments of the teen sci-fi thriller "The Crawling Hand (1963)."

7.3 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Robot Monster

Fri, Dec 22, 1989

The guys watch "Robot Monster (1953)," a post-apocalyptic film about aliens and robots, riff on two more installments of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" and try to understand surrealism.

7.3 /10

S2.E8 ∙ The Slime People

Fri, Dec 29, 1989

The crew puts Commando Cody on trial for crimes against reality after watching the sixth episode of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" while slime monsters invade Los Angeles in "The Slime People (1963)."

6.9 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Project Moonbase

Fri, Jan 05, 1990

Joel and the Bots watch two more episodes of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" and "Project Moon Base (1953)," a film about a sabotaged space station. They also introduce their new product SPACOM to the Mads.

7 /10

S2.E10 ∙ Robot Holocaust

Fri, Jan 12, 1990

When the ninth chapter of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" encounters technical difficulties, it gives the Mads an earlier opportunity to bring the Satellite of Love and its crew to their knees via "Robot Holocaust (1987)."

7.3 /10

S2.E11 ∙ Moon Zero Two

Fri, Jan 19, 1990

The crew stages their own moon landing pageant as they watch the film "Moon Zero Two (1969)" about an astronaut hired to capture an asteroid made of sapphires.

7.2 /10

S2.E12 ∙ Untamed Youth

Fri, Jan 26, 1990

Joel invents a pipe with a smoke detector and a sprinkler system built in for the invention exchange. The guys watch "Untamed Youth (1957)," a 1950s teen flick about youths sentenced to manual labor at a cotton farm.

7.1 /10