Mystery Science Theater 3000 · SEASON 8
The Deadly Mantis
Episode 4 · 1997-02-22
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
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.
91 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. Revenge of the Creature1997-02-01
2. Leech Woman1997-02-08
3. The Mole People1997-02-15
4. The Deadly Mantis1997-02-22
5. The Thing That Couldn't Die1997-03-01
6. The Undead1997-03-08
7. Terror from the Year 50001997-03-15
8. The She-Creature1997-04-05
9. I Was a Teenage Werewolf1997-04-19
10. The Giant Spider Invasion1997-05-31
11. Parts: The Clonus Horror1997-06-07
12. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies1997-06-14
13. Jack Frost1997-07-12
14. Riding with Death1997-07-19
15. Agent for H.A.R.M.1997-08-02
16. Prince of Space1997-08-16
17. The Horror of Party Beach1997-09-06
18. Devil Doll1997-10-04
19. Invasion of the Neptune Men1997-10-11
20. Space Mutiny1997-11-07
21. Time Chasers1997-11-22
22. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1997-12-06
