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Season 5 (1993 - 1994)
| 501 - WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD 502 - HERCULES 503 - SWAMP DIAMONDS 504 - SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON 505 - THE MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD 506 - EEGAH! 507 - I ACCUSE MY PARENTS 508 - OPERATION DOUBLE 007 509 - THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE 510 - THE PAINTED HILLS 511 - GUNSLINGER 512 - MITCHELL 513 - THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE 514 - TEEN-AGE STRANGLER 515 - THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN 516 - ALIEN FROM L.A. 517 - BEGINNING OF THE END 518 - THE ATOMIC BRAIN 519 - OUTLAW 520 - RADAR SECRET SERVICE 521 - SANTA CLAUS 522 - TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE 523 - VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS 524 - 12 TO THE MOON |
501 - WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD First shown: 7/24/93 Opening: Crow disrupts Servo's formal welcome Invention exchange: The square master, bittersweet hearts Host segment 1: Hot slot bots! Host segment 2: Trying to get a post-apocalyptic driving permit Host segment 3: Things to do after the apocalypse End: Phone call from Megaweapon, letter, the Mads enjoy an active lifestyle Stinger: The Paper Chase Guy checkin' out the babe |
| 502
- HERCULES First shown: 7/17/93 Opening: Casual day on the SOL Invention exchange: Cellular desk, instant karma Host segment 1: Constellations for the '90s Host segment 2: Wondering about a '70s rock band Host segment 3: Crow does the 'Match Game' by himself End: The botsdiscuss Amazons, then some visit on the Hexfield, Frank is still at the desk Stinger: "He's like something out of a bad dream!" |
| 503
- SWAMP DIAMONDS with short: "WHAT TO DO ON A DATE" First shown: 7/31/93 Opening: The bots are obsessed with the 'Spock in love' "Star Trek" episode Invention exchange: U-view, Andrew Lloyd Webber grill Host segment 1: Tom wants to date Gypsy Host segment 2: He calls Gypsy to ask for a date Host segment 3: They go out on a date, briefly End: Tom thought the date went well, Gypsy dumps him, letter, Frank is watching himself Stinger: "Ssssssssshut up!" |
| 504
- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON First shown: 8/7/93 Opening: Crow and Tom build an annoying robot Invention exchange: Virtual comedy, micro-golf Host segment 1: The jazzy "Secret Agent Super Dragon" theme Host segment 2: J&TB read through Crow's latest screenplay: "The Spy Who Hugged Me" Host segment 3: J&TB discuss spy movie post-kill puns End: Dr. F.'s super-villain conference call Stinger: Jumping the Super Dragon, with xylophone accompaniment |
| 505
- MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD First shown: 8/14/93 Opening: The SOL-tie awards Invention exchange: Chin-der wear, rat pack chess set Host segment 1: Meeting of the Junior Jester Club Host segment 2: The bearded town council debates the Sinbad problem Host segment 3: Crow's lifelong quest thingy goes awry End: The bots are amazed by Joel's channel cat puppet, letter, Frank meets Mr. Fistie Stinger: Laughing horse |
| 506
- EEGAH! First shown: 8/28/93 Opening: Deep frozen Crow Invention exchange: Pork-orina, replacing Frank's blood Host segment 1: Subtle forms of hell Host segment 2: The bots alter Joel's face to look like Arch Hall Jr. Host segment 3: Why '60s sitcoms are run by single dads End: Washing the movie off the bots, letter, Frank's fluid change Stinger: "Fake it." "That's what I've BEEN doing. Now I'm getting sick!" |
507
- I ACCUSE MY PARENTS |
| 508
- OPERATION DOUBLE 007 First shown: 9/11/93 Opening: Tom is enjoying Joel's home movies, which scares Crow Invention exchange: Lederhosen-hosen, Sara the bobbin' buzzard Host segment 1: Joel's is a evil supervillian!..."I know!" Host segment 2: The Sean & Neal show: parallel lives Host segment 3: Joel tries to hypnotize Tom, Torgo returns End: Dr. F. uses his magnetizer Stinger: "Thunderball" pushes the button |
| 509
- GIRL IN LOVER'S LANE First shown: 9/18/93 Opening: Bot bellybuttons Invention exchange: Evil baseball promotions, "Don Martins" Host segment 1: Song: "What a Pleasant Journey" Host segment 2: Tbe bots want to reenact the pool hall scene Host segment 3: Crow Elam End: Furious about the ending of the movie, the bots devise new endings, letters, Frank devises endings too Stinger: "Are you waiting for a bus?" |
| 510
- THE PAINTED HILLS with short: "BODY CARE & GROOMING" First shown: 9/26/93 Opening: Crow is Jay Leno, complete with chin Invention exchange: Cholester-do all, back-talk Host segment 1: Crow and Tom debate the messy woman in the short Host segment 2: Reports on bearded guys include Crow's paper on Rutherford B. Hayes Host segment 3: Crow is crushed into an ingot End: Discussing the Lassie's culpability, Dr. F. tries to revive Frank Stinger: Naughty girl goes into the shower |
| 511
- GUNSLINGER First shown: 10/9/93 Opening: "Blowing" up Tom's head Invention exchange: The scanner planner, new whiffle items Host segment 1: Funeral talk Host segment 2: The Gypsy Express Host segment 3: Tom demonstrates quantum linear super-position End: The '70s: A pretty foul decade, deep fried letter, Dr. F. scans Frank! Stinger: "What about our clothes?" |
| 512
- MITCHELL First shown: 10/23/93 Opening: Joel's toothpicky creation Invention exchange: Daktari stool; the Mads are being audited, so they've hired a temp by the name of Mike Host segment 1: Gypsy overhears the Mads plotting Mike's death and thinks they're talking about Joel Host segment 2: A worried Gypsy tries to think of a way to get Joel off the SOL; Crow and Tom are no help Host segment 3: Mike learns of a hidden escape pod, and gives Gypsy control End: Joel is ejected into the escape pod, leaving behind a plaque and a final word; Dr. F. is furious...until Mike presents his time card. Stinger: "Your lying through your teeth!" "Buzz off!" "No, you buzz off!" "I SAID BUZZ OFF, KID!" Special Note: This is Joel Hodgson's last episode. This episode also features the first appearance of Mike Nelson. |
| 513
- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE First shown: 10/30/93 Opening: Mike's been in training Invention exchange: The gutter-bumber-shoot, the dream buster Host segment 1: Mike tries to get control of the SOL, but that's not cheese! Host segment 2: Designing hats for Jan in the pan Host segment 3: The movie's hateful message; Mike shares an embarrassing moment from his past End: A visit from Jan on the Hexfield; Dr. F. is inspired! Stinger: "Who's to tell me to blow if I don't want to?" Special Note: This is the first episode to feature Mike as host. |
| 514
- TEEN-AGE STRANGLER with short: "IS THIS LOVE?" First shown: 11/7/93 Opening: Mike tries to phone his grandma Invention exchange: Frank-n-forcer, waiter-baiter Host segment 1: What is love? Host segment 2: Crow and Tom want to rumble, but Mike intervenes Host segment 3: Crow and Tom have a gadget that will make Mike act like Mikey End: Song: "I'm a Janitor;" Dr. F. cleans up after Frank Stinger: "And he didn't steal no bike neither...I did!" |
| 515
- THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN with short: "CHEATING" First shown: 11/13/93 Opening: The game is blackjack Invention exchange: Atomic powered hair dryer, razor-back Host segment 1: There are unanswered questions about the short, so Mike assigns essays Host segment 2: The bots write essays, but Crow cheats! Host segment 3: Mike, Tom & Gypsy meet to decide what to do about Crow End: Crow responds to the charges against him, letter, Dr. F. likes his new atomic hair style Stinger: A batgirl puts the bite on the wormy guy |
| 516
- ALIEN FROM L.A. First shown: 11/20/93 Opening: Boot camp at Fort SOL Invention exchange: Vend-a-gut, fridge udders Host segment 1: Who's that supermodel? Host segment 2: Song: "My Wild Irish Ireland" Host segment 3: The "guess Kathy's emotions" game End: Nothing more to say about the movie, letter, Frank loses count Stinger: "Yuck!" |
| 517
- BEGINNING OF THE END First shown: 11/25/93 Opening: Wrong number Invention exchange: Re-comfy bike, new playing cards Host segment 1: Mike calls the Mads and catches them off guard Host segment 2: Crow's latest screenplay: "Peter Graves Goes to the University of Minnesota" Host segment 3: Tom's standup routine is heavy on grasshopper jokes End: "No grasshoppers before this film," post-card, Bert I. Gordon special effects, Mads are boxing Stinger: "Alright, men. Into the woods!" Special Note: This episode debuted on Turkey Day 1993. |
| 518
- THE ATOMIC BRAIN with short: "WHAT ABOUT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY" First shown: 12/4/93 Opening: Final dress rehearsal for "Love Letters" Invention exchange: The Mads, Crow and Tom Servo Host segment 1: Tom is Weather Servo 9 Host segment 2: Mike demonstrates chin puppetry Host segment 3: Magic Voice chats with the film's voice-over guy End: Crow is Hank Kimball--The Fugitive, letters, "Dr." Frank meets Dr. Fist Stinger: Spanish for "AAAAAAAH!" |
| 519
- OUTLAW First shown: 12/11/93 Opening: M&TB are roughhousing Invention exchange: Really real time machine, Fabio kit Host segment 1: Memories of Mike's acting career Host segment 2: Song: "Tubular Boobular Joy" Host segment 3: M&TB read relevant passages from "Palance on Palance" End: Buffalo shots!, the Mads dance through the years Stinger: "Get out of here, you disGUSting WOORRRRRM!" |
| 520
- RADAR SECRET SERVICE with short: "LAST CLEAR CHANCE" First shown: 12/18/93 Opening: Mike performs Crow's maintenance checkup, but has no idea what he's doing Invention exchange: Mike's escape plan, Hypno-helio-static-stasis Host segment 1: Trooper Tom presents: "Why Don't They Look?" Host segment 2: The bots simulate Mike's 10-year high school reunion Host segment 3: Mike and Crow build the Quinn Martin Nature Preserve End: The Mads are beaten by Ecstato-euphoro-fun Stinger: Hysterical maid |
| 521
- SANTA CLAUS First shown: 12/24/93 Opening: A caroling attempt ends in disaster Intro: Inappropriate gifts are exchanged Host segment 1: Rock band Santa Klaws performs Host segment 2: The bots arrange a Nelson family reunion Host segment 3: An all-inclusive politically correct holiday song: "Merry Christmas...If That's Okay" End: On the SOL, it's a snow day! In Deep 13, Pitch and Santa fight it out Stinger: Laughing mechanical reindeer |
| 522
- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE First shown: 1/15/94 Opening: Another escape attempt Intro: Mace mousse, the escape plan fails Host segment 1: The golden age of the "doughy guy" Host segment 2: The first deli in space Host segment 3: Mystos! End: Tom delivers some letters; Frank is "Doughy Man" but Dr. F. sprays him again, again, and again Stinger: "TURN IT OFF!" |
| 523
- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS First shown: 1/22/94 Opening: Quarterly workout Intro: Dr. F. downsizes TV's Frank! Host segment 1: Checking up on Frank, Dr. F. interviews Torgo Host segment 2: M&TB sign a card for Frank, then interview him Host segment 3: Song: "The Greatest Frank" End: A letter to Frank, Torgo is fired! Stinger: Tribute to Frank Zappa |
524
- 12 TO THE MOON |
