Specials (2022)
Shorts, Livestreams, and Original Releases
Episodes: 13
Star Cast: Jonah Ray Rodrigues , Felicia Day , Patton Oswalt ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Pipeline to the Clouds
Air Date: 2022-03-11
Jonah's crew watches a short film about how we use water and the importance of water conservation.
Ep.2 Let's Make A Meal in 20 Minutes!
Air Date: 2022-05-12
Jonah's crew watches a short in which Sally has to get supper ready with a tight deadline.
Ep.3 Court Case
Air Date: 2022-05-13
Emily's crew watches a short that explains, in painstaking detail, how tennis balls are made.
Ep.4 Sleep for Health
Air Date: 2022-07-08
Joel and the bots watch a short about the very different sleeping habits of two children, with riffs written by #BringBackMST3K backers during a riffing workshop with Joel in 2017!
Ep.5 The Wonder of Reproduction
Air Date: 2022-08-05
Emily's crew watches a short in which three kids learn how aquarium fish reproduce.
Ep.6 Cavalcade
Air Date: 2022-09-16
An unexpected set of test subjects watch the short film CAVALCADE (1960), featuring a potpourri of topics that range from auto manufacturing to ostrich farming.
Ep.7 Balance Beam for Girls
Air Date: 2022-10-14
Emily's crew watches the short film BALANCE BEAM FOR GIRLS (1971), which demonstrates balance beam exercises... for girls!
Ep.8 Bicycling Visual Skills
Air Date: 2022-12-13
Emily's crew watches a short about three kids watching a short about bicycle safety, called BICYCLING VISUAL SKILLS (1980s).
Ep.9 The Bicycle Driver
Air Date: 2022-12-14
Test subjects watch THE BICYCLE DRIVER (1973), a short in which a young man learns to safely operate his new bike.
Ep.10 Let's Keep Food Safe To Eat
Air Date: 2023-01-06
Emily's crew watches LET'S KEEP FOOD SAFE TO EAT (1964), about how children can help keep food safe... to eat.
Ep.11 Mr. B Natural (2023)
Air Date: 2023-01-06
In this recovered footage from the end of Season 12, Kinga and Max are trapped in the theater and forced to watch the classic short, MR. B NATURAL (1956).
Ep.12 Better Breakfasts, USA
Air Date: 2023-01-20
Emily's crew watches BETTER BREAKFASTS, USA (1964), a short that scientifically explains the importance of breakfast for teenagers.
Ep.13 Doing Things for Ourselves in School
Air Date: 2023-02-10
Joel's crew watches DOING THINGS FOR OURSELVES IN SCHOOL (1963), a short about young Steve and his irrepressible need to be independent.
