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Mystery Science Theater 3000/Gamera vs. Zigra
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| Gamera vs. Zigra | |
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| Season 0, Episode 7 | |
| Airdate | December 31, 1988 |
| Production Number | K07 |
| Screenplay | Nisan Takahashi |
| Directed by | Noriaki Yuasa |
| Production Companies | Daiei Studios |
| Episode Writer(s) | Joel Hodgson |
| Episode Director(s) | Joel Hodgson |
| Gamera vs. Gaos |
Gamera vs. Guiron |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Season Zero | |
Gamera vs. Zigra is the seventh episode of the zeroth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the seventh episode overall.
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Plot Overview
The Movie
Evil space aliens destroy a moon base and then try to conquer Earth. The leader of the aliens, Zigra, kidnaps some children and begins causing earthquakes all around the world. Zigra also has a female companion who can put people into a deep sleep with her eyes. One of the kids has a telepathic bond with Gamera and summons the giant turtle after escaping from Zigra. Once Gamera arrives, Zigra transforms into a giant shark creature and the two monsters do battle.
The Host Segments
- Opening Segment - Crow is finally unfrozen by Joel and isn't very happy about how he was treated.
- Segment One - Joel receives a transmission from the mad scientists. They invite him to return to Earth and participate in an underwater experiment. Joel declines the offer.
- Segment Two - Joel is depressed so Cambot plays some inspirational messages from callers to cheer him up.
- Segment Three - Joel and the bots make new year's resolutions and count down the seconds until 1989 begins.
- Closing Segment - Joel and the bots talk about the movie they just watched and the film that they will be viewing next week - yet another Gamera picture.
Notes
- This is the first episode in which the mad scientists speak to Joel.
- All the cast members are once again present in the theater segments.
- The countdown to 1989 did occur in real time since the episode aired on new year's day.
- Gamera vs. Zigra was produced by Sandy Frank, who was very upset over the treatment of his films on the show. As a result, he refused to renew the rights for their broadcast and the episodes featuring his movies could not be re-aired once the rights expired.
- Gamera vs. Zigra is one of the KTMA episodes that was re-done in a later season (3x16 - Gamera vs. Zigra)
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
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