Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 9 Episode 12

The Screaming Skull

Movie Plot: The skull of a man’s ex-wife comes back to haunt him. Also riffed: the Gumby short “Robot Rumpus.” Intro: Servo becomes a butterfly. Segment One: Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy dress as penguins as a prank on Mike. Mike isn’t amused. Segment Two: The ‘bots deal with the concept of Gumby killing robots. Segment Three: Servo tries to get a free coffin. Segment Four: Crow becomes a screaming skull. Segment Five: Servo uses Mike’s credit card to pay for the coffin. Brain Guy shrinks Bobo to tiny size. Stinger: Our hero flings his stool.