MonsterVision
1996•2h 0m•8.4/10
ComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Ratings
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8.4/10(7)
MonsterVision is an American variety series that aired on TNT from March 1, 1993 to September 2000. The series was hosted by Joe Bob Briggs from 1995 to 2000, and featured classic B and cult films from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Penn and Teller guest-hosted MonsterVision marathons before Briggs came on board as the full-time host. Late in its run, the show changed formats, discarded "Last Call," and became Joe Bob's Hollywood Saturday Night and Monstervision.
Production
Turner Network Television, tall pony productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
June 28, 1996
Last Aired
June 24, 2000
Networks
TNT
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Hand (1981)
Air date: 1996-06-28
Bizarre experiences and terrible nightmares plague a cartoonist who lost a hand in a fateful car accident. The hand is not found at the scene of the accident, but soon returns to murder anyone who angers its owner.
E2
The Creeping Unknown (1955)
Air date: 1996-06-28
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
E3
The Fog (1980)
Air date: 1996-07-05
Local legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.
E4
Superbeast (1972)
Air date: 1996-07-05
A doctor finds a jungle laboratory, complete with mad scientist and genetic engineering experiments.
E5
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Air date: 1996-07-12
For reasons unknown, the recently deceased are rising from the grave as flesh-hungry zombies. Fleeing from the undead horde, a small group of survivors, including Barbara (Patricia Tallman), Ben (Tony Todd) and Harry (Tom Towles), sequester themselves in a remote farmhouse. With the zombies outside the house multiplying, tensions flare, as the group argues over the best way to escape their increasingly dire situation before they are overrun completely.
E6
Motel Hell (1980)
Air date: 1996-07-12
A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.
E7
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
Air date: 1996-07-19
A seeker named Dogen rescues Dhyana after her father is murdered by the evil Jared-Syn. To avenge her father's death, Dogen must find Jared-Syn's hideout in the mysterious "Lost City", but the only person who knows where it is an aging, burned-out seeker named Rhodes. Along the way, they will need to do battle against the hunter Baal and his Cyclopean minions for engaging Jared-Syn in a final encounter.
E8
Logan's Run (1976)
Air date: 1996-07-19
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
E9
Strays (1991)
Air date: 1996-07-26
A troubled family move to an isolated house, and find and adopt a couple of cats already in residence. These are not the only occupants however...
E10
The Beast Within (1982)
Air date: 1996-07-26
A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.
E11
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Air date: 1996-08-02
When Fool breaks into the home of his family's landlords, he discovers that they have mutilated several boys and kept them imprisoned under stairs. As Fool attempts to flee, he meets their daughter, Alice. Can Fool and Alice escape?
E12
Swamp Thing (1982)
Air date: 1996-08-02
After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
E13
She (1984)
Air date: 1996-08-09
In a post-apocalyptic America, She, a fierce warrior who leads a women's cult, teams up with two brothers searching for their kidnapped sister. They come across weird cults before standing against the odds to defeat the evil Norks.
E14
Deathstalker (1983)
Air date: 1996-08-09
A lone warrior nicknamed Deathstalker is sent by a witch on a quest to find a sword, a chalice, and an amulet, two of which are held by the wicked king and sorcerer, Munkar.
E15
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Air date: 1996-08-16
A cowboy named Tuck Kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an Allosaurus living in a Mexican valley and putting it in a wild west show. His star attraction, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public.
E16
Them! (1954)
Air date: 1996-08-16
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
E17
Deadly Friend (1986)
Air date: 1996-08-23
After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.
E18
Midnight Offerings (1981)
Air date: 1996-08-23
Vivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a new girl in school, Robin. Robin discovers that she also has magic powers, and it comes to a mental showdown between the two women over David.
E19
Soylent Green (1973)
Air date: 1996-08-30
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
E20
The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Air date: 1996-08-30
A documentary-style drama about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-type creature that has been sighted in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1950s.
E21
Project: Shadowchaser (1992)
Air date: 1996-09-06
Terrorists with an indestructible robot take over a high-rise hospital in order to kidnap the president's daughter.
E22
Zone Troopers (1985)
Air date: 1996-09-06
In Italy, during World War II some American soldiers find an alien UFO.
E23
Friday the 13th (1980)
Air date: 1996-09-13
A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
E24
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Air date: 1996-09-13
Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.
E25
Salem's Lot (1979)
Air date: 1996-09-20
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
E26
Time After Time (1979)
Air date: 1996-09-27
H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.
E27
Timestalkers (1987)
Air date: 1996-09-27
Scott McKenzie, a history professor, becomes involved with two time travelers from the year 2586 after making a discovery in an old photograph from 1886.
E28
The Beastmaster (1982)
Air date: 1996-10-04
A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.
E29
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
Air date: 1996-10-04
Dar is a warrior who can talk to the beasts. He is forced to travel to Earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb and turning their native land from a desert into, well - a desert.
E30
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Air date: 1996-10-11
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
E31
The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
Air date: 1996-10-11
An invisible demon in the cargo hold of a jet airliner terrorizes the passengers.
E32
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Air date: 1996-10-18
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
E33
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Air date: 1996-10-25
Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
E34
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Air date: 1996-10-25
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
E35
Poltergeist (1982)
Air date: 1996-10-31
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
E36
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Air date: 1996-10-31
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.
E37
Poltergeist III (1988)
Air date: 1996-10-31
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.
E38
King Kong (1976)
Air date: 1996-11-01
In this remake of the 1933 classic, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
E39
Night of the Lepus (1972)
Air date: 1996-11-08
Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.
E40
Endgame (1983)
Air date: 1996-11-15
A telepathic mutant recruits a post-World War III TV game-show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.
E41
Tiger Claws (1991)
Air date: 1996-11-15
A mysterious martial artist is going around and killing martial arts masters with his unique style, Tiger Claw. Two police detectives, who're also martial arts experts, use unorthodox methods to track down the serial killer.
E42
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992)
Air date: 1996-11-22
A creature of demonic nature, too hideous to have a name, once again terrorizes the college kids that summoned it.
E43
Warrior of the Lost World (1983)
Air date: 1996-11-22
A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega.
E44
Gremlins (1984)
Air date: 1996-11-29
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
E45
Billy Jack (1971)
Air date: 1996-11-29
Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.
E46
Red Sonja (1985)
Air date: 1996-12-06
The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.
E47
Overlords of the U.F.O. (1976)
Air date: 1996-12-06
This documentary puts forth the theory that UFOs are actually beings from another dimension, and reviews past incidents of UFO sightings in support of that theory.
E48
The Lost Boys (1987)
Air date: 1996-12-13
When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers.
E49
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Air date: 1996-12-13
Jason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake.
E50
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Air date: 1996-12-20
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
E51
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Air date: 1996-12-20
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
E52
The Monster Club (1981)
Air date: 1996-12-27
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
E53
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Air date: 1996-12-27
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
E54
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E100
Hairspray
E101
Ice Cream Man
E102
Immortal Combat
E103
It Lives Again
E104
It's Alive
E105
Metal Beast
E106
More John Waters
E107
They Live
E108
To The Limit
E109
Beastmaster
E110
Beastmaster 2
E111
Beyond Thunderdome
E112
Dolores Claiborne
E113
Ghoulies
E114
Ghoulies 2
E115
Godzilla
E116
Godzilla vs Mothra
E117
Seventh Sign, The
E118
Child's Play 2
E119
Phantasm, The
E120
2020 Texas Gladiators
E121
Children of the Corn 2
E122
Conan the Barbarian
E123
Conan the Destroyer
E124
Escape form the Planet of the Apes
E125
Forbidden Planet, The
E126
In the Mouth of Madness
E127
Jaws 2
E128
Mars Attacks
E129
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
E130
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
E131
Surgeon, The
E132
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
E133
Kiss, The
E135
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
E136
King Kong Lives
E137
Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero
E138
Big Trouble in Little China
E139
Halloween II (1981)
E140
Halloween III - Season of the Witch
E141
Motel Hell
E142
Genesis II
E143
It the Terror from Beyond Space
E144
Logan's Run
E145
Orca
E146
Parents
E147
Slaughter High
E148
The Beast Within
E149
The Warriors
E150
The Wraith
E151
Warlock the Armageddon
E152
The Wasp Woman
E153
Joe's Apartment
E154
Red Dawn
E155
The Gate
E156
Twilight Zone: The Movie
E157
War Games
E158
The Devil's Rain
E159
The Lost Boys (1987)
E160
Salem's Lot
E161
Jaws (1975)
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