Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts

Poor Joe gets grilled in a heavenly court in this WWII era film promoting road safety in New Jersery.

A charming rhyme for children that teaches them the alphabet, including many now politically-incorrect things, dangerous sequences, and some plagiarism.

Educational short on public speaking teaching the importance of being heard, being understood, and being "pleasing".

As much fun as anybody could hope to have watching waterskiing.

Ross, an overly enthusiastic wildlife trapper torments snakes, wildcats and bear cubs to send off to the zoo.

Kay learns of value of a Home Economics degree in all aspects of a woman's life.

A sexually androgynous spirit of music teaches a young nerdish boy the benefit of a musical education and the right instruments.

School competition to see who has the best posture, and the lengths and tricks four kids go through to win those paper crowns.

A young boy learns how effective guilt can be when he starts to help out his family about the house.

A young boy ditches his parents at the Canadian National Exhibition and sets off for adventure, meeting some celebrities along the way.

This short features women in striped suits on leashes, simluated gunshots and lots of the color pink!

Watch and enjoy a wide variety of circus acts - if you dare! The short is a look at the Clyde Beatty circus, featuring legendary clown Emmett Kelly.

Nick wants to take Kay out on a date, but isn't sure what they'd do. The short offers ideas like taffy pulls and scavenger sales. Nothing says romantic quite like a scavenger sale. Ultimately, all the kids have a wholesomely-celibate-vanilla-white-Eisenhower’s-America good time.

Nick wants to take Kay out on a date, but isn't sure what they'd do. The short offers ideas like taffy pulls and scavenger sales. Nothing says romantic quite like a scavenger sale. Ultimately, all the kids have a wholesomely-celibate-vanilla-white-Eisenhower’s-America good time.

A short aimed at older teens/college students explaining why bathing and good personal hygiene are things to consider.

A girl goes against the old-fashioned love of her parents (and very old-looking roommate), abandons her parents, and runs away with a new hookup. The short ends asking whether their love will last long or not. (It won't.)

A young boy learns an important lesson about cheating.

A band of no-good punks beat a guy for driving too slow and steal his mechanical pencil, before arriving to pick up their missing member Jamie, the son of the man they've just beaten.

Friendly Patrolman Hal Jackson (Boyett) visits the Dixon family to instruct their youngest son, Alan (Bosworth), in the art of safe and courteous driving. He relates many grisly tales of various young drivers, his main advice being to pay attention, but Alan's older brother Frank Jr. (Bill Agee) isn't listening, and drives with his girlfriend Betty (Lynch) into the path of an oncoming train while turning around and waving at the car behind him.

In this musical short, a woman dreams of a mysterious masked man who takes her to see the future... as represented by the 1956 General Motors Motorama.

We learn what is being done 'today' to create the Chicken of Tomorrow (complete with the growth process of the chicken), with a side mention of how important gas stations and oil are to the poultry industry.