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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXII (DVDVerdict)

# The Charge

"Don't dub with your mouth full."

# The Case

What a difference a year makes. For as long as **Mystery Science Theater
3000** has been available on home video, fans have lamented the lack of
episodes featuring movies owned by American producer/Japanese movie importer
Sandy Frank. Rumor had it that Frank was so offended by the way **MST3K**
treated him and his movies that he refused to ever let them see the light of
day again. It was a big deal, then, when Shout! Factory announced they had
secured the rights to all _five_ Frank-owned **Gamera** films -- releasing
them as the **MST3K vs. Gamera** mega set. It was a major coup, and left the
door open for Sandy Frank episodes on future sets.

Shout! Factory didn't waste any time making good on that promise. **Mystery
Science Theater 3000: Volume XXII** features two more long-awaited Frank
imports, along with a couple of excellent episodes from the show's final years
on Comedy Central.

Like many of **MST3K**'s Sandy Frank experiments, **Time of the Apes** was
part of the show's original run on local Minnesota station KTMA. The show's
first year was rough, as series creator Joel ...

DVDVerdict

Golden Film Reels: Hollywood (First 12 Films) --- LA Noire --- Hollywoodland Achievement Guide

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