Shorts, Volume 1 is a compilation release featuring seven popular shorts from Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was originally released on VHS by Rhino Entertainment in July 1998; it was later re-released on DVD as part of the Volume 2 set from Rhino and its re-issue, Volume II from Shout! Factory. The featured shorts are: The Home Economics Story (Episode #317), Junior Rodeo Daredevils (Episode #407), Body Care and Grooming Episode #510), Cheating (Episode #515), A Date with Your Family (Episode #602), Why Study Industrial Arts? (Episode #609} and The Chicken of Tomorrow (Episode #702).
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When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them of...
Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, excep...
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised ...
Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission...
Brothers and best friends, Andrew and Michael do everything together, until an unfortunate accident ...
A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. C...
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An assassin called Filthy Harry is hired by a shady figure and charged with killing the heroes. The...
Akira wakes up with Ticket stuck to his hand. Along with Right, they fight off another puppet which ...
During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous ...
Year 2038: The mineral resources of the earth are drained, in space there are fights for the last de...
Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making the...
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An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons projec...
A famous scientist invents a humanoid robot (the titular "monster"), so a greedy rival scientist pla...
Top agent Delilah dies in a risky mission against weapon dealer Kercharian. But she's revived with h...