Need help from the group identifying an experiment. It was the very first one I ever saw, the one that got me hooked forever on MST3K. Unfortunately, I only caught the middle of it and I’ve never been able to figure out which one it was. Here are the clues: it was on in '95 (no clue of the original air date), it was a Mike experiment, black and white, and the premise was something about a scientist having figured out a way to stay young by draining people’s spinal fluid. Plot twist! His female counterpart - maybe assistant, maybe wife, your guess is better than mine - gets hooked on youth and goes off on a draining spree that (I believe) starts with the scientifist himself. There may have been a jungle.
And that’s all I’ve got.
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi(s). You’re my only hope.
The Leech Woman? Was “Neil!” shouted a lot? That would be the one.
Hmmm… if it was a new episode, an episode in '95 would have put you around Season Six, but that doesn’t sound like anything from Season Six.
Like @wyswysia pointed out, The Leech Woman would be a closer match. Fluid from the pineal gland was the key to rejuvenation there, and it was in black-and-white and featured a jungle. That debuted in '97 - could that have been your episode?
JEEEEEEEEEED!!!
Perhaps The Atomic Brain.
That was my first guess too until mention of spinal fluid and the jungle. It’s gotta be The Leech Woman.
Now that you’ve got me thinking about it, it was definitely later than '95. I wouldn’t have thought '97 though, unless it was early '97.
But enough about my shoddy memory, it sounds like we may have a winner and I can hardly wait to go find out!
Many thanks to @wyswysia and @optiMSTie et al (those that undoubtedly posted before I finished this reply). I knew I could count on this group
According to the good folks at the MST3K Fandom, The Leech Woman had a broadcast premiere of February 8th, 1997.
I hope it’s an awesome experience for you, then, rediscovering the episode that got you hooked on MST3K - cheers, and happy viewing!
This thread right here is why MSTies are the best! Always willing to help!
(The Leach Woman is a fun one. Enjoy rediscovering!)