Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 9, Episode 4

The Deadly Mantis (22 Feb. 1997)

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Mike inadvertently helps a group of bomb-worshiping mutants destroy Earth with a thermonuclear device, but even this sort of drastic action doesn't save the gang from having to watch The Deadly Mantis.

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