The Mary Jo Pehl Show

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The Mary Jo Pehl Show is a comedy livestream series starring Mystery Science Theater 3000 writer & actor Mary Jo Pehl, who wrote for MST3K and later portrayed the character Pearl Forrester during the show’s later seasons. The monthly comedy-variety show happens on the fourth Tuesday of every month, with Pehl hosting an interactive hour of comedy, free to all viewers. Chris Gersbeck, founder of Dumb Industries and producer of the popular The Mads Are Back livestreams with MST3K’s Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff, produces.

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5 episodes

S0 E1 · Movie Jo Night - Invisible Invaders

Mary Jo watches the 1959 sci-fi stinker Invisible Invaders for this very special edition of Movie Jo Night.

S0 E2 · Movie Jo Night - Omoo-Omoo: The Shark God

Mary Jo watches the bizarre/terrible 1949 crapfest, Omoo-Omoo: The Shark God, on this very special edition of Movie Jo Night.

S0 E3 · Movie Jo Night - Sorority Girl

Mary Jo watches the 1957 Roger Corman exploitation flick, Sorority Girl, on this very special edition of Movie Jo Night.

S0 E4 · Movie Jo Night - Moon of the Wolf

Mary Jo Pehl and her producer Chris Gersbeck watch the 1972 made-for-tv movie MOON OF THE WOLF, a werewolf movie with shockingly little werewolf action, for a very special Movie Jo Night.

S0 E5 · Movie Jo Night - Scream of the Wolf

Mary Jo Pehl and her producer Chris Gersbeck watch the 1974 ABC Movie of the Week, Scream of the Wolf—a werewolf movie with somehow less werewolf action than Moon of the Wolf—for another hairy, scary, barely-a-movie Movie Jo Night!

Season 1

13 episodes

S1 E1 · The Failed Film Festival

In the premiere episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, Mary Jo chats with Peter Faires of the Austin Chronicle about her career as a writer and comedian, including her work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, filming the pilots for Renfest and America Obscurious, and her web series Ruth Larson Lives! Plus Mary Jo and her producer Chris Gersbeck preview what’s ahead for The Mary Jo Pehl Show on Twitch!

S1 E2 · Mary Jo Reads From Her Junior High School Journal

In the second episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, Mary Jo reads from her junior high school diary, along with special guests Beez McKeever, Michael Howie Smith, Devon Campbell, Martha Kelly, and Dave (Gruber) Allen. Plus Mary Jo and her producer Chris Gersbeck conduct polls, giveaway stuff and more on The Mary Jo Pehl Show on Twitch!

S1 E3 · Ruth Larson Lives!

The third episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring Mary Jo presenting the entire Ruth Larson web series and discussing its inspiration and the production behind it. Plus Mary Jo and her producer Chris Gersbeck present this month's unboxing video, and MJ recalls her recent brush with a stalker.

S1 E4 · Mary Jo Cooks A Mystery Recipe

The fourth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring Mary Jo attempting to cook a recipe sent to her by Chris, another unboxing video, and several polls to determine the next Movie Jo Night and the next episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show.

S1 E5 · To Tell The Truth

The fifth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring Mary Jo Pehl hosting a Zoom-era version of the classic game show To Tell The Truth, the first of several Mary Jo Pehl Show Game Nights, along with special appearances by Bill Corbett, Vanessa Gonzalez and more.

S1 E6 · The Partridge Family Book Club

The sixth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring The Partridge Family Book Club, wherein Mary Jo and several friends including Alonso Duralde, Dave White, and more to discuss the bizarre series of young adult novels featuring The Partridge Family.

S1 E7 · Chris Gersbeck: The Reckoning

The seventh episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, as Mary Jo Pehl provides Producer Chris Gersbeck an on-air six-month evaluation, featuring special appearances by Kevin Allison, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Dave Hill.

S1 E8 · Ask Mary Jo (Almost) Anything

The eighth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring Mary Jo taking numerous questions from friends, fans, and a few very special guests including Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Dave Hill, Kevin Allison, Joel Hodgson and more! Plus, Chris asks repeatedly for the $7.50 MJ owes him for an omelet, setting off a chain of events known as "The Omelet Incident."

S1 E9 · Watch Vintage Ads With MJ

The ninth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, featuring Mary Jo and her producer Chris Gersbeck watching a reel of batshit insane vintage ads! Plus, unboxing videos, giveaways, polls, and more!

S1 E10 · The One Dollar Pyramid

The tenth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, in which Mary Jo hosts The One Dollar Pyramid, a game show designed by Mary Jo & Chris to make our contestants lose their minds, featuring special appearances by Jonah Ray (Mystery Science Theater 3000) and Rebecca Hanson (Mystery Science Theater 3000)!. This episode originally aired on May 24, 2022 on Twitch.

S1 E11 · Mary Jo Cooks Another Mystery Recipe

The eleventh episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, in which Mary Jo was away at a family reunion and left Chris in charge to mixed results! Plus: Mary Jo and special guest Bridget Nelson team up to cook another mystery recipe!

S1 E12 · Mary Jo Reads From Her Book Dumb, Dumb, Dumb

The twelfth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show in which Mary Jo reads from her book, Dumb, Dumb, Dumb, with the help of some very funny friends including Jim O’Heir, Tim Kazurinsky, Jackie Kashian, John Erler, Kevin Murphy and more. Plus, more unboxing videos and polls for Movie Jo Night!

S1 E13 · The Company Retreat

The thirteenth episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show and the season one finale, in which Mary Jo and her producer Chris attend the first annual Mary Jo Pehl Show Company Retreat and work out their differences before agreeing to a second season. Plus, Chris finally gets his mohawk, more unboxing videos, more polls, fan photos and more!

Season 2

13 episodes

S2 E1 · Mary Jo & Chris Give You Advice

It’s the Season 2 premiere of The Mary Jo Pehl Show! This month, Mary Jo and Chris offer their expert advice towards a treasure trove of questions sent in by viewers! Some hilarious, some heartwarming, some just downright weird. Plus: unboxing videos, polls, and more!

S2 E2 · A Halloween Special

Halloween is just around the corner and Mary Jo and Chris celebrate by watching a reel of bizarre Halloween-themed ads compiled by Associate Producer Matt Reiser! Also, spooky things keep happening during the broadcast, plus, unboxing videos, Linda’s new email address, giveaways, polls, and more!

S2 E3 · Password

The Mary Jo Pehl Show presents its third game show night, and this time Chris hosts a few rounds of PASSWORD with Mary Jo, Alonso Duralde, Tom Winner, and Jackey Neyman Jones competing against each other to win cash prizes worth up to HUNDREDS of cents! Plus, giveaways, viewer polls, unboxing videos, and more!

S2 E4 · Holiday Special

The Mary Jo Pehl Show presents its first holiday special, as Mary Jo Pehl and her producer Chris Gersbeck watch an unseen reel of disturbing holiday-themed vintage ads compiled by Associate Producer Matt Reiser, then present unboxing videos, polls, giveaways and more! Recorded live December 27, 2022.

S2 E5 · Mary Jo & Chris Read Viewer Mail

Mary Jo & Chris received a bunch of viewer mail over the past few months, so the duo read and respond to letters, cards, gifts, postcards, newsletters and more, plus they follow up with viewers who asked for advice a few episodes back. Also, startling discoveries are made about Chris’s lapse in pop culture knowledge and more of Linda’s emails are revealed! Recorded live January 24, 2023.

S2 E6 · The Cult Robe Contest

Every cult needs a cult robe, and during this very special episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, Mary Jo & Chris narrow down dozens of cult robe designs submitted by viewers for the very first Cult Robe Contest! Also, the Laundry Evangelist Patric Richardson stops by to discuss what makes a good cult robe and provides tips on how to best wash them, and then more unboxing videos, polls, and giveaways! Recorded live February 28, 2023.

S2 E7 · Mary Jo & Chris Share Their Favorite Yelp Reviews & YouTube Comments

Mary Jo & Chris decide to reveal to each other what they consider to be relaxing entertainment—Chris enjoys reading Yelp reviews and Mary Jo enjoys watching pimple popping videos (or “PPV’s” as MJ refers to them as)—in what turns out to be the most controversial episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show yet! Plus, more unboxing videos, polls, and giveaways! Recorded live March 28, 2023.

S2 E8 · Pictionary

Mary Jo & Chris play a couple rounds of “Pictionary” (Jackbox’s Drawful 2") with everyone in The Mary Jo Pehl Show Clubhouse for yet another exciting episode of The Mary Jo Pehl Show! Plus, Movie Jo Night polls, show idea polls, giveaways, and more! Recorded live April 25, 2023.

S2 E9 · Trader Joe’s Challenge

Mary Jo & Chris, both disciples of the cult of Trader Joe’s, decide to broaden their taste horizons by selecting weird new products from Trader Joe’s for each other, and then try them live on the show! Plus: new unboxing videos, polls, and more! Recorded live May 23, 2023.

S2 E10 · Mary Jo & Chris Learn To Play Dungeons & Dragons

Mary Jo & Chris finally learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons, with the help of professional Dungeon Master Antonio Curtis from Tower Games in Minneapolis! Plus: viewer polls, giveaways and Chris recalls a recent embarrassing incident at Trader Joe’s. Recorded live June 27, 2023.

S2 E11 · 2023 Shareholders Meeting

Mary Jo Pell, CEO of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, and Chris Griesberk, Producer of The Mary Jo Pehl Show, host The Mary Jo Pehl Show 2023 Shareholders Meeting to take a look back at the past fiscal year of the program, featuring reports and presentations from shareholders around the world.

S2 E12 · Phone Trouble: A Play in One Act

In January 2023, on a day not unlike any other, assistant high school drama coach and Mary Jo Pehl Show superfan Joe Lawler was the victim of phone theft. The events that transpired that day have since become legendary. This month, The Mary Jo Pehl Show Presents: Phone Trouble: A Play In One Act, featuring a dramatic reading of the incident as written & directed by Joe Lawler himself, featuring special guests and more!

S2 E13 · Jerry Pehl Gives A Tour of Menards

In keeping with The Mary Jo Pehl Show’s tradition of being sickeningly wholesome, Former Circle Pines Mayor Jerry Pehl took a trip to his local Menards in Fridley, MN and Mary Jo filmed his entire adventure. Plus, Mary Jo & Chris ponder a name change, reflect on Bad Ronald and choose the next Movie Jo Night, and decide what to do for October’s episode!

Season 3

1 episode

S3 E1 · Jerry Pehl Gives A Tour Of Menards

In keeping with The Mary Jo Pehl Show’s tradition of being sickeningly wholesome, Former Circle Pines Mayor Jerry Pehl took a trip to his local Menards in Fridley, MN and Mary Jo filmed his entire adventure. Plus, Mary Jo & Chris ponder a name change, reflect on Bad Ronald and choose the next Movie Jo Night, and decide what to do for October’s episode!