About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. The Failed Film Festival
Aired 24 August 2021 • 80 min
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!
2. Mary Jo Reads From Her Junior High School Journal
Aired 28 September 2021 • 61 min
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!
3. Ruth Larson Lives!
Aired 26 October 2021 • 69 min
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.
4. Mary Jo Cooks A Mystery Recipe
Aired 23 November 2021 • 48 min
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.
5. To Tell The Truth
Aired 28 December 2021 • 47 min
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.
6. The Partridge Family Book Club
Aired 25 January 2022 • 28 min
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.
7. Chris Gersbeck: The Reckoning
Aired 22 February 2022 • 34 min
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.
8. Ask Mary Jo (Almost) Anything
Aired 22 March 2022 • 71 min
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."
9. Watch Vintage Ads With MJ
Aired 26 April 2022 • 63 min
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!
10. The One Dollar Pyramid
Aired 24 May 2022 • 62 min
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.
11. Mary Jo Cooks Another Mystery Recipe
Aired 28 June 2022 • 39 min
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!
12. Mary Jo Reads From Her Book Dumb, Dumb, Dumb
Aired 26 July 2022 • 67 min
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!
13. The Company Retreat
Aired 23 August 2022 • 61 min
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!