MST3K 422: The Day the Earth Froze

It's winter out there, and perhaps that helped me make a decision. Facing the eternal question of what Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode to watch next in between the official releases, I turned to not just one but four outings united by the show's official episode guide as the "Russo-Finnish troika" (before, that is, they took on the fourth movie). Arriving late in the show's fourth season, "The Day the Earth Froze" started the epic cycle off, but it got started off itself with a different kind of "chill..."
( 'This act was outlawed on several continents!' )

( 'Ladies and gentlemen, the magic of Ulysses S. Grant!' )