The Dub Room Special is a film produced by Frank Zappa for direct-to-video release in October, 1982.

The video combines footage from a performance at the KCET studios in Los Angeles on August 27, 1974, a concert performed at The Palladium, New York City on October 31, 1981, some clay animation segments by Bruce Bickford, and interviews.

The entire production was edited in the "Dub Room" at Compact Video, a post-production facility in Burbank, California.

This was produced in small quantities with a plain black and white typed label.

The Beta version contained a stereo Hi-Fi soundtrack, but not the VHS copy, as the format did not yet have the capability.