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|distributor =Rhino Home Video, Shout! Factory, Vivendi Entertainment | |distributor =Rhino Home Video, Shout! Factory, Vivendi Entertainment | ||
|genre =Comedy | |genre =Comedy | ||
|aired =November 24, 1988 – August 8, 1999,April 14 ,2017 | |aired =November 24, 1988 –<br>August 8, 1999 {{small|(Original run)}},<br>April 14, 2017 {{small|(Season 11)}} | ||
|channel =KTMA (Season 0),<br>Comedy Channel (Seasons 1-2)<br>Comedy Central (Seasons 3-7)<br>Sci-Fi Channel (Season 8-10)<br>Netflix (Season 11) | |channel =KTMA (Season 0),<br>Comedy Channel (Seasons 1-2)<br>Comedy Central (Seasons 3-7)<br>Sci-Fi Channel (Season 8-10)<br>Netflix (Season 11) | ||
|episodes =211 | |episodes =211 | ||
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'''''Mystery Science Theater 3000''''' (often abbreviated as "'''MST3k'''") is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. that originally ran from 1988 to 1999. An eleventh season | '''''Mystery Science Theater 3000''''' (often abbreviated as "'''MST3k'''") is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. that originally ran from 1988 to 1999. An eleventh season became available to stream on Netflix on April 14, 2017. The series features a man and his robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, who are trapped aboard an orbiting satellite by a mad scientist from the Forrester clan. There, they are subjected to terrible movies in the hopes that one will drive them insane and allow the scientist to rule the world. To cope, the host and the robots provide running commentary on the film, making fun of its flaws and wisecracking (or "riffing") their way through it in the style of a movie theater peanut gallery. | ||
The series notably features several Japanese monster films during its earlier seasons, including the versions of five Showa | The series notably features several Japanese monster films during its earlier seasons, including the versions of five [[Showa era]] [[Gamera (Franchise)|Gamera]] films that were brought to the [[United States]] by Sandy Frank and King Features Syndication during the 1980's. | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*1101 ''[[Reptilicus (film)|Reptilicus]]'' | *1101 ''[[Reptilicus (film)|Reptilicus]]'' | ||
*1109 ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' | *1109 ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
The show's first season (often referred to as season "0" or "KTMA") aired on a public access station in Minnesota, and the five ''Gamera'' films were among those riffed a second time when it was picked up by Comedy Central. However, Sandy Frank blocked re-airings of these episodes starting in 1996.<ref name="Satellite News">[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/history/page14.html Part 14: Battles on Many Fronts (1996)]</ref> | The show's first season (often referred to as season "0" or "KTMA") aired on a public access station in Minnesota, and the five ''Gamera'' films were among those riffed a second time when it was picked up by Comedy Central. However, Sandy Frank blocked re-airings of these episodes starting in 1996.<ref name="Satellite News">[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/history/page14.html Part 14: Battles on Many Fronts (1996)]</ref> | ||
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*Special Features: ''Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000'' documentary (70 minutes), "Ninth Wonder of the World: The Making of Gorgo" featurette (30 minutes), "Life After MST3K" featurette focusing on Mary Jo Pehl, ''Moon Zero Two'' introduction by Constantine Nasr (10 minutes), ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' wrap-arounds for ''The Day the Earth Froze'', "Leonard Maltin Explains Something" clip, "Last Flight of Joel Robinson" featurette (10 minutes), interview with Marilyn Neilson, posters and original trailers for ''Moon Zero Two'', ''The Day the Earth Froze'', ''The Leech Woman'', and ''Gorgo'' | *Special Features: ''Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000'' documentary (70 minutes), "Ninth Wonder of the World: The Making of Gorgo" featurette (30 minutes), "Life After MST3K" featurette focusing on Mary Jo Pehl, ''Moon Zero Two'' introduction by Constantine Nasr (10 minutes), ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' wrap-arounds for ''The Day the Earth Froze'', "Leonard Maltin Explains Something" clip, "Last Flight of Joel Robinson" featurette (10 minutes), interview with Marilyn Neilson, posters and original trailers for ''Moon Zero Two'', ''The Day the Earth Froze'', ''The Leech Woman'', and ''Gorgo'' | ||
*Notes: Episodes included are ''Moon Zero Two'', ''The Day the Earth Froze'', ''The Leech Woman'', ''Gorgo'', ''Mitchell'', and ''The Brain That Wouldn't Die''. | *Notes: Episodes included are ''Moon Zero Two'', ''The Day the Earth Froze'', ''The Leech Woman'', ''Gorgo'', ''Mitchell'', and ''The Brain That Wouldn't Die''. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Full Episodes=== | ===Full Episodes=== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">0nPDIScaHJ4</youtube>|Dr. Forrester's MST3K Vol. 10.2 Upgrade Seminar}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">0nPDIScaHJ4</youtube>|Dr. Forrester's MST3K Vol. 10.2 Upgrade Seminar}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.mst3k.com/ Official site] | *[http://www.mst3k.com/ Official site] | ||
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*[http://www.mst3kinfo.com Satellite News, the show's official fan site] | *[http://www.mst3kinfo.com Satellite News, the show's official fan site] | ||
*[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_Wiki MST3K Wiki] | *[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_Wiki MST3K Wiki] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (often abbreviated as "MST3k") is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. that originally ran from 1988 to 1999. An eleventh season became available to stream on Netflix on April 14, 2017. The series features a man and his robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, who are trapped aboard an orbiting satellite by a mad scientist from the Forrester clan. There, they are subjected to terrible movies in the hopes that one will drive them insane and allow the scientist to rule the world. To cope, the host and the robots provide running commentary on the film, making fun of its flaws and wisecracking (or "riffing") their way through it in the style of a movie theater peanut gallery.
The series notably features several Japanese monster films during its earlier seasons, including the versions of five Showa era Gamera films that were brought to the United States by Sandy Frank and King Features Syndication during the 1980's.
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Joel Hodgson as Joel Robinson (Seasons 0-5; Season 10 guest appearance)
- Josh Weinstein as Tom Servo / Dr. Laurence Erhardt (Seasons 0-1) / Gypsy (Season 0)
- Trace Beaulieu as Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester (Seasons 0-7)
- Kevin Murphy as Tom Servo (Seasons 2-10) / Professor Bobo (Seasons 8-10; Season 11 guest appearance as Professor Bobo)
- Frank Conniff as TV's Frank (Seasons 2-6; Season 10 guest appearance)
- Jim Mallon as Gypsy (Seasons 1-8)
- Michael J. Nelson as Mike Nelson (Seasons 5-10)
- Mary Jo Pehl as Pearl Forrester (Seasons 7-10; Season 11 guest appearance)
- Bill Corbett as Crow T. Robot / Brain Guy (Seasons 8-10; Season 11 guest appearance as Brain Guy)
- Patrick Brantseg as Gypsy (Seasons 8-10)
- Jonah Ray as Jonah Heston (Season 11)
- Baron Vaughn as Tom Servo (Season 11)
- Hampton Yount as Crow T. Robot (Season 11)
- Felicia Day as Kinga Forrester (Season 11)
- Patton Oswalt as TV's Son of TV's Frank (Season 11)
- Rebecca Hanson as Gypsy (Season 11)
Selected Episodes
Season 0
- K04 Gamera vs. Barugon
- K05 Gamera
- K06 Gamera vs. Gyaos (as Gamera vs. Gaos)
- K07 Gamera vs. Zigra
- K08 Gamera vs. Guiron
- K21 Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (as The Legend of Dinosaurs)
Season 1
- 113 The Black Scorpion
Season 2
- 212 Godzilla vs. Megalon
- 213 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (as Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)
Season 3
- 302 Gamera
- 304 Gamera vs. Barugon
- 308 Gamera vs. Gyaos (as Gamera vs. Gaos)
- 312 Gamera vs. Guiron
- 318 Gamera vs. Zigra
Season 9
- 909 Gorgo
Season 11
- 1101 Reptilicus
- 1109 Yongary, Monster from the Deep
Availability
The show's first season (often referred to as season "0" or "KTMA") aired on a public access station in Minnesota, and the five Gamera films were among those riffed a second time when it was picked up by Comedy Central. However, Sandy Frank blocked re-airings of these episodes starting in 1996.[1]
The Godzilla vs. Megalon episode was ultimately released on DVD as part of the "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10" box set in 2008, but due to confusion regarding ownership of the film's English dub version (Best Brains had been led to believe that Godzilla vs. Megalon and Ebirah, Horror of the Deep were public domain films) the set was pulled within weeks of its release and ultimately re-released two years later with Giant Gila Monster replacing Godzilla vs. Megalon. Included on the new set (known as Volume 10.2) was a brand-new host segment showing the crew giving a tutorial on swapping out the movies, and TV's Frank being admonished by Dr. Forrester for not obtaining the rights from Toho. Throughout the segment, the title Godzilla vs. Megalon is either referred to as the "Japanese giant lizard movie", or intentionally has its syllables grunted out or coughed over.
DVD Releases of Giant Monster Episodes
Rhino Entertainment DVD (2006) [Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 4
- Audio: English
- Subtitles: None
- Special Features: Video Jukebox with 15 songs from the show, outtakes (15 minutes), photo gallery
- Notes: Episodes included are Godzilla vs. Megalon, Swamp Diamonds, Teen-Age Strangler, and The Giant Spider Invasion. Out of print and extremely rare; the more readily-available Volume 10.2 replaces Godzilla vs. Megalon with The Giant Gila Monster.
Shout! Factory DVD (2011) [MST3K Vs. Gamera: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Vol. XXI]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 5
- Audio: English
- Subtitles: None
- Special Features: "So Happy Together: A Look Back at MST3K and Gamera" featurette (23 minutes), The Mystery Science Theater Hour wrap-arounds for Gamera and Gamera vs. Guiron (5 minutes), theatrical trailers for all five movies, "Gamera Vs. The Chiodo Brothers" featurette (24 minutes), "Gamera Obscura: A Brief History by August Ragone" featurette (30 minutes)
- Notes: Episodes included are Gamera, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gaos, Gamera vs. Guiron, and Gamera vs. Zigra (all from Season 3). Out of print.
Shout! Factory DVD (2003) [Mystery Science Theater 3000: 25th Anniversary Edition]
- Region: 1
- Discs: 5
- Audio: English
- Subtitles: None
- Special Features: Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 documentary (70 minutes), "Ninth Wonder of the World: The Making of Gorgo" featurette (30 minutes), "Life After MST3K" featurette focusing on Mary Jo Pehl, Moon Zero Two introduction by Constantine Nasr (10 minutes), The Mystery Science Theater Hour wrap-arounds for The Day the Earth Froze, "Leonard Maltin Explains Something" clip, "Last Flight of Joel Robinson" featurette (10 minutes), interview with Marilyn Neilson, posters and original trailers for Moon Zero Two, The Day the Earth Froze, The Leech Woman, and Gorgo
- Notes: Episodes included are Moon Zero Two, The Day the Earth Froze, The Leech Woman, Gorgo, Mitchell, and The Brain That Wouldn't Die.
Videos
Full Episodes
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Host Segments
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Miscellaneous
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External Links
- Official site
- Official Twitter account
- Streaming links for 67 episodes, including Gorgo (Shout Factory TV)
- Satellite News, the show's official fan site
- MST3K Wiki
References
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