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{{Infobox Series
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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 –<br>August 8, 1999 {{small|(original run)}},<br>April 14, 2017 {{small|(season 11)}},<br>November 22, 2018 {{small|(season 12)}}
|aired        =November 24, 1988 –<br>August 8, 1999 {{small|(original run)}},<br>April 14, 2017 {{small|(season 11)}},<br>November 22, 2018 {{small|(season 12)}}<br>March 4, 2022{{small|(season 13)}}
|channel      =KTMA {{small|(season 0)}},<br>Comedy Channel {{small|(seasons 1-2)}},<br>Comedy Central {{small|(seasons 3-7)}},<br>Sci-Fi Channel {{small|(season 8-10)}},<br>Netflix {{small|(season 11-12)}}<br>Gizmoplex{{small|(season 13)}}
|channel      =KTMA {{small|(season 0)}},<br>Comedy Channel {{small|(seasons 1-2)}},<br>Comedy Central {{small|(seasons 3-7)}},<br>Sci-Fi Channel {{small|(season 8-10)}},<br>Netflix {{small|(season 11-12)}}<br>Gizmoplex {{small|(season 13)}}
|episodes    =217
|episodes    =230
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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. Following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, Netflix picked up the show for an eleventh season and twelfth season from 2017 to 2018. Hodgson spearheaded another Kickstarter for a thirteenth season in 2021, which will be hosted by a new "virtual theater" called the Gizmoplex. 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.
'''''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. Following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, Netflix picked up the show for an 11th season and 12th season from 2017 to 2018. Hodgson spearheaded another Kickstarter for a 13th season in 2021, which will be hosted by a new "virtual theater" called the Gizmoplex. 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: ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'', and the five [[Showa era]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' films distributed in the [[United States]] by Sandy Frank and King Features Syndication during the 1980's. The show's upcoming thirteenth season will feature a sixth ''Gamera'' film, ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]''.<ref name="Kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k/posts/3185629|title=How It Turned Out & What It All Means. The Next Movie for Season 13! Plus: More Info on Kickstarter Rewards, Timing & Surveys!|author=Hodgson, Joel|date=10 May 2021|work=Kickstarter}}</ref>
The series notably featured several Japanese monster films during its earlier seasons: ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'', ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'', and the five [[Showa era]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' films distributed in the [[United States]] by Sandy Frank and King Features Syndication during the 1980s. Season 13 featured a sixth ''Gamera'' film, ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]''.<ref name="Kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/makemoremst3k/posts/3185629|title=How It Turned Out & What It All Means. The Next Movie for Season 13! Plus: More Info on Kickstarter Rewards, Timing & Surveys!|author=Hodgson, Joel|date=10 May 2021|work=Kickstarter}}</ref>
{{TOC}}
{{TOC}}
==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Selected episodes==
==Selected episodes==
===Season 0===
===Season 0===
*K00 ''[[The Green Slime]]'' (pilot)
*K00 ''[[wikipedia:The Green Slime|The Green Slime]]'' (pilot)
*K04 ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''
*K04 ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''
*K05 ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]''
*K05 ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]''
*K06 ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (as ''Gamera vs. Gaos'')
*K06 ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (as ''Gamera vs. Gaos'')
*K07 ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]''
*K07 ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]''
*K08 ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]''
*K08 ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]''
*K21 ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (as ''The Legend of Dinosaurs'')
*K21 ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (as ''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'')
===Season 1===
===Season 1===
*113 ''[[The Black Scorpion]]''
*113 ''[[The Black Scorpion]]''
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*213 ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (as ''Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster'')
*213 ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (as ''Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster'')
===Season 3===
===Season 3===
*302 ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]''
*302 ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]''
*304 ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''  
*304 ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''  
*308 ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (as ''Gamera vs. Gaos'')
*308 ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (as ''Gamera vs. Gaos'')
*312 ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]''
*312 ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]''
*318 ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]''
*318 ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]''
===Season 6===
*617 ''[[Ilya Muromets|The Sword and the Dragon]]''
===Season 9===
===Season 9===
*909 ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]''
*909 ''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]''
===Season 11===
===Season 11===
*1101 ''[[Reptilicus (film)|Reptilicus]]''
*1101 ''[[wikipedia:Reptilicus|Reptilicus]]''
*1109 ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]''
*1109 ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]''
===Season 12===
===Season 12===
*1202 ''[[Atlantic Rim]]''
*1202 ''[[wikipedia:Atlantic Rim (film)|Atlantic Rim]]''
===Season 13===
===Season 13===
*1303 ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]''<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
*1303 ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]''<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
==Availability==
==Availability==
The show's first 21 episodes (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 21 episodes (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 ''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 dubbed version (Best Brains had been led to believe that ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' and ''Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'' were both public domain films), the set was pulled within weeks of its release and ultimately re-released two years later, with ''The 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.


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.
==Selected video releases==
==Selected video releases==
<b>Rhino Entertainment</b> DVD (2006) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume 10'']
<b>Rhino Entertainment</b> DVD (2006) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 10'']
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Discs''': 4
*'''Discs''': 4
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*'''Subtitles''': None
*'''Subtitles''': None
*'''Special Features''': Video Jukebox with 15 songs from the show, outtakes (15 minutes), photo gallery
*'''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''.
*'''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'' replaced ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' with ''The Giant Gila Monster''.
<b>Shout! Factory</b> DVD (2011) [''MST3K Vs. Gamera: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Vol. XXI'']
<b>Shout! Factory</b> DVD (2011) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XXI: MST3K vs. Gamera'']
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Discs''': 5
*'''Discs''': 5
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': None
*'''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)
*'''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.
*'''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.
<b>Shout! Factory</b> DVD (2013) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000: 25th Anniversary Edition'']
<b>Shout! Factory</b> DVD (2013) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000 25th Anniversary Edition'']
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Discs''': 5
*'''Discs''': 5
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': None  
*'''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''
*'''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 (31 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''.
'''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2014) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXX'']
'''Shout! Factory''' DVD (2014) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XXX'']
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Region''': 1
*'''Discs''': 4
*'''Discs''': 4
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Special features''': Stringer Of Death: Making ''The Black Scorpion'', Writer Of Gor: The Novels of John Norman, Director of Gor: On Set with John "Bud" Cardos, Producer of Gor: Adventures with Harry Alan Towers, Shock To The System: Creating ''The Projected Man'', extended trailer for "The Frank" music video, 4 mini-posters by Steve Vance
*'''Special features''': Stringer of Death: Making ''The Black Scorpion'', Writer of Gor: The Novels of John Norman, Director of Gor: On Set with John "Bud" Cardos, Producer of Gor: Adventures with Harry Alan Towers, Shock to the System: Creating ''The Projected Man'', extended trailer for "The Frank" music video, four mini-posters by Steve Vance
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''The Black Scorpion'', ''Outlaw (Of Gor)'', ''The Projected Man'', and ''It Lives by Night''.
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''The Black Scorpion'', ''Outlaw'' (''of Gor''), ''The Projected Man'', and ''It Lives by Night''.
'''Shout! Factory''' Blu-ray / DVD (2018) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000'': Season 11]
'''Shout! Factory''' Blu-ray / DVD (2018) [''Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11'']
*'''Region''': A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
*'''Region''': A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
*'''Discs''': 8
*'''Discs''': 8
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Special features''': We Brought Back MST3K documentary (73 minutes)
*'''Special features''': ''We Brought Back MST3K'' documentary (73 minutes)
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''Reptilicus'', ''Cry Wilderness'', ''The Time Travelers'', ''Avalanche'', ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain'', ''Starcrash'', ''The Land That Time Forgot'', ''The Lovers of Hercules'', ''Yongary'', and ''Wizards of the Lost Kingdom''.
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''Reptilicus'', ''Cry Wilderness'', ''The Time Travelers'', ''Avalanche'', ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain'', ''Starcrash'', ''The Land That Time Forgot'', ''The Lovers of Hercules'', ''Yongary, Monster from the Deep'', and ''Wizards of the Lost Kingdom''.
'''Shout! Factory''' Blu-ray / DVD (2019)
'''Shout! Factory''' Blu-ray / DVD (2019)
*'''Region''': A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
*'''Region''': A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
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*'''Audio''': English
*'''Audio''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Subtitles''': English
*'''Special features''': All special features, totaling an hour, are exclusive to the Backer Edition: intro By Joel Hodgson, Behind-the-Sketches featurette, Inside the Riffs featurette, Under the Puppets featurette, Scaling the Models featurette, outro by Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray
*'''Special features''': All special features, totaling one hour, are exclusive to the Backer Edition: intro By Joel Hodgson, Behind-the-Sketches featurette, Inside the Riffs featurette, Under the Puppets featurette, Scaling the Models featurette, outro by Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''Mac and Me'', ''Atlantic Rim'', ''Lords of the Deep'', ''The Day Time Ended'', ''Killer Fish'', and ''Ator, the Fighting Eagle''.
*'''Notes''': Episodes included are ''Mac and Me'', ''Atlantic Rim'', ''Lords of the Deep'', ''The Day Time Ended'', ''Killer Fish'', and ''Ator, the Fighting Eagle''.


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===Host segments===
===Host segments===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">TFN7WmmBc8k</youtube>|"Tibby, Oh Tibby"<br>(from episode 302 - ''Gamera'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">TFN7WmmBc8k</youtube>|"Tibby, Oh Tibby"<br>(from episode 302 - ''Gamera'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">FGRHqvC7f_o</youtube>|"Michael Feinstein's Gamera"<br>(from episode 312 - ''Gamera vs. Guiron'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">FGRHqvC7f_o</youtube>|"Michael Feinstein's Gamera"<br>(from episode 312 - ''Gamera vs. Guiron'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">_hp4mPczQog</youtube>|"Leonard Maltin Recommends Gorgo"<br>(from episode 909 - ''Gorgo'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">_hp4mPczQog</youtube>|"Leonard Maltin Recommends ''Gorgo''"<br>(from episode 909 - ''Gorgo'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">H8fjM6xrFCA</youtube>|"Waiting for Gorgo"<br>(from episode 909 - ''Gorgo'')}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">H8fjM6xrFCA</youtube>|''Waiting for Gorgo''<br>(from episode 909 - ''Gorgo'')}}
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}}
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
{{Videos|
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">_SQiojRWMnk</youtube>|CBS News Saturday Morning appearance talking about Godzilla}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">_SQiojRWMnk</youtube>|CBS News Saturday Morning appearance talking about Godzilla}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">BlMKo6kXFJg</youtube>|''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' parody from the 2nd Annual Blockbuster Review}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">BlMKo6kXFJg</youtube>|''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' parody from the 2nd Annual Blockbuster Review}}
{{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}}
}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' and ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' are the only two films featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' to become part of the prestigious [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion Collection]].
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' are the only two films featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' to later become part of the prestigious [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion Collection]].
*A brief shot of [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla's]] tail slide from ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' appeared in the show opening from episode 317 (''The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent'') to 512 (''Mitchell'').
*A brief shot of [[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]'s tail slide from ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' appeared in the show's opening from Episode 317 (''The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent'') to 512 (''Mitchell'').
*U.S. posters for ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' appear in the 1992 TV special ''This Is MST3K''.
*U.S. posters for ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' appear in the 1992 TV special ''This is MST3K''.
*Inspired by the desire to create episodes for the Showa-era Gamera films that were not riffed on the original show, a group of dedicated fans produced the fan-made series ''MST3K vs. Gamera: Round 2'' to positive acclaim.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDwE9iCr6IJHIX6ee9coo8rASDPCwPMFJ</ref><ref>https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_vs._Gamera:_Round_2</ref><ref>http://bindingpolymer.com/wp/2019/03/29/mst3k-vs-gamera-round-2/</ref>
*Inspired by the desire to create episodes for the three [[Showa era]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' films that were ''not'' riffed on the original show, a group of dedicated fans produced the fan-made series ''MST3K vs. Gamera: Round 2'' to positive acclaim.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDwE9iCr6IJHIX6ee9coo8rASDPCwPMFJ</ref><ref>https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_vs._Gamera:_Round_2</ref><ref>http://bindingpolymer.com/wp/2019/03/29/mst3k-vs-gamera-round-2/</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mst3k.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.mst3k.com/ Official website]
*[https://twitter.com/mst3k?lang=en Official Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/mst3k?lang=en Official Twitter account]
*[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/film/mst3k Streaming links for 67 episodes, including ''Gorgo'' (Shout Factory TV)]
*[http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/film/mst3k Streaming links for 67 episodes, including ''Gorgo'' (Shout! Factory TV)]
*[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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Latest revision as of 06:09, 26 May 2023

Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Air date November 24, 1988 –
August 8, 1999 (original run),
April 14, 2017 (season 11),
November 22, 2018 (season 12)
March 4, 2022(season 13)
Producer(s) Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy,
Joel Hodgson
Distributor Rhino Home Video, Shout! Factory, Vivendi Entertainment
Channel(s) KTMA (season 0),
Comedy Channel (seasons 1-2),
Comedy Central (seasons 3-7),
Sci-Fi Channel (season 8-10),
Netflix (season 11-12)
Gizmoplex (season 13)
Genre(s) Comedy
Episodes 230
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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. Following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, Netflix picked up the show for an 11th season and 12th season from 2017 to 2018. Hodgson spearheaded another Kickstarter for a 13th season in 2021, which will be hosted by a new "virtual theater" called the Gizmoplex. 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 featured several Japanese monster films during its earlier seasons: Godzilla vs. Megalon, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, and the five Showa era Gamera films distributed in the United States by Sandy Frank and King Features Syndication during the 1980s. Season 13 featured a sixth Gamera film, Gamera vs. Jiger.[1]

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Joel Hodgson   as   Joel Robinson (Seasons 0-5; Season 10 guest appearance) / Ardy (Seasons 11-12)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Patrick Brantseg   as   Gypsy (Seasons 8-10)
  • Jonah Ray   as   Jonah Heston (Seasons 11-12)
  • Baron Vaughn   as   Tom Servo (Seasons 11-12)
  • Hampton Yount   as   Crow T. Robot (Seasons 11-12)
  • Felicia Day   as   Kinga Forrester (Seasons 11-12)
  • Patton Oswalt   as   TV's Son of TV's Frank (Seasons 11-12)
  • Rebecca Hanson   as   Gypsy / Synthia Forrester (Seasons 11-12)

Selected episodes

Season 0

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 6

Season 9

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Availability

The show's first 21 episodes (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.[2]

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 dubbed version (Best Brains had been led to believe that Godzilla vs. Megalon and Ebirah, Horror of the Deep were both public domain films), the set was pulled within weeks of its release and ultimately re-released two years later, with The 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.

Selected video releases

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 replaced Godzilla vs. Megalon with The Giant Gila Monster.

Shout! Factory DVD (2011) [Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XXI: MST3K vs. Gamera]

  • 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 (2013) [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 (31 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.

Shout! Factory DVD (2014) [Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XXX]

  • Region: 1
  • Discs: 4
  • Audio: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: Stringer of Death: Making The Black Scorpion, Writer of Gor: The Novels of John Norman, Director of Gor: On Set with John "Bud" Cardos, Producer of Gor: Adventures with Harry Alan Towers, Shock to the System: Creating The Projected Man, extended trailer for "The Frank" music video, four mini-posters by Steve Vance
  • Notes: Episodes included are The Black Scorpion, Outlaw (of Gor), The Projected Man, and It Lives by Night.

Shout! Factory Blu-ray / DVD (2018) [Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 11]

  • Region: A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
  • Discs: 8
  • Audio: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: We Brought Back MST3K documentary (73 minutes)
  • Notes: Episodes included are Reptilicus, Cry Wilderness, The Time Travelers, Avalanche, The Beast of Hollow Mountain, Starcrash, The Land That Time Forgot, The Lovers of Hercules, Yongary, Monster from the Deep, and Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.

Shout! Factory Blu-ray / DVD (2019)

  • Region: A (Blu-ray) and 1 (DVD)
  • Discs: 3 (standard) or 4 (Backer Edition)
  • Audio: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: All special features, totaling one hour, are exclusive to the Backer Edition: intro By Joel Hodgson, Behind-the-Sketches featurette, Inside the Riffs featurette, Under the Puppets featurette, Scaling the Models featurette, outro by Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray
  • Notes: Episodes included are Mac and Me, Atlantic Rim, Lords of the Deep, The Day Time Ended, Killer Fish, and Ator, the Fighting Eagle.

Videos

Full episodes

Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode K05 - Gamera
Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode K06 - Gamera vs. Gaos
Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode K07 - Gamera vs. Zigra
Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode K08 - Gamera vs. Guiron
Mystery Science Theater 3000
episode K21 - The "Legend of Dinosaurs"

Host segments

"Jet Jaguar Song"
(from episode 212 - Godzilla vs. Megalon)
"Tibby, Oh Tibby"
(from episode 302 - Gamera)
"Michael Feinstein's Gamera"
(from episode 312 - Gamera vs. Guiron)
"Leonard Maltin Recommends Gorgo"
(from episode 909 - Gorgo)
Waiting for Gorgo
(from episode 909 - Gorgo)

Miscellaneous

CBS News Saturday Morning appearance talking about Godzilla
GODZILLA parody from the 2nd Annual Blockbuster Review
Dr. Forrester's MST3K Vol. 10.2 Upgrade Seminar

Trivia

  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Godzilla vs. Megalon are the only two films featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 to later become part of the prestigious Criterion Collection.
  • A brief shot of Godzilla's tail slide from Godzilla vs. Megalon appeared in the show's opening from Episode 317 (The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent) to 512 (Mitchell).
  • U.S. posters for Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla appear in the 1992 TV special This is MST3K.
  • Inspired by the desire to create episodes for the three Showa era Gamera films that were not riffed on the original show, a group of dedicated fans produced the fan-made series MST3K vs. Gamera: Round 2 to positive acclaim.[3][4][5]

External links

References

This is a list of references for Mystery Science Theater 3000. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hodgson, Joel (10 May 2021). "How It Turned Out & What It All Means. The Next Movie for Season 13! Plus: More Info on Kickstarter Rewards, Timing & Surveys!". Kickstarter.
  2. ↑ Part 14: Battles on Many Fronts (1996)
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDwE9iCr6IJHIX6ee9coo8rASDPCwPMFJ
  4. ↑ https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_vs._Gamera:_Round_2
  5. ↑ http://bindingpolymer.com/wp/2019/03/29/mst3k-vs-gamera-round-2/

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