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Mystery Science Theater 3000(TV show/series, 1989-1999)

TV-14
| 1h 32min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 10 seasons with 176 episodes

Mystery Science Theater 3000Rating: 3.9/5 (with 92 votes) 382
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (abbreviated as MST3K) is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode syndication package titled The Mystery Science Theater Hour was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successful crowdfunding effort in 2021 produced 13 additional episodes shown on the Gizmoplex, an online platform that Hodgson developed which launched... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Mystery Science Theater 3000

2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

About Mystery Science Theater 3000

A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Seasons and Episodes

04/11/1999Season 10 - 13 episodes
#1 | 04/11/1999Soultaker
4.2/5 (with 5 votes)
Movie Plot: The souls of 4 teenagers are being hunted by a soultaker. Intro: The 'bots have a wet t-shirt contest. They don't seem to grasp the point, and leave Mike confused. Commercial sign doesn't come on when it's supposed to, leaving Mike to have to push the button. Segment One: Cambot picks up some odd interference. Gypsy informs Mike that the ship is having serious malfunctions. Meanwhile, in Castle Forrester, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy are playing Monopoly. They couldn't care less about the SOL. Segment Two: Gypsy, and other parts of the ship, are seriously malfunctioning. Mike takes charge, but only succeeds in breaking the Hexfield Viewscreen. Segment Three: The SOL, still malfunctioning, is caught in another ship's tractor beam. In Castle Forrester, a soultaker comes for Bobo's soul. It turns out to be TV's Frank, who became a soultaker when he realized that second banana heaven wasn't all that great. Segment Four: The person form the other ship boards the SOL, and i
#2 | 04/18/1999Girl in Gold Boots
4.0/5 (with 4 votes)
The crew watches "Girl In Gold Boots" (1969). Crow dances in a tiny bikini.
#3 | 09/12/1999Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
4.1/5 (with 6 votes)
The crew watches "Merlin's Shop Of Mystical Wonders" (1996). Mike reads unsettling children's books. Though technically not the final episode, this episode was broadcast after Experiment #1013, making it the last new episode to be aired.
#4 | 04/25/1999Future War
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)
The crew watches "Future War" (1997). Tom Servo challenges Gypsy to a kickboxing match.
#5 | 05/02/1999Blood Waters of Dr. Z
3.0/5 (with 5 votes)
The crew watches "Blood Waters Of Dr. Z" (1971). Mike and the bots decide to go fishing.
#6 | 05/09/1999Boggy Creek II
The crew watches "Boggy Creek II: And The Legend Continues" (1985). Pearl's legend draws tourists.
#7 | 06/13/1999Track of the Moon Beast
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)
The crew watches "Track Of The Moon Beast" (1976). Crow apologizes at length for a prank.
#8 | 06/20/1999Final Justice
4.2/5 (with 5 votes)
The crew watches "Final Justice" (1985). Crow and Tom are cruel to poor Goosio.
#9 | 06/27/1999Hamlet
2.1/5 (with 7 votes)
The crew watches "Hamlet" (1961). Mike and the bots play "Alas, Poor Whom?"
#10 | 07/18/1999It Lives by Night
3.4/5 (with 4 votes)
In the theater, the crew watches as a man bitten by a bat becomes a murderous bat-creature with werewolf rules, in “It Lives By Night” (1974). Meanwhile, on the SOL, Mike asks Tom and Crow for input on redecorating the satellite.
#11 | 07/25/1999Horrors of Spider Island
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
The crew watches "Horrors Of Spider Island" (1960). The bots manage to snag Mike in their giant web.
#12 | 08/01/1999Squirm
3.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Movie Plot: Worms overrun a southern town. Also riffed was the short: "A Case of Spring Fever." Intro: It's the annual SOL safety check, revealing that the SOL is a death trap. Segment One: Pearl is having a fair in the castle. The 'bots enter a 5000 pound pig in the Forrester Fair. Segment Two: The 'bots discuss the plausibility of Coily, the sprite from the short, and summon a sprite to get rid of Mike. Segment Three: Servo becomes a southern belle. Segment Four: Mike fails to create giant worms, creating a tasty snack instead. Segment Five: Brain Guy demonstrates the Forrester Fair's 4 foot bungee jump. Crow gets some huuuuge platform shoes, which he can't balance on.
#13 | 08/08/1999Diabolik
The skilled thief Diabolik performs daring heists, culminating in the theft of $10 million, an 11-emerald necklace, and twenty tons of gold. Final episode of the original series. Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, and Patrick Brantseg's final episode as series regulars.
03/14/1998Season 9 - 13 episodes
02/01/1997Season 8 - 22 episodes
02/03/1996Season 7 - 6 episodes
07/16/1994Season 6 - 24 episodes
07/24/1993Season 5 - 24 episodes
06/06/1992Season 4 - 24 episodes
06/01/1991Season 3 - 24 episodes
09/22/1990Season 2 - 13 episodes
11/25/1989Season 1 - 13 episodes
11/24/1988Specials - 196 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 11/25/1989
Last episode released on: 09/12/1999
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"MST3K"

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