Mystery Science Theater 3000: A Celebration

[Plain Old Tele]

This is a thread to celebrate the glory and majesty and hilarity of MST3K, a tiny little show that achieved some level of success and infamy in the late '80s and 90s. I know, I know, that's before most of y'all were born, so here's a quick primer:

 

A janitor who's working for some evil scientists gets shot into space. To pass the time, he built some robots to keep him company; meanwhile, his evil bosses try to destroy his brain by forcing him to watch the worst movies they can find... and to keep his sanity he (and his robots) crack jokes and talk shit back at the movies. As the (revised original) opening theme song so perfectly put it:

 

 

WIRED has an in-depth article and interviews with the creators, if you're interested in how it all came together. Or just search Youtube... at its best, MST3K was one of the most hilarious and off-beat things on TV.

Edited April 23, 2014 by Telemachos

[rukaio101]

Great show. I still watch their Rifftrax whenever they come out.

[RichWS]

I discovered the show during the first Sci-Fi season and was instantly hooked. I would set my alarm every Saturday morning for 9 AM because that's the only time it aired (bastards). Forced my mother to drive home hours early from our vacation down on the Jersey Shore so I could make sure I was home in time to watch the series finale. This show (and Seinfeld) shaped so much my humor as a young lad. I introduced my girlfriend to it last year and we spent weeks watching various episodes. So glad it's all readily available on Youtube.

 

It's hard to rank my top 5 episodes but:

 

1. Mitchell (Bought the DVD and watched it countless times with my best friends.)

2. Space Mutiny

3. Final Sacrifice

4. Hobgoblins

5. Oh man....I'll just go Manos.

[Ezen Baklattan]

I love this show so much! I watched it with my dad all the time as a kid!

[RichWS]

Oh, I forgot Time Chasers! That's one of my favorites. Remember watching that with my uncle and he was crying with laughter.

[Plain Old Tele]

I'm not sure if it's a badge of infamy of glory, but one of my very first production jobs was on a movie that got MSTied.

 

 

 

(If you must know, it was QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.)

Edited April 23, 2014 by Telemachos

[RichWS]

I'm not sure if it's a badge of infamy of glory, but one of my very first production jobs was on a movie that got MSTied.

 

 

 

(If you must know, it was QUEST OF THE DELTA KNIGHTS.)

 

[PDC1987]

LOVED this show, and the movie.

[PDC1987]

The part in the film where the random secretary/staffer zooms on by the camera and they make the "vrooom" noises slayed me.

[Plain Old Tele]

I remember seeing the movie in theaters and it was one of the loudest/most constant laughing I've ever experienced at a movie. The whole audience was just dying.

Edited April 23, 2014 by Telemachos

[Ezen Baklattan]

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank killed me. 

[DAR]

I was inspired to look this upon youtube. I'm watching the Manos episode

[DAR]

Manos, that is definitely a piece of shit.

[JohnnY]

I've seen only 5 MST3K episodes, but I loved each one of them. The Pumaman episode is hilarious.

[JohnnY]

Any of you guys have been following this?

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k

[Cmasterclay]

They're the best. Rifftrax is pretty great, too, though they almost never release online content anymore (only some live shows in theaters). Their stuff for the Star Wars prequels and Twilight is pretty grade-A.