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  • 1988
  • TV-PG
  • Comedy Central
  • 1988
  • TV-PG
  • Comedy Central
Mystery Science Theater 3000

Summary This is a show about an evil experiment where a guy is trapped on a satellite and is forced to watch bad films. He is forced to do this by Mad Scientists, who want to find a movie so bad that they can inflict it on the world and take over. We see the movie with the subject (Joel or later Mike) and his robot pals Crow and Servo, in silhou...

  • 1988
  • TV-PG
  • Comedy Central
  • 1988
  • TV-PG
  • Comedy Central
Mystery Science Theater 3000
11 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: May 10, 1988
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 71 User Ratings
8.9
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Summary This is a show about an evil experiment where a guy is trapped on a satellite and is forced to watch bad films. He is forced to do this by Mad Scientists, who want to find a movie so bad that they can inflict it on the world and take over. We see the movie with the subject (Joel or later Mike) and his robot pals Crow and Servo, in silhou...

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Joel Hodgson

Joel Robinson, Joel Hodgson, Joel

Michael J. Nelson

Mike Nelson, Observer, Torgo

Trace Beaulieu

Crow T. Robot, Dr. Clayton Forrester, Dr. Clayton Forester

Kevin Murphy

Tom Servo, Professor Bobo, Cambot

Jim Mallon

Gypsy, Extra Monkey, Bowler-Hatted Guy

Frank Conniff

TV's Frank, Frank, Gooch

Mary Jo Pehl

Pearl Forrester, Magic Voice, Jan

Bill Corbett

Crow T. Robot, Observer, Crow

Patrick Brantseg

Gypsy, Rooster, Brian

Alexandra Carr

Magic Voice, Mom, Sylvia

Paul Chaplin

Ned the Nanite, Observer, Ortega, Pitch, Extra Monkey, Holo-clown, Huggy Bear, Roman Day Player, Scooter the Space Child, Barnicle Bob, Brian, Carl Torgeson, Delta Knight, Doug, Finnigan, Institute of Mad Scientists Inspector, Karl, Matthew, Mookie the Nanite, Mutant, Nate the Nanite Clown, Pale Day Player #2, Party Go-er, Rick the Electrician, Sandy, Stan Johnson, The Power Steves, Timmy Bobby Rusty, Tourist

J. Elvis Weinstein

Tom Servo, Dr. Laurence Erhardt, Gypsy, Servo, Beeper, Crow T. Robot, Russian Comedian

Bridget Jones

Flavia, Doreen the Space Child, Nuveena, Adrienne Barbeau, Amazon Woman, Carla, Helen, Lisa Loeb, Lydia, Mr. 'B' Natural, Neighbor from Deep 12, Party Go-er

Beez McKeever

Roman Day Player, Ann, Cindy, Magic Voice, Mutant, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Technical Support Operator, Peasant, Staci, Steffi, Terror from the Year 5000, Villager

Peter Rudrud

Announcer, Recording at 'Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Technical Support', Sea World Phone Representative, Todd Gunderson, Villager

Bradley J. Keely

Kid, Little Amish Boy, Rodney

Nathan Molstead

Jerry

Timothy Scott

Miracle Growth Baby, Miracle Growth Baby (after), The 'Nelson' Family

Barb Tebben

Friendly Phone Representative, Pancake Breakfast Extra, Preview Audience Member

Faye Burkholder

Sexy Gypsy, Studio assistant

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews

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91
Jun 7, 2013
Hipper than Saturday Night Live, cooler than Arsenio Hall, filled with more pop references than The Andy Warhol Diaries, MST is the perfect postmodern comedy.
FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 2, 2013
Not since Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? has anyone had so much fun with bad movies.
By Richard Zoglin FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 14, 2017
It’s enriched by some knowledge of the original series, especially in the host and introductory segments, but once we get into the actual riffing most of that becomes incidental. For new viewers, this will be a great introduction to a beloved property. For the experienced among us, it’s like MST3K never left.
By Lauren Humphries-Brooks FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 24, 2017
By the time Oswalt presses “the button” and the new orchestral version of the end-credits music plays, it's impossible not to give into the energy and love that went into recreating this strange, vital, and adorable piece of pop-culture history.
FULL REVIEW
70
May 4, 2017
With 14 new episodes--the third of which is MST3K’s 200th overall--there are bound to be both hits and misses. And sure enough, once the initial excitement of recognizing the familiar format and bad movies we love has worn off, the differences begin to peek through.
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70
Apr 17, 2017
Ray, Yount and Vaughn may take a little time to perfect the chemistry that the various original stars (most of whom worked together for many years) had, but they’re still consistently funny, and that’s all that really matters. The show still has the same joke-a-minute pace, so that any gags that fall flat (or references that fly over viewers’ heads) are quickly forgotten by the next laugh.
By Josh Bell FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 71 User Ratings
8.9
89% Positive
63 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
6% Negative
4 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 71 User Ratings
8.9
89% Positive
63 Ratings
6% Mixed
4 Ratings
6% Negative
4 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Best Brains
  • Comedy Central
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • KTMA
  • The Sci-Fi Channel
Initial Release Date: May 10, 1988
Number of seasons: 11 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards

CableACE Awards
• 8 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 4 Nominations
Horror Host Hall Of Fame
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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