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Brian · 11-29-2002, 12:13 AM

Right now I am in the process of re-rating my Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. If nobody has any idea what this show is, I know a web site that will explain everything about the show. The show basically has a guy and two robots watching a bad movie and throwing comments back at the movie. It started out as a very cheaply produced show on a local Minnesota station called KTMA. The series began its national run on the Comedy Channel. The Comedy Channel and its rival Ha! merged together and formed into CTV, ran into legal problems with Canada and became Comedy Central. It was arguably Comedy Central's biggest hit in the early to mid 1990s. After 7 seasons, Comedy Central cancelled the series in 1996. MST3K was picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel, where it ran three more seasons before being cancelled for good in 1999. In all, 177 nationally broadcast episodes were produced. 21 KTMA episodes were produced, 18 of which are available among fans. The KTMA episodes cannot be shown on TV because KTMA never secured the proper rights for the movies aired (they were too poor to even get the rights to one movie).

Over its ten year run, taping the series became a very popular hobby. Today, many fans look to acquire every available episode ever made. I am one of those fans. I got back to tape trading earlier in the year and I soon acquired more MST3K episodes. Right now, I am taking a break from trading and I am starting to look at all my episodes again to rate them for quality. I figured while I do this, I could give a review of each episode I watch on this board.

Please visit

"The Official MST3K Info Club Web Site."

TJL · 11-29-2002, 12:31 AM

Thanks for the info. I have been a big MST3K fan for many years and would love to read the opinins of others on the various episodes.
I know i have many faves of my own...

Brian · 11-29-2002, 12:37 AM

Here are the episodes I have. For information on the movies and shorts, click on the titles, courtesy of "Daddy-O's Drive in Dirt" from the MST3K Info Club Web Site. If you want to look for information on other episodes besides the ones listed, click here.

K09 - Phase IV
101 - The Crawling Eye
102 - The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy with short: Commando Cody and the Radar Men from the Moon Chapter 1
103 - Mad Monster with short: Commando Cody Chapter 2
105 - The Corpse Vanishes with short: Commando Cody Chapter 3
306 - Time of the Apes
309 - The Amazing Colossal Man
311 - It Conquered the World with short: Snow Thrills
313 - Earth vs. the Spider with short: Speech: Using Your Voice
317 - Viking Women and the Sea Serpent with short: The Home Economics Story
319 - War of the Colossal Beast with short: Mr. B Natural
322 - Master Ninja I
324 - Master Ninja II
404 - Teenagers from Outer Space
406 - Attack of the Giant Leeches with short: The Undersea Kingdom Chapter 1
410 - Hercules Against the Moon Men
411 - The Magic Sword
418 - Attack of the the Eye Creatures
508 - Operation Double 007
521 - Santa Claus
608 - Code Name: Diamond Head with short: A Day at the Fair
613 - The Sinister Urge with short: Keeping Clean and Neat
621 - The Beast of Yucca Flats with shorts: Money Talks! and Progress Island, U.S.A.
701 - Night of the Blood Beast with short: Once Upon a Honeymoon
702 - The Brute Man with short: The Chicken of Tomorrow
703 - Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell
704 - The Incredible Melting Man
705 - Escape 2000
706 - Laserblast

If anybody wants to trade for any of these episodes, visit my tape trading web site.

UpstairsSteak · 12-04-2002, 01:40 PM

I'm a huge fan too, thanks for the post. I'll check out the site.

Ian · 12-11-2002, 04:09 PM

That show was hilarious!! I'm annoyed that they only air the reruns once a week on scifi.

Brian · 12-11-2002, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
That show was hilarious!! I'm annoyed that they only air the reruns once a week on scifi.

They don't have the rights to a lot of the movies on Sci-Fi now. Unfortunately, those ones were some of the best.

TelevisionQueen · 12-21-2002, 03:06 PM

When does it air on Sci-Fi? I used to watch that show all the time, and then I could never find it on Sci-Fi! I loved that show! Thanks!

Brian · 12-21-2002, 08:40 PM

It currently airs on Saturday mornings at 9:00 eastern and pacific time.

TelevisionQueen · 01-02-2003, 03:10 PM

Thank you so much!

Bootsy Whoosh · 01-09-2003, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BJL
Here are the episodes I have.

307 - Daddy-O with short: Alphabet Antics

I adore MST3K!

And I LOVE Alphabet Antics!!! I have that on tape somewhere! For some reason the only line I remember from it is "Vill you dance wit me Eva?!?" and I just die laughing every time I see it!

Someday, if I had the time, I would like to get into collecting the show. Is there any network currently airing reruns? I haven't seen it on in a few years....

In the meantime though, I will be checking out your reviews to point me in the direction of the better episodes. Thanks!

Brian · 01-10-2003, 02:37 AM

The only reruns airing are the few Sci-Fi Channel episodes they can legally show. The Comedy Central episodes are not on TV right now, although it is possible they can be reran (they would have to get the rights to the films and that can be expensive for a network to do). Starz has been airing MST3K The Movie for the past couple of months.

I am lagging on the episode reviews, with school and homework and stuff but when I see an episode, I'll post what I think. BTW, I haven't seen episode 307 in its entirety.

Bootsy Whoosh · 01-10-2003, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BJL
The only reruns airing are the few Sci-Fi Channel episodes they can legally show. The Comedy Central episodes are not on TV right now, although it is possible they can be reran (they would have to get the rights to the films and that can be expensive for a network to do). Starz has been airing MST3K The Movie for the past couple of months.

I am lagging on the episode reviews, with school and homework and stuff but when I see an episode, I'll post what I think. BTW, I haven't seen episode 307 in its entirety.

Thanks for replying. I see now that the question about when it airs was already answered before I posted. I must admit I was guilty of posting before reading the whole thread.

Thanks for the info anyway though. Sadly I don't have cable so I can only see it if I go to a friend's house or something. :'(

AKA · 02-08-2003, 01:02 AM

I loved that show. I lost touch with it after Joel Hodgson left, though, and I never saw the movie.

Having said that, is there any particular reason why this thread is a sticky?

Brian · 02-08-2003, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKA
Having said that, is there any particular reason why this thread is a sticky?

Nobody on these boards knows about this show very well. I'm trying to promote it.

AKA · 02-08-2003, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BJL

Nobody on these boards knows about this show very well. I'm trying to promote it.

I see.

11-29-2002, 12:13 AM	#1
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Mystery Science Theater 3000 Right now I am in the process of re-rating my Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. If nobody has any idea what this show is, I know a web site that will explain everything about the show. The show basically has a guy and two robots watching a bad movie and throwing comments back at the movie. It started out as a very cheaply produced show on a local Minnesota station called KTMA. The series began its national run on the Comedy Channel. The Comedy Channel and its rival Ha! merged together and formed into CTV, ran into legal problems with Canada and became Comedy Central. It was arguably Comedy Central's biggest hit in the early to mid 1990s. After 7 seasons, Comedy Central cancelled the series in 1996. MST3K was picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel, where it ran three more seasons before being cancelled for good in 1999. In all, 177 nationally broadcast episodes were produced. 21 KTMA episodes were produced, 18 of which are available among fans. The KTMA episodes cannot be shown on TV because KTMA never secured the proper rights for the movies aired (they were too poor to even get the rights to one movie). Over its ten year run, taping the series became a very popular hobby. Today, many fans look to acquire every available episode ever made. I am one of those fans. I got back to tape trading earlier in the year and I soon acquired more MST3K episodes. Right now, I am taking a break from trading and I am starting to look at all my episodes again to rate them for quality. I figured while I do this, I could give a review of each episode I watch on this board. Please visit "The Official MST3K Info Club Web Site."
	Last edited by Brian; 11-29-2002 at 12:16 AM.

11-29-2002, 12:31 AM	#2
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11-29-2002, 12:37 AM	#3
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	Here are the episodes I have. For information on the movies and shorts, click on the titles, courtesy of "Daddy-O's Drive in Dirt" from the MST3K Info Club Web Site. If you want to look for information on other episodes besides the ones listed, click here. K09 - Phase IV 101 - The Crawling Eye 102 - The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy with short: Commando Cody and the Radar Men from the Moon Chapter 1 103 - Mad Monster with short: Commando Cody Chapter 2 105 - The Corpse Vanishes with short: Commando Cody Chapter 3 306 - Time of the Apes 309 - The Amazing Colossal Man 311 - It Conquered the World with short: Snow Thrills 313 - Earth vs. the Spider with short: Speech: Using Your Voice 317 - Viking Women and the Sea Serpent with short: The Home Economics Story 319 - War of the Colossal Beast with short: Mr. B Natural 322 - Master Ninja I 324 - Master Ninja II 404 - Teenagers from Outer Space 406 - Attack of the Giant Leeches with short: The Undersea Kingdom Chapter 1 410 - Hercules Against the Moon Men 411 - The Magic Sword 418 - Attack of the the Eye Creatures 508 - Operation Double 007 521 - Santa Claus 608 - Code Name: Diamond Head with short: A Day at the Fair 613 - The Sinister Urge with short: Keeping Clean and Neat 621 - The Beast of Yucca Flats with shorts: Money Talks! and Progress Island, U.S.A. 701 - Night of the Blood Beast with short: Once Upon a Honeymoon 702 - The Brute Man with short: The Chicken of Tomorrow 703 - Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell 704 - The Incredible Melting Man 705 - Escape 2000 706 - Laserblast If anybody wants to trade for any of these episodes, visit my tape trading web site.
	Last edited by Brian; 03-15-2003 at 12:40 AM.

12-21-2002, 03:06 PM	#7
TelevisionQueen Just like his Dad Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 10, 2002 Location: Drooling over my small collection of Jason Ritter pictures...what a hunk! Posts: 338	When does it air on Sci-Fi? I used to watch that show all the time, and then I could never find it on Sci-Fi! I loved that show! Thanks!
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12-04-2002, 01:40 PM	#4
UpstairsSteak Shine On Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 303	I'm a huge fan too, thanks for the post. I'll check out the site.

12-11-2002, 04:09 PM	#5
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	That show was hilarious!! I'm annoyed that they only air the reruns once a week on scifi.

12-21-2002, 08:40 PM	#8
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	It currently airs on Saturday mornings at 9:00 eastern and pacific time.

01-02-2003, 03:10 PM	#9
TelevisionQueen Just like his Dad Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 10, 2002 Location: Drooling over my small collection of Jason Ritter pictures...what a hunk! Posts: 338	Thank you so much!

01-10-2003, 02:37 AM	#11
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	The only reruns airing are the few Sci-Fi Channel episodes they can legally show. The Comedy Central episodes are not on TV right now, although it is possible they can be reran (they would have to get the rights to the films and that can be expensive for a network to do). Starz has been airing MST3K The Movie for the past couple of months. I am lagging on the episode reviews, with school and homework and stuff but when I see an episode, I'll post what I think. BTW, I haven't seen episode 307 in its entirety.

02-08-2003, 01:02 AM	#13
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I loved that show. I lost touch with it after Joel Hodgson left, though, and I never saw the movie. Having said that, is there any particular reason why this thread is a sticky?