The newly available classic episodes contain a mix of mike and joel shows. In these classic episodes, youll join ordinary guy hosts joel robinson and mike nelson along with robotic companions crow t. If you know of a video for a full episode, best of, short, or original movie, click the appropriate episode and add it. Outlaw is easily one of my favorite episodes of the early mike era. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on the comedy channelcomedy central, running for seven seasons on that channel until its cancellation in 1996. Thank you all so much for making this experience so awesome. Robot, tom servo and gypsy as they embark on a journey of gutbusting riffs on the classic cinematic missteps of yesteryear. Clayton forrester and tvs frank, in deep while they prepare for an evilscientist audit in episode 512.
Next up, the head writer who would be host, michael j. Ive been watching genuinely as long as i can remember. Hodgson, a bucks county resident, left the show partway through its fifth season in oct. I have mixed feelings about movie depictions of the. Twenty episodes of mst3k are coming to netflix streaming on wednesday, and for fans of. Radar men from the moon with the joyous commander cody. I want to check out more joel episodes but so far ive watched quite a few that seem kinda boring. Been a fan for a long time but most of my favorite episodes are with mike. Mystery science theater 3000 tv series 19881999 imdb. Six perfect episodes of mst3k to help you really just. These are not meant to be the 10 best episodes, but rather the 10 most representative episodes. Mystery science theater 3000 abbreviated as mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and currently produced by alternaversal productions, llc. Joel hodgson finally settles an ageold debate among mst3k fans.
Top 10 mystery science theater 3000 episodes, 10 best. Hollywood namedropping and funny things that happened to mike s wife. Its like watching a movie with your funniest friends. Both sent there by an evil scientist who wants to take over the earth by subjecting everyone to terrible, cheesy movies. A host segment is the name given to the sketches done inbetween the movie segments on mystery science theater 3000. Theres an early onscreen appearance of mike nelson in the final sketch, and hes joined by rarely seen executive producer jim mallon.
Before outlaw, the dirty jokes on the show were usually much more subtle and underplayed. These are the mystery science theater 3000 episodes you. Mike mentioned that his favorite movie is herbie goes to monte carlo during the final host. Nov 24, 2019 soultaker is one of the more watchable movies in the mst3k library, and its also one of the funniest episodes, but the movie needs to be stretched a bit too much at times and the finale at the. For some background on me and my relationship with mst3k. It was also one of the first really dirty episodes of mst3k, which marked a significant turning point in the history of the show. Mike nelson is a fictional character in the comedy science fiction television series mystery science theater 3000. Hodgson left the show and handed his hosting duties over to mike nelson, who up until then had served as mst3ks. Pod people is one of the seriess best episodes, but the birth of one of.
Thus youtube, in their infinite soulless automated wisdom, automatically deleted it. Whats the funniest episodes of mst3k with mike nelson. In the earliest mst3k episodes, the writers seemed less concerned on picking entertaining films and more focused on picking painful. As of november 22, 2018, 217 episodes of mystery science theater 3000 have been released, concluding the twelfth season. Nelson helmed the show through the shows final season in 1999, and also served as mst3k s head writer for a majority of its run.
Forrester, and his assistant,tvs frank, use joel and mike to test the terrible movies on and try to. I did not upload any of these videos or have any affiliation with the uploaders. The 10 best mike episodes of mystery science theater 3000. But the weapons power source begins to mutate billys mind and body, and soon no one can stop the deadly creatures terrifying rampage. If you are trying to find an episodetitle youve forgotten, ask away, id love to help episodes on this list are the funniest riffs with the best movies, not really in order. Its missing episodes usually included in the best, such as manos. In 2015, hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season which was released on netflix.
Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series created by joel hodgson and produced by best brains, inc. Best of all, this site is updated by mst3ks greatest asset, the fans you. The new episodes of mystery science theater 3000 ranked. Best brains in the nottoodistant future, therell be brandnew episodes of mystery science theater 3000. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k is an american television comedy series. Merlins shop of mystical wonders this episode may be a good gateway into mst3k according to mike nelson. Joels best episodes are funny as hell, but mike s best episodes are gutbustingly, fall off the couch, laughsohard yourface. List of mystery science theater 3000 episodes wikipedia. Indisputably one of the first great mst3k episodes, pod people tries to be a monster movie and a family film simultaneously, and fails at both. The reason i even have a sense of humour is because of mst3k. As hosting duties passed from hodgson to head writer mike nelson.
According to the mystery science theater 3000 amazing colossal guide, mike is as. It is easily one of the strongest episodes in the mike nelson era, and boasts one of if not the best running gags in mst3k history. A list of the top 100 episodes of mst3k was compiled based on a survey taken of backers of the bring back mst3k kickstarter campaign the poll was used to determine which episodes would be featured in the turkey day 16 online marathon. Joel robinson managed to escape the satellite of love in episode 512 mitchell, with the help of gypsy and temp worker mike nelson. My dad watched it in college, and once my parents had me, we started watching it together. Full episodes of our old tv show mystery science theater 3000 are now available to own in your rifftrax library a significant share of the profits of all mst episodes sold on rifftrax will be paid out directly to all the principal cast members of mst mike, joel, kevin, bill, mary jo, trace, frank, josh and bridget.
For the uninitiated, mystery science theater 3000, also known as mst3k, was a television comedy series that ran from 1988 until 1999. Rabid and dedicated fans exist the world over, and i am proud to be one as well as a cardcarrying member of the mst3k fan club. Club mst3k watch streaming episodes of mystery science. This landmark episode passed the torch from deadpan show creator joel to the chummier mike nelson. Im sorry, im not sure which ones are on netflix because i dont have netflix. A look back at the 10 best episodes of a cult classic tv series. The show premiered on ktma now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988. Mst3k episodes movies television radio cheesyflix 3000. Comedy central, eric henderson, joel hodgson, mike nelson. Mike was brought on board during the shows first comedy channel season, and was made head writer from season two through the series end in season 10.
Mar 14, 2017 the newly available classic episodes contain a mix of mike and joel shows. Joel was responsible for shows look and format, but mike was mst3ks voice for most of the shows 10year run. The series return of mystery science theater 3000 has been announced for april 14th. For the best experience please update your browser. Robot celebrate the end of seven hysterical seasons by watching one of the worst films ever made. Americas funniest home videos is an american comedic video clip television series on abc, which features humorous homemade videos that are submitted by viewers over which jokes are told. Best brains in the nottoodistant future, therell be brandnew episodes. Ktmaseason 0 season 1 season 2 season 3 season 4 season 5 season 6 season 7 season 8 season 9 seas. With tv club 10, we point you toward the 10 episodes that best represent a tv series, classic or modern. The landmark episodes of mystery science theater 3000. On the showwhich found a home, variously, at comedy central and the scifi channel. Mst3k is without a doubt one of the funniest shows ever made.
Mystery science theater 3000 space mutiny tv episode 1997. A true tourdeforce of ineptitude, combining 2 vagrant daylabourers, an escaped convict francis, cuba, uranium, and frogs legs. Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the shows original elevenyear run, and spent half of that time as the onair host, also named mike nelson. Sep 19, 2014 this week, vimeo made 80 episodes of mystery science theater 3000 newly available for rental or purchase. An interview with mike nelson 2 mystery science theater. Jun 28, 2016 it continued to do so even after hodgson handed custodianship of the franchise to michael j. If you watch these 10, youll have a better idea of what that series was about, without having to watch the whole thing. Mystery science theater 3000 mst3k episodes, movies, television. Werewolf season 9, episode 4 pod people was my first foray into the world of mst3k, but werewolf was the episode where i rediscovered my love for the show. Mike nelson worked on the infamous netflix run of veggietales with ethan.
Nelson, mike is an awkward, slightly dimwitted, but wellmeaning temp worker from wisconsin who comes to work for the mads, dr. These are not meant to be the 10 best episodes, but rather the 10 most. This is another example of the crew using a characters name as a repeated exclamation, which is particularly. Joel hodgson finally settles an ageold debate among mst3k. Eventually the show ended up, and ended their run, on scifi channel. Still, mike kept the torch lit for fiveandahalf seasons, so he must have been doing something right. Movies from both the joel hodgson early days and the mike nelson era are available, with. Clayton forrester and tvs frank in deep while they prepare for an evilscientist audit in episode 512, mitchell. It later aired on the comedy channelcomedy central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. The 12 funniest, weirdest, and best mst3k episodes of all. Mystery science theater 3000 space mutiny tv episode 1997 michael j. Mst3k was sadly canceled back in 1999, but in 2006, nelson reformed the core riffing trio from the final three seasons, which included himself, kevin murphy tom servo and bill corbett crow t. The premise of the show seeks to discover which horrible and utterly demoralizing film will break the human spirit.
New guy mike nelson finishes his training and makes his way into the theater for the first time. Mitchell is an action comedy starring joe don baker as a kooky, slovenly, lovable cop who becomes embroiled in some kind of vague mob activity. Host segments are usually related to the movie in some way, from featuring a discussion about the film, movie characters dropping in to visit. Its hard to believe there could be anything that could make horrible movies like hobgoblins fun to watch. The head writer and second host of the longrunning, peabody awardwinning mystery science theater 3000 recently sat down for an interview with a fan website, and had some interesting things to say as above. Best mst3k episodes, ranked by new netflix head writer. Gramercy lost an opportunity by not thinking of combining barb wire with the mst3k movie, having mike and the robots riff that film instead.
In this, the final comedy central episode of mystery science theater 3000, mike nelson, tom servo and crow t. Dec 04, 2014 this is one of the all time best episodes of mst3k and definitely one of the funniest. Before the new episodes, lets take the time to look back at the best episodes featuring both hosts of the previous run. I love pod people and mitchell and i prefer color movies over the black and white ones with a few exceptions. Though mst3k was rarely political, and fairly benign when it was, it nelson cops to being a republican and reading, among others, mark steyn. Though bombarded with many horrible films, joel tended to take his captivity in benign stride, commiserating with the bots while interjecting clever, off thecuff cultural riffs in connection to the screen.
Ranking every mst3k episode, from worst to best paste. Clayton forrester and tvs frank in deep while they prepare for an evilscientist audit in episode. The most common videos feature unintentional physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents, and mishaps, pets or children, and some staged practical jokes. Mike nelson was bumped to head writer and later, half way through the 1993 season on comedy central, replaced joel as host. Oct 29, 2018 mst3k 0812 the incredibly strange creatures who stopped living and became mixedup zombies. The show premiered on ktmatv now wucw in minneapolis, minnesota, on november 24, 1988. Mystery science theater 3000a show that took some of the worst films ever made and turned them into some of the best tv ever produced. An interview with mike nelson 2 mystery science theater 3000. When thrillist asked me to name my top 10 favorite episodes of the. Mike nelson and joel hodgson are stuck on the sol aka the satalite of love. The full results of the poll were released on november 25, 2016. Six of the funniest episodes of mst3k renegade cinema.
Mike nelson is the main character in the sixth through tenth seasons of mst3k. Fans of this cult show clamor for the episodes and this is volume one, featuring four cheese filled films with running commentary by the denizens of the satellite of love. Mst3k 0812 the incredibly strange creatures who stopped living and became mixedup zombies. Mike nelson, bill corbett and kevin murphy, the former stars of mystery science theater 3000, create commentaries for bmovie oddities and hollywood blockbusters.
Mike nelson, and the bots on the satellite of love could mock them. On this channel, you will find many of the best riffs and highlights from mst3k episodes, trailers from. Michael john nelson born october 11, 1964 is an american comedian and writer, most known for his work on the cult television series mystery science theater 3000 mst3k. Top 10 mystery science theater 3000 episodes, 10 best mst3k. Nelson, mike is a likeable temp worker from little chute, wisconsin who comes to work for the mad scientists mads dr.
Dont worry about the cast and crew though because they have found other things to do. They primarily feature the satellite of love crew, although the focus can be on characters in deep, castle forrester, or other venues. Best mst3k episodes, ranked by new netflix head writer elliott. Top 10 mystery science theater 3000 episodes listverse. Joel robinson played by mst3k creator joel hodgson and later mike nelson, are the test subjects marooned upon the satellite of love.
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