Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)

In the not-too-distant future, a man and his robots are trapped aboard the Satellite of Love, where mad scientists force them to sit through the worst movies ever made.

Creator:

Joel Hodgson

Stars:

Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 11 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kevin Murphy	...	Tom Servo (183 episodes, 1988-1999)
Trace Beaulieu	...	Crow T. Robot (141 episodes, 1988-1996)
Jim Mallon	...	Gypsy (141 episodes, 1989-1998)
Mary Jo Pehl	...	Magic Voice (120 episodes, 1992-1999)
Michael J. Nelson	...	Mike Nelson (119 episodes, 1990-1999)
Frank Conniff	...	TV's Frank (108 episodes, 1990-1999)
Joel Hodgson	...	Joel Robinson (102 episodes, 1988-1999)

Storyline

When zany mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester and his loopy assistant Frank get bored with their work at the Deep Thirteen research center, they kidnap Joel the janitor and shoot him into orbit on the Satellite of Love. While in space Joel builds wacky robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot to help him withstand an onslaught of grade 'Z' movies that the mad scientists force him to watch.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | mad scientist | android | good versus evil | joke | 

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Taglines:

We've got movie sign!

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Satellite News

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

MST 3000

Filming Locations:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Best Brains, Comedy Central, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min (199 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The escape pod Joel uses is called the Deus ex Machina.

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Goofs

Throughout the series, several references are made to the fact that the robots' arms don't work. Many times though, they're indicated as having completed projects requiring working arms or performing deeds where their arms are moving.

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Quotes

Mike Nelson: It's Winston Churchill's mobbed up brother Vito.

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Crazy Credits

Beth McKeever, usually credited as Beth "Beez" McKeever, was credited as Beth "Deadly Beez" McKeever at the end of the episode "The Deadly Bees".

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Connections

Featured in This Is MST3K (1992)

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Soundtracks

"The Gods Jam"
Performed by Lisa Fuglie

User Reviews

The greatest thing ever to hit the face of the Earth!

If there is ever a show greater than this, it'll be the day I die. This TV show is the greatest achievement of the human race, and a true classic. I'm talking of MST3K, of course! No other show on television can possibly hope to be as funny or as original as this all time legend. I was very sad when it went off the air in 1999. It actually hurt to record it, but it had to be done as a full time Mystie. Never will there ever be a show as great as this wonderful comedy.