When was the first Mystery Science Theater?

November 24, 1988
Mystery Science Theater 3000/First episode date

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (abbreviated as MST3K) is an American television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It was later broadcast on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996.

What was the last episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000?

Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders
Mystery Science Theater 3000/Latest episode

How many seasons are there of Mystery Science Theater 3000?

12
Mystery Science Theater 3000/Number of seasons

How many episodes are there in Mystery Science Theater 3000?

211
Mystery Science Theater 3000/Number of episodes

Who did Mystery Science Theater 3000?

Joel Hodgson
Joel Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, MST3K was listed as “one of the top 100 television shows of all time” by Time.

Is Mystery Science Theater 3000 scripted?

THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE MST3K FORMULA WAS IN TURNING TO A SCRIPTED FORMAT. The early episodes of MST3K were ad-libbed, but in 1989, Hodgson decided that the show should take a turn for the scripted. As part of this change, Hodgson hired writer (and future host) Michael J. Nelson.

Is Mystery Science Theater 3000 still on TV?

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is returning for a new season after raising $6.5 million through crowdfunding. The hit series originally aired from 1988 to 1999 and was revived in 2017 by Netflix after a Kickstarter campaign generated $5.7 million. The series ran for two seasons on Netflix but was canceled in 2019.

Is Mystery Science Theater 3000 coming back?

Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be returning for a 13th season thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign helmed by series creator and former host Joel Hodgson, and supported by legions of devoted fans.

How many episodes of Mystery Science Theater are there?

Does Joel Hodgson have kids?

Hodgson has been married to Tiffany Hodgson since 1996. They have two children.

What is crow made of MST3K?

Behind the scenes. Crow is a gold-colored puppet composed of, among other things, a soap dish eye cowl, ping pong ball eyes, a split plastic bowling pin mouth, a lacrosse face mask webbing (Cooper XL7-FG), and Tupperware panels for the body.

What happened to Joel from Mystery Science Theater?

A: After he left MST3K, Joel moved to Los Angeles and now lives there full-time. He ran his own production company, with his brother Jim. He did some script doctoring with writer Nell Scovelle (executive producer at “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”).