Mystery Science Theater 3000
ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Lo-fi charmA low budget worn proudly.This show: 8/10Ironic & metaSelf-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.This show: 8/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Joel HodgsonFelicia DayPatton OswaltRebecca HansonJonah RayBaron Vaughn
Written by
Joel Hodgson
Starring
Joel HodgsonFelicia DayPatton OswaltRebecca HansonJonah RayBaron Vaughn
Written by
Joel Hodgson
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | ||
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| S1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
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About
"Bad movies made hilarious by good company"
A human, held captive on a satellite by mad scientists, is forced to watch terrible movies to test their effect on the human psyche. To survive, he builds robot companions and they all riff on the films together, cracking jokes over the action in silhouette from the theater seats. This revival keeps the format intact: low-budget sci-fi and horror clunkers get roasted line by line. It is goofy, referential, and paced like a comedy variety show rather than a drama, built entirely on quick jokes and affection for bad cinema.
Watch it for
the rapid-fire riffing that turns forgotten schlock films into genuinely funny communal viewing.
Maybe skip if
you need strong plot momentum rather than a loose framework for jokes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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The Return2017
7.66K1417h 36m
Kinga Forrester and her loyal henchman, Max, have revived the infamous experiment started by Kinga’s father twenty-nine years earlier: How many bad movies does it take to drive a person mad? In this latest reiteration of the show, her test subject is Jonah Heston, a space pilot for Gizmonic Institute, who gets trapped responding to a distress call from the dark side of the moon. Confined aboard the Satellite of Love, Jonah bands together with his robot friends, Gypsy, Tom Servo, and Crow T. Robot to ward off lunacy by continuously riffing on whatever movies are sent to them.
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The Gauntlet2018
7.82K6
Kinga Forrester has unveiled the latest innovation in movie riffing... THE GAUNTLET! Can Jonah Heston, Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, Gypsy – and you – survive sitting through six cheesy movies in a row?!
Enter the nightmare-fueled worlds of MAC & ME, ATLANTIC RIM, LORDS OF THE DEEP, THE DAY TIME ENDED, KILLER FISH and ATOR: THE FIGHTING EAGLE, in the twelfth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Season 3
7.31K15
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Joel Hodgson Ardy, Joel Robinson, Larry
Felicia Day Kinga Forrester
Patton Oswalt Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank), Friar Nolte
Rebecca Hanson Synthia, Gypsy, GPC
Jonah Ray Jonah Heston
Baron Vaughn Tom Servo, Dr. Kabahl
Hampton Yount Crow T. Robot
Tim Ryder Bonehead #1
Zach Thompson Bonehead #2
Har Mar Superstar Skeleton Crew Bandleader
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