Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999; 2017–2018; 2022–) is an American TV show that mocks bad movies by riffing on their strange characters, absurd settings, and silly plot twists, interspersing erudite cultural quips with schoolboy jokes and general zaniness. There are 230 movies, 73 shorts, and 4 specials in the MST3K canon. (See Notes below for help on using this page.)
Notes
[edit]- How to use this page. You can browse these quotes by scrolling through the page, looking for a specific title using your browser's Find or Search feature, or click on a numbered link in the table of contents. As you pause your mouse over each box in the table, the title of the episode, short, or special will pop up in a tooltip. (Some older browsers don't provide this feature or have it disabled, in which case you can still see the title as a URL in your browser's status bar.)
- What kind of quotes to add. Much of the humor in Mystery Science Theater 3000 comes from visual or sound sources that cannot be adequately communicated through a text quote page. A good guideline for adding quotes here is to limit them to ones that communicate their humor through the text itself, with a minimum of context. On the other hand, these quotes do include MST3K humor that arises from cultural references that aren't practical to explain within a quote page, so they are left as mental exercises for the reader (or the use of external sites with such explanations).
- How to format quotes. See the discussion page for suggested formatting and more inclusion guidelines.
- What do the colors mean? The color scheme for the table indicates the different channels and cast arrangements for MST3K:
| KTMA: Season 0 | Joel (Hodgson) & the Bots, Dr. Forrester, Dr. Erhardt |
|---|---|
| Comedy Central: Season 1 | Joel (Robinson) & the Bots, Dr. Forrester, Dr. Erhardt |
| Comedy Central: Seasons 2-5 | Joel (Robinson) & the Bots, Dr. Forrester, TV's Frank |
| Comedy Central: Seasons 5-6 | Mike & the Bots, Dr. Forrester, TV's Frank |
| Comedy Central: Season 7 | Mike & the Bots, Dr. Forrester, Pearl Forrester |
| Gramercy: MST3K: The Movie | Mike & the Bots, Dr. Forrester |
| Sci Fi Channel: Seasons 8-10 | Mike & the Bots, Pearl Forrester, Professor Bobo, Observer |
| Short features (various seasons) | (various casts & channels) |
| CCC, SFC: Specials (movie reviews) | Mike & the Bots |
Major cast
[edit]- Joel Hodgson — Joel Robinson (1989–1993) (1999) (2022)/Joel Hodgson (1988)
- Josh Weinstein — Tom Servo/Dr. Laurence Erhardt (1988–1989)/Gypsy (1988)
- Trace Beaulieu — Crow T. Robot/Dr. Clayton Forrester (1988–1996, Turkey Day 2014)
- Kevin Murphy — Tom Servo (1990–1999)/Professor Bobo (1997–1999)/Cambot (1988)
- Jim Mallon — Gypsy (1989–1997)
- Frank Conniff — TV's Frank (1990–1995)
- Michael J. Nelson — Mike Nelson (1993–1999)/Jack Perkins (recurring)
- Mary Jo Pehl — Pearl Forrester (1994) (1996–1999)/Magic Voice (1992–1994)
- Bill Corbett — Crow T. Robot/Observer (1997–1999)
- Patrick Brantseg — Gypsy (1997–1999)
- Jonah Ray — Jonah Heston (2017–2018)
- Baron Vaughn — Tom Servo (2017–2018)
- Hampton Yount — Crow T. Robot (2017–2018)
- Felicia Day — Kinga Forrester (2017–2018)
- Patton Oswalt — Max, TV’s Son of TV’s Frank (2017–2018)
- Rebecca Hanson – Gypsy/Synthia Forrester (2017–2022)
- Emily Marsh — Emily Connor, (2022)
- Kelsey Ann Brady — Crow T. Robot (2022)
Guest Stars
[edit]- Leonard Maltin - Himself (1998)
- Neil Patrick Harris – Neville Laroy (2017)
- Jerry Seinfeld - Freak Masterstroke (2017)
- Mark Hamill - P.T. Mindslap (2017)
See also
[edit]External links
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- Mystery Science Theater 3000 quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Satellite News: The Official MST3K Fan Site
- MST3K: The Discussion Board: Satellite News endorsed and largest MST3K discussion board