Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then move
An example of MST3K's "Shadowramma" effect used as the central motif for the show. Here, Tom Servo (left), Joel Robinson, and Crow T. Robot, in silhouette, are watching the short Mr. B Natural in the 1991 episode featuring War of the Colossal Beast
MST3K cast and crew members Pehl (left), Beaulieu, Hodgson, Weinstein, and Conniff, as part of the post-show project Cinematic Titanic in 2011
The 'bots of MST3K as they appeared through the majority of its run: Gypsy (left), Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo. The 'bots were created by Hodgson and fashioned out of common household objects.
Nelson, Corbett, and Murphy, the primary actors in the Sci-Fi channel era, as part of their RiffTrax panel in 2009
Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American independent folk horror film written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren. It stars Warren, Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, and Diane Mahree. It was relea
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…or no public attention when originally released. Many of these films were subsequently identified as among the worst movies ever made, most notably Manos: The Hands of Fate. While the cast of MST3K changed throughout its history, the basic premise of the show remains consistent: a human test subject—first Joel Robinson…
Painting of the Master (Tom Neyman)
Torgo's satyr-like features
Frank Conniff chose Manos to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1992.