As a film enthusiast, I firmly believe that every movie holds some value and can bring enjoyment – even the least impressive B-movies. But when these films are paired with the hilarious commentary of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew, it elevates them to a whole new level. This classic TV show, featuring a lone human imprisoned and making fun of subpar cinema with robot pals Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot, has managed to remain a cherished project for so many years, and for good reason.
This program is brimming with clever humor, featuring lovable puppet characters and amusing commentaries on poor-quality films. The top 10 episodes of this series, listed from least favorite to best, showcase the best aspects of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Join us for a laugh-out-loud experience as every movie guarantees humor. And don’t forget their famous line: “It’s only a TV show, I should really just take it easy.
10. Mac and Me
In the highly anticipated premiere of season 12 for Mystery Science Theater 3000, they tackled the notoriously bad movie, Mac and Me. For years, fans had been eager to see how the cast from the Satellite of Love would handle this E.T. rip-off. However, instead of being disappointed, Jonah Ray and the team delivered a hilarious episode filled with laughter, particularly Crow T. Robot’s witty comment that Mac and Me is like a Pixar film in that it exists and has a title. The absurdity of this E.T. mimic and the ugly, static designs of those aliens provided ample opportunities for classic MST3K shenanigans.
9. Space Mutiny
A movie with a shoestring sci-fi budget, featuring deserted factory settings and awkwardly futuristic attire, offered ample opportunities for the humor of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). The characters particularly tickled viewers’ funny bones by bestowing the film’s main actor with outlandish monikers such as Slab Bulkhead or Punt Speedchunk. In contrast to some recurring jokes in episodes that wear out their welcome, this one only grew funnier and funnier throughout the movie.
8. The Creeping Terror
It’s undeniable that the monster in the 1964 film “The Creeping Terror” is one of the most absurdly designed movie monsters ever captured on film. This creature, responsible for devouring teenagers and townspeople, resembles a rag, a slime mold, and a hodgepodge of random household items from a living room, all bundled together. The poorly thought-out design of this creature results in plenty of laughs reminiscent of MST3K, with the quick wit of Servo and Crow keeping things amusing even when the man-eating entity isn’t present on screen.
7. Hobgoblins
According to the hosts of MST3K, the movie Gremlins seems to have borrowed heavily from Hobgoblins, but unfortunately, the titular creatures aren’t seen much during the lengthy initial act. However, this allows for an abundance of quips and jokes about the most stereotypical 80s teenagers imaginable, as well as some cringeworthy “youthful” dialogues. When the Hobgoblins finally emerge to cause chaos, the MST3K team capitalizes on them, particularly by imagining a group of Hobgoblins trying to spread religious pamphlets at a door.
6. Manos: The Hands of Fate
Each scene in “Manos: The Hands of Fate” feels like a snapshot from someone’s final image, perfectly capturing its strange, dilapidated charm. This film, one of the most bewilderingly bad movies ever produced, never fails to intrigue rather than bore the crew of the Satellite of Love. Instead of causing tedium, “Manos” offers an endless supply of peculiar detours and narrative twists that keep each episode engaging. It’s only fitting that such a legendary terrible movie would spawn an episode of “MST3K” as entertaining as this one.
5. Cry Wilderness
In simpler terms, one of the initial episodes of MST3K that aired in 2017, after a long hiatus, humorously mocked the movie Cry Wilderness, which is about Bigfoot and was released in 1987. This film offers plenty of hilarious content for the MST3K characters from the very beginning, such as when they make jokes about Bigfoot yelling outside the home of the teenage protagonist.
4. Mitchell
Occasionally, it can be hilarious to witness the robot characters from MST3K go through tough times. There’s something genuinely amusing about the over-the-top emotions portrayed by these deliberately odd-looking robots. A great instance of this humor unfolded during the Mitchell episode, where Tom Servo started screeching in irritation at a dull “comic” interaction between Mitchell and a sassy child. This mundane and boring movie managed to elicit some sharp wit from these characters. Once more, their discomfort brings us laughter.
3. The Final Sacrifice
It’s quite astonishing that “The Final Sacrifice” could have slipped out of popular memory, given its iconic character named Zap Rowsdower. Fortunately, season 9 of MST3K found space for the movie and ensured it would be forever remembered. This over-the-top sci-fi film ignited a wave of hilarious creativity from the Satellite of Love team, with classic jokes like references to sunbeer and a man with flaming hair. Thanks to Zap Rowsdower, we have such delightful MST3K moments!
2. I Accuse My Parents
Similar to numerous iconic episodes of MST3K, “I Accuse My Parents” doesn’t just focus on the classic B-movie it presents. It also features the show’s characters mocking a short film. In this case, that was “The Truck Farmer,” a dry educational film from the 1950s. The jokes about “The Truck Farmer” are worth highlighting alone, such as Crow’s humorous claim that “Texans” are now the fresh challenge for Texas farmers. However, “I Accuse My Parents” is also a riotously funny watch due to its storyline of an overly good child being led astray. For any MST3K fan, the phrase “essay contest” will never sound quite the same again after witnessing the Satellite of Love inhabitants mercilessly skewer this particular feature.
1. Laserblast
It appears that “Laserblast” was tailor-made for mockery on “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” With its cheesy stop-motion aliens and unintelligible dialogue, not to mention the characters’ amusing habit of ending sentences with “hush, hush!”, it offers a wealth of opportunities for laughter. The show manages to extract uproarious humor from this film at every turn, making it one of the funniest episodes in their repertoire. For instance, the scene where two aliens converse in gibberish is met with particularly side-splitting commentary, while the juvenile antics of these poorly written teenagers also provide ample fodder for jokes. If there’s an episode that encapsulates how “MST3K” can create comedy gold from the dregs of cinema, it has to be the “Laserblast” installment.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is now streaming on Peacock.
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