Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) is an American television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. The show premiered on KTMA in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It later aired on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1997. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A sixty-episode syndication package titled The Mystery Science Theater Hour was produced in 1995.
In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season which was released on Netflix. As of April 14, 2017,[update] 211 episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have been released, concluding the eleventh season. A feature film, titled Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, was also released on April 19, 1996.
Episodes are listed in production number order, not production order or air date order. The episode title is next, and if the original film title is different from the episode title, the former follows in parentheses. If the episode features any shorts, they are listed below. In the third column is the film's initial release year, a color/black & white notation, the production company (if known), and the country of origin. The last column shows the initial air date of the episode. Below this is a brief synopsis of the featured movie and shorts, with significant cast or character changes noted in italic.
The eleventh season of the series is listed by Netflix as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, and displays it as "season one."