Mystery Science Theater 3000 video releases

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American TV show which aired between 1988 and 1999. This page summarizes video tape and DVD releases of episodes of the show. Episodes were initially released by Rhino Entertainment, with the rights later being purchased by Shout! Factory. Releases usually consist of boxsets of 4 episodes, although early releases consisted of just single episodes.

As of March 2017, 163 of the series' 176 nationally-broadcast episodes were released on home video.

Any commercial release listed in grey indicates it is no longer in print from their respected company (Best Brains' mailing catalogue for their VHS tapes and DVDs, transferred to Mst3k.com, Rhino's VHS tapes and DVDs from their official website, and Shout Factory's DVDs from their official website). Items listed in pink are re-releases from Shout Factory, previously available from Rhino Home Video.

     Item discontinued and no longer in print.

     Re-release of an item previously released by RHINO Home Video.

Rhino Home Video released several episodes from the Comedy Central era on VHS from April 1996 to January 2001. As of 2004, all of the tapes are out of print, but all episodes originally released on home video have been released on DVD either as a single or part of a volume pack (except for 309 - The Amazing Colossal Man due to licensing issues in the original movie).

Best Brains has produced VHS tapes for independent sale through their info club newsletters. As of 2007, all of the tapes are now out of print, but most of the tapes have been released as a bonus feature on DVD releases.

A listing of video tapes released is listed below.

Beginning in March of 2000, Rhino started to release episodes of MST3K on DVD.

One MST3K volume pack (Volume 10) was discontinued 2 months after its initial release due to licensing issues with Godzilla Vs. Megalon. The volume pack was reissued by Rhino Volume 10.2, with a new episode (The Giant Gila Monster).

As of 2010, all Rhino releases have been discontinued, due to the company no longer having the rights to distribute MST3K on home video.

A complete listing of releases is shown in the table below.

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