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Mystery Science Theater 3000
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| Name: | Mystery Science Theater 3000 |
| Abbreviation(s): | MST3K |
| Creator: | Joel Hodgson et al |
| Date(s): | 1988-1999 |
| Medium: | television |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | IMDB; wikipedia |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 was a comedic television show in which the central characters, forced to watch terrible movies, preserve their sanity by making fun of what they see on screen. The show lends its name to the fan practice MST-ing also called "Riffing."
Hosts
The first central human character on the TV show was Joel Robinson, played by Joel Hodgson. Jonah Heston hosted the short-lived reboot. Emily Connor appeared as a host on some tours.
Shipping
The most popular ship, with twice as may fics as the runner-up in the fandom tag on Ao3 as of November 2024, is Mike Nelson/Joel Robinson; it is followed by Kinga Forrester/Jonah Heston/Max (TV's Son of TV's Frank), Kinga Forrester/Max, Clayton Forrester/TV's Frank, and Kinga Forrester/Jonah Heston.
Archives & Fannish Links
Some fanworks are located at FFN under the Misc. TV shows category.
Fanfiction
- I’ll Make It Up to You by LunaMoth116 (2018)
LJ Communities
Campaigns
Mailing lists
- Mst3k, a Yahoo Group
Zines
Resources
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 Wiki
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 on TV Tropes
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 on AO3