“In the not so distant future…” Ready to riff on some bad B-movies? Well, the gang fromMystery Science Theater 3000(MST3K) is ready to bring a little holly jolly joy into film lovers’ lives over the Thanksgiving holiday. Why celebrate the big day by fighting those cumbersome mall crowds, or watching the Commanders and Cowboys toss around the ole pigskin?MST3Kis serving up 48 hours of the absolute best of the worst B-movies ever to play in any theater, grindhouse or drive-in. Check out the live feed for theMystery Science Theater 3000 Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethonbelow:
The official announcement forMystery Science Theater 3000 Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethonreads as follows:
“Serving Extra Helpings of Cinematic Turkey – Starting at 9 a.m. ET – Thanksgiving Day. This Thanksgiving, fans of cheesy movies can rejoice with the return of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon! Continuing a three and a half decades’-long movie-riffing tradition, this year features extra helpings of cinematic turkey, spilling some of its gravy into Black Friday and beyond for the first-ever Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethon!
Premiering on Thanksgiving Day like the series itself did in 1988, The Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethon will showcase a whopping 24 classic MST3K episodes over the course of two days. The event begins at 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 23rd and concludes Saturday, November 25th at 9 a.m. ET in tandem with the conclusion of the MST3K Season 14 crowdfunding campaign.”
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000aired for the first time 35 years ago on Thanksgiving (November 24) 1988. And the series is the brainchild of its creator, Joel Hodgson, who portrayed the “inventive” janitor Joel Robinson — a lot of time was spent on naming the original character inMST3K— who watches and makes fun of terrible B-movies with the “wisecracking” robots Crow and Tom Servo. While thesci-ficomedy franchise has evolved with different hosts (Mike Nelson, Jonah Heston, Emily Connor) over the years, the cheese has remained when it comes to the type of B-movies fans can expect to see being made fun of. So, don’t expect to see any of thoseB-movies worthy of actually watchingrather than being riffed.
For this year’sMystery Science Theater 3000 Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethon,the writers who have servedMST3Kpicked out a number of fan-fav episodes from the franchise to fill the 48-hour event on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Classic and newMST3Kepisodes riffing onThe Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent(1957),The Pumaman(1980),The Bubble(1966) andThe Christmas Dragon(2014) all grace this year’s lineup — and are ready to be made fun of all over again.
A total of 24MST3Kepisodes will air during the two-day event. And fans can stream theMystery Science Theater 3000 Mega Turkey Day Marathon TelethononShout! TV,theMST3Kchanneland onGizmoplexstarting at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, November 23. And if there is to be a 14th season ofMystery Science Theater 3000, fans need to visittheMST3Kcrowdfunding effortsand donate.
Check out our interview about the marathon and a possible season 14 with Joel Hodgson below:
