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violetpastille

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5. Mystery Science Theater 3000
Thu Dec 6, 2018, 03:58 PM
Dec 2018

If you haven't seen any episodes you are in for a treat.

The Santa Claus film with sarcastic robot commentary:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000

The show initially starred Hodgson as Joel Robinson, a janitor trapped against his will by two mad scientists on the Satellite of Love and forced to watch a series of B movies as a part of the scientists' plot to take over the world. To keep his sanity, Joel crafts a number of robot companions—including Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, and Gypsy—to keep him company and help him humorously comment on each movie as it plays, a process known as riffing. Each two-hour episode would feature a single movie in its entirety, sometimes with various shorts and educational films, with Joel, Tom, and Crow watching in silhouette from a row of theater seats at the bottom of the screen.

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I saw the MST3K Version n/t violetpastille Dec 2018 #1
That's the only place I've ever seen it as well! Docreed2003 Dec 2018 #3
What's that? BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #4
Mystery Science Theater 3000 violetpastille Dec 2018 #5
I have seen that before. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #6
You can watch it on youtube. Pretty darn funny! bif Dec 2018 #8
I watched a lot of tv when I was a kid, but never saw that before. Canoe52 Dec 2018 #2
K. Gordon Murray pressbox69 Dec 2018 #7
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