29 years of television history in 12 minutes. All main versions of the mst3k intro from KTMA to Netflix. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is owned by Joel Hodgson and Shout! Factory.
Holy shit I just realized this show was probably influenced by old master control operator jobs. I was a master control operator years ago and you literally sit there having to watch whatever your station was airing. LITERALLY. You have to make sure the signal is broadcasting correctly and occasionally play shows from video tape to air. I had to monitor DAYS OF OUR LIVES and it was so maddening. Even the pilot intro here shows a master control room. Now I love this show even more, from my experiences from being TRAPPED by an evil corporation to watch terrible shows.
Joel has said that the original inspiration for him was the old Warner Bros cartoons when sometimes the characters would talk back to the audience or they would show someone in the "audience" moving in front of the screen. (remember that cartoon shorts were originally shown in front of movies at theaters.)
@@PWPH1984 I thought it was supposed to be an Elton John record when you open the record up the leaf had that same kind of people sitting in front of a screen talking what I heard anyway what he said anyway
@@thefreelancequeen both in their own ways seem to influence it. The master control operator is basically how they are tourturing mike, Joel and Jonah and that makes sense in tandem with the people moving in an audience in a theatere since that is what it looks like when they are inside of the theatere
I know. That is the main problem with the themesong. It is a nice tune, with good words that people want to sing. However, they all sing different verses, and have arguments over it, instead of having fun.
Not sure if it's something to do with regional accents, but from a rhythmic standpoint the points of emphasis in the earliest version is a bit... weird. Not *bad* exactly, but stilted and awkward. If it's what they were going for, it's a stylistic decision they changed their minds on, and I think they wouldn't have gone as intergenerational as they have if they kept it as-is, though the latter versions are *not* perfect. My personal go-to example is how 'next Sunday AD' is a 5-syllable line following an 8-syllable line, only managing to partially match the beat by stretching the 'n' in Sunday to a beat of it's own ('next-sun-n-day-a-d') with the first syllable on an unstressed beat, while the later 'Saturday' line variation needs no oddly stretched pronunciation to match the even syllables of the preceeding line. However, "We'll send him horr-i-ble-mo-vies" trying to fit 5 syllables into 4 hurts my brain and imho "cheesy movies" works much better. Have a good day!
I came here from a reddit post highlighting this video. I never knew it either. Started watching in hs in late 90s, watched seriously since. Never knew. Great voices. Also, band that did Netflix show also fkin rocked!
@@NightridewithNikki Once I saw this I sat on it while watching the forklift song, and even the hobgoblins song... yea. It's them. Would have loved to have Jonah do a song. Would want Emily to do one too once it starts again.
I always liked how in the first Mike intro, when they get to the line "with the help of his robot friends," we get a scene of Mike tied up while the robots shake their heads, as if they're disagreeing with the song about being his friends
After having moved to Wisconsin and learned the origins of this show, it's amazing how well MST3K encapsulates default midwestern humor. Understated, sarcastic and witty.
What is it about Wisconsin that makes it home to the all time greats of film commentary, like this and RedLetterMedia, the modern version of this show? It's constantly cold there!
I'm not sure if this is intentional or not, but I just realized that the initials for the Satellite of Love is also the same as the saying "Sh*t Outta Luck", makes sense since this is the perfect way to describe Joel, Mike, or Jonah since they're stuck on the ship.
so its all Joel's fault that every host that came after him can't control when the movies begin or end because Joel's used those special parts the build the robots
“If you’re wondering how he eats or breathes, or other science facts, just repeat to yourself it’s just a show, I should really just relax.” Classic. The breaks the fourth wall to say: “Get a life! It’s make believe!”
What a theme! Hey I tear up when the credits music plays. So glad that never changed in the og run. Also, love the Netflix era credits theme too. Just, different.
Can't believe it's been 30 years of my favorite sci-fi comedy series of all time. Happy 30th Anniversary, Mystery Science Theater 3000. Thanks, Shout! Studios and Netflix for bringing it back.
How He Eats: Despite being gross, he's forced to subsist on hamdingers. Either that, or he's sent up food during the invention exchange. How He Breathes: If this is a spacecraft made to test the effects of bad movies on a person's mind, it would be equipped with either life support systems or a very large oxygen reserve with CO2 Scrubbers so he doesn't die of CO2 Poisoning. If the SOL wasn't equipped with these systems, any living creature on board would be long dead.
I love that they kept Godzilla's drop kick supported only by his tail for four seasons. It's from Godzilla vs. Megalon, the only one I've seen without Joel and the Bots. In the Netflix seasons, the movie clip shown during the theme song is always from the movie featured in that particular episode.
Even with the modern addition of skipping intros on Netflix and RU-vid, I still watch the intro anyway because this intro is so delightful from the low budget original to Netflix version
My father and his theatre friends watched it all the time when I was a kid. I'm 20 now and just started watching the Netflix Series but I could still remember the shapes of the robots' silhouettes with some guy in between them. Before that, I recently saw Joel and the bots live in my hometown for Joel's last tour on the Satellite of Love. It was an interesting concept to me then, even though I barely understood or recalled what was said, and riffing has been one of my favorite forms of comedy, as it allows me to ease the suffering of the worst movies we can find.
It was only a year ago that I had never watched a single episode of MST3K before finding the episodes on RU-vid. Now I can't imagine my life without this show.
Ok but is no one going to talk about how terrifying Crow is in that last one jumping up like that. It's the legs wrapping around that gets me, that was some nightmare fuel the first time I saw it.
Worst part is that’s the first time Jonah ever met Crow, so that means Crow’s first instinct upon seeing Jonah was to just scare the crap out of him by jumping on his back
Cannot: Pan Left Gypsy: Hi, girl Tom Servo: What a cool guy Crooooow: Oh, wisecracker Cambot: Show Yourself Gypsy: I'm not ready! Tom Servo: Hello there! Crooooow: That's one O! Cambot: You're on! Gypsy: Oh my stars! Tom Servo: Check me out! Crooooow: I'm different!
Backed the kickstarter to bring it back as living in the UK its notoriously difficult to get any MSTiE merch whatsoever...ended up with my name in the credits of "Avalanche" totally glad the shows back and I cant wait for season 12! :D
Is there anywhere I can find the non-movie riffing parts of this show? Don't get me wrong, I love them, but I kinda want to see the "plot" as it were of MST3K. -Like, what happened to Joel? Why did the Mads leave and get replaced? Where did Pearl come from?- These are the questions that keep me up at night. Edit: After a quick browse of the wiki, I have my answers. Still want to see it firsthand, though.
Its a testament to how big of fans my parents were when I was growing up that every single version of this theme sets off my nostalgia. The one that has always been in my head is Joel's but for some reason Pearl's themes set off a core memory for me...
@@maddymooo I can kinda see Tom's new voice going for more of what Josh Weinstien did, but i honestly miss his 50's radio voice. Crow has sounded the same throughout all of his voices, just with slightly different inflections. I can definitely tell Bill's Crow from Trace's and Hampton's and so on I respect the decision to give Gypsy a legitimately female voice, but man, i still really love her loudmouth falsetto.
@@munchjrgames942 gypsy having the voice of a man doing a falceto works too because Joel made her and he could have jurry rigged her speech patterns by doing one with whatever er tape recorder tech he had available on the S.O.L. lol.
Imagine Captain Kirk or Picard on the enterprise running into a dog bone shaped station with one guy and a couple of robots and they’re being forced to watch terrible movies. I’d watch the hell outta that episode!
Season 7 is the shortest, but also the funniest. Blood Beast is in my opinion the funniest episode, it's just non-stop amazing lines. "Had to snap him in half like a frozen dog!"
Carson Lindey that may be your opinion, but they were trying to find something, and they picked to have it come up at random of not having a script very much.
Now we need to have a spin off.. doing tv pilots.... Wait.. no.. bad idea.. it will be the next century before we get through with the ones that NBC green lit to series that never should have aired... And if you have an issue with that.. remember.. NBC had the infamous 1983-1984 season.. where NONE of the 22 new shows they green lit got renewed for a second year. No other network has had that happen.. ever. One word: *MANIMAL* !! Enough said.
I just don't know why they feel the need to say that the ktma episodes are not really part of the series I mean just because it aired in a small area doesn't mean it's not part of the show itself
When we got the last original seasons of MST3K, the voices for the Robots got more audible. I like the lines they throw out. Cambot - You're on! Gypsy - Oh, my stars! Tom Servo - Check me out! CROOOOW! - I'm different.
The intros that I remember the most are the ones with Godzilla sliding on the ground with his tail from Godzilla vs. Megalon & the one with the Gillman floating underwater from Revenge of the Creature.
🎵In the not-too-distant future, At a research facility, There was a guy named Gordon, No different from you or me. He worked for the Black Mesa institute, Just another guy in an orange jumpsuit. He helped make a portal in the fabric of space, But the Combine didn’t like him, and they tried to eat his face! And then, 2 decades later, (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!) It was time to rise and shine. (Lalala!) Now Gordon’s back in the field again, (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!) To fight for what’s yours and mine. (Lalala!) Poor Gordon, he has no idea (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!) When the war is gonna end. (Lalala!) He’ll try to keep his spirits up (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!) With the help of his rebel friends! Rebel roll call! Eli! Barney! Alyx! DoooOOOG! If you’re wondering how the portals work, (Ooh-Ooh-Ooh!) And other science facts, (Lalala!) Just repeat to yourself, “It’s a video game. I should really just relax!” It’s Half-Life, it’s Half-Life, It’s HALF-LIIIIIFE!!!🎶
Just repeat to yourself, "It's just a show! I should really just relax!" Seriously though, there's probably a kitchen somewhere on the ship (in fact, if you see the doors during that line in the newest Netflix theme song, you can kinda see rooms like a kitchen, sleeping quarters, possibly a med bay, in a sense, they visually answered your question!), and the ship is obviously advanced enough to have some sorta oxygen/anti gravity thing on there (honestly, this answer can be good for anyone who watches sci-fi like Star Wars or Star Trek, or anything involving a big ship in space and has similar questions, they simply have the technology to do so, so relax). The Mads obviously want their test subject to live!
