Turkey Day is the name given to the various Thanksgiving Day marathons of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes.
History[]
Mystery Science Theater 3000 debuted on KTMA in 1988 on Thanksgiving day as part of a sci-fi marathon. The first two episodes of MST3K were followed by two episodes of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. This established Thanksgiving as a special day for the show.
The first official Turkey Day marathon ran on Comedy Central in 1991 to commemorate the show's third anniversary. Special bumper segments were shown between episodes and each Turkey Day marathon from 1992 onwards featured the premiere of at least one new episode. Its initial run was from 1991 through 1995.
In 1997, The Sci-Fi Channel ran a Thanksgiving Day marathon, although it was not labeled "Turkey Day".
In 2013, the tradition was revived by Shout! Factory, with six episodes selected by Joel streaming online at mst3kturkeyday.com starting at noon.[1][2] The announcement of the stream garnered significant media attention.[3][4][5] Joel and Shout! Factory have hosted a new marathon every year since.
Turkey Day '18 was aired before Thanksgiving (on Sunday, November 18th) because Season 12 was set to debut on Netflix on Thanksgiving Day and Shout! wanted to make sure people were free to watch it.[6] It was the only Turkey Day marathon to not run on Thanksgiving Day.
List of Turkey Day marathons[]
Comedy Central[]
- Turkey Day '91
- Turkey Day '92
- Turkey Day '93
- Turkey Day '94
- MST3K Anthology ("Turkey Day '95")
Sci-Fi Channel[]
- Sci-Fi Channel's Thanksgiving Marathon ("Turkey Day '97")
Online[]
- Turkey Day '13
- Turkey Day '14
- Turkey Day '15
- Turkey Day '16
- Turkey Day '17
- Turkey Day '18
- Turkey Day '19
- Turkey Day '20
- Turkey Day '21
- Turkey Day '22
- Turkey Day '23
In 2014, Shout! Factory released Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Turkey Day Collection, a DVD set styled as a "Thanksgiving Day Marathon in a Box".
Recurring episodes[]
Seven showings[]
Four showings[]
- MST3K 303 - Pod People (1991, 2014, 2016, 2020)
- MST3K 321 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1992, 1994, 2015, 2023)
- MST3K 422 - The Day the Earth Froze (1993, 1994, 2017, 2020)
- MST3K 507 - I Accuse My Parents (1993, 2013, 2019, 2020)
Three showings[]
- MST3K 204 - Catalina Caper (1991, 2022, 2023)
- MST3K 301 - Cave Dwellers (1991, 2013, 2019)
- MST3K 402 - The Giant Gila Monster (1992, 1994, 2023)
- MST3K 424 - "Manos" The Hands of Fate (1993, 1995, 2016)
- MST3K 501 - Warrior of the Lost World (2017, 2018, 2022)
- MST3K 505 - The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (1993, 2014, 2021)
- MST3K 612 - The Starfighters (1995, 2022, 2023)
- MST3K 706 - Laserblast (2014, 2018, 2019)
- MST3K 810 - The Giant Spider Invasion (1997, 2014, 2021)
- MST3K 820 - Space Mutiny (2013, 2016, 2019)
- MST3K 903 - The Pumaman (2014, 2016, 2023)
Two showings[]
- MST3K 208 - Lost Continent (1992, 2014)
- MST3K 306 - Time of the Apes (1991, 1994)
- MST3K 311 - It Conquered the World (1991, 1994)
- MST3K 317 - The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1992, 2023)
- MST3K 404 - Teenagers from Outer Space (1992, 2015)
- MST3K 423 - Bride of the Monster (1993, 2023)
- MST3K 415 - The Beatniks (1992, 2023)
- MST3K 513 - The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1993, 2021)
- MST3K 511 - Gunslinger (1994, 2021)
- MST3K 519 - Outlaw (1995, 2015)
- MST3K 521 - Santa Claus (2017, 2023)
- MST3K 701 - Night of the Blood Beast (2017, 2020)
- MST3K 705 - Escape 2000 (2021, 2023)
- MST3K 811 - Parts: The Clonus Horror (2017, 2022)
- MST3K 904 - Werewolf (2013, 2019)
- MST3K 909 - Gorgo (2015, 2023)
- MST3K 910 - The Final Sacrifice (2013, 2016)
- MST3K 816 - Prince of Space (2021, 2023)
- MST3K 817 - The Horror of Party Beach (2022, 2023)
- MST3K 1102 - Cry Wilderness (2018, 2020)
- MST3K 1301 - Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (2022, 2023)
- MST3K 1303 - Beyond Atlantis (2022, 2023)
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131124104401/http://www.mst3kturkeyday.com/mst3k/redditama.html
- ↑ http://splitsider.com/2013/11/joel-hodgson-is-bringing-back-mst3ks-turkey-day/
- ↑ http://www.avclub.com/article/in-the-nottoodistant-future-the-return-of-mst3ks-t-105800
- ↑ http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/11/18/mst3k-turkey-day-2013/
- ↑ http://io9.com/mystery-science-theater-thanksgiving-day-marathon-retu-1467455682
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8c0SI4qflQ&feature=youtu.be