The following is a series of lists detailing all commercial VHS releases of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and related spin-off productions.
Rhino[]
Home video rights for MST3K originally were held by Rhino Entertainment and they began releasing episodes on VHS in 1996. In 2000, they began releasing DVDs of individual episodes. That same year, they released the final MST3K VHS tapes.
Rhino also released several compilation tapes, particularly the Poopie! and Shorts collections. Selections of episode and compilation tapes were also assembled into several box sets.
Episodes[]
| Episode Number | Featured Film | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 309 | The Amazing Colossal Man | 1996 |
| 513 | The Brain That Wouldn't Die | 1996 |
| 301 | Cave Dwellers | 1996 |
| 512 | Mitchell | 1996 |
| 303 | Pod People | 1996 |
| 507 | I Accuse My Parents | 1997 |
| 518 | The Atomic Brain | 1997 |
| 506 | Eegah | 1997 |
| 619 | Red Zone Cuba | 1997 |
| 320 | The Unearthly | 1997 |
| 622 | Angels Revenge | 1998 |
| 511 | Gunslinger | 1998 |
| 424 | Manos, the Hands of Fate | 1998 |
| 517 | Beginning of the End | 1999 |
| 204 | Catalina Caper | 1999 |
| 106 | The Crawling Hand | 1999 |
| 609 | The Skydivers | 1999 |
| 515 | The Wild Wild World of Batwoman | 1999 |
| 607 | Bloodlust! | 2000 |
| 606 | The Creeping Terror | 2000 |
| 209 | The Hellcats | 2000 |
| 202 | The Side Hackers | 2000 |
Compilations[]
| Title | Release date | |
|---|---|---|
| Poopie! | 1998 | |
| Shorts | 1998 | |
| Shorts, Volume 2 | 1999 | |
| Shorts, Volume 3 | 2000 |
Box sets[]
| Set | Catalog | Episodes | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mondo-Hip MST3K Three Video Pack | R3 2372 | I Accuse My Parents, The Atomic Brain, Red Zone Cuba | 21 October 1997 |
| Poopie 3 Pack | R3 2500 | Manos: The Hands of Fate, The Gunslinger, Poopie! | 17 February 1998 |
| Shorts Twin-Pack | R3 2547 | Shorts, Angels Revenge (w/ bonus Boxer Shorts) | 21 July 1998 |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 3-Pack | R3 2612 | The Crawling Hand, The Wild Wild World of Batwoman, Beginning of the End | 16 March 1999 |
| Walking Tall 3-Pack | R3 2692 | The Skydivers, Catalina Caper, Shorts, Volume 2 | 5 October 1999 |
| MST3K VHS 3-Pack | R3 2799 | The Creeping Terror, Bloodlust!, The Side Hackers | 21 March 2000 |
MST3K: The Movie releases[]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was released on VHS by MCA Home Video.
- MCA - 1996 (Retail screener)
- MCA - October 1, 1996
Best Brains releases[]
Best Brains, Inc. released several in-house video compilations on VHS, as well as several Sci-Fi Channel-era episodes.
Episodes[]
| Episode Number | Featured Film | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 908 | The Touch of Satan | November, 2001 |
| 1002 | Girl in Gold Boots | November, 2001 |
| 1006 | Boggy Creek II: and the Legend Continues… | November, 2001 |
| 1009 | Hamlet | November, 2001 |
Play MSTie for Me[]
- Play MST for Me, released 1991
- Play MST for Me 2, released 1994
- Play MST for Me 3, released 2000
Poopie![]
- Poopie!, released 1995
- Poopie! II, released 1997
Documentaries[]
- The MST Scrapbook, released 1995
- The Last Dance - Raw!, released 1999
Tom Servo's All Time Favorite Host Segments![]
- Vol. I, released 1998
- Vol. II, released 1998
- Vol. III, released 1999
- Vol. IV, released 1999
- Vol. V, released 2000
Shorts collections[]
- Mr. B's Lost Shorts??!!, released 2000
- Assignment: Venezuela and Other Shorts, released 2001
Shout! Factory[]
As part of the Bring Back MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 campaign, one of the rewards was a VHS release of the first episode of Season 11, the first official VHS release in 16 years.
| Episode Number | Featured Film | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Reptilicus | November, 2017 |
Related VHS releases[]
The TV Wheel[]
After leaving MST3K, Joel Hodgson created a pilot for HBO, The TV Wheel, which ultimately aired in 1995 on Comedy Central. At that time, Joel sold a VHS tape, X-Box R & D, which features both an earlier version of the pilot, The X-Box Is Turning and behind-the-scenes footage of that original shoot.