‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Announces 2026 Turkey Day Marathon Plans
by Erik Amaya
For avid fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000, the final Thursday of November is more than a national holiday — it’s also Turkey Day! In honor of the first episode’s original transmission on a local Minneapolis/St. Paul TV station, the show has done it’s best across the decades to make sure MSTies can enjoy as much MST3K as they can handle while eating heroic amounts of food. And this year is no different … except for the hosts.
Where show creator Joel Hodgson and select members of his recent production team have produced new intersitials for the marathon across the last decade or so, the 2026 edition will feature the Rifftrax team of Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett as they introduce six fan-favorite episodes. The trio, of course, led the show during its run on The Sci-Fi Channel (later Syfy) and returned this year for four episodes collectively known as “The Rifftrax Experiments.” Consequently, this year’s edition is subtitled “Back in Orbit.”
Radial Entertainment, the owners of MST3K also announced the full Turkey Day the films featured in the marathon. They include The Final Sacrifice, The She-Creature, Boggy Creek 2, Time Chasers, Parts: The Clonus Horror, and Hobgoblins. That final selection is one of the most infamous of the Sci-Fi run and Hodgson himself was always glad to include it in previous Turkey Day lists.
The 2026 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day marathon starts at 12pm ET/9am PT on Thursday, November 26th. Those who have other obligations that day can watch the entire 12-hour feed throughout the weekend wherever MST3K can be found.
