New Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes hit Netflix this Thanksgiving

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Mystery Science Theater 3000's 12th season is premiering in the not-too-distant future. New episodes will stream on Netflix starting on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018, The A.V. Club reports. That's just in time for the 30th anniversary of the show's original premiere on Minneapolis local television-Thanksgiving Day, 1988.

Thanksgiving has always been tightly associated with MST3K. Not only did the show originally air on Thanksgiving, but marathons of the show around Thanksgiving are customary. The 12th season was announced by creator and original host Joel Hodgson during a livestreamed marathon last Thanksgiving.

"Thirty years ago on Thanksgiving Day 1988 is when we premiered Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the Minneapolis market," Hodgson told The A.V. Club. "We were competing with 60 Minutes for the same time slot, and I think history has shown which is the better show."

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