A Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day marathon had not graced the small screen for sixteen years. In the years since, fans had been compiling their own Turkey Day marathons with their own copies of the episodes. Alas, it was not the same. There is nothing better than to see a platform celebrate the show that you love with an experience that all fans can enjoy simultaneously. A true Turkey Day was dearly missed.
At long last, for the show's twenty-fifth anniversary, Shout Factory decided to revive the tradition on streaming, and thus the new Turkey Day was born. For the very first time, Turkey Day was hosted by Joel Hodgson (previous Turkey Days were hosted by Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Adam West), who had suddenly found himself back in the MST spotlight after avoiding it for quite some time. He is finally here with us to celebrate the longevity of the little TV franchise that defied the odds and became beloved, and he is here to share some of his favorite episodes with us all. Joel introduces each episode with a little puzzle to encourage the viewer to guess which episode is next. Usually it's a blurred picture, but he changes it up with some word games and a "guess the song" round.
The feast of episodes is scaled back to six, but the good news is that this is hands down the best episode selection of any Turkey Day so far. Each episode is a bonified classic, with my only hesitation about calling it "perfect" being my slight underwhelmed opinion of Final Sacrifice. But there are enough MSTies out there who consider Final Sacrifice one of the best of the series, so this episode selection is bound to please damn near all MSTies.
I Accuse My Parents (2nd Turkey Day)
Werewolf
Cave Dwellers (2nd Turkey Day)
The Final Sacrifice
Mitchell (4th Turkey Day)
Average Rating (out of 4): 3.833
The killer episode selection makes this Turkey Day a contender for the best Turkey Day of all. Joel's fun and games doesn't quite live up to the antics of Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank, though they keep the Turkey Day plentiful and lively. This Thanksgiving was tops!
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