Mystery Science Theater 3000

All the cities that we live in have a history associated with them and some people have said that our history defines us. If this is true, and it is going to be true for my argument today, then we should take a long look into where we live and see if your city has something this great in its past.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3K for the cool kids) is a show that ran from 1988 to 1999 and taught us all how to love life and to laugh once again. Every episode we visited our friends Joel, Mike, Crow, Tom Servo, Gypsy, Cambot, The Forrester's, Brain Guy, Bobo, the beloved TV's Frank, Trumpy, and so many more. These friends taught us one of the most important life lessons of all; it is good to laugh, not only to laugh, but laugh at the world around us. If you were sitting in a boring high school/college class, what better way to get through the class then to crack jokes (either silent or out loud if you had the courage). Was work incredibly boring, annoying, or tiring? How about bringing some of that old MST3K charm into your life and workplace, it can make every dull moment count. Were you sick of people trying to show you the "coolest" movie, band, piece of art, or birthday cake when you knew it sucked? You would embrace every moment that wasn't enjoyable if you learned anything for this little show.

Reasons why MST3K was important and why you missed out if you never gave it a chance. (If you did watch the show and did not like it, I feel sad and someday I hope your heart and mind will be open to the laughs and the life lessons).

1. It taught us to see the folly in our life and the life around us.
2. You slowly become a more positive person. Never again will you say, "I hate hanging out with XXXXXX", you will find something to keep you entertained.
3. If the last point sounds mean, understand that if you no longer spend your time being upset, you are free to appreciate things you never noticed before.
4. The more you know, the more enjoyable the show is. This is kind of like Jeopardy or quiz bowl. More jokes make sense when you understand history, random facts and pop culture better. You can watch the same episode over and over throughout the years and still laugh at something new.

You may be asking yourself, "Russell, what does this have to do with Minnesota and history?" I'm glad you asked that.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 started and was based in the Twin Cities (also cool kids know the Twin Cities as Minnesota's Minneapolis/Saint Paul and the surrounding suburbs).

So, come to Minnesota where the roots of laughter and new outlooks on life are plentiful and historical.

Also, I have hosted a wonderful MST3K night with good friends, good food, and good laughs and I plan to have many more in the future.

Feel free to tell me about the life changing shows has your crappy city has created.

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