Commercial Availability of MST3K Episodes: A Breakdown

[Udvarnoky]

As a companion to travis’s still-invaluable thread which tracks the current rights situation for the episodes, I’ve long wanted a thread that covers the availability situation for the episodes.

In other words, if the Likelihood thread answers the question of what’s available, I propose one that elaborates on how they’re available.

It turns out that the definition of “availability” for an MST3K episode can mean a lot of things at this point, and I’ve never seen all the information necessary to make it clear collected in one place. After years of such a thread maddeningly not appearing out of thin air, I’ve opted to take a stab at it myself.

I do want to acknowledge upfront that I build upon the work of others here. A similar effort, in spreadsheet form, was undertaken by user Cordite 4. I don’t know how current it is, but it’s a quick-reference complement to this messy, hyperlink-laden deep dive. This Den of Geek page is no slouch either, and is probably the closest antecedent to this, though it’s pretty out of date at this point.

The medium/platforms of interest to me for the purposes of this thread are:

1) Rhino Home Video DVD
2) Shout! Factory DVD
3) Rifftrax.com, with DRM-free download option
4) The Gizmoplex (formerly VHX), with DRM-free download option
5) Amazon Video
6) iTunes
7) Google Play Store
8) YouTube Movies & TV
9) Microsoft Store
10) Vudu
11) Shout! Factory TV

In the interest of putting some kind of limit on something that’s by nature plenty unwieldy, I’m not tracking Shout!’s official, free YouTube uploads of certain episodes in their entirety (with weird framerate problems, I might add), nor am I considering additional streaming platforms that episodes have made their way to, like Twitch and Tubi. In short, for the digital platforms where MST3K can be found, I concerned myself with the ones that outright offer episodes for purchase, plus Shout! Factory TV. Until recently that seemed to be the primary streaming home for the show, but now the Gizmoplex (which offers its episodes both via subscription and for sale) has usurped it, with many episodes that Shout! TV used to host having fled there.

The basic idea is to give the home video release history - a 25 year period at point, as horrifying as that is to contemplate - of each episode and list its current availability by disc and online. I felt a reasonably exhaustive breakdown of this information was justified because the situation has grown quite complicated -- some episodes have never been commercially released, some have been released seven different ways, and then there’s the “everything in between” area where several episodes reside. There are enough permutations from episode to episode that I thought it would be useful, if not elegant, to round up all the legal options for each one, complete with direct links. Any objections?

Right, well, I went ahead and did it anyway. Green means the episode is currently available in any fashion by official means, physical or digital. Red means available by no official means. Here we go…

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SEASON ONE

101 - The Crawling Eye

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVII on March 16th, 2010. Volume went out of print around May 2017 due to the license expiring for The Final Sacrifice (910).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

102 - The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XV on July 7th, 2009. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

103 - Mad Monster

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIV on February 3rd, 2009. Volume went out of print in June 2016 due to the license expiring for Soultaker (1001).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

104 - Women of the Prehistoric Planet

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 9 on March 16th, 2006. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IX (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 9) on February 15th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

105 - The Corpse Vanishes

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVI on December 1st, 2009. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

106 - The Crawling Hand

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on June 11th, 2002. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Singles Collection on May 22nd, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

107 - Robot Monster

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIX on November 9th, 2010. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

108 - The Slime People

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVII on July 23rd, 2013. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

109 - Project Moonbase

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XX on March 8th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

110 - Robot Holocaust

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXV on December 4th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

111 - Moon Zero Two

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

112 - Untamed Youth

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIX on March 25th, 2014. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

113 - The Black Scorpion

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXX on July 29th, 2014. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

SEASON TWO

201 - Rocketship X-M

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

202 - The Sidehackers

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 3 on April 8th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume III (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 3) on September 27th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

203 – Jungle Goddess

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXI on November 25th, 2014. Volume went out of print on October 27th, 2020 due to the license expiring for Squirm (1012).
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

204 – Catalina Caper

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 1 on November 12th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume I (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 1) on September 1st, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

205 – Rocket Attack U.S.A.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVII on July 23rd, 2013. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

206 – Ring of Terror

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 11 on June 26th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 11) on June 18th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

207 – Wild Rebels

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 9 on May 16th, 2006. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IX (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 9) on January 15th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

208 - Lost Continent

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVIII on July 13th, 2010. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

209 – The Hellcats

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on June 11th, 2002. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Singles Collection on May 22nd, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

210 – King Dinosaur

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIII on March 27th, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

211 – First Spaceship on Venus

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIII on October 28th, 2008. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

212 – Godzilla vs. Megalon

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 10 on August 29th, 2006. However, it turned out that the company Rhino “licensed” the movie from was not the actual rights holder, and thus the set was quickly pulled and reissued as “10.2” with this episode replaced by Episode 402.

∙ The episode is commercially unavailable. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

213 – Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

SEASON THREE

301 – Cave Dwellers

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 2 on February 11th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume II (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 2) on May 24th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

302 - Gamera

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXI on August 2nd, 2011. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

303 – Pod People

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 2 on February 11th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume II (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 2) on May 24th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

304 – Gamera vs. Barugon

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXI on August 2nd, 2011. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

305 – Stranded in Space

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVI on July 26th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

306 – Time of the Apes

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXII on December 6th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

307 – Daddy-O

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIII on July 28th, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

308 – Gamera vs. Gaos

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXI on August 2nd, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

309 – The Amazing Colossal Man

∙ This episode has never been commercially available.* Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

*While the above statement is technically untrue thanks to a very short-lived VHS release Rhino Home Video put out on April 30th, 1996 - possibly without the rights properly in hand - I’m not considering an episode that did not at least make it to DVD as having been made commercially available for the purposes of this list. This is the only example of an episode that was part of Rhino’s initial crop of VHS releases that did not eventually receive a DVD release.

310 – Fugitive Alien

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIV on July 31st, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

311 – It Conquered the World

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

312 – Gamera vs. Guiron

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXI on August 2nd, 2011. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

313 – Earth vs. the Spider

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIII on July 28th, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

314 – Mighty Jack

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXII on December 6th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

315 – Teenage Cave Man

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXV on March 29th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

316 – Gamera vs. Zigra

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXI on August 2nd, 2011. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

317 – Viking Women and the Sea Serpent

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIV on December 1st, 2015. Volume went out of print on January 4th, 2020 due to Susan Hart suing Shout! over the use of footage from her films as part of the included AIP documentary.

∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

318 – Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIV on July 31st, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

319 – War of the Colossal Beast

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIV on December 1st, 2015. Volume went out of print on January 4th, 2020 due to Susan Hart suing Shout! over the use of footage from her films as part of the included AIP documentary.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

320 – The Unearthly

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 3 on April 8th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on August 16th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume III (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 3) on September 27th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

321 – Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as part of The Essentials on August 31st, 2004. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Singles Collection on May 22nd, 2018. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

322 – Master Ninja I

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XX on March 8th, 2001. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

323 – The Castle of Fu Manchu

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIII on March 27th, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

324 – Master Ninja II

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XX on March 8th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

SEASON FOUR

401 – Space Travelers

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXII on March 24th, 2015. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

402 – The Giant Gila Monster

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 10.2 on February 5th, 2008. This was Rhino’s reprint of Volume 10 due to the unsecured rights for Episode 212. 402 was the episode that replaced it. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume X.2 (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 10.2) on March 19th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

403 – City Limits

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVI on July 26th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

404 – Teenagers from Outer Space

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 6 on October 26th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 6) on October 17th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

405 – Being from Another Planet

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXV on March 29th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

406 – Attack of the Giant Leeches

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 6 on October 26th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 6) on October 17th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

407 – The Killer Shrews

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 7 on April 19th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 7) on February 13th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

408 – Hercules Unchained

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 7 on April 19th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 7) on February 13th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

409 – Indestructible Man

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 11 on June 26th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 11) on June 18th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

410 – Hercules Against the Moon Men

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 7 on April 19th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 7) on February 13th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

411 – The Magic Sword

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVI on March 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

412 – Hercules and the Captive Women

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIX on March 25th, 2014. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

413 – Manhunt in Space

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIV on February 3rd, 2009. Volume went out of print in June 2016 due to the license expiring for Soultaker (1001).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

414 – Tormented

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 11 on June 26th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 11) on June 18th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

415 – The Beatniks

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVII on March 16th, 2010. Volume went out of print around May 2017 due to the license expiring for The Final Sacrifice (910).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
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416 – Fire Maidens from Outer Space

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

417 – Crash of the Moons

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVIII on July 13th 2010. It is currently in print.
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418 - Attack of the Eye Creatures

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

419 – The Rebel Set

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 12 on October 30th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 12) on October 8th, 2019. It is currently in print.
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420 – The Human Duplicators

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVII on November 22nd, 2016. It is currently in print.
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421 – Monster a Go-Go

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 8 on November 8th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VIII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 8) on November 27th, 2018. It is currently in print.
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422 – The Day the Earth Froze

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
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423 – Bride of the Monster

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIX on November 9th, 2010. It is currently in print.
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424 – Manos: The Hands of Fate

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on November 20th, 2001. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as part of The Essentials on August 31st, 2004. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a special edition on September 13th, 2011. It is currently in print.
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SEASON FIVE

501 -Warrior of the Lost World

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVI on December 1st, 2009. It is currently in print.
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502 – Hercules

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXII on March 24th 2015. It is currently in print.
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503 – Swamp Diamonds

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 10 on August 29th, 2006. Volume was pulled due to the unsecured rights of Episode 212 and reissued as Volume 10.2 on February 5th, 2008. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume X.2 (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 10.2) on March 19th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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504 – Secret Agent Super Dragon

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 12 on October 30th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 12) on October 8th, 2019. It is currently in print.
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505 – The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XX on March 8th, 2011. It is currently in print.
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506 - Eegah

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on March 21st, 2000. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Singles Collection on May 22nd, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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507 – I Accuse My Parents

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on March 26th, 2002. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Singles Collection on May 22nd, 2018. It is currently in print.
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508 – Operation Double 007

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXV on December 4th, 2012. It is currently in print.
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509 – The Girl in Lovers Lane

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XV on July 7th, 2009. It is currently in print.
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510 – The Painted Hills

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXI on November 25th, 2014. Volume went out of print on October 27th, 2020 due to the license expiring for Squirm (1012).
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511 – Gunslinger

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 6 on October 26th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on June 1stth, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 6) on October 17th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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512 – Mitchell

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on November 20th, 2001. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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513 – The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on March 21st, 2000. It eventually went out of print.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.

514 – The Teen-Age Strangler

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 10 on August 29th, 2006. Volume was pulled due to the unsecured rights of Episode 212 and reissued as Volume 10.2 on February 5th, 2008. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume X.2 (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 10.2) on March 19th, 2019. It is currently in print.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

515 – The Wild Wild World of Batwoman

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on January 30th, 2001. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on March 20th, 2012. It is currently in print.
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516 – Alien from L.A.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVI on March 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
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517 – The Beginning of the End

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on January 30th, 2001. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on February 15th, 2011. It is currently in print.
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518 – The Atomic Brain

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 3 on April 8th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on October 18th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume III (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 3) on September 27th, 2016. It is currently in print.
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519 – Outlaw

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXX on July 29th, 2014. It is currently in print.
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520 – Radar Secret Service

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXII on March 24th, 2015. It is currently in print.
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521 – Santa Claus

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVI on December 1st, 2009. It is currently in print.
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522 – Teen-Age Crime Wave

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIII on July 28th, 2015. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Columbia. It is offered through no digital platforms.

523 – Village of the Giants

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVII on July 23rd, 2013. It is currently in print.
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524 – 12 the Moon

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXV on March 29th, 2016. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Columbia. It is offered through no digital platforms.

SEASON SIX

601 – Girls Town

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIX on November 21st, 2017. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from MGM. It is offered through no digital platforms.

602 – Invasion U.S.A.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVIII on March 28th, 2017. It is currently in print.
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603 – The Dead Talk Back

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 8 on November 8th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VIII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 8) on November 27th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

604 – Zombie Nightmare

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XV on July 7th, 2009. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on June 18th, 2013. It is out of print as of December 1st, 2020.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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605 – Colossus and the Headhunters

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVIII on March 28th, 2017. It is currently in print.
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∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

606 – The Creeping Terror

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 1 on November 12th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume I (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 1) on September 1st, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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607 – Bloodlust!

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 1 on November 12th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume I (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 1) on September 1st, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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608 – Code Name: Diamond Head

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIII on March 27th, 2012. It is currently in print.
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609 – The Skydivers

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 1 on November 12th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume I (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 1) on September 1st, 2015. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

610 – The Violent Years

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXII on December 6th, 2011. It is currently in print.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

611 – Last of the Wild Horses

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIII on March 27th, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

612 – The Starfighters

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 12 on October 30th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 12) on October 8th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
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613 – The Sinister Urge

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 9 on March 16th, 2006. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IX (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 9) on February 15th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

614 – San Francisco International

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXII on March 24th, 2015. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

615 – Kitten with a Whip

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXV on December 4th, 2012. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

616 – Racket Girls

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XV on July 7th, 2009. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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617 – The Sword and the Dragon

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIV on July 31st, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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618 – High School Big Shot

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVIII on March 28th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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∙ Currently available from iTunes.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

619 – Red Zone Cuba

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video as a single on March 26th, 2002. It eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on August 16th, 2011. It is out of print as of November 9th, 2021.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

620 – Danger!! Death Ray

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVI on March 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

621 – The Beast of Yucca Flats

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVIII on July 13th, 2010. It is currently in print.
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622 – Angels Revenge

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 2 on February 11th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume II (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 2) on May 24th, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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∙ Currently available from iTunes.
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623 – The Amazing Transparent Man

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIX on November 21st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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624 – Samson vs. the Vampire Women

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIV on July 31st, 2012. It is currently in print.
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SEASON SEVEN

701 – Night of the Blood Beast

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVI on December 1st, 2009. It is currently in print.
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702 – The Brute Man

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXII on December 6th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
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∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
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703 – Deathstalker and the Warrior from Hell

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXV on March 29th, 2016. It is currently in print.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

704 – The Incredible Melting Man

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVI on July 26th 2016. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from MGM. It is offered through no digital platforms.

705 – Escape 2000

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVII on November 22nd, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
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∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

706 – Laserblast

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIII on October 28th, 2008. It is currently in print.
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∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

SEASON EIGHT

801 – The Revenge of the Creature

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXV on December 4th, 2012. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

802 – The Leech Woman

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

803 – The Mole People

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVI on March 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

804 – The Deadly Mantis

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVII on July 23th, 2013. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

805 – The Thing That Couldn’t Die

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIX on March 25th, 2014. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

806 – The Undead

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIV on December 1st, 2015. Volume went out of print on January 4th, 2020 due to Susan Hart suing Shout! over the use of footage from her films as part of the included AIP documentary.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on October 11th, 2016. It is out of print as of October 3rd, 2021.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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∙ Currently available from iTunes.

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807 – Terror from the Year 5000

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

808 – The She-Creature

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIV on December 1st, 2015. Volume went out of print on January 4th, 2020 due to Susan Hart suing Shout! over the use of footage from her films as part of the included AIP documentary.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
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∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

809 – I Was a Teenage Werewolf

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

810 – The Giant Spider Invasion

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 10 on August 29th, 2006. Volume was pulled due to the unsecured rights of Episode 212 and reissued as Volume 10.2 on February 5th, 2008. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume X.2 (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 10.2) on March 19th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

811 – Parts: The Clonus Horror

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 12 on October 30th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 12) on October 8th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

812 – The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 9 on March 16th, 2006. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on February 15th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IX (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 9) on February 15th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

813 – Jack Frost

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVIII on July 13th, 2010. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

814 – Riding with Death

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVI on July 26th, 2016. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

815 – Agent for H.A.R.M.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIII on July 28th, 2015. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

816 – Prince of Space

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 7 on April 19th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 7) on February 13th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

817 – The Horror of Party Beach

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVII on November 22nd, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

818 – Devil Doll

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIX on November 9th, 2010. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

819 – Invasion of the Neptune Men

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVII on November 22nd, 2016. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

820 – Space Mutiny

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 4 on November 18th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IV (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 4) on January 31st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.
∙ Currently available from Vudu.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

821 – Time Chasers

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 5 on March 9th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume V (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 5) on May 16th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

822 – Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 4 on November 18th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IV (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 4) on January 31st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

SEASON 9

901 – The Projected Man

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXX on July 29th, 2014. It is currently in print.

∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Universal. It is offered through no digital platforms.

902 – Phantom Planet

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 8 on November 8th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VIII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 8) on November 27th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

903 – The Pumaman

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXIX on March 25th, 2014. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

904 – Werewolf

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIII on October 28th, 2008. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

905 – The Deadly Bees

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

906 – The Space Children

∙ This episode has never been commercially available. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

907 - Hobgoblins

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 8 on November 8th, 2005. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume VIII (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 8) on November 27th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

908 – Touch of Satan

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 5 on March 9th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on October 18th, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume V (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 5) on May 16th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

909 – Gorgo

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXVIII on November 26th, 2013. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

910 – The Final Sacrifice

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVII on March 16th, 2010. Volume went out of print around May 2017 due to the license expiring for the episode.

∙ The episode is commercially unavailable. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

911 – Devil Fish

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIX on November 9th, 2010. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

912 – The Screaming Skull

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXI on November 25th, 2014. Volume went out of print on October 27th, 2020 due to the license expiring for Squirm (1012).
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

913 – Quest of the Delta Knights

∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

∙ This appears to be the only commercially available episode that has never been on DVD.

SEASON TEN

1001 – Soultaker

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIV on February 3rd, 2009. Volume went out of print in June 2016 due to the license expiring for this episode.

∙ The episode is commercially unavailable. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

1002 – Girl in Gold Boots

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 4 on November 18th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on March 20th, 2012. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IV (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 4) on January 31st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

1003 – Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 5 on March 9th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume V (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 5) on May 16th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

1004 – Future War

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIII on October 28th, 2008. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

1005 – The Blood Waters of Dr. Z

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XVII on March 16th, 2010. Volume went out of print around May 2017 due to the license expiring for The Final Sacrifice (910).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

1006 – Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 5 on March 9th, 2004. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume V (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 5) on May 16th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently streamable on Shout! Factory TV.

1007 – Track of the Moon Beast

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXVIII on March 28th, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.
∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.
∙ Currently available from Microsoft.

∙ Currently available from Vudu.

1008 – Final Justice

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XIV on February 3rd, 2009. Volume went out of print in June 2016 due to the license expiring for Soultaker (1001).
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as part of The Lost and Found Collection on September 25th, 2018. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

1009 - Hamlet

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 4 on November 18th, 2003. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory as a single on June 21st, 2011. It is currently in print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume IV (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 4) on January 31st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.
∙ Currently available from iTunes.
∙ Currently available from Google Play Store.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

1010 – It Lives by Night

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXX on July 29th, 2014. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from Rifftrax.com.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.

∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

1011 – Horrors of Spider Island

∙ Released on DVD by Rhino Home Video in Volume 11 on June 26th, 2007. Volume eventually went out of print.
∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XI (their re-issue of Rhino’s Volume 11) on June 18th, 2019. It is currently in print.
∙ Currently available from The Gizmoplex.
∙ Currently available from Amazon Video.

∙ Currently available from YouTube Movies & Shows.

1012 – Squirm

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXI on November 25th, 2014. Volume went out of print on October 27th, 2020 due to the license expiring for the episode.

∙ The episode is commercially unavailable. Track its prospects in the “Likelihood…” thread.

1013 - Diabolik

∙ Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in Volume XXXIX on November 21st, 2017. It is currently in print.
∙ This episode is exclusively available on DVD, as Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights from Paramount. It is offered through no digital platforms.

[Udvarnoky]

A few tallies, conclusions and debatably noteworthy observations.

Out of a total of 176 episodes constituting MST3K’s original run across its ten national seasons, an impressive 166 of them have seen a commercial DVD release at some moment in time. The well-known ten troublemakers are: 201, 213, 309, 311, 416, 418, 807, 809, 905 and 906.

Today, 162 of those episodes enjoy commercial availability in one form or another. The lost four would be the ones where the rights lapsed and could not be renewed (910, 1001, 1012) and one where the rights were mistakenly thought to be in hand, only for that notion to be quickly disabused (212).

The following seasons are therefore “whole” and can be owned in their entirety: 1, 5, 6, 7.

There are 17 episodes commercially available exclusively within box sets, suggesting Shout! was only able to secure physical media rights, and not digital media along with it. The disc-only episodes are: 322, 324, 401, 524, 601, 614-615, 704, 801-805, 814-815, 901, and 1013. (1012 was also in this category before the rights expired.) The common denominator with these episodes is that they were licensed from a large studio: Universal, MGM, Paramount or Columbia.

(Although I considered the specials outside the scope, I suspect the explanation is the same for why the award season and Summer Blockbuster Review specials ended up being relegated to pre-order bonus discs: it may have only been possible to obtain the clearances for those promotional clips on physical media. My assumption is that the big players are willing to play ball but won’t lease media-agonistic rights for a price that Shout! can justify.)

Generally speaking, episodes that are available digitally are also available on DVD, though it appears that this is changing as volumes have started to go out of print subsequent to the release of the “Lost and Found Collection.” That was the compilation release which Shout! put out in 2018 as a way to keep the orphaned episodes from the previously discontinued Volumes XIV and XVII (thanks to expired rights for one episode within each) in print. However, the episodes belonging to sets that have gone out of print since then – Volumes XXXI and XXXIV – don’t seem to have DVD re-releases in their future. With even the most recent volume getting long in the tooth and with a general shift away from physical media, we can probably expect the volumes to continue to gradually leave circulation.

Similarly, we’re seeing the orphaning of some episodes that were released as singles. Shout! released “The Singles Collection” as a way of corralling the episodes that Rhino had previously released standalone. However, they included in this set only the episodes that they themselves didn’t release as singles in the form of their Shout! Select line – and some of those have fallen out of print. This has left some episodes unavailable on disc despite their rights being secured, such as 619, 806, and 806.

Another example of a digital-only episode, and the sole example I know of where a corresponding DVD didn’t at least once exist, is 913, and that’s because Shout! only tracked down the rights holder after putting out their final volume. One theory is that they might be holding out for the three Paramount movies previously licensed to Olive Films (416, 905, 906) to become available so that they can put out one last four-episode volume. In the meantime, Joel and Shout! appear to be using the episode’s “exclusivity” as a sort of a come-on for Gizmoplex backers.

Accounting for all that, there are presently 146 episodes for which Shout! appears to have the digital rights in hand; The Gizmoplex offers all of them except 605. I cannot account for this absence, which may be pure oversight, as the episode is readily available on other services. The offerings on those services are otherwise more limited, with plenty of inconsistency between them.

It is the nature of MST3K that the availability of any episode is constantly subject to change. We’ve seen Shout! unable to renew episodes after the initial licensing agreement expired; we’ve seen the opposite, too, with the Gamera set, where they were able to return the episodes to circulation after many of us were sure there would be no round two. So this is always a developing situation. It remains to be seen how well this thread keeps abreast, but hopefully even a snapshot of today’s situation will offer some long-term assistance for people who want to know what their options are on a per-episode basis.

Something to note about the situation with 910, 1001 and 1012 is that the rights to all three appear to have lapsed after more or less exactly seven years. While I’m sure every licensing agreement is different, that does seem to be a standard term for these things, and it may suggest when certain movies will “come due” for Shout! to renew (or not renew), and also when the clock may run out for the movies presently tied up with other distributors (the three movies licensed to Olive Films). I would consider the DVD-only episodes licensed from large studios to be the at-risk group, as those are likely the most expensive to re-up, and we may be at the point where Shout! will not pursue new printings regardless of rights problems. We can probably expect legacy MST3K to continue down the path of becoming available strictly via subscription or VOD, so now’s the time to snap up whatever volumes you were going to.

[majorjoe23]

This is a great idea for a thread, thanks for putting this all together.