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campaign to revive the program and purchase the rights from Best Brains. The campaign turned out to be one of the most successful in Kickstarter history; a total of over $ 5.5 million was raised for the campaign, and the series made a return on Netflix with 14 episodes in 2017. Best Brains
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On December 22, 2007, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) creator and original host, Joel Hodgson hosted a live tour called
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and its associated intellectual property from Best Brains for an undisclosed sum. On the same day,
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subsequently became known as Consolidated Puppets, Incorporated.
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brand for negotiating home video releases of the show on
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Trace Beaulieu
Joel Hodgson
Jim Mallon
Kevin Murphy
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
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Shout! Factory
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Joel Hodgson
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"Enlightening Email from Joel"
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