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Videos by kjbleu, JeonardShadby505, tatenokai

1st logo
(1989 - 1990)

Logo: On a black background, the words “A Best Brains Production” are written in white.

FX: It’s a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: It’s incredibly plain.

Music: Nothing.

Availability: Seen on many Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVDs.

Scare Factor: None, unless you have something against black screens.

2nd logo
(1990 -1999)

Nickname: The Stinger

Logo: A short clip from that episode’s movie is shown. The words “A Best Brains Production” are written at the bottom.

Variations:

• On the very first stinger, the name is written at the upper left corner, in a similar style as the first logo. The name dissappears after a few seconds.
• On ep 3.14 "Mighty Jack" the name is on the top and not the bottom.
• The font used for the name was replaced with a bolder one in season 4.
• Season 5 ep 23 "Village of the Giants" had the stinger replaced with a memorial card to Frank Zappa, who died shortly before.
• When the show moved to SciFi Channel, the font became different.
• Between season 8 ep 05-07, the clip from the movie was replaced with a shot of the Observers (Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, Paul Chaplin). On ep 08, the stinger had a shot of Professor Bobo (Kevin Murphy) lying on the ground, moaning.

Trivia: The first episode that had a stinger was season 2 episode 05 "Rocket Attack USA".

FX: Whatever “FX” the clip has.

Cheesy Factor: All the movies MST3K did were cheesy.

Music: Whatever sounds the clip has.

Availability: Seen on many MST3K DVDs. For some reason, 2.07 "The Wild Rebels" didn't have a stinger. The Rhino Video release of season 5 ep 18 "The Atomic Brain" strangely lacks the stinger, although the episode had one.

Scare Factor: None to Nightmare. It all depends on the clip shown.