Trivia / Mystery Science Theater 3000 S03 E09: The Amazing Colossal Man

• Keep Circulating the Tapes: One of the infamous "Susan Hart Four", referring to films currently owned by the widow of James H. Nicholson, who, for some reason, is unwilling to license the films in any format. As a result, this episode is unlikely to get a release anytime soon. It originally got a VHS release back in 1996, but was pulled almost immediately when the Nicholson Estate complained. It is now a collector's item. As of 2020, her dispute with Shout Factory was still in legal arbitration.
  • What makes Susan Hart unique from the other copyright holders Shout! Factory has had trouble dealing with is the sheer lengths she goes to ensure absolutely no one uses her films in any way. Not only has she adamantly refused to let Shout! Factory publish the episodes featuring them, but she has in the past hired professional lawyers and private investigators to infiltrate sci-fi conventions across the country to make sure none of them use any of her films. There are at least four cases of her attempting to sue major television program companies (such as A&E and Discovery) simply because they used trailers of her films.
• Prop Recycling: The stand that Plant Guy stands on is the same one that held the Mad's junk drawer.