History HilariousInHindsight / MysteryScienceTheater3000

* Mike Nelson did a Podcast/RiffTrax of ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' early 2007. During the scene were the cave people are learning how to work technology, Mike cracks a joke: "Caveman Geniuses: On {{Creator/FOX}}". Several months later, a show about the Geico Cavemen aired on ''Creator/{{ABC}}''.

* In a related vein, during the episode for ''Gamera'', Joel goes overboard with the stupid Creator/JohnnyCarson "Art Fern" impersonation. This annoys the Bots to no end until Crow says, "Stop! You can be replaced by Leno, you know....". Considering what happened with Joel Hodgson a few years later (albeit not with Leno).

* From ''Eegah'', they have this quote, referencing a caveman: "I'm with Allstate. Who're you with?" Now consider the popular Geico commercials... [[note]]During the 2017 live tour of ''Eegah'', they actually re-did that joke so it referenced Geico.[[/note]]

* In TV's Frank's [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S02E01RocketshipXM first episode]], he steals Joel's portable drumkit invention verbatim. [[spoiler:His son Max, along with Kinga, would go on to steal invention exchange ideas from Jonah and the bots' jokes from previous episodes. I guess wanton theft runs in the family.]]

* There was an episode where Crow came up with a member of the Fantastic 85 called "Man Man". According to Crow, "He's bestowed with all the powers of a man... but he's a man." ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' did a similar joke to this in one episode where Gumball and Darwin watch a movie called "Man Man", and Darwin comments that the titular superhero "was bitten by a man and given the powers of a man".

* The frequent digs at Creator/{{Gallagher}}, originally just a personal beef after Joel caught him snooping through his props without asking permission, became all the more fitting after Gallagher's act took a shocking turn toward vulgar racist and sexist jokes.

** ''Film/SantaClausConquersTheMartians'' also features Crow repeatedly correcting a Martian's pronunciation of "nuclear".

* Best Brains made a joke about [[http://dai.ly/x4iqwbx?start=1586 the Russians launching their own comedian into space]] during the very first season on KTMA. 22 years later, a post-Soviet Russia would provide a real-life MST {{Mockbuster}} in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNH4dafgFZY Project Popcorn.]]

* At the end of ''Zombie Nightmare'', Mike and the bots rip on the movie's metal-infused soundtrack, claiming it has "some of your favorites" for only $0.85. The kicker? The film ''opens'' with Music/{{Motorhead}}'s "Ace of Spades", which is routinely ranked as one of the best rock songs of all time (most recently in tenth place on Creator/VH1's list).

* At the end of ''Angels Revenge'', when the group shot of the seven women is shown, Mike ponders "Which one was Bruce Jenner?" Servo quips, "He's the one of the left." 20 years later, Jenner came out as a trans woman.

* A few years before the Mike/Joel switch, Mike was guest-starring (he was a writer, so he'd always been around) in ''War of the Colossal Beast'' and read a fan letter, which included the line "My favorite is Joel". A few years later, the entire internet started arguing this exact question, but it's clear from the start that Mike was on the side of Joel.
* In the episode for ''Film/RocketAttackUSA'', Joel & The Bot's get a Hexfield-Viewscreen visit from a Russian cosmonaut stranded in space with two Bots of his own. The man playing that cosmonaut...Mike Nelson!
** In a related vein, during the episode for ''Gamera'', Joel goes overboard with the stupid Creator/JohnnyCarson "Art Fern" impersonation. This annoys the Bots to no end until Crow says, "Stop! You can be replaced by Leno, you know....". Considering what happened with Joel Hodgson a few years later (albeit not with Leno).

* In episode 821, ''Film/TimeChasers'', there is a riff on how the BigBad's suit wearing henchmen are "the director's friends who owned suits." In a later [[http://www.d1041111.dotsterhost.com/mst3k/special-events_interview_david-giancola-main.html interview]], the director himself confirmed this was actually true.

** Speaking of Joel and ''Steven Universe,'' one of the movies they would later riff was ''Film/MacAndMe,'' where the titular Mac's mother was played by Creator/ChristineEbersole, who would later voice [[BigBad White Diamond]] on the same show. This gives ''Steven Universe'' the unique distinction of featuring MST3K actors from ''both sides of the theater screen.''

* At the end of ''Angels Revenge'', when the group shot of the seven women is shown, Mike ponders "Which one was Bruce Jenner?" Servo quips, "He's the one of the left." 20 years later, Jenner underwent gender reassignment.

* In ''Film/TouchOfSatan'' Crow quips that the movie is 'about a hip Satan who solves crimes'. In 2016, Creator/{{FOX}} Network aired ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'', which is basically that. ''Creator/{{Netflix}}'' even saved both shows from cancellation.

* The frequent digs at Creator/{{Gallagher}}, originally just a personal beef after Joel caught him snooping through his props without asking permission, became all the more fitting after Gallagher's act took a shocking turn toward vulgar racist and sexist jokes.

* On the ''Film/MonsterAGoGo'' episode, one of the invention exchanges from Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank is of an action figure called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0i0yTPJBY "Johnny Long-Torso"]], which starts you off with a single body part and requires you to purchase parts sold separately to complete. Several years later comes DownloadableContent for video games, namely the kind some companies have become infamous for.
* Dr. Forrester describes ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E03CityLimits City Limits]]'' as starring "James Earl Jones at a low point in his career and Kim Cattrall [[TakeThat at a high point]]". Of course, this was six years before ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.

* Just a few months after the release of Season 11, Felicia Day had another wedding go horribly wrong on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in "The Perfect Pear" (though at least this time she actually ended up ''getting'' married).
* A character in ''Film/RingOfTerror'' quips that the protagonist must have a split personality. Joel names said personalities "[[Film/SeedOfChucky Glen and Glenda]]".

* In ''Film/TouchOfSatan'' Crow quips that the movie is 'about a hip Satan who solves crimes'. In 2016, {{Creator/FOX}} Network aired ''{{Series/Lucifer}}'', which is basically that. ''{{Creator/Netflix}}'' even saved both shows from cancellation.

* During ''The Skydivers'', Mike and the bots latch on to the characters' obsession with coffee, Crow riffing "Wow, coffee! It's better than sex!" when offered some by a female character. Fast forward a few years later to [[HotCoffeeMinigame Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]...

** In a related vein, during the episode for ''Gamera'', Joel goes overboard with the stupid Johnny Carson "Art Fern" impersonation. This annoys the Bots to no end until Crow says, "Stop! You can be replaced by Leno, you know....". Considering what happened with Joel Hodgson a few years later (albeit not with Leno).

* In episode 821, ''Film/TimeChasers'', there is a riff on how the BigBad's suit wearing henchmen are "the director's friends who owned suits." In a later [[http://www.d1041111.dotsterhost.com/mst3k/special-events_interview_david-giancola-main.html interview]], the director himself confirmed this was true.

* Their ''Eegah'' episode also features an elderly character wandering through the desert in khakis, at which Servo quips "The Old Indiana Jones Chronicles!" A decade and a half later, Harrison Ford reprised his role as Indy while in his 60s for ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', and another "old Indy" movie is rumored to be in the works.

* Around the time of the show's 20th anniversary (2008), Shout Factory created little figurines of the robots which came with the DVD sets. Many fans noted that the Servo figurine [[OffModel had a slight inaccuracy.]] The "seam" for his bubble head went vertical, instead of horizontal like on the show. Strangely enough, the company that creates the snack dispensers used for Servo's head, in 2018, actually re-designed them so the seams do run vertical.

* Around the time of the show's 20th anniversary (2008), Shout Factory created little figurines of the robots which came with the DVD sets. Many fans noted that the Servo figurine [[OffModel had a slight inaccuracy.]] The "seam" for his bubble head went vertical, instead of horizontal like on the show. Strangely enough, the company that creates the snack dispensers used for Servo's head, in 2018, actually re-designed them so the seams do run vertical.

* In ''Film/SpaceMutiny' , Crow makes an offhand comment about an online encyclopedia: "Wow, 26 pages on [[Music/NoDoubt Gwen Stefani]] alone!" This was four years before the launch of Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, which currently has at least ''15 pages'' directly related to her, as well as a Wikicommons and Wikiquote entry. The same movie had Mike riffing on one of the many '80s-refugee extras with the line "What have you got for me, Music/RickAstley?"

* When the show first began in 1988 at KTMA, they received a phone message from someone griping about the "constant interruptions" (i.e., the riffing). This is something most non-fans complained about throughout the series, but fast-forward to the 2017 reboot, which features a LullDistraction style of riffing, and now ''actual fans'' are griping about their being too much "constant interruptions". That said, there's some fans that don't mind this new style, see BrokenBase on the [[YMMV/MysteryScienceTheater3000 YMMV page]].

* In the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E14MightyJack Mighty Jack]]'' episode, Joel noted upcoming films based on older cartoons such as ''Film/TheFlintstones'' and started proposing other cartoons for live adaptations. The bots reacted with complete disbelief at the suggestion of ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'' and walked off set. Four years later, ''Film/{{Casper}}'' would prove a box office success and spawn a small franchise.
** The final property Joel suggested during this segment was ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussyCats''. Ten years later [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats the film]] was released to [[BoxOfficeBomb somewhat less success]].

* In ''Werewolf'', Crow notes the "high gas prices"...of $1.34.

* In the ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S03E14MightyJack Might Jack]]'' episode, Joel noted upcoming films based on older cartoons such as ''Film/TheFlintstones'' and started proposing other cartoons for live adaptations. The bots reacted with complete disbelief at the suggestion of ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'' and walked off set. Four years later, ''Film/{{Casper}}'' would prove a box office success and spawn a small franchise.

* In ''Film/TheTouchOfSatan'' Crow quips that the movie is 'about a hip Satan who solves crimes'. In 2016, FOX Network aired ''{{Series/Lucifer}}'', which is basically that. ''{{Main/Netflix}}'' even saved both shows from cancellation.

* Around the time of the show's 20th anniversary (2008), Shout Factory created little figurines of the robots which came with the DVD sets. Many fans noted that the Servo figurine had a slight inaccuracy. The "seam" for his bubble head went vertical, instead of horizontal like on the show. Strangely enough, the company that creates the snack dispensers used for Servo's head, in 2018, actually re-designed them so the seams do run vertical.

* In the first season episode for ''Film/RobotHolocaust'', Joel thinks one character resembled Music/TedNugent and much was said about "The Nuge" being cool and awesome. Joel is Left-Leaning, politically and had he known about Nugent what we know about him now (in TheNineties he was only known as a wild-and-crazy rocker from TheSeventies), he probably wouldn't find him so awesome.

* The entire premise of trapping someone in a theater and breaking his spirit with movies is actually the main plot of ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', a game made over 30 years after the series began.

* The "Hubble-Scope" joke from ''Film/JungleGoddess''. Back in TheNineties, the Hubble Space Telescope was seen as huge EpicFail and "White Elephant project" due to a defect in it's lens. However, it was soon fixed.

* One KTMA episode had Servo's diary peg Joel as an violent bully who smoked. Cue ''Time Chasers'', where Mike's brother Eddie is exactly like that.

* The "Hubble-Scope" joke from JungleGoddess. Back in TheNineties, the Hubble Space Telescope was seen as huge EpicFail and "White Elephant project" due to a defect in it's lens. However, it was soon fixed.

* The "Hubble-Scope" joke from JungleGoddess. Back in TheNineties, the Hubble Space Telescope was seen as huge EpicFail and "White Elephant project" due to a defect in it's lens. However, it was soon fixed.

* In "Teenagers From Outer Space", Dr. Forrester predicts a "ventriloquism boom" in the near future. A little over a decade later, Creator/JeffDunham became popular enough to briefly bring ventriloquism back into the mainstream.