od g son ▁to ▁plan ▁to ▁produce ▁four teen ▁new ▁episodes . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Net fli x ▁as ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 : ▁The ▁Return ▁in ▁April , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁stars ▁com ed ian ▁Jon ah ▁Ray ▁as ▁Jon ah ▁H eston , ▁alongside ▁original ▁co - star ▁rob ots ▁( pu ppets ▁vo iced ▁by ▁actors ) ▁Tom ▁Ser vo , ▁Crow , ▁and ▁Gy ps y , ▁much ▁like ▁when ▁H od g son ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁himself . ▁H od g son ▁himself ▁makes ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁this ▁series ▁as ▁" Ar dy ," ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁hidden ▁under ▁a ▁H A Z M AT ▁suit ▁in ▁this ▁character . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁mainly ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁cert ified ▁" F resh " ▁by ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁and ▁features ▁a ▁nation wide ▁live ▁tour , ▁titled ▁" M ST 3 K ▁Live ! ▁Watch ▁Out ▁for ▁Sn akes ! ▁Tour ." ▁H od g son ▁will ▁be ▁present ▁for ▁each ▁show , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁he ' s ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁several ▁years , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁time ▁hosting ▁alongside ▁Jon ah ▁Ray . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Jo el ▁H od g son ' s ▁In sp ir ational ▁Qu otes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : 2 1 st