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===''Mystery Science Theater 3000''===
''Bride of the Monster'' was featured on episode #423 of the comedy series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. The episode featured a short, the first half of the [[Jam Handy]] short "Hired," and premiered on [[Comedy Central]] on January 23, 1993.<ref>{{cite web |last=sampo |title=Episode Guide: 423- Bride of the Monster (with short: 'Hired!'–Part 1) |url=https://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=626 |website=Satellite News |date=March 10, 2016 |access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref> [[Joel Robinson]], [[Crow T. Robot]], [[Tom Servo]] and [[GPC (Mystery Science Theater 3000)|Gypsy]] parody the short by performing "Hired! The Musical". The last line of the film — "He tampered in God's domain" — was a favorite of the writers, and variations of the line showed up in subsequent episodes.<ref name="auto">{{cite book|author=Beaulieu, Trace|display-authors=etal|title=The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide|date=1996|publisher=Bantam Books|location=New York|isbn=9780553377835|page=84|edition=1st}}</ref>

In his rankings of the first twelve seasons of ''MST3K'', ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' writer Jim Vorel placed the episode at #90{{efn|Ranking based on 197 episodes {{as of|2018|lc=y|post=.}} }}. "The acting is atrocious," Vorel writes, "full of weirdo Ed Wood character actors," which includes the "bumbly, rumbly visage of Tor Johnson."<ref>{{cite web |last=Vorel |first=Jim |title=Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best | website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=October 25, 2017 |access-date= November 10, 2025}}</ref>  Writer Chris Morgan includes the film in a list of the ten worst films included on ''MST3K''. <ref>{{cite web |last=Morgan |first=Chris |title=The 10 Worst Movies Shown On ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-10-worst-movies-shown-on-mystery-science-theater-3000 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=September 17, 2014 |access-date=November 3, 2025}}</ref>

The ''MST3K'' version of the film was included as part of the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000, Volume XIX'' DVD collection, released by [[Shout! Factory]] on November 9, 2010. Special features with the film include the documentary "Citizen Wood: Making the Bride, Unmaking the Legend" and the movie's theatrical trailer. The other episodes in the four-disc set include [[Robot Monster]] (#107), [[Devil Doll (film)|Devil Doll]] (#818), and [[Monster Shark|Devil Fish]] (#911).<ref>{{cite web |last=Salmons |first=Tim |title=Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIX (DVD Review) |url=https://thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item/mst3k-vol-xix-dvd |website=The Digital Bits |date=August 3, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref>