Season 11 (season 1 on IMDb) was initially funded by a Kickstarter campaign.
Though Netflix gave this a slightly different title in their listings for clarity, the MST3K creators consider this the same show that was last seen in 1999. The new Netflix season is considered to be MST3K season 11, and the production numbers in the show opening reflect that. As in the previous seasons, the titles show the name as "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
The first song played over the end credits is an instrumental version of a jingle Joel and the Bots sang for a Wild Rebels cereal commercial during one of the host segments for that movie.
The Skeleton Crew on the moon are based on the design of the henchman on Inframan.
Episodes in Season 11 (Season 1 on IMDb) run as if they have commercial breaks.