Alert reader Corey strikes a serious note for a change:

I was watching the show this weekend and remembering a time about four years ago when my 18 month-old son developed a penicillin-resistant staph infection which put him in the hospital for over a week. It’s a potentially deadly infection and it was a unbelievably frightening and depressing time.

I stayed with him in the hospital during that time and at night when he fell asleep, I would turn on a mini-dvd player I had with me and watch MST3K episodes until I couldn’t keep my eyes open — it was the only thing that kept me from complete implosion while he was sick. I had always wanted to thank the cast for getting me through that time (and many other harsh moments) and I wondered if there were other people who had similar situations where the show helped them to heal from a tragedy or maybe just give them a 90-minute reprieve from some of life’s more nightmarish moments.

MST3K has cheered me up on any number of occasions, but the one that comes to mind is a while back when (it’s a long story) I found myself rather suddenly unemployed. I eventually landed on my feet, but MST3K definitely helped me keep a positive attitude.

Do you have a story to tell?