The best Joel/Comedy Central episode for me is Pod People. The host segments are so silly and stupid in that one, and the movie is just so damn fun to watch even when theres a lull in the jokes, and it ends with a great song instead of reading retarded kids letters
The best Mike/Sci-Fi episode I think is Time Chasers just because its the funniest I think
Season 8 might be my favorite season of MST3K ever, there is just a huge long run of fantastic episodes. Like, when I think of MST3K, Season 3 typically comes to mind because thats around when I started watching it (it was probably more like season 4 when I started watching but thats when season 3 was being reran all the time). like thats how I DEFINE MST3K aesthetically in my head. But when it comes to just strong episodes that make me laugh lots, Season 8 wins. And thanks to the story arc it has (even though its kinda lame and silly) It gets to where If I ever actually sit down and watch a season 8 episode, I'll typically watch the next few episodes that follow it. Its like watching the LIfetime Movie Network, you just cant watch one.