I predict:

105- The Corpse Vanishes

323- Castle Of Fu Manchu

610- The Violent Years 

1007- Track Of The Moonbeast

and maybe 521-Santa Claus

This was done from a more legal than personal want standpoint, but any MST3K is good MST3K.

112 - Untamed Youth

311 - It Conquered The World

521 - Santa Claus

903 - Puma Man

This seems like a solid set to me, but I am never right about this stuff.

I agree with that, dsman71!  What if they got Godzilla or Attack of the the Eye Creatures? Or an early Season 8 episode?  One title I really think they got, considering the timing, is Santa Claus....which would be fantastic, since my copy is one of my poorer quality VHS tapes of the show.

And give B Ward credit, at least he dropped us afew hints this time!  I guess he couldn't resist!

Yeah, whatever the four end up being, I'm starting to think that they may have just tapped into an ep once thought tough to get because it was owned by a giant like Paramount or Universal.  Like Jordan Fields said, SF is developing a relationship with the larger studios now (as their ever-increasing library of TV shows on DVD confirms), so perhaps they've bridged that gap starting with Volume XVI!

As for possible titles, remember to keep in mind that many titles have been tossed around in this forum; everything from Castle of Fu Manchu to Kitten With a Whip to Devil Doll to Blood Waters of Dr. Z has been brought up, so there's still alot to consider.  But I do agree with anyone who thinks that Season 3 has been given the shaft for too long; time for a Gamera ep or Master Ninja or CoFM to come out! 

Well, based on what's transpired on this thread in the last few days, here's my version of a half/half list for Volume XVI, half what I think will be on the set, and half what I HOPE will be on the set:

105 The Corpse Vanishes

418 Attack of the the Eye Creatures

701 Night of the Blood Beast

813 Jack Frost

  I'm not telling!!  lol  jk  Personally, I would love to see both The Eye Creatures and Jack Frost on XVI.  As for my "guesses", The Corpse Vanishes is based upon the fact you guys have gone the Season 1 route lately, while The Night of the Blood Beast - having had two different sets of host segments to it - just screams of having extras attached.

BTW kudos to you guys at Shout! on already laying down the groundwork on XVII; you've completely won me over from where I viewed S!F last year. 

I'd hope for a release of...

* 403. City Limits

* 405. Beast From Another Planet

* 618. High School Big Shot

* 1005. Blood Waters of Dr. Z

Had a dream about this,

101 Crawling Eye

201 Rocket ship X-M

418 Attack of the the Eye creatures

620 Danger Deathray

Lets see if my dreams can predict Mst3k box sets.

Has anyone heard anything from the Comic-Con about Vol. XVI? Still haven't heard anything yet...and the curiosity is getting to me. I'm sure I'm not the only one...

I will have to keep an eye out. Thanks for the info.

And hey, thanks for such a quick response...I mean, you were on top of that big time!

At Comic-Con, Shout Factory has released information about “MST3K XVI,” to be released on Dec 1. It will include the following episodes:

105- THE CORPSE VANISHES with short: COMMANDO CODY PT 3
501- WARRIOR OF THE LOST WORLD
521- SANTA CLAUS
701- NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST with short: ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON

Extras:
* A new interview with “Warrior of the Lost World” director David Worth
* Santa Claus Conquers the Devil: A 50-Year Retrospective
* Santa Claus original radio spot
* Santa Claus still gallery
* Teaser for “Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray in Colorscope”
* Night of the Blood Beast Turkey Day host segments
* Turkey Day ‘95 bumpers
* Original theatrical trailers
* 4 exclusive MST3K lobby cards by artist Steve Vance
* And, in a limited-edition version, a Tom Servo figurine

Honestly, this is a great set. All Comedy Central episodes again, which is a very cool thing for sure.

The Corpse Vanishes was definitely one that was easy to pin down (I like the dedication to getting Season 1 episodes out). Season 5 is such a great season, so getting two more episodes from there is awesome. Warrior from the Lost World is a great episode, and Santa Claus is a classic! Night of the Blood Beast may be the highlight for me, though. Another episode from the fantastic (and sadly short) seventh season.

The extras are unreal! Maybe the best of any of the SF sets. The Turkey Day stuff is awesome, something I think MST3K fans will adore having. And a Servo figurine to go with my Crow will be awesome!

All in all, I think B Ward was right on when he said that we would be thrilled with the new set.

I'd love Robot Monster, Black Scorpion or Untamed Youth from Season 1. I mean, any episode is great, but those are a couple of my faves from that season (since Aztec Mummy and Mad Monster have already been given the SF treatment quite nicely).

Season 3 I think is that untapped frontier for the DVDs as we have only a few episodes from that whole season. I'm sure B Ward has considered that already, but SF just hasn't cracked the code on some of the episodes yet.

As for Mike stuff, aside from early Season 8 (as we all know those would be miracles), finishing out Season 9 and 10 would be awesome. Even more awesome would be finishing Season 7. Brute Man and Deathstalker are begging to be released!

I will never complain about a new MST3K set, and SF has exceeded expectations. They care about the show and putting out a good product. We're all pretty grateful I think...

I'm in agreement with the last few posters here, this set is far and away SF's best coming out so far!  I certainly wasn't expecting Warrior of the Lost World, and I thought Night of the Blood Beast was going to be a tough title to acquire as well (it sounds like it was PD).  Having Santa Claus come out for the holidays is well-timed, and The Corpse Vanishes is a decent Season 1 ep that was ready for DVD release.  The extras on here sound great, too, especially the ones involving Santa Claus.   David Worth seemed to have a dry sense of humor at the '94 Convention, so his interview should be interesting as well.  And the Servo figure is the cherry on top!

Brian, you and Jordan Fields deserve a great deal of congrats on this.  I know it exceeded my expectations immensely!! 

Great set!  The Turkey Day host segments are most appreciated (I'll be able to delete that ep from my computer now).

And thank you, thank you, thank you, a million times thank you for the Tom Servo figurine!!!!  (Guess who my favorite is?  Go on, guess?)   You made my day, month & year all at once.

I see that the Turkey Day segments for 701 seem to be listed as an isolated feature.  Unfortunately for me, I actually prefer the Turkey Day version of this episode, so I am requesting that if at all possible, both full versions be on the disc.

I am aware that his may cause space issues.  Double-side the disc if you have to. 

Just consider it.

Thanks.

Also, please include the "Reel One" intro bumper on the season 5 episodes.

Great set, by the way :)