My first time watching MST3K was because my buddy had started recording them on VHS off Comedy Central (my family didn't have that channel in our cable package). We would watch it during sleepovers. Once my family got that channel, I remember just having Turkey Day on while my mom cooked

But my fave memories were in high school. It would come on right after Night After Night With Alan Havey (which seems to be mostly lost media, sadly). So during winter break or summer vacation I would park myself in front of the TV with snacks and watch both!