In episode 512, MITCHELL, Joel escaped in an escape pod that gypsy found. The Mads replaced him with Mike, a temp they hired to keep the place tidy. Later, in Season 7, Dr. F's mother, Pearl Forrester moved into Deep 13. Also in season 7, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie came out. Season 7 only had 7 episodes, and the 1st 2 were both the same movie. then, after the end of season 7, Comedy Central decided to end the series, as in: FINAL EPISODE.
Dr. F's funding was cut, so he cut the S.O.L.
loose! Servo took controll, and turned the thrusters on. The crew ended
up turning into pure and eternal energy, whereas Dr. F. turned into a star
baby. Mike and the bots went to play at the ends of the universe, where
the series was supposed to end.