I've made it to the tenth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (just in advance of the next official set coming out), and to the last new episode to be aired due to what I recall hearing were some difficulties getting the rights worked out. It's a good thing to me that "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders" didn't wind up "the lost episode": beyond being amusing in Mystery Science Theater form, the movie has an intriguing, complex structure. Of course, that doesn't distract from the strangeness of it all.
( 'Remember to believe in magic... or I'll kill you.' )
( 'Remember to believe in magic... or I'll kill you.' )