Joel Hodgson himself built the first puppets by himself the night before they filmed the pilot, and he had to use the cheapest materials he could find for the design...and in Servo's case that meant an actual gumball dispenser. Even later when they built better robot puppets, they kept the original design because the low-budget look became a trademark of the show.
There's a moment when the bots are so upset by a movie that they doubt the existence of God. I find Joel's reassurance oddly sweet, like a father comforting his children. It has an "It's all right, Daddy's here" quality I like. I always felt a warm fondness for Joel after seeing that.
Which one was it ... Being From Another Planet? The bots are ranting that it's the worst movie they ever had to watch, worse than Manos, worse than...Eegah? Only saw it once, many years ago.
Joel IS a father to Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy, because he created them and taught them about life. As for Mike, I think that Mike is like a best friend or uncle to the Bots as well as being a dimwitted victim of their pranks.
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joel sucks so bad
cj397 5 months ago
"Toorrrr- MENTEEED !"
LyndaHudson 5 months ago 2
there is more mst3k on you tube...watch "rifftrax"
roudy1689 1 year ago
@whomelissa joel is the father id say but mike is more of a older step brother id say or something then uncle but yeah about that
Wyatt19961212 1 year ago
lol at Tom Servo turning his head around 360 degrees.
ThaddeusRobe 1 year ago
Haha!
snowbell010 1 year ago
Is it just me, or does Tom Servo's head look like a gumball machine?
joelpi47 1 year ago 3
Joel Hodgson himself built the first puppets by himself the night before they filmed the pilot, and he had to use the cheapest materials he could find for the design...and in Servo's case that meant an actual gumball dispenser. Even later when they built better robot puppets, they kept the original design because the low-budget look became a trademark of the show.
AutumnDevi 1 year ago
It is a gumball machine...!!
meyerd1 1 year ago
@joelpi47 I used to see that gumball machine for sale all the time when I was like 10. It always freaked me out :P
fillabunny 1 year ago
@joelpi47 its because it is
LUCHADORCLOCK 1 year ago
For a little bit there cow sounded like robin williams
Wyatt19961212 1 year ago 2
Joel: I did not! (kill Crow and Servo)
Crow: Then why are we dead?
Servo (singing): Tor-MENTED!!
purpleshamrock17 1 year ago
@purpleshamrock17
Can forget Crow's James Bond-esce WAHWA WAAA!! at the end. Makes me laugh ever time.
fenixx223 11 months ago
TORTCHA!
CaptMARNEY 2 years ago
Anybody know where I can get one of those fashionable Gizmonic jumpsuits?
Wah-Waaah
EffaBeeEye 2 years ago 14
Where's the very end of it?
WhoseLineFanXD 3 years ago
0.40 Watch out for Tom servo Spinning head! XD
MexiGojira 3 years ago 10
Never noticed that before, you're right!
I think he's doing an Exorcist impression...
Ryushinku 2 years ago 8
Joel's like their big brother!
WhoseLineFanXD 3 years ago
No, Joel's more like a father figure. Mike's like their older brother.
HayesAJones 3 years ago 77
Well, yeah he is. I just like his "I did *not*!" at 0:34
WhoseLineFanXD 3 years ago 8
There's a moment when the bots are so upset by a movie that they doubt the existence of God. I find Joel's reassurance oddly sweet, like a father comforting his children. It has an "It's all right, Daddy's here" quality I like. I always felt a warm fondness for Joel after seeing that.
Which one was it ... Being From Another Planet? The bots are ranting that it's the worst movie they ever had to watch, worse than Manos, worse than...Eegah? Only saw it once, many years ago.
Jlongtors0 2 years ago 3
@HayesAJones Mike is the Step-father or atoptive father or uncle
ChaoticDarkShadow 1 year ago
@HayesAJones Mike is like the cool hippie uncle.
OzzyFan87 1 year ago
@HayesAJones
Joel IS a father to Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy, because he created them and taught them about life. As for Mike, I think that Mike is like a best friend or uncle to the Bots as well as being a dimwitted victim of their pranks.
WhoMelissa 1 year ago
@HayesAJones Yeah, that's the only way to describe it.
GreenGearMood 11 months ago
@HayesAJones Yeah, I've always noticed they respected Joel...and they loved making Mike's life miserable.
PchanStitch 4 months ago
I think Joel is so cute the way he says "I did not!" I miss the heck out of this show.
littlevolcano 3 years ago 49
Someone needs to post the whole episode up.
Thank for posting this skit though. luv it!
magpiepeck 3 years ago 3
It's up now!!
littlevolcano 3 years ago
Yeah, I'd like see that. :)
Madhatter1903 2 years ago