Magic Voice (peripheral)
Over its run, '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'' has seen the arrival and departure of various characters. It also featured many recurring guest characters. Below is a listing of both the main characters and the recurring characters from the series. Main characters ;Notes ''Cambot is a regular character throughout the entire run of the show, but has no performer.'' # "Joel Hodgson" during season 0; Simply "Joel" (no last name) during Season 1. # Simply "Frank" during seasons 2 and 3. # Guest appearance only. Recurring guest characters * Magic Voice - a disembodied female voice that would warn the crew of upcoming commercial breaks and make other announcements. * Jerry and Sylvia (various unpaid interns at Best Brains) - two "mole people" from the movie ''The Mole People'' (featured much later as a season 8 episode) who occasionally assisted the Mads and stopped by for social events. They also work Deep 13's camera in the first host segment of "Lost Continent". Presumably nam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successful crowdfunding effort in 2021 will bring at least 13 additional episodes to be shown through the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (season 11)
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'') is an American television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. The show premiered on KTMA (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. The next year, in 1989, the show began its national run on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central, running for seven seasons on that channel until its cancellation in 1996. The following year, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons there until another cancellation in August 1999 (although repeats continued until 2004). A sixty-episode syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season which was released on Netflix. A feature film, titled '' Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'', was also released on April 19, 1996. Series overview Episodes Episodes are listed in production number order, no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin Murphy (actor)
Kevin Wagner Murphy (born November 3, 1956) is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Murphy also records audio commentary tracks with Michael J. Nelson and Bill Corbett for Nelson's RiffTrax website. Biography Early career Murphy was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, Illinois. After graduating from the University of Utah with a BA in journalism, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying stage, film and television directing, and earned a Master of Arts degree. After graduation he worked on the staff of Madison PBS affiliate WHA-TV. Murphy's production work on Jim Mallon's 1987 horror film, '' Blood Hook'', led to Murphy following Mallon to Minneapolis television station KTMA, where ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' began airing the following year. MST3K era For eleven years Murphy was a writer for ''MST3K''; fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Servo
Tom Servo is a fictional character from the American science fiction comedy television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). Tom is one of two wise-cracking, robotic main characters of the show, built by Joel Robinson to act as a companion and help stave off madness as he was forced to watch low-quality films (Tom and the other bots, Crow, Gypsy, and Cambot, are made from parts that would have otherwise allowed Joel to actually control the film). At least during the Comedy Central era, he was somewhat more mature than his theatre companion, Crow T. Robot. Tom, more often than the others, signals the need to exit the theater to perform host segments. Overview Tom Servo is a red puppet that has a gumball machine (Carousel Executive Snack Dispenser) for a head, a body composed of a toy "Money Lover Barrel" coin bank and a toy car engine block, and a bowl-shaped hovercraft skirt (a Halloween "Boo Bowl") instead of legs. His arm assembly (according to the 1998 MST3K Off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hampton Yount
Hampton Yount (, rhyming with "blunt"; born June 14, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, known for ''Mystery Science Theater 3000.'' Yount was born in Warrenton, Virginia, to Renee and Victor Yount. Hampton has three siblings, Virginia, Henri and Clay, whom he has talked about on his podcast, Y'all Ever. Clay also appeared on "Doom Island", another one of Hampton's several podcasts, in April 2021. From 2004 to 2012, he and his brother Clay produced a webcomic, ''Rob and Elliot'', for the Boxcar Comics collective. His brother, Clay, continues to make comics and publish them on his website. He first performed stand-up comedy in Blacksburg, Virginia and Washington, D.C., before moving to Los Angeles. Podcasts Hampton currently hosts multiple podcasts, including Doom Island, Y'all Ever,which Hampton paused in March 2021. He also hosted Suicide Buddies, which is no longer running. Yount currently records Y'all Ever with Dave Ross, who is a Los Angeles comedi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Corbett
William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel. During that time, he also played the character Observer, along with other minor roles. Career In addition to his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, in 1991 he starred in the computer game '' Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'', and in 2001, Corbett co-wrote the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' The Adventures of Edward the Less'' with several other former ''MST3K'' writers. Corbett also co-wrote the 2008 film ''Meet Dave'' starring Eddie Murphy. From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of The Film Crew, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary tracks ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trace Beaulieu
Trace Beaulieu ( is an American comedian, puppeteer, writer, and actor. He played roles on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'')"The (Nearly) Complete List of Credits" Ward E, ''The Satellite News'' as well as his work with MST3K's successor '''' with the original creators and cast of MST3K. Beaulieu briefly attended the . ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' For the first eight seasons of ''MST3K'' (1 at[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crow T
A crow is a bird of the genus ''Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifically to any certain trait, but is rather a general grouping for larger ''Corvus spp.'' Species * ''Corvus albus'' – pied crow (Central African coasts to southern Africa) * ''Corvus bennetti'' – little crow (Australia) * ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' – American crow (United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico) * ''Corvus capensis'' – Cape crow or Cape rook (Eastern and southern Africa) * ''Corvus cornix'' – hooded crow (Northern and Eastern Europe and Northern Africa and Middle East) * ''Corvus corone'' – carrion crow (Europe and eastern Asia) *''Corvus culminatus'' – Indian jungle crow (South Asia) * ''Corvus edithae'' – Somali crow or dwarf raven (eastern Africa) * ''Corvus enca'' – slender-billed crow (Malaysia, Born ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jonah Ray
Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as Jonah Heston, the most recent primary host of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He is a former host of ''The Nerdist Podcast'' and was the co-host of Comedy Central's ''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail''. Life and career Originally from Kailua, Hawaii on the island of Oahu, Ray played in local Hawaii rock/punk bands and later moved to Los Angeles. Once there he first pursued opportunities in punk rock, but later started to focus on writing and performing comedy. Beginnings Ray started his TV career as a writer's assistant for ''The Andy Milonakis Show'', as well as working as a writer and performer on Showtime's sketch comedy pilot ''The Offensive Show.'' He is also a frequent sketch and stand-up performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles and has made appearances on programs such as '' Saul of the Molemen'', ''Crossballs'', ''The Sarah Silver ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jonah Heston
Jonah Heston is a fictional character featured in the renewal of the American science fiction comedy television series '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). He is portrayed by actor/comedian Jonah Ray. Overview Jonah's first episode explains his backstory: Formerly an ore transporter and inventor for Gizmonic Institute, Jonah was tricked into believing that a moon station was experiencing an emergency: He landed his transport spaceship on-site, and was captured by Kinga Forrester and her assistant Max, respective children of primary villains in the previous iteration of the show, Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank. Jonah was immediately transported onto the Satellite of Love in order to renew the Forrester experiment: Subjected to watching terrible movies which may drive him crazy. On the Satellite, he found the ’Bots Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, Gypsy, and Cambot, who assist him in keeping his sanity and getting through the movies. Jonah has been the host from 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael J
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Nelson (character)
Mike NelsonEpisode 815 – Agent for H.A.R.M is a fictional character in the comedy science fiction television series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Portrayed by actor/head writer Michael J. Nelson, Mike is a likeable temp worker from Little Chute, Wisconsin who comes to work for the mad scientists ("Mads") Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank in Deep 13 while they prepare for an evil-scientist audit in episode 512, ''Mitchell''. When Joel Robinson escapes from the ''Satellite of Love'' at the end of this episode, the "Mads" knock Mike unconscious and send him up to the satellite to replace Joel as their experimental guinea pig. The hapless Mike finds himself forced to watch bad movies with robot companions Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot while interjecting humorous quips and cultural riffs based on the action and dialog in the films. Nelson's first full appearance was episode 513, ''The Brain That Wouldn't Die''. He typically wore either a dark green jumpsuit, a teal jumpsuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |