''Timmy Big Hands'' was a
humor
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webzine
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created in 2000 by the former cast and crew of ''
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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'', including
Michael J. Nelson
Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964) is an American comedian and writer, most known for his work on the television series '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's origi ...
,
Bill Corbett
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, and
Kevin Murphy. The site garnered much critical acclaim and accolades, but was eventually retired the following year. The site featured odd but humorous reviews of everyday items, comics, strange games, and new syrup ads each week.
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In 2001, the site was put up for sale on eBay
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. The new owners decided not to continue with the project. In an interview in 2003, Nelson stated
:
Content
Games included such oddities as "Kill-a-Guy" where the player is God
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, and a simple click on a man kills him, as well as an interactive game called "Apologize to Steve", in which the concept was to apologize to Steve.
Comics included "The Cliparts" which were simply crafted from clip art
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and given dialogue balloons. The stories were usually nonsensical and the art would run the gamut from office workers to suddenly having a tall Indian
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** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
enter the frame.
Contributors
* Michael J. Nelson
Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964) is an American comedian and writer, most known for his work on the television series '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's origi ...
* Kevin Murphy
* 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 r ...
* Patrick Brantseg
* Paul Chaplin
Paul Chaplin (born Paul Schersten) is an American writer and comedian, known for his work on the television series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', for which he wrote and played the recurring characters of an Observer, Ned the Nanite, Pitch th ...
References
External links
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American comedy websites
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Defunct American websites
Internet properties established in 2000
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