It all starts with a slightly goofy, sleepy-eyed man by the name of Joel Robinson. He was under the employ of one Dr. Clayton Forrester and Dr. Larry Erhart. They just plain didn't like him ('cuz he came up with cooler inventions than they did and he was just the janitor), so the two doctors shot poor Joel into space. There on the Satellite of Love (his spaceship), Joel created some robots to keep him company through the doctors' experiments (the awful movies). Thus, a show was born. Joel made it back to Earth thanks to Gypsy and a box of Hamdingers.
Mike Nelson is the human pictured above. Everyone's favorite cow town dairy-lovin' boy there was a temp the Dr. Forrester and T.V.'s Frank conked on the noggin and sent up to the Satellite of Love to replace a departed Joel. The 'bots ridiculled him mercilessly before accepting him into their fold (sorta). Later, Mike proved his loveable clumsiness by blowing up Earth, crashing into the Hubble and under extreme pressure, turning into Captain Janeaway. Oh, and in a pinch, he makes a very convincing Kevin Bacon, or if you will, Ed Asner.
Crow Tiberius Robot aka Eskabar aka Art, is the wisecrackin' golden 'bot on the SoL. He has aspirations of becoming a screenwriter and loves Kim Catrall (he also sorta has a thing for Estelle Winwood). In Crow's spare time, he enjoys walks on the beach, sunsets, playing "boogers" on the information superhighway, and getting "time outs" from Joel or Mike-- Oh, and he torments Tom Servo whenever he can.
Thomas Servo aka Top Sirloin aka Todd Sergio aka Tongue Swerbeau aka gumball machine head etc. has a sonorous singing voice and is completely color blind. He's often forced to dress like a woman and must be carried into the theater. Tom has on occassion, saved his buddies from imminent destruction, panicked like a little baby, and had his head explode. His arms don't wor Oh, and he torments Crow whenever he can.
Gypsy may seem slow to most, but those "most" are simply stupid and wrong. She runs the higher functions of the ship, which uses up most of her mental capacity. She also served as the umbilicus, linking Deep 13 to the Satellite of Love. She often takes control of dangerous situations and has saved everyone on more than one occasion. She's the one who engineered Joel's escape. She often spits up stuff and loves Richard Basehart.
Cambot records the show. He doesn't speak, but occasionally interacts with the others by way of special music or effects. Groovy.
Magic Voice (no picture) talks every now and then, informing the crew of commercial sign, and other things.
Dr. Clayton Forrester was once a mad doctor at Gizmonic Institute, where he and fellow mad doctor Larry Erhart sent Joel into space. Forrester has tormented Mike, Joel, and the 'bots endlessly with "experiments" aka bad movies. Dr. F also killed Frank and tortured Erhart many a time. Unfortunately for him, his mother decided to move in... Incidentally, he's EEEEEEEEVIIIIIIL!! Oh and he gets really wierd sometimes.
Dr. Larry Erhart worked with Dr. Forrester and was one of the original Mads who shot Joel into space. He suddenly turned up missing (on a milk carton) and then was rumored to have been eaten by a giant spider. He hasn't been heard from since.
T.V.'s Frank was Dr. Forrester's loveable second banana. His famous spit curl and black garb made him an invaluable part of Deep 13 history. Former worker at Arby's, he was recruited by the good evil doctor. He collects Hummel figurines and calls Dr. F "Steve" a lot. He's not that bright. Later, he was assumed into second banana heaven by Torgo the White, where he lives in peace and harmony with other sidekicks.
Pearl was Dr. Forrester's mother. She's friends with Crow (Art) and Frank. After tormenting Dr. F for a while, he reverted back into a baby, giving her a second chance to raise him right. He still turned out to be a jerk, so she killed him, but decided to honor his dying wish-- to carry out the experiment on Mike and the 'bots. She's tracked them down with the help of Bobo and Brain Guy. She was the ruler of Earth, when, after being put in cryogenic freezing, she was awakened by apes (who evolved from men). Now she roams the galaxy to keep sending Mike and co. horrible movies. Oh, and she drives a big rig.
One of the head apes on a planet where apes evolved from men. He survived Mike's blowing up the planet and rides with Pearl in their pursuit of the SoL. He's not too bright and is quite, well... apeish. Oh well. Pearl makes him do all her dirty work.
The Observer aka The Brain Guy, had his planet blown up by the semi-bumbling Mike, as well. He's joined with Pearl and Bobo. Oh, and he carries his brain around wherever he goes. He's sort of an arrogant snot who isn't as smart as he'd like to seem.
The Nanites are microscopic critters on the SoL who every so often help the crew out, but what they really want to do is take over the ship (and direct).
The Satellite of Love (or SoL) is home to Mike and the 'bots. It's shaped like a giant doggie bone.
Gizmonic Institute is where Joel, Erhart, and Forrester all worked. Frank worked here too. The main trade was inventions of various sorts.
Deep 13 is a section of Gizmonic Institute where Forrester and Frank continued their evil experiments... until Dr. F's funding was cut.
This here's the li'l VW van which is Pearl Forrester's spaceship. She uses it to track down Mike and the 'bots wherever they may be.
Torgo is the bizarre "goat man" from "Manos: The Hands of Fate." He talks with this strange voice and is accompanied by annoying theme "music." He semi-recently became "Torgo the White" and assumed T.V.'s Frank into second banana heaven.
Mr. B Natural is a hermaphrodite of a sprite who sneaks into prepubescent boys' rooms to teach them all about the "Spirit of Music..." Yeah. Oookay... Jack Perkins also really has a thing for him/her/it... whatever. She's one of my favorite characters. Knew you're father, I did! You'll feel like a happy king!!
Jack Perkins is the host Of "A&E's Biography." He gets on everyone's nerves and is exceedingly gently enthusiastic about every stupid thing. Go here to learn how to send a letter to the REAL Jack Perkins.
Another of my favorites is Timmy, Crow's evil shadow dimensional pal. He's pure evil. He attacked the SoL and was last seen skulking around Deep 13. He could be anywhere by now... beware! BEWARE!!!
Nummymuffincoocolbutter was engineered by Dr. F to be the perfect pet. Frank bonded with him and was thorougly upset when Dr. Forrester sent Nummymuffin up to the SoL to test it on Mike. Mike loved Nummy, but decided Nummymuffin'd be happier with Frank. Even Forrester took a shine to the li'l pink dickens. The 'bots didn't like him, tho'.
Jerry and Sylvia were Frank and Forrester's assistants. They eventually went on to do whatever Mole people do, but they'll always be remembered fondly.
Joey the Lemur, friend to mankind, was actually a kinkajou. He was still cute, though. Please consider the lemur for your next corporate or sports mascot. Thank you.
Tibby was the turtle Tom Servo loved dearly. I think he was finally flushed by Crow. Rumor is, he gave everyone salmonilla. Tom still denies this.
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