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From: hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Peyton)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: What's Crow made of?
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:23:29 GMT
Reply-To: hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Peyton)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: hepfox@doc.cc.utexas.edu



Okay, MST3K fans, it's Trivia Time!

A few months back, I recall seeing a clip on the making of MST3K.
One of its most interesting aspects was that it demonstrated how
the robots were assembled from various common items.  For example,
Gypsy is basically a pair of baby's car seats at the end of a
vacuum cleaner attachment.  Tom Servo, of course, is nothing more
than a gumball machine with a pair of arms.  Unfortunately, I
can't remember much about what was used to put Crow together.
I'm *pretty* sure his eyes are a pair of painted ping pong balls,
but nothing else about him looks all that recognizable.

If anyone remembers this clip, or can provide more detail on
Crow's construction, please come forward.

			Keep circulating the tapes,

					^Dave^
					(Dave Peyton)
					hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

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Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: daver@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Ruby)
Subject: Re: Sidehackers
Keywords: ?????? que ??????
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 18:19:15 GMT

masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) writes:

>Can someone let me know what "sidehacking" is?
You mean you haven't been to any tractor pulls or cycle races lately?
Only a few people in the country can actually do this style of
motorcycle racing and it's impressed even the die hard race fans.  
There was a special on it last November on 60 minutes, which 
means you should start seeing people on Oprah soon enough.
People are predicting that sidehacking will be THE stunt
of the 90's.

>Or kill me with a forklift.
Many cultures have fables and myths regarding how to kill dangerous supernatural
creatures.  For example, vampires with a stake, werewolves with 
a silver bullet, zombies by blowing off their heads.  In Japanese folk-lore
you must use a forklift to kill a suspected Wolf Raider.
"Why,kill me with a forklift" is sort of a sarcastic blessing people say
when something bad has happened.  Sort of a way of keeping evil spirits
away.

Glad to help, 
daver
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David Ruby    daver@uiuc.edu           "She's so perky...KILL HER"
Building Network Administrator           Crow: Mr. B Natural
University of Illinois                            
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: stangel@sunc2.cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Stangel)
Subject: Re: What's Crow made of?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 23:20:22 GMT

mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Ed McCreary) writes:

>In article <70350@ut-emx.uucp> hepfox@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Peyton) writes:
>>
>>If anyone remembers this clip, or can provide more detail on
>>Crow's construction, please come forward.
>>

>His "beak" is a plastic bowling pin split length wise.  The back of his
>head is a lacrosse (sp?) stick.

Aaaaiiiiigggghhhhh!  My kingdom for a FAQ!

Sheesh.
From: fritz@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Katie Fritz)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: Deta und Tacksen
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:37:41 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <2397@news.duke.edu> sherouse@roentgen.RadOnc.Duke.EDU (George W. Sherouse) writes:
>In article <JEFFT.92Apr12144705@mint-chocolate-chip.mit.edu> jefft@athena.mit.edu (Jeff Tang) writes:
>>
>>For those of you who don't recognize it, the  MST3K death and taxes was
>>most likely inspired by a short called  "De D\"uve".  Very funny film.
>
>This commercial is a reference to a scene in an Ingmar Bergman film
>(can't recall which, maybe Wild Strawberries).  Two actresses (I

It's my understanding that "De Duve" was an Ingmar Bergmann parody.
So you're both right!

"Tel mir abot et."

Katie Fritz
fritz@ben.dev.upenn.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: Theme song
From: l00017@eeyore.stcloud.msus.edu (Networking Research)
Date: 13 Apr 92 04:48:26 -0600
Organization: Saint Cloud State University

In article <92103.133719JRB128@psuvm.psu.edu> JRB128@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
><   "In the not too distant future, next Sunday A.D."
>       I thought it was, "Next SOMEDAY A.D.", which would make a lot more
>  sense than "SUNDAY". What does SUNDAY have to do with anything, anyway?

	Umm, this has historical significance.  Back when the show was on
local TV, and only us few, lucky, minnesotans could get it, the show was
broadcast on Sunday, and then repeated the next Saturday.  So, back then,
"Next Sunday A.D." made perfect sense . . .

"You're not my real father!" - Crow

-Mark Holden
l00017@eeyore.stcloud.msus.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: bscott@isis.cs.du.edu (Ben Scott)
Subject: Death and Taxes!
Summary: Cool beans... 
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 04:37:59 GMT

I've started seeing promos on Comedy Central for an upcoming MST3k special
(marathon?  I forget now) on April 15, regarding Death and Taxes... it's
done in black and white, kinda Bergman-esque (well, it's in pseudo-Swedish
at least) and has the bots discussing philosophical ramifications and Joel
in the background, dressed as Death and not saying much.  

Looks like April 15th is a good time to take off from work and spend the day
with the VCR...

(even if I DID receive and spend my tax refund over six weeks ago...)

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Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: cliff@uunet!tellab5!odgate (Cliff Chaput)
Subject: Re: Please Explain -- Fugitive Alien II
Organization: Odesta Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 00:54:01 GMT

jordan@castor.cs.uga.edu (CHARLES JORDAN) writes:

>There were two references in Fugitive Alien II (at least) that I didn't get...
>could somebody more hip than I explain them to me?

>The first is:  there's a shot of the crew of the Bacchus III lying asleep and
>Ken is unable to wake them up.  Servo says, "Uh oh, they've been reading
>Bukowski again."

Bukowsky, along with being a very cool writer of fiction and poetry, is
a notorious drunk.  From what I understand, when he's not writing, he's
hanging out in bars getting soused with loose women.  Rent "Barfly" with
Mickey Roark and Faye Dunnaway and you'll get the idea.

"He learned, almost too late, that man is a feeling creature..."
	-- Peter Graves, "It Conquered the World" (not "Biography")

cliff
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From: whall@cactus.org (J. Wayne Hall)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Comedy Channel / MST3K in PA?
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:17:40 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx


I'm an avid follower of MST3k (and various other comedy central progs.),
and I will be moving soon to Pittsburgh from Texas...

Please someone tell me I can still get it?!?!?

If not.. then I will have to tape everything I can now while I still get
it.  And then, I will be at the mercy of the netters....

Wayne
whall@cactus.org
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: juliewa@microsoft.com (Julie WALKER)
Subject: Re: MST3k April Schedule
Date: 09 Apr 92 16:30:54 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Distribution: usa

In article <1992Apr2.164045.7388@ncsu.edu> hgm@unity.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks) writes:
>
>No, I haven't gotten around to joining the club yet, so I'm hoping someone
>will be nice enough to type in the list for April.
>
>--hal

ok, here it is -- all times eastern:

fridays at 12:30am (NOTE: mst is no longer being shown friday mornings)
saturdays at 10am and 7pm

4/3 gamera
4/4 rocketship X-M
4/10 pod people
4/11 side hackers
 ** 4/15 5pm the corpse vanishes (death and taxes day -- great promo
                                  by the best brains folks!)
4/17 gamera vs. barugon
4/18 ring of terror
4/24 stranded in space
4/25 catalina caper

these times/movies are from the comedy central newsletter and are subject
to change (their disclaimer).
From: cbnelson@c00477-224wi.eos.ncsu.edu (Who Knows???)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: MST3K Fraternal Affiliations?
Date: 12 Apr 92 02:03:58 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

In article <1992Apr10.203352.27913@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, eam3@po.CWRU.Edu (Eric A. Meyer) writes:
|> 
|> 
|>    If you look at my .sig file, you'll probably understand why this is of
|> special concern to me, but I figure others out there are curious too.
|>    I've noticed that just about any time Tom Servo mentions a fraternity,
|> it's Theta Chi.  Examples:
|> 
|> Robot Monster, near the end:
|>    "I've been pounding beers with the Theta Chis!"  (or something like that)
|> 
|> Rocketship X-M, as the crew wakes up:
|>    "Uhhh, that was the worst party ever.  Who invited the Theta Chis?"
|> 
|> Viking Women..., during the scene of drunken debauchery:
|>    "Hey, cool, a Theta Chi party!"
|> 
|> So I was wondering, is the guy who does Tom's voice a Theta Chi?  Or is Joel?
|> Or somebody else on the crew?  Or did one of the writers go to a university
|> where the Theta Chis had a 'party' reputation (obviously NOT Case Western)?
|>    I guess it depends on who writes the lines for each character.  Anyway,
|> if anybody out there knows, I'd love to hear about it; otherwise, I'll just
|> have to write to Best Brains and ask.  (Surface mail?  Ick!)
|>    Anyway...
|> 
|> "...and an old friend."  --The Gang
|> 
|> 		-EMeyer
|> 
|> -- 
|> "Unstable condition--a symptom of life       | Eric A. Meyer (eam3@po.CWRU.edu)
|>  In mental and environmental change          |  President, Beta Nu Chapter of
|>  Atmospheric disturbance--the feverish flux  |      Theta Chi Fraternity
|>  Of human interface and interchange-"  -N.P. |  Drink 'Bite The Wax Tadpole'!!

A couple of the guys at our house who watch mst3k religiously,
have also wondered about that. I think someone has sent a
letter asking about that. 

I hate working this shift. Miss the 7pm showing.*(#&$(@ 
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: saseph@hal.unx.sas.com (Ed Hughes)
Subject: Re: Sidehackers
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:38:47 GMT
Originator: saseph@hal.unx.sas.com
X-Bytes: 1004

In article <bp2t6=c@rpi.edu>, goldm@sage4a.its.rpi.edu (Mitchell E. Gold) writes:
>After giving this much thought and running through my archives, I believe that
>Frank has a fixation on the Bangles song "Walk Like an Egyptian" and the
>specific lyric, "wayohwayohwayohwayoh." Whether this is a mantra or a Mad
>Scientist mind controlling technique is not quite clear to me. It's clear that
>Steve (er, Clayton) doesn't recognize it. Is there a Mad Scientists Union? Do
>we occasionally see a guest Mad Scientist? I know we've seen Jack Perkins,
>Plant Man, a few Molemen (interns, I believe), and I think Miracle Growth Baby.
>
Jack Perkins and Miracle Growth Baby:  Mike J. Nelson
Plant Man:  Kevin Murphy, aka Tom Servo
Jerry and Sylvia, the Mole People:  can't remember

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Cary, NC                  |  yeah!"
                          | --Joel, "Women of the Prehistoric Planet,"
                          |          MST3000
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: timewarp@camelot.bradley.edu (Matthew Edens)
Subject: Re: MST3K In TV Guide
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: na
Date: 16 Apr 92 16:12:52 GMT

In <the terra not-so-firma version of the SOL> intertxt@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:

>Just to let you know, this week's TV guide has an article about what college
>students are watching these days. Three paragraphs are dedicated to the
>"latest" college cult TV show, MST3K!

>So it IS a college cult TV show. Good. Otherwise the article I wrote about it
>for the school paper would've looked SILLY.
	I wish it could become a cult show HERE at Bradley, however,
	the cable company (No names, UA Cable) doesn't see fit to 
	include it in the programming.  It's amazing how many people
	would be addicted to it if it were on.  
	
	ARGH!!!!!  What to do?!?!??!!?!?!!?!?!?!!?!?

	Luckily some people (No names, ME) have parents that tape the
	shows.  

	Matte, Missing my MST

"Commercial Sign"
From: thove@brahms.udel.edu (Thomas Hove)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: SCTV and other references
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:01:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Delaware

Has anybody seen that SCTV take-off of Bergman's "Persona" starring
Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara as Liv Ullman and Bibi
Anderson?  I'm asking this because that's what the Death and
Taxes commercial reminded me of, especially in the way they put
Crow in profile and Tom Servo head-on.  Woody Allen parodied
this same device in the "wheat" scene of "Love and Death."

Also, the music in the background is not "Fur Elise" but the first
movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, and I think Joel is supposed to
be specifically the figure of Death from "The Seventh Seal" (or was
it "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey"?).

BTW, I grew up in Madison, WI, and for a while back in the early 80s
Jim Mallon was the Vice President of the student body at the UW. And
I'm pretty sure that he and his running mate, Leon Varjian, were the
ones responsible for putting a papier-mache model of the statue of
Liberty out on the ice in Lake Mendota.  Has anybody ever seen  
pictures of this?  I think this stunt was repeated for several years
back then.  They also had this cable access show called "The Vern and
Evelyn Show," starring two real mice with Mr. Bill-type voices.  It
wasn't as good as MST3K, but as an adolescent I really liked it.
From: saseph@hal.unx.sas.com (Ed Hughes)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: What's Crow made of...
Date: 16 Apr 92 13:31:30 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Originator: saseph@hal.unx.sas.com
X-Bytes: 2059

In article <1992Apr15.234855.13673@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, jaz29707@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Zimmerman -MST3K Fan ) writes:
>
>       As pointed out in earlier postings, Crow is made up of a lacrosse stick,a bowling pin and ping pong balls, in keeping w/ joel's sport theme, the
>       piece of the bot that was neglected by the other posters was the
>       hockey face mask....Just my two cents
>                               jim zimmerman
>                               "That's nice.....MOM!!!!!!!!"
>                               -Crow, Mr. B Natural
>                               (one of the best!!!)

Yeeesh!  I feel like that guy in the commercial with the egg
and the frying pan!

OK, is there still anyone out there who doesn't get it?
This is Crow.
This is a lacrosse stick.
Crow does not have a lacrosse stick (or any part of it) in him.
Any questions?  Go stop by a sporting goods store.
This message brought to you by the Coalition for an Accurately-Described Crow.
:->

Once AGAIN, here's what Crow *is* made of, from the FAQ:

Q. What are the robots made of?

A.  Crow is mostly made of sporting equipment:

        Pingpong balls for eyes
        Plastic bowling pin for mouth
        His head (around his eyes) is a soap dish (!)
        Arms - adjustable desk lamp parts, with foam tubing
                on the upper part
        Neck -- a Popeet toy
        Thing on the back of his head - hockey mask (Cooper XL7FG)
        Torso: a piece of Tupperware from a set called "Floralier"
                (It was a flower-arranging set.  No longer made.)
        Legs -- he has 'em, but what are they made of?  (They look
                like more lamp parts)

P.S.  I'm beginning to see why Rich Kulawiec doesn't read these
      groups.  As he says, the noise-to-signal ratio is sometimes
      something fierce!


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Cary, NC                  |  yeah!"
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From: mcgrew@dropout.rutgers.edu (Charles Mcgrew)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: The new season begins... survey SAYS!
Date: 13 Apr 92 19:09:56 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

(sorry about a second post, I shoulda added it at the end of the 
 other one...)

... word from BB is that the new season won't begin until June; there
will also be a new newsletter for the fan-club at that time.  Until
then, repeats will be repeatedly repeated.  The nice lady at BB said
they're going to concentrate on more recent episodes (curse it all;
most of the ones I'm missing are older ones) in their episodes until
then.

Charles

			   ---------------

Joel: OK, well, how about you, Crow?  You must be full-to-bursting
      with some fond memories of today's movie.  C'mon, think hard...

Crow: Arr... Ah, oh...

Tom:  Oh, Brother.

Crow: Um, well, gee... jeez, Joel, I'm drawing a blank here.

Tom:  Yeah, me too.

Crow: Um.. .oh!  I remember - vaguely - a guy locked in a room with
      another guy, and someone ... running...


					- Dialog from the "Plot Chanty" 
					    sketch of "Mighty Jack"
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Robert DeMillo )
Subject: Re: Joel: any connection to Iowa State?
Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Lab - Group 43
Date: 13 Apr 92 17:08:45

In article <1992Apr11.225418@IASTATE.EDU> cupples@IASTATE.EDU (Robert L Cupples) writes:

> Does Joel have
> any ties to ISU?  If not, did he go to college?  Where at?

I'm not sure about Joel, but Jim Mallon (one of the producer/writers
and the "voice" of Gypsy) was our (you'll love this) class president
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1979-1981. He
ran on the ticket with a guy named Leon Varjiean under a party calling
itself "Pail & Shovel." They did amusing things like give
every student a 1 penny rebate on their tuition (paid in cash) every
semester, and contructed a full size mockup of the top half of the
statue of liberty's head and arm, which they then placed out on
Lake Mendota when it was frozen. (The effect was similar to the
half-buried Statue of Liberty in "The Planet of the Apes.") There
is now a relatively famous local postcard from Madison with the 
Statue of Liberty's head coming out of the lake.

All and all, it was a pretty amusing use of student funds.


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Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Thursday, 9 Apr 1992 12:50:31 EDT
From: <DVAN@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: Tibby :was something else

        Does anyone have the lyrics to Tom Servo's Ode to Tibby the Turtle
      From the Gamera episode...? WHat a beutiful singing voice Tom has!
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: mcginj@aix.rpi.edu (Jeffrey Thomas Mcginley)
Subject: Re: MST3K infiltrating vocabulary...
Keywords: McCloud?!  HUH?!  
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 03:43:56 GMT

Saaaaaayyy!
From: synth@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: MST3K infiltrating vocabulary...
Date: 16 Apr 92 21:10:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: lynx.7a1j9#p
Distribution: na
Organization: SynthMuzik Productions Ltd.:  The Danes Call It Quality

craig@pulua.hcc.hawaii.edu (Craig Segawa) writes:

>>PS:  Posters please remember that MST3K doesn't get outside of
>>north america (if I'm not mistaken) so you might want to
>>remember to limit your distribution to "na"
>
>You're mistaken.  I'm glad I can get MST3K here in Hawaii.  btw I'm not
>trying to start a Flame war by posting this, I just wanted to let the
>_world_ know that I read this group.  =)

Last time I checked, Hawaii was part of the Union. :-)  A `usa' distribution
is sure to include Hawaii, and since an `na' distribution includes the US,
you're covered.  No need to distribute to `world'.


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