#Gizmonics Institute

[peterkothe]

INKtober Day 19- DR FORESTER (and TV’s Frank)

The diabolical founder of Gizmonic Institute, Dr Clayton Forester and his poofy-haired cronie: TV’s Frank, are best known for creating one of science’s most insane experiments: THE MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000! Kidnapping and exiling good-guy Gizomonic employee Joel Robinson aboard the Satellite of Love, then subjected him and his robot friends, GPC, Tom Servo and Crow, to a never ending barrage of the worst movies ever made! All the while monitoring their reactions and the effects the movies have on their sanity; BUT who’s sanity would truly break first: Joel and the Bots or The Mad Scientists (the Mads) themselves!?

#my art #artists on tumblr #inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 19 #mystery science theater 3000 #mst3k #Dr. Forester #TV’s Frank #Joel Robinson #Joel and the Bots #mad scientists #mad doctors #pen and ink #traditional art #fan art #gizmonic institute

[mabelsguidetolife]

I think the robots are gay :-) — me about portal and also mst3k

#how can robots be gay???? idk ask them #gizmonics institute and deep 13 would fit perfectly with the world state in portal and half life tbh #there’s just a lot going on

[theanimatedbishoujoevalana]

I'm getting close to the end of my Fraggle Rock rewatch, and in the framing device for this episode, Doc builds a time machine:

And my brain instantly goes:

#evaliveblog #I say rewatch but I have no memory of 90% of the episodes #would doc work at the gizmonic institute? maybe #fraggle rock #mst3k

[blueheavensims]

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[candyheartedchy]

I hope this isn't weird, but I feel like my oc/si character (she's heavily based on myself but kinda evolved into her own person with her own story) would absolutely love your self insert??

She was an intern at a radio station her uncle worked for and had a Friday 3am radio show that was basically Unsolved Mysteries on a budget of 50 bucks and a danish. But she decided to investigate Gizmonics and got lost underground, thought she was saved, but ended up being hit over the head with a vase and blasted onto the SOL with the bi-monthly supply crate. After the shock of the situation wore off, she took to the crew well and basically adopted everyone on-board. She and Joel end up together and she's very protective over him and the bots; it's good that she's on their side because she might actually be more unhinged than Dr. Forrester.

I kinda think she'd see your character and be like "Tommy has a girlfriend!! I can't wait to meet her!!"

It’s not weird at all!! And can I just say I love your self insert/oc’s backstory!! Like working at a radio station and solving mysteries! And a place like Gizmonics Institute would be perfect for her to investigate because word got out or something about Dr. Forrester’s experiments down in Deep 13! And her getting sent to the Satellite of Love for snooping and then meeting Joel and the gang! Like I can actually see that happening in the show!

And I think my insert would totally be friends with yours on the fact that my s/i (which is mostly based on me as well lol) love the unexplained and is a very curious person so I can see our self inserts bonding over the unknown and stuff!

Like so far for my s/i, she works for Gizmonics as an employee (an astronomer) who kept finding images of the SOL on her telescope and learns about how Forrester is sending people into space and goes on a rescue party only to get stranded out herself due to her spacecraft getting sabotaged by him finding out her plan. So she’s trapped, grumpy and wants revenge, but eventually clams down realizing that she can actually explore space in person then through a telescope. And of course catches feels for a certain little robot along the way haha!!

#but absolutely!! I think our self inserts would get along well! #queenoftheblackpuddle #💌 letters 💌

[drinkybirdz]

In the not too distant future next sunday ad there was a guy named joel not too different from you or me he worked at gizmonic institute just another guy in a red jumpsuit he did a good job cleaning up the place but his bosses didn't like him so they shot him into space. We'll send him cheesy movies. The worst. We can find Lalala we'll make him sit and watch them all and monitor his mind Lalala Sorry singalong cancelled I gotta go to class

[queenoftheblackpuddle]

Instead of the SOL, they live in stately Forrester’s Keep, a sprawling mansion and grounds courtesy of the Gizmonics Institute.

[sbcrmtjvno]

[Joel]

In the not too distant future,

Next Sunday A.D.

There was a guy named Joel,

Not too different from you or me.

He worked at Gizmonic Institute,

Just another face in red jump suit.

He did a good job cleaning up the place,

But his bosses didn't like him so they shot him into space!

We'll send him cheesy movies,

The worst we can find...(la! la! la!)

He'll have to sit & watch them all,

Then we'll monitor his mind...(la! la! la!)

Now keep in mind Joel can't control,

When the movies begin & end...(la! la! la!)

Because he used those special parts,

To make his robot friends --

ROBOT ROLL CALL (Let's Go!)

Cambot (Pan Left!)

Gypsy (Hi Girls!)

Tom Servo (Hi Tall Guy!)

Crooooooow (I'm The Wisecracker!)

If you're wondering how he eats & breathes,

And other science facts...(la! la! la!)

Then repeat to yourself its just a show,

I should really just relax...For Mystery Science Theater

3000.......

[Mike]

In the not too distant future

Way down in Deep Thirteen

Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank

Were hatching an evil scheme

They hired a temp by the name of Mike

Just a regular Joe they didn't like

Their experiment needed a good test case

So they conked him on the noggin and they shot him into space

(Mike: "Get me DOWWWN!")

We'll send him cheesy movies

The worst we can find (LA LA LA)

He'll have to sit and watch them all

And we'll monitor his mind

Now keep in mind Mike can't control

Where the movies begin or end (LA LA LA)

He'll try to keep his sanity

With the help of his robot friends

ROBOT ROLL CALL

Cambot! ("Show yourself!")

Gypsy! ("I'm not ready!")

Tom Servo! ("Hello there!")

Croooow! ("That's one 'o'!")

If you're wondering how he eats and breathes

And other science facts (LA LA LA)

Just repeat to yourself it's just a show

I should really just relax for Mystery...Science...Theater...3000!

(twang!)

[Mike II]

In the not too distant future

Way down in Deep 13

The evil Dr. Forrester

Was hatching a nasty scheme

He hired a temp by the name of Mike

Just a regular Joe he didn't like

His experiment needed a good test case

So he conked him on the noggin'

And he shot him into space

(Mike: GET ME DOWN!!!)

I'll send him cheesy movies

The worst i can find (La La La!)

He'll have to sit and watch them all

And i'll monitor his mind (La La La!)

Now keep in mind Mike can't control

Where the movies begin or end (La La La!)

He'll try to keep his sanity

With the help of his robot friends

ROBOT ROLL CALL....

Cambot (Show yourself)

Gypsy (I'm not ready)

Tom Servo (Hi ho there)

Croooooooow (That's one 'O'!)

If you're wondering how he eats and breathes

And other science facts (La La La!)

Just repeat to yourself it's just a show

I should really just relax,

(Dr. F: Did i tell you my mother's here?)

For Mystery Science Theater 3000!

(Twaaaannnngggg!!! )

[New Season]

In the not-too-distant future,

somewhere in time and space,

Mike Nelson and his robot pals

are caught in an endless chase,

Pursued by a woman whose name is Pearl,

an evil gal who wants to rule the world.

She threw a few things in her purse,

and in her rocketship she hunts him all across the universe.

(Pearl) I'll get you!!!

(Pearl) I'll send him cheesy movies,

the worst I can find, la, la, la.

He'll have to sit and watch them all,

and I'll monitor his mind, la, la, la.

Now keep in mind Mike can't control

where the movies begin or end, la, la, la.

He'll try to keep his sanity,

with the help of his robot friends.

ROBOT ROLL CALL

Cambot! (You're on!)

Gypsy! (Oh, my stars!)

Tom Servo! (Check me out!)

Croooow! (I'm different!)

If you're wondering how he eats and breathes,

and other science facts, la, la, la.

Just repeat to yourself it's just a show,

I should really just relax,

for Mystery Science Theater 3000.

(twang)

#mystery science theater 3000 #lyric quotes #90s shows

[theboysfromaustin]

I don't know if we can dress up on Halloween, and I wouldn't have time now, but I'd definitely get a hard hat and Gizmonic Institute jumpsuit

[thatbenmsmith]

I'm back on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show this week! THRILL as I attempt to win the Gizmonic Institute Division Championship and make it to the Season Finale!

[fancoloredglasses]

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (making it cool to talk over the movie since 1988)

[All images are owned by Factory. Seeing as you got your material from public domain, I hope you would find it hypocritical to sue]

(Thanks to jumpsuitjoel)

I’m going to apologize ahead of time. The start of this review is gonna seem a bit dry and rambling, but I promise there’s a point.

In the days before cable, there were two types of stations on TVs:

Channels 2-13 (for whatever reason, there was no Channel 1) were VHF (or “Very High Frequency”) stations and had better reception on these things called “antennas” that were either large enough to need to be mounted to the top of houses or small enough to be on top of the TV (the good old-fashioned “rabbit ears”) These were usually the stations that were the local affiliates for the major networks (at the time those were ABC, NBC, PBS, and CBS) due to the signal being more expensive to maintain.

Channels 14 and up (83 until the 80s, then it was cut back to 69) were UHF (or “Ultra-High Frequency”) were cheaper to operate but often were difficult to receive depending on where the antenna was located, what was around it and its alignment (you either had to adjust the rabbit ears or install a device that would rotate the antenna on your house) The majority of these were unaffiliated (or “independent”) stations that mostly aired reruns and local-interest programming (like sporting events involving the Home Team) When cable took over and every production company wanted their own network (Fox, UPN, WB, CW, etc.), most of these were gobbled up as affiliates.

You may be asking what the history of broadcast TV has to do with Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or “MST3K”) Trust me, I’m getting to that.

One of the mainstays of independent stations is the afternoon movies. Most stations on weekends from noon until prime time would have a steady stream of older movies. They tended to have the same hundred or so movies on rotation (did you miss The Ghost and Mr. Chicken on the afternoon movie? No sweat, it’ll be back in about 3 months!) The reason the movies were older was they were cheaper to purchase. In fact, some were so old they were in the public domain and could be bought by the station for next to nothing!

Now, a lot of these movies were, shall we say, less than fresh if Rotten Tomatoes had existed when they came out (why do you think they were so cheap?) Which brings us to our review.

A comedian named Joel Hodgson approached an independent station in Minneapolis about a way to “spice up” the stinkers the station had acquired: he and his friends would crack jokes at the movie. The backstory was that he’s forced to watch them after being imprisoned on a spacecraft known as the Satellite of Love. The show was enough of a hit that the idea was bought by the Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central)

The premise stayed pretty much the same, but Joel was an employee of a company known as the Gizmonics Institute.

His supervisor Dr. Clayton Forrester and his minion assistant who went by the name “TV’s Frank” were the ones who kidnapped Joel and shipped him off to the Satellite of Love. The plan was that they would see how long it would take a steady diet of bad movies to drive Joel insane.

Joel might’ve succumbed to madness had he not scavenged parts of the satellites to build robotic companions (though given their personalities, it may have already been too late for poor Joel)

Tom Servo is one of the bots that Joel watches the films with along with...

...Crow T. Robot.

Gypsy controls the major functions of the Satellite of Love. Since that takes up much of her processing power, she can sometimes seem a bit slow-witted.

Cambot is the primary means of communication between Forrester and the Satellite of Love.

After 6 seasons (including Minnesota), Joel decided to leave the show. However, Dr. Forrester needed a new guinea pig for their experiment so...

(Thanks to Xander Lars Knight)

Other than the change in guinea pigs, nothing much changed.

Two seasons later, TV’s Frank was killed off leaving Dr. Forrester alone in his lab, so he brought in...

...his mother Pearl. This lasted one season before Comedy Central cancelled the show. However, the show got life as a feature film (so...a movie about guys talking over a movie?) before being picked up by the Sci-Fi Network (what is now known as SyFy)

Due to lack of funding. Dr. Forrester cut his losses (literally; he sent the Satellite of Love into deep space!), but 500 years in the future, a cyrogenically frozen Pearl (don’t ask) is thawed and she drags the Satellite of Love back to Earth to continue the experiment (and Mike hasn’t aged much in the meantime) until the series was finally ended with season 10 (until it was revived on Netflix in 2017 with a new guinea pig named Jonah. I haven’t seen the new series but I can’t imagine the format has changed much)

These days, Foundry (the production company that owns MST3K has started a streaming service where you can watch the first 10 seasons for free.

As always, if you would like to see any episodes reviewed (how exactly would I do that? I mean, the cast is already telling better jokes than I could...), let me know.

And now for the sign off...

(Thanks to DovahBudgie100)

#mystery science theater 3000 #mst3k #joel hodgson #mike nelson #tom servo #crow t robot #clayton forrester #tv's frank #pearl forrester #Fan Colored Glasses

[haotechcom]

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[pencil-amateur]

Jawbreakers and skittles for the f/o ask

Do you have any angst written about you and your f/o?

I have a story in mind where blivian and kinga get stuck far in the future and their daughters are trying to get them back, but the angsty stuff isn't focused on them specifically

Do you have any headcanons for your f/o?

OH SO MANY! here are a few:

Kinga used to wear her hair in a bun to emulate her grandma Pearl, but cut it short after she flooded Moon 13

she has glasses but doesn't like wearing them

she's an alumna of Gizmonic Institute and was considered to be promising. after securing a budget for an independent project, she took the money and literally disappeared off the face of the earth. that's what they get for not doing a background check

when she was a teenager she saw jurassic park and was fundamentally changed as a person. she already wanted to be a mad scientist but that was the tipping point

#ask game #klivian #kinga forrester #thank you sm for the ask!

[blueheavensims]

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[doc-ravenbe]

A lalafellan Caleb Widogast. My costume for Halloween this year. Gizmonics Institute is having a costume party tonight! 9pm Eastern Ward 3 Plot 13 Goblet on Siren Server. Join us, won’t you?

#Final Fantasy XIV #Critical Role #Doc Ravenbe #caleb widogast #Gizmonics Institute #Siren Server

[mysteryscribbletheater3000]

Mystery Scribble Theater Monday: Comic #7 I told you Jonah had his heroes! LEGENDS, MAN. (He is so anime-level excitement right there and it’s so perfect.) This is the most extra page ever, but I am proud of every piece of it. Joel, the Mads, the Outback, the dang CRAWLING EYE (the first episode on national TV!)… I had fun with this one. Yes, the hexagons are a recurring theme.

If you’re new and need to catch up, you can look here, under Mystery Scribble Theater Mondays OR just click on that same tag in the Pile O’ Tags below.

Comic #1: Two Months Earlier, The Not-Too-Distant Past Comic #2: I Can Fix That Comic #3: She’s Got Music In Her Voice Comic #4: A Challenger Appears Comic #5: There’s Your Problem Comic #6: Legendary?

#mst3k #mst3k the return #mst3k fan art #mst3k fan comic #mystery scribble theater 3000 #mystery scribble theater mondays #jonah heston #tom servo #crow t robot #satellite of love #sol #joel robinson #dr. clayton forrester #tv's frank #hamdingers #gizmonics institute #smittygirl's art #smittygirl's fanart #the magic inside of queue