Joel[as Cody is fighting off a henchman] Just give him a headbutt. Give him a headbutt! He's just wearing spandex on his head!
A character in Mystery Science Theater 3000
Played by Joel Hodgson
Mystery Science Theater 3000 · 3,167 quotes
4th most-quoted character in Mystery Science Theater 3000: in 542 of its 3,167 quotes
Most scenes with: Tom Servo (294), Crow T. Robot (271), Narrator (42)
Joel[as Cody is fighting off a henchman] Just give him a headbutt. Give him a headbutt! He's just wearing spandex on his head!
Joel[as the Moon Men henchmen and police officers engage in a shootout] Why is it darker on the Earth than on the Moon?
Joel[of Servo and Crow griping] I'm surrounded by idiots of my own design!
[Graber, who is trying to escape, shoots at Commander Cody]
JoelRight, right. Shoot him. That's your solution to everything. Something gets in your way, you pull out your little gun and you gotta shoot them. Well mister listen, someday there's going to be a flying Rocketeer behind you who's going to shoot back.
[Alice and Roy cavort in an open field]
JoelEven at the end of the world, love springs eternal.
Joel[while Cody and Ted fly in an airplane to bomb the truck of Retik's Earth henchmen] Oh, great. Double 00-Cody. You have a license to kill now, Mr. Cody?
Joel[Commander Moore and the imposter Dr. Wernher fight] Hands Down; the slap-happiest game of all!
Joel[commenting on the surreal perspective of the movie's visual effects] Art design by M.C. Escher!
[Rommel and Rita roll around in some grass while the scene fades using a white-out effect]
JoelThis grass... It's... drugged!
[The astronauts run up a ramp to escape an oozing, Blob-like slick chasing them.]
JoelHey, where's Steve McQueen when you need him?
[Scene: an obvious toy helicopter hovers over obvious toy army jeeps.]
Saigon. I can't believe I'm in a model of Saigon.
[the rocket ship is slowly landing on the planet Nova]
Joel[as John F. Kennedy ] I believe by the end of this decade, we will land a piece of stock footage on another planet. Ask not what a processed shot can do for you.
[At night, Kenny mopes about his lost stones that he was collecting for "Gamera's new house".]
When you get up in the morning, Kenny, we'll get you a whole box of gravel.
[While playing back phone messages left by viewers.]
JoelAll you scary guys with the low I.Q.s, don't call any more because you're scaring Gypsy.
[While opening credits roll with a background showing the ocean.]
JoelThe Ocean; the beginning of all life... and all Sandy Frank films.
Tom ServoKevin Murphy · 1,542 quotes
Mike NelsonMichael J. Nelson · 824 quotes
NNarrator224 quotes
JJonah171 quotes
GGypsy75 quotes
EEmily69 quotes
CFDr. Clayton Forrester57 quotes
PFPearl Forrester26 quotes
MMax22 quotes
KFKinga Forrester21 quotes
JPJack Perkins20 quotes
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