[The old man points out the clown on the trapeze to the boy.]
I invented that move.
Yeah, right.
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)
[The old man points out the clown on the trapeze to the boy.]
I invented that move.
Yeah, right.
[Two clowns swing around a pole crotch to crotch.]
Oh, no! No, no -- they're doing it clown-style! No!
[One clown sweeps the other's behind with a hand broom.]
Ah! And Madonna thinks she's innovative!
JoelOh, please tell me this isn't happening.
[They continue to complain as one clown hits the other's behind with a mallet.]
More, more, I'm a bad clown! Ha ha ha!
Yes, children's windows of perception are opened for a second, only to take in the horror that is the circus.
[Shot of a horse trainer and a horse]
Hank Kimball's brought in.
Hey, Mr. Douglas, I see you've got a horse. Well, it's not really a horse, it's more of a...
[A clown rings a bell.]
Hey, C. Everett Kook!
[We cut to two clowns slapfighting.]
Presenting Boppo and Freddie for the funniest prizefight in circus history!
Bing Crosby's relationship with his son Gary is re-enacted.
Ha ha! Let the nightmare begin! Hoo hoo!
JoelThis is the strangest debate format I have ever seen.
You know, don't laugh, but in a way, this is this town's passion play.
JoelOh. It's a full contact Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?!
Don't talk about our clown, Martha.
[Cut to the next act, a lion tamer]
KITTIES!
[As trapeze artists fly through the air]
JoelI know, you're not going to complete 5th grade gym without doing this, right?
. . .
Pass the word, Ed's been hitting the bottle today!
Oh, like that's been a big improvement over what we've been doing...
Party in Susan's dressing room!
[The young people run to the village center to celebrate Lemminkäinen's return after destroying their Sampo to keep it from the witch.]
Huzzah, everyone! Did you hear there is no Sampo?
Yah, it's really too bad.
No Sampo, eh? Bummer.
Let us be gay, for he is a dickweed.
[The village women, holding hands, dance in a great circle.]
I'm so glad it's a dry celebration! It's so much more fun than the kegger would have been!
[Now the young men and women of the village dance in a ring, while Joel and the Bots sing.]
He failed to bring back the Sampo!
Sampo!
We shall die of starvation!
Sampo!
JoelWell to be honest, everybody, we don't know what a Sampo is.
Not a clue.
If you know what a Sampo is, write it on a piece of paper, throw it away and then try not to think about it. You'll be glad you did.
Sampo!
[On the SOL bridge, Gypsy takes the stage wearing a coat]
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting in her one woman show: Gypsy!
JoelHere we go!
Ssshh!
[singing] There’s a big frontier out there called life, I ain’t nobody’s daughter, I ain’t nobody’s wife, I’m gonna stake my very own claim of land, And you’re gonna wanna know who I am… I’m Gypsy! Gypsy Rose Me! Gypsy Rose, not you! Not you! Or you! Gypsy Rose… Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
[Joel, Crow, and Tom applaud]
Thank you! Oh, thank you very much. You know, we're all traveling; You, me, that little gold guy over there. We're traveling on the big trip of life, and sometimes it turns out we haven't packed the right clothes for our personal journey. :[Gypsy takes off her coat, revealing a pink outfit underneath] "I've been struggling to make ends meet. The social worker stops by today, but we'll get by, somehow..." Thank you.
[Joel, Crow, and Tom applaud again. Gypsy takes off her pink dress, revealing a golden sparkling outfit.]
"I'm sick of fighting with you, boyfriend! But I'm not going to walk out that door; No sir, I'm going to run out that door!" Thank you, Thank you.
[Everyone applauds.]
Hey, is my act interfering with your conversation, buddy? [Crow, Joel and Tom laugh heartily] You get three guys together, huh? What, some sort of love connection screwup? [Crow, Joel and Tom laugh again]
Yay!
Oh, thank you, thank you. What a night, everybody! But before I go, I want to tell you a little story; A story about a gal who ran the higher functions of a little satellite in a synchronous orbit, A gal that everyone thought was perhaps, a little slow, a little naïve, a little... simple. But let me tell you something about that gal. She has spirit, she had guts! and most of all, she had a huge heart. That gal was on her journey and when her luggage ended up on another planet, that gal picked herself up, dusted herself off and wore the same outfit 2 days in a row. That plucky little gal, is... me!
[After speaking with Jimmy, Mr. Warren prepares some paperwork with concern.]
Hmm. I didn't know he had a prison record. Says here he's wanted in Idaho.
Hmm? What in the world?! "Assault with a deadly weapon"?!
A.K.A., the "Pantsless Salesman"? Or the "Piddling Peddler"?!
Bride of the Monster (movie)
[Joel's Invention Exchange is a machine that merges comic strips.]
Ziggy had Garfield neutered?! Now that's funny!
Hired! Part 2 (short)
[Warren has a sales meeting with all his employees.]
We're gonna have leadership the way my old man told me! You, put a handkerchief on your head! You, swat at imaginary elves! You, rock on the porch all night!
Sales are the most important thing in this business.
Seeing as how we're salesmen, and all.
We're gonna work closer together than we have in the past in order to get more sales.
But first -- martinis!
Jimmy, I want to talk with you first.
'Cause you've got the most problems.
[Torgo, whose thighs and knees appear to be hugely swollen, shambles unevenly to fetch luggage.]
JoelAh… that's not how you wear your Depends, Torgo.
Been hitting the Thighmaster, Torgo?
. . .
Like having Joe Cocker as your bellhop.
[The Master has just awoken his wives, now chattering in a circle as he looks on, annoyed.]
What was I thinking?
Women who lunch.
And the Manos who love them -- next Donahue.
. . .
JoelYou know, this scene is strong enough for a Manos, but made for a Womanos.
...and now, back to We Married Manos!
[The wives, clad in white, diaphanous robes, are fighting each other.]
Well, the talks broke down at this point.
Looks like the Russian Parliament.
Next on ESPN, full contact nightgown wrestling!
Designing Women, the lost episodes.
And now, the Manos Women's Guild will reenact the Battle of Pearl Harbor.
JoelYou know, this was the alternate ending to Beaches.
I see London, I see France, I see everybody's underpants!
. . .
You know, this isn't Lysistrata. I like it, but it isn't Lysistrata!
. . .
JoelYou know after this they're gonna laugh and cry and pierce each others ears.
. . .
It's the Wilson Phillips breakup.
. . .
I'm guessing this is the whole reason this movie was made.
Silence!
JoelIs golden!
Silence!
JoelIs golden!
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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