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> [So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did it, which is all spontaneously, and it really was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/so-the-actual-riffing-came-out-of-us-just-sitting-there-and-doing-it/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

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## More by Joel Hodgson

> [Well, we had more money and more time the first season than we did at TV 23.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/well-we-had-more-money-and-more-time-the-first-season-than-we-did-at/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [When we did the pilot, I sort of pictured this guy pirating a signal and then this story unfolding of him building this satellite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/when-we-did-the-pilot-i-sort-of-pictured-this-guy-pirating-a-signal/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Mystery Science Theater is really a postmodern show, it's really derived of many influences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/mystery-science-theater-is-really-a-postmodern-show-it-s-really/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/the-first-twenty-shows-at-tv-23-were-really-a-workshop/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Then a friend of Jim's suggested we make a theme song to explain the story, and this is where the Mads came from. Josh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/then-a-friend-of-jim-s-suggested-we-make-a-theme-song-to-explain-the/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [The internet is a total inversion of television. It's the opposite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/the-internet-is-a-total-inversion-of-television-it-s-the-opposite/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Well, really the way worked was that I had probably built fifty robots before Mystery Science Theater, and I had sold them in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/well-really-the-way-worked-was-that-i-had-probably-built-fifty-robots/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/gypsy-was-the-name-my-brother-gave-a-pet-turtle-he-had-i-always/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [But if you think you aren't creative that's cool, too. I think being around people who aren't creative is kind of refreshing and nice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/but-if-you-think-you-aren-t-creative-that-s-cool-too-i-think-being/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [If you notice any of the press from when I was with the show, I would always deny it being the year 3000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/if-you-notice-any-of-the-press-from-when-i-was-with-the-show-i-would/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [The name Crow was inspired by a number of things. I thought it would be cool to have a robot with sort of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/the-name-crow-was-inspired-by-a-number-of-things-i-thought-it-would/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/so-the-actual-riffing-came-out-of-us-just-sitting-there-and-doing-it/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/beanie-and-cecil-was-the-first-cartoon-i-remember-watching-and-i/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Sometimes I go into my own little world. It's okay, they know me there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/sometimes-i-go-into-my-own-little-world-it-s-okay-they-know-me-there/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

> [Besides, it doesn't make any sense to have these characters living in the year 3000 when all their points of reference are from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-hodgson/besides-it-doesn-t-make-any-sense-to-have-these-characters-living-in/)

[Joel Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-hodgson/)

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