"Who does these things when we're too lazy, too bloated on food and generous portions of our own gargantuan egos? Who debugs the massive computer control center because our own enfeebled brains can barely add fractions? Who provids the warm, inviting water in which you bathe your filthy, oil-stained carcass? Who goes on mind-bendingly dangerous missions outside in the cold, black void of unforgiving space while you sit inside, cozy as Alistair Cooke, sipping cocoa and watching Tiny Toons? ... Who periodically changes the plutonium rods in the nuclear reactor deep in the bowels of the ship, while you feast on gooey handfuls of Fiddle-Faddle and play hopscotch..."

--from episode #320 (The Unearthly)

[[Gypsy poses
for a photo at the ConventioCon Expo Fest-A-Rama II.]]

Appreciating Gypsy

Once upon a time, I set out to find a picture of Gypsy on the net. I found a number of sizable archives, and there were countless pictures of Joel, Mike, Tom, Crow, the Mads, and all the funnest moments we cherish... but Gypsy? One picture. One single, solitary picture! And a JPEG, to boot!

Well, Gypsy is my favorite 'bot-- there, I said it!-- and she deserves an entertaining and informative Web page. Until some hot Web designer takes notice, you'll have to make do with this.

Fun facts about Gypsy

According to the USENET FAQ, Gypsy is constructed from:


[[Picture of Jim
Mallon]] Gypsy is operated and voiced by Jim Mallon, who is also the producer and one of the writers for MST3K. He is the only cast member left from the pre-Comedy Central era.


Petréa Mitchell
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