Mystery Science Theater 3000

Bots are made of These

FAQ File


Crow

The ever wise-cracking Crow is mostly made of sporting equipment and Tupperware.

Eyes: glow-in-the dark ping-pong balls; pupils are square bits of electrical tape.

Head: Crow's head (around his eyes) is a comprised of a soap dish that is no longer made and is extremely difficult to find. The top of his head is a lacrosse mask (Cooper XL7FG).

Mouth: A plastic bowling pin cut in half forms Crow's mouth. It has a circular emblem with what appears to be a stylized lower-case "e" imprinted in it.

Arms: Adjustable desk lamp parts, with closed-cell foam tubing (the kind used to insulate water pipes) on the upper part of the arms. Popeet toys are also used on part of upper arm. Crow's hands are simple forks.

Neck: a Popeet toy.

Torso: A set of Tupperware from a set called "Floralier" plus part of another set make up Crow's torso. Two trays, face to face, make his shoulders and the vases are below, turned upside down. A short section of drainage hose separates the two trays.

Legs: more lamp parts.

The head (save eyes) and torso are then spraypainted gold over its original plastic.

Tom Servo

Though Tom will never admit it, he is comprised mostly of various toys.

Head: A gumball machine made by Carouse1 Industries serves as Tom's head. (The name for it is Executive Snack Dispenser.) Tom's beak is spray- painted silver after the manual dispenser handle is removed. Also, there is an added extension made from the lid of another snack dispenser between the top of his beak and the bottom of his globe.

Torso: A Money Lover's Barrel Bank forms the torso. This is a very difficult item to find). The chest is a toy engine block. Both items are now made from a mold.

Shoulders: Eveready flashlight heads make up Tom's shoulders.

Arms: An arm assembly from a Mr. Moonie doll. Once all the rage, it is now fairly difficult to find. This doll would drop its pants and "moon" people when a rubber bladder was squeezed. The entire assembly, including the rubber bladder, is kept intact when installed into the barrel.

Hands: Another rare set of items, doll hands (that are now made from a mold).

Hoverskirt: A plastic Halloween "Boo Bowl." Base is made of foam tubing. Black decorations are made from plastic that has been vacu-formed around a toy train.

Gypsy

Gypsy was constructed from a wide variety of common household items.

Eye: An Eveready flashlight, minus the hood forms Gypsy's cylops-like eye.

Head: A Century Infant Love Seat (No longer manufactured) forms the basis for Gypsy's head. The top of the head is the outside of the seat turned upside down. The base part is made from the inner liner of the seat and is connected to the top by a PVC tube.

Neck: Gypsy's long, giraffe-style neck was formed around a hose "drain tile."

Lips: The lip (rim) of the babyseat is lined with foam tubing to create Gypsy's lips.

The original Gypsy from KTMA TV23 was made of parts which became part of Comedy Channel's Cambot, but both robots have been revised since then.

Cambot

Cambot is rarely seen except in the opening sequence of MST3K (via a mirror). The elusive bot has had many faces and configurations. Season 1: Some sort of metal part. Sphere in middle. Episodes 201-512 Rotating alarm light on top. Neck is some sort of hose, a la Gypsy. Episodes 513-on: Eyelike sphere with lens in center.

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