Joel Hodgson
Creator
Biography
Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007 MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.com. Hodgson is currently "movie riffing" with fellow cast members of MST3K under the name Cinematic Titanic, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download.
Born: February 20, 1960
Place of Birth: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Known For
We Brought Back MST3K
This feature length documentary provides fans with an insider’s look at the creation of Season 11 and its triumphant debut on Netflix. Featuring new interviews with Joel Hodgson, Jonah Ray, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt and many others, interwoven with previously unseen footage from all stages of MST3K’s miraculous comeback.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
Shorts, Volume 3 is a compilation release from Rhino Entertainment featuring seven popular shorts from Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was originally released on VHS and later as a limited bonus with The Essentials DVD set if the set was ordered through a special website offer. Shorts, Volume 3 has since been re-released by Shout! Factory in The Singles Collection. The seven shorts featured are: Speech: Using Your Voice (Episode #313), Aquatic Wizards (Episode #315), Is This Love? (Episode #514), Design for Dreaming (Episode #524), The Selling Wizard (Episode #603), Out of This World (Episode #618) and Once Upon a Honeymoon (Episode #701).
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
Mike, Kevin and Bill were joined on stage by their MST3K colleagues at the State Theatre in Minneapolis to bring it back to their roots in an MST3K cast reunion the likes of which have never been seen before! Joining the guys are their old cohorts Frank Conniff (TV's Frank), Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrestor), Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Bridget Nelson (Nuveena, Mr. B), as well as Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson, AND the host of the revived MST, Jonah Ray, for a hilarious night of riffing for RiffTrax's 20th Live event. Taking turns in various permutations to riff on a slew of old-timey shorts, the show culminates in a Super Riff-A-Palooza finale with all nine riffers on stage at once!
Steven Universe
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Steven Universe
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Steven Universe
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Freaks and Geeks
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
An atomic bomb test in the South Pacific creates an isolated world of terror. Strange things are happening on this remote island in the Pacific, where a Peace Corps volunteer, a researcher and his love-starved lady arrive to find that nearby atomic testing has mutated some of the plants. It that weren't bad enough, a monster terrifies the villagers in its lust for blood. The man-beast must be stopped - but how? With sarongs a-plenty, this film was a staple at drive-ins in its day. Now experience it live with Cinematic Titanic.
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
Cinematic Titanic is the new "show" from the original MST3K cast.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
Shorts, Volume 2 is a compilation release featuring six popular shorts from Mystery Science Theater 3000, including Catching Trouble (Episode #315), What to Do on a Date (Episode #503), Last Clear Chance (Episode #520), A Day at the Fair (Episode #608), Keeping Clean and Neat (Episode #613) and The Days of Our Years (Episode #623).
Filmography
as Joel Robinson/Ardy
as Ardy
as Self
as Self
as Ardy
as Joel Hodgson
as Self
as Zalian Fletcher
as Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"
as Mayor Dewy (voice)
as Mayor Dewey / Mirror Dewey (voice)
as Mayor Dewey (voice)
as Self
as Captin Kane Cooper
as Himself
as Joel Hodgson
as Himself
as Joel Robinson
as Joel Robinson
as Joel Robinson
as Discotheque DJ
as Joel Robinson
as Self
as Self
as Joel Robinson
as Self - Special Guest
as Self