Joel Hodgson
publication date: Sunday, May 2, 2021 (part of Spring 2021)
category: 
Television
clue: An early career as a prop comic prepared him for his most famous role, trapped on a satellite with his homemade "robot friends" and riffing bad movies together.
explanation: Hodgson co-created and starred in Mystery Science Theater 3000. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart
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