If you notice any of the press from when I was with the show, I would always deny it being the year 3000.

- Joel Hodgson

I spend a lot of time thinking about what I do and how it fits into the scheme of things. I won't do something just because it's funny.

- Joel Hodgson

South Park started as a little video Christmas card.

- Joel Hodgson

Mystery Science Theater is really a postmodern show, it's really derived of many influences.

- Joel Hodgson

The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop.

- Joel Hodgson

A lot of the shows that really become hit shows are often demonstrated, like Mystery Science Theater.

- Joel Hodgson

Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies.

- Joel Hodgson

Eventually I got asked to be in a Michael J. Fox sitcom called High School U.S.A. I didn’t think it was funny and said no. They doubled the money, an…

- Joel Hodgson

Gypsy was the name my brother gave a pet turtle he had. I always thought it was so peculiar.

- Joel Hodgson