TELEVISION - May 18, 1993
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Changing Hosts: Joel Hodgson, star of Comedy Central’s cult series “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” is stepping down as Joel Robinson, the tormented Gizmonics Institute employee, who, with his robot companions Tom Servo and Crow, is forced to watch bad movies. Replacing Hodgson will be head writer and frequent guest star Mike Nelson, who will take over in a special episode midway through the fifth season of 24 episodes currently in production.
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