Joel Robinson
Joel Robinson was a character on the Peabody Award-winning television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was portrayed by the creator of the series, Joel Hodgson. Joel was the host of MST3K from 1988 to 1993. Episode #512, "Mitchell", was his last episode as host; beginning with the following episode (#513 The Head that Wouldn't Die) he was replaced by Mike Nelson, played by series head writer Michael J. Nelson.
Joel's tenure as host was marked by "invention exchanges," where Joel and the Mads would come up with wacky inventions in a contest with each other. This worked well for creator Hodgson, who was a gifted prop comic.
