Portrait of Joel Hodgson

Creator

Joel Hodgson

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 2008 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
GoodWatch score91/100

Characters

4

The characters Joel Hodgson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joel Hodgson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    2.9, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.8, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 5
  • Meta-Comedy 3
  • Cult Classic Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Comedic Commentary 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Meta-Humor 2
  • Low-Budget 2
  • Cult Comedy Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments โ€” Sting of Death
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments โ€” Sting of Death (2026)

Characters

Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2022)

TV show ยท as Ardy

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 78
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Ardy

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion (2016)
GoodWatch score 87

Writer

Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor (2016)

as Joel Hodgson

Other Space
Other Space (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Zalian Fletcher

The Frank
The Frank (2014)

as Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"

Steven Universe
Steven Universe (2013)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mayor Dewey / Mirror Dewey (voice) / Mayor Dewey (voice)

Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Creator

Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island (2010)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Creator

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time (2010)

as Captin Kane Cooper

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 74
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Creator

Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Creator

Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Creator

Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Creator

Water and Power
Water and Power (2008)

TV show

Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Creator, Writer

Cinematic Titanic
Cinematic Titanic (2007)

TV show ยท as Joel Hodgson

Arrested Development
Arrested Development (2003)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Joel Robinson

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3 (2000)
GoodWatch score 88

as Joel Robinson

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 71
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Discotheque DJ

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 85

as Joel Robinson

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1 (1998)

as Joel Robinson

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

Statical Planets
Statical Planets (1997)

as Caveman rocker

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Characters, Creator

The TV Wheel
The TV Wheel (1995)

Producer, Writer

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 73
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Joel Robinson

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer