Timmy Big Hands
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Timmy Big Hands was a humor webzine. Created in 2000 by the former cast and crew of Mystery Science Theater 3000
, the site garnered much critical acclaim and accolades, but eventually was retired.
The site featured odd but humorous reviews of everyday items, comics, strange games, and new syrup ads each week.
The games included such oddities as "Kill-a-Guy" where you would literally play God
and kill a man by simply clicking on him, as well as an interactive game called "Apologize to Steve", in which the concept was to apologize to Steve.
Comics included "The Cliparts" which were simply crafted from clip art
and given dialogue
balloons. The stories were usually nonsensical and the art would run the gamut from office workers to suddenly having a tall Indian
enter the frame.
In 2001, the site was put up for sale on eBay
. The new owners decided not to continue with the project.
In an interview in 2003, Mike Nelson stated:
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
, the site garnered much critical acclaim and accolades, but eventually was retired.
The site featured odd but humorous reviews of everyday items, comics, strange games, and new syrup ads each week.
The games included such oddities as "Kill-a-Guy" where you would literally play God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and kill a man by simply clicking on him, as well as an interactive game called "Apologize to Steve", in which the concept was to apologize to Steve.
Comics included "The Cliparts" which were simply crafted from clip art
Clip art
Clip art, in the graphic arts, refers to pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively in both personal and commercial projects, ranging from home-printed greeting cards to commercial candles. Clip art comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However,...
and given dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....
balloons. The stories were usually nonsensical and the art would run the gamut from office workers to suddenly having a tall Indian
Indian American
Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestral roots lie in India. The U.S. Census Bureau popularized the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Indigenous peoples of the Americas who are commonly referred to as American Indians.-The term: Indian:...
enter the frame.
In 2001, the site was put up for sale on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
. The new owners decided not to continue with the project.
In an interview in 2003, Mike Nelson stated:
Contributors
- Michael J. NelsonMichael J. NelsonMichael John Nelson is a U.S. comedian and writer, most famous for his work on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's 11-year run, and spent half of that time playing the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson...
- Kevin MurphyKevin Murphy (actor)Kevin Wagner Murphy is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Early career :...
- Bill CorbettBill CorbettBill Corbett is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 , for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel and played the character...
- Patrick BrantsegPatrick BrantsegPatrick Brantseg was the Art Director and puppeteer for "Gypsy" on Mystery Science Theater 3000, taking over the character from Jim Mallon, the show's producer, mid-way through the show's eighth season. He began his career at Best Brains, Inc. as an intern in 1992. In that same year he was hired to...
- Paul Chaplin
- Brent PetersonBrent PetersonBrent Ronald Peterson is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with four clubs, primarily as a low-scoring checker with a reputation as a strong defensive forward...
External links
- Timmy Big Hands now defunct website
- Timmy Big Hands Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- Timmy Big Hands on Metafilter
- Brandweek article