Magic Voice
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Magic Voice is the voice of the Satellite of Love
's computer on the science fiction
/comedy
TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000
.
In episode 518 The Atomic Brain, Magic Voice "appeared" in a segment of her own, conversing with the disembodied voice of the narrator from the film. In episode #409,The Indestructible Man
, Magic Voice swapped voices with Gypsy in the opening host segment. She also counselled Tom Servo
about making out
in episode 418 Attack of the Eye Creatures and collaborated with Cambot to show Crow and Servo what life would be like if Mike had a different personality in episode 608 Code Name Diamond Head. At the end of season 7, Magic Voice became pure energy along with the rest of the SOL crew (although she had no known material body to begin with). She did not "reappear" until episode 809 I Was a Teenage Werewolf
.
Several people provided the voice of Magic Voice throughout the series, but writer Mary Jo Pehl
, who also played Pearl Forrester
in seasons 6-10, assumed the role more or less permanently in the later years of the show until she began to be featured as Pearl, at which point the role was taken over by Beth "Beez" McKeever. Throughout the show's run on the Sci-Fi Channel
, Magic Voice spoke only twice, once in season 8 and once in season 9.
Satellite of Love (MST3K)
The Satellite of Love is the fictional main setting of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. It is a giant bone-shaped spacecraft that Joel Robinson and his friends — robots Crow, Tom Servo, Gypsy, Cambot, and the noncorporeal Magic Voice — live in...
's computer on the science fiction
Science fiction
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/comedy
Comedy
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TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000
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....
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Overview
She provides general announcements, like "commercial sign in 15 seconds", but occasionally participates in the dialog of the show's "host segments". Her personality implies a maturity somewhat lacking in the rest of the crew. She is considered one of the show's robots, as revealed in episode 424 "Manos" The Hands of Fate, when Joel temporarily gave her and the other bots a protocol module, making them think everything Joel said or did was absolutely brilliant.In episode 518 The Atomic Brain, Magic Voice "appeared" in a segment of her own, conversing with the disembodied voice of the narrator from the film. In episode #409,The Indestructible Man
Indestructible Man
Indestructible Man is an American black-and-white science fiction film, an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins for producer-director Jack Pollexfen and starring Lon Chaney, Jr.. It was produced independently, and picked up after completion for distribution in the United States by...
, Magic Voice swapped voices with Gypsy in the opening host segment. She also counselled Tom Servo
Tom Servo
Tom Servo is a fictional character from the American science fiction comedy television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Tom is one of two wise-cracking, robotic main characters of the show, built by Joel Robinson to act as a companion and help stave off space madness as Joel was forced to watch...
about making out
Making out
In human sexuality, making out is a sexual euphemism of American origin dating back to at least 1949, and is used synonymously with the terms necking, heavy petting, and hooking up to refer to non-penetrative sex, though "hooking up" is also used in some cultures to imply casual sex.-History:The...
in episode 418 Attack of the Eye Creatures and collaborated with Cambot to show Crow and Servo what life would be like if Mike had a different personality in episode 608 Code Name Diamond Head. At the end of season 7, Magic Voice became pure energy along with the rest of the SOL crew (although she had no known material body to begin with). She did not "reappear" until episode 809 I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager and Whit Bissell as the primary adult. It was co-written and produced by cult film producer Herman Cohen, and was one of the most successful films released by American International Pictures...
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Several people provided the voice of Magic Voice throughout the series, but writer Mary Jo Pehl
Mary Jo Pehl
Mary Joseph Pehl born February 27, 1960 in Circle Pines, Minnesota, is an American writer, actress and comedienne. She is best known for her various roles on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.-Mystery Science Theater 3000:...
, who also played Pearl Forrester
Pearl Forrester
Pearl Forrester is a character on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series, played by Mary Jo Pehl. Forrester was the mother of Dr. Clayton Forrester...
in seasons 6-10, assumed the role more or less permanently in the later years of the show until she began to be featured as Pearl, at which point the role was taken over by Beth "Beez" McKeever. Throughout the show's run on the Sci-Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
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, Magic Voice spoke only twice, once in season 8 and once in season 9.