Behind The Scenes
Gypsy's head was built out of a "Century Infant Love Seat". Parts of an Eveready flashlight were used for her eye, the white rubber "hood" portion generally absent after the first couple of seasons. Foam tubing was used on her lips (usually a dull light gray), and her neck was made of a long black PVC hose. The head portion was painted a metallic purple, with a small amount of metallic blue on the inside of her mouth. Occasionally the tubing of her lips is colored red, giving the effect that she's wearing lipstick.
During the initial KTMA season a different children's car seat was used for the head portion, the entire puppet painted a copper color. This Gypsy, with small alterations, would later be used for Cambot during the opening of season one episodes.
During the KTMA season, Gypsy's voice and operation were handled by Josh Weinstein. From the first to eighth nationally telecast seasons, Gypsy was voiced and handled by Jim Mallon, who was one of the producers and writers on the show. Midway through the eighth season, the job of operating and voicing Gypsy was handed over to Patrick Brantseg, who also performed most of the puppetry during filming of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie so as to allow Jim Mallon to focus on directing rather than working the puppet. Patrick Brantseg would handle the role for the remainder of the series. For the new MST3K flash series on the show's official website, Jim Mallon once again provides the voice of Gypsy.
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