A (Completely Made-Up) History of the The Gizmoplex

1976 - Patrick Cudahy Fine Canned Meats introduces Hamdingers. These are served in the Gizmonic Institute cafeteria, where a young Clayton Forrester overindulges to the point that his mind is warped by all the chemical additives.

The rest is MST3K history…

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1989 - Fourth and final (at the time) wave of GizMondoids. Batman collectibles become a big seller for GizMondo. Time Bubble showings of The Abyss suddenly become a hit for the Gizmoplex. A video game tournament is held to promote The Wizard.
1990 - Gizmonic Pictures is founded by new Gizmoplex clerk Frank. Bear Manor Publishing, founded in 1943, gets acquired by Gizmonics, and as a result, Bear Manor books start being sold in the Gizmoplex.
1991 - Neil’s son Max joins the staff and initially works as a gofer before operating the Video Vault store. The Gizmonic Film Archive, in conjunction with GizMondo, releases the 1991 restoration of Manos: The Hands of Fate on Laserdisc.
1992 - GizMondo unveils a permanent art gallery near the shop. Max and his friend Blaine become the new riffing guys of Waffle Theater, replacing TV’s Steve and Charles Nelson Forrester. The coffee table book “The Gizmoplex: 60 Years of the First Cineplex on the Moon” is released by Bear Manor Publishing.
1993 - The Gizmonic Institute acquires the Hamdingers brand from Patrick Cudahy. The Gizmoplex introduces the Mario Menu for a limited time to promote Super Mario Bros. (1993). Joe Don Baker banned from the Gizmoplex due to “derogatory remarks” he made at a double feature of Mitchell and Final Justice.
1994 - Boxes of chocolates are added to the menu to promote Forrest Gump. Spicy Hamdingers are introduced. The Waffle Theater riffing of North (1994) makes national headlines. Terror Thursdays are moved back to Thursdays.
1995 - The coffee table book “The Ultimate Guide to Waffle Theater” is released. Grilled Hamdingers are released. The Gizmoplex refuses to show Showgirls. The Gizmoplex promotes Gamera: Guardian of the Universe by introducing turtle meat on their menu.

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Oh, please. This is revisionist history, pushed by Charles Nelson Forrester and propped up by his deep pockets.

That’s what they tried to tell everyone, but the Moon Environmental Protection Division Solid Waste Bureau excavated the site on April 26, 2014 and recovered over 700,000 snow globes. This was all shown in the documentary produced by Rhino Home Video titled GizMondo: Game Over.

And you can’t just whitewash TVs Neil’s death like that, he was a beloved second banana. CN Forrester may have convinced everyone else with his nefarious dealings, but I have seen the evidence. Poor TVs Neil was treated so unfairly by the very people for whom he poured out his entire life.

I will give you the Bruce Campbell thing though, turns out the whole Sam Rami autograph conspiracy was orchestrated by Tobey Maguire, and you can see how I might have confused him with Bruce Campbell.

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Even after the 2022 entry, you can still post history tidbits from previous years!

1996 - Gizmonic Pictures commemorates the 10th anniversary of Neil’s death by releasing a documentary about Neil entitled The Greatest Neil of All. The Gizmoplex shows a double feature of Dumb and Dumber and Bio-Dome. Rhino Home Video releases a documentary about the 1983 GizMondo crash, entitled GizMondo: Game Over.
1997 - The Gizmoplex website opens. Batman & Robin merchandise becomes a big seller for GizMondo. Fried Pickledingers are introduced. Video Vault starts selling DVDs.
1998 - The Gizmoplex and Paramount Pictures shock the world with a publicity stunt when they broadcast a showing of The Truman Show at the Gizmoplex via satellite dishes. Waffle Theater: Future War (one of two that Blaine wrote jokes for)

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He was 6 years old at the time.

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Well, fine, if you want to poke holes in your own theory.

So, it must have been Bruce Campbell selling those black market Sam Rami autographs that got him kicked out of the Gizmoplex all along…

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Robo T. Scarecrow abolished the autograph in 1992

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