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| actors =[[Patton Oswalt]]
 
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| 1stappearance =1101 - ''[[MST3K 1101 - Reptilicus|Reptilicus]]''
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'''Max''' is an assistant at the [[Moon 13]] research base. He works for [[Kinga Forrester]]. He is portrayed by [[Patton Oswalt]].
 
   
 
'''Max''' is an assistant at the [[Moon 13]] research base. He works for [[Kinga Forrester]].
Max introduces himself in ''[[MST3K 1101 - Reptilicus|Reptilicus]]'' as "TV's Son of TV's Frank", but his boss, Kinga, makes it clear that "Nobody calls him that. His name is Max. Just...just call him Max".
 
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Max introduces himself in ''[[MST3K 1101 - Reptilicus|Reptilicus]]'' as "TV's Son of TV's Frank", but his boss, Kinga, makes it clear that "Nobody calls him that. His name is Max. Just...just call him Max". During [[Dr. Laurence Erhardt|Dr. Erhardt's]] visit in [[Season 12]] he seemed to confirm that Max is the son of [[TV's Frank]], but he did not mention Max's mother.
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Max is familiar with (and fond of) the original Experiment, thus explaining his desire to establish his familial connection to [[TV's Frank]] (which may or may not be genuine).
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Max is familiar with (and fond of) the original Experiment, thus explaining his desire to establish his familial connection to TV's Frank.
   
Max has displayed unrequited affection for Kinga.
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Max has displayed unrequited affection for Kinga, which seems to have subsided in Season 12, in which Max and Kinga have a slightly more cordial relationship.
   
Max is an eager participant to Kinga's Experiment, and has shown little-to-no affection or sympathy towards [[Jonah Heston|Jonah]] and the Bots.
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Max is an eager participant in Kinga's Experiment, and has shown little-to-no affection or sympathy towards [[Jonah Heston|Jonah]] and the Bots. However, Max is apparently not completely insensitive to the suffering of living things as Kinga is, as he showed some qualms about demonstrating Kinga's Punt Bunnies during the Invention Exchange in [[MST3K 1111 - Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II|Experiment #1111]].
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Max displayed a certain kinship with [[Professor Bobo]], who was the only visitor to Moon 13 who addressed Max as TV's Son of TV's Frank.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
*Patton Oswalt has previously been involved with MST3K in hosting the "[[ MST3K at Comic-Con '08 |reunion]]" panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydgogbNm-M MST3K Comic-Con Reunion]</ref>
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*Patton Oswalt has previously been involved with MST3K in hosting the "[[MST3K at Comic-Con '08|reunion]]" panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydgogbNm-M MST3K Comic-Con Reunion]</ref>
 
*When asked to work on the show he requested that he play "TV's Son of TV's Frank".
 
*When asked to work on the show he requested that he play "TV's Son of TV's Frank".
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*Several times during [[Season 11]], Max demonstrates the foible of starting a bold statement, then losing his train of thought and ending the sentence in a rambling, unfocused way. Patton Oswalt had previously explored this idea on his comedy album "Finest Hour", in which he recounted his attempt to apply this trait to the role of a "gay best friend" in a romantic comedy film.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sFyyGV9egM</ref>
*The idea of the new "button pusher" being named Max may be in reference to the Peter Falk character from the 1965 Blake Edwards film ''The Great Race'', who tended to work as a sidekick and press buttons for Jack Lemmon's villainous character Professor Fate. It may also have been partially inspired by the villainous Doc Hopper's soft-hearted assistant Max in ''The Muppet Movie''.
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*The idea of the new "button pusher" being named Max may be in reference to the Peter Falk character from the 1965 Blake Edwards film ''The Great Race'', who tended to work as a sidekick and press buttons for Jack Lemmon's villainous character Professor Fate. It may also have been partially inspired by the villainous Doc Hopper's soft-hearted assistant Max in ''[[The Muppets|The Muppet Movie]]'' (since several of the puppeteers on the show have connections to the Jim Henson company).
   
 
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NewMads.JPG|Kinga Forrester and TV's Son of TV's Frank, in their lair
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NewMads.JPG|Kinga Forrester and Max in Moon 13
 
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 19:43, 8 February 2020


Max is an assistant at the Moon 13 research base. He works for Kinga Forrester.

Max introduces himself in Reptilicus as "TV's Son of TV's Frank", but his boss, Kinga, makes it clear that "Nobody calls him that. His name is Max. Just...just call him Max". During Dr. Erhardt's visit in Season 12 he seemed to confirm that Max is the son of TV's Frank, but he did not mention Max's mother.

Personality

Max is familiar with (and fond of) the original Experiment, thus explaining his desire to establish his familial connection to TV's Frank.

Max has displayed unrequited affection for Kinga, which seems to have subsided in Season 12, in which Max and Kinga have a slightly more cordial relationship.

Max is an eager participant in Kinga's Experiment, and has shown little-to-no affection or sympathy towards Jonah and the Bots. However, Max is apparently not completely insensitive to the suffering of living things as Kinga is, as he showed some qualms about demonstrating Kinga's Punt Bunnies during the Invention Exchange in Experiment #1111.

Max displayed a certain kinship with Professor Bobo, who was the only visitor to Moon 13 who addressed Max as TV's Son of TV's Frank.

Behind the scenes

  • Patton Oswalt has previously been involved with MST3K in hosting the "reunion" panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con.[1]
  • When asked to work on the show he requested that he play "TV's Son of TV's Frank".
  • Several times during Season 11, Max demonstrates the foible of starting a bold statement, then losing his train of thought and ending the sentence in a rambling, unfocused way. Patton Oswalt had previously explored this idea on his comedy album "Finest Hour", in which he recounted his attempt to apply this trait to the role of a "gay best friend" in a romantic comedy film.[2]
  • The idea of the new "button pusher" being named Max may be in reference to the Peter Falk character from the 1965 Blake Edwards film The Great Race, who tended to work as a sidekick and press buttons for Jack Lemmon's villainous character Professor Fate. It may also have been partially inspired by the villainous Doc Hopper's soft-hearted assistant Max in The Muppet Movie (since several of the puppeteers on the show have connections to the Jim Henson company).

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Principal Dr. Clayton ForresterDr. Laurence ErhardtTV's FrankPearl ForresterProfessor BoboBrain GuyKinga ForresterMax
Secondary Gerry and SylviaDr. PeanutThe ObserversSynthia ForresterArdySkeleton CrewDr. Donna St. PhibesBonesyMega-SynthiaDr. KabahlM. WaverlyGrowler
Mirror Universe Mike NelsonCrow T. RobotTom ServoGypsy
Locations Gizmonic InstituteDeep 13Deep ApeThe WidowmakerObserver homeworldCamping PlanetAncient RomeCastle ForresterMoon 13Moon 1Deep Hurting