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Pearl driving the Widowmaker.

The Widowmaker is a modified, spaceflight-capable Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus owned by Pearl Forrester. It was used primarily to pursue the captives of the Satellite of Love, or as a form of transportation in general.

The Widowmaker was capable of docking with other ships and space stations, including the SOL. Although primarily a space vehicle, it can apparently be halted if one or more of its tires burst, even in outer space.[1]

History[]

Widowmaker

The Widowmaker

Following Experiment #804 and the destruction of Earth, Pearl used The Widowmaker to escape the planet. Professor Bobo stowed away on board the ship, joining Pearl as she chased Mike Nelson and the Bots on board The Satellite of Love.

Shortly thereafter, The Widowmaker landed on the Observer homeworld, where Pearl and Bobo met The Observers. When Mike also caused the destruction of that planet during Experiment #808, one Observer escaped in The Widowmaker with Pearl and Bobo.

For some time, The Widowmaker served as home base for The Mads as they chased the SOL. It travelled through a wormhole to Ancient Rome during Experiment #816, finally returning to then-modern-day Earth at the conclusion of Experiment #821.

When The Mads moved into Castle Forrester, The Widowmaker continued to be used for transportation and to bring guests to the castle.

Later, after Kinga Forrester restarted the Mystery Science Theater 3000 experiment, Pearl, Bobo and Brain Guy were travelling in The Widowmaker when they came within proximity of Moon 13 on a gambling trip during Experiment #1102. They docked The Widowmaker for a brief reunion. They docked at Moon 13 again during Experiment #1111 when the cloaking device on The Widowmaker proved insufficient to hide the ship from Moon 13's sensors.

Behind-the-scenes[]

  • The Widowmaker seems to have been named after the facetious term "widowmaker".
    • It is generally used for something or someone that is considered to present a lethal hazard to (predominantly) men, and thus, by taking their lives, may make their wives become widows.
    • Pearl has confessed to murdering many husbands and fiancés, perhaps giving the name of the craft a deeper meaning.
  • During Seasons 8 through 10, there were two primary versions of The Widowmaker; a miniature which was used for the model/distance shots, and a full-sized version used for the live-action scenes. For Season 11, there was only a miniature and a set used for interior scenes.

References[]



The Mads
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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
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