The show initially starred Hodgson as Joel Robinson, a janitor trapped against his will by two mad scientists on the Satellite of Love, and forced to watch a series of B movies as a part of the scientists' plot to take over the world.
Showet havde oprindeligt Hodgson i hovedrollen som Joel Robinson, en pedel fanget mod sin vilje af to gale videnskabsmænd på en satellit i rummen ("The Satellite of Love"), tvunget til at se en række B-film som en del af forskernes plan om at overtage verden.