| rdfs:comment | - The shorts were shot on the cheap, using 8mm film for the first few seasons. Though the characters were clay they were almost never animated but were portrayed via a series of static vignettes with the only motion being Mr. Hands, a human hand who manipulated things on camera. The typical Mr. Bill episode involved Mr. Bill and his dog Spot partaking in some mundane task which leads to some confusion and Mr. Bill getting in trouble. Mr. Hands would attempt to "help out" leading to even greater disaster and ending with Mr. Bill or his dog getting their little clay bodies carelessly mutilated.
- Each Mr. Bill episode would start innocently enough but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands (played by Vance DeGeneres). Sometimes the abuse would ostensibly come from the mean Sluggo, another clay character. The violence would inevitably escalate, generally ending with Mr. Bill being crushed or dismembered while squealing in a high pitched voice, "Ohhhh noooooooooooooo..." Mr. Bill has subsequently appeared on other television programs and advertisements.
- Mr. Bill by Beeline Interactive, Inc. is a 2010 game for the iPhone and the iPod, based on the iconic 1970's late night character, Mr. Bill.
- Mr. Bill is a clay figurine clown star of a parody of bad animation, family films, good animation and children's shows, created by Walter Williams. Mr. Bill got its start on Saturday Night Live as a Super 8 film sent in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance occurred on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill. Mr. Bill has subsequently appeared on other television programs and advertisements.
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| abstract | - Mr. Bill is a clay figurine clown star of a parody of bad animation, family films, good animation and children's shows, created by Walter Williams. Mr. Bill got its start on Saturday Night Live as a Super 8 film sent in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance occurred on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill. Each Mr. Bill episode would start innocently enough but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands (played by Vance DeGeneres). Sometimes the abuse would ostensibly come from the mean Sluggo, another clay character. The violence would inevitably escalate, generally ending with Mr. Bill being crushed or dismembered while squealing in a high pitched voice, "Ohhhh noooooooooooooo..." Mr. Bill has subsequently appeared on other television programs and advertisements.
- The shorts were shot on the cheap, using 8mm film for the first few seasons. Though the characters were clay they were almost never animated but were portrayed via a series of static vignettes with the only motion being Mr. Hands, a human hand who manipulated things on camera. The typical Mr. Bill episode involved Mr. Bill and his dog Spot partaking in some mundane task which leads to some confusion and Mr. Bill getting in trouble. Mr. Hands would attempt to "help out" leading to even greater disaster and ending with Mr. Bill or his dog getting their little clay bodies carelessly mutilated.
- Each Mr. Bill episode would start innocently enough but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands (played by Vance DeGeneres). Sometimes the abuse would ostensibly come from the mean Sluggo, another clay character. The violence would inevitably escalate, generally ending with Mr. Bill being crushed or dismembered while squealing in a high pitched voice, "Ohhhh noooooooooooooo..." Mr. Bill has subsequently appeared on other television programs and advertisements.
- Mr. Bill by Beeline Interactive, Inc. is a 2010 game for the iPhone and the iPod, based on the iconic 1970's late night character, Mr. Bill.
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