I found the Joel days funnier.
I loved MST3K. It reminded me of times I and a best friend would watch movies together, and whisper cracks to each other ("Exposition!")
I'd start watching an episode, wondering how I thought it was so funny... and inside of a few minutes, I'd be laughing so hard I could scarcely breathe!
I think Kevin Murphy's character sometimes made references to church, and/or Bible studies. But then there was the occasional very-mildly risque remark; but I wondered, too.
Dan
Which is rather odd considering Mike was the head writer during "The Reign Of Joel" (TROJ).
I wonder if the delivery of the riffs made more of a difference than the riffs themselves.