the words that Gary says in his gnews. Occasionally, he was set up for a practical joke after one of his own one-liners, as the crew called him a "turkey" followed by the dropping of a paper turkey (with Gary's picture taped over the face) onto Gary Gnu's head with a gobbling sound effect. Gary was not immune to practical joking himself; he once produced a spin-off of his show called Candid Coasterville in which he played an assortment of humiliating pranks on several of his friends...including Goriddle, Baxter, Danny, Roy, and Fran. Gary later apologized after all five victims barged into his studio and told him what they thought of his set-ups. Speed Reader (portrayed by Ken Myles) - A young man who appears on "The Gary Gnu Show". He can allegedly read incredibly fast, zipping through an entire book (usually a recently published novel for young readers) in seconds, and then offering a short review. Before a reading, he will warm up by doing "push-ups" with his eyelids (blinking rapidly and moving his eyes around). Before each Speed Reader appearance, there is a short film - set to the "Speed Reader" theme song - showing Speed Reader "doing his thing". Gary Gnu reads the lyrics while a chorus shouts the "Speed Reader, Speed Reader" refrain. M.T. Promises (performed by Jim Martin) - A nefarious, bulgy-eyed, top hat-wearing, caped ringmaster who is the primary antagonist of the series. He has always been scheming to capture Baxter the Clown and take him back to his circus. More silly than sinister, he sweeps onto and off the set accompanied by evil circus music and his farewell is always a sarcastic "Have a nice day." M.T. Promises has a full-length mirror that talks back to him. The mirror serves as his conscience and frequently gets him so mad that he tries to smash the "good for nothing" mirror with a swift kick, but he always hurts his foot and not the mirror. Whenever M.T. Promises is not trying to recapture Baxter, he tries to swindle the characters by selling them broken items for money, playing dirty pranks on the characters, and trying to break up the Space Coasters by inflating the egos of the members. One episode had M.T. Promises helping out the Space Coasters' telethon to get the money to replace their worn-out instruments. His name is a pun of Empty