▁rec urr ing ▁jo ke ▁that ▁was ▁more ▁prominent ▁during ▁the ▁earlier ▁seasons ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁– ▁d ating , ▁in ▁fact , ▁from ▁the ▁K T MA ▁days ▁– ▁was ▁Crow ' s ▁apparent ▁in ability ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁animal ; ▁he ▁would ▁joy fully ▁cry ▁" K itt y !" ▁when ▁an ▁animal ▁appeared ▁on ▁screen , ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁all ▁f eline , ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁even ▁ ▁c ute ▁enough ▁to ▁el ic it ▁such ▁a ▁positive ▁response . ▁ ▁In ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 : ▁The ▁Com ic , ▁Crow ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁B ots ▁and ▁Jon ah ▁H eston ▁were ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁com ics ▁thanks ▁to ▁King a ' s ▁new ▁in vention ▁the ▁B ub bul at - R . ▁While ▁Tom ▁Ser vo ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁Johnny ▁Jason , ▁Te en ▁Re porter ▁and ▁Jon ah ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁Black ▁Cat , ▁Crow ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁Hor r ific ▁but ▁then ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁started ▁to ▁make ▁Crow ▁succ umb ▁a ▁com ic ▁disease ▁called ▁four - color ▁fe ver ▁and ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁mon ster ▁called ▁" the ▁Crow - K ee per " ▁which ▁eventually ▁starts ▁to ▁threaten ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Jon ah ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁B ots ▁and ▁King a ' s ▁plan ▁in ▁conqu ering ▁com ic ▁media . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the ▁scenes ▁▁ ▁Crow ▁is ▁a ▁gold - color ed