▁pu ppet ▁composed ▁of , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁a ▁soap ▁d ish ▁eye ▁cow l , ▁ping ▁p ong ▁ball ▁eyes , ▁a ▁split ▁pl astic ▁bow ling ▁pin ▁mouth , ▁a ▁lac ros se ▁face ▁mask ▁we bb ing ▁( Co oper ▁X L 7 - F G ), ▁and ▁Tu pper ware ▁pan els ▁for ▁the ▁body . ▁The ▁original ▁pu ppet ▁for ▁Crow ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Jo el ▁H od g son ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁night ▁before ▁film ing ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Season ▁One , ▁the ▁pu ppet ▁was ▁red es igned ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Trace ▁Be a ul ieu , ▁adding ▁a ▁second ▁Tu pper ware ▁t ray ▁to ▁Crow ' s ▁tor so ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mov able ▁eyes . ▁Another ▁version ▁of ▁Crow ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁the ater ▁segments . ▁This ▁version ▁is ▁painted ▁flat ▁black . ▁Of ▁all ▁the ▁b ots , ▁Crow ▁was ▁the ▁least ▁changed ▁from ▁his ▁K T MA ▁inc arn ation ▁to ▁when ▁the ▁series ▁became ▁nation ally ▁broadcast . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁retained ▁his ▁general ▁primary ▁color . ▁ ▁Trace ▁Be a ul ieu ▁operated ▁Crow ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁K T MA ▁season ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Com edy ▁Channel / Com edy ▁Central ▁years ▁of ▁seasons ▁ 1 – 7 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 : ▁The ▁Movie . ▁During ▁K T MA ▁and ▁season ▁ 1 , ▁Trace ▁slowly ▁ref ined