Jo Mama was a lightweight robot built by Norman Muzzy of Team Flaming Monkeys which competed in three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.
It was a silver robot originally armed with an overhead 360-degree lifting and pounding arm, but was swapped for a horizontally-spinning blade in Season 5.0, to coincide with upgrades made to the team's middleweight Phoenix. It performed decently in BattleBots, but never went further than the Round of 64.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[] |
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Jo Mama vs. Blood Dragon (Forfeit) After receiving a bye in the first preliminary round, Jo Mama went up against Blood Dragon in the final preliminary round. However, Jo Mama had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Blood Dragon won by default and Jo Mama was eliminated from the tournament. |
Season 4.0[] |
Jo Mama vs. None Shall Pass Jo Mama's first match in Season 4.0 was against None Shall Pass in the first preliminary round. Jo Mama got underneath None Shall Pass and shoved it around the BattleBox quite easily, not taking any damage from its spinning blade. Eventually, the low-powered blade broke and Jo Mama slammed the weaponless None Shall Pass into the spikestrip. Jo Mama got stuck under the spikestrip, but None Shall Pass knocked it free. This act of sportsmanship allowed Jo Mama to continue and won on a 33-11 judges' decision. |
Jo Mama vs. No Tolerance II This win put Jo Mama to the next preliminary round, where it faced No Tolerance II. The robots circled around each other for the majority of the match. Jo Mama was able to slip under the No Tolerance II bots and push them around, and hit them into the arena walls, quite easily when Jo Mama could line up on one. Jo Mama was having traction problems, but it was able to push both No Tolerance II bots still. The No Tolerance II bots were not successful at pushing Jo Mama. Jo Mama actually would have lost this match if it had gone on any longer, in ramming one of the No Tolerance II's into the wall, it pinned itself on the spikestrip, and would have lost if it hadn't been saved by the timer. It was this factor that probably helped make the judges give out a close 24-21 decision in favor of Jo Mama. |
Jo Mama vs. Some Parts This win put Jo Mama to the final preliminary round, where it faced Some Parts. Jo Mama slammed Some Parts against the spikestrip and both robots were stuck there. After they were separated, the bots did the circle-and-push routine for a while, and Jo Mama seemed to be at an advantage, occasionally getting underneath Some Parts. As time ran out, both robots got stuck together again. Jo Mama won on a close 23-22 judges' decision. |
Jo Mama vs. UGV Scorpion Now in the TV rounds, Jo Mama took on UGV Scorpion. UGV Scorpion won by KO at 2:26 and Jo Mama was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Season 5.0[] |
Jo Mama vs. PitBot   Jo Mama hits PitBot with its spinning blade. |
Jo Mama vs. Big Stick This win put Jo Mama to the next preliminary round, where it faced Big Stick. Jo Mama won on a 35-10 judges' decision and continued on. |
Jo Mama vs. Smak Jr. Jo Mama's next opponent was Smak Jr. in the final preliminary round. It won by knockout and advanced to the televised rounds again. |
Jo Mama vs. Afterburner Here, Jo Mama took on Afterburner. Afterburner won by KO and Jo Mama was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Wins/Losses:[]
- Wins: 6
- Losses: 3
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 3.0 | Blood Dragon (Forfeit) | |
| Season 4.0 | None Shall Pass No Tolerance II Some Parts |
UGV Scorpion |
| Season 5.0 | PitBot Big Stick Smak Jr. |
Afterburner |