{"id":2805,"date":"2025-06-26T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2805"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:33:09","slug":"the-mechanoids-1994","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?page_id=2805","title":{"rendered":"The Mechanoids (1994)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written and directed by John Beck
Action by Time Merchant and Star Traveler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This a still from the first ever Puddle of People music video from around 1994. Created by John Beck in the MCCC television studios. The Mechanoids is from an early Puddle of People album called “Rain of Terror”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written and directed by John BeckAction by Time Merchant and Star Traveler This a still from the first ever Puddle of People music video from around 1994. Created by John Beck in the MCCC television studios. 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