motley crew

: variegated in color

: made up of many different people or things

: a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries

: a garment made of motley

: jester, fool

: chiefly British past tense of crow

: a band or force of armed men

: a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests

: gang

: to act as a member of a crew

: to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)