Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Cult-TV Faces of: The Robot
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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ReplyDelete1. No idea.
2. Robbie - Lost in Space
3. No idea.
4. Dunno - Looks like the cover to a Fred Saberhagen book I read - Robot Assassin
5. No idea.
6. No idea.
7. LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR
8. WIKI - Jason of Star Command
9. K9 - Dr. Who
10. Twiki - Buck Rogers in 25th Century
11. VERY FAMILIAR
12. Crow/Tom - MST3K
13. Is this from Earth 2? I dunno. Set looks like it.
2. The Robot from Lost in Space (not Robbie, who was from Forbidden Planet)
ReplyDelete4. Either a robot from Beyond Westworld or one of the robots from The Six Million Dollar Man made by the same guy who went on to create the Fembots.
6. Peepo from Space Academy
10. Chricton from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Season 2)
Crikey. Robot from Lost in Space, K9, Crichton, Twiki, MST3k are all familar. The second one is definitely the robot from that classic Outer Limits episode. Afraid I'm a little vague on the rest!
ReplyDeleteRobot-Roll-Call
ReplyDeleteCAMBOT
Gypsy
Tom Servo
CROOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!
Great selections for this. BTW, I do believe (somewhere mid to late in the series), Robbie made an appearance with Robot in the Lost in Space series. Although, I do not believe Marvin Miller supplied the voice of Robbie when he did. Thanks, John.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are knockin' these out!
ReplyDeleteNick: You correctly identified Wiki (Jason of Star Command), K-9, Twiki (and don't forget Dr. Theopolis around his neck...) and the Bots on the Satellite of Love, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot. Oh, and yep # 13 is the robot from Earth 2. Well done.
Howard: Nice job! You added the Lost in Space Robot (B9), Peepo from Space Academy and Crichton from Buck Rogers to the tally.
James - awesome! You recognized the robot from the Outer Limits episode, "I Robot."
We still have a few left!
Namely (top to bottom):
# 1, 4, 5 and 6!!!
Any takers?
best to all,
JKM
Woahh. So many terrible robots so little time ... hehe.
ReplyDeleteIs no.5 from that terrible 2nd season Space:1999 episode with that ... robot/computer/thing?? :D
[I've only been through the entire 2nd season once so I'm probably totally wrong but then again so is everyone else probably ... so I'll not grumble lol]
Best wishes
Hprice, Christchurch, NZ
ps James McLean from the "Back to Frank Black" podcast!! ... well I never ... who'd have thunk?? :D
pps And No 4.?? Not from Nightstalker is it?? Or Android?? hmmm ...
ppps What? And no Metal Mickey?? hehe
Hprice:
ReplyDeleteNice job. # 4 is indeed from Kolchak the Night Stalker. That's Mr. Ring (from the episode of the same name!). And yep, # 5 is from Space:1999. Remember the episode title? (Brian the Brain!)
That only leaves 1 and 6!
Thanks for playing! :)
best,
JKM
#1 is Robert the Robot from Fireball XL5
ReplyDeleteI am still working on #6, looks familiar.
And by the way, the Rock'em Sock'em Robots are on their way to your place for not including Rosie or Bender, lol
Dreaded Dreams
Petunia Scareum
Trick or Treat Pete -- You never cease to amaze me! Wow! You got it: #1 is Robert the Robot from Fireball XL5 indeed. Incredible!
ReplyDeleteAnd jeez, you are absolutelyr ight about Bender and Rosie. They should have been there too. (And maybe Muffit from BSG as well...)
You are -- as always - AWESOME! :)
best,
John
@JKM I love Muffit!
ReplyDeletethanks for the compliment, it took me a bit of searching to figure it out, since off hand I didn't know it. I still have no idea what #6 is.
Dreaded Dreams
Petunia Scareum
Sweet mother... I found it..
ReplyDelete#6 is the robot from "Quark" - named Andy.
Took almost an hour of digging. I distinctly remember watching that show on at my Grandmother's house. She had a little 5 inch black/white TV on her kitchen table that we watched while she made dinner.
And for what it's worth, I know that "Robbie" was NOT the robot from Lost in Space, but rather from Forbidden Planet. I think he also may have been on ARK ][. For some reason my brain refuses to remember that "The Robot" was called only that, on Lost in Space.
Nick -- you got it, buddy! That's Andy the Robot from Quark, in the mid-1970s. Good digging, and job well-done!
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
best,
John
Nice! Just happened across this; not what I was looking for, but still good. I got most of them.
ReplyDeleteBut OK, maybe you folks can help me out, I might have found the right place.
When I was a kid in the early 60's I vaguely remember watching a show that had two robots (I think) in a space vehicle or an aircraft, basically under a domed cockpit like on an F4 Phantom. I distinctly remember the robot on screen left being a tapered cylindrical shape, perhaps of lexan, that was clear but TINTED RED. It was a LOT like the XL5 / Thunderbirds robot Robert, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't him because of the definite red tint.
Sound familiar to anyone? I wish I could remember more, but it's one of those misty memories that is just barely there. I've been looking for info on this for decades with not luck, not that I've put the much effort into it, I'll still live fine without knowing. MOre or less, lol. Thanks.