2-XL
is a “robot with a personality”
manufactured and released by Mego Corp. in 1978. This small robot is an “electronic toy” and “comes
complete with 8-track cartridge, instruction, and game booklet.”
On
the box, 2-XL is described as:
THE TALKING ROBOT
THAT WILL
Tell Jokes
Ask you True-False
Questions
Ask you
multiple-choice questions.
Tell you if you are
right or wrong.
Give you the
correct answer.
Give you more
information on different subjects.
Play games with you
and your friends.
Play standard
8-track cartridges as well as 2-XL Cartridges.
A
whole range of “additional 2-XL tapes”
were also available at local toy stores of the day including.
Sports: “For the sports fan in the
family, 2-XL sports tape is programmed for exciting questions, jokes, riddles
on all sports, football, basketball, baseball, hockey, water sports, etc. Test
your knowledge against the coach, ‘Uncle Brainy.’”
Games and Puzzles: “A tape of funny and challenging
games and puzzles for the entire family complete with game book. Various levels
of difficulty. Great for parties or those rainy days.”
Guinness Book of
World Records: “What
was the longest frankfurter ever made?
Who was the shortest woman who ever lived? What was the world’s hopscotch record?
Hundreds of challenging questions from the Guinness Book of World Record for
hours of fun.
Science Fiction: “For science fiction, Superhero
lovers. Includes jokes, facts on
fictional characters, superheroes, and famous science fiction characters.”
Metric
System/Education:
“2-XL introduces your family to the Metric System. In his own special way, 2-XL
‘educates’ and amuses as he translates the metric system into ‘English.’ A must
tape for all members of the family before those speedometers change to
kilometers. And square yards into square
meters.”
Interviews with
Great People from History:
“Did you ever chat with Alexander the Great, or Daniel Boone? Let 2-XL
introduce you to the great personalities of history in the most fascinating
Talk Show ever.”
Monsters, Myths and
Legends: On the
trail of Bigfoot, Dracula and Frankenstein, 2-XL encounters the scariest
monsters of all time. It’s spine-tingling adventures ahead in our ghostly
gallery of myths and legends.”
50’s and 60’s
Nostalgia: 2-XL
turns back the clock to the fabulous fifties and sixties as he tests your
knowledge of intriguing trivia – Elvis, the Beatles, the Brooklyn Dodgers and
Gunsmoke to name a few.”
Other
cassettes included Astronomy/2-XL in
Space, Believe This or Not, Adult Games and Puzzles, Animal World, Storyland:
2-XL and the Time Machine, U.S. Presidents and American History and The Basics of ABC’s.
The
wondrous and boxy 2-XL, who came equipped with a voice that sounds like Lou
Costello’s, was re-modeled in the 1980s to be less boxy, and somehow less fun.
Below
you’ll find TV commercials for 2-XL in both of his incarnations.
I loved this guy. He may have been a glorified 8 track tape player, but he was MY glorified 8 track tape player.
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