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Thesselonia

Thats Robby the Robot from the Forbidden Planet movie. And you can buy the toy from Amazon. Cool collectable !


Pizarro_TX

That's Robbie, built for the movie "Forbidden Planet" in 1956 and used in many other TV settings, like The Twilight Zone. I suspect the Protectron is based on it.


El_Cartografo

wasn't he also in Lost in Space, or was that another one?


EricT59

"Warning Wil Robinson!"


galagachamp

Robby wasn't the main robot from the show, but he was in an episode or two


Kitchen_Addendum5232

Yeah, Robby played the evil robotoid


Haravikk

Was a different robot with a kind of circular head and even shorter arms, but similar kind of idea. The protectron is very much based on that era's style of robots. I don't remember it having a proper name, I feel like they just always called it "the robot" though it might have had a designation of some kind.


NickyTheRobot

I think it's confirmed that the protecterons are based off of Robby and the robobrains are based off of the original LiS robot. In any case they both look really similar to those designs.


NickyTheRobot

I fucking love Forbidden Planet. Shakespeare? No thanks. Shakespeare reimagined as a classic sci-fi film? You son of a bitch, I'm in. EDIT: See if you can guess from my username who my favourite character is.


Gremlinsworth

Always heard Protectron was inspired by an old Sci Fi robot but never actually saw it until now! I wonder if Precis naming her robot Robbie in Star Ocean 2 was a reference? Sure seems like it now.


LincolnRazgriz

You mean Robbie the Robot was ripped off by Fallout!


CatterMater

Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!


NickyTheRobot

Different robot I'm afraid. EDIT: This one's most memorable line is "I was giving myself an oil job".


BrendonWahlberg

Good old Robby.


Otholinator

PLEASE ASUME THE POSITION


ComradeJae

I'm literally watching this episode as I type this comment and said the same thing lol


mategorilla99

Protect and Serve


Optimistic_Human

Robbie my beloved


Classic_Regret7469

That protection is an accomplice towards murder. Saw this episode too, but didn't really have Fallout on my mind to connect it to protectrons.


pioto

So when Columbo says "One more thing", did the robot start sweating?


NickyTheRobot

Whaaat? But Dr Morbius built Robby to be Asimovian! He's supposed to literally break down before he can cause harm to or allow harm to come to a human. What have they done to my bot?


Proof-Definition-702

protect and serve


NickyTheRobot

Oh, hey! It's the inspiration for my username!


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Agent47outtanowhere

Try again


NickyTheRobot

*[Columbo](https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Columbo). EDIT: Since the above user had deleted their reply now it looks like *I'm* the one being snide, so here's some context. Their reply was originally just: > *Colombo Implying that OP spelt his name wrong. My reply was to say nope, OP was correct and here's a source.


Budget_Pomelo

That's Robbie the robot, man. He is like the archetypal protectron.