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Robby the Robot and B9 feature in Fall Outing (2008) by Eric Joyner!
Eric Joyner.
#robot sighting#true cameo#hi B9#robby sighting#B9 sighting#in case I start tracking them later#art#painting#lost in space#robby the robot#model B9#EC robot#queue#eric joyner
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Elektro the Moto-Man has a true cameo in Fin Fang Four #1 (2005) by Scott Gray and Roger Langridge!
#wasn't sure whether to mark this one true or faux#this is a spinoff of the where monsters dwell series#in which hes clearly just like a suped up big kaiju version of normal elektro#but here he kind of gets his own character and a new design#idk might change my mind later#faux cameo#robot sighting#elektro sighting#queue#comics#fin fang four#true cameo
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Sparko the Electronic Dog with his creator, Joseph M. Barnett.
Barnett poses with his daughter Mary Lou alongside his creations Elektro and Sparko.
(Posted to cyberneticzoo.com December 22nd, 2009)
#not a sighting#Sparko the Electronic Dog#Elektro#Elektro the Moto-Man#robots#photos#just wanted to share these
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in Heavy Metal (1981)!
#robot sighting#robby sighting#faux cameo#queue#movies#animation#heavy metal 1981#for some reason I decided I had to actually watch this movie before I could queue this one#finally got around to it today
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Sparko the Electronic Dog has a faux cameo in S2E3 "Solar Snoops" and S3E7 'Wedding Bells for Rosie" of The Jetsons (1962)!
Sparko the Electronic Dog has a faux cameo in The Jetsons Meet the Flinstones (1987)!
(Submitted by @Strangled-Mangoes)
Additional info/reasoning (partially copied from 'Lectro's reasoning as they're very similar):
In addition to sharing an extremely similar body type and concept to Sparko, Sentro's name follows the same format as both Sparko and Elektro's (Elektro was displayed with Sparko and is closely associated with him). The Jetsons as a TV show also takes heavy inspiration from World Fairs (more specifically the 1962 Seattle World Fair, but in general as well). Sparko was first displayed at and is most well-known for his appearance at the 1939 World Fair.
Sentro is even closer in appearance to Sparko than the other Jetson's robot dog previously featured on this blog, 'Lectro, as he also shares Sparko's long, solid-color, collared metal body and sharp, straight appendages, but the context surrounding these two designs are ultimately what primarily separates them from other generic robot dogs and suggests they might be inspired by Sparko to me.
#three in one because its the same dog#robot sighting#sparko sighting#faux cameo#animation#tv#movies#queue#the jetsons#the jetsons meet the flintstones#submitted
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Robby the Robot features in S3E6 of Columbo (1968), "Mind Over Mayhem"
#robot sighting#robby sighting#true cameo#tv#columbo#queue#going to go back and add episode names to the tv sightings where possible because season/episode numbers get moved around sometimes.#robby the robot
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Sparko the Electronic Dog has a faux cameo in S1E5 of The Jetsons (1962), "The Coming of Astro"
(Submitted by @Strangled-Mangoes)
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In addition to sharing an extremely similar body type and concept to Sparko, 'Lectronimo's nickname "'Lectro" follows the same format as Sparko and potentially even takes inspiration from Elektro, who was displayed with Sparko and is closely associated with him. The Jetsons as a TV show also takes heavy inspiration from World Fairs (more specifically the 1962 Seattle World Fair, but also World Fairs in general). Sparko was first displayed at and is most well-known for his appearance at the 1939 World Fair.
#FIRST SPARKO SIGHTING WOOHOO!#sparko sighting#robot sighting#faux cameo#tv#animation#everybody say thank you derry#I actually wasn't sure if any Sparko references existed until Derry dropped in my DMs with like five potential candidates haha#queue#the jetsons#submitted
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Robby the Robot features in Gremlins (1984)!
#robot sighting#robby sighting#queue#movies#gremlins#true cameo#incredibly rare robby with a hat#robby the robot
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(cell phone version of the poll)
#my computer background is elektro the moto-man#which is why I reblogged to this blog#robot sighting! my computer background. lol#anyway yes that is an image of something I’m a fan of#not a sighting#<- new off topic tag?
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i just remembered the existence of this guy
Seven-Gorn-Seven
he’s also from Teen Titans (2003) 💀 (S4e1: “Episode 257-494 / Don’t Touch that Dial”)
and a lot more on the nose as a reference to Robby the Robot, because he’s supposed to be one of “the most notorious villains in television history” (according to Control Freak, a TT villain). although, calling Robby a villain is mean :(
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in S4E1 of Teen Titans (2003)!
#robot sighting#faux cameo#robby sighting#tv#teen titans 2003#animation#ANOTHER BANGER FROM DERRY thank you!!#I bet 'Gorn' is a Star Trek reference given the context#sadly this is not an antagonistic space lizard tracking blog though so I have no tag for that#screw it this is my house he gets a tag just for this post. that space lizard can be a robot too if you believe it hard enough#gorn sighting#submitted#Thank you also for reminding me this blog exists I haven't seen any new cameos for a bit#but there's still a couple old drafts I need to finish and post here when I have the time
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in Fallout 4 (2015)!
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in Fallout 4 (2015)!
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in S4E14 of Futurama! (1999)
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in Bobby’s World!
Episode no. unknown.
PICTURED: Tie-in Wendy’s kids meal toy “Bobby the Robot”
#I wasnt able to find the episode or any screenshots#so if anybody has further information Id be eternally grateful haha#I did scroll through many Bobby’s World episodes trying to find it but no dice#robby sighting#robot sighting#faux cameo#animation#tv#toys#real life#bobbys world
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Robby the Robot has a faux cameo in S9E18 of the Simpsons (1989)!
Referred to in-show as “Robby the automaton”
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Elektro the Moto-Man has a faux cameo in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)!
Additional Info and reasoning:
The "World of the Future Fair" location in this movie is heavily based on the 1939 and the 1964 (which was hosted in the same place as the 1939 one) World Fairs. Elektro originates from the 1939 world fair, and remains one of its most well-known exhibits to this day. Several exhibits and landmarks in the movie are closely based on real ones, such as this miniature city the Joker and Batman fight in and its real life counterpart Futurama (yes, the show you're thinking of is named after this exhibit).
and the inclusion of this planet/rocket centerpiece mirroring the 1964 Space Park and the Unisphere.
As far as I can tell there's no counterpart for these brassy metal men at either the 1939 world fair or the 1964 world fair EXCEPT for Elektro, and with their boxy, masculine appearance and color I'm inclined to believe their inclusion was at least somewhat inspired by him.
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