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In the early 2200s, the United
Planets Cruiser C-57D is sent to the planet Altair IV in the Altair
star system, sixteen light-years from Earth, to find out what happened
to the Bellerophon expedition, sent out some twenty years earlier.
They discover a Dr. Morbius and his lovely daughter Altaira who ends
up taking a shine to the United Planets ship Commander John J. Adams
played by Leslie Nielson. Richard Anderson most popular as Oscar
Goldman from the
Six
Million Dollar Man also stars as Chief Engineer Quinn.
Dr. Morbius shows the commander a
lost part of the Forbidden Planet created by an ancient and now
extinct race of aliens called the Krell. One interesting note he also
shows them Krell technology including a very strong steel called
adamantium. This is also the same name Marvel Comics uses for it's
fictional universe's steel. In it's most widely known context it is
used Wolverine's claws, and Captain America's shield.
The most popular cast member was
not even human. Robby the Robot measuring in at 7' 6" was
the film's focus for most of the movie posters for Forbidden Planet,
and went on to guest star in many
classic TV shows.
Here's a list of the many movies
and TV shows Robby has appeared in.
"Stacked" .... Nightmare NASA Robot (1 episode, 2005) - Gavin's Pipe
Dream (2005) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Nightmare NASA Robot
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (uncredited) .... Robert the Robot
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) (uncredited) .... Robot
Gremlins (1984) (uncredited) .... Robot
Likely Stories, Vol. 3 (1983) (TV) .... Maid
"Mork & Mindy" .... Chuck the Robot (1 episode, 1979) - Dr.
Morkenstein (1979) TV Episode .... Chuck the Robot
"Project U.F.O." .... Robot (1 episode, 1978)... aka Project Blue Book
(USA) - Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident (1978) TV Episode
(uncredited) .... Robot
"Space Academy" .... Robot (1 episode, 1977) - My Favorite Marcia
(1977) TV Episode .... Robot
"Ark II" .... Alphie (1 episode, 1976)
- The Robot (1976) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Alphie
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (uncredited) .... Robby
Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem (1974) (TV) (uncredited) .... MM7
"The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (1968) TV Series .... Mildred
(1968-1970)
... aka The Banana Splits and Friends Show (USA: syndication title)
"Lost in Space" .... Robot / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
- Condemned of Space (1967) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Robot
- War of the Robots (1966) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Robotoid
"The Addams Family" .... Smiley (1 episode, 1966)
- Lurch's Little Helper (1966) TV Episode .... Smiley
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Uncredited (2 episodes, 1966)
- The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part 2 (1966) TV Episode .... Uncredited
- The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part 1 (1966) TV Episode .... Uncredited
"The Twilight Zone" .... Robot / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
- The Brain Center at Whipple's (1964) TV Episode (uncredited) ....
Robot
- Uncle Simon (1963) TV Episode (uncredited) .... The Robot
"Hazel" .... Robot (1 episode, 1962) - Rosie's Contract (1962) TV
Episode .... Robot
Uchu Kaisoku-sen (1961) (uncredited) .... Toy
... aka Invasion from a Planet (International: English title)
... aka Invasion of the Neptune Men (USA)
... aka Space Greyhound (USA: promotional title)
"The Gale Storm Show" .... Robot (1 episode, 1958)... aka Oh! Susanna
- Robot from Inner Space (1958) TV Episode .... Robot
"The Thin Man" .... Robot (1 episode, 1958)
- Robot Client (1958) TV Episode .... Robot
The Invisible Boy (1957) .... Robby
... aka S.O.S. Spaceship
Forbidden Planet (1956) .... Robby, The Robot
as Himself
The Phantom Empire (1986) .... Himself
"Wonder Woman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
- Spaced Out (1979) TV Episode .... Himself
Robby the Robot Trivia
Robby stands at a height of 7' 6"
tall, weighs about 300 lbs., and was originally operated by an MGM
special effects technician named 'Glen Robinson' who subsequently
worked on MGM's Logan's Run (1976).
Robby was designed by Robert Kinoshita, and built in mid-1955 by the
MGM prop department, at a reported cost of $125,000.00.
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