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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this 1982 Creator/{{NBC}} MadeForTVMovie is an expanded retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric,]]" written in 1962, then later retold in a short story collection in 1969.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this 1982 Creator/{{NBC}} MadeForTVMovie is an expanded retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E35ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric,]]" written in 1962, then later retold in a short story collection in 1969.
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While some plot elements are different than the original, the basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother (Creator/MaureenStapleton) as a replacement for the mother who has recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom (Robert [=MacNaughton=] and Timothy (Charlie Fields), and the father (Creator/EdwardHerrmann) - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha (Tara Kennedy), does not, and reacts with hostility.
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While some plot elements are different than the original, the basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother (Creator/MaureenStapleton) as a replacement for the mother who has recently died, and while three of the family members - – sons Tom (Robert [=MacNaughton=] and Timothy (Charlie Fields), and the father (Creator/EdwardHerrmann) - – quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha (Tara Kennedy), does not, and reacts with hostility.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this 1982 movie is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric,]]" written in 1962, then later retold in a short story collection in 1969. The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom and Timothy, and the father - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha, does not, and reacts with hostility.
While mostly an expansion of the original story, some plot elements are different than the original show.
While mostly an expansion of the original story, some plot elements are different than the original show.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this 1982 movie Creator/{{NBC}} MadeForTVMovie is a an expanded retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric,]]" written in 1962, then later retold in a short story collection in 1969. The 1969.
While some plot elements are different than the original, the basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother (Creator/MaureenStapleton) as a replacement for the motherthat had who has recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom (Robert [=MacNaughton=] and Timothy, Timothy (Charlie Fields), and the father (Creator/EdwardHerrmann) - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha, Agatha (Tara Kennedy), does not, and reacts with hostility.
While mostly an expansion of the original story, some plot elements are different than the original show.hostility.
While some plot elements are different than the original, the basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother (Creator/MaureenStapleton) as a replacement for the mother
While mostly an expansion of the original story, some plot elements are different than the original show.
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* VoiceChangeling: Of a sort. The grandmother can record perfectly what people say and play it back verbatim, since it's a recording.
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[[caption-width-right:720:Just a [[ArtificialFamilyMember kindly grandmother]] plugging herself in for the night.]]
[[caption-width-right:720:Just a [[ArtificialFamilyMember kindly grandmother]] plugging herself in for the night.]]
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom and Timothy, and the father - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha, does not, and reacts with hostility.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this 1982 movie is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" Electric,]]" written in 1962, then later retold in a short story collection in 1969. The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom and Timothy, and the father - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter, Agatha, does not, and reacts with hostility.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter does not.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members - sons Tom and Timothy, and the father - quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter daughter, Agatha, does not.
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** There are multiple examples of the daughter trying to sabotage the grandmother, such as unplugging her while she's recharging, or at least express her displeasure through misbehavior.
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** There are multiple examples of the daughter Agatha trying to sabotage the grandmother, such as unplugging her while she's recharging, or at least express her displeasure through misbehavior.
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* ArtificialFamilyMember: The android grandmother who joins the family. She is, well, an android, but most of the family accepts her. All but the daughter.
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* ArtificialFamilyMember: The android grandmother who joins the family. She is, well, an android, but most of the family accepts her. All but Agatha, the daughter.
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* JustAMachine: The daughter literally uses these exact words in anger at the grandmother, and even unplugs her while she's recharging.
* MadeOfIron: The android grandmother rescues the daughter from being hit by a car, taking the blow herself, but she takes no damage.
* MadeOfIron: The android grandmother rescues the daughter from being hit by a car, taking the blow herself, but she takes no damage.
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* JustAMachine: The daughter Agatha literally uses these exact words in anger at the grandmother, and even unplugs her while she's recharging.
* MadeOfIron: The android grandmother rescuesthe daughter Agatha from being hit by a car, taking the blow herself, but she takes no damage.
* MadeOfIron: The android grandmother rescues
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* TakingTheBullet: The grandmother goes to rescue the daughter from being hit by a car, being hit herself instead. But since she's MadeOfIron, it's not a sacrifice.
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* TakingTheBullet: The grandmother goes to rescue the daughter Agatha from being hit by a car, being hit herself instead. But since she's MadeOfIron, it's not a sacrifice.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The movie mostly follows the original ''Twilight Zone'' episode, but it goes a bit further, adding in additional details such as the following:
** The grandmother is now a bit more clearly robotic. She can emit milk, string and juice out of her fingers, uses a plug to recharge herself at night (and can "wake up" to plug herself back in), and can record and play back voices.
** The finale of what happens to the children when they're growing up is expanded upon more, including a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.
** There are multiple examples of the daughter trying to sabotage the grandmother, such as unplugging her while she's recharging, or at least express her displeasure through misbehavior.
** There's a new plot point: the grandmother must please all members of the family within 30 days or she must go back to the factory. This creates tension between the brothers and sister.
** The grandmother is now a bit more clearly robotic. She can emit milk, string and juice out of her fingers, uses a plug to recharge herself at night (and can "wake up" to plug herself back in), and can record and play back voices.
** The finale of what happens to the children when they're growing up is expanded upon more, including a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.
** There are multiple examples of the daughter trying to sabotage the grandmother, such as unplugging her while she's recharging, or at least express her displeasure through misbehavior.
** There's a new plot point: the grandmother must please all members of the family within 30 days or she must go back to the factory. This creates tension between the brothers and sister.
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* JustAMachine: The daughter literally uses these exact words in anger at the grandmother, and even unplugs her while she's recharging.
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* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The grandmother talks about what happened to the children after they grew up and reached adulthood, providing a form of this trope in dialog.
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* TakingTheBullet: The grandmother goes to rescue the daughter from being hit by a car, being hit herself instead. But since she's MadeOfIron, it's not a sacrifice.
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* RaisedByRobots: A positive example that shows the outcome in the movie's final scene. We learn what happened to the kids when they grew up, and they all had very successful, happy careers.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Other than the visible plug she uses to recharge at night, and the ability to emit needed things such as milk or string out of her fingers, the grandmother looks and acts exactly like a human.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Other than the visible plug she uses to recharge at night, and the ability to emit needed things such as milk or string out of her fingers, the grandmother looks and acts exactly like a human.
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* MadeOfIron: The android grandmother rescues the daughter from being hit by a car, taking the blow herself, but she takes no damage.
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* BrainUploading: Of a very unusual sort. The android grandmothers share knowledge with each other after they've left their families, to help each other improve.
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* ArtificialFamilyMember: The android grandmother who joins the family. She is, well, an android, but most of the family accepts her. All but the daughter.
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* ButNowIMustGo: The android grandmother is promised with a 30-day money back guarantee. If all members of the family are not satisfied within 30 days, she goes back to the factory. And since the daughter is upset with and angry at her, she must go back to the factory.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter does not.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter does not.
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Written by Creator/RayBradbury, this is a retelling of his ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric.]]" The basic concept and many story beats are exactly the same: a grieving family receives a robot grandmother as a replacement for the mother that had recently died, and while three of the family members quickly come to love the AI replacement, the daughter does not.
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