History Series / MyLivingDoll

* CatchPhrase: According to The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, My Living Doll is the source of the science fiction phrase "Does not compute".
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[[caption-width-right:224:Bob (Bob Cummings) and Rhoda (Julie Newmar)]]

Dr. Bob [=MacDonald=] (Bob Cummings) is a psychologist working for the U.S. Air Force. When a friend of his, who is working on an android named Rhoda (Julie Newmar) for the space program, is sent over to Pakistan, he leaves it under Bob's care, on the condition that no one must know its true nature. HilarityEnsues as Bob tries to teach Rhoda to pass for human.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Bob often gets these, from women offended by things they ''think'' he's said or done (usually thanks to Rhoda.) Rhoda herself has slapped him, though because she thought she'd been told to do so.

The show suffered from low ratings, due to airing against shows such as ''Series/{{Bonanza}}''. This caused Cummings to leave, explained in-universe as his also being reassigned to Pakistan, with his neighbor Peter [Jack Mullaney] taking over as Rhoda's guardian. The series was cancelled after one season, and today is remembered best for launching Newmar's acting career.

!Tropes in ''My Living Doll'':

* WeaksauceWeakness: Rhoda is instantly deactivated if her eyes are covered or a button in her back is pressed.
** Also, the poetic metrics of ''Alice in Wonderland'' confused her own so much it gave her vertigo.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Lots of innuendo, just not said straight out. Again, it was the 1960s. They even had Bob's sister move in with him and Rhoda so she could chaperone them.

* OldMaid: Bob brings in his older, single sister to live with them so his neighbors won't think he and Rhoda are "living together" by themselves. Later on Peter's housemaid fills in this role.

* FridgeLogic: Exactly why did NASA need an android that not only looked but also ''felt'' like a real woman? The only possibility (which they could not openly say back then) [[{{robosexual}} is for companionship]].

* HelloNurse: Most people's reaction to the gorgeous Rhoda.
* UnfortunateImplications: Even for a comedy produced in the 1960s, the premise was terribly sexist. [=MacDonald=] even directly expresses his wish to turn Rhoda into "The Perfect Woman: one who does what she's told, and keeps her mouth shut."

Dr. Bob [=MacDonald=] (BobCummings) is a psychologist working for the USA Air Force. When a friend of his who is working on an android named Rhoda (JulieNewmar) for the space program is sent over to Pakistan, he leaves it under his care, on the condition that no one must know its true nature. HilarityEnsues as he tries to teach her to pass for human.

The show suffered from low ratings, due to airing against shows such as {{Bonanza}}. This caused Cummings to leave (explained in-universe as his also being reassigned to Pakistan, with his neighbor Peter (Jack Mullaney) taking over as Rhoda's guardian.) The series was cancelled after one season, and today is remembered best for launching Newmar's acting career.

!Tropes in my Living Doll:
* AIIsACrapshoot: Subverted- Rhoda was totally obedient, but got confused by human behavior easily.
* FridgeLogic: Exactly why did the Space Program need an android that not only looked but ''felt'' like a real woman? The only possibility (which they could not openly say back then) [[{{robosexual}} is for companionship]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Lots of innuendo, just not said straight out (again, it was the 60's. They even had Bob's sister move in with him and Rhoda so she could chaperone them.)

* UnfortunateImplications: Even for a comedy produced in the 60's, the premise was terribly sexist. [=MacDonald=] even directly expresses his wish to turn Rhoda into "The Perfect Woman- one who does what she's told, and keeps her mouth shut."

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* {{Innuendo}}: Plenty of it.

Dr. Bob McDonald (Bob Cummings) is a psychologist working for the USA Air Force. When a friend of his who is working on an android named Rhoda (Julie Newmar) for the space program is sent over to Pakistan, he leaves it under his care, on the condition that no one must know its true nature. HilarityEnsues as he tries to teach her to pass for human.

The show suffered from low ratings, due to airing against shows such as {{Bonanza}}. This caused Cummings to leave (explained in-universe as his also being reassigned to Pakistan, with his neighbor Peter (Jack Mullaney) taking over as Rhoda's guardian. The series was cancelled after one season, and today is remembered best for launching Newmar's acting career.

Not to be confused with the LivingDoll trope.