History Main / TVHeadRobot

* The TVMen from [[WebAnimation/SkibidiToiletSeries Skibidi Toilet]] are sharply dressed robots/cyborgs who have television sets for their heads, from which they can emit purple or orange light to hypnotize or immolate their enemies. Out of combat, their screens show static, which changes to a "c:" smiley to congratulate their allies.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has Tutor Bot, a direct ShoutOut to [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Lord Canti]]. Wreck-Gar's head was specifically designed to resemble a TV set, [[MythologyGag due to the fact]] that G1 Junkions were [[AliensStealCable obsessed with Earth TV programming]].

Often speaks through a variant of TalkingWithSigns. Compare/contrast SurveillanceDrone and TheBlank. See also ScreensAreCameras, if they possess the television face, but no discernible sensory equipment with which to actually see.

* ''VideoGame/{{Inscryption}}'': P03 is a plot twist antagonist of Inscryption. It has a TV head/screen face, which can change its facial expressions.

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* Robo-san from ''WebAnimation/RobosanAndWanchan'' has a television set for a head, on which is displayed the wide dots that serve as his eyes.

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* Nearly every robot in ''VideoGame/{{Stray}}'' has a monitor for a head, with a simple dots-and-lines face on their screen that can change to display symbols of their emotions or activities. One of the notable exceptions is Midtown's police force, the Peacekeepers, whose members opt for security cameras instead.

* ''VideoGame Inscryption``
P03 is a plot twist antagonist of Inscryption.
It has obviously a tv head/screen face,which can change the facial expressions, and Uberbot bosses.
P03 is hoveri above the ground and has one hand, which is quite unique design with tv head added.
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%%* ''Anime/DeadLeaves'' has Retro, who may not be all robot.
%%* Monimon, Monitamon, [[spoiler:Shonitamon]] & [[spoiler:Hi-Vision Monitamon]] from ''Anime/DigimonFusion''

%%* Several of the [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/spdrslyr.htm Spider-Slayers]] have this, including the first.
%%* Telly, the "son" of Tank and Booga, in ''ComicBook/TankGirl''.
%%* Dr. [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Arnim Zola]], who's preserved himself in a robot body. His face is displayed on a screen in his chest.

%%* Walter from ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''. When he's distressed, his face projects static.

* The Comicbook/{{New 52}} ''Comicbook/{{Earth 2}}'' version of Robert Crane (the GoldenAge Robotman) has a head comprising a transparent dome containing his brain, with a flatscreen computer monitor on the front.

%%* The Walking TV from ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''.

%%* TV from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', who apparently has a short, balding man for a face.

%%* WEEBO in ''Film/{{Flubber}}'', but the monitor flips up; she uses it whenever she needs to [[DeadpanSnarker snark]].

* The robot GERTY in the movie ''Film/{{Moon}}'' has a screen displaying an emoji in lieu of a face.

%%* Sheldon of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' tries to become one of these, controlled from his bedroom, to avoid sickness, danger, etc.
%%* [=iTeacher=] from ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide''.
%%* 790 from ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', whose head mostly consists of three screens.

* Holly from ''Series/RedDwarf'' normally appears as just a face on a screen, but has on occasion moved around the ship in the form of a wheeled robot with a television screen for a head

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%%* One of these appears in the music video for the Music/{{Muse}} song "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" from their album ''The 2nd Law''. It's kinda [[http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/heartlight/avatars/gabgbaaeh.jpg creepy-looking]].
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* Lord Canti (mentioned in the Anime & Manga section) appears twice in the ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series - first as the penultimate opponent in ''VideoGame/BrawlRoyale'', then as a summon for Natalie in ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy1''. He is replaced by an {{Expy}} named TV Boy in the [[CompilationRerelease EBF Collection]] versions of both games.

%%* Everyone (except maybe player character) in ''VideoGame/MondoMedicals'' and ''VideoGame/MondoAgency'' fits this trope.
%%* The Bruiser from ''VideoGame/{{Doom 3}}: Resurrection of Evil'' has a TV ''mouth''.
%%* The Squarians in ''VideoGame/LevelUp''.
* The Drakel Freak enemy from ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' is a cyborg with a TV for its head, with an organic muzzle protruding from it.
%%* One of Metalhead's costumes in ''VideoGame/GuitarHero III'' is one.
%%* These show up as an enemy in the N64 ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' game.
%%* Robots in ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic III: The Isles of Terra''.
* Telly from ''VideoGame/ChibiRobo'' is a RobotBuddy that takes his namesake from the fact that he is a tiny flying TV head.
* The dozens of Vidbots scattered throughout the first dream world of ''VideoGame/{{Obsidian}}''. They appear nothing short of televisions on metal poles without any visible means of locomotion, but they can move anyway; their "faces" usually show just the nose and mouth of a human in black and white, some of them have buttons or spindly mechanical arms and hands depending on who does what, and none of them [[ObstructiveBureaucrat tolerate broken rules, not even the receptionist.]]
* Alt from ''[[VideoGame/PopNMusic Pop'n Music]]'' is a computer monitor-head robot.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** Mettaton is a big metal box on a wheel with a monitor that often shows a big "M". [[spoiler:Then you flip his switch, and [[BishonenLine becomes a humanoid]].]]
** Though he's not really a robot, [[spoiler:Photoshop Flowey]] has a TV for a head, which displays [[spoiler:Flowey's crazed face, a real greyscaled human head, and the six human [=SOULs=]]].
* Emet from ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'' has a screen for a face with several preset expressions and symbols that he switches between.

* In ''VideoGame/{{SOMA}}'', Site Lambda includes a robot [[spoiler: with a brain scan of Catherine Chun inside]] that uses a flat-screen monitor to communicate.

* ROBO_Head of ''VideoGame/CytusII'' has a computer monitor for a head.
* Mr. Entertainment, host of ''VideoGame/SprintVector'', has a monitor for a head that looks like a RaygunGothic television. The image on it changes depending on what he's talking about.
* One of the late-game enemies in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is a robot with a CRT monitor for a head. However, the screen is used only to display its BlackBeadEyes.

%%* Some versions of ''VideoGame/SpaceStation13'' have these as a playable race named the Integrated Positronic Chassis. Their positronic brain is uniquely placed inside their chest rather than their head. Not to be confused with [[ArtificialHuman synths]] or the station AI's worker cyborgs.
* Everyone in ''VideoGame/JobSimulator'' appears to be some kind of hovering computer monitor with a digital face on the screen and a coffee cup welded to the side.
* ''VideoGame/VsHexMod'': Hex is a robot basketball player with a computer screen for a head, on which displays his face and even the arrows corresponding with his singing. The [[DVDCommentary developer commentary]] states he runs on Windows 10, and you can even play games on him.
* The Lord of Games from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooieNutsAndBolts'' is essentially a tube TV wearing a royal cloak, with a game of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' as his "face".
* [[PunnyName Monita]], the host of ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'', has a computer monitor for her face. Her look is that of a modern flatscreen, and somewhat resembles a UsefulNotes/WiiU [=GamePad=].
* ''VideoGame/MetallicChild'': Pan, one of [[PlayerCharacter Rona]]'s friends aboard [[SpaceStation the Life Stream]], has a screen that he uses to make eye expressions.
* Neon J. of ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'' is a cyborg who has a sonar screen for a head from surviving grievous wounds in the [[GreatOffscreenWar Border Wars]]. Oddly enough, he's still capable of breathing despite having no visible nose or mouth, as seen when having a coughing fit after 1010's defeat.

%%* The [[http://dresdencodak.com/2010/09/25/dark-science-05/ TV cat]] [[note]]last couple of frames[[/note]] in the ''Webcomic/DresdenCodak'' StoryArc ''Dark Science''. As of yet, [[AmbiguousRobots the nature of this creature (robot? cyborg??) isn't clear, though]].
* ''Webcomic/ThePropertyOfHate'''s [[NominalHero RGB]] is, if not an actual robot, at least a TV-Headed... [[MysteriousPast Something]]. His head is an actual [=TV=], by the way, and can be used to watch cartoons, although his consciousness sort of disconnects while this is happening.
%%* Doctor from ''Webcomic/OnlyHuman''.
* The Objectheads in ''Webcomic/{{Pilot}}'' have electronic devices in place of heads. When it comes to what it is, they run the gamut; Some have old, box televisions, some have flatscreens, while others have phones. Jerry, while not an Objecthead, has a monochrome display instead of a face. It displays a question mark most of the time, but can display other things as well.
%%* Yuven Hubbub and Commander Andrew from ''[[http://mystereobot.smackjeeves.com/thecharacters/ My Stereo Bot]]''.
%%* ''Webcomic/{{Fortuna}}'': The first gen Apollo, Artemis, Eros and Hermes AI units have this, and later models are likely to have this.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has Tutor Bot, a direct ShoutOut to [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Lord Canti]]. Wreck-Gar's head was specifically designed to resemble a TV set, [[MythologyGag due to the fact]] that G1 Junkions were [[AliensStealCable obsessed with Earth TV programming]].
* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' brings us Mike the TV, whose screen is [[{{Cephalothorax}} both his head and torso]].
* In Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'' episode "Science Fair and Foul", Buckwheat's home-built robot has a TV set for its head.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'' has TV Monster.

* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'': In "Icy Nights II", Ice Bear's nemesis Barry the Bro-grammer has an army of MechaMooks with smart-phones for heads that emote by displaying various emoji. Near the end of the episode, Ice Bear and his old friend Yana encounter a much larger version with a tablet computer for a head.

%%* ''Webcomic/RiceBoy'' has The One Electronic (T.O.E.). Instead of pictures drawn by the author, he projects scenes from movies and television shows much more like, well, an actual TV. [[FridgeLogic He also smokes.]]

%%* ''Webcomic/ThePropertyOfHate'''s [[NominalHero RGB]] is, if not an actual robot, at least a TV-Headed... [[MysteriousPast Something]].

* ''[[Animation/TheMindsEye Odyssey Into The Mind's Eye]]'' features characters with televisions for heads, although whether they are actually robots is up for debate.

* Played for horror in an issue of ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': In an alternate universe, the ruling council of Cybertron have replaced the usual means of surgical disfigurement with a new one where the victim's head is replaced with a TV, which they "speak" through via displaying text. On occasion, it even plays pop-up ads. Eventually it transpires that the council is watching people through these screens, and can communicate through them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has Tutor Bot, a direct ShoutOut to [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Lord Canti]]. Wreck-Gar's head was specifically designed to resemble a TV set, [[MythologyGag due to the fact]] that G1 Junkions were [[AliensStealCable obsessed with Earth TV programming.]]

* The reoccurring character of Tee Vee in various ''Franchise/{{LEGO}}'' themes. Tee Vee first appeared in 2001 in the ''Toys/LEGOAlphaTeam'' theme as a walking television set with legs, before becoming an automated submersible with a TV face in the following release wave. The final iteration of Tee Vee in ''Alpha Team'' though was in an android body losing the TV face.

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': The First-Person Shooter in ''[[FictionalVideoGame Hero's Duty]]'', which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin doesn't appear at all to the player]] but is visible as a TV Head Robot to game characters and does have a personality (although not a voice) when the player isn't controlling it.

* D'nerd from ''WesternAnimation/TheBotsMaster'', whose head resembles a computer monitor that displays a yellow face with eyes approximating NerdGlasses.

** Tee Vee returned to ''Lego'' as "Seymour Tee Vee" in a 2020 ''WesternAnimation/HiddenSide'' set once again an updated take on its original 2001 form as a walking TV set with legs. A 2021 ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' set continues the Seymour Tee Vee design with two Wu Bots that are also walking TV sets with the same build style as Tee Vee

* The reoccurring character of Tee Vee in various LEGO themes. Tee Vee first appeared in 2001 in the Toys/LEGOAlphaTeam theme as a walking television set with legs, before becoming an automated submersible with a TV face in the following release wave. The final iteration of Tee Vee in Alpha Team though was in an android body losing the TV face.
** Tee Vee returned to Lego as "Seymour Tee Vee" in a 2020 WesternAnimation/HiddenSide set once again an updated take on its original 2001 form as a walking TV set with legs. A 2021 WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} set continues the Seymour Tee Vee design with two Wu Bots that are also walking TV sets with the same build style as Tee Vee

* Played from horror in an issue of ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': In an alternate universe, the ruling council of Cybertron have replaced the usual means of surgical disfigurement with a new one where the victim's head is replaced with a TV, which they "speak" through. On occasion, it even plays pop-up ads. Eventually it transpires that they're watching people through these screens, and can communicate through them.

%%* D-nerd from ''WesternAnimation/TheBotsMaster''

* The Lord of Games from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' is essentially a tube TV wearing a royal cloak, with a game of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' as his "face".

* Nearly every robot in ''VideoGame/Stray'' has a monitor for a head, with a simple dots-and-lines face on their screen that can change to display symbols of their emotions or activities. One of the notable exceptions is Midtown's police force, the Peacekeepers, whose members opt for security cameras instead.

* ''VideoGame/Spelunky'': In the sequel, we are introduced to Lise Project, which is a female robot with a big computer screen for a head. She normally displays a simple feminine face with eyelashes, but her head displays error signals when she is damaged or near the edge of a platform.