| 1 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_6847.JPG]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:200:Robby the Robot in [[Film/ForbiddenPlanet his most recognizable performance.]]]] |
| 3 | Robby The Robot is an actor whose breakout role was the 1956 film ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', where he played [[CharacterAsHimself himself]]. He has since appeared in many other films and television series such as ''Series/TheInvisibleBoy'', ''Series/TheThinMan'', ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'', and ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. |
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| 5 | He has not appeared since the 2000s due to his alcoholism and cycles of rehab, and seems to have mostly gone into commercial work. He's in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Hall_of_Fame Robot Hall of Fame]] alongside his contemporaries Manga/AstroBoy and [[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 Gort]], as well as others. His design gets a pretty big ShoutOut on the Protectrons of the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' game series. |
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| 7 | Do not confuse with [[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy R.O.B]] or WesternAnimation/RobTheRobot. |
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| 9 | !!Tropes that Robby encompasses: |
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| 11 | * TheCameo: He made one in ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''. |
| 12 | * HeadSwap: Some of his roles swap out his head, such as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_twilight_zone_33.jpg this one]] from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. |
| 13 | * RobotBuddy: In ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' and ''Film/TheInvisibleBoy'' |
| 14 | * TinCanRobot |
| 15 | * UncreditedRole: Most of his roles. |
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| 17 | !!Filmography: |
| 18 | |
| 19 | * ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' (2003) |
| 20 | * ''Film/EarthGirlsAreEasy'' (1988) |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' (1984) |
| 22 | * ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' (1982, episode "Programmed for Love") |
| 23 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' (1981, sells Harry a hotdog from a cart in the "Harry Canyon" segment) |
| 24 | * ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (1979, episode "Dr. Morkenstein") |
| 25 | * ''Series/WonderWoman1975'' (1979, episode "Spaced Out") |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' (1974, episode "[[Recap/ColumboS03E06 Mind over Matter]]") |
| 27 | * ''Series/LostInSpace'' (1966-67, episodes "War of the Robots" and "Condemned of Space") |
| 28 | * ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' (1966, episode "Lurch's Little Helper") |
| 29 | * ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' (1963-64, episodes "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E8UncleSimon Uncle Simon]]" and "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E33TheBrainCenterAtWhipples The Brain Center at Whipple's]]") |
| 30 | * ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis'' (1963, episode "Beethoven, Presley and Me") |
| 31 | * ''Film/TheInvisibleBoy'' (1957) |
| 32 | * ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' (1956) |
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