# Danger! Will Robinson! Danger! Robby the Robot on eBay! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776 "2008-02-15T18:41:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/1 "2008-02-15T18:41:38Z")
[A replica, actually.](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230221196748&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3FMfcISAPICommand%3DGetResult%26ht%3D1%26shortcut%3D0%26from%3DR41%26query%3D230221196748%26category0%3D%26Submit%3DSearch%26fvi%3D1) > [@](#): > > This Robby the Robot replica was created by Fred Barton Productions, Inc. and the artistry, detailing and character of the original robot are faithfully maintained in this high quality reproduction. A must-have for any serious Sci-fi collector. > > Specifications: > > · Created by Fred Barton Productions, Inc., hand assembled in the USA. > > · Limited Edition, signed and numbered. Plaque at base of robot reads: > > “ROBBY, THE ROBOT” > > as seen in > > “Forbidden Planet” > > Collector’s Edition: 23/100 > > © 2001 Fred Barton Productions, Inc., Los Angeles, CA > > (fine print): Robby, the Robot tm and Forbidden Planet tm are tm & © 1997 Turner Entertainment Co. a Time Warner Company > > · Originally purchased from FBP, Inc., in 2003. > > · Full size fiberglass reproduction, with dimensional specifications obtained from the original robot. > > · Break resistant clear plastic dome. > > · Brass, aluminum and acrylic detailing. > > · Remote control operates spinning gyros and valves under transparent dome and two exterior rotating scanners (see below). > > · Approximate weight 100 pounds. > > · Animatronics originally controlled by an infrared remote control. Of course, it costs more than most of the cars I’ve owned, so I’ll _not_ be bidding. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/2 "2008-02-15T19:08:23Z")
1.) The guy who built the replica has been selling replicas for years. 2.) Robby isn’t the robot from **Lost in Space**. He was designed by the same guy as the LiS robot (who was called simply “Robot”). And Robby guested on the show twice. Lost in Space robot: [http://www.lostinspacerobot.com/](http://www.lostinspacerobot.com/) > **[Lost in Space Robot | Danger Will Robinson](https://www.clevelandseniors.com/forever/remember-robot.htm)** > > ClevelandSeniors.Com, The online place for the young-at-heart people of Northeast Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio Senior news, information, advice, coupons, recipes and schedule of events. For seniors 50 and over. Robby the Roboty: > **[Robby the Robot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot)** > > Robby the Robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction films and television programs, which has given him the distinction as "the hardest working robot in Hollywood". > The name "Robbie" (spelled with an "ie") had appeared in science fiction before Forbidden Planet. In a pulp magazine adventure The Fantastic Island (1935), the name is used for a mechanical likeness of Doc ... ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/3 "2008-02-15T19:10:58Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] 1.) The guy who built the replica has been selling replicas for years. 2.) Robby isn’t the robot from **Lost in Space**. He was designed by the same guy as the LiS robot (who was called simply “Robot”). And Robby guested on the show twice. [/QUOTE] The Robot from lost in Space was just called “Robot” but I think his name (designation?) was Robot B-9. ---
**Author:** ![Sweetums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/4 "2008-02-15T19:11:00Z")
I noticed the same seller is also offering Robot B9 from “Lost in Space.” I really need to hit the lottery. Even if I could afford either of these, there simply wouldn’t be room in my little house for them, without putting the couch in storage. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/5 "2008-02-15T21:32:21Z")
Here’s the [web site](http://www.the-robotman.com/) for manufacturer. I’ve had it bookmarked for years, just waiting for the day I made my millions in the lottery. 🙂 He’s also got C3PO, R2D2 and a cylon from Battlestar galactica. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson-danger-robby-the-robot-on-ebay/437776/6 "2008-02-16T00:24:56Z")
and Gort! (who is less expensive) Klaatu Barada Nikto ! (sp?) Brian