whatever happened to robotman?

Factual Questions
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whatever happened to the rounder and what i believe to be the original version of what is now, jim merricks robotman? i remember in the early eighties there was a cartoon and some videos, even a robotman doll. now the only thing i have is this faded cup bearing his face and those lovely bubble letters ‘robotman & friends’. (and to be honest, if i didn’t have it i’d think i was crazy since i seem to be the only one that remembers the guy.) so my question again - what ever happened to him?

“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein

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Robotman still runs in the San Jose Mercury News. Typing ‘robotman’ into Yahoo gives a link to the robotman web page.

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Oh yeah, wasn’t Jim Merrick the elephant man? Robotman the comic is done by Jim Meddick.

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      • Jim Meddick has said that he doesn’t have much interest in marketing the heck out of his comic strip, which is why you see so few items around with Robotman images on them. There’s a few things for sale on the official website, but I don’t recall ever seeing anything for sale new anywhere else. The only Robotman book I’ve ever seen is for sale there; I remember going around to all the bookstores in the area, wondering why none had Robotman cartoon books: it’s because (at the time) they’re weren’t none to be got. Now there’s one.
      • As for the history of Robotman, once Moulder and Scully visited because they were investigating what happened to the original family (I forget their names, they were found to be living happily in Arizona or something). If you’ve been following the strip a while, you know that the fellow Robotman hangs out with now is an extraterrestrial alien, just like Robotman. That was supposed to be the reason he was so inept and clumsy. - MC
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so is the jim meddick’s robotman simply an updated version of the much cuter, and rounder robotman? or is his a different robotman altogether?

“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein

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and another thing… like i said before, there used to be videos, and toys, and all sorts of robotman stuff… maybe they don’t make it anymore, but that still doesn’t explain why it all disspeared and no one remembers… where the hell is robotman?

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wasn’t john merrick the elephant man?

what is essential is invisible to the eye -the fox

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yes he sure was.
i love it when i’m corrected by people who make a mistake equivalant to my own. oh, it’s so much fun. :slight_smile:
‘people are afraid of the unknown, things they know nothing about’ - john merrick.

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this is the robotman i’m talking about.

http://members.home.net/cattywompus/images/robotman.JPG

“human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust; we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.” - albert einstein

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I remember Robotman! It was actually TWO comic strips; one in the early eighties, and the more recent incarnation. I have no idea if they’re by the same guy, the formats are quite different. There was no Monty, Robotman lived with a family, and the jokes were much cuter. I think there was a Saturday morning cartoon as well, a friend of mine worked for the marketing agency behind it all, there was even a record album. I seem to recall a chipmunk-y song '…I wanna be like Robotman", over and over until you want to put your head in a vise. Next time I see her I’ll have to ask about it. I think it just failed to catch on as a fad.

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oh, yay! i’m so glad someone else remembers!

i kinda don’t think they’re by the same guy… but they look so much alike with jim meddick’s only being squarish. somebody said meddick doesn’t do much marketing… but then again you wouldn’t if you stole it. (not implying that he did because i have no idea)

i just wish i could find more info on the lovely little robot, oh how i miss him.