# Why all the reboots?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-reboots/948514>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-reboots/948514 "2021-08-12T12:59:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-reboots/948514/61 "2021-08-16T02:47:05Z")

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Fun fact: the family in “Swiss Family Robinson” _isn’t named Robinson_.  
The book has that title because it’s a Swiss family in a “Robinson Crusoe” situation.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-reboots/948514/62 "2021-08-16T03:04:23Z")

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Right. And no Penny in the silver suit.

The Robot was the best.

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