Original Johnny 5 Robot from Short Circuit!

Adam meets one of the most beloved robots in cinema history: Johnny 5 from the 1986 film Short Circuit! This life-size prop was one of the original models made for the film, and Adam gets up close to check out its details and learn how it was made. This robot is just one of over a thousand props and artifacts from film history as part of Prop Store's upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London 2022 collection.

Shot by Josh Self and edited by Norman Chan
Music by Jinglepunks

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[LokiTheAsgard]

Short circuit and flight of the navigator were always on repeat when I was a kid, loved them.

[RjWolf]

Johnny 5 was one of the only robot friends that was set in "Present Day" in that era. Kids were all in love with r2D2 etc. Johnny made that seem more attainable.

[plasmaburndeath]

1986 is when Short Circuit came out. Remember he has "500MB of Online storage space" per Short Circuit 2, I remember being a kid in the theater and audience all went "woah" with that 500MB line.... never forget it.

[daalelli]

Seeing Johnny 5 still assembled makes me smile so big. This did my heart good in a way I didn't know I needed.

[wiggy]

I’m blown away that he’s still in such good condition, or even exists at all.

[jasonjulian]

Adam taking photos only means one thing...

A future One Day Build: Adam's own Johnny 5!

[BrianCarreraShaw]

What I loved about Johnny No. 5 was that he had flaps that served as both his eyebrows and eyelids (to give him an expression) I love how he gets this angry expression with those and the eyes turn into red! That was genius!

[azpcox]

To paraphrase Dr Jones, “It belongs in a museum!” It is a fantastic robot and one that movie got me directed in my engineering field. Gonna go watch Short Circuit tonight!

[moltencarnage]

That was the time of true movie magic. It made you feel like anything was possible.

[bilko]

Seeing this and knowing this robot/prop still exists has made my day. Short Circuit was one of my favourite films as a kid.

[__Andrew]

Johnny chasing down Oscar on the docks in Short Circuit 2 is one of the greatest moments of my childhood movie watching experience. I remember being on the edge of my seat _screaming_ at Johnny to get Oscar and on the verge of tears that he was sacrificing himself for one last noble deed, just hoping that he would hold out long enough to stop that son of a bitch!

Elevation! Altitude!
Oscar, you will not get away. I am really pissed off!

[KnightFoxx]

I really wish I could buy this. Johnny 5 was and is still a part of my childhood and always will be!

[kevinr.]

I've always wondered where Johnny 5 ended up. I haven't seen him since the 90s and I was an enormous fan. I still think Johnny 5 is basically the coolest robot ever created BY FAR. He obviously went on to inspire WallE. He still looks awesome and futuristic to me. He could definitely still kick my butt into outer space!

[CarbonGlassMan]

My dad built a robot in the late 70s, early 80s that rolled up to the front door and passed out Halloween candy before this movie came out. Dad's work got me interested in robotics. I loved this movie when it came out.

[stenchlord]

I loved Short Circuit, haven't watched it in literal decades. It's part of the reason why I loved Wall-E so much, just tickled my nostalgia for Johnny 5.

[Graytail]

I am frankly astounded that Adam didnt call this out... Johnny's laser is on BACKWARDS >_<

[KOSMOSA]

this is nuts, I was not expecting it to have survived all these years.

[isaiahglynn]

Ever since I was a kid, I have always wanted one. I am so grateful that I was born at a time when the world was fun and still made sense.

[situationunchanged]

So cool to see they keep stuff like this in good order for such a long time, there's so much love for this character still.
I watched this movie with my kids not so long ago, and they loved it as much as I did back in the day! Great movies like this never age

[Heroesworkshop]

I remember seeing Wall-E for the first time and I immediately thought of Johnny 5.