Obscure Sci-fi Robots of the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s

In this episode of the Snack Bar, Mr. Sterling takes a look at some obscure robots from the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s

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[AtomicSnackBar]

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[neilbrown]

Also, the owner of the twonky is played by Hans Conreid, from The Monster that Challenged the World, and Disney's Peter Pan, as Captain Hook.

[joeyj]

But is it *really* a sci fi robot if it doesn't repeat, "Kill, Crush, Destroy!"

[richardkohlhof]

It's so funny the first robots had looks just like a giant vacuum tube they used to use in radios and TVs

[GreyhawkGrognard]

It's worth noting that The Twonky stars Hans Conreid, who did a ton of television and cartoon voiceover work in the 1950's through the 1980's, including the voice of Snidely Whiplash in The Bullwinkle Show.

And I'm going to be seeing Rob Zombie next month in PA. Can't wait to see that robot again!

[StuartistStudio]

A young Leonard Nimoy can be seen in Zombies of the Stratosphere.

[doltsbane]

1958's The Robot vs The Aztec Mummy featured a pretty good robot. Mexican horror and sci-fi movies of the Fifties and Sixties are a lot of fun, especially when they include luchadores.

[jesusmora]

1950s ads: cancer and cancer accessories

[ericmercier]

One of my favorite robots is from Voyage to Prehistoric Planet. Great video as always. Love this channel!!!

[TheVid]

Quite a lot of fabulous factoids in this episode, and so glad to hear that camels were so easy on the throat (unlike vampires). KRONOS is one of my favorite sci-fi movies (right up there with THE MONOLITH MONSTERS) and one of the few filmed in monochrome CinemaScope. I also remember our old Admiral color tv down in the basement acting twonky, especially when you played around with it's rabbit ears! Speaking of THE TWONKY, I'm gonna watch Archie Oboler's most famous film, BWANA DEVIL in 3D tonight, just out from Kino Lorber, so cheers. and a good evening to you and everyone! Let's see, where did I leave my Tootsie Pop? They make great mixing sticks.

[bwilliams]

Couple of beaut commercials in this one. I recall these big, clunky walking washing machines - that were slow and clumsy and often didn't even have fingers - were credited in their movies with tasks such as tying people up and using computer keyboards.

[Flytrap]

Ahh, The Twonkey; a very underrated film.
I watched Kronos not long ago, kind of scary.
Commando Cody, Sky Marshall Of the Universe is my favorite serial of all time. I was a wee lad when they showed it on TV. Then it disappeared, never to be seen again. I managed to find it in the late '90s -- much joy was had! A few years ago, I found the series again in a really good format. More joy was had.
Great episode -- keep up the good work!

[rogervandusen]

Robots are an iconic element in science fiction. They were originally known as automatons until Karel Capek coined the term in 1920. Borrowing it from a term for labor. The idea of mechanical people goes way back in antiquity with mentions in ancient Greece and China.

[sonicguyver]

That Republic Robot is downright iconic. That design is so simple but very effective as a robot. I mean the design was even used in the video game "Super Metroid." There are a few of them moving around in the crashed spaceship level.

[jerryrichardson]

Another fun watch, thank you. I had seen the Twonky short story somewhere, but I didn't know it was a movie as well.

[danhollifield]

I've got to admit, the prose version of The Twonky was quite disturbing when I read it as a child. --Dan

[lazywill]

Another great video! The Twonkey is so creepy lol

[davidsigalow]

I had one of those Popeye bubble-bath bottles when I was little. We also used to have Popeye "wagon wheel" - shaped pasta, which was green, 'cause it was supposed to be enriched with spinach.

[greghenrikson]

The idea of an old man who *thinks* he's a vampire is way more terrifying than an actual vampire movie. Did he gnaw on necks? Good lord.

[AlliAsAlways]

Unlike the vampire that was not a vampire, I too am a robot that's not a robot. I'm sure you understand. Also TWONKY!!! What a wonderful word