Episode 67 – Robots and Cyborgs and Droids, Oh My!!

Robots and Cyborgs and Droids Oh My!! In this episode, Heather and Liz discuss their favorite near-human companions throughout sci-fi and fantasy! Join us as we hit our favorites throughout our favorite fandoms.

Robots and Cyborgs and Droids, Oh My!!

This may be our most mansplained episode ever, so we will see how that goes along. A robot is a machine that does the job of a human. An android is a robot is generally made to look like a human. Cyborgs have organic material mixed with mechanical stuff.

[We are not talking bout Roombas and robot maids and sex bots, though we do actually talk about a few of those things. Vacuums totally blow, by the way.]

We took a quiz to see which Star Wars droids we are. Liz got K-2SO and Heather got BB-8. We would like to see a buddy movie made with those two, so someone get on that! We go on a bit of a tangent regarding introverts vs. extroverts. Shout out to our new friends at Serves You Right podcast!

The Star Wars universe is chock full of droids, and these are mostly our favorites. C-3PO, R2-D2, BB-8, K-2SO.

We also went through literature, music, film, and TV.

Music:

• Mr. Roboto by Styx

Literature:

• Tik Tok from Return to Oz (1907)
• Marvin the Paranoid Android (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

Film:

• Ash (Alien) / Bishop (Aliens)
• Boobo – Clash of the Titans
• T-800 from Terminator
• Beta (Alex Rogan replacement) from The Last Starfighter
• Ralph and Max Flight of the Navigator
• Johnny 5 – Short Circuit
• Robocop
• The Fixits – Batteries Not Included
• Dot Matrix – Spaceballs
• Fembots – Austin Powers
• Battle droids  – Star Wars Clone Wars
• Toy Santa – The Santa Clause 2
• B-4 (Data’s brother) – Star Trek
• Transformers: The Movie
• Wall-E et. al.
• Ultron and Vision – Avengers: Age of Ultron
• BB-8, K-2SO
• Buzz Lightyear – Toy Story

TV:

• Transformers (especially Optimus Prime and Bumblebee)
• Voltron (new and old)
• Rosie the Maid – The Jetsons
• Cybermen, K-9, Daleks – Doctor Who
• Data, Lor, and Lal – Star Trek: TNG
• Cylons – Battlestar Galactica
• Kitt – Knight Rider
• Bender – Futurama
• Small Wonder – robot kid
• My Electric Grandmother

Robots and Cyborgs and Droids, Oh My!!

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