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I’ve been trying to get Vampire Over London for a while. I have The Phantom Creeps but haven’t watched it yet. I love the name ‘Dr Satan’ - did no one question that when he went through medical school???
It is not a replica of a vacuum tube of the era. It is a standard laboratory bell jar used for things like pulling a vacuum or extracting gasses, etc. Its the kind of thing that you could find in a nicer high school chemistry lab or many industrial labs. Cheap on the surplus market.
@ AtomicSnackBar - I'm not sure about the title, but it was from the early 1950s Starring Debbie ( Mother of Princess Leia) Reynolds and Bobby Van. I think it was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. I'll send you a clip to urk you.
He also voiced Professor Waldo Wigglesworth from the Adventures of Hoppity Hooper and Thorin Oakensheild in the Tankin and Bass animation of The Hobbit. A great actor with an awesome voice.
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.
Only 1 robot was active. Should have done that Windows update before he shipped them. And I thought Twonkies were knock off Twinkies. Fun video, as always. Thanks.
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!
He'll always be Captain Hook, first and foremost, for me, but he really was all around great at what he did. And that is awesome. I'm a big Rob Zombie fan. Probably my third favorite rock band/artist. Maybe even second, depends on the day of the week. Thanks for watching, good sir.
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.
I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to find the amount of info I did. Other than the Monster and the Ape, most of it wasn't too tough to uncover. I didn't know that Kino(a favorite of mine) had put out Bwana Devil. That's neat. I don't recall why, but I remember mentioning that one in a semi-recent episode. But do enjoy and watch out for owls.
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.
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!
I've been looking for an excuse to cover Commando Cody for awhile now. I just love the helmet and suit design of the Rocket Man character. A small toy company did an awesome figure of the character/characters that came with interchangeable heads for George Wallace and Judd Holdren. Really pricey, though.
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.
It's been a very long time since I've seen any Popeye, though I did recently pick up a Millcreek cartoon collection that I believe has some Popeye shorts on it, but was there some significance to the wagon wheel shape? I don't recall.
@@AtomicSnackBar Hey, I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon. This is my normal time to be up. I'll probably lay down around 6:30 am and get back up around 2:00 pm.
I need Vampire Over London in my life. Man I remember having the head screw off bubble baths ohhhh that’s a memory I didn’t know I’d have today. Dang it I knew that was a Rob Zombie dancer lololol. Great list.
As a lad I had, and still have to this day, a Darth Vader bubble bath. He sits on top of my fridge. Though it had no articulation, it was so much more detailed and screen accurate than the toys. Thanks, Your Disheveledness.
@@creech54 I have some re-issues, they're on the shelf behind me, but I've never run across the originals. You have all the Creature ones from Super7, right?
That Kronos alternately fascinated and scared the daylights outta me as a kid! I useta march around the living room with my arms up in the air going "BIP BIP BIP!"
Ah, now that's neat. Sounds like something I would have done as a kid. I remember rolling my lower torso up in a blanket and pretending I was Jabba the Hutt.
There is an interesting story for me and the movie Kronos. In that I never saw the movie until I was an adult. Yeah I used to have nightmares of a robot simulator Kronos approaching my backyard airy slow clotting motion. once it reached my door I would wake up. Years later while watching more of those top 10 list of sci-fi movies on TV. I saw the trailer for Kronos and almost had a heart attack. Later I realize that I probably watched it when I was a kid fell asleep during the movie. And absorbed it in a lucid state.
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.
I'm a big fan of the term automaton as well. It's mostly fallen out of fashion, but I've been trying to squeeze it into my writing here and there. It has such an imposing sound.
Did you say Flesh Gorden, I though those robots looked familiar without their attachments, great all you need to know about robot's lecture, keep up the good work, I remember seeing Flesh in the theaters in the 70s, well-made creatures and stop action might dig it out of the ol dvd vault
Hey Rob, hope you have been well man! Been a bit behind but I'm happy to catch up with your work tonight. Especially if we're talking obscure robots! 🤖🤖🤖 Top-Notch choices! Twonky reminds me of something you might see on Pee-Wee's Playhouse, especially the quirky way it moves. I really dig Kronos, it's awesome that they integrated it with traditional animation. Hey I received your book! Bear with me, I'm a super slow reader, but I'm enjoying the heck out of it thus far! Really well done man....and on a funny note, I think the cover has me eating even more donuts than usual 🍩🍩🍩 be well bro, have a killer weekend ahead!
That is very cool. I'm really glad you are digging it and appreciate you ordering one. The additional donut cravings, though, are purely coincidental... Thanks for watching, good sir. I always appreciate you taking the time to do so.
@@tommydarbe1524 I have the Phantom Creeps film version on a Millcreek collection. Well, if you have any of those Millcreek collections, you probably know exactly what that means.
The Twonky is the most wonderful little creature. Kronos is a favorite titan. I forget Phantom Creep's contribution to dance entertainment. Republic Robot is one I forgot about too. Great list as always.
I get that. The Republic Robot got around, but when I think of Republic, it's that wonderful Rocket Man design that always comes to mind. Both Commando Cody and Larry Martin. Thanks, Doug.
A Kronos floor-lamp would be an excellent addition to any decor. Even as a child I could not figure out how it walked on legs that had no joints or lateral motion.
@@AtomicSnackBar If I recall correctly (it's been almost half a century since I read it) it was a rather intentionally disturbing story, not meant as a comedy at all.
You have have some really fun stuff to check out. "Kronos" would probably be the fan favorite here, but I would probably go "The Phantom Creeps" just because it's just a neat movie/serial.
If you've never watched it check out the Star Trek Voyager episode Bride of Chaotica. The Tom Paris character loves playing on the holodeck in a very Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon story and they really did their homework! The robot looks so much like Satan's Robot.
That water heater robot was also used in the serial "Under Sea Kingdom" from the 1930s. Crash Corrigan was the name of the hero in S.O.S. Coast guard. I think.
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.
That is one of my all-time favorite games. I've played it numerous times, yet two-and-two never clicked with me on that one. But sure enough, there they are. Thanks for watching.
sorry for not being here for the past two weeks i've been traveling to make up for it my brother suggested a fun fact so here: I'm called rex because I'm a tyrannosaurus. now that's out of the way I love how some pre 50s robots are getting some love the only one who is talked about normally is Maria from metropolis.
My public relations manager recently told me that the Snack Bar is popular with most dinosaurs, but was lacking in the T-Rex department. So I'm glad to hear the extra work I've been putting in is paying off.
fun story; my day job is live-in caregiver for an elderly dude who retired long ago from a government lab at one end of the town we both still live in. i've been taking him for get-outta-the-house drives for a long time, and a couple years ago he'd say "down this street is the lab i worked at" and i'd say "did you make giant robot monsters?" and he would laugh and say of course not. nowadays, though, when i ask him the same question, he'll say (in all seriousness) "yeah, that's right." i knew he'd come clean someday. your remark about no self-respecting alien invader is without a robot minion made me think of it.
Now you just have to wiggle the truth out of him as to whether or not he is actually an alien and you are actually his robot servant and just don't know it.
Great choices. Phantom Creeps has some great deluge footage from an earlier classic. I saw this one on TV as a kid. The Robot looked like he had a permeant case of indigestion.. I never bought into the way Kronos moved, other than that, it was a great movie. Got info on the Robot used in the Superman series ? Scared me as a kid. and don't mention. GOG. Real scary.
There was some talk here in the comments section a few videos back, though I forget which video, about the Superman robot/robots. Info was quite scarce, but I want to say there was two different robots on the series.
Dr. Satan's Robot was brought back in modern times in several episodes of Star Trek Voyager. On the Holodeck, a fully Black and White sci-fi movie serial environment (The Adventures Of Captain Proton) becomes the basis of several comedic episodes. 'Satan's Robot', as it is referred to in the episodes, is a regular comedic foe for the Holodeck players to overcome. I found it a joy to see the classic robot recreated and given a prominent role!
Oh, that's interesting. I didn't realize it appeared on multiple episodes. Voyager is the only classic Star Trek series I haven't seen. Other than the cartoon, that is. I've started it, twice even, but got distracted both times. I was starting to get into it that second time too. I need to dig back in. Thanks for watching, Jennifer.
Yeah, you could even play as that robot in the Voyager:Elite Force game! It was my go to avatar for the battle royale death matches. (Drawback of it was you couldn’t hide anywhere. That thing stood out like a giant pipe/machinery in often very subtle environments)
That is a tough call. And I've actually covered every robot you mentioned in earlier volumes of this series. But the Republic Robot does pretty much sum up everything I like in a classic robot.
I always had the theory that The Phantom Creeps robot used a New Orleans Mardi Gras costume head, based on some historical photos, but wasn't able to verify it.
Alan Moore's "Cinema Purgatorio" comic series did a great, great issue about Old Mother Riley and the real life of the actor. Informative and funny. The whole series is well worth reading, you can get it as a collected edition as a book.
@@AtomicSnackBar ... sort of! It's this woman, who goes to a sinister cinema, and they keep showing weird films. The films are mostly based on old films or things about old films, or old actors. There's a "Sunset Boulevard" where a bunch of dead actors in a morgue, covered in sheets, discuss the old "Confidential" magazine, and the scandals it stirred up. There's an issue of George Reeves, I think, the old Superman. So it's sort of a biography of Hollywood itself. There's stuff about just the medium of film, too. Old Mother Riley gets one, about Arthur Lucan and his alcoholic teenage wife. Even the old King Kong stop-motion puppet gets one! Each issue is a film, and a woman who wonders why she doesn't seem able to leave. Very worth reading, if you love old Hollywood, or even if you don't. You'd probably really dig it.
@@greenaum I've never really gotten into Moore's work, but that does sound like a great concept for a comic. I'm a big comic person. Still collect even to this day.
Oh just to reply there's one about the Warner Brothers, the actual brothers, and what a cold-hearted dick Jack was. Except they're conflated with the Marx brothers! One about Tod Slaughter, narrated by the short guy from "Freaks". Again, looks like from this channel you'd dig it.
@@AtomicSnackBar You... you... that's like saying You're a big fan of languages but you've never tried English! Big fan of food but never tasted bread! Dude, you MUST! Alan is widely considered the best comic writer around. Don't, please, don't go by the films. The books are genius and great to read. I'd start with Watchmen and V For Vendetta, although for you I'd read Cinema Purgatorio first. Alan is amazing! His stuff makes you think and changes your life! He did a bit of conventional superhero stuff in the '80s but mostly that's not his genre, he does better stuff than that. Comics about all sorts of things, the limit really is just the imagination. He did a decent series about HP Lovecraft too, Providence, where a journalist ends up visiting the characters from Lovecraft's stories without realising. Then "From Hell" is a deconstruction of the Jack The Ripper murders, seen on a much bigger scale than a simple murderer or even than a conspiracy. Man I can't recommend him enough. As an achievement for mankind his stuff is up there with the Pyramids!
Many thanks for both the super and your support. We here at the Atomic Lounge Lizard Company truly appreciate it. And I still haven't gotten the missing comments. Maybe try again here?
Thanks for another groovy, fun-packed featurette. The adverts are always amusing, if a bit disturbing at the same time. The fire attack from "The Thing From Another World" is still shocking, even after I've seen it a bunch of times. Everyone and everything on that set was in deadly danger. I know that they aren't classic movie robots, but I really like the various killer-machines from the 1984 film, "Runaway". A really inventive design is the ambulatory computer from 1977's, "Demonseed"; where it becomes like a folding origami sculpture. It has strong Hellraiser vibes. Please the film features Gerrit Graham (Beef from "Phantom of Paradise") in a support role; which is always a bonus, and Feliz Silla gets a costume-role as, "The Baby".
Even years ago when I originally did my Top 1980s Sci-fi Robots, I intended for it to have a sequel. I even had the list put together at one point. I just haven't gotten to it yet. But I have the spiders from Runaway earmarked for that list. I saw that one at the theater as a lad. It was a favorite in my household. And it was my first exposure to Gene Simmons. He was so good in that.
I remember KRONOS. I thought it was iconic when I was a kid. Especially the scene when Kronos moves its legs one at a time to Paul Sawtell’s and Bert Shefter’s also iconic musical score. And scene where people get trampled under Kronos’ legs. The Republic serials Robot. It was a staple in the sci-fi related serials. Those scenes were used in a film called J-Men Forever. It was a parodied mashup with Commando Cody(or King. I forgot his first name), Captain America, Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher and the human field agents who also investigate for the J-Men versus all the classic villains of the Republic serials. It was re-recorded and rewritten by Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theater. It so funny. It’s available on DVD. I have never seen The Phantom Creeps but I have seen many pictures of that robot. Hans Conreid, who was in The Twonky did voice work in the 80’s in Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends. I think he played Dr. Doom in one episode. Great video, my friend 😎👍
I've actually been wanting to see J-Men Forever. I didn't realize it had been released on DVD. I was a big fan of Night Flight as a kid. So years later I picked up a set of Best of Night Flight DVDs off ebay and one of them had some J-Men Forever clips that I thought were really good. And wow, Conreid as Doctor Doom, eh? I just think of him as Captain Hook. Thanks for letting me know about that DVD. I'm going to look for that right now.
@@AtomicSnackBar I bought mine from Amazon. I introduced J-Men Forever to a friend of mine. The Firesign Theater had a show on syndicated television called Mad Movies and they do to classic movies what they did to J-Men Forever (but cleanly). It’s still fun to watch.
@@AtomicSnackBar Just watch any dramatic movie or TV show from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. Virtually EVERYONE was smoking. It's not that society didn't know that the habit was risqué, because if watch shows like Leave it Beaver or even The Brady Bunch, no one smokes. I still remember the commercials: "Nine out ten ten doctors say that when they smoke, they smoke..."
@@AtomicSnackBar All these Dracula movies since Lee's last Hammer, and none of them, no matter how great the actor, come close to Lee's depiction of the count. Oddly enough, the second best Dracula, IMHO, was - of all people - Jack Palance in a made-for-TV version made back in the '70s that I saw back then as a kid, but, though the movie itself was kinda lack luster, his performance always stuck in my mind.
I do kind of miss the furniture-style TVs. Back in the 80s and early 90s, we were able to use our TV as a shelf. Kept the VCR and cable box up there. Convenient.
Another great episode about wonderful and unique movie robots! I love robots! Thanks for doing this one, Mr. Sterling! PS Any obscure information about the great Bela Lugosi is always appreciated! PPS "Monster from Green Hell" is a title I heard of and also knew as a Misfits song! I didn't know it was a stop-motion involved project! Now on my buy list!!!
The Misfits song was probably the first time I heard the term "green hell" as well. I remember trying to sing along with that one back in the day and having no idea what the lyrics actually were. People don't hold "Monster from Green Hell" in very high regard. But I think the monster alone makes it worth watching. Thanks, Ted.
The Monster and the Ape serial starred Robert Lowery. Robert Lowery was the 2nd actor to portray Batman on screen in the 1949 movie serial 'Batman and Robin.'
Interestingly, Old Mother Riley was played by Arthur Lucan, with his real life wife, Kitty McShane, playing his daughter. Arthur didn't like the Income Tax people very much and there is a story that the ghost of Old Mother Riley was spotted by several staff members in a branch of HMRC (His / Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) in southern England.
Now that's a juicy tidbit right there. Would have been fun for the episode too. Have you seen any of the other Old Mother Riley films? I was curious if they had such unique plot set-ups as well. Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar, Andrew.
@@AtomicSnackBarsleazy tidbit: when I was a young teenager my brother in laws and others would make a joke about a “12 inch Admiral” . While I understood the basic reference I didn’t get it. I asked my brother in law and he said “oh, it’s just a TV”
Great to see these guys here, and to see you go further with your info than most other reviewers go. Also, that Republic Robot sure got some use didn’t it?
an other great video! can i ask, how much thought you put into the commercials, and where do you get them from? I image you have old VHS of the shows you watched so you have some ads in there.
I'm glad you asked. I put a good bit of thought into the ad breaks. I usually try to use decade accurate commercials. Though sometimes I will use something from an earlier decade just as long as it could have run on TV during the time of the topic. I also always try to find stuff that is interesting and/or weird. And if it has a future genre star in it, that's always bonus. As to where I find them, I have a couple of sources for video clips online. I do, though, occasionally have to rip stuff myself.
What about “The Master Cylinder” in Felix the Cat cartoons? Another great tribute to the Republic Robot! FYI that’s Leonard Nimoy as an extra playing the Martian going down into the mineshaft full of water.
That's a great suggestion. I've been debating digging into classic cartoons as well here on the channel. You do recall any particular shorts it appears in? Thanks, James.
Oh, I have numerous, top secret sources of robotically clandestine dealers of pop culture. Though in this case, I just accidentally stumbled across it on youtube.
I loved vampire over London. I remember you voting for that constantly when I did what's in the bag Jay? I definitely need to see the twonkey. Those movies were so imaginative and original. Cronos looks great. The phantom creeps is so much fun. The republic robot is a cool design. Great video Slim. Sorry it took me so long, it's been a crazy week.
That is true indeed. You were actually the one that turned me on to "Vampire Over London" in the first place. I had never even heard of it until "What's in the Bag, Jay?" I think you would like "The Twonky." And no worries at all for the delay. Thanks, buddy.
Well, surprise, surprise; I didn't know about any of these! Growing up in the 1960's and 1970's I got to watch a lot of the old science fiction and monster movies on tv. Also, I like the whole Atomic Snack Bar theme you've got going.
That was a great fun video! Thanks for your research! Im old enough to remember Bela Lugosi-- he scared me, but not in any of those you showed. His Hungarian accent was perfectly suited to his vampirism.
I was just recently watching Son of Frankenstein and Ghost of Frankenstein. He is so good in those movies. So downright evil. He really doesn't get the credit he deserves for that role. But I could totally imagine him scaring folks in those. Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar. And for the kind words.
More robots please! I saw Kronos in the theater when it came out but couldn't remember the name of it. I searched robot movies for decades(!) but couldn't find it until one day I came across it on UA-cam and I was in heaven!
Why yes, I do believe that can be arranged. And I love when that happens, discovering a seemingly lost film. I had that very thing happen with 1990: The Bronx Warriors. I tried to find the title of it for many years. Then one day I see it on the shelf at Best Buy of all places.
Crash had a few monkey man suits. On a You Bet Your Life episode he chase Mr Marx in one. Were he structs exactky like the bigfoot in the Patterson hoax.. In a few of his cowboy movies, again he struts like a yeti. He owned a huge hunting reserve next to where the hoax occured. The old dude married Ricky Nelsons t.v. teenage wife. I bet she could tell you more.
Crash was a really interesting fellow. He seems to keep coming up here on the channel. But I am a big fan of gorilla men, so I keep squeezing them in every chance I get.
Speaking of Star Trek let's not forget that Leonard Nimoy was one of the Martians in Zombies from the Stratosphere way before he was Mr. Spock. Love the Atomic Snack bar !!!
That he was. Had I been covering the film itself, rather than just the bot, that's probably the first factoid I would have mentioned. Just too cool not to. Heck, I probably should have thrown it in here as well. Thanks, Paul. I appreciate it.
@@AtomicSnackBar Thanks . He had many roles before ST as most actors that made the big time. He was on episodes of Combat , & The Untouchables & other cameos & bit parts. Cool to see them before they made the big time.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yes those as well & two Outer Limits episodes. Great TV back in the days i grew up in. Still better than what we have now not mention all in glorious B&W !!
@@paullevine1813 I most definitely agree with you. Like right now, I'm watching the very underrated Planet of the Apes TV series. Not black and white, but boatloads better than what we have now.
One thing worth a mention in, "Zombies of the Stratosphere", it starred Leonard Nimoy as a not unlike Spock looking alien. Commando Cody was a hero of mine, great helmet and suit. Probably the basis for "The Rocketeer" (Disney), offen overlooked.
Speaking of, not sure if you are a toy person, but they recently released an action figure of the Rocket Man character. He has multiple heads so you can make him Commando Cody or Larry Martin. Really cool. Really expensive for a figure, but really cool.
Another great video from the coolest dude on UA-cam. Lots of movies there that I've never seen, so I'll have to search them out. Best wishes from England.
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I’ve been trying to get Vampire Over London for a while. I have The Phantom Creeps but haven’t watched it yet. I love the name ‘Dr Satan’ - did no one question that when he went through medical school???
He changed his name after he graduated. When he was in school he was just plain ol' Dr. Beelzebub.
All right! The Phantom Creeps.
One of the all-time greats.
@@AtomicSnackBarNot a massive Rob Zombie fan but I always thought that robot gave his stage show some class
It's so funny the first robots had looks just like a giant vacuum tube they used to use in radios and TVs
Coincidence? I think not.
It is not a replica of a vacuum tube of the era. It is a standard laboratory bell jar used for things like pulling a vacuum or extracting gasses, etc. Its the kind of thing that you could find in a nicer high school chemistry lab or many industrial labs. Cheap on the surplus market.
@@johnhess351 nice kind of like a condenser
@@johnhess351 My high school science lab was so cheap, we dissected apples at one point.
Great job! Love seeing the old robots from the past. I use the Republic Robot in skits in my Don's Breakfast Serial Show.
Well, that sounds like a good time. Do tell.
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@@DOMA275458 I shall take a look. Thanks.
@@DOMA275458 Wonderful. Very well done.
love your channel, good times !
Thanks, CJ. Glad you dug it.
And thanks for watching.
This was an interesting episode, thanks.
Thanks, James. And thanks for watching.
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.
Yes, indeed. And I always think of him as Captain Hook, first and foremost.
@ AtomicSnackBar - I always think of him as Dobie Gillis' college professor in the original All singin' All dancin' version. You'd probably hate it.
@@tonysantiago255 That does sound pretty not-me-friendly. Was that a film?
@ AtomicSnackBar - I'm not sure about the title, but it was from the early 1950s Starring Debbie ( Mother of Princess Leia) Reynolds and Bobby Van. I think it was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. I'll send you a clip to urk you.
He also voiced Professor Waldo Wigglesworth from the Adventures of Hoppity Hooper and Thorin Oakensheild in the Tankin and Bass animation of The Hobbit.
A great actor with an awesome voice.
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.
Oh, I wouldn't forget that fine fellow. He appeared in my Top 1950s Robots episode. I cover luchador films any chance I get.
@@doltsbane I remember that movie. Original and cool.😎
Aw yeah. _Doctor of Doom_ may not have a robot, but it's easily my favorite of the lot.
@@ScreamingScallop That one was by René Cardona, right? He directed a bunch of really spiffy movies.
Only 1 robot was active. Should have done that Windows update before he shipped them. And I thought Twonkies were knock off Twinkies. Fun video, as always. Thanks.
Knock off Twinkie ... sentient mind controlling TV ... I'd take either right now.
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!
He'll always be Captain Hook, first and foremost, for me, but he really was all around great at what he did.
And that is awesome. I'm a big Rob Zombie fan. Probably my third favorite rock band/artist. Maybe even second, depends on the day of the week.
Thanks for watching, good sir.
The Twonky was a nice surprise I stumbled on, in UA-cam. Kinda creepy & fun.
5000Fingers of Dr. T, and Uncle Tenoose on Danny Thomas Show.
@@Ease54 I had forgotten about that. I used to watch the Danny Thomas Show when it began re-running in the '80s.
@@BoltRM Much like this channel.
Another great video! The Twonkey is so creepy lol
You know what they say, nothing better than a creepy home appliance.
Thanks, Will.
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.
I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to find the amount of info I did. Other than the Monster and the Ape, most of it wasn't too tough to uncover.
I didn't know that Kino(a favorite of mine) had put out Bwana Devil. That's neat. I don't recall why, but I remember mentioning that one in a semi-recent episode. But do enjoy and watch out for owls.
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.
They really multitasked back in the day.
Another fun watch, thank you. I had seen the Twonky short story somewhere, but I didn't know it was a movie as well.
My pleasure, good Mr. Richardson. I'm rather new to the exciting world of the Twonky, but I'm glad I stumbled across it.
@@AtomicSnackBarThanks again.
One of my favorite robots is from Voyage to Prehistoric Planet. Great video as always. Love this channel!!!
Good ol' Robot John. I covered him in one of my Top 60s Robots episodes. Part II, I think. He is a great one.
I’ll check it out! Thanks.
@@ericmercier466 The thanks really must go to you.
My fav robot was the Saturday morning Reject the Robot, walking thru space to earth.
You got me on that one. That is an obscure robot right there.
And yes Tootsie Pops are delightful and they really do have a wonderful surprise inside! HA
I didn't even know they were still around!
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!
I've been looking for an excuse to cover Commando Cody for awhile now. I just love the helmet and suit design of the Rocket Man character. A small toy company did an awesome figure of the character/characters that came with interchangeable heads for George Wallace and Judd Holdren. Really pricey, though.
The Phantom Creeps Robot! Awesome!
One of the all time coolest. You just don't beat that design.
Arrrgh! You mentioned “Zombies of the Stratosphere” without mentioning that Leonard Nimoy played one of the aliens, and was credited.
Guilty as charged. But the entry was about the robot, not the film itself. Had it been about the film, I surely would have.
A young Leonard Nimoy can be seen in Zombies of the Stratosphere.
That'll be a great tidbit if I ever cover the serial itself.
Thanks, Stuart.
Crazy cool !
Right back atcha.
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.
It's been a very long time since I've seen any Popeye, though I did recently pick up a Millcreek cartoon collection that I believe has some Popeye shorts on it, but was there some significance to the wagon wheel shape? I don't recall.
@@davidsigalow7349 I remember Popeye pitching an orange flavored breakfast drink called Start, similar to Tang.
I've never seen any of these films. Thanks for letting me know about them.
You keep fairly unusual hours these days. Up early or up late?
@@AtomicSnackBar Hey, I wasn't expecting to hear from you so soon. This is my normal time to be up. I'll probably lay down around 6:30 am and get back up around 2:00 pm.
@@destructarr That's my kind of schedule.
I need Vampire Over London in my life. Man I remember having the head screw off bubble baths ohhhh that’s a memory I didn’t know I’d have today. Dang it I knew that was a Rob Zombie dancer lololol. Great list.
As a lad I had, and still have to this day, a Darth Vader bubble bath. He sits on top of my fridge. Though it had no articulation, it was so much more detailed and screen accurate than the toys.
Thanks, Your Disheveledness.
@@AtomicSnackBar My favorites are the Universal Monsters Soakys (Soakies?). I have the Creature one.
@@creech54 I have some re-issues, they're on the shelf behind me, but I've never run across the originals. You have all the Creature ones from Super7, right?
That Kronos alternately fascinated and scared the daylights outta me as a kid! I useta march around the living room with my arms up in the air going "BIP BIP BIP!"
Ah, now that's neat. Sounds like something I would have done as a kid. I remember rolling my lower torso up in a blanket and pretending I was Jabba the Hutt.
There is an interesting story for me and the movie Kronos. In that I never saw the movie until I was an adult. Yeah I used to have nightmares of a robot simulator Kronos approaching my backyard airy slow clotting motion. once it reached my door I would wake up. Years later while watching more of those top 10 list of sci-fi movies on TV. I saw the trailer for Kronos and almost had a heart attack. Later I realize that I probably watched it when I was a kid fell asleep during the movie. And absorbed it in a lucid state.
That, or Kronos was using his mind control powers on you and made you forget that you were secretly his minion at one point. Really makes you think.
Keep telling yourself that!
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.
I'm a big fan of the term automaton as well. It's mostly fallen out of fashion, but I've been trying to squeeze it into my writing here and there. It has such an imposing sound.
Did you say Flesh Gorden, I though those robots looked familiar without their attachments, great all you need to know about robot's lecture, keep up the good work, I remember seeing Flesh in the theaters in the 70s, well-made creatures and stop action might dig it out of the ol dvd vault
Fun fact: The Monster at the end was voiced by Craig T. Nelson.
Hey Rob, hope you have been well man! Been a bit behind but I'm happy to catch up with your work tonight. Especially if we're talking obscure robots! 🤖🤖🤖 Top-Notch choices! Twonky reminds me of something you might see on Pee-Wee's Playhouse, especially the quirky way it moves. I really dig Kronos, it's awesome that they integrated it with traditional animation. Hey I received your book! Bear with me, I'm a super slow reader, but I'm enjoying the heck out of it thus far! Really well done man....and on a funny note, I think the cover has me eating even more donuts than usual 🍩🍩🍩 be well bro, have a killer weekend ahead!
That is very cool. I'm really glad you are digging it and appreciate you ordering one. The additional donut cravings, though, are purely coincidental...
Thanks for watching, good sir. I always appreciate you taking the time to do so.
I've got Kronos and Phantom Creeps on DVD. VERY AWESOME.
Both fine additions to any DVD library. How is the quality on that Phantom Creeps DVD?
@@AtomicSnackBar A little grainy, but not bad.
@@tommydarbe1524 I have the Phantom Creeps film version on a Millcreek collection. Well, if you have any of those Millcreek collections, you probably know exactly what that means.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yes I do. The One Step Beyond Series from Millcreek.
@@tommydarbe1524 I want to say I have some episodes from that in one of their sci-fi collections.
The Twonky is the most wonderful little creature. Kronos is a favorite titan. I forget Phantom Creep's contribution to dance entertainment. Republic Robot is one I forgot about too. Great list as always.
I get that. The Republic Robot got around, but when I think of Republic, it's that wonderful Rocket Man design that always comes to mind. Both Commando Cody and Larry Martin.
Thanks, Doug.
A Kronos floor-lamp would be an excellent addition to any decor.
Even as a child I could not figure out how it walked on legs that had no joints or lateral motion.
Floor-lamp, toaster oven, I'd be good with a whole line of Kronos home goods.
I've got to admit, the prose version of The Twonky was quite disturbing when I read it as a child. --Dan
I haven't read the prose version. Was it not comedic in nature? Or was it unintentionally creepy?
@@AtomicSnackBar, I thought it was intentionally creepy. --Dan
@@danhollifield Kind of like this channel.
@@AtomicSnackBar If I recall correctly (it's been almost half a century since I read it) it was a rather intentionally disturbing story, not meant as a comedy at all.
@@varanid9 I haven't read much by Kuttner, but I seem to recall enjoying one of his Mythos tales.
Good job. I thought I was up on all the 50s scifi, but I have never seen or heard of any of these.
You have have some really fun stuff to check out. "Kronos" would probably be the fan favorite here, but I would probably go "The Phantom Creeps" just because it's just a neat movie/serial.
Not gonna lie
The Twonky is so cute
Too bad they arent real
I would love to have one
Yeah, even that whole mind control aspect could be forgiven with how charming looking it was.
Did not turn out so well, though.
@@Flytrap Small detail, really.
@ AtomicSnackBar - You just can't please some people.
Perhaps the first appearance of a robot in a movie, The Master Mystery starring Houdini from 1918.
I do believe you're correct. I certainly haven't heard of one from any earlier.
Thanks, Greg.
Very good. You are correct
But is it *really* a sci fi robot if it doesn't repeat , "Kill, Crush, Destroy!"
A valid point. I might have to have a talking to with my research department.
@@AtomicSnackBar LOL! Just discovered your channel today, and subbed right away! Great stuff!
@@joeyj6808 That's good to hear. Thanks, Joey. Welcome to the Snack Bar.
Bar glasses and finger smudges here!
If you've never watched it check out the Star Trek Voyager episode Bride of Chaotica. The Tom Paris character loves playing on the holodeck in a very Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon story and they really did their homework! The robot looks so much like Satan's Robot.
Voyager is the only original Trek series I haven't finished. I need to get back to it. I was enjoying what I saw.
Thanks for watching, Edward.
it so awesome
Thank you kindly.
That water heater robot was also used in the serial "Under Sea Kingdom" from the 1930s.
Crash Corrigan was the name of the hero in S.O.S. Coast guard. I think.
I want to say that "Under Sea Kingdom" was his first appearance. Or at least a version of him, but don't quote me on that one.
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.
That is one of my all-time favorite games. I've played it numerous times, yet two-and-two never clicked with me on that one. But sure enough, there they are.
Thanks for watching.
sorry for not being here for the past two weeks i've been traveling to make up for it my brother suggested a fun fact so here: I'm called rex because I'm a tyrannosaurus. now that's out of the way I love how some pre 50s robots are getting some love the only one who is talked about normally is Maria from metropolis.
My public relations manager recently told me that the Snack Bar is popular with most dinosaurs, but was lacking in the T-Rex department. So I'm glad to hear the extra work I've been putting in is paying off.
@@AtomicSnackBar yes you're emphasis in advertising the buffalo pterodactyl wings has really paid off. my uncle from dinosaurus aslo enjoys it.
@@rexevans5477 What can I say? Robots, aliens, and giant creatures are my people.
@@AtomicSnackBar what can i say mr. sterling you really get us.
@rexevans5477 - Wait. I thought Maria was in West Side Story. And proceeded by Av'e. I guess I'm musically confused.
Fascinating ❤
Thank you much, Reinaldo.
fun story; my day job is live-in caregiver for an elderly dude who retired long ago from a government lab at one end of the town we both still live in. i've been taking him for get-outta-the-house drives for a long time, and a couple years ago he'd say "down this street is the lab i worked at" and i'd say "did you make giant robot monsters?" and he would laugh and say of course not. nowadays, though, when i ask him the same question, he'll say (in all seriousness) "yeah, that's right."
i knew he'd come clean someday. your remark about no self-respecting alien invader is without a robot minion made me think of it.
Now you just have to wiggle the truth out of him as to whether or not he is actually an alien and you are actually his robot servant and just don't know it.
@@AtomicSnackBar holy crap...( 😉🙃 )
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
I will not respond to this comment until I'm sure you aren't a Twonky.
More of my favorite stuff, movie robots! 🙂 "Kronos" is one of my favorite '50s sci-fi movies! Great story! Great FX, for the budget!
And I think Kronos stands out even to this day. Such a unique design. It really was like seeing a pulp magazine cover or comic book on my TV screen.
Still creeps me out when Kronos is done with Dr. Elliot and kills him. His brains flow onto the floor and sparkle!
Awesome you mentioned the robot from the Star Trek Voyager series which I was going to mention if you didn't mention it LOL
I was glad I was able to find that clip. I wasn't sure I would be able to.
@ AtomicSnackBar - I'm going to rat you out to UA-cam unless you come across with a Coconut colada donut. Pronto.
@@tonysantiago255 Donut garnish/white russian
Great choices. Phantom Creeps has some great deluge footage from an earlier classic. I saw this one on TV as a kid. The Robot looked like he had a permeant case of indigestion.. I never bought into the way Kronos moved, other than that, it was a great movie. Got info on the Robot used in the Superman series ? Scared me as a kid. and don't mention.
GOG. Real scary.
There was some talk here in the comments section a few videos back, though I forget which video, about the Superman robot/robots. Info was quite scarce, but I want to say there was two different robots on the series.
Dr. Satan's Robot was brought back in modern times in several episodes of Star Trek Voyager. On the Holodeck, a fully Black and White sci-fi movie serial environment (The Adventures Of Captain Proton) becomes the basis of several comedic episodes. 'Satan's Robot', as it is referred to in the episodes, is a regular comedic foe for the Holodeck players to overcome. I found it a joy to see the classic robot recreated and given a prominent role!
Oh, that's interesting. I didn't realize it appeared on multiple episodes. Voyager is the only classic Star Trek series I haven't seen. Other than the cartoon, that is. I've started it, twice even, but got distracted both times. I was starting to get into it that second time too. I need to dig back in.
Thanks for watching, Jennifer.
Yeah, you could even play as that robot in the Voyager:Elite Force game! It was my go to avatar for the battle royale death matches. (Drawback of it was you couldn’t hide anywhere. That thing stood out like a giant pipe/machinery in often very subtle environments)
@@turbopokey That sounds like exactly the avatar I would have used as well.
@@AtomicSnackBarAnother Star Trek link is Zombies of the Stratosphere also had Leonard Nemoy (Spock) in it
@@keithwindow4435 That it did. One of his earliest roles, if not his first.
As much as I loved seeing Robot, Robby and Twiki as a kid, as an adult the Republic robot is definitely my favorite.
That is a tough call. And I've actually covered every robot you mentioned in earlier volumes of this series. But the Republic Robot does pretty much sum up everything I like in a classic robot.
I always had the theory that The Phantom Creeps robot used a New Orleans Mardi Gras costume head, based on some historical photos, but wasn't able to verify it.
I can certainly see that. It is a truly unique design for a robot. I'm a big fan of when filmmakers would kind of throw stuff together like that.
Alan Moore's "Cinema Purgatorio" comic series did a great, great issue about Old Mother Riley and the real life of the actor. Informative and funny. The whole series is well worth reading, you can get it as a collected edition as a book.
That's interesting. I'm not familiar with that series. Was it biographies in comic book form?
@@AtomicSnackBar ... sort of! It's this woman, who goes to a sinister cinema, and they keep showing weird films. The films are mostly based on old films or things about old films, or old actors. There's a "Sunset Boulevard" where a bunch of dead actors in a morgue, covered in sheets, discuss the old "Confidential" magazine, and the scandals it stirred up. There's an issue of George Reeves, I think, the old Superman.
So it's sort of a biography of Hollywood itself. There's stuff about just the medium of film, too. Old Mother Riley gets one, about Arthur Lucan and his alcoholic teenage wife. Even the old King Kong stop-motion puppet gets one! Each issue is a film, and a woman who wonders why she doesn't seem able to leave.
Very worth reading, if you love old Hollywood, or even if you don't. You'd probably really dig it.
@@greenaum I've never really gotten into Moore's work, but that does sound like a great concept for a comic. I'm a big comic person. Still collect even to this day.
Oh just to reply there's one about the Warner Brothers, the actual brothers, and what a cold-hearted dick Jack was. Except they're conflated with the Marx brothers!
One about Tod Slaughter, narrated by the short guy from "Freaks". Again, looks like from this channel you'd dig it.
@@AtomicSnackBar You... you... that's like saying You're a big fan of languages but you've never tried English! Big fan of food but never tasted bread!
Dude, you MUST! Alan is widely considered the best comic writer around. Don't, please, don't go by the films. The books are genius and great to read. I'd start with Watchmen and V For Vendetta, although for you I'd read Cinema Purgatorio first. Alan is amazing! His stuff makes you think and changes your life!
He did a bit of conventional superhero stuff in the '80s but mostly that's not his genre, he does better stuff than that. Comics about all sorts of things, the limit really is just the imagination. He did a decent series about HP Lovecraft too, Providence, where a journalist ends up visiting the characters from Lovecraft's stories without realising. Then "From Hell" is a deconstruction of the Jack The Ripper murders, seen on a much bigger scale than a simple murderer or even than a conspiracy.
Man I can't recommend him enough. As an achievement for mankind his stuff is up there with the Pyramids!
Thanks for your cool collections!
Many thanks for both the super and your support. We here at the Atomic Lounge Lizard Company truly appreciate it.
And I still haven't gotten the missing comments. Maybe try again here?
@@AtomicSnackBar I'll give it a day or so and try a third time, if necessary
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How in the _____ could you miss TOBOR!!!!!
Worry not, Cindy, I covered our buddy Tobor in my Top 1950s Sci-fi Robots Part II episode.
Thanks for another groovy, fun-packed featurette. The adverts are always amusing, if a bit disturbing at the same time.
The fire attack from "The Thing From Another World" is still shocking, even after I've seen it a bunch of times. Everyone and everything on that set was in deadly danger.
I know that they aren't classic movie robots, but I really like the various killer-machines from the 1984 film, "Runaway".
A really inventive design is the ambulatory computer from 1977's, "Demonseed"; where it becomes like a folding origami sculpture. It has strong Hellraiser vibes. Please the film features Gerrit Graham (Beef from "Phantom of Paradise") in a support role; which is always a bonus, and Feliz Silla gets a costume-role as, "The Baby".
Even years ago when I originally did my Top 1980s Sci-fi Robots, I intended for it to have a sequel. I even had the list put together at one point. I just haven't gotten to it yet. But I have the spiders from Runaway earmarked for that list. I saw that one at the theater as a lad. It was a favorite in my household. And it was my first exposure to Gene Simmons. He was so good in that.
Those some neat robots
Only the neatest here at the Snack Bar. Thanks, Mr. D.
kronos was boss-level
Heck yeah, he was.
It is such a cool design, and its scale really makes it awesome. It reminds me of Krell technology from "Forbidden Planet".
@@euansmith3699Kronos is definitely a super neat design. Love the F/X on his movement
@@euansmith3699 Now that you mention, Kronos also stands out for being a giant robot. Not too many of those at the time.
It was so cool how it just stomped across the countryside with those piston legs.
I remember KRONOS. I thought it was iconic when I was a kid. Especially the scene when Kronos moves its legs one at a time to Paul Sawtell’s and Bert Shefter’s also iconic musical score. And scene where people get trampled under Kronos’ legs.
The Republic serials Robot. It was a staple in the sci-fi related serials. Those scenes were used in a film called J-Men Forever. It was a parodied mashup with Commando Cody(or King. I forgot his first name), Captain America, Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher and the human field agents who also investigate for the J-Men versus all the classic villains of the Republic serials. It was re-recorded and rewritten by Phil Proctor and Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theater. It so funny. It’s available on DVD.
I have never seen The Phantom Creeps but I have seen many pictures of that robot.
Hans Conreid, who was in The Twonky did voice work in the 80’s in Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends. I think he played Dr. Doom in one episode.
Great video, my friend 😎👍
I've actually been wanting to see J-Men Forever. I didn't realize it had been released on DVD. I was a big fan of Night Flight as a kid. So years later I picked up a set of Best of Night Flight DVDs off ebay and one of them had some J-Men Forever clips that I thought were really good.
And wow, Conreid as Doctor Doom, eh? I just think of him as Captain Hook.
Thanks for letting me know about that DVD. I'm going to look for that right now.
@@AtomicSnackBar I bought mine from Amazon. I introduced J-Men Forever to a friend of mine.
The Firesign Theater had a show on syndicated television called Mad Movies and they do to classic movies what they did to J-Men Forever (but cleanly). It’s still fun to watch.
@@garyreid2178 That sounds fun as well. Did any of those get a DVD release?
@@AtomicSnackBar I don’t think Mad Movies is on DVD, but I may be wrong since the show came out in the mid 80’s.
I love the obscurity of your research. I never heard of any of these. Thank you for the real entertainment.
Very kind of you to say. I really do appreciate it. And there is some good stuff here to check out.
Thanks for watching.
1950s ads: cancer and cancer accessories
They loved their smoking, that's for sure.
"Doctors know, that if you are going to let Big Tobacco give you cancer, you might as well enjoy the experience." 😎👍
@@AtomicSnackBar Just watch any dramatic movie or TV show from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. Virtually EVERYONE was smoking. It's not that society didn't know that the habit was risqué, because if watch shows like Leave it Beaver or even The Brady Bunch, no one smokes. I still remember the commercials: "Nine out ten ten doctors say that when they smoke, they smoke..."
5:34 RIP Shelley Duval !! 😢
Oh yeah, I hadn't even thought of that when I chose the ad break.
@@AtomicSnackBar Just so nobody is confused, that was Mae Questel in the ad.
Great fun!
Thanks, Keith. And thanks for watching.
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.
That's a good point. Because a vampire couldn't be real. A weirdo who thought he was one, could be. I guess they didn't see it that way.
Gnaw? More like gummed……
Having said that I feel like I should say that I totally respect Bela. My second favorite Dracula. So iconic.
@@chrisbridges4885 Who is your favorite? If the answer isn't Christopher Lee, the door is that way.
I kid, I kid.
@@AtomicSnackBar All these Dracula movies since Lee's last Hammer, and none of them, no matter how great the actor, come close to Lee's depiction of the count. Oddly enough, the second best Dracula, IMHO, was - of all people - Jack Palance in a made-for-TV version made back in the '70s that I saw back then as a kid, but, though the movie itself was kinda lack luster, his performance always stuck in my mind.
Yup, I remember Admiral tv, dad bought one used in early 1970s, black and white, furniture-style, vacuum-tube behemoth.
I do kind of miss the furniture-style TVs. Back in the 80s and early 90s, we were able to use our TV as a shelf. Kept the VCR and cable box up there. Convenient.
Another great episode about wonderful and unique movie robots! I love robots! Thanks for doing this one, Mr. Sterling! PS Any obscure information about the great Bela Lugosi is always appreciated!
PPS "Monster from Green Hell" is a title I heard of and also knew as a Misfits song! I didn't know it was a stop-motion involved project! Now on my buy list!!!
The Misfits song was probably the first time I heard the term "green hell" as well. I remember trying to sing along with that one back in the day and having no idea what the lyrics actually were.
People don't hold "Monster from Green Hell" in very high regard. But I think the monster alone makes it worth watching.
Thanks, Ted.
The Monster and the Ape serial starred Robert Lowery.
Robert Lowery was the 2nd actor to portray Batman on screen in the 1949 movie serial 'Batman and Robin.'
That's a great piece of trivia. I've been known to wiggle some Batman '66 into these episodes pretty much every chance I get.
The Twonki is the best. 😅
He's a charming little fellow.
Interestingly, Old Mother Riley was played by Arthur Lucan, with his real life wife, Kitty McShane, playing his daughter. Arthur didn't like the Income Tax people very much and there is a story that the ghost of Old Mother Riley was spotted by several staff members in a branch of HMRC (His / Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) in southern England.
Now that's a juicy tidbit right there. Would have been fun for the episode too.
Have you seen any of the other Old Mother Riley films? I was curious if they had such unique plot set-ups as well.
Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar, Andrew.
Dang! Never heard of Twonky . What a cool idea!
And it stars Captain Hook. Can't go wrong there.
@@AtomicSnackBarwow. I’m gonna have to track this one down
@@AtomicSnackBarsleazy tidbit: when I was a young teenager my brother in laws and others would make a joke about a “12 inch Admiral” . While I understood the basic reference I didn’t get it. I asked my brother in law and he said “oh, it’s just a TV”
@@chrisbridges4885 Hey now. This isn't that kind of channel.
Oh wait, it is? Never mind then. Carry on.
Great info....keep up the great work....
Thanks, Mike. I will certainly try.
Great to see these guys here, and to see you go further with your info than most other reviewers go. Also, that Republic Robot sure got some use didn’t it?
He sure did. I would be willing to bet he was the highest paid robot actor of the time.
an other great video! can i ask, how much thought you put into the commercials, and where do you get them from? I image you have old VHS of the shows you watched so you have some ads in there.
I'm glad you asked. I put a good bit of thought into the ad breaks. I usually try to use decade accurate commercials. Though sometimes I will use something from an earlier decade just as long as it could have run on TV during the time of the topic.
I also always try to find stuff that is interesting and/or weird. And if it has a future genre star in it, that's always bonus.
As to where I find them, I have a couple of sources for video clips online. I do, though, occasionally have to rip stuff myself.
@@AtomicSnackBar awesome. That’s good know.
Really enjoyed watching this, love this classic horror/comedy history. Cheers
I appreciate that. And I appreciate you watching. Cheers right back atcha.
What about “The Master Cylinder” in Felix the Cat cartoons? Another great tribute to the Republic Robot! FYI that’s Leonard Nimoy as an extra playing the Martian going down into the mineshaft full of water.
That's a great suggestion. I've been debating digging into classic cartoons as well here on the channel. You do recall any particular shorts it appears in? Thanks, James.
well, “King of the Moon” and “Master Cylinder Captures Pointdexter” come to mind🤣
@@moore-sturgeonhouse5408 Fair enough. Thank you much.
This is fantastic!! I wondered about the Rob Zombie dance partner for a long time, thanks for the Video!
Zombie knows how to scout talent.
Thanks, Francis.
where in the heck did you find that add! I seem to remember stuff like that in the early 60's
Oh, I have numerous, top secret sources of robotically clandestine dealers of pop culture.
Though in this case, I just accidentally stumbled across it on youtube.
Outstanding! Excellent content!! Rock on!!
Thank you much, Eric. And thanks for watching. Keep on rockin' as well.
The Phantom Creeps robot bears a resemblance to the silent Phantom of the Opera.
Yeah, I can see that. Never thought about that before.
I loved vampire over London. I remember you voting for that constantly when I did what's in the bag Jay? I definitely need to see the twonkey. Those movies were so imaginative and original. Cronos looks great. The phantom creeps is so much fun. The republic robot is a cool design. Great video Slim. Sorry it took me so long, it's been a crazy week.
That is true indeed. You were actually the one that turned me on to "Vampire Over London" in the first place. I had never even heard of it until "What's in the Bag, Jay?"
I think you would like "The Twonky." And no worries at all for the delay. Thanks, buddy.
Superb. Earned yourself a sub. Praise the algorithm for dropping this in my feed unexpectedly
Very kind of you. And I appreciate you saying so. Welcome to the Snack Bar.
Some fantastic robot designs in these classic scifi's! 😀👍
Some of the best of all time in my sleazy tiki book.
I’m actually watching this on my Twonky.
Or is your Twonky watching this on you? Dun DUN DUNNNNN.
@@AtomicSnackBar Couid be, I’ll drop kick it out the window just incase, that should put an end to its nefarious ways!
@@Junk_World_Templar That's probably for the best.
Well, surprise, surprise; I didn't know about any of these! Growing up in the 1960's and 1970's I got to watch a lot of the old science fiction and monster movies on tv. Also, I like the whole Atomic Snack Bar theme you've got going.
Well, very good then. Hope you found something that tickled your fancy enough to track it down. Some really neat stuff here.
Thanks, Rigel.
That was a great fun video! Thanks for your research! Im old enough to remember Bela Lugosi-- he scared me, but not in any of those you showed. His Hungarian accent was perfectly suited to his vampirism.
I was just recently watching Son of Frankenstein and Ghost of Frankenstein. He is so good in those movies. So downright evil. He really doesn't get the credit he deserves for that role. But I could totally imagine him scaring folks in those.
Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar. And for the kind words.
More robots please!
I saw Kronos in the theater when it came out but couldn't remember the name of it. I searched robot movies for decades(!) but couldn't find it until one day I came across it on UA-cam and I was in heaven!
Why yes, I do believe that can be arranged.
And I love when that happens, discovering a seemingly lost film. I had that very thing happen with 1990: The Bronx Warriors. I tried to find the title of it for many years. Then one day I see it on the shelf at Best Buy of all places.
great stuff brother! keep 'em commin'!
Thank you kindly, Harry. Will do.
Crash had a few monkey man suits. On a You Bet Your Life episode he chase Mr Marx in one. Were he structs exactky like the bigfoot in the Patterson hoax.. In a few of his cowboy movies, again he struts like a yeti. He owned a huge hunting reserve next to where the hoax occured. The old dude married Ricky Nelsons t.v. teenage wife. I bet she could tell you more.
Crash was a really interesting fellow. He seems to keep coming up here on the channel. But I am a big fan of gorilla men, so I keep squeezing them in every chance I get.
I love the Republic Water Heater robot's design. At 9:25 it looks like it's holding a cigar. I remember it was on Voyager.
He's a classy bot. Only the finest Martian cigars for him.
Loved Kronos, the walking scene looked so crazy to me when I was a kid.
I can imagine. Even still, it's a unique and creative way to have him move.
Speaking of Star Trek let's not forget that Leonard Nimoy was one of the Martians in Zombies from the Stratosphere way before he was Mr. Spock. Love the Atomic Snack bar !!!
That he was. Had I been covering the film itself, rather than just the bot, that's probably the first factoid I would have mentioned. Just too cool not to. Heck, I probably should have thrown it in here as well.
Thanks, Paul. I appreciate it.
@@AtomicSnackBar Thanks . He had many roles before ST as most actors that made the big time. He was on episodes of Combat , & The Untouchables & other cameos & bit parts. Cool to see them before they made the big time.
@@paullevine1813 Not to mention the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits.
@@AtomicSnackBar Yes those as well & two Outer Limits episodes. Great TV back in the days i grew up in. Still better than what we have now not mention all in glorious B&W !!
@@paullevine1813 I most definitely agree with you. Like right now, I'm watching the very underrated Planet of the Apes TV series. Not black and white, but boatloads better than what we have now.
This was a really cool trip down memory lane. I enjoyed this. Thank you.
My pleasure. And thank you for watching,
A very nice put together list! I didn't know about a lot of these.
I thank you much. It does me well to give the gift of obscure vintage bots.
Thanks for watching, Erik.
Another super video. You just don't get any better than Bela Lugosi, Hans Conried, and two dancing robots.
Well said, good sir. Well said, indeed.
@@AtomicSnackBar Thank you, Sir.
Star Trek Voyager's, "Bride of Chaotica!" was such good homage to this era.
The clips I've seen look awesome. I need to hurry up and get to that episode.
Thank You Very Much, Man !!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching, Dan.
One thing worth a mention in, "Zombies of the Stratosphere", it starred Leonard Nimoy as a not unlike Spock looking alien. Commando Cody was a hero of mine, great helmet and suit. Probably the basis for "The Rocketeer" (Disney), offen overlooked.
Speaking of, not sure if you are a toy person, but they recently released an action figure of the Rocket Man character. He has multiple heads so you can make him Commando Cody or Larry Martin. Really cool. Really expensive for a figure, but really cool.
Another great video from the coolest dude on UA-cam. Lots of movies there that I've never seen, so I'll have to search them out. Best wishes from England.
Much too kind of you, good Mr. Glover. But I appreciate it. As to the films, Kronos is probably the best place to start.