Does this mean that the never-seen sequel to Super Mario Bros. occurred? Did King Koopa come out victorious and take over the private prison system, recreating it in his own dark designs? Well, it’d be better than what we have now.
It would also explain the ease with which they do the Face/Off procedure. The film isn’t very heavily sci-fi, but the transplant operation is done perfectly. Just like the shifting that Koopa can do from form to form. Is this Mushroom Kingdom tech allowing Nicolas Cage to perfectly become John Travolta? Is there a third film waiting to be made where Bob Hoskins and Johnny T team up to kill serial killers, criminals, and Koopas?
Robby The Robot – The Prop Actor
Robby the Robot came from Forbidden Planet, a film that, provided you’ve heard of it before, it’s most likely just because you binged MST3K. The pseudo-Tempest in space story features a well-meaning, if somewhat sarcastic, robot named Robby, who helps the heroes throughout the film.
And that was all that was heard from him. Or it would be except that, unlike most of the other things in Forbidden Planet, Robby was great. Great as a concept and even better as a prop.
He appeared in The Thin Man, multiple episodes of the Twilight Zone, the Man from U.N.C.L.E, Lost in Space (where he fought the other robot, natch), Columbo, The Love Boat, Addams Family, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, Mork and Mindy, Heavy Metal (despite it being a full cartoon), Gremlins, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and even Battle Angel Alita (the manga, not the movie you forgot until just now).
His overlap in all of these things points to a grand unifying vision of television. Of all the items listed here, Robby is the only one to have his own IMDB page. When he was auctioned off, he sold for over five million dollars. That’s more money than most actors will make in their life. He has a full documentary, a feat most Oscar winners can’t manage to get.
St. Elsewhere take a seat, MCU; you’ve had your go. It’s time for the Robby the Robot expanded universe.
Top Image: Lucasfilm
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