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| − | {{Quote|Greetings, Earth children.|Robbie the Automaton|This Little Wiggy}} | + | {{Quote|Greetings, Earth children.|Robby the Automaton|This Little Wiggy}} |
| | {{Character | | {{Character |
| − | |name = Robbie the Automaton | + | |name = Robby the Automaton |
| | |image = [[File:Robbie.png|250px]] | | |image = [[File:Robbie.png|250px]] |
| | |gender = {{Male}} (programmed) | | |gender = {{Male}} (programmed) |
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| | }} | | }} |
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| − | '''Robbie the Automaton''' is a robot who advertises the [[Springfield Knowledgeum]]. | + | '''Robby the Automaton''' is a robot who advertises the [[Springfield Knowledgeum]]. |
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| | == History == | | == History == |
| − | Robbie was brought to [[Springfield Elementary School]] to advertise the Knowledgeum to the students. Robbie then asks the students if they've wondered what it's like to touch a star or which of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' brains weighed the heaviest. [[Bart]] then noticed [[Robot controller|its controller]] outside the window, in a tree, and threw an apple at him, causing him to fall out and the command link to Robbie to be served. Robbie then went into its default setting, "crush, kill, destroy" and attempted to strangle [[Principal Skinner]]. When Skinner asked the kids to help, they cheered instead.<ref>"[[This Little Wiggy]]"</ref>
| + | Robby was brought to [[Springfield Elementary School]] to advertise the Knowledgeum to the students. Robby then asks the students if they've wondered what it's like to touch a star or which of ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' brains weighed the heaviest. [[Bart]] then noticed [[Robot controller|its controller]] outside the window, in a tree, and threw an apple at him, causing him to fall out and the command link to Robby to be served. Robby then went into its default setting, "crush, kill, destroy" and attempted to strangle [[Principal Skinner]]. When Skinner asked the kids to help, they cheered instead.<ref>"[[This Little Wiggy]]"</ref> |
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| | == Non-canon == | | == Non-canon == |
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| | He is shown as a "scrubbing robot" and [[Professor Frink]] calls him "Floyd", this time with a mouth and a green antenna instead of red, but the body is the exact depiction of Robby.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]"</ref> | | He is shown as a "scrubbing robot" and [[Professor Frink]] calls him "Floyd", this time with a mouth and a green antenna instead of red, but the body is the exact depiction of Robby.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]"</ref> |
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| − | Two Robbie the Automatons were seen at Professor Frink's lab when [[Lisa]] told Frink that he had won a [[Nobel Prize]].<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"</ref> | + | Two Robby the Automatons were seen at Professor Frink's lab when [[Lisa]] told Frink that he had won a [[Nobel Prize]].<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"</ref> |
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| | === The Simpsons: Tapped Out === | | === The Simpsons: Tapped Out === |
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| | == Behind the Laughter == | | == Behind the Laughter == |
| − | Robbie seems to be a parody of {{w|Robby the Robot}}.
| + | Robby seems to be a parody of {{w|Robby the Robot}}. |
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| | == Appearances == | | == Appearances == |
Episode – "This Little Wiggy" 
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VIII" 
Book – Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20 
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out 
