Forry Ackerman introduces William Malone and Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet

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  • Forry Ackerman introduces William Malone and Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet.
    Bill Malone is kind enough to give us a guided tour into Robby's background and also shows the robot's inner (and outer) workings.
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  • @jknuttel
    @jknuttel Před 2 lety +16

    Robot was great, but the real treat was seeing Forry Ackerman. He was a wonderful friend. I miss him tremendously, but he made it to 92 and had a full and fascinating life.

  • @rolex4524
    @rolex4524 Před 9 lety +68

    I, and millions of fans around the world (I'm sure), are grateful to William Malone and Fred Barton for restoring and maintaining this fabulous classic prop from movie history. Robby will live forever!

    • @darrelljohnson1319
      @darrelljohnson1319 Před 5 lety

      When the weather robot destroys you, you can't come back you are dead like 8 tack tape player

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 Před 2 lety +1

      One of my older brothers was born the year this movie was made, 1956.

  • @russg1801
    @russg1801 Před 6 lety +39

    For young movie goers in 1957, Robby was the star of the show. For their dads, it was definitely Ann Francis!

    • @yeahx32p69
      @yeahx32p69 Před 5 lety +1

      lmao

    • @robertmartinez1645
      @robertmartinez1645 Před 5 lety +2

      Lol

    • @indridcold8433
      @indridcold8433 Před 3 lety +2

      I am 49 years of age and the first time I watched, "Forbidden Planet," girls quit being gross to me and suddenly all of them were cured of the dreaded cooties virus.

  • @johnnyhawkins43
    @johnnyhawkins43 Před 5 lety +14

    Love the LOST IN SPACE episode which centered on the two robots!!!And I've been a fan of FORBIDDEN PLANET ever since I first saw it!!!!!

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 Před 4 lety +3

      Robby was actually on LIS twice. Once was a non speaking role, he acted as a kind of guard on a prison ship.

  • @Bippy55
    @Bippy55 Před 4 lety +5

    Waaay cool to learn more about Robbie the Robot, inside and out. Thanks, William Malone and Forry Ackerman. Take care of Robbie for a long time.

  • @richardmattocks
    @richardmattocks Před 9 lety +22

    Wow! Thanks for sharing. I've seen lots of Robby videos but never the actual robot, only replicas. What a great video, seeing the control panel and the insides. Fantastic!

  • @nealbradleigh5069
    @nealbradleigh5069 Před 3 lety +5

    A MILLIONTH THANKS TO YOU GUYS FOR THIS!
    I speak for myself and perhaps millions of other viewers that have seen ROBBIE in this premiere movie role, and other appearances as well (TWILIGHT ZONE, LOST IN SPACE etc).
    The inner workings of a 50s CELEBRITY robot FINALLY REVEALED]! Get TOBOR ready.... we're on our way!

  • @stevemurray5606
    @stevemurray5606 Před 3 lety +5

    I saw Forbidden Planet as a kid in a neighborhood theater with hundreds of other delinquents. I remember looking around and I saw that everybody else had the same look of wonder on their faces that I did. Hard to gauge how many sci-fi fans this movie created that year. I made a point of seeing every show that Robbie was in.

  • @gordonmculloch4904
    @gordonmculloch4904 Před rokem +1

    The effort to build Robby certainly paid off.

  • @berniceporter9989
    @berniceporter9989 Před 7 lety +3

    Robbie❣️Forbidden Planet is still one of my favorite movies ever. Thank you for sharing the story behind or inside the robot.

  • @cyberigs
    @cyberigs Před 8 lety +8

    What a great machine, interesting behind the scenes look at this!

  • @morlockmeat
    @morlockmeat Před 3 lety +3

    This was great! From Forry J. Ackerman's video "Hooray for Horrorwood". Still have it on VHS.

  • @JohnW1711stock
    @JohnW1711stock Před 11 měsíci +1

    Forbidden Planet was the first sci-fi movie I ever saw. Loved it! The voice was perfect. Robby is the coolest robot ever.

  • @sammyvh11
    @sammyvh11 Před 3 lety +5

    Robbie does not look a day older. Stay off oxygen it causes rust! Immortal

  • @TheEDNC
    @TheEDNC Před 4 lety +3

    Classic.. thanks! Now we need to see the story about the man who built Robby, mechanical designer Robert Kinoshita, who was given the job after others had come up with the concept.

  • @richardalonzo2879
    @richardalonzo2879 Před 3 lety +2

    I remember the first time I saw this video I nearly fell out of my seat , I couldn't believe that Bill Malone was showing us secret stuff about Robby !!! I Love this video !!! I only wish it was of a higher resolution. This came from a Famous Monsters videotape , obscure because the box only said Robby the Robot !

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 Před 3 lety +3

    I thought that robot was the best thing since sliced bread, grew up in the 70s and it was fantastic

  • @daleanderson1727
    @daleanderson1727 Před 4 lety +1

    So COOL! We got to see inside Robby and that is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

  • @benoitpellet1657
    @benoitpellet1657 Před 4 lety +1

    This is fascinating, thank you for posting.

  • @Workerbee-zy5nx
    @Workerbee-zy5nx Před 6 měsíci +1

    Robbie is the best all time robot.🎉❤

  • @clydesight
    @clydesight Před 10 lety +1

    Wonderful history of a classic sci fi icon! Thanks for posting this!

  • @x.y.8581
    @x.y.8581 Před 6 lety +2

    Thanks for uploading this. I'd probably give just about anything to visit Bill and see the original Robby which he has.

  • @paulbennett4548
    @paulbennett4548 Před rokem

    This was nice to see two of my favorite creations in the universe; Forrest Ackerman and Robby. I was lucky enough to meet Forry at convention in Montreal Canada in the early 90's. The convention a real fan run one (not a corporation) Had him as a guest of honour and in turn Forry had sent up some of his private collection of props and memorabilia.
    The magic moment for myself and my good lady was on the Monday morning after the end of the convention we went down to the lobby to check out and there was Forry patiently waiting for his cab to the airport. We sat and talked to him for a full thirty minutes before his cab arrived ( this is Montreal) He was very gracious and gentleman, a wonderful memory. Which Fan conventions where all about. Thank you Sir.

  • @John-gf7kj
    @John-gf7kj Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video

  • @lmcoopie
    @lmcoopie Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic!

  • @outsider238
    @outsider238 Před 10 lety +1

    This is very cool! Thank you for posting this. I don't think Bill Malone will let cameras see inside Robby these days so this is a rare treat. I didn't realize he has owned Robby for so long. He looks much younger in this documentary.

  • @martinkerharo9785
    @martinkerharo9785 Před 7 lety

    Very interesting video, thanks a lot!

  • @danf321
    @danf321 Před 4 lety +11

    Forbidden Planet was to me what Star Wars is to the younger generation today.

  • @tcollingscollings9299
    @tcollingscollings9299 Před 3 lety +2

    Saw Robbie in an episode of Columbo...and of course...FP...always worried he might encounter Gort from The Day The World Stood Still....!!!

  • @robynstephens166
    @robynstephens166 Před rokem +1

    My nick name has always been Robby.
    I was a young child when I 1st watched Forbidden Planet and the 3rd listed was only 'The Robot'.
    When it was revelled that The Robot's name was Robby I connected to Robby straight away like he was a Robot version of me and his voice is amazing and I can't imagine any other voice for Robby.
    Forbidden Planet with Robby will always be my favourite film, also with the Monsters from the Id that wiped out the Krell 2,000 centuries ago.
    Is the Krell's advancement to a technology with no instrumentation computer a warning to us?
    Maybe, a friend of mine who is in the Air Force told me stuff that we are already on the way to no instrumentation control system. Despite our advancement, We are still human with monsters from the Id very much still there.
    A true story of everyday life from 4.500 years ago Egypt that was recently discovered and translated says to me we have not advanced at all with our emotions. That is why we have Laws today.

  • @dickbuelow8968
    @dickbuelow8968 Před 6 lety +1

    Loved the movie and Robbie also

  • @douglasholt8353
    @douglasholt8353 Před 5 lety +1

    Just amazing

  • @ricbroc1860
    @ricbroc1860 Před 8 měsíci

    Love this robot!

  • @brucescheer8430
    @brucescheer8430 Před rokem +1

    What a robot He is

  • @cars654
    @cars654 Před rokem +1

    Robby also was on Lost In Space and was defeated in a duel with robot B9 .

  • @kengoold7157
    @kengoold7157 Před 3 lety

    great video, I love robbie. I'm born the same year as the movie. thanks, awesome insight

  • @theoriginalJo3l
    @theoriginalJo3l Před 7 lety +1

    That was the best!

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 Před 4 lety +6

    No wonder Robbie put alcohol in himself and it got to Frankie.

  • @OFLHLGZ28
    @OFLHLGZ28 Před 2 lety

    Always loved me some Robby

  • @whopoder
    @whopoder Před rokem +1

    Magnífico!
    Grato por compartilhar!

  • @expatriateprepper
    @expatriateprepper Před 8 lety +3

    Wow, that was great to see after all those years. I am thinking of building a small model of Robby, if you don't mind.

  • @stephengoodman2424
    @stephengoodman2424 Před 4 lety

    So cool!

  • @stevesloan7132
    @stevesloan7132 Před 4 lety

    Robbie also appeared on a K-Tel record album cover. I have the record. It's a mix of rock and pop from the early 1970's. A good record made doubly so by Robbie on the cover!

  • @MartyM.
    @MartyM. Před 5 lety

    There was a version of the robot with a motorzed track base in a Columbo episode.

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite Před 4 lety

    I didn't know Forry was still around.
    I used to love his "Famous Monsters" magazine.

    • @outsider238
      @outsider238 Před 4 lety

      He passed away many years ago sadly. This was filmed a long time ago. Bill Malone sold Robby a couple years ago along with the entire control panel, the transport vehicle Robby drove and an extra head used in a Twilight Zone episode.

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 Před rokem +1

    "pardon me sir, stuff?" will 60 gallons suffice ." kudos for the prop department who built robe.

  • @tomdumb6937
    @tomdumb6937 Před rokem +1

    Also appeared in Lost on Space

  • @passqualecaiazza7728
    @passqualecaiazza7728 Před 3 lety +1

    I have seen the robot in everything he was in. Funny thought is I always felt the head and sounds resembled a old time slot machine. This is cool. I like this robot and the B9 from Lost in Space

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 Před 2 lety

      " Commander Addams , Robbie can also pass as a juke box. Have you any records you would like to listen to ?".
      The movie line I'd like to hear and see.

    • @passqualecaiazza7728
      @passqualecaiazza7728 Před 2 lety

      @@johnbockelie3899 His upper body was also used in Colombo

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 Před 2 lety

      @@passqualecaiazza7728 As a friend of mine once said , The robot probably cost so much to make for Forbidden Planet, that movie producers had to put him in everything in order to pay off the bill. P. S. I have a small wind up Robbie robot I once bought at a comic book store.

  • @Clay3613
    @Clay3613 Před 8 měsíci +2

    He shouldn't have sold him. Bill subtly advertising in his own movie Creature in the background.

  • @TheLenaweeTrekker
    @TheLenaweeTrekker Před 5 lety +1

    Cool.

  • @globalcitizen995
    @globalcitizen995 Před 5 lety +1

    He did appear in an episode of "Lost In Space" as well (maybe two if it was a double episode)

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 Před 4 lety

      Not double ep. Two different ones in different seasons.

  • @frankrakovic6998
    @frankrakovic6998 Před 7 lety +1

    WAS AT Mr Ackerman HOME. THANKFULLY 1962. HE WAS Editor of the Monster Magazine. HAD 20,000 Books. Did Not LIKE TO Party. The AMAZING PROFESSOR COOL.

  • @ALtheDoctorWho
    @ALtheDoctorWho Před 10 lety

    That was very interesting I liked seeing the inside of bobby. I am the type of person that must know how everything works LOL thank you for sharing c];-D

  • @franktheo2055
    @franktheo2055 Před 3 lety

    Robby of the Forbidden Planet appeared on episodes of The Twilight Zone and War Of The Robots on Lost In Space. I seen documentary footage of how they fit Bob May into the much bigger B9 suit of armor on Lost In Space. I've always wondered how they got an actor into that small torso and thin legged Robby suit. I'm not claustrophobic nor am I a stout guy but trying to fit into that Robby suit would kill me. Cool Posting !

  • @ryanbarker5217
    @ryanbarker5217 Před 7 lety +8

    it's interesting to see the inside of the costume. this must have been terrible to be inside, lol.

  • @TheTmny876able
    @TheTmny876able Před 2 lety +1

    i would like 200 gallons of the best burbon please !, superb Robby though my fav sci-fi film as well.

  • @abevigoda3149
    @abevigoda3149 Před 2 lety +1

    I wish the Maschinenmen (Fake Maria robot) had been kept like Robby for posterity, instead of burning it in the set.
    It has proven virtually impossible to replicate the face of the original Metropolis robot, the subtleties of the facial design had been lost forever, the metallic paint work caused the facial structure to vary according to lighting conditions and the lack of a three dimensional model makes it very difficult to pinpoint the exact facial structure to make a 100% accurate copy.

  • @robertdobyns2055
    @robertdobyns2055 Před 3 lety

    On the episode of Lost in Space with Robbie and the B9 robot if you listen they have the soundtrack to The Day the Earth Stood Still playing but no Gort

  • @robertryan1881
    @robertryan1881 Před 3 lety +1

    Robby also appeared on a Mork and Mindy episode.

  • @brucescheer8430
    @brucescheer8430 Před rokem

    What a bbn robot He is

  • @TreadwellJay
    @TreadwellJay Před 6 lety

    Forry was such a ham. ;)

  • @scottpool4777
    @scottpool4777 Před 3 lety +1

    He’s a meanie

  • @Obeijin
    @Obeijin Před 2 lety

    He was in Lost in Space ...

  • @3ccdmike
    @3ccdmike Před 4 lety +1

    I wonder when this was recorded.

  • @dallase1
    @dallase1 Před 3 lety

    How did they animate him while he was walking around? If he had a cord attached to him how could he go very far and why did you not see the cord in the movie?

  • @trebleface7835
    @trebleface7835 Před rokem

    Roby once had a scrap with the Lost In Space Robot and lost.

  • @subron6er
    @subron6er Před 9 lety +8

    he forgot about lost in space.

    • @subron6er
      @subron6er Před 9 lety +3

      2 episodes of lost in space ! :-)

    • @russg1801
      @russg1801 Před 6 lety +3

      For a number of years I got them confused, too, but they're entirely different. The B9 robot from LiS no longer exists in original form. Great that Robby's still around. May he outlast the Krell civilization!

    • @les4767
      @les4767 Před 4 lety +1

      And Wonder Woman, and Mork and Mindy, and Gremlins, and Looney Tunes Back in Action, and The Thin Man(TV series)....Robby really got around.

    • @Fuzzybeanerizer
      @Fuzzybeanerizer Před 4 lety +1

      @@russg1801 Wasn't the B9 the regular "good" robot? I'm pretty sure this one appeared as a menacing "bad" robot in just one or two episodes.

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 Před 3 lety +1

    That robot looks very similar to the one in Lost in Space. But it is different. I love Forbidden Planet! Ann Francis was way, way, before my time. But she still managed to put me through puberty with that micro mini space dress and her bare feet and legs. I am 49 years of age and still lust over Forbidden Planet's Ann Francis.

  • @AnhYeuEmMaiMai69
    @AnhYeuEmMaiMai69 Před rokem

    He
    appears in lost in space

  • @xadam2dudex
    @xadam2dudex Před rokem

    There was no light at the top of his head in the dome .. Who put that in there ?

  • @SirPaulMuaddib
    @SirPaulMuaddib Před 3 lety +1

    With all the electronics, how on earth did the actor fit inside the robot?
    Also how did he not get electrocuted, from the electronics?

  • @ThePalmermark
    @ThePalmermark Před 3 lety +1

    Don't forget he was also an episode of The Twilight Zone. Martha where is my hot chocolate

  • @paulvincent3825
    @paulvincent3825 Před 3 lety

    Don’t forget the twilight zone.🛸

  • @PointyTailofSatan
    @PointyTailofSatan Před 4 lety +8

    No credit for Marvin Miller, the voice of Robby! Shame!

  • @MrShepardDog
    @MrShepardDog Před rokem

    When I win the lottery, I am going to buy Robbie and put him in my living room...

  • @errykflows8683
    @errykflows8683 Před 4 lety +1

    The "GOLDEN Age" of Sci-Fi; … NUFF Said ... “🍺 Dilly Dilly”❗

  • @jonmills6927
    @jonmills6927 Před 3 lety

    So Doug Flutie owns Robby the Robot?

  • @HumanoidRobotFlesh
    @HumanoidRobotFlesh Před 10 lety

    Who is Bobby?

  • @stever4181
    @stever4181 Před 3 lety +1

    Definetly the best robot ever made! All other robots are compared to Robby.

  • @Kurzula5150
    @Kurzula5150 Před 4 lety +1

    Robby was drunk? That must be why he drove like a madman.

    • @Blokewood3
      @Blokewood3 Před rokem +1

      It's cause Cookie gave Robbie some of the "real stuff." ;)

    • @Kurzula5150
      @Kurzula5150 Před rokem

      @@Blokewood3 "burp!!!" :)

    • @Blokewood3
      @Blokewood3 Před rokem

      @@Kurzula5150 "Why, you low-living contraption! I ought to take a can-opener to you!"

    • @Kurzula5150
      @Kurzula5150 Před rokem

      @@Blokewood3 🤖 "Quiet, please. I am analyzing."

  • @xadam2dudex
    @xadam2dudex Před 4 lety

    If they made this today it would be light, wearable, microprocessor controlled from inside and be fully self contained .. Somebody would make a new version not redesigned just modern materials

  • @ericwashington9550
    @ericwashington9550 Před 3 lety +1

    Almost 65 years and new inventions are not much better lol

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD Před 7 měsíci

    I the wiring code, think not.

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 Před 3 lety +1

    Alcohol? I hardly use it myself sir. It promotes rust.

  • @staradvice
    @staradvice Před rokem

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @THE-HammerMan
    @THE-HammerMan Před 6 lety

    Robbie is the King of all robots!
    Thanks for this way-cool inside look at how it all works.
    Robbie will always be my favorite robot...that includes Donald Trump!

    • @MW-bi1pi
      @MW-bi1pi Před 5 lety +1

      But Robby with all his powers still could not produce the lowest Black and Hispanic unemployment levels in American History. Trump did.

  • @honghongnguyenA
    @honghongnguyenA Před 3 lety

    Fallout 4 xD

  • @darrelljohnson1319
    @darrelljohnson1319 Před 5 lety

    Evil robotoid was destroyed by good guy robot lost in space robby is dead like all evil Robots

  • @delboytrotter8806
    @delboytrotter8806 Před 4 lety

    Recommend 6 years late..............
    Algorithms ? My ass..........

  • @Jimvanhise
    @Jimvanhise Před 3 lety +1

    This is funny because Forry Ackerman didn't like Forbidden Planet and wrote a bad review of it for Science Fiction Times. He didn't like the film's failed attempts at humor (all of the scenes with the cook are silly) and many of the love scenes were embarrassing even at the time.

  • @ewaf88
    @ewaf88 Před 3 lety

    Maybe Dr Morbius wasn't as clever as he appeared to be.

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 Před 3 lety

      He was very clever, but not in as much control as he thought he was. Neither were original inhabitants of Altair-4.

    • @ewaf88
      @ewaf88 Před 3 lety

      @@vksasdgaming9472 Actually was commenting on the Krell- O- Vision joke by the Dr Morbius lookalike.
      To be honest we could end up like the Krell's with the rate our technology is advancing.
      Perhaps in 100 years time interfaces will read our thoughts and advanced 3D printers will manufacture anything we think of.
      I Suspect Robby could be around in 50 years time

  • @johnadams9044
    @johnadams9044 Před 2 lety

    Terrible video resolution. Uncomfortable to view.