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Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:19 pm
by Bobby42
The dude inside the suit kicked the bucket.
LOS ANGELES: Bob May, who won a cult following as the Robot in the hit 1960s television show Lost In Space, has died of heart failure. He was 69.
May died at a hospital in Lancaster, California, said his daughter, Deborah.
May's entertainment career spanned more than 65 years. He was already a show business veteran who had worked as an actor and stuntman in movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage when he was tapped by Lost In Space creator Irwin Allen to play the Robinson family's loyal metal sidekick in the hit series that debuted in 1965.
"He always said he got the job because he fitted in the robot suit," said June Lockhart, who played the family matriarch Maureen Robinson.
Although May didn't provide the robot's distinctive voice (that was done by announcer Dick Tufeld), he had a devoted following of fans.
Lost In Space was a space-age retelling of the Swiss Family Robinson story.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Judith, two children and four grandchildren.
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:26 pm
by Mikey
You mean it wasn't a real robot?
:?
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:35 pm
by Goober McTuber
T & P to Sirfuckafold.
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:05 am
by smackaholic
Although May didn't provide the robot's distinctive voice (that was done by announcer Dick Tufeld), he had a devoted following of fans.
So basically, he rode around inside a box and maybe flapped his arms some and he had fewer speaking parts than jess.
And he had a "devoted following"? Takes a special kind of loser to wanna be in that clique. Not quite cool enough to be a trekkie, I guess. Were there robot fan conventions?
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:44 am
by War Wagon
smackaholic wrote:
So basically, he rode around inside a box and maybe flapped his arms some and he had fewer speaking parts than jess.
Don't forget that awesome, flabbergasted head bob. That move was nailz.
And he had a "devoted following"? Takes a special kind of loser to wanna be in that clique. Not quite cool enough to be a trekkie, I guess. Were there robot fan conventions?
Duuuude.... Lost in Space was cool
waaay before Star Trek...
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:27 am
by Cuda
Mikey wrote:You mean it wasn't a real robot?
:?
Not only that, it didn't turn into a building either
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:09 pm
by Terry in Crapchester
smackaholic wrote:
Although May didn't provide the robot's distinctive voice (that was done by announcer Dick Tufeld), he had a devoted following of fans.
So basically, he rode around inside a box and maybe flapped his arms some and he had as many speaking parts as jess.
FTFY.
It's not possible to have "fewer speaking parts than Jess." I'm aware of the concept of negative numbers and what not, but I don't think that applies here.
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:53 am
by smackaholic
Terry in Crapchester wrote:smackaholic wrote:
Although May didn't provide the robot's distinctive voice (that was done by announcer Dick Tufeld), he had a devoted following of fans.
So basically, he rode around inside a box and maybe flapped his arms some and he had as many speaking parts as jess.
FTFY.
It's not possible to have "fewer speaking parts than Jess." I'm aware of the concept of negative numbers and what not, but I don't think that applies here.
jess has squealed, wimpered or screamed or made some other noises, if I'm not mistaken. while these aren't exactly "speaking parts", they are closer than robot dude.
Re: Who's going to warn Will Robinson now?
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:25 am
by MgoBlue-LightSpecial
Allow me the honors...
Who gives a fuck?