33. BEST AND WORST SO FAR
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05/15/23 • 12 min
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we take a look back at some of our favourites (and least favourites) from the series so far.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Twitter: @FiftyYOSR
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we take a look back at some of our favourites (and least favourites) from the series so far.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Twitter: @FiftyYOSR
Insta: @FiftyYOSR
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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32. THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK
1 RecommendationsBetween Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at our last robot movie from the 1950s, the charming and terrifying (and funny) THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK. Featuring a robot with a leather cape.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Twitter: @FiftyYOSR
Insta: @FiftyYOSR
NOTES
OPPENHEIMER’S “DESTROYER OF WORLDS” SPEECH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY8q1ky3dLY
HAUNTOLOGY
https://www.theweek.co.uk/104076/what-is-hauntology
TOM SCOTT – HOW MANY ROBOTS DOES IT TAKE TO RUN A GROCERY STORE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZ_8cqfBlE
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34. SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE
Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. It's the start of Season 5 and we celebrate by looking at a long forgotten film from 1960, SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE. You'll need to wash your eyeballs after watching this one.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
Twitter: @FiftyYOSR
Insta: @FiftyYOSR
NOTES
THE THREE ‘M’S
https://www.ephemerasociety.org/the-three-ms/
ELECTRO THE SMOKING ROBOT AT 1939 WORLD’S FAIR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuyTRbj8QSA
JAYNE MANSFIELD’S IQ
https://www.sociosite.net/famous-person-iq/jayne-mansfield
TRAILERS FROM HELL – SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE
https://trailersfromhell.com/sex-kittens-go-college/
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