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flickr.com — Syd Mead's original concept design for Short Circuit's Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport robot.

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  • jggube, on 04/23/2008, -4/+17Excellent find!
  • TheFamousOne2, on 04/23/2008, -18/+24Yes!!! They need to make a new Short Circuit sooooo bad!!!
    • LanceWindu, on 04/23/2008, -1/+30They ARE making one.
      • weeeezzll, on 04/23/2008, -2/+7They DID make one. It was called Short Circuit 2 and it sucked. They had a script for a Short Circuit 3 (early 90's) but the producers thought that it sucked more than 2 so they scrapped it.

        Short Circuit 1 was F'n awesome though. Would have been impossible for them to make a decent sequel to it.
        • returnofthemac, on 04/23/2008, -4/+2They're just re-purposing the robot design in Disney's "WALL*E" movie. Check out the trailer for it on Apple's site.
        • belteshazzar, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3No.2 wasn't that bad ... it was a kids film. I thought it did well and really did create an emotional bond between the audience and No.5 ... It's like Star Wars Episode 3, you just have to not watch the final couple of scenes and it become a much better film.
    • ZiggyDaZigster, on 04/23/2008, -7/+9I can't wait! I loved though move when I was a kid. I set that picture as my background.
      • schizogony, on 04/23/2008, -10/+5Why the hell would anyone bury a comment like this? This is why Digg is ridiculous.
        • GiggleStick, on 04/23/2008, -1/+3Probably the retarded grammar. You can overlook obvious typos, etc. But, "I loved though move" is getting to be a bit much.
          • bitterbug, on 04/23/2008, -0/+2it's not retarded grammar. It's typos. The sentence is "I loved the movie when I was a kid."
            It's muscle memory cranking out similar words when typing fast. I find it's pretty common for me to go back over something I've written and find a word has been replaced by a more commonly used word that starts our sounds the same.
            Some day we'll have a button beside "Check spelling" that says "Make sense?"
          • GiggleStick, on 04/24/2008, -1/+1Well I've always defined "typo"as meaning to type a certain letter, but your clumsy fingers type the wrong one. In other words, you know how to spell the word, it's a simple mistake. When you use the wrong word, or wrong form of a word, that's bad grammar. I'm not upset about it or anything, I was just trying to answer schizogony's question. Maybe Ziggy's first language isn't English. Also, how is though more commonly used than the? After a point, it's too strenuous to try and figure out what they were really trying to say, and people start to digg you down.

            Ai'm redee tu swich tu ei fonetik alfabet if yu ar.
    • bjs3171, on 04/23/2008, -0/+40they are, and no they don't.
    • mywhitenoise, on 04/23/2008, -3/+35Why? You want that ***** remake that'll probably be littered with CG instead of a real robot?
      • Morality, on 04/23/2008, -4/+1Because they were so successful with a real robot.
        • badassninja, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1They were. People born before 2000 still had a once of "imagination(google it)".
        • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Back when everyone KNEW we were going to be on the moon by "the year 2000"... that robot was easy to believe.
      • KevinRWright, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1Wait just a minute! J5 was a REAL robot?

        That just blew my mind.
    • litolist, on 04/23/2008, -2/+17If they do, I hope they use a real Indian dude this time.
      • thebza451, on 04/23/2008, -2/+15the original guy in part one was CG?
        • boombye, on 04/23/2008, -1/+5The Indian guy in Short Circuit 1 & 2 was played by Fisher Stevens who isn't Indian.
          • Tomchei, on 04/23/2008, -4/+4None of the Indians or Chinese that were portrayed in cinema and TV from before the 70s were the proper ethnicity.
          • caselogic, on 04/23/2008, -1/+5Short Circuit was 80s.
          • Tomchei, on 04/23/2008, -2/+2What does it matter? It's called acting.
            The 'Alien' in Alien was just a guy in a suit.
          • VinceNoir, on 04/23/2008, -1/+8@Tomchei

            Exactly my point you n00bwire! We aliens are sick and tired of being portrayed by CGI or humans in "alien" costumes! It's about damn time that some Earthers get some sense in their heads and let real aliens play in roles that are supposed to represent us.

            We're offended by the "greys" with those ridiculous looking black goggle eyes. It's a gross stereotype and has no basis in reality. Sure some aliens look kind of like that, but many of us don't even have eyes! Why would we want to be crippled with visual organs when we can feel the entire electromagnetic spectrum with our skin?

            And another thing... We don't all speak English! For crying out loud it is time frame 35203 of the Ee range! Get with the program humans!
    • BigW, on 04/23/2008, -3/+13Actually, no, no they don't.
    • Rhendal, on 04/23/2008, -0/+8The only thing good that will come out of the remake is no Steve Guttenberg. And even then it pisses me off that Steve Guttenberg isn't in it.
    • djdementia, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4Sequels and remakes are rarely half as good as the original. Leave well enough alone!
    • metalmilitia430, on 04/23/2008, -0/+5http://youtube.com/watch?v=FAyjdeEu7FA
    • ryan850, on 04/23/2008, -4/+1Why would they do that when the first 2 were absolute perfection.

      /mild sarcasm

      Also I own part one so don't bury my comment for not being a fan.. bury it for the same reasons that all my comments get buried... because it's lame.
    • sgtpppr, on 04/23/2008, -1/+3I hope to god that was sarcasm. They are not only making a new Short Circuit, but i'm fairly sure it is a sign of the apocalypse. Of all the movies to remake, they pick one that was only cool for about 38 minutes in 1986. It would've been a hell of a lot easier to try and bring back slap bracelets or pogo balls.
      • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2I had a tiger-striped slap bracelet.
  • flash2000, on 04/23/2008, -7/+136They did remake it, it's called Wall-E
  • amanilaenvelope, on 04/23/2008, -7/+102Stephanie Speck: But you can't die. You're a machine.
    Number 5: No.
    Stephanie Speck: No, you're not a machine?
    Number 5: Yes.
    Stephanie Speck: Yes, you are, or yes, you're not?
    Number 5: Yes.
    Stephanie Speck: Yes, WHAT?
    Number 5: Yes, not.
    Stephanie Speck: Talk about a malfunction.
    • Overcyn, on 04/23/2008, -21/+2never heard of this show but that was really funny
    • AYork, on 04/23/2008, -0/+10"Grasshopper disassemble....reassemble Stephanie!"
      Damn, I loved that movie. Time for a Netflix-fueled nostalgia fix.
      But there's a part of me that just knows it'll be Airwolf all over again. "I thought this was good? Damn, kids are dumb!"
      • xturmn8r, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2So true. I watched an episode of airwolf not too long ago, and I couldn't stand it. Nevertheless, I still have the ringtone, which still rocks.
        • weeeezzll, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2Airwolf the helicopter was awesome, but the show always sucked balls. I knew that even as a kid...
          • bitterbug, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1Ah, Airwolf. Every episode required the helicopter to do a loop and fly inverted for a couple of seconds.
            Then after it was cancelled some smart guy decided to make it in Canada. I only saw a couple of episodes but they used explosions and stock from the original series rather than a budget.
            Funny though, I've always wanted to be a heli pilot after watching that show as a kid.
    • geek_xyu, on 04/23/2008, -1/+3life is not a malfunction.
    • KevinRWright, on 04/23/2008, -1/+20You mother *****, you copy and pasted my comment.

      http://digg.com/movies/Johnny_5_is_Alive_Short_Cir ...
  • hydroplane, on 04/23/2008, -17/+12Who's Johnny?
    • gametavern, on 04/23/2008, -1/+10And smiled in her special way
      • gllopc, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3If you had posted this in 1986 on Digg BBS, you would have received a crazy amount of diggs.

        You are the Peter Griffin of this thread.
        • SpaceMonkeyZero, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3I hope that song doesn't become the next rickroll.
    • theohuxtable, on 04/23/2008, -1/+4i hate when people dont get the joke, and then digg the comment down.
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 04/23/2008, -1/+1It took me a while.
    • drichards78, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Yes! I got the reference immediately ....guess i'm a bigger geek than I thought!
      dugg for douches burying comments - jokes - they don't understand...
  • drastic8, on 04/23/2008, -3/+44I soo wanted to be Johnny 5 for Halloween as a kid, I think I remember my mom looking at me like, "....good luck with THAT one, kiddo... stupid little brat......"
  • aclockwork3, on 04/23/2008, -12/+2Is that a joint in his right robotic hand? See, even johnny 5 knows what's down.
  • detales, on 04/23/2008, -7/+2John-E
  • vedema, on 04/23/2008, -1/+16Johnny 5 alive?
    • sequethin, on 04/23/2008, -0/+10JOHNNY 5 IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • mineworker, on 04/23/2008, -4/+2This was a triumph!
      • Midgetmunky13, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4dude.... no. this has nothing to do with portal at all
  • Nickface, on 04/23/2008, -2/+122NO DISASSEMBLE!
  • killbert24, on 04/23/2008, -8/+1Psycho red eye missile shooting laser mode. No Johnny, NOO!!!!
    He also only has 512 mb of ram. My PC is like 8 times that.
  • wedges, on 04/23/2008, -5/+1the version they actually built doesn't come anywhere close to this drawing. it's badass.
    • toekneebullard, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3Actually, it's still fairly similar.
  • KidDynamo0, on 04/23/2008, -9/+52Los Lobos kick your butt, Los Lobos kick your face...Los Lobos kick your ass into OUTERSPACE...

    -Johnny Five!
    • monospaced, on 04/23/2008, -2/+66Los Lobos kick your ass, Los Lobos kick your face…Los Lobos kick your balls into outerspace!
    • limpl0uie, on 04/23/2008, -6/+3Actually, it's: "Los Lobos kick your ass, Los Lobos kick your face, Los Lobos kick your balls in to ou-ter-sapce!"
    • sparql, on 04/23/2008, -5/+6I thought the gang was "Los Locos"
    • BadseedJR, on 04/23/2008, -2/+3Los Lobos is that spanish sounding 70s band.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Lobos
    • CDRaff, on 04/24/2008, -0/+41. It is Los Locos (The Crazies)
      2. It is Balls
      3. Los Lobos is a Mexican rock band most know (to Americans) for their Ritchie Valens covers in the Movie La Bomba.
      4. Oh god I wish so bad for the simple times, when a wise cracking robot could solve all the problems of the world :)
  • StusGhost, on 04/23/2008, -15/+16I loved Short Circuit as much as the next guy, but why is this pic getting so many diggs? This is a legitimate question, don't digg me down. I want an answer. Then people can digg that!
    • cathars1s, on 04/23/2008, -0/+24It's historical, nerdy, and pretty good-looking.
    • deathsquadx, on 04/23/2008, -0/+10People find it to be cool/entertaining/etc. so by adding your Digg it allows it to climb the front page ladder of success...which in turn allows more people to see it and appreciate it.
    • jbluemast, on 04/23/2008, -0/+11I think people digg it because it is nostalgic to a lot of us. I remember watching that flick numerous times as a kid. It's fun to be reminded of the things that you were into as kids.
    • drumminguy, on 04/23/2008, -0/+7Nostalgia, my friend
    • mdoenges, on 04/23/2008, -0/+17DUDE Its Johnny 5
      How can you not digg Johnny 5
    • WhistlinTom, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6uhh.... because it's a robot. And it's digg.
    • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1I will add to the dissent. I enjoyed Short Circuit, and I enjoyed a lot of other things about the 80s, but I don't see why a black and white concept art is so popular. It's not the most awesome thing I've ever seen, but it's cool enough I guess for a digg. Maybe it was cool enough for a lot of people. The Digg button is yes or no, so it doesn't necessarily mean EVERYONE thought it was the MOST BADASS thing ever.
  • stuwanker, on 04/23/2008, -4/+1It's alive!
  • leerayIG88, on 04/23/2008, -3/+6Sarah Connor?
    • Jackosx, on 04/23/2008, -6/+7Hmmmm. Oh, I get it! Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho! Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee! Nyuk, nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!
    • rodted2, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1nice
  • SNIa, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7Anybody else read the description with an accent?
  • Ludwig, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1I just watched this movie again last night.

    Anyone able to explain Benjamin's name change between movies? That confuses the ***** out of me.
  • RubineBoy, on 04/23/2008, -9/+1That thing looks intelligent to me. Look it likes butterflies! So ... It's also gay!
  • darknailblue, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Wow flashback to being like 5 years old!
    • leerayIG88, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4DAD: It's Goofy Time!
      Son: Nooo Dad, noo!
  • Jsmuli2, on 04/23/2008, -3/+3Short Circuit II: Electric Boogaloo was the best movie ever!
    • ryan850, on 04/23/2008, -0/+0Your comment might be getting buried but I appreciated it!
  • orangefly, on 04/23/2008, -0/+9i still can't drink dr. pepper without thinking "would you like to be a pepper too". Because of that movie not the commercials....
    • rtrypowred, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1lol, I always thought I was the only one.
      • daRoach, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1I thought "would you like to be a pepper too" was just from the movie.
  • sparql, on 04/23/2008, -0/+80When I was a kid, I used to get so bummed out when he gets the crap beat out of him in Short Circuit 2, and then totally stoked when he builds himself into a bad-ass in the RadioShack.

    Talk about a roller coaster of emotions.
    • Ludwig, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Oscar, you will not get away! I am really pissed off!
    • AWBoy666, on 04/23/2008, -0/+11The Radio Shack scene was awesome. It was soooo sad while he was dying :( Awesome movie.
    • captainanndor, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4I definitely cried when he got beat up.
    • skyfox2k, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2He is leaking battery fluid! He is BLEEDING to death!
      /bad Indian accent
  • jesuswuzanalien, on 04/23/2008, -1/+31PLEASE INSERT GIRDER
    • 032483, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2OMG thats ***** hilarious! Thats like my favorite line from Futurama!! I sincerely wish I could digg that more then once.
      • Morality, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2I got ya there buddy
      • Revlution4ever, on 04/24/2008, -2/+1i buried it, so your digg won't count.
        is that rude? lol
        • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+3I dugg it even though I don't remember that line (is it from the sequel I didn't see?), just to offset this guy.
          • 032483, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1I forget the name of the episode but Benders personality gets erased and all he can say is "I am Bender. Please insert gerder" when Hermes is singing some song and Bender chimes in with that line I almost fell out of my chair.
        • Nesscz, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Yo i just dugg it then bury you to off set you being a negative nancy
  • imdragon, on 04/23/2008, -1/+3Input... More Input!!
  • spike216, on 04/23/2008, -2/+5MORE INPUT!
  • BryanG412, on 04/23/2008, -0/+2Johny Five is classic...great movie
  • Monsterchef, on 04/23/2008, -6/+19The picture is getting dugg because everyone over the age of 35 that has scene the Wall-e trailer knew there was something fishy. We knew it was a blatant ripoff of short circuit, but thought that maybe we were just mistaken, were jaded from the early 80's and not sure if anyone else remembers the movie. We were not sure if anyone else had the hots for Alley Sheedy and we did not want to be the ones to admit any of this.

    So today some genius simply posts a picture of the robot from Short Circuit and all of us 35 year old + people that visit Digg, put two and two together and realize we were not alone in our assumptions about wall-e.

    If I am wrong, just scratch all this and go about your day

    MC
    • BadseedJR, on 04/23/2008, -0/+23over 35? I'm 26 and I know that thing was ripped off. It wasn't THAT old of a movie.
      • U2groupie, on 04/25/2008, -0/+130 chiming in here... I remember seeing both Short Circuit movies at the theater when I was a kid. And I still have the original VHS tapes... and the DVDs as well, since I found them in the bargain bin at WalMart a few weeks ago. Will probably have to buy them again on Blu-Ray... needless to say, this is one of those movies that is universal to all geeks.

        Now, if they'd just make that long-rumored Goonies 2...
    • Genetico, on 04/23/2008, -0/+7yea same here. I'm 24 and I remember the two movies quite well. I still even have the VHS copies in my basement!
      • Morality, on 04/23/2008, -1/+4*parents
        parents basement you mean.
        • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Yeah it's illegal to have your own basement until you're older than 24.
    • VeritasAequitas, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4I'm 24 here and I love that movie, hell I sat my fiance down and made her watch it, that and the Goonies.
      • Scaryclouds, on 04/24/2008, -0/+3I believe that is now ex-fiancee
    • AYork, on 04/23/2008, -1/+1Not sure if Alley Sheedy was hot? Not sure?
      Are you sure you're male? And straight?
    • seefresh, on 04/23/2008, -0/+424 here and grew up a huge fan of Johnny 5. I made my wife watch short circuit after she ponted out "this cool movie coming out" called Wall E
    • crila, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6im 25 and johnny five is one of my favorite robots of all time.
    • darkstar07, on 04/23/2008, -0/+325 here, big fan of Johnny 5 when I was a kid. When me and my girlfriend saw the poster for Wall E at the movies, we right away knew they were ripping off Johnny 5. Both of us thought Short Circuit was so awesome when we were kids.
    • JrGhoull, on 04/23/2008, -0/+121...dont remember the 2nd but i remember the first..the part where hes getting beaten up and is begging for them to stop still hurts...
    • skyfox2k, on 04/24/2008, -0/+123 chiming in, Short Circuit 1 and 2 are 2 of my most beloved films from my childhood. I even made a motorised little Johnny 5 like the ones at the start of SC2 out of lego. I even used those four long light pieces with LED's at either end for the eyes and had catterpillar track motorised and a tiny red motor from the space shuttle set controlling his rear wheel.
      What was awesome was when I played the angry SC scene, I'd put the red light caps over his eyes and cover him in random technik to make him look totally badass.

      Short Circuit and I were the shiznit.
    • Scaryclouds, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2Short Circuit isn't just for you 30+ people, as you can see most people in the early twenties remember short circuit quite well.
    • morphboy23, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Just about 21 here, and I also still have the tapes. Recorded straight from WB-11's afternoon movie specials!
    • jhaks, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1How is Wall-E a rip off of Short Circuit? The two movies have almost nothing in common except for robots and the two main characters look slightly similar. Am I missing something?
      • skyroket, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1The two main characters look slightly similar and it seems that both movies have the MAIN THEME of the robot developing some humanistic personality. That's about all you need for our generation to call you a ripoff.
  • Sweetheart28, on 04/23/2008, -6/+1"The locos kick your @ss, the locos kick your face...etc...
    • NeoCortex, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3It's OK. You can say "ass". Nobody here is going to tell on you.
  • anthonymcg, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1At least his tracks are intact. Doesn't look all that friendly though
  • KonaGold, on 04/23/2008, -2/+8Who's Johnny
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jaWPQ3Z7FE
    • theohuxtable, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2why would people digg this comment down? this is the song that was written for the movie, and the video is ***** hilarious!
  • Jackosx, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4Error. Grasshopper disassembled... Re-assemble!
  • relaxiknwarchie, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1"Here I am standing beside myself"
  • redrighthand, on 04/23/2008, -1/+5Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport robot.
    The Robot was called S.A.I.N.T.?
  • weeFred, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4Your muma was a snowblower!!
  • mrSimon, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3Would'nt you like to be a Pepper too?
  • gllopc, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2Number 5 is ALIVE!
  • GTPilot, on 04/23/2008, -0/+2Hey Laser lips ...
  • rcran, on 04/23/2008, -2/+1Johnny 7 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Seven_OMA


  • wbeavis, on 04/23/2008, -0/+0Her pants are blazin' for you, Newton Crosby!
  • Lubinski, on 04/23/2008, -7/+1Good Photo, but not digg worthy. Let the movie die in peace.
    • VeritasAequitas, on 04/23/2008, -1/+3let your comment die in peace, dugg down
  • AWBoy666, on 04/23/2008, -2/+1I'm finding everyone I can on facebook that listed Short Circuit as a favorite movie and messaging them. More people must know about the Short Circuit!
  • MrZaiko, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4Tu mama hace el amor con mi perro!
  • Falor42, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3How little we understood about A.I in the 80's... We should all have our own Johnny 5's by now, or at least those tiny little Sony robots.
    • captainanndor, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1The Qrio??

      God, I would sell my soul for a little dancing Qrio.
  • davebrook, on 04/23/2008, -11/+1What the ***** is it? And why in the ***** would I care?
  • tango1110, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Anybody else humming some "I need a hero?"
  • geek_xyu, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1i hope they get rid of that stupid god keeps what he wants joke at the end. i wouldn't blame a robot for not laughing at that.
  • GhandicapXRS, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Anyone remember the movie called "Batteries not included" I used to love it, but If I saw it again, I'd think it sucked.
    • 032483, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3No it's still awesome.
    • endlessoul, on 04/23/2008, -0/+4Suck it does not. Raul Julia playing a scuzzy landlord who then sees the light after the apartment complex bands together to save their homes? It's one of my childhood favorites. The tall black man was a touching character, too.
    • GhandicapXRS, on 04/23/2008, -0/+3I actually just looked up the trailer on Youtube and it's actually better than I remember, or at least I thought I remembered. Or thought I would remember?
    • captainanndor, on 04/23/2008, -0/+2That's definitely something I need to go and buy now. I loved that and Short Circuit as a kid equally. For some reason I feel like Batteries Not Included was on tv a lot. We watched it all the time. Short Circuit was the one my brother and I picked out every single time we went to rent a movie. I don't know why my parents didn't just buy a copy after the first 6 times.
      • GhandicapXRS, on 04/24/2008, -0/+2I was the same except it was Tranformers cartoons and Police Academy videos
    • sgtpppr, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1A lot of those movies are no where near as good as you remember them. I watched Adventures in Babysitting the other day and it caused me terrible physical pain to sit through. Go watch Cocoon again, come back here, and honestly tell me you thought it was a good movie. It's just not possible.
      • 032483, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1Cocoon? I mean, I remember liking it when I was little but I think thats more a movie little kids and old people would normally like. I'd digg it cuz Steve guttenberg was in it. That crazy dancin bastard trying to put it in that hot alien chick. Won't he ever learn?
  • friarcrazy, on 04/23/2008, -1/+2I was so expecting the first comment on this submission to be "IS ALIVE!!!!"
  • usedtobemac, on 04/23/2008, -6/+0Exactly how does this make the front page?
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