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Johnny 5 [img]

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

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 23, 2008

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  • flash2000, on 04/23/2008, -8/+136They did remake it, it's called Wall-E
  • Nickface, on 04/23/2008, -2/+122NO DISASSEMBLE!
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • monospaced, on 04/23/2008, -2/+66Los Lobos kick your ass, Los Lobos kick your face…Los Lobos kick your balls into outerspace!
  • 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!
  • 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......"
  • 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?
  • jesuswuzanalien, on 04/23/2008, -1/+31PLEASE INSERT GIRDER
  • LanceWindu, on 04/23/2008, -1/+30They ARE making one.
  • osuchasenuts, on 04/23/2008, -1/+28http://imdb.com/title/tt0091949/
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096101/

    Childhood favorite movie when I was about 5 years old... Guess I was destined to be a nerd from day 1.
  • cathars1s, on 04/23/2008, -0/+24It's historical, nerdy, and pretty good-looking.
  • 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.
  • MWeather, on 04/23/2008, -0/+21Imitation is the sincerest form of copyright infringement.
  • inactive, on 04/23/2008, -1/+20You mother *****, you copy and pasted my comment.

    http://digg.com/movies/Johnny_5_is_Alive_Short_Cir ...
  • mdoenges, on 04/23/2008, -0/+17DUDE Its Johnny 5
    How can you not digg Johnny 5
  • litolist, on 04/23/2008, -2/+17If they do, I hope they use a real Indian dude this time.
  • brock2020, on 04/23/2008, -1/+16shut up hippie!
  • LanceWindu, on 04/23/2008, -3/+18He only looks slightly like number 5, that's where the similarities end.
  • vedema, on 04/23/2008, -1/+16Johnny 5 alive?
  • 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
  • Ludwig, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Oscar, you will not get away! I am really pissed off!
  • darknailblue, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Wow flashback to being like 5 years old!
  • thebza451, on 04/23/2008, -2/+15the original guy in part one was CG?
  • tango1110, on 04/23/2008, -0/+13Anybody else humming some "I need a hero?"
  • inactive, 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.
  • jggube, on 04/23/2008, -4/+17Excellent find!
  • AWBoy666, on 04/23/2008, -0/+11The Radio Shack scene was awesome. It was soooo sad while he was dying :( Awesome movie.
  • 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.
  • 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!"
  • sequethin, on 04/23/2008, -0/+10JOHNNY 5 IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 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.
  • BigW, on 04/23/2008, -3/+13Actually, no, no they don't.
  • gametavern, on 04/23/2008, -1/+10And smiled in her special way
  • 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....
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • 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!
  • drumminguy, on 04/23/2008, -0/+7Nostalgia, my friend
  • wellyuk, on 04/23/2008, -1/+8Eat some damn rocks and shut the hell up!
  • SNIa, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7Anybody else read the description with an accent?
  • WhistlinTom, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6uhh.... because it's a robot. And it's digg.
  • brock2020, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7YUP, and It's getting plotted on CAD dept's 42'' HP right now!
  • KonaGold, on 04/23/2008, -2/+8Who's Johnny
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jaWPQ3Z7FE
  • crila, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6im 25 and johnny five is one of my favorite robots of all time.
  • TheFamousOne2, on 04/23/2008, -18/+24Yes!!! They need to make a new Short Circuit sooooo bad!!!
  • airquotes, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6I hate people
  • weeeezzll, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6That just sounds disturbing...
  • logicalnoise, on 04/23/2008, -3/+9Pixar said it was intentional but that it's just an homage.
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