Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Look Who I Found In The Loose Figure Box

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Look Who I Found In The Loose Figure Box

10 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I had this toy when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure it was a gift for my 13th Birthday. I actually still have it on the shelf downstairs.

My dad was a big fan of the original show, so he made sure to educate us the VHS tapes. Unfortunately the robot never said the classic "Danger Will Robinson" line in any of those first few episodes that we had, but I wore out the buttons on this toy who said it a lot!; November 21, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Jordan said...: Hey, all right! "The Robot."

I never understood why they brought "The Robot" with them anyway. Did it serve any useful purpose? (Besides receiving a lot of colorful Dr. Smith insults.) And why bring something so ungainly, with tiny little wheels on the bottom like that?; November 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: It was an "Environmental Control Robot" designed to survey atmospheric, meteorological, and geological conditions whatever planet they landed on. He was also useful for moving large obstacles such as rocks, ward of enemies with electrical bolts, and often serve as translator and rules lawyer with the humanoid of the week.; November 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Kal said...: Every spaceship in the future comes with a robot, didn't you know that?; November 21, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Jordan said...: No kidding! Well, you learn something new every day. Thanks for the explanation.; November 21, 2012 at 11:44 AM
david_b said...: Just an awesome toy, sir, seeing always makes me want to ADD to my existing over-abundance of... collectables.

I used to have my Zintar Zeroid perform the same function for my Major Matt Mason team... Ah, THOSE were the days.; November 21, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Hobgoblin238 said...: My friend Carl has that one.; November 21, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Kal said...: Ooooo...Major Matt Mason was a great toy. I need to do a post about that one.; November 21, 2012 at 3:12 PM
D.I. Felipe González said...: I didn´t know you LASO collect robots. That´s a cool piece sir.; November 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Kal said...: He was sold in conjunction with the Lost In Space movie. I have the other more modern robot too.; November 21, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.