'80s Robot is a new character in the movie, The Muppets. He lives in Kermit's mansion, working as a valet or manservant to Kermit after the break up of the Muppets.

80s Robot also functions as a chauffeur, and uses his databanks and search engine to locate the Muppet troupe. As his name implies, the character resembles the many robots who dominated the toy, novelty, and pop culture landscape in the 1980s. He uses slang from the era, and offers such beverages as Tab and New Coke. (80s Robot bears an uncanny resemblance to Omnibot 2000, a robot toy made by Tomy in the 80s.)

A June 2011 ComingSoon.net article described the character during filming:

  '80s Robot looks exactly like a larger scale version of any generic sci-fi toy you would have seen on your local drug store toy aisle back in the early '80s. Unlike most Muppets, '80s Robot appeared to be almost 100% plastic. Not the traditional felt and cloth we associate with Muppets. To that end, it is probably incorrect to label '80s Robot a Muppet at all.^[1]  

NotesEdit

• '80s Robot was designed and built by Legacy Effects. Their other feature film contributions include Terminator Salvation, 2012, Avatar, and Real Steel.

• In the screen credits and other press material, the character is listed as "80's Robot," incorrectly marking the decade as a possessive rather than an abbreviated adjective.

SourcesEdit

1. ↑ Wright, Blake. "It's Time to Light the Lights! On Set with The Muppets, Comingsoon.net. June 20, 2011.