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'80s Robot is a new character in the upcoming movie, The Muppets. He bears an uncanny resemblance to R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), a robot toy made for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo, and was first glimpsed in the movie's teaser trailer, Being Green. He appeared once again in the official trailer for the movie, in which he was seen in a crowd of Muppets as well as driving the Muppets' cramped rental car.

A June 2011 ComingSoon.net article described about a trip to The Muppets set:

“'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. What we do know is that '80s Robot is Kermit's driver... as it is him in the driver's seat of the Rolls for the scene. This was later confirmed on set by Debbie McClellan, Disney's creative director for the Muppets (and again confirmed in the new trailer). ^[1]”

Notes

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

Sources

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

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

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-''''80s Robot''' is a new character in the upcoming movie, ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''. He bears an uncanny resemblance to R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), a [[Robots|robot]] toy made for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo, and was first glimpsed in the movie's teaser trailer, ''[[Being Green (The Muppets trailer)|Being Green]]''. He appeared once again in the official trailer for the movie, in which he was seen in a crowd of Muppets as well as driving the Muppets' cramped rental car.
+''''80s Robot''' is a new character in the upcoming movie, ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''. He bears an uncanny resemblance to R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), a [[Robots|robot]] toy made for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo, and was first glimpsed in the movie's teaser trailer, ''[[Being Green (The Muppets trailer)|Being Green]]''. He appeared once again in the official trailer for the movie, in which he was seen in a crowd of Muppets as well as driving [[:Category:The Muppets Characters|the Muppets]]' cramped rental car.
-A June 2011 [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78752 ComingSoon.net article] described about a trip to the ''Muppets'' set:
+A June 2011 [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78752 ComingSoon.net article] described about a trip to ''The Muppets'' set:
 {{quote|'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. What we do know is that '80s Robot is [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s driver... as it is him in the driver's seat of the Rolls for the scene. This was later confirmed on set by Debbie McClellan, Disney's creative director for the Muppets (and again confirmed in the new trailer). <ref>Wright, Blake. "[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78752 It's Time to Light the Lights! On Set with ''The Muppets''], Comingsoon.net. June 20, 2011.</ref>}}