{"id":2125,"date":"2025-04-14T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:23:43","slug":"tomys-cute-little-robot-rascals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/tomys-cute-little-robot-rascals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomy’s cute, little Robot Rascals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How many of these little Tomy wind-up walking robots did you have? I had two. I wish I still had mine somewhere. Maybe I do? These Robot Rascals debuted in 1977, and were later rebranded as Pocket Bots in the ’80s. Just looking at photos of these little fellas reminds of the sound they made while walking. I used to play with these with my Star Wars action figures, pretending that they were some sort of older Astromech droid still used by the Rebel Alliance. Mine looked just like the ones below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was in college in my old bedroom at my parents’ house, these little guys stood guard atop my stereo in the corner of my desk. You can see one, out of focus, in the photos of my old bedroom<\/a> I posted to Greg’s Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many of these little Tomy wind-up walking robots did you have? I had two. I wish I still had mine somewhere. Maybe I do? These Robot Rascals debuted in 1977, and were later rebranded as Pocket Bots in the ’80s. Just looking at photos of these little fellas reminds of the sound they made … <\/p>\n

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