Metal Mickey
Metal Mickey was a five-foot-tall robot, as well as the name of a spin-off television show starring the same character. A modernised vision of a 1950s space toy, Metal Mickey first appeared on British television in the ITV children's magazine show The Saturday Banana, produced by Southern Television in 1978. Humphrey Barclay saw Mickey on Jimmy Savile's 'Jim'll Fix It' television show. Seeing the children chatting in the marketplace with the friendly robot, this led to the creation of the Metal Mickey television show. Within a month the pilot had been video-taped and shortly after this the series went live with its first six episodes. 41 episodes were made in all, attracting around 12 million viewers. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees pop group, was brought in to produce and direct along with Nic Phillips and David Crossman.
Mickey, the five-foot robot who lives with a London family, gets bored. So he takes himself and the family back in time to meet Queen Victoria. Unfortunately, Mickey underestimates his powers!
Janey needs help when her boss at the hairdresser's takes the day off. Mickey has his own ideas and creates the 'metal look', while Granny recalls the locks of her youth...
Mickey suffers a personality change when he is affected by the light of the moon and Ken's beam projector. He insults his family and leaves home to join a gang of punks.
Haley is making a cake for Mother and Father's anniversary, when Mickey is arrested for robbing a bank. When Haley goes to the police station, she thinks she is seeing double...
Steve falls in love, but the object of his affections has eyes for another - especially after Metal Mickey shows of his magic powers.
Ken Wilburforce is building a robot he has named Metal Mickey. It becomes sentient when girl next door Janey feeds it a Galactic Fizzbomb. Now all Ken and his siblings have to do is to convince their dad that Mickey can be useful around the house so he will let them keep him
Granny and Metal Mickey have done Steve and Haley's homework. Mickey's answers are so outstanding that the teachers immediately suspect foul play and end up deducing Gran is scientific a genius
Mickey gots the power to reproduce money in order to replace father's plants and Granny ends up on trial for counterfeiting
Burglars Jonathan and Harry break into the Wilburforce home and decide to kidnap Metal Mickey and hold him for ransom. However, Mr. W. has no intention of paying. Not even when Granny stumbles upon the burglar's hiding place and gets kidnapped as well
Father warns his family that he is expecting his boss Mr Barraclough and his wife to call that evening, and that everything in the house must be tidy for the visit. Then, Mickey gets hiccups...
News of walking-talking robot Metal Mickey starts to spread. Naturally, the government boffins want to take him to pieces. But Mickey's young friends won't let that happen
Haley is sweet sixteen and Mickey's transistors glow with love. But rejection is a bitter pill when Haley tells him she prefers human company
Mickey makes music - and is an overnight sensation! How can the family cope with his sudden success?
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| Language | English |
| Release | 1980-09-06 |
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