Apr 12, 2012 dick tufeld was the famous voice of the robot in the hit 1960s tv series lost in space warning warning danger will robinson and that does not compute were some of the familiar calls. Cue john williams awesome lost in space theme song. Reminiscing on the 1998 lost in space movie, starring gary oldman and. Jan 23, 2012 dick tufeld is an actor who provided the voice for the robot in 83 episodes of the original 1965 lost in space series and for the ramblercrane series robot in the 1998 lost in space movie. Netflixs longawaited lost in space reboot is officially taking off on april with. Lost in space 2018 dropped on netflix last year as audiences got a darker and grittier retelling of the classic scifi show. It was mostly grayish and headless, with a red spherical shape near the top which could possibly be the head. Just about all of the usable voice samples are available from the b9 builders club and other places on the internet. Freely downloadable soundbites, soundclips, sound clips and sound bites from the motion picture. The series follows the adventures of the robinsons, a. Lost in space is an american science fiction television series, created and produced by irwin allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968. The robot was designed by robert kinoshita, who also designed forbidden planets robby the robot. His arms were like accordion vacuum cleaner hoses and his hands.
Funko no voice lost in space b9 robot 6 wacky wobbler. With gary oldman, william hurt, matt leblanc, mimi rogers. The class m3 model b9 general utility nontheorizing environmental control robot, also. Robot voice lost in space movie behind the voice actors. Just wait for it to load it may take a minute or so as its a 2mb piece of software then type your text in the box and click speak. Bob may september 4, 1939 january 18, 2009 was an american actor best remembered for playing the robot on the television series lost in space, which debuted in 1965 and ran until 1968. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of robot in lost in space movie. He was called on to voice the robot again in a 1998 film version of the. Apr 28, 2018 while steele and the robot share few physical similarities as you can see above, he doesnt have metal plates covering his body or a hightech mood ring for a face the lost in space team. Images of the robot voice actors from the lost in space franchise. Lost in space 1998 movie robot dick tufeld show nonenglish.
We want to know the secrets behind the new robot in netflixs lost in space reboot. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home. This is the beginning, this is the day, you are watching the. Mar 06, 2018 lost in space netflix trailer delivers a freaky robot. Now stranded even deeper in space, the robinsons band together to explore strange planets, face down new dangers and find their beloved robot. Dick developed a tumor paralyzing one of his vocal cords. The voice of the robot from lost in space and all spinoffs thereof except the cartoon series robot voiced by don messick. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel the swiss family robinson and a comic book published by gold key comics titled space family robinson.
For a short time, the movie was nicknamed the iceberg. In the 1998 film, the robot is originally a sleeker design equipped with. Jan 26, 2012 in lost in space a cleancut, spacetraveling clan the robinsons, along with a pilot and a talking robot physically, a hulking ancestor of r2d2 from star wars, played by bob may but. Check in to see where the cast of the 60s tv show and their 1998 movie counterparts are today. Lost in space dick tufeld as the voice of the robot, heather graham, and matt leblanc. The lost in space reboot trailer has one sinister robot. Robot voices lost in space behind the voice actors. The voice of the robot from lost in space and all spinoffs thereof except the cartoon series robot voiced by don messick trivia 6 best known for voicing the robot from the lost in space tv series and the movie, as well as many tv show announcer spots. Jupiter 2 in flight from lost in space large with stand and lights. My boys still have a toy version of the robot, but now b9creations has announced the production and sale of full size, limited edition, fully licensed replicas of the famous lost in space robot. Featuring bobby may, bill mumy, dick tufeld and june lockhart. Lost in space danger, will robinson tv episode 2018 imdb.
Funkos new b9 robot from the 1960s scifi classic lost in space. Licensing deals were made with trendmasters for toys and harper prism and scholastic for tiein novels. Lost in space is a 1998 american sciencefiction adventure film directed by stephen hopkins, and starring william hurt, matt leblanc, and gary oldman. Seven months later, marooned on a watery planet, the robinsons make a risky bid to power up their jupiter, and will vows to track down the robot. Jan 26, 2012 actor dick tufeld, who voiced the robot on the 1960s scifi series lost in space, died january 22 at age 85 while watching the nfl playoffs. Of course, the lost in space robot was one of the main attractions of the show, along with the adventurous will and the villainous dr. Dick tufeld, best known as the iconic voice of the robot in lost in space, has passed away at age 85. Fullsized lost in space robots for sale ray fowler.
Bob may was the actor inside the robot and dick tufeld provided the voice as he also did in the 1998 remake of the september 15, 1965 through march 6, 1968 original lost in space tv series. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Netflix is concerned the internet thinks the lost in space robot is hot. Apr, 2018 like the original lost in space, the heartandsoul of the new netflix reboot revolves around the tender relationship between a robot and young will robinson. Yep, the longtime announcer was the voice of robot on the 60s scifi series lost in space. The voice was primarily dubbed by dick tufeld, who was also the series. Sep 16, 2014 this is a video we produced for the june 2007 launch of sts117. The voice of the robot from lost in space and all spinoffs thereof except the cartoon series robot voiced.
Thats the first of a series of awkward choices larroquettes banter with the robot is particularly awful, which reaches its nadir in a segment in which billy mumy, jonathan harris, and the robot reunite in character as will robinson, dr. The lost in space reboot trailer has one sinister robot voice warning danger. Feel free to use the generated audio for any of your projects commercial or personal. Known and addressed simply as robot, his full designation was only occasionally mentioned on the show.
In lost in space a cleancut, spacetraveling clan the robinsons, along with a pilot and a talking robot physically, a hulking ancestor of r2d2 from star wars, played by bob may but voiced. The voice belongs to dick tufeld, the only member of the lost in space tv cast to recreate his role for the movie. Tufeld still does voice overs today, though he once suffered from a paralyzed vocal chord that kept him. He returned as the voice of the robot in the 1998 lost in space feature film. Converts your text into a robot voice which is downloadable as an audio clip. Jupiter 2 from lost in space in flight w lightstandsmall flying saucerufo ending mar 8 at 5. Dick tufeld, who spent three decades as the voice for abc daytime programming and achieved popculture status as the voice of the robot in 1960s series lost in space, died jan. Smith, and the robot on the reconstructed deck of the jupiter 2, and pretend to get lost in space. The new trailer for netflixs lost in space, a gritty reboot of the 1960s television series, looks almost exactly like a liveaction. The first words heard in the irwin allens voyage to the bottom of the sea tv series belonged to dick tufeld. This is the seaview, the most extraordinary submarine in all the seven seas. Lost in space 2018 dropped on netflix last year as audiences got a.
Dick tufeld reprises his role from lost in space 1965 as the voice of the robot. He later reprised the role in lost in space forever and on two episodes of the animated television series the simpsons. Dick tufeld will be best remembered for his electronic intonations of the robot in lost in space. The robot did not appear in the unaired pilot episode, but was added to the series once it had been greenlit. Remembering dick tufeld, voice of the lost in space robot. The plot is adapted from the 19651968 cbs television series of the same name itself inspired by the 1812 novel the swiss family robinson by johann david wyss. Created by irwin allen, who would go on to produce some of the best 70s disaster films, lost in space premiered on cbs in 1965. Dick tufeld voice the ramblercrane series robot is a newer model of the robot designed for the jupiter 2, in the lost in space 1998 movie.
The films large budget was largely due to the films more than 900 shots of cgi, which was at the time rumored to be the most in history for a single film. Scifi fans who miss the mass effect video games are in luck. Irwin allens hit tv series, lost in space, had captured the imagination of future space colonists across america. Apr, 2018 the robot on netflixs 2018 lost in space is very different from the robot from the original series. During preflight activities, irwin allens wife shelia donated a b9 to the ksc visitors center. Why the mysterious and magnificent robot should be the lead of season 2 the ending of season 1 gives netflix the opportunity to make up for its mistake its time to make. The robot on the original lost in space, which ran from 1965 to 1968, looked like a giant spark plug riding a segway scooter. Dick tufeld is the voice of robot in lost in space. Cue that awesome lost in space john williams theme music. The 71yearold actor promises that the robot isnt the bubbleheaded booby. You may not know his name, but tufeld created two of tv. Dick tufeld voice the robot a b9 class m3 general utility nontheorizing environmental control robot is a character in the original 1965 television series lost in space.
It is now 45 years later and we still dream of having our very own robot, check this out. Lost in space sts117 b9 robot presentation video youtube. The robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Dick tufeld as the iconic voice of the lost in space robot. Netflixs lost in space reboot looks like mass effect, tbh. This is a fanmade baseball retrospective of lost in space season one 2018 with some cameos of other famous robot voices added in. What is the name of the robot in lost in space answers. Yall need jesus watch the internets strange attraction to nonhuman movie and television characters. Apr, 2018 lost in space 2018 season 1 episode 10 all. By 2004 he was still playing the robot, for an episode of the. May appeared in all 83 episodes inside a prop costume built by bob stewart. Dick tufeld did the voice for the robot in both the lost in space tv series and movie, as well as several tv specials. When funko retired this wobbler a number of years ago, i bought a number of cases and have been gradually selling them out.
The first words heard in the irwin allens lost in space tv series belonged to dick tufeld. Wonderful world of color and the trailer for the disney film mary poppins. This robot was much larger than the original b9 robot. Lost in space robot replicas as a child, mike joyce dreamed of two things.
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