Robie Jr. Radio Shack Toy Robot
This one is for all you 80’s toy robot junkies out there. A friend of mine pulled his Robie Jr. out of storage, took some snapshots and sent them to me.
This remote controlled robot circa 1986 was manufactured by Tomy and sold by Radio Shack. Robie Jr. had a microphone on both sides of his head which enabled him to hear the ultrasonic sound sent from the remote controller. By using the remote, any child could easily navigate Robie Jr. throughout his or her house. In addition to motoring around on the ground Tomy was kind enough to install some phrases into Robie Jr.’s CPU. He spoke phrases such as “Let’s Go”, “Hello”, “I’m Robie Jr.”, “Oops” and “Excuse Me”.
Obviously the tray Robie Jr. holds is to carry assorted items. The amount of things he can carry is endless. Robie Jr. could bring you a tray full of M&M’s or even the medication you use to keep the voices out of your head. I suppose he could also bring you another role of toilet paper when you run out.
Sure, he’s not as cool as R2-D2, but he’s a hell of a lot better than that dipshit Johnny 5.
April 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am
My brother used to have this little robot guy that would eat pennies ‘n shit. I was obsessed and would make him take it out all the time when i was little. This guy reminds me of it. He also used to chase me with a Godzilla toy that i was terrified of.
April 26th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
that’s awesome. scaring people with Godzilla toys is priceless.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
That guy is adorable. Little do we know he’s the mastermind behind the Skynet Robot Armageddon, if that makes sense lol.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I bought this little fella for my son, we had a lot of fun with him especially at halloween. We would record spookie sounds and let em fly when someone came past our apartment! What a hoot!
April 28th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Have you seen the episode of “It’s always sunny in philadelphia” where Robie Jr. makes an appearance? I think it’s the Xmas episode. It’s hilarious!
January 6th, 2011 at 9:25 am
hi.. i have one of these things still in the box like new i got when i was 14 years old. i loved it then an still do lol. not that he is or ever will be but what do these things sell for now an what did they retail for in the 80’s my kids would love to tear him to pieces but ill only let them look at it lol i keep telling them that its probally worth more money than they are lol.
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:03 pm
WHERE CAN I BUY ONE OF THESE AGAIN I HAD ONE WHEN I WAS LITTLE AND LOVED IT