Johnny 5 is Alive!

Thanks to Maren, Mike and Vero for providing you with some entertaining stories and thoughts over the past few weeks!  I especially enjoyed the questioning of why there is toast served in the Chinese Food restaurant in Hearst!

Last night I went to see Iron Man (review to follow) and afterwards I dropped by Vero’s place with some ice cream in tow.  I began talking again about her dislike of all things robots and realized that it stemmed from watching Robocop which definitely isn’t a kids movie.

Then I asked her if she had ever seen some funny robots who were nice and not malicious like ED-209.  I then thought our friend, Johnny 5 from Short Circuit!  He was the best.  “Johnny Five, He’s Alive!”  Ah, a relic from the 80s but oh so funny.  After describing him, she realized that she DID remember this robot (although Maren didn’t when I was talking about it which prompts a Short Circuit viewing this summer!) and we had a good laugh watching the trailer for the film on Youtube.

Let us all share some fond memories of Johnny 5!  I personally remember rewinding and watching the ending of Short Circuit 2 where “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler is played while Johnny 5 runs away from some villains (or he’s doing something spectacular like jumping onto a helicopter or something like that).  It was the music that really got me rewinding it all the time but Johnny 5 now holds a special place in my mind when I hear that song being played.