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Robot Wrecks

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1941 | 11 min | Comedy, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families.
The mood
Light and funny, feel-good.
The pace
Breezy, at 11 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • Made in 1941: an older pace and style.

Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to create a robot themselves to do their chores for them. Slicker Walburn convinces them they will need "invisible rays" to bring it to life which he just happens to have to sell to them. As they rush off to get their money, Slicker gets Boxcar Smith to wear the robot's outer body so when he "brings" the robot to life, it will be Boxcar bringing it to life. The gang unsuspectedly gets their robot to mow the lawn at Froggy's house, but with a signal from Slicker, Boxcar runs amok and mows down everything in his path. Froggy gets to explain what happened to his parents who bust up the fraud and get the miscreants to work with the gang to clean up the mess.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 591 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Edward L. Cahn

  • Robert BlakeMickey
  • Darla HoodDarla
  • Billy LaughlinFroggy
  • George McFarlandSpanky
  • Billie ThomasBuckwheat
  • Margaret BertFroggy's Mother (uncredited)
  • Billy BletcherFroggy's Father (uncredited)