TINY BUBILs MAKE ME FEEL FINE...

Bubl copyright O2

Is there anyone out there who isn't fascinated by robots?  From Robbie the Robot in the movie Forbidden Planet, B-9 from the TV show Lost in Space, Robert the Robot in Fireball XL5, and doubtless others like Robot Archie from Lion comic, we all have our favourites which usually represent our childhood or early teens when we first encountered them.  

One robot I love at the moment is the little robot in the O2 ad on TV, and whenever I was walking by the local O2 shop, I'd stop and ask if there was any merchandise of the little fella.  "No" was always the answer - until the other day that is, when a nice female assistant reached under the counter and gave me what she said was some kind of Christmas decoration for the shop, supplied by head office for the yuletide festivities back in December.

She also hinted that a more widespread piece of merchandise might be on the cards in the near future, so I'll be keeping an eye on the shop to see if and when it appears.  (Scratch that - just checked and O2 have a monthly competition with a toy Bubl (that's his name) as the prize.  In the meantime, robot fans, until there's a Bubl robot to buy from toyshops, weep with envy at my very own O2 robot.

Don't lie, you know you want one, but as you desperately try to suppress your seething jealousy at me having one while you don't, cop a gander at my new robot pal in the pic above.  And seeing as we're talking about robots, what's your absolute favourite robot from movies, TV, comics, or wherever robots are to be found?  Tell all your fellow Crivvies in our comments section.  

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