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Metal Mickey was a 5 foot tall fictional Robot character who first appeared on British television in the ITV children's magazine show ''The Saturday Banana'', produced by London Weekend Television in 1979 .

He then went on to his own show from 1980 to 1983 . Mickey was co-created, produced and directed by Micky Dolenz , formerly of The Monkees pop group. The comic theme was of an ordinary British family whose youngest child is a science Boffin and who created Metal Mickey to help around the home. The family consisted of a mother and father, two children and a grandmother.

British comedy actress Irene Handl played the grandmother, who Mickey affectionately called "my little fruitbat".

He also had a theme song. {Link without Title}


PRODUCTION CREDITS

  • Directors: Michael Dolenz, David Crossman, Nic Phillips

  • Producer: Michael Dolenz

  • Writer: Colin Bostock-Smith

  • Designers: Mike Oxley, Rae George, David Catley, James Dillion, Phil Coulter

  • Music: Phil Coulter



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