Looks like the tin man’s wants to pop Dorothy because Toto peed on his leg. Fortunately he’s been restrained. He wasn’t a nice guy in those days.
Actually it’s a promo for a 1928 production of the 1921 play R.U.R. [“Rossum’s Universal Robots”] that introduced the word “robot” to the world. Ever since then the control panel has always been in the front.
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 
For some reason I kept thinking “bondage” and “doing it without shorts”.
I’m positive that makes me a bad person.
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That robot looks so fakey!
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Lemur King– No argument from me since I’m at a loss as to what you’re talking about.
plane– Fakey? Not compared to these.
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Fascinating
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Asimov would make “robot” a household word.
And that dude has some snazzy boots…
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nursem– One of these days I’m gonna steal one of your quirky posts. You’ll be the second to know. =)
Necro– Missus Strutts pronouces it as “row-but.” I don’t know why, but it sounds funny to me.
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