Mar 14 2008Wind-Up Robot Dances Better Than I Do
This cute little wind-up robot dances better than I do and costs about $10.50. You just wind him up and away he goes, breaking it down with moves that make me jealous. How could he not brighten up your mood? I think it's just the thing I need to add some flair to my cubicle and make me laugh while the boss is busy pissing all over me. Which, until recently, he used to only do figuratively.
Cutsie wootsie video of him pumpin' up his jam on the dance floor after the jump.
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Reader Comments
1. emily - March 14, 2008 5:20 PM
Cool, yet.... hmm. 10.50 should be more like... 50 cents. From a gumball machine.
2. Jinu - March 14, 2008 5:23 PM
That video is 30 seconds too long.
3. rob - March 14, 2008 6:01 PM
what a rip off price........
i got one for free that was promotiing Sprite zero.
4. Dr_Freak - March 14, 2008 6:02 PM
LAME! Sprite were giving away little dancing robots last year that did a much better "cabbage patch" than this thing. And who's billiant idea was the red shiny knob?
Fail, twice!
5. ZAM - March 14, 2008 7:02 PM
I got one of these for christmas and it was only about $2 from a toy bin at cost plus.
6. Berzerker - March 14, 2008 7:28 PM
jazzy
7. 420 - March 14, 2008 7:42 PM
Shame about the price...
But the music was quite entertaining!
8. david - March 14, 2008 8:41 PM
man they sell these things at the dollar store for a buck. lol who would pay 10 bucks for that?
9. binkywinky - March 14, 2008 10:52 PM
$10.50? I live in the Philippines and I see those things being sold on the sidewalks for less than $1.00! :D I bet I can find a place that sells them for less than 0.50 cents if I go to the market.
10. chosha - March 15, 2008 4:13 AM
Okay, apparently robots that dance and also make coffee and toast in the morning are available everywhere for a nickel *rolls eyes at the whingers* but I thought he was cute. Have to admit I'd rather pay double for one that had more than one dance move in his repotoire, but I can see how he'd brighten a dull day at work.
11. Unhinged and Paranoid - March 15, 2008 4:32 AM
Dancing robot? When the man starts hollering I gets out me guns...happiness is a warm gun.
Maybe that's why I'm sad and alone
12. Tim - March 15, 2008 12:06 PM
$10.50? really? there is a store near where I live that you can get those for a buck
13. patger - March 15, 2008 9:25 PM
Utter shit
14. cheeseycom - March 15, 2008 11:08 PM
How the hell does that one in the vid dance so long? I have one (gotten for free about 3 years ago incidentally - $10.50 now.. ha!) and it barely dances for 10 seconds when wound fully.
15. Ooper - March 16, 2008 12:47 PM
cheeseycom - vid looks like it made from two separate clips, the second one cutting in at 14 seconds or so. Guess they did it to make the dance last longer?
16. cheeseycom - March 17, 2008 3:30 PM
Ah I see... now that you mention it, it jumps in several places.
I really should pay more attention..
Cheers for pointing that out Ooper.
17. Eighn - March 23, 2008 2:20 PM
I bought the exact same thing at an artsy toy store for less than half a dollar. Pretty cool toy though, been watching it dance for hours.
18. Eibhleann - April 17, 2008 1:01 AM
Like... it's cute but I was hoping for more moves than that.