227. Forbidden Planet (1956 with Bill Malone)

About this episode

Kristen and guest Bill Malone discuss the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, its production history, and the significance of Robby the Robot.

Director Bill Malone, former owner of Robby the Robot, joins Kristen to go deep into space for a discussion on 1956's Forbidden Planet. Kristen and Bill discuss the movie's production history, why Walter Pidgeon wasn't a fan, and why Robby became the de facto star. Bill also gives some great backstory on how he came to obtain Robby, and spending time on the dying MGM lot back in the 1970s. Follow Bill's YouTube channel here. Works Referenced: Apocalypse Then: Benefits of the Bomb in Fifties Science Fiction Films by Robert Torry From Trauma to Paranoia: Nuclear Weapons, Science Fiction, and History by Cyndy Hendershot You can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠now watch episodes of Ticklish Business over on our YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Be sure to like and subscribe to stay in the know on our latest videos. Be sure to follow us via social media at @ticklish_biz on X and @ticklishbiz everywhere else. Also like and subscribe to us on all podcast apps and, if you love us, leave us a review. Find Kristen books wherever you buy books. Kristen's latest, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Popcorn Disabilities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is available to buy now! Preorder But Have You Read the Book: Romance Edition here. • Love T…

People in this episode

Host: Kristen

Guest: Bill Malone

Topics covered

• Forbidden Planet
• 1950s science fiction
• film production history
• Robby the Robot
• nuclear weapons
• MGM history

Keywords

• Forbidden Planet
• Bill Malone
• Robby the Robot
• 1956 film
• science fiction
• MGM
• Walter Pidgeon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MGM

Products: Robby the Robot, Popcorn Disabilities

Books & works: Apocalypse Then: Benefits of the Bomb in Fifties Science Fiction Films, From Trauma to Paranoia: Nuclear Weapons, Science Fiction, and History

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