Metal Mickey (1980)

5.2 (5 votes)

4 Seasons

September 6, 1980

English

Comedy Family Kids

Synopsis

Scientific whizkid Ken Wilberforce thought a robot would be a help around the house, so he built Metal Mickey. But someone interferes - and deep within Mickey's electronic innards, something stirs...

Network

ITV1

Episodes

Metal Mickey Lives

Sep 6, 1980

30 min

Ken Wilberforce is building a robot he has named Metal Mickey. It becomes sentient when girl next door Janey feeds it a Galactic Fizzbomb. Now all Ken and his siblings have to do is to convince their dad that Mickey can be useful around the house so he will let them keep him.

School Master Mickey

Sep 13, 1980

30 min

Granny and Metal Mickey have done Steve and Haley's homework. Mickey's answers are so outstanding that the teachers immediately suspect foul play and end up deducing Gran is scientific a genius.

Mickey Makes Money

Sep 20, 1980

30 min

Mickey acquires the power to reproduce money in order to replace father's plants and Granny ends up on trial for counterfeiting.

Taking The Mickey

Sep 27, 1980

30 min

Burglars Jonathan and Harry break into the Wilberforce home and decide to kidnap Metal Mickey and hold him for ransom. However, Mr. W has no intention of paying. Not even when Granny stumbles upon the burglar's hiding place and gets kidnapped as well.

Hiccy Mickey

Oct 4, 1980

30 min

Father warns his family that he is expecting his boss Mr Barraclough and his wife to call that evening, and that everything in the house must be tidy for the visit. Then, Mickey gets hiccups...

Top Secret Mickey

Oct 11, 1980

30 min

News of walking-talking robot Metal Mickey starts to spread. Naturally, the government boffins want to take him to pieces. But Mickey's young friends won't let that happen.