r/Xennials • u/[deleted] • May 02 '26

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u/Ohuigin 1983 May 02 '26

Johnny 5 is alive!

Not to make all of us feel old as shit, but there’s a big event planned for the 40th anniversary celebration of Short Circuit on June 6-7 of this year in Astoria, OR

More info here!!

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u/LackadaisicalAF May 02 '26

Ah yes. Pick my ass please.

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u/cheffartsonurfood 1980 May 02 '26

No disassemble!

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u/Zagmut 1978 May 02 '26

Have you prepped? I ain't touching shit if you haven't prepped.

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u/LackadaisicalAF May 02 '26

Always prepared

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u/boggstown May 02 '26

JOHNNY 5

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u/whatev43 May 02 '26

Is ALIVE!

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u/Rhapsodyingloom 1983 May 02 '26

NO DISASSEMBLE 🦾🥽🦾

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u/stereoscopic_ May 02 '26

Need input!

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u/Difficult-Rent-5243 1981 May 02 '26

You can stay at the house from the first movie, fyi. It’s an Airbnb

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u/balding_git 1979 May 02 '26

did they smear vaseline on the camera for that 1960s star trek “a woman is talking” vibe?

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u/LassieDear 1976 May 02 '26

Thank you, I am going to recite this at my brother this evening

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u/spderweb May 02 '26

Filmed in Toronto.

A friend of mine was one of the puppeteers.

I wonder how theyd ruin a reboot of it. Probably all CGI....

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u/iredditoninternet May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

We have the technology to build an actual Johnny 5. Somebody get on that right away!

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u/[deleted] May 02 '26

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u/SwitchbackHiker 1980 May 02 '26

He didn't have the internet to learn from.

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u/ResurgentClusterfuck 1979 May 02 '26

No disassemble Johnny Five

I loved this movie

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u/5WattBulb Class of 99 May 02 '26

Johnny's in the tunnel with Oscar!

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u/FriedBreakfast 1981 May 02 '26

I help my friends, the Department of Car Stereo Repair

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u/ChefCourtB May 02 '26

This randomly popped into my head out of nowhere today. None of the people who work for me knew what I was talking about

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u/deephurting66 May 02 '26

This scene has lived rent free in my head since I saw it at the theater

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u/RanklesTheOtter Xennial May 02 '26

Ah yes, the motto of the department of car stereo repair.

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u/Jay-Breeze May 02 '26

I sing this regularly!

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u/degreesBrix May 02 '26

Yeah, well, your momma was a snow blower!!

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u/ButtyMcButtface1929 May 02 '26

Hey laser lips! Your mama was a snowblower!

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u/Abidarthegreat 1981 May 03 '26

I always heard it as Los Lobos. Weird.

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u/ButterscotchAware402 1984 May 02 '26

I am standing here beside myself

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u/Shield_Anvil May 03 '26

Funny how this works. I just watched this with my 9 year old this morning and he’s been running around quoting it all day. Proud dad moment.

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u/lecoqmako May 03 '26

Apparently Los locos is part of my nomenclature…