1963 • Television • The Twilight Zone
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Series: The Twilight Zone
Original release / air date: 4 October 1963
Runtime: 25 minutes
Season: 5
Episode: 2
Country / region: United States
Original language: English
Network / broadcaster: CBS
Production company / studio: Cayuga Productions; CBS Television Network
Artificial character(s): Battling Maxo, Maynard Flash
Performer(s): Tipp McClure, Chuck Hicks
ASFR type: Built
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Overview
In a future where human prizefighting is illegal, boxing is performed by humanoid android fighters.
ASFR Content
Steel Kelly arrives with the obsolete Battling Maxo, but the ageing machine is already failing and replacement parts are unavailable. During a test a spring in Maxo's arm breaks, making the robot unable to fight. Steel impersonates the disabled android in the ring so he can earn enough money to repair it.
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ASFR Scenes
Scene 1
Major
Maxo's ageing mechanisms are failing
Steel and Pole repeatedly discuss the old android's worn components and the difficulty of finding discontinued replacement parts.
Character(s): Battling Maxo
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Scene 2
Key ASFR scene
A spring in Maxo's arm breaks
During a pre-fight test, an internal arm spring fails and the robot can no longer enter the bout.
Character(s): Battling Maxo
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