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* Played for laughs in an episode of [[Robot Chicken]], where a spoof of [[I, Robot (literature)|I, Robot]] had Rosie from [[The Jetsons]] being accused of murdering George. At Rosie's trial she claims to be innocent and the judge remarks "Well, maybe, but just to be safe...", Rosie is then promptly smashed.
* Invoked in the ''[[The Animatrix]]'' segment ''The Second Renaissance'' in the same way as the [[Outer Limits]] episode mentioned above; Does a robot have rights or can it be scrapped whenever the owner wants to?
* Enforced in the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "His Silicon Soul". The android duplicate of Batman rebels against HARDAC, destroying itself to end the mad computer's threat forever. Still, Batman and Alfred can't help but feel sorry for it, and in the final scene of the episode:
{{quote|'''Batman:''' It seems it was more than wires and microchips after all. Could it be it had a soul, Alfred? A [[Title Drop|soul of silicon]], but a soul nonetheless?}}
 
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