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* One [[Trope Codifier]] is Robbie the Robot, who debuted in ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''. Robbie looked like a thickset suit of armor that had had a jukebox dropped on it and, like a jukebox, had an impressive light-show built in. This included a roughly mouth-placed panel of lights that flashed in rhythm with his speech, which had a moderate [[Robo Speak]] accent.
* One [[Trope Codifier]] is Robbie the Robot, who debuted in ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''. Robbie looked like a thickset suit of armor that had had a jukebox dropped on it and, like a jukebox, had an impressive light-show built in. This included a roughly mouth-placed panel of lights that flashed in rhythm with his speech, which had a moderate [[Robo Speak]] accent.
* R2-D2 in ''[[Star Wars]]'', and C3PO's mouth.
* R2-D2 in ''[[Star Wars]]'', and C3PO's mouth.
* In the ''[[Short Circuit (Film)|Short Circuit]]'' movies, Johnny 5 has, what he refers to as, "lip lights".
* In the ''[[Short Circuit]]'' movies, Johnny 5 has, what he refers to as, "lip lights".


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Robot from ''[[Lost in Space]]'' looked a great deal like Robbie, including the glass-dome-lightshow head and the Talking Lightbulb "mouth."
* The Robot from ''[[Lost in Space]]'' looked a great deal like Robbie, including the glass-dome-lightshow head and the Talking Lightbulb "mouth."
** At Paul Allen's Science Fiction Museum there's a display with Robbie and The Robot next to each other (This Troper isn't sure if they're duplicates or the originals - with Paul Allen it's hard to tell). They converse with each other [[Cargo Ship|on various subjects]].
** At Paul Allen's Science Fiction Museum there's a display with Robbie and The Robot next to each other (This Troper isn't sure if they're duplicates or the originals - with Paul Allen it's hard to tell). They converse with each other [[Cargo Ship|on various subjects]].
* The ship's computer in ''[[Star Trek the Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' displayed an oscilloscope display when it spoke (in heavy [[Robo Speak]]). Also, in the famous episode "The Menagerie", the infirm Captain Pike, in a futuristic wheelchair, can only communicate with brainwaves translated by the wheelchair - [[Once For Yes, Twice For No|one beep for 'yes', two for 'no']].
* The ship's computer in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' displayed an oscilloscope display when it spoke (in heavy [[Robo Speak]]). Also, in the famous episode "The Menagerie", the infirm Captain Pike, in a futuristic wheelchair, can only communicate with brainwaves translated by the wheelchair - [[Once For Yes, Twice For No|one beep for 'yes', two for 'no']].
* KITT, the robotic car from ''[[Knight Rider]]'', had and has a Talking Lightbulb speech display in both series. The original used a series of LED lights similar to a graphic equalizer, while the new one was an extra-cool plasma display.
* KITT, the robotic car from ''[[Knight Rider]]'', had and has a Talking Lightbulb speech display in both series. The original used a series of LED lights similar to a graphic equalizer, while the new one was an extra-cool plasma display.
* Daleks from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (who are actually aliens in [[Powered Armor]]) also speak this way.
* Daleks from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (who are actually aliens in [[Powered Armor]]) also speak this way.
** Also the classic series incarnation of the Silurians.
** Also the classic series incarnation of the Silurians.
** And the altered Ood, as well.
** And the altered Ood, as well.
* The talking toaster in early series of ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''.
* The talking toaster in early series of ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.
* London's identical, sarcastic, talking stand mirrors from ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' and ''[[The Suite Life On Deck]]'' was ''surrounded'' by Talking Lightbulbs, in the manner of a typical frame-lit vanity mirror.
* London's identical, sarcastic, talking stand mirrors from ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' and ''[[The Suite Life On Deck]]'' was ''surrounded'' by Talking Lightbulbs, in the manner of a typical frame-lit vanity mirror.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Many of the robots in ''[[Futurama]]'' have this effect. Bender is the one exception, he has a panel with a wave similar in appearance to an oscilloscope that is lipsynched to his speech. ''Futurama'' also parodied "The Menagerie"'s wheelchair when the characters had to testify in court in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".
* Many of the robots in ''[[Futurama]]'' have this effect. Bender is the one exception, he has a panel with a wave similar in appearance to an oscilloscope that is lipsynched to his speech. ''Futurama'' also parodied "The Menagerie"'s wheelchair when the characters had to testify in court in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".
* Karen, Plankton's computer wife in ''[[Spongebob SquarePants]]'', uses the oscilloscope version.
* Karen, Plankton's computer wife in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', uses the oscilloscope version.
* Bit from ''[[Tron]]'' can fit this. As a bit, he is only capable of two responses--"yes" or "no"--and each response is accompanied by a change of shape: a yellow octahedron for "yes", or a red spiked 3D shape for "no".
* Bit from ''[[Tron]]'' can fit this. As a bit, he is only capable of two responses--"yes" or "no"--and each response is accompanied by a change of shape: a yellow octahedron for "yes", or a red spiked 3D shape for "no".
** [[Fridge Logic|Makes you wonder where he got his "usual" shape from]]. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Bits are not supposed to]] [[Take a Third Option|take a third state]] [[Schroedingers Cat|apart from "yes" or "no"]].
** [[Fridge Logic|Makes you wonder where he got his "usual" shape from]]. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Bits are not supposed to]] [[Take a Third Option|take a third state]] [[Schroedingers Cat|apart from "yes" or "no"]].
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