Humanoid History

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All I want for Christmas is a $32K spaceship recliner pod from Neiman Marcus, 1982.

All I want for Christmas is a $32,000 spaceship recliner pod from Neiman Marcus, 1982.

Streaming video, 1999.

Boba Fett and Darth Vader, beautifully animated by Nelvana Productions for the Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978. This was the bounty hunter’s debut in a galaxy far, far away.

AUTOMAN takes off, 1983.

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Historian Michael Wood takes us to a coffeehouse in Kars, Turkey, where a traditional bard (aşıks) performs the “Epic of Köroğlu.” As seen in 1979’s “In Search of the Trojan War.”

Welcome to 2026, the future time of METROPOLIS, released in 1927.

Bunny stampede in “Night of the Lepus,” 1972.

Odysseus comes home: “God guide my arrow straight!!”

Before books, there were bards: In the Turkish city of Kars, a traditional “âşık” performs the “Epic of Köroğlu” in a smoky coffeehouse. Presented by historian Michael Wood in 1985’s “In Search of the Trojan War.”

Welcome to 2026, the setting of METROPOLIS, released in 1927.

Taking the kids to ALIEN, 1979.

A bit of levity in Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya’s “Labyrinth: The Deeds of Theseus,” Soviet animation produced by Soyuzmultfilm, 1971.

The Crest Team takes on the Cavity Creeps in a classic spot designed by Marvel vet Herb Trimpe.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK trailer with giddy narration by Harrison Ford.

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Spotted in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

STAR TREK premiered on NBC on this day in 1966.

Mark Hamill, working actor.

In 1969, the BBC shows off what may be the most amazing model train set ever assembled.

On the set of BLADE RUNNER, designer Syd Mead reveals how much thought goes into creating a parking meter for the film.

TV spot for “Battlestar Galactica” (the movie), 1978.

Robert Duvall in “The Time Tunnel,” 1967. Just five years later, he would appear in “The Godfather.”

ULYSSES 31, a 1981 Franco-Japanese anime series based on the Odyssey, set in the 31st century.

A band called Me makes music with a Commodore Amiga in 1989.

Robert Duvall in “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” 1965.