SMDM Death Probe talk

[Mikey]

Why can't Steve just tip the thing over ?

[johnmiic]

Well, if it were constructed to work independently on another planet, the probe was probably built & programmed to stay on its feet. Steve doesn't try this because he knows the probe can right itself?

[palitoy]

I watched Death Probe for the first time in my life with sound (long story) recently with my son and honestly, I found it pretty effective in presenting a menace to Steve.

[MIB41]

All I want to know is what was really under the Death Probe. Was that a pimped out golf cart?

[Mikey]

All I want to know is what was really under the Death Probe. Was that a pimped out golf cart?

Good question

In a few scenes I could swear I seen bulldozer cleat prints in the dirt ... which would explain how it turns on a dime.

Did they have mini dozers back then ?

Nowadays I would say it was a Bobcat with the roof torched off.

[Mok]

I think they used a six wheeled ATV like the ones used in Space 1999 .

[Sideshow Spock]

All I know is that damn thing scared the sh-t out of me

[palitoy]

All I know is that damn thing scared the sh-t out of me

My kid has asked me on several occasions to see more SMDM, so must have had an impact on him.

[Sideshow Spock]

Why can't Steve just tip the thing over ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4st0a0gWp0

At about the 4:00 minute mark, it looks like he tries to get a hold of it to do exactly that.. seems like it's too heavy..

Steve was screwed at the end there.. good thing the probe produced exactly what Steve needed

[Mikey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4st0a0gWp0

At about the 4:00 minute mark, it looks like he tries to get a hold of it to do exactly that.. seems like it's too heavy..:

It can't be too heavy because the helicopter lifted it like it was nothing

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I'm not really a SMDM fan; but I always loved that thing! It's like a giant Dalek.

....and I'm not surprised Steve couldn't lift it: only his arms are bionic. He wouldn't be able to exert enough total force to lift anything heavier than a small car (maybe) without his back snapping or his arms coming off.

Don C.

[Sideshow Spock]

His legs are also bionic.. lift with your legs, not your back!

[HardyGirl]

I watched Death Probe for the first time in my life with sound (long story) recently with my son and honestly, I found it pretty effective in presenting a menace to Steve.

I think you told us that story, Brian. Something involving grounding, a telescope and a friend's TV? (I think)

[starsky]

for me, season 5 was pretty boring.

[johnmiic]

It's possible Steve can't lift it but a helicopter could carry it away. Steve needs leverage to overturn the probe. The probe has to be shielded against the harsh environment of Venus. It could be too heavy for even a Bionic Man to lift. A powerful helicopter can carry it up and off the ground as long as it can hook on to it.

His arm and legs are bionic but the rest of his body is muscle and bone. Really, there are things he's portrayed as doing on that show where his limbs should shear off or his body should snap in 1/2.