Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Short Circuit 1986: Is this the first use of the term ‘clank’ referring to a robot? by raining_jade
Icy-Abbreviations763 on May 10, 2026 2:34 am Aside from Ratchet and Clank, I have never heard clank in referring to robots.
IMTrick on May 10, 2026 2:37 am Definitely not. Source: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/127013857880](https://www.ebay.com/itm/127013857880) I’m not saying that’s the first, either, just that it’s way older than Short Circuit.
Ultimate-Flexionator on May 10, 2026 2:40 am clankers is fucking stupid. I call em robos. or fuckin robo. something like that. hits with a xennial flaire.
SmokinBacon on May 10, 2026 2:46 am I don’t know but this movie is definitely one that never gets called out for brown facing. Ben the Indian dude.
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Idk, but i loved those movies
Aside from Ratchet and Clank, I have never heard clank in referring to robots.
Definitely not.
Source: [https://www.ebay.com/itm/127013857880](https://www.ebay.com/itm/127013857880)
I’m not saying that’s the first, either, just that it’s way older than Short Circuit.
clankers is fucking stupid.
I call em robos. or fuckin robo. something like that. hits with a xennial flaire.
I feeeeel
I don’t know but this movie is definitely one that never gets called out for brown facing. Ben the Indian dude.