MICKEYPOPS
RECORDS
Independent
label: Mickeypops Records managed three singles. It issued
singles in METMIK-0 numerical series. Mickeypops Records Former Address:
Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, HA 6QX. Distributed By Mickeypops Records. Metal
Mickey is a fictional five-foot-tall robot, as well as the name of a spin-off
television show starring the same character. The robot character was created,
controlled and voiced by Johnny Edward. The character of Metal Mickey first
appeared on British television in the ITV children's magazine show The Saturday
Banana, produced by Southern Television in 1978. Humphrey Barclay saw Mickey on
Jimmy Savile's Jim'll Fix It television show. Seeing the children chatting in
the marketplace with the friendly robot led to the creation of the Metal Mickey
television show. Within a month the pilot had been video-taped, and shortly
after this the series went live with its first six episodes. 41 episodes were
made in total, broadcast over three separate series between September 1980 and
January 1983. The show attracted viewing figures of around 12 million at its
peak. Micky Dolenz, formerly of The Monkees pop group, was brought in to produce
and direct the series along with Nic Phillips and David
Crossman.
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Metal
Mickey
Metal Mickey
Magic
MICKEYPOPS
METMIK
1
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Metal Mickey
Sillycon
Chipp
MICKEYPOPS
METMIK
2
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Metal Mickey
Do The Funky
Robot
MICKEYPOPS
METMIK
3