Conky

Conky 2000, or Conky for short, is the playhouse's resident robot. He gave Pee-wee the "secret word" each week and served as a "brain" element in the show, similar to Alpha 5 on Power Rangers and Robot B-9 from Lost in Space. He also has the sweet, cheerful personality of Johnny 5 from the movie Short Circuit. He is also one of Pee-wee's closest friends; in one episode he even referred to Conky as his favorite robot at the time. He spoke in a high-pitched, slightly-computerized voice with a Max Headroom-esque stutter and occasional shifts in vocal pitch, and was made from various parts of old electronics, including: old Kodak Brownie-Hawkeye camera attachments (eyes), a boombox (chest), phonograph (torso), and a typewriter (head) and a Sunbeam Vista VT-40-1 toaster piece and Eureka vacuum cleaner foot as the top skull. His mouth is electric typewriter or calculator keys; They seem to stay relatively consistent in placement and are never shown moving as they would in an animated series version of himself, though occasionally there are cutaway shots that show a change of expression, specifically during Season 1. Another possibility is that his mouth is formed from the buttons of a Royal 116 PD Calculator. His arms are made from black, corrugated plastic tubing and white dryer vents. The robot referred to himself as "Conky 2000" (after the first season, though he used this in the first three episodes of the first season) when Pee-wee or anyone else activated him for the day. He immediately recognizes any person who activates him, responding "ready to assist you" to the activating individual. According to evidence suggested in the episode Conky's Breakdown, there may be more than one Conky robot in Puppetland. Often needs servicing from Johnny Wilson, the repairman, when he doesn't feel well (i.e. malfunctions) or needs upgrades.

Like many electronic devices of the 1980s and 1990s, Conky's method of charging is by a AC plug inserted into a mating socket in the wall. This particular plug's cord is retractable.

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Conky 2000, or Conky for short, is the playhouse's resident robot. He gave Pee-wee the "secret word" each week and served as a "brain" element in the show, similar to Alpha 5 on Power Rangers and Robot B-9 from Lost in Space. He also has the sweet, cheerful personality of Johnny 5 from the movie Short Circuit. He is also one of Pee-wee's closest friends; in one episode he even referred to Conky as his favorite robot at the time. He spoke in a high-pitched, slightly-computerized voice with a Max Headroom-esque stutter and occasional shifts in vocal pitch, and was made from various parts of old electronics, including: old Kodak Brownie-Hawkeye camera attachments (eyes), a boombox (chest), phonograph (torso), and a typewriter (head) and a Sunbeam Vista VT-40-1 toaster piece and Eureka vacuum cleaner foot as the top skull. His mouth is electric typewriter or calculator keys; They seem to stay relatively consistent in placement and are never shown moving as they would in an animated series version of himself, though occasionally there are cutaway shots that show a change of expression, specifically during Season 1. Another possibility is that his mouth is formed from the buttons of a Royal 116 PD Calculator. His arms are made from black, corrugated plastic tubing and white dryer vents. The robot referred to himself as "Conky 2000" (after the first season, though he used this in the first three episodes of the first season) when Pee-wee or anyone else activated him for the day. He immediately recognizes any person who activates him, responding "ready to assist you" to the activating individual. According to evidence suggested in the episode Conky's Breakdown, there may be more than one Conky robot in Puppetland. Often needs servicing from Johnny Wilson, the repairman, when he doesn't feel well (i.e. malfunctions) or needs upgrades.

Like many electronic devices of the 1980s and 1990s, Conky's method of charging is by a AC plug inserted into a mating socket in the wall. This particular plug's cord is retractable.

Conky's systems make electronic noises when he moves around. These noises have become very iconic for him. In Love that Story, Pee-wee (playing the part of a librarian that abuses his power) shushed Conky, and he stopped moving. Thus, he gets his name from the onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of a stalling internal combustion engine, which may be the source of the sounds he makes when he moves.

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