Editing Robby the Robot (section)

==Original "Robby" suit==
In 1971, the original 1956 Robby the Robot was sold to Jim Brucker and put on display at his Movie World/Cars of the Stars Museum, near [[Disneyland]] in [[Buena Park, California]], where it was often vandalized by visitors. Robot historian Fred Barton was commissioned to restore Robby to its original 1956 state while the robot was still on display at the museum. Barton used original duplicate replacement parts made for ''Forbidden Planet'' by MGM's prop department. It was, however, in a desperate condition once again several years later. The museum closed in 1980, and the prop – along with its transport vehicle, original MGM spare parts, and shipping containers – was sold to [[William Malone (director)|William Malone]]. Malone noted that Robby had once again fallen into a state of disrepair. Having built the first replica of Robby in 1973, Malone was able to carefully restore the robot prop to its original condition using additional spare parts which the original builders had stockpiled in its storage cases some 25 years earlier.<ref>Bohus, Ted. [http://www.monsters411.com/billmalone.html "Interview With Bill Malone."] ''Monsters411.com''. Retrieved: April 10, 2015.</ref> The original Robby the Robot remained in Malone's original ''Forbidden Planet'' props collection for many years, until finally being sold by [[Bonhams]] Auctioneers in New York on November 21, 2017, for {{usd|5375000}}. Robby became the most expensive [[theatrical property|film prop]] ever sold at auction.<ref>[https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24465/lot/1070/ The iconic original Robby the Robot suit and Jeep from Forbidden Planet], Bonhams</ref>