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and Pop. 26 episodes were produced.

Plot

Three alien robots, Rivet, Widgit and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree on

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. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots. Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilise a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also have to keep the robots a secret. Before rivet widget and socket return to planet Clang.

Characters

*Rivet: (voiced by

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) The captain of the spaceship, Rivet is a male robot and inventor that serves as a genius to the kids, offering them his inventions. He discovered information about Earth from its old commercial broadcasts into space. *Widgit: (voiced by

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) The spaceship's navigator and maintainer, Widgit is a female robot who performs poorly technologically compared to the other robots but sympathizes with living things. She can contact with any living thing after accidentally devouring one of Rivet's gadgets. *Socket: (voiced by

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) The spaceship's security officer, Socket is a simpler robot, unlike the others. As an old robot, his parts frequently fall off, with Rivet reattaching back socket’s parts. His head also acts as an object storage. *Robin Harrison: (voiced by

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) A 7-year-old human boy and Daisy's twin brother, Robin thinks the arrival of the robots in his background is the best thing in his life. *Daisy Harrison: (voiced by

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) A 7-year-old human girl and Robin's twin sister, Daisy isn't as wise as her age in contrast to him, despite believing the contrary. *Sam: (voiced by

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) The Harrisons' dog, Sam was given a voice box on his collar from the robots in order to speak. He is talkative.

Episodes

The dates that follow are when the episodes were initially developed and released in Singapore and England and not when they debuted in Canada, which was over 3 years later. 1. Countdown to Desthruction / When Life Gives You Lemons -September 12th, 2009 3. I, Giant Robot / Super Excellent Fantastical Man... and Daisy - September 19th, 2009 5. Home a Clone / Pause and Order -September 26th, 2009 7. To Everything Learn, Learn, Learn / The Fluffy Kitten… of Death - October 3rd, 2009 9. The Road to Invention / Queen Bumble Bee - October 10th, 2009 11. O Tannenbomb / Teleputty - October 17th, 2009 13. Welcome to My Nightmare / Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat - October 24th, 2009 15. Ace Up His Sleeve / The Fright Stuff - October 31st, 2009 17. Hide and Seek and Destroy / Go Kart a Go-Go - November 7th, 2009 19. Chicken-Pocalypse / The E.A.R.L. Files - November 14th, 2009 21. Freaky Monday / You Can't Handle the Tooth - November 23rd, 2009 23. Oh Snow He Didn't / Total Eclipse of the Art - November 30th, 2009 25. Close Encounters of the Love Kind / Completely Lost in Space - December 7th, 2009 27. The Big Dance / Lemur Come Back to Me - December 14th, 2009 29. Two Dads Are Better Than One / The Polar-Bear Express - December 28th, 2009 31. Hail to the Chief / With Friends Like These - January 6th, 2010 33. License to Drive / Bullyworth - January 7th, 2010 35. Recycle, Reuse, Re-Boot / Say Cheese - January 8th, 2010 37. Bring Your Parents to Work Day / The Grandma Illusion - January 11th, 2010 39. Robin Boy Genius... Naaaaa / Back on the Clang Gang - January 12th, 2010 41. To Air is Devine / Field of Mean - January 13th, 2010 43. There Goes the Neighbourhoodistan / On the Run - January 14th, 2010 45. Evolution Solution / To Sasquatch a Thief - January 16th, 2010 47. A Kung Fu Star is Born / Citizen Lame - January 18th, 2010 49. Alien Happy Fun Time Challenge / Living It Upgrade - January 19th, 2010 50. April Fools / Dazed and Com-pooched - February 12th, 2010

Production

The series was originally going to be called ''Gizmo''. The series was co-produced by Decode Entertainment, Agogo Entertainment and Scrawl Studios. DHX Media is the distributor.DHX Media.

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