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Tony starts by polishing the furniture and making BreakfastInBed for Claire, and as she opens up to [[ManicPixieDreamGirl the mechanical man]], she finds he's always there to comfort her. He also starts to subtly build her confidence, and tell her why she, Claire Belmont, is better than a dozen Gladys Clafferns. When she hosts a [[FancyDinner dinner party for Gladys and her friends]], she finds her nervous terror transform transforming into the aloofness of an experienced {{socialite}}.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Claire Belmont is usually uses 'he' to describe Tony, despite being a robot. In fact, she scolds herself into remembering that [[StupidSexyFriend he is just a robot]], insisting on using 'it' to describe Tony (but she quickly relapses into 'he').
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Claire Belmont is usually uses 'he' to describe Tony, despite being a robot. In fact, she scolds herself into remembering that [[StupidSexyFriend he is just a robot]], insisting on using 'it' to describe Tony (but she quickly relapses into 'he').
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* RichBitch: Gladys Claffern is always prepared for a social barb to subtly insult our protagonist, an insinuation about her lack of class, or simply an opportunity to laugh at her.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike that TheProtagonist became [[{{Robosexual}} infatuated with him]]. The company does not want [[{{Sexbot}} their robots having sex with their customers]], so future TN models will be made less anthropomorphic.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike that TheProtagonist became [[{{Robosexual}} infatuated with him]]. The company does not want [[{{Sexbot}} their robots having sex with their customers]], so future TN models will be made less anthropomorphic.
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* RichBitch: Gladys Claffern is always prepared for a social barb to subtly insult our protagonist, Claire, an insinuation about her lack of class, or simply an opportunity to laugh at her.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike thatTheProtagonist Claire became [[{{Robosexual}} infatuated with him]]. The company does not want [[{{Sexbot}} their robots having sex with their customers]], so future TN models will be made less anthropomorphic.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike that
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* NextSundayAD: The story mentions that UsefulNotes/WorldWarII took place fifty years ago, placing the story about 1995, but it was first published in 1951. No technological advances are mentioned in the story (aside from the time traveller from an unknown date in the future).
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* StupidSexyFriend: Claire Belmont insists on not seeing the handsome Tony as a potential LoveInterest, because Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humaniform-type robot]], with skin as realistic and warm as a human, hair coiffed with individual strands, and dark brown eyes. The [[UncannyValley only odd part]] is his expression never changes.
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* StupidSexyFriend: Claire Belmont insists on not seeing the handsome Tony as a potential LoveInterest, because Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humaniform-type robot]], with skin as realistic and warm as a human, hair coiffed with individual strands, and dark brown eyes. The [[UncannyValley only odd part]] part is his expression never changes.
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"Satisfaction Guaranteed" has been adapted for ''Series/OutOfTheUnknown'' (however [[MissingEpisode the recordings are lost]]). This story has been reprinted several times; ''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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"Satisfaction Guaranteed" has been adapted for ''Series/OutOfTheUnknown'' (however [[MissingEpisode the recordings are lost]]). This story has been reprinted several times; ''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' ''{{Magazine/Fantastic}}'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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This story has been reprinted several times;
''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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times; ''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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First published in ''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (April 1951 issue) by Creator/IsaacAsimov, this ScienceFiction story is about [[{{Robosexual}} a woman who falls in love with a robot]].
Claire Belmont is nervous about the new robot [=TN-3=], also known as Tony. Her husband, Lawrence, insists that she'll be perfectly safe, and robopsychologist Dr Susan Calvin reaffirms this claim. Tony will be inside the house, not even going outside to get the newspaper, for the three weeks of Larry's absence. This is part of an experiment so that US Robots & Mechanical Men can expand their services into people's homes, rather than simply having industrial applications.
Larry is going to be spending the next three weeks in DC, lobbying to get legal approval for robots like the TN series out into private homes. He regrets that his wife is so weak, especially compared to Gladys Claffern. Claire very much agrees, feeling herself to be mousy and nervous.
Tony starts by polishing the furniture and making breakfast in bed for Claire, and as she opens up to [[ManicPixieDreamGirl the mechanical man]], she finds he's always there to comfort her. He also starts to subtly build her confidence, and tell her why she, Claire Belmont, is better than a dozen Gladys Clafferns. When she hosts a [[FancyDinner dinner party for Gladys and her friends]], she finds her nervous terror transform into the aloofness of an experienced {{socialite}}.
This story has been reprinted several times;
''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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!!Examples of tropes within this work:
* FancyDinner: Tony's time in the Belmont household effectively ends with a dinner party hosted by Claire. She finds herself surprisingly capable at reading and countering the barbs and insinuations from her [[{{Socialite}} high-class guests]], in contrast to her previous ShrinkingViolet self.
* InformedConversation: During her [[FancyDinner dinner party]], Claire's responses are given without dialogue tags, telling us what she says rather than showing the conversations. Many details are summarized until the last of her guests leave, where dialog tags showing us that they saw the incredible handsome Tony.
* InSeriesNickname: The robot in this work is from the [=TN-3=] series, and is therefore nicknamed 'Tony'.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Claire Belmont is usually uses 'he' to describe Tony, despite being a robot. In fact, she scolds herself into remembering that [[StupidSexyFriend he is just a robot]], insisting on using 'it' to describe Tony (but she quickly relapses into 'he').
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Claire Belmont is an introverted ShrinkingViolet whose life is changed by Tony. She spends three weeks with him helping around the house. He encourages her to dress differently, and learns how to be a beautician and home decor designer on her behalf. By the time the trial period is over, she's become a young {{socialite}}. Her own husband is amazed at the transformation Tony provides.
* NextSundayAD: The story mentions that UsefulNotes/WorldWarII took place fifty years ago, placing the story about 1995, but it was first published in 1951. No technological advances are mentioned in the story (aside from the time traveller from an unknown date in the future).
* RichBitch: Gladys Claffern is always prepared for a social barb to subtly insult our protagonist, an insinuation about her lack of class, or simply an opportunity to laugh at her.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike that TheProtagonist became [[{{Robosexual}} infatuated with him]]. The company does not want [[{{Sexbot}} their robots having sex with their customers]], so future TN models will be made less anthropomorphic.
* {{Robosexual}}: Tony and Claire Belmont share a deeply passionate kiss (and Tony has arranged things such that her [[FancyDinner dinner guests]] will see them). Without knowing that Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots (Ridiculously Human) robot]], they believe Claire has an inhumanly handsome man in love with her.
* ShrinkingViolet: Claire Belmont has crippling self-doubt, causing her to usually retreat from confrontation and be easily cowed by other people. Tony [[ManicPixieDreamGirl builds her confidence with new clothes and hairstyles]]. It's implied that her transformation has improved her self-esteem and given her the confidence to be a social hostess.
* {{Socialite}}:
** Gladys Claffern is a RichBitch who manages a social clique that the main characters see as important in advancing Larry's corporate position.
** After the [[ManicPixieDreamGirl transformative three weeks with Tony]], Claire Belmont has become a witty mistress of social maneuvering.
* StupidSexyFriend: Claire Belmont insists on not seeing the handsome Tony as a potential LoveInterest, because Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humaniform-type robot]], with skin as realistic and warm as a human, hair coiffed with individual strands, and dark brown eyes. The [[UncannyValley only odd part]] is his expression never changes.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The [=TN-3=] model (Tony) was designed to do housework, and US Robots & Mechanical Men decided to make it look attractive as well; building him to an above-average height, perfectly groomed black hair, warm olive skin, and attractive enough to make all of the other housewives in the neighborhood jealous.
--> "Tony was tall and darkly handsome" -- first line
* ThreeLawsCompliant: The [=TN-3=] is explicitly designed with the first law, to the point where treating Claire Belmont's [[ShrinkingViolet crippling self-doubt]] is mandated by the programming.
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Claire Belmont is nervous about the new robot [=TN-3=], also known as Tony. Her husband, Lawrence, insists that she'll be perfectly safe, and robopsychologist Dr Susan Calvin reaffirms this claim. Tony will be inside the house, not even going outside to get the newspaper, for the three weeks of Larry's absence. This is part of an experiment so that US Robots & Mechanical Men can expand their services into people's homes, rather than simply having industrial applications.
Larry is going to be spending the next three weeks in DC, lobbying to get legal approval for robots like the TN series out into private homes. He regrets that his wife is so weak, especially compared to Gladys Claffern. Claire very much agrees, feeling herself to be mousy and nervous.
Tony starts by polishing the furniture and making breakfast in bed for Claire, and as she opens up to [[ManicPixieDreamGirl the mechanical man]], she finds he's always there to comfort her. He also starts to subtly build her confidence, and tell her why she, Claire Belmont, is better than a dozen Gladys Clafferns. When she hosts a [[FancyDinner dinner party for Gladys and her friends]], she finds her nervous terror transform into the aloofness of an experienced {{socialite}}.
This story has been reprinted several times;
''Magazine/AmazingStories'' (the UK edition, issue #13, July 1952), ''Literature/EarthIsRoomEnough'' (1957), ''Literature/InvasionOfTheRobots'' (1965), ''Literature/EightStoriesFromTheRestOfTheRobots'' (1966), ''Magazine/Fantastic'' (July 1966 issue), ''Literature/ScienceFictionFavorites'' (1975), ''Literature/TheFarEndsOfTimeAndEarth'' (1979), ''Literature/TheCompleteRobot'' (1982), ''[[Literature/AmazingScienceFictionAnthologyTheWildYears19461955 Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955]]'' (1987), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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!!Examples of tropes within this work:
* FancyDinner: Tony's time in the Belmont household effectively ends with a dinner party hosted by Claire. She finds herself surprisingly capable at reading and countering the barbs and insinuations from her [[{{Socialite}} high-class guests]], in contrast to her previous ShrinkingViolet self.
* InformedConversation: During her [[FancyDinner dinner party]], Claire's responses are given without dialogue tags, telling us what she says rather than showing the conversations. Many details are summarized until the last of her guests leave, where dialog tags showing us that they saw the incredible handsome Tony.
* InSeriesNickname: The robot in this work is from the [=TN-3=] series, and is therefore nicknamed 'Tony'.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Claire Belmont is usually uses 'he' to describe Tony, despite being a robot. In fact, she scolds herself into remembering that [[StupidSexyFriend he is just a robot]], insisting on using 'it' to describe Tony (but she quickly relapses into 'he').
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Claire Belmont is an introverted ShrinkingViolet whose life is changed by Tony. She spends three weeks with him helping around the house. He encourages her to dress differently, and learns how to be a beautician and home decor designer on her behalf. By the time the trial period is over, she's become a young {{socialite}}. Her own husband is amazed at the transformation Tony provides.
* NextSundayAD: The story mentions that UsefulNotes/WorldWarII took place fifty years ago, placing the story about 1995, but it was first published in 1951. No technological advances are mentioned in the story (aside from the time traveller from an unknown date in the future).
* RichBitch: Gladys Claffern is always prepared for a social barb to subtly insult our protagonist, an insinuation about her lack of class, or simply an opportunity to laugh at her.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Creator/IsaacAsimov's first use of human-looking robots is the [=TN-3=] model, "Tony". Ultimately, the idea of humaniform robots is rejected by Dr Susan Calvin, because Tony was so humanlike that TheProtagonist became [[{{Robosexual}} infatuated with him]]. The company does not want [[{{Sexbot}} their robots having sex with their customers]], so future TN models will be made less anthropomorphic.
* {{Robosexual}}: Tony and Claire Belmont share a deeply passionate kiss (and Tony has arranged things such that her [[FancyDinner dinner guests]] will see them). Without knowing that Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots (Ridiculously Human) robot]], they believe Claire has an inhumanly handsome man in love with her.
* ShrinkingViolet: Claire Belmont has crippling self-doubt, causing her to usually retreat from confrontation and be easily cowed by other people. Tony [[ManicPixieDreamGirl builds her confidence with new clothes and hairstyles]]. It's implied that her transformation has improved her self-esteem and given her the confidence to be a social hostess.
* {{Socialite}}:
** Gladys Claffern is a RichBitch who manages a social clique that the main characters see as important in advancing Larry's corporate position.
** After the [[ManicPixieDreamGirl transformative three weeks with Tony]], Claire Belmont has become a witty mistress of social maneuvering.
* StupidSexyFriend: Claire Belmont insists on not seeing the handsome Tony as a potential LoveInterest, because Tony is a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humaniform-type robot]], with skin as realistic and warm as a human, hair coiffed with individual strands, and dark brown eyes. The [[UncannyValley only odd part]] is his expression never changes.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The [=TN-3=] model (Tony) was designed to do housework, and US Robots & Mechanical Men decided to make it look attractive as well; building him to an above-average height, perfectly groomed black hair, warm olive skin, and attractive enough to make all of the other housewives in the neighborhood jealous.
--> "Tony was tall and darkly handsome" -- first line
* ThreeLawsCompliant: The [=TN-3=] is explicitly designed with the first law, to the point where treating Claire Belmont's [[ShrinkingViolet crippling self-doubt]] is mandated by the programming.
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