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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Ratchet wears a traditional business suit, a black one with a red tie, which coincidentally fits the "red and black" part. Gasket is quite ''literally'' "red and black and evil all over". Both of them are the main villains.
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* KilledOffscreen: When Madame Gasket confronts Ratchet about Rodney repairing the lower-class of Robot City in his office, she noticeably moves his masseur away from him. Said masseur is never seen again, but it's implied that Gasket killed her for getting in the way and so she wouldn't see the confrontation.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: [[VillainousMotherSonDuo Ratchet and Gasket]]. While there are many characters who are jerks, they are only abusive at worst or a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at best. The two of them are the only genuinely evil characters in the entire cast, and their defeat at the hands of the good characters ends up returning order to the populus.
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** [[VillainousMotherAndSonDuo Ratchet and Gasket]] have nothing redeemable about them beyond their familial love for each other. They only want to rule over Robot City and murder anyone who interferes with that goal [[{{Greed}} for the sake of power]] (and ForTheEvulz), and their inevitable defeat is a case of LaserGuidedKarma.

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** [[VillainousMotherAndSonDuo [[VillainousMotherSonDuo Ratchet and Gasket]] have nothing redeemable about them beyond their familial love for each other. They only want to rule over Robot City and murder anyone who interferes with that goal [[{{Greed}} for the sake of power]] (and ForTheEvulz), and their inevitable defeat is a case of LaserGuidedKarma.
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** [[VillainousMotherAndSonDuo Ratchet and Gasket]] have nothing redeemable about them beyond their familial love for each other. They only want to rule over Robot City and murder anyone who interferes with that goal [[{{Greed}} for the sake of power]] (and ForTheEvulz), and their inevitable defeat is a case of LaserGuidedKarma.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A film about robots called "Robots".
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* SameLanguageDub:
** Several roles in the movie were redubbed for the UK release (e.g. Ratchet's father, voiced by [[CreatorCameo co-writer Lowell Ganz]] in the US version, is replaced by Terry Wogan), most notably Loretta Geargrinder (Natasha Lyonne gets redubbed by Cat Deeley). Also the Bigmouth Executive/Forge saw Creator/StephenTobolowsky replaced by Eamonn Holmes.
** In the Australian release, the counterfeit watches are voiced by child actors who auditioned for the roles, instead of the ''Series/AmericanIdol'' hosts.
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The film was released on March 11, 2005, and received mostly positive reviews. It grossed $260.7 million in the box office.

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The film was released on March 11, 2005, and received mostly positive reviews. It grossed $260.7 million in the box office.
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''[[caption-width-right:350:See a need, fill a need!]]''


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->''[[Music/JamesBrown Get up offa that thing!\\
And shake 'til you feel better!\\
Get up offa that thing!\\
And try to release that pressure!]]''
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler:The robots have a rowdy party in Rivet Town when the BigBad Madame Gasket eventually brutally dies in an explosion in the FinaBattle. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since she's an AssholeVictim who planned on a genocide plot.]]

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler:The robots have a rowdy party in Rivet Town when the BigBad Madame Gasket eventually brutally dies in an explosion in the FinaBattle.FinalBattle. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since she's an AssholeVictim who planned on a genocide plot.]]
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: [[spoiler:The robots have a rowdy party in Rivet Town when the BigBad Madame Gasket eventually brutally dies in an explosion in the FinaBattle. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since she's an AssholeVictim who planned on a genocide plot.]]
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'''Not''' to be confused with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots_(2023_film) the live-action film from 2023]].

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''Robots'' is a 2005 CGI-animated film produced by Creator/BlueSkyStudios, directed by Chris Wedge and co-produced by Creator/WilliamJoyce. It's written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.

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''Robots'' is a 2005 CGI-animated film produced by Creator/BlueSkyStudios, directed by Chris Wedge and co-produced by Creator/WilliamJoyce. It's written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Creator/DavidLindsayAbaire, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
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* ComicallyOversizedButt: Aunt Fanny is built with a ridiculously large backside, which makes up most of her body. In her first scene, she accidentally knocks over furniture with it just trying to turn around.

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* HumanResources: [[spoiler:The BigBad is melting down obsolete robots to make new stuff]].



* [[HumanResources Recycling]]: [[spoiler:The BigBad is melting down obsolete robots to make new stuff]].
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* PictorialLetterSubstitution: ''Robots'' has all the letters in its logo composed of mechanical components, such as an escapement gear for the "R," and a flywheel driven actuator for the "ts."

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* PictorialLetterSubstitution: ''Robots'' has all the letters in its logo composed of mechanical components, such as an escapement gear for the "R," and a flywheel driven flywheel-driven actuator for the "ts."
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* PictorialLetterSubstitution: ''Robots'' has all the letters in its logo composed of mechanical components, such as an escapement gear for the "R," and a flywheel driven actuator for the "ts."
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* AWorldwidePunomenon: When the movie isn't tossing jokes aimed at adults, it's throwing a series of puns at the audience.

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* AWorldwidePunomenon: WorldOfPun: When the movie isn't tossing jokes aimed at adults, it's throwing a series of puns at the audience.

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-->'''Fender'''(nonchalantly): It (the expressway) used to be a ''lot'' worse. They used to have this ''giant'' hammer, that would...\\
'''Rodney''': ''(Yelps in panic, scrambles to climb out of way of something)''\\
'''Fender''' ''(Looks over shoulder, notices giant hammer barreling down on them, still nonchalant)'': Oh! Looks like they've brought it back!

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-->'''Fender'''(nonchalantly): -->'''Fender''': ''(nonchalantly)'' It (the expressway) used to be a ''lot'' worse. They used to have had this ''giant'' hammer, that would...hammer ...\\
'''Rodney''': ''(Yelps ''(yelps in panic, scrambles to climb out of way of something)''\\
'''Fender''' ''(Looks
panic)''\\
'''Fender''': ''(looks
over shoulder, notices giant hammer barreling down on them, still nonchalant)'': Oh! Looks like they've They brought it back!back.\\
''(Rodney scrambles to climb out of the hammer's way)''
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%%* VillainousBreakdown: Ratchet loses it when Bigweld returns.

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%%* * VillainousBreakdown: After Bigweld and Rodney continue to interfere in his EvilPlan, Ratchet gradually loses it when his FauxAffablyEvil demeanor he'd shown throughout the film to the point where [[spoiler:he hits Bigweld returns.over the head and sends him to the Chop Shop]].

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-->'''Rodney''': The idol of millions is gone and no one seems to care! There should be an angry mob out there!\\
(''angry mob runs past the window'')\\

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-->'''Rodney''': The Crank, the idol of millions is gone gone, and no one seems to care! There should be an angry mob out there!\\
there! (''angry mob runs past the window'')\\window'') What the...?\\
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Bigweld, who helps Rodney achieve his dreams and successfully takes back his company from Ratchet.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mr. Gunk refers to Rodney as the "hand-me-down son of a dishwasher" after his dad praises him as an inventor.
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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9X16KPOgFI Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/YWXUCuoezZg International Trailer]]

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'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/iTnL3niIr30 Teaser Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9X16KPOgFI Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/YWXUCuoezZg International Trailer]]
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* SympatheticWince: When Ratchet hits the ceiling, loses his clothes...err, his upgrades and is hanged in humiliation, the outmode robots (except Aunt Fanny, who seems to appreciate the sight) look sympathetic. Cappy, Piper and Fender quickly look aside.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness:
** Rodney Copperbottom retains his optimistic and hopeful demeanor in spite of being told he'll never be something special, and that motivates his will to be an inventor helping others like his idol. He builds Wonderbot to help his father, Herb with the dishes, he fixes Fender's neck even after the latter tried to steal his foot, calling him a "friend"; furthermore, he helps the outmodes by fixing them instead of letting them steal parts from other outmodes. [[spoiler: When he finds Bigweld in his time of despair, he makes him get his hope back and assist in fighting Ratchet and Gasket]]. At the end of the film, he tells Bigweld to fix Herb, whom he thanks for believing in him and his dreams, even going as far as to help Herb achieve his dream: to be a musician. He also loves Cappy for who she is, unlike Ratchet.
** Bigweld uses his company Bigweld Industries to inspire others to make a change with inventions, to make them believe in themselves, and preaches positive messages throughout the Bigweld Show. Even though said company has his name on it, he never expresses arrogance or egotism. He tells Rodney that he wants to grow up to be just like him after [[spoiler: being jaded and telling him to give up on his dreams after retiring from his company when Ratchet mad it more profitable, and his regain of optimism is a sign of him ending his heating-up period and helping Rodney take a stand against Ratchet for his plans against outmodes]]. In the end, not only does he help Herb, he also gives Diesel a voice box, finally letting him speak.
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* NightmarishFactory: The Chop Shop is a hidden, underground factory run by an evil mistress robot with yellow eyes, red markings, and molten metal boiling from the top of her head. Workers are constantly hammering down and disfiguring spare parts and even outmodes that are sent to the furnaces, and it is in these furnaces where spare parts and outmodes become upgrades. Fender gets an experience inside the Chop Shop and manages to escape just in time to warn Rodney and his friends about what's going on in there.
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'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9X16KPOgFI Trailer]], [[https://youtu.be/YWXUCuoezZg International Trailer]]
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''[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Re-pair for adventure!]]]]''


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* EatTheCamera: The camera zooms into baby Rodney's mouth when he screams after Herb hammers in his "extra piece".

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