Hymie the Robot
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Hymie the Robot is a fictional robot from the 1960's spy-spoof television series Get Smart, portrayed by Richard Gautier.
Hymie worked for CONTROL, and had many superhuman powers: he was amazingly strong; he could swallow poisons and register their name, type and the quantity; he ran extremely quickly; and he could jump to incredible heights. Unfortunately, his cutting-edge design did not include superhuman mental processing, most-significantly characterised by an overly-literal interpretation of commands. For example, when told to "Hop down to the lab", he literally hopped down there on one leg; when told to answer the door, Hymie approached it and said "Hello door—What was the question I had to answer again?". He took simple jokes as huge personal insults, and typically tried to run away, or de-circuit himself. Hymie also frequently suffered mood swings, usually resulting in attempts at self-harm.
