Robot (The Goodies) is doing the washing). Bill Oddie refers to Metal Mickey, a robot which originally appeared on the children's television show "Saturday Banana" hosted by Oddie. This episode has been released on both DVD and VHS. Robot (The Goodies) "Robot" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies". This episode is also known as "Automation". This episode was made by LWT for ITV. Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie. Tim and Graeme are studying a readout of their end of year profits and expenses, and deduce that they must fire Bill in
Jo Kendall David Hatch and Chris Stuart-Clark. Moving to radio comedy she was a regular performer in the BBC's "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again" (with John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and David Hatch), and a member of the panel in the very first edition of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". Kendall was also a regular team member of the popular radio comedy series "The Burkiss Way" and played Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton in the opening episode of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". In 1978 she appeared in the comedy drama "The Unvarnished Truth" at London's Phoenix Theatre