ASTAR

ASTAR

ASTAR is a fictional golden humanoid robot from "Planet Danger". The character was created in the 1980s by the Canadian amputee organization The War Amps and is featured in material for their "PLAYSAFE" program to educate children about safety.

The original televised segment featured a performer in an elaborate costume as ASTAR performing acrobatic stunts in a world full of dangerous machines. After evading various threats such as electrical hazards and moving blades, ASTAR eventually makes a mistake causing his arm to be amputated by a large rotating saw. He then picks up his severed arm and reattaches it with ease. The segment ends with ASTAR giving the warning:

:I am ASTAR, a robot. I can put my arm back on. You can't. So play safe!

The above warning is now part of Canadian popular culture for those who grew up in the 1980s. In a recent remake of the segment, ASTAR is now an animated CG character, and the warning is altered slightly to "I am ASTAR, a robot from Planet Danger. I can put my arm back on. You can't. So play safe!"

See also

* The War Amps

External links

* [http://www.capohedz.com/typebrighter/2007/07/astar-robot-i-can-put-my-arm-back-on.html Original 1980's Video and write up]
* [http://www.waramps.ca/playsafe/astar.html PLAYSAFE page for ASTAR]


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