The Lost Prototype Unit

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The Lost Prototype Unit

Broadcast Information

**Airdate**
February 19, 2018

**Production Code**
29a

**Viewers**
0.71 million

Credits

**Written by**
Rob RenzettiSergio PablosChris Renaud

**Directed by**
Jimmy Hayward

**Storyboard by**
Cinco Paul & Ken Daruio

**Special Guest(s)**
Teresa Gallagher as Roseanne ”Rosie” Hamilton

**”The Lost Prototype Unit”** is the twenty-sixth episode of the first season and the fifty-second episode overall in the animated series *My Life as a Teenage Rabbot*, which aired on February 19, 2018, on the Peacock streaming service prior to it being discontinued later that year, and the show being sold off to Cartoon Network Studios. This is later followed by Ami Comes Out of Her Fur!, the show's season finale for Season 1.

Plot
While on her routine pizza delivery job, Gwendolyn discovers an old, abandoned, and dilapidated robot in an alleyway. Curious, she lifted it up and flew it back home to Katherine's laboratory, and had Katherine to examine it. It was discovered that it was an old, lost Rose System prototype unit, much to Katherine and Gwendolyn's surprise. It was up to Katherine to restore the unit and give it a proper name.

Synopsis
On one of her late night deliveries, Gwendolyn had been delivering pizzas for many years now, and had seen all kinds of strange things happening on the delivery routes she frequents. But yet, nothing prepared her for this one shot occasion. One day, while on her usual route, Gwendolyn noticed something significantly out of the ordinary, she stumbled across a curious sight, an old and abandoned robot in an alleyway, almost completely hidden amongst the rubbish and debris. Unable to resist the urge to investigate, Gwendolyn gingerly lifted the robot and flew it back to her mother's laboratory.
Katherine was amazed when Gwendolyn arrived with the robot and the two set about examining the unit. It was an old prototype Rose System unit, unused and forgotten, let alone an utterly dilapidated robot in an alleyway. Curiosity piqued, she lifted it up and flew it back home to Katherine's laboratory, and had Katherine to examine it. It was discovered that it was an old, lost Rose System prototype unit, much to Katherine and Gwendolyn's surprise. It was up to Katherine to restore the unit and give it a proper name.
Naturally, Gwendolyn was intrigued and knew she had to take it with her. Without any other thought, she flew back home, cruising onward with her trusty rocket feet with the robot in tow. Her destination was Katherine's laboratory. Katherine was a remarkable woman and a renowned robotics engineer, a field of science she was immensely passionate about.
Once she had arrived at the laboratory, Gwendolyn and Katherine carefully examined the unit to see what they could find out. After running all their tests, the two of them were amazed to find out they had stumbled upon an old Rose System prototype unit. They had no idea that this unit had been lost for many years until now.
Now that they know what they have, Katherine was tasked with coming up with a name for this robotic unit. That’s when Gwendolyn stepped up to the challenge with a brilliant name that instantly popped into her mind. She proposed that the unit should be called Roseanne. Though, she prefers to call it “Rosie” in a jab at The Jetsons.
With this new addition to Katherine’s laboratory, Gwendolyn has added a bit of life to the laboratory. She got to witness first-hand the power of robotics and how much of a difference a small robotic unit can make.
Thanks to Gwendolyn’s discovery and Katherine’s expertise, Roseanne is restored and is now up for cataloging and further experimenting. This could be the discovery of a lifetime for Katherine's robotics research, thanks to the curious and brave delivery driver angel and planetary saving rabbot, Gwendolyn.
At first, Roseanne was clumsy and not entirely sure what was going on around it. However, over time, Katherine and Gwendolyn were able to teach Rosebud different commands, and it started to become more independent and able to understand its surroundings.
She soon became a valuable asset in Katherine's laboratory, helping with her many projects. However, one day Gwendolyn and Roseanne got into a heated debate over which pizza topping was superior, and soon their argument became quite heated.
Katherine stepped in to inform them that arguments were not necessary and reminded them to remain civil. After a few moments, the conversation diffused and Roseanne and Gwendolyn went back to their daily tasks.
Katherine was very thankful that Gwendolyn had found Roseanne and saved her from the alleyway. Even though she was a prototype, they knew that she would have a bright future in Katherine's laboratory.

Cast* Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Roseanne Hamilton
* Liz Callaway as Penelope Atchison
* Kate Anderson as Kate Anderson
* Carey Mulligan as Katherine Milton
* E.G. Daily as Ami Morrison
* Lynn Harris as Amelia Wilberson
* Ashley Johnson as Zooey Fitzpatrick
* Jennifer Hale as Gwendolyn Sherwood

Trivia* It was a one-shot episode, but many of its plot elements have been integrated into other installments of the show, making it more than just a stand-alone story.
* According to storyboard artist Cinco Paul, he wanted the episode to be more fleshed out compared to what happened in the pilot episodes, so Renzetti and the team decided to redo the entire episode from scratch.
* Rosanne's nickname, Rosie, is used a lot as a subtle jab at The Jetsons.
	+ It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication, with new episodes produced from 1985 to 1987. It was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age counterpart to *The Flintstones*.
* The episode featured a character called Rosanne, a robot prototype that had been lost and was found by the Roses.
* The episode introduced us to the concept of “smart” machines, capable of understanding human language, something unseen up to that point in the series.
* It featured an exploding book which the Rose family had to escape from in a wild, high speed rock ride.
* A game of tic-tac-toe between the Rose family and Rosie was seen in the episode, marking the first time the Rose family were seen having a game.
* It was later referenced in the episode “Gwendolyn and Her Strange Dreams”, where the Rose family get a robot pet of their own. This, in turn, echoes back to the beginning of the episode when Gwendolyn found Roseanne (Rosie) in that very same alleyway.

Overall trivia
Additionally, the episode showed how machines could be made to think and develop a sense of morality.
The episode also revealed that Rosanne's original creators had been trying to build an 'ethical computer', with a key component being an 'emotional processor' that could allow the computer to understand human feelings. It also featured some characters who had not been featured in any prior episodes, such as Rosanne's original creators, whom in which were later revealed in a future episode in the fourth season.
The episode shed some light on the origins of the Roses' advanced technology, with Katherine working on Rosanne. She is a robot that is responsible for the invention of several key technologies, such as the Gestalt analysis system used by her to analyze clues and data.
The robot prototype unit was eventually used to save the life of one of the Roses, showing that robots can still be a force for good. Adding on to this, the episode has gone on to become a fan favorite, and despite being a one-off, the story was made canonical in later episodes, such as “Gwendolyn and Her Strange Dreams”, “The Misadventures of Gwendolyn”, and “Unidentified Weird Object”.
Sammie Crowely, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio all played a role in developing the episode, contributing to the storyboard and animation. The episode has spawned a number of fan theories, such as the suggestion that Rosanne may have been a precursor to the Artificial Intelligence the Roses used it to such very great effect.

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1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_The\_Jetsons\_characters#Rosie
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Jetsons
3. ↑ CD liner notes: Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, 1995 MCA Records

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