Marvin, the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. Marvin is apparently afflicted with severe depression and boredom, in part because he has a “brain the size of a planet” which he is seldom able to use. Indeed, the true horror of Marvin’s existence is that no task he could be given would occupy even the tiniest fraction of his vast intellect. Marvin claims he is 50,000 times more intelligent than a human.
Viele kennen Marvin nur in der New School Version:

 


Bis zum topdesignten DepriRobo sind jedoch etliche Jahre vergangen. Die Oldschool Version (1981) sieht nämlich so aus:

 


Im Gegensatz zum neuen Marvin ist Retromarvin musikalisch begabt und trat 1981 sogar in einer britischen Kinderserie auf (deren Moderatoren mindestens auf dem gleichen Retrolevel sind wie Marvin):

Marvin, the manically depressed robot from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy TV series (were *you* old enough to stay up and watch it?) makes a special “personal appearance” on the BBC’s flagship Kids’ TV show to “perform” his first vinyl single release. (Don’t know what you think, but I reckon he’s miming!) As ever, Stephen Moore provided the voice, with a special recording for the part where Marvin speaks to the BP presenters. Inside the costume on this occasion was BBC Vis FX Assistant Stuart Murdoch, not David Learner (who played Marvin in the TV series).