Adult Rodney: (narrating) You are asleep in your bed. You begin to picture in your head a world you have never seen before. A world of beings not made of flesh and blood, but nuts, bolts, and detachable appendages. And suddenly, you awaken to find yourself in it. This is their world. The world of the outmodes. It is also my world. My story begins in the small country community of Rivet Town, many years ago. On a normal day, many robots were out on their daily activity, and it was a quiet sort of day. But soon, the quietness was broken by..................
Adult Rodney: (narrating) This is my father, Herb Copperbottom. For as long as anyone can remember, he has been a dishwasher for Gunk's Greasy Spoon. Literally a dishwasher. The most amazing thing about the job is that you open his chest, and load in the dishes. Today was a special day for him. He was going to be a father, and he'd dreamed of this moment for a long time. He wanted the whole world to know how happy he was. Some weren't too thrilled, others proud of him.
Adult Rodney:(narrating) He'd missed it. The most important moment of his life, and he'd missed it. Or had he?