R2D2 - The Kenny Gag

Audio mp3 files, transcription and very rough Arduino code for a Stealth setup here: bit.ly/KennyGag
When I bring my R2D2 to events I often get asked about the two legged "Kenny" model droid used in the early films. When you see R2D2 in the films with his third center leg down, that was the RC robot they made for scenes where he had to be fast. When he's just got two legs, it's almost always the late actor Kenny Baker operating R2 for those scenes. About a year ago I was at an event and a 7 year old kid was following me around, trying to look inside the dome, convinced there was a little person inside of there, and it occurred to me, I should make some gag sound bytes to suggest this. I also wanted to get a fake magicians hand to come out of the larger dome panel on an actuator or servo as part of it (still on the todo list). This June 2024 I attended DROIDCON and approached Michael Baddelly, who had made the trip from the UK, about doing a voice-over and he did those all in one take in an improvised sound studio I had made in a nearby closet.

[@jasonsR2D2]

Love it!

[@paean109]

That's hilarious with the accent.

[@zombiehunter1152]

lol that’s cool

[@emilkakrawczyk5502]

Did he speak English?