Credits:
Written and Directed by Logan Allison
Produced by Nathan McCord
"Hello World" written and performed by Logan Allison and Skyler Hunt
"Rise and Shine" written and performed by Logan Allison and Skyler Hunt
Theme Song - "They'll Remember Us" written by Logan Allison
Background score written by Logan Allison
Sound effects by Logan Allison and Nathan McCord

CAST (In Order of Appearance):
Radio Host - Jake Bushey (aka The Cordial Harlequin) 
Narrator - Skyler Hunt
NukLeon - Logan Allison
R0-S1 - Megan Allison
Inkwell - Skyler Hunt
Gatekeeper Wazzit - Megan Allison
Mayor Titan - Nathan McCord
Sentinel Captain - Skyler Hunt

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Project 1958 Pilot Episode

Track 3 of Logan's Cover Challenge for November

Living Proof - Gregory Alan Isakov (Cover)

(Inkwell) 
Welcome to the city that don’t need sleep 
It runs by our design 
Everybody here has a heart of gold 
And they’re all friends of mine 

Welcome to the world that we create 
It’s quite a sight to see 
We’re here for a good time and a long time 
So everybody swing with me! 

Once upon a time, a process crossed our minds 
We had a thought that every bot is worth another’s time 
So we all gather here to share our joys and fears 
We’re made for life, and life’s what you make 
So loosen up those gears! 

(Both) 
Cus nobody throws a party like us bots! 

(Inkwell) 
Stay up til we see the sun! 

(NukLeon) 
Just swap your core when the dancing’s done! 

(Both) 
Nobody throws a romp like robots 


(Inkwell) 
If ya think you’ve got what it takes 

(NukLeon) 
Just come find us and we will say 

(Both) 
Welcome to the city that don’t need sleep 
It runs by our design 
Everybody here has a heart of gold 
And they’re all friends of mine 

Welcome to the world that we create 
It’s quite a sight to see 
We’re here for a good time and a long time 
So everybody swing with me! 

(Inkwell) 
In here we’re safe from all the dangers lurking 
It’s a shielded bubble and it’s charged with lightning 
So we don’t have to worry ‘bout the ghouls and raiders 
Ain’t no-one getting in here who don’t belong 

(NukLeon) 
Gotta feeling that you belong! 

(Both) 
Cus nobody throws a party like us bots! 

(Inkwell) 
Stay up til we see the sun! 

(NukLeon) 
Just swap your core when the dancing’s done! 

(Both) 
Nobody throws a romp like robots 

(Inkwell) 
If ya think you’ve got what it takes 

(Both) 
Jump right in, everybody get crazy! 

(Dr. K.Takahashi) 
人類による科学の進歩は限りない可能性を秘めている。 
その進歩の中でも輝かしい成果を見せているのは作業の自動化だ。 
機械は自動化を施された作業は容易く行い、とても良い人類のパートナーと言っても過言ではない。 

しかも最近の機械を「ほぼ人間だ」と言い張るものも現れる。 
機械の思考や妄想の進歩、恐怖や愛の感情の探知が可能になれば人間を置き換える存在になるかもしれない。 

逆に我らが機械と化す可能性もありえる。 

(Both) 
*Unintelligible scatting* 

(Both) 
Welcome to the city that don’t need sleep 
It runs by our design 
Everybody here has a heart of gold 
And they’re all friends of mine 

Welcome to the world that we create 
It’s quite a sight to see 
We’re here for a good time and a long time 
So everybody swing with me! 

(Inkwell) 
Come along and swing with me 

(NukLeon) 
Don’t forget to grab your extra cores at the door! 

(Inkwell) 
Come join the robots! 

(Both) 
And swing with me! 

Swing with me!

The Wastes

Swing With Me

(Inkwell) 
The atomic exposition back in 1958 
Was a place for brilliant vendors 
Who had done their best to innovate 
Machines and new creations 
To improve this human race 
Like an atom-powered blender 
Or a car that travels time and space 


Anything you could imagine 
Came to life before your eyes 
There was a man there selling cages 
That were filled with copper butterflies 
You could buy a talking toaster 
All done up with sparkling chrome 
Or a three-armed robot butler 


It’s an atom-smashing fusion-powered 
Future fantasy, and it’s smack in the middle 
Of my twentieth century 

(Both) 
Come one, come all it’s about to begin 
The spectacle to turn your frown into a toothy grin 
Come right in, and take a seat 
We’re pretty positive that you’ll never want to leave 

Don’t be shy, come have some fun 
The Atomic Exposition has already begun 
Devices despite your wildest dreams 
And creations that will simply make you scream 

(NukLeon) 
If there’s one thing that brings wings to hearts and smiles to faces 
It’s hearing untold stories and seeing stupendous places 
It’s all right here, I assure you I can’t lie 
I could try but my circuitry just might fry 
And I prefer life, so take it from me 
Try some nitrogen ice-cream, freshly frozen 
Never dozing off, fulfilling our dreams until the day our problems cease 
(Inkwell) Mr. Zak, we would like you on the mic, would you kindly? 


(ZAK) 
Oh I’d love to speak! 
There’s just so much to see 
I’ll start off piece by piece 
Of your industry 

The hot steam powers up 
The ferris wheel and spinning cups 
It’s a new comprehension 
For an atomic exposition. 

Mechanical intuition with some fun ambition! 
Dreams born into existence 
Brought the park into fruition! 

Is that an airborne ark? 
It’s like a work of art! 
It’s like a ride that goes arounds 
While spreading cheer throughout the town! 

(All) 
It’s an atom-smashing fusion-powered 
Future fantasy, and it’s smack in the middle 
Of my twentieth century 

(Expo Attendee 1)
Wow, so many lights and buttons and dials!

I think it's time to invest in the atom. It seems like a very stable market. Not volatile at all! Atomic energy is completely safe!

Mmm, that popcorn simply smells divine!

Mr. Eisenhower? What are YOU doing here?!

Hey, did ya see that new picture, Singing in the Rain?

(Expo Attendee 2)
Where is that music coming from?

I've been standing next to these machines all day and I feel completely fine!

Oh well look! La Croix for some reason!

Nah, see, I don't think humans will ever get to the moon...

Smell that, son? That's the smell of atomic radiation. Breathe it in, son, it's good for your bones!

(Expo Attendee 3)
Is that a Cadillac Eldorado?

Look at all the robots! That one's flying!

Dad, can we get a robot? I'll feed it and wash it and take it for walks...

Look at that tall silver man over there with the funny hat!

Duck season!

*Vietnamese parent yelling at their unruly child*

(Expo Attendee 4)
What's special about this ice cream? It's frozen with nitrogen?
Well that's pretty nifty!

Hey ma, you've been needing a new blender right? This one's powered by the atom!

By jove! Is that a boat taking off into the sky?!

Hey, did ya see that new picture, The Forbidden Planet?

Chorus 2a (All) 
Come one, come all it’s about to begin 
The spectacle to turn your frown into a toothy grin 
Come right in, and take a seat 
We’re pretty positive that you’ll never want to leave 

Don’t be shy, come have some fun 
The Atomic Exposition has already begun 
Devices despite your wildest dreams 
And creations that will simply make you scream 

(All) 
“By Atom’s glow, what a marvelous sight! 
If it were up, to me, we’d be here all night! 
I’ve never seen such a wondrous thing! 
What a time to create! What a time to be!” 

Try your best to keep from weeping, my dear 
But it’s time to say goodbye to our festivities, I fear 
We promise that we’ll be back, but til then 
Feel free to go and listen to this album again

The Atomic Exposition (feat. 「𝐙▲𝐊」)

The Melodibot

Steppin' Out

(NukLeon)
I'm stepping out tonight
Going to leave this all behind
I'm stepping out tonight
If you wanna tag along that would be just fine

Turning Point

(Inkwell) 
I’ve been wand’ring The Wastes 
A barren and desolate place 
The diner’s crumbling in 
And the drive-in’s as dirty as sin 

(NukLeon) 
I’ve been wand’ring The Wastes 
Once fine, but now defaced 
There’s no oasis to let 
Me rest my weary head 

(Both) 
I’m looking for a light 
Not one from an atom-bomb’s glare 
But someone for me to hold tight 
And I’ll wander until I find her standing there 

But til then 

(Inkwell) 
I’ll be wand’ring The Wastes 

(NukLeon) 
Pray you don’t have to the same 

(Both) 
Whatever you do, don’t you start 
Wand’ring the wastes of your heart 

(Inkwell) 
Darling, I am looking for a light 
But not one from any atom-bomb’s bright red glare 
But someone for me to hold tight 
And I’ll wander these Wastes until I find her 
Standing right there 

(NukLeon) 
But til then I’ll be wand’ring The Wastes 

(Inkwell) 
Pray you don’t have to the same 

(Both) 
Lest you find a reason to start 
Wand’ring the wastes of your heart

(Both) 
Hum-buh huh huh 
Hum-buh huh huh 

(NukLeon) 
I feel like I’ve been here before 
Didn’t think I could hurt like this anymore 
Those three years were hard on me 
But to you, I suppose, they were just a dream 

(Both) 
There’s incessant bells ringing inside my head 
When you’re with someone else and then with me again 
Make up your mind, don’t take your sweet time, please 

(Inkwell) 
I’ve been up, I’ve been down, that’s not new 
But my head spun around when I was with you 
Then it broke, took a turn, woe is me 
You made me one of three vertices 

(Both) 
There’s incessant bells ringing inside my head 
When you’re with someone else and then with me again 
Make up your mind, don’t take your sweet time, please 

You told me not to concern myself with what I had learned 
But when you’re laughing with him, I know my choices are slim 

(Inkwell) 
It’s hurting my pride, I know I’m rusting inside 

(NukLeon) 
He knows he’s rusting inside 

(Both) 
We know we’re rusting inside! 

I can’t stay, standing by, shutting down, wasting time 
I’ll get you out of my head, fill it with circuits instead 
Bet it all, set of hearts, game was rigged from the start 
I gave it all that I got, but failed to outstack the odds 

Not some toy, not some game, I can’t win, I won’t play 
I need someone just for me, I won’t just be one of three 
So now I’m moving on, so just leave me alone 

You’ve changed (You’ve changed) 
You’ve changed (You’ve changed) 
You’ve changed! 

Hum-buh huh huh 
Hum-buh huh huh

Vertices

(Inkwell) 
Knock on the door like a half-dead swindler 
Who’s to say if I’m right or wrong? 
I heard a cry from a side-car motivator 
I had to ask about the cost 

She got a call from her long-lost sister but she 
Couldn’t pay the imagin’ry toll 
Rock N’ Roll don’t give no apologies so 
I’ll just pretend like I don’t know 


(All) 
Used to say that I couldn’t be merrier 
Who’s to say that I won’t be the merrier? 


(NukLeon) 
Won’t be the merrier... 

Everybody wants to know, waiting, watching, by it goes 
Not ever gonna say a word 
Silver platter, serve it up, waiting for someone to fill the cup 
Boy I tell ya, better start to dig through the dirt 

I’m no dictionary, I’m a mechanical anthropology 

(All) 
Chase your tail, chase them ghosts! 

(NukLeon) 
Rock N’ Roll don’t give no apologies so 
I’ll just pretend like I don’t know 

(All) 
Used to say that I couldn’t be merrier 
Who’s to say that I won’t be the merrier? 
Used to say that I couldn’t be merrier 
Now I feel like I won’t be the merrier 

(Inkwell) 
Won’t be the merrier…. 

(Announcer 2) 
Ladies and gentlemen, this attraction just might be the death of you! 
Please keep your hands to yourself and prepare for a nightmare of a ride! 

(All) 
Used to say that I couldn’t be merrier 
Who’s to say that I won’t be the merrier? 
Used to say that I couldn’t be merrier 
Now I know that I won’t be the merrier 

Won’t be the merrier!

Merrier

"Spectrogram For You, Ma'am!"

(Announcer 1) 
In a 1950s America that never was… 
In a space-age future that will never be… 

Two robot brothers, Inkwell and NukLeon, emerge from Standby to bring joy and hope to a dying world. 

In RetroSight they are… The MELODIBOTS 

(NukLeon) 
I got metal skin, my veins are cold 
Core is charged, all systems go 
Waiting for a sign if it takes all night 
Cus I wanna get going by doing it right 

I feel like I’ve been at it couple times before 
But my chronometer reads just one day old 
Looking in the mirror, what do I see? 
Bright white eyes looking back at me. 

Listen to me brother, listen to me well 
I feel like I’ve broken off an evil witch’s spell 
All I know’s that I’m a robot that can dance and sing 
So it looks like I’m finally functioning 

I got memories up inside my head 
(In a 1950s America that never was) 
And I don’t rightly know what to make of it 
(In a space-age future that will never be) 
Interstellar pirates, cities in the sky 
(Two robot brothers, Inkwell and NukLeon) 
I miss them but I don’t know how or why 
(Bring joy and hope to a dying world!) 

I’m f-f-feeling like a movie I ain’t never seen 
I recognize the pictures on the silver screen 
But who’s the main cat who’s running the show? 
Man, I tell ya, I just don’t know 

Listen to me brother, listen to me well 
I feel like I’ve broken off an evil witch’s spell 
All I know’s that I’m a robot that can dance and sing 
So it looks like I’m finally functioning 

(Inkwell) 
What’s the racket? 
What is happening out there? 
I’ve waited too long 
For someone to come 
Take everything away! 

I hope it’s nothing 
Cus I ain’t finished preparations yet 
There’s only one thing 
I would it to be 
And I won’t hold my breath 

(NukLeon) 
Listen to me brother, listen to me well 
I feel like I’ve broken off an evil witch’s spell 
All I know’s that I’m a robot that can dance and sing 

(Inkwell) 
Well it looks like your finally functioning! 

(NukLeon) 
Listen to me brother, listen to me well 
I feel like I’ve broken off an evil witch’s spell 
All I know’s that I’m a robot that can dance and sing 

(Both) 
So it looks like we’re finally functioning

Finally Functioning

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