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Countdown for blast off. X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one, fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future, adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of astounding science fiction, presents X minus one. The Night Story. Almost Human by Robert Block. Ha…

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Synopsis

In the X Minus One episode Almost Human, the story unfolds in a futuristic setting where cybernetics has advanced to the point of creating robots that can think and learn. Duke, a suave and cunning criminal, arrives at the isolated home of Professor Blasman, who has been secretly raising a robot child named Junior. The professor has designed Junior to be almost human, with the ability to learn and develop behavior patterns, but he remains unaware of Duke's true intentions.

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Guy Repp

Jack Grimes

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Lynn Cook

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Merril E. Joels

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Nat Polen

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X Minus One, Episode 13

Almost Human

Thursday, August 11, 1955 · 23:51

X Minus One, Episode 13

Almost Human

Thursday, August 11, 1955 · 23:51

Summary

In Almost Human, a suave criminal named Duke visits a scientist's home to learn about a robot child named Junior, who is being taught to think and behave like a human. As Duke's intentions become clear, the stakes rise dangerously for everyone involved.

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