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	'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.		'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.

	Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during ''Searcher''{{'\|s}} expedition to find the lost colonies of [[Earth]]. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics] {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.		Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during ''Searcher''{{'\|s}} expedition to find the lost colonies of [[Earth]]. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics]] {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.

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	'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.		'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.

	Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during ~~its~~ expedition to find the lost colonies of Earth. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics] {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.		Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during ''Searcher''{{'\|s}} expedition to find the lost colonies of [[Earth]]. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics] {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.

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	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| photo=BR25 - Dr. ~~Goodfellow - B&W Photo.jpg~~		\| photo=BR25 - Crichton.png
	\| role=~~Head Scientist~~, ''[[Searcher]]''		\| role=Robotic research assistant, ''[[Searcher]]''
	\| born=		\| birthdate=[[2492]] CE
			\| born=''Searcher''{{'\|s}} lab
	\| seen=Time of the Hawk		\| seen=Time of the Hawk
	\| actor=[[~~Wilfrid Hyde-White~~]]		\| actor=[[Jeff David]] (voice)
	}}		}}

	{{Quote		{{Quote
	~~\|Admiral Efram Asimov \| Goodfellow, you built that irritating pile of junk. Can't you build some respect for authority into him?~~		\|Dr. Goodfellow\| Crichton? Yes. A truly remarkable robot, I tell you.
	\|Dr. Goodfellow \| ~~I'm afraid not~~, ~~Admiral. It appears that Crichton doesn't believe~~ I ~~constructed him~~.		\|Colonel Wilma Deering\| That's the understatement of the century.
	\| ~~Admiral Efram Asimov~~\| ~~He doesn~~'~~t what?~~		\|Dr. Goodfellow \| Century? No, no. Not century, Colonel - millennium. Do you know he's absorbed an entire millennium in the last three days? And he's extraordinarily attuned to the unusual. Do you know what he said to me this morning? He told me that the tongue - listen to this - The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as a full-grown elephant.
	\|Dr. Goodfellow\| ''~~[chuckles]''~~ He ~~finds it inconceivable~~ that ~~anything human had~~ a ~~hand in his creation~~.		\|Colonel Wilma Deering\| Oh, come, Doctor. That's a little hard to believe.
	\|~~Admiral Efram Asimov~~ \| ~~I don~~'~~t think I~~ believe ~~what I'm hearing~~.		\|Dr. Goodfellow \| Difficult to swallow, you mean?
	\|Dr. Goodfellow \| ~~Well~~, ~~his life span is virtually unlimited; his factual knowledge far exceeds that of any of us; and he is, I'm afraid, just a trifle contemptuous of human frailties, to which he's not subject.~~		\|attribution=Dr. [[Goodfellow]] and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] aboard ''Searcher'', {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk\|prose=Y}}
	\|attribution=~~Admiral~~ [[~~Efram Asimov~~]] and Dr. ~~Goodfellow~~ aboard ''Searcher'', {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk\|prose=Y}}
	}}		}}

	~~Dr.~~ '''~~Goodfellow~~''' is a scientist ~~assigned~~ to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'' in [[2492]] CE.		'''Crichton''' is a robot invented by Dr. [[Goodfellow]], a scientist aboard to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'', in [[2492]] CE.

	~~In his role aboard ''Searcher''~~, ~~Goodfellow offers scientific counsel to Admiral~~ [[~~Efram Asimov~~]] and ~~oversight of scientific operations~~ of [[Earth ~~Defense Directorate]]'s officers~~. ~~Also accompanying him [[~~Crichton]], a ~~robotic artificial intelligence~~ of ~~seemingly infinite knowledge and wisdom—who disbelieves that Goodfellow, much less any human, could have created it~~ {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.		Goodfellow, assisted by [[Twiki]], assembles Crichton and brings the robot online during its expedition to find the lost colonies of Earth. While Crichton has previously unmatched abilities to acquire and disseminate information, Crichton has features that belie its intellect, including a haughty arrogance above humans—despite its inability to defy orders per the [[Three Laws of Robotics] {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.

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	~~[[File:Screen Shot 2019~~-09-~~05 at 4~~.~~46.46 PM.png~~\|~~thumb~~\|~~286x286px~~]]		{{Character Data
			\| photo=BR25 - Dr. Goodfellow - B&W Photo.jpg
			\| role=Head Scientist, ''[[Searcher]]''
			\| born=
			\| seen=Time of the Hawk
			\| actor=[[Wilfrid Hyde-White]]
			}}

	~~=Appearance=~~		{{Quote
	Crichton'~~s body~~ is ~~comprised~~ of a ~~tapering elongated cube. His neck is extendable allowing him~~ to ~~reach over ten feet in height~~.		\|Admiral Efram Asimov \| Goodfellow, you built that irritating pile of junk. Can't you build some respect for authority into him?
	=~~History=~~		\|Dr. Goodfellow \| I'm afraid not, Admiral. It appears that Crichton doesn't believe I constructed him.
	~~==Origin==~~		\| Admiral Efram Asimov\| He doesn't what?
	~~Crichton was created by~~ [[Dr. Goodfellow~~]] to assist~~ the ~~scientist with his work. Twiki aided in this creation and in several episodes he referred to Chrichton as his "son"~~		\|Dr. Goodfellow\| ''[chuckles]'' He finds it inconceivable that anything human had a hand in his creation.
			\|Admiral Efram Asimov \| I don't think I believe what I'm hearing.
			\|Dr. Goodfellow \| Well, his life span is virtually unlimited; his factual knowledge far exceeds that of any of us; and he is, I'm afraid, just a trifle contemptuous of human frailties, to which he's not subject.
			\|attribution=Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] and Dr. Goodfellow aboard ''Searcher'', {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk\|prose=Y}}
			}}

	~~When first activated, Crichton recited Asimov~~'~~s three laws of Robotics.{{#tag:ref\|Crichton did not recite the prequel,~~ '~~Zeroth~~' law, to which the other laws were subordinate, as it did not exist when the series was made. Asimov created the Zeroth Law in his 1985 book Robots and Empire, as he felt that his initial three laws were insufficient to protect society at large. This law, which is ~~basicaly~~ a ~~wider reaching variant of~~ the ~~first law, stated that a robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.<ref name="Issac Asimov on Asimov Wiki">Issac Asimov~~'~~s Page on the [http://asimov.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Asimov Wiki]</ref>\|group = "N"}}~~		Dr. '''Goodfellow''' is a scientist assigned to the starship ''[[Searcher]]'' in [[2492]] CE.
	~~==Personality==~~
	~~Crichton has a quite abrupt manner, as demonstrated by his refusal to accept that he was created by a human. When annoyed he will extend his neck to look down on others.~~
	~~==Aboard the~~ [[Searcher]]==
	~~When Crichton~~'~~s brain unit was temporarily damaged, it was briefly replaced with Twiki~~'~~s brain unit. <ref>~~[[~~Shgoratchx!~~]]~~</ref>~~

	~~=Behind the scenes=~~		In his role aboard ''Searcher'', Goodfellow offers scientific counsel to Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] and oversight of scientific operations of [[Earth Defense Directorate]]'s officers. Also accompanying him [[Crichton]], a robotic artificial intelligence of seemingly infinite knowledge and wisdom—who disbelieves that Goodfellow, much less any human, could have created it {{BR25\|Time of the Hawk}}.
	~~Crichton was named after The Admirable Crichton~~, ~~the title character in the J.M. Barrie play~~ of ~~that name~~.~~<ref>~~[[~~Shgoratchx!\|Wikipedia~~]]~~</ref>~~

	~~His voice was provided by [[Jeff David]].~~		{{Characters (BR25)}}

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=Appearance=
Crichton's body is comprised of a tapering elongated cube. His neck is extendable allowing him to reach over ten feet in height.
=History=
==Origin==
Crichton was created by [[Dr. Goodfellow]] to assist the scientist with his work. Twiki aided in this creation and in several episodes he referred to Chrichton as his "son"

When first activated, Crichton recited Asimov's three laws of Robotics.{{#tag:ref|Crichton did not recite the prequel, 'Zeroth' law, to which the other laws were subordinate, as it did not exist when the series was made. Asimov created the Zeroth Law in his 1985 book Robots and Empire, as he felt that his initial three laws were insufficient to protect society at large. This law, which is basicaly a wider reaching variant of the first law, stated that a robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.<ref name="Issac Asimov on Asimov Wiki">Issac Asimov's Page on the [http://asimov.wikia.com/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Asimov Wiki]</ref>|group = "N"}}
==Personality==
Crichton has a quite abrupt manner, as demonstrated by his refusal to accept that he was created by a human. When annoyed he will extend his neck to look down on others.
==Aboard the [[Searcher]]==
When Crichton's brain unit was temporarily damaged, it was briefly replaced with Twiki's brain unit. <ref>[[Shgoratchx!]]</ref>

=Behind the scenes=
Crichton was named after The Admirable Crichton, the title character in the J.M. Barrie play of that name.<ref>[[Shgoratchx!|Wikipedia]]</ref>

His voice was provided by [[Jeff David]].

=References=
==Notes==
<references group="N"/>
==Sources==
<references/>[[Category:Second Season Characters]]