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{{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)}}


=References=
{{stub}}
==Notes==
 
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[[Category: A to Z]]
==References==
[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]
{{reflist}}[[Category: Characters]]
[[Category: Characters]]
[[Category: Earth Defense Directorate]]
[[Category: Main Characters]]
[[Category: Searcher Crew]]

Revision as of 22:40, 27 January 2021

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Goodfellow, you built that irritating pile of junk. Can't you build some respect for authority into him?
I'm afraid not, Admiral. It appears that Crichton doesn't believe I constructed him.
He doesn't what?
[chuckles] He finds it inconceivable that anything human had a hand in his creation.
I don't think I believe what I'm hearing.
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.

 — Admiral Efram Asimov and Dr. Goodfellow aboard Searcher, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's "Time of the Hawk"

Dr. Goodfellow is a scientist assigned 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").