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Statik:
I searched every variation I could think of on those two names, and surprisingly (unless search hates me) found nothing about the similarities between Pixar's "Wall-E" and the Number 5.





I also find the Writer/Directors comments to be a little, I dunno, something that isn't good.  Via Rotten Tomatoes:

"Writer/director Andrew Stanton shared details about the creation of the last robot on Earth and admitted that WALL-E's likeness to the beloved Johnny Five was pure coincidence, explaining that the inspiration for the futuristic trash compactor came from a pair of binoculars he fiddled with at an Oakland A's game. When a WonderCon attendee posed the Short Circuit similarity to Stanton, he replied that he'd honestly only seen the movie once in his lifetime." 

He admits the likeness, but says that its a coincidence?  To again quote RT, "Right..." 
I would think that at a company like Pixar, SOMEONE had to have come out and say "Umm, guys, you know Wall-E kinda looks like Johnny 5?"

I'll still see the movie though, as the animation looks top notch (of course), and its pixar, it is simply impossible to hate their movies. 

Lines:
He looks similar to, not exactly like. (Now, if he looked like R2D2 or something, I'm sure people would raise more of a fuss.)

I'm still going to see it. The preview I saw was adorable and Pixar always has fantastic films.

Johnny C:
They both have treads.

It's entirely possible that nobody saw enough of a connection. I know people who've never seen Short Circuit. It's actually not that rare.

LadyFirelyght:
Me neither, Anyways. I see the similarity, but they're not exactly the same. Like saying that Yoda and Shrek look the same because they're both green, ugly and have long ears.

Narr:
I don't think they look similar enough to warrant a public out-cry.  Wall-E's head does look more like a pair of binoculars than Johnny 5 and they have different body styles and hands.

Just because they are both on 3 point treads does not make them the same.

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