animatronic

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It may sound gruesome, but a catchy "Go Whole Hog" song sung by a chorus of giddy audio-animatronic pigs makes it go down easy.

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  • Actually, the Cape Canaveral complex had made Roth think more of Disney World—a tourist attraction complete with audio-animatronic mannequins standing in for long-departed flight controllers in some of the rebuilt blockhouses—than of a serious spaceport. —  WorldsEnough ;Time
  • "Conservative commentators were among the harshest critics, calling Mr. Jindal's delivery animatronic, his prose" cheesy "and his message - that federal spending is not the answer to the nation's economic problems - uninspired." —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Apparently Mr. Roth has already sided with the pro-human forces, mainly because of his dislike for the animatronic Elmo dolls, and a little kool-aid from Fisher-Price's marketing Veep Gina Sirard: —  Cyberpunk Review
  • WowWee's 2009 product line includes everything from roving telepresence robots and pocket-sized iPod projectors to animatronic, plush koalas and miniature, motorised planes. —  Technology Reviews, News
  • And George Stephanopoulos, Charles Gibson, and Diane Sawyer, looking audio-animatronic in the far distance. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
 

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