Mr. Televox was Westinghouse's original Mechanical Man, but where his grandson Elektro had movie-star good looks, Televox looked like something cobbled together by a bunch of third-graders (third-graders with mad tech skilz but children nonetheless). What he lacked in looks, he made up in literacy. Mr. Televox was a special guest at the American Booksellers' Association convention in 1930. When queried about his favorite book, Mr. Televox named James Thurber's Is Sex Necessary?
Elektro could not be reached for comment.

In fact, Thinko was originally known as Elektro, one of the "mechanical men" built by Westinghouse in the first half of the twentieth century. He made his debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair, where he astounded visitors to the Westinghouse Building by smoking cigarettes, walking, "talking" (his voice was recorded on 78 rpm records), and identifying red and green lights with his photoelectric sensor eyes. Later, Elektro and his dog, Sparko, hit the road to introduce the wonders of Westinghouse engineering to the rest of America.

After Sex Kittens Go to College, Elektro fell on hard times. His head was separated from his body, and both parts disappeared until they were reunited in 2004. Today, Elektro and the other Westinghouse mechanical men reside at the Mansfield Memorial Museum in Mansfield, Ohio. Sparko's whereabouts remain unknown.