The Case of the Robot Robbery

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"Seriously Maudie? The mad professor is obviously a boy, had you even seen the movie?" This article contains spoilers. We recommend that you watch the series before reading this article, or if it is not possible, read it at your own risk.

The Case of the Robot Robbery
Season	2
Episode	6
Overall	26
Air date	November 16, 2019
Writer	Robyn Butler
Director	Robyn Butler
Crime Details
Victim	Patrick O'Leary
Suspects	Mario Pixie Duncan Kent
Culprit (s)	Duncan Kent
Chronology
Previous	The Case of the Rosemary Riddle
Next	The Case of the Vanishing Koalas

"The Case of the Robot Robbery" is the 6th episode of the second season of The InBESTigators, and the 26th overall.

Synopsis

On Science and Technology dress-up day, Patrick is upset when his robot costume is stolen by an unidentified mad professor.

Cast & Characters

Actor	Character
Anna Cooke	Maudie Miller
Aston Droomer	Ezra Banks
Abby Bergman	Ava Andrikides
Jamil Smyth-Secka	Kyle Kilmson
Finn Scicluna-O'Prey	Patrick
Hannah Leigh Struckett	Pixie
Zakaria Rahhali	Mario
Ashton Smith	Duncan
Clarke Richards	Mr. Barker

Features

Locations

• Australia
  • Unnamed Residential Area
    • Granny Flat
    • Middle Primary School
      • Playground
      • Out of Bounds Area

Items

• Notebook
• Robot Costume

Events

• Science and Technology Day

Groups

• The InBESTigators
  • Maudie Miller
  • Ezra Banks
  • Ava Andrikides
  • Kyle Klimson

Report Details

Characters

• Ezra Banks
• Maudie Miller

Crime Details

Victim

Name	Crime
Patrick O'Leary	His robot costume was stolen by a student dressed as a mad professor.

Suspects

Name	Motive
Pixie	They were the only people at school dressed as a mad professor who wore red sneakers.
Mario
Duncan Kent

Culprits

Name	Motive
Duncan Kent	He was very angry to see that everyone chose to dress up as mad professor and at the same time, became jealous of Patrick's costume and was afraid that he would win the house points.

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Trivia

• This is the third time that a Grade 6 student is a victim.
• This episode is the second which the case is reported by Ezra, along with Maudie, being the first "The Case of the Concert Catastrophe".

Cultural References

• Most school students in this episode wear costumes similar to that of a mad professor.
• Patrick's robot costume is similar to the Robot cake from the spin-off of the bakery-competition web-series Nailed It!, Nailed It! Christmas.
• The character Ava plays in the series is referencing to Marie Curie, a scientist who was well known for her studies in radioactivity.
• Duncan has the same surname as Clark Kent, a fictional character from the DC Comics Universe, known as Superman.
• Mr Barker, during the parade to win 50 points, has a fantasy similar to Albert Einstein, who is known worldwide for his formula E = mc².

Continuity

• In a flashback, Miranda is seen wearing the same outfit she wore during the Grade 5 Play in "The Case of the Wrecked Rehearsal".
• It shown again the Friendship Seat, which first appeared in "The Case of the Big Mouth Challenge".
• The house teams are brought up again, like in "The Case of the Spoiled Sports Day".
• When Ava reminds Kyle that Patrick wasn't at his house, it makes a similarity to the moment that Owen (disguised as Evan) reminded Kyle that he was his opponent at the soccer match in "The Case of the Soccer Saga".
• As a way of saying thanks, Patrick took the Inbestigators to the frozen-yoghurt shop, which was first mentioned in "The Case of the Disappearing Deliveries".