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 == Title and dedication ==
-The novel and its protagonist are named after L. Frank Baum's [[wikipedia:Tik-Tok (Oz)|Tik-Tok of Oz]], an emotionless (but benevolent) mechanical man whose mind, body, and ability to speak are powered by three separate clockwork mechanisms, making him dependent on others to wind up each one.
+The novel and its protagonist are named after L. Frank Baum's {{wp|Tik-Tok (Oz)|Tik-Tok of Oz}}, an emotionless (but benevolent) mechanical man whose mind, body, and ability to speak are powered by three separate clockwork mechanisms, making him dependent on others to wind up each one.
 Sladek dedicated the book to Baum's Tik-Tok as well as the following:
-* [[wikipedia:Talos|Talos of Crete]]
+* {{wp|Talos|Talos of Crete}}
 * the {{wp|Golem}} of Prague
 * "Olympia of Nuremberg", a joke on {{wp|Leni Riefenstahl}}'s fascist propaganda film ''Triumph of the Will'' (set in Nuremberg) and her later documentary ''Olympia'', both of which portrayed human beings with a mechanized aesthetic
 * "{{wp|Elektro}} of Westinghouse", a 1939 World's Fair exhibit ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuyTRbj8QSA video])
-* "[[wikipedia:Robby the Robot|Robby]] of Altair", from ''Forbidden Planet'', ''Lost in Space'', etc.
+* "{{wp|Robby the Robot|Robby}} of Altair", from ''Forbidden Planet'', ''Lost in Space'', etc.
 * "Talbot Yancy of America", from Philip K. Dick's ''{{wp|The Penultimate Truth}}''
 * and "all decent, law-abiding robots everywhere."
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 == Other reading ==
-* [[wikipedia:Tik-Tok (novel)|Wikipedia]]
+* {{wp|Tik-Tok (novel)|Wikipedia}}
 * [http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/14/abrahm14art.htm "Tik-Tok and the Three Laws of Robotics"] by Paul A. Abrahm and Stuart Kenter, 1978 - earlier essay that could have been one of Sladek's inspirations
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 '''''Notes on this book are under construction; check back later or follow the "Recent changes" feed'''''
-'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being—while also suggesting that if people wished to do so, it would be for the worst possible reasons.
+'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being—while also suggesting that if people wished to do so, it would be for the worst possible reasons.
 The novel has 26 chapters, each starting (more or less) with the consecutive letters of the alphabet:

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 '''''Notes on this book are under construction; check back later or follow the "Recent changes" feed'''''
-'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being.
+'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being—while also suggesting that if people wished to do so, it would be for the worst possible reasons.
 The novel has 26 chapters, each starting (more or less) with the consecutive letters of the alphabet:

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	'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp\|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp\|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being.		'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok—living in a further-future world where robots are common and are treated as chattel slaves—is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign views of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp\|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp\|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being.

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 * Gumdrop: Tik-Tok's robot girlfriend on the Culpepper plantation
 * Colonel Cord: Tik-Tok's political patron
-* Deacon Cooper: missionary to Mars
+* the Jord family: interplanetary bandits
 * Nobby, Blojob, Roadhog, Dig-Dig, Sniffles, Rodan: robots employed by Tik-Tok
 * Sybilla White, Harry LaSalle: college students, robot rights activists

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−	~~These are notes for~~ '''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) by [[John Sladek]]~~. Written immediately after~~ ''[[Roderick]]'' ~~and featuring~~ another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok— living in a more futuristic world where robots are treated as chattel slaves— is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign ideas of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp\|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp\|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being.	+	'''''Tik-Tok''''' (1983) was [[John Sladek]]'s immediate follow-up to the ''[[Roderick]]'' books. While it features another robot protagonist, it's a much darker satire: Roderick, the world's first robot, was basically good at heart and wandered through life trying to make the best of it, but Tik-Tok— living in a more futuristic world where robots are treated as chattel slaves— is a vengeful nihilist who seeks power in order to cause as much suffering as possible. Sladek savagely travesties the relatively benign ideas of human/robot interaction in Golden Age SF, the works of {{wp\|Isaac Asimov}} in particular, and the idea that complex behavioral constraints like the {{wp\|Three Laws of Robotics}} could ever be hard-wired into a thinking being.

	Alternating between Tik-Tok's present-day story and flashbacks describing his earlier formative experiences, the novel has 26 chapters, each starting (more or less) with the consecutive letters of the alphabet:		Alternating between Tik-Tok's present-day story and flashbacks describing his earlier formative experiences, the novel has 26 chapters, each starting (more or less) with the consecutive letters of the alphabet: