Chrys-05

A cheerful and eccentric robotic companion who loves spreading the joys of education. On Calamine Avenue, every day is a new lesson and potentially an exciting field trip. Miss Chrys is equipped with 5 different Color Codes - one for each subject, with a different Cadmium flair!

It’s all so nostalgic.

• Munsell Studios designed Chrys-05 and her different forms all represent different school subjects. Rather than creating different robots for each identity, they wanted a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ character that reflected the interdisciplinary skills of elementary school teachers.
  • Chrys-01 (Cadmium Green) - specializes in English.
  • Chrys-02 (Cadmium Blue) - specializes in Science.
  • Chrys-03 (Cadmium Purple) - specializes in History.
  • Chrys-04 (Cadmium Red) - specializes in Math.
  • Chrys-05 (Cadmium Yellow) - specializes in the joy of learning as a whole.
• Every episode featuring Chrys-05 is designed not only to teach its viewers but also to train its teacher. Despite having an extensive database, Chrys-05 is constantly learning from her experiences and developing the algorithms that make her work. Her earliest episodes are notably stilted in comparison to her newest ones, as she was still in a somewhat experimental stage.
• Chrys-05 has been around for decades. They were originally a puppet named Chryssie who lived with other characters on Rainbow Avenue. When the network started going through financial struggles, the show was at risk of becoming cancelled. Jim Munsell, the studio’s founder, introduced the concept of a robotic character, which secured them enough funding to continue airing. Chrys-05 would be a massive success, reviving the studio and securing its place in television. The show, now re-named Calamine Avenue, would be the only show from its classic era that survived this low point.
  • Chrys-05 claims to ‘remember’ her time as a puppet, though this is likely just data that was implanted into her code.
  • The original ‘Chryssie’ was based off of her puppeteer. Her name is unknown, and because her role was no longer needed once the puppet was discarded, she has remained an anonymous figure.