Read this: Paulie has Jon Taffer to thank for his Rocky IV robot girlfriend

Earlier today, Defector published a piece by author John Semley on the history of Pulsar, the robotic breakout star of Taffer’s mid-’80s sci-fi-themed Philadelphia nightclub, Pulsations. In addition to being a well-researched and very funny piece about the 50,000 square-foot club with an $8 million spaceship, the story goes deep on a robot named Pulsar, who rolled around the dance floor and wowed clubgoers with his catchphrase, “My! What bodacious ta-tas you have!” Taffer left his job at a Borscht Belt hotel to manage Pulsations, where Pulsar was the star attraction. He described people seeing the robot and beholding the spaceship as “the closest to a religious experience that I’ve seen without it being religious.” Taffer also claims Pulsar was the robot leased to Stallone for Rocky IV.  Not all agree. However, Jim Digby, the technician who operated Pulsar at Pulsations, says it might’ve been “Pulsar’s brother,” SICO, the robot used on opening night and in the club during Pulsar’s development. 

It’s a fascinating story about a weird nightclub, featuring a disgusting story about ECW’s Sandman for all the pro-wrestling sickos out there. 

Read “A History Of Pulsar, The (Maybe) ‘Rocky IV’ Robot That Lit Up Philly Night Life” at Defector.