Character Relationship Map: Stick Around

Characters

• Andy, the Robot (played by Andy Kaufman) — protagonist

  Andy is a run-down servant robot and the central character of the pilot. As an older model, he is often inadequate at his job, prompting Vance and Elaine to consider replacing him. Despite Vance's fru...

• Vance Keefer (played by Fred McCarren) — supporting

  Vance is married to Elaine and owns an antique store in the year 2055. His collection consists of common 1970s household appliances, which he misunderstands as antiques. He is frustrated by Andy's sho...

• Elaine Keeper (played by Nancy New) — supporting

  Elaine is married to Vance and lives with him in the year 2055. She shares in the decision about whether to replace Andy, their outdated servant robot. Although Andy's inadequacies prompt the couple t...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Elaine Keeper → Andy, the Robot (Professional Servant And Household Member)

  Andy is a servant robot in the household, and Elaine joins Vance in deciding whether to keep him.

• Vance Keefer → Andy, the Robot (Professional Owner And Servant Robot)

  Andy is described as a servant robot, and Vance is frustrated by Andy's inadequacies as an older model.

• Vance Keefer → Elaine Keeper (Family Spouses)

  The plot reference describes Vance Keefer and Elaine as a married couple in 2055.

Story Analysis

In a household set in 2055, a couple weighs whether their inadequate older servant robot should be replaced and ultimately chooses to keep him.

Plot Progression

1. The Future Household
2. An Older Model
3. The Replacement Debate
4. A Place for Andy