Why is it Mad Scientists have unnattractive servants? Perhaps they're more trustworthy. Maybe it's a work ethic thing. At any rate, over at Toon Club, the topic is Duck. Here's my post... for what it's worth.
golem |ˈgōləm|noun(in Jewish legend) a clay figure brought to life by magic.• an automaton or robot.ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Yiddishgoylem, from Hebrewgōlem ‘shapeless mass.’