Ghost in the Machines

"Ghost in the Machines" is the one hundredth and seventh episode of Futurama, the nineteenth of the sixth production season and the third of the eighth broadcast season.

Story
After Bender dies, his software takes on a ghostly existence.

Production
Comedy Central's Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode in May 2011. It has so far released three pictures from "Ghost in the Machines": a promotional picture featuring the Robot Devil on 15 May, concept art of an Earthican pride float depicting Zapp Brannigan and the Nimbus on May, and a promotional picture featuring Bender being mourned by the Planet Express crew as his ghost watches from above on 17 May.

Allusions

 * The title is a parody of the phrase "".

Continuity

 * The concept of robots turning into ghosts was previously seen in "The Honking".
 * Bender's mortality was the main theme of "Lethal Inspection".

Characters

 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Fry
 * Hermes
 * Leela
 * The Robot Devil
 * Zapp (Earthican pride float)
 * Dr. Zoidberg