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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Fry Am the Egg Man<br />
|image=[[File:Fry am the Egg Man infobox.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] holds [[Mr. Peppy|the horrific monster]].<br />
|season=6<br />
|broadcast season=8<br />
|no=110<br />
|written by=Michael Rowe<br />
|directed by=Dwayne Carey-Hill<br />
|title reference=The line "I am the egg man" from the song "{{w|I Am the Walrus}}"<br />
|caption=THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN YOUR LIFE!<br />
|first aired=11 August, 2011<br />
|number=6ACV22<br />
|broadcast number=S08E09<br />
|prev ep=Yo Leela Leela<br />
|next ep=All the Presidents' Heads<br />
|broad prev=Möbius Dick<br />
|broad next=The Tip of the Zoidberg<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
}}<br />
"'''Fry Am the Egg Man'''" is the one hundred and tenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the twenty-second of the [[Season 6|sixth production season]] and the ninth of the [[Broadcast season 8|eighth broadcast season]]. It aired 11 August, 2011 on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] nurtures an alien egg that hatches into [[Mr. Peppy|a horrific monster]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I: "I'll use that free app that tells you what restaurants you're near." ===<br />
<!--[[File:Fry am the Egg Man 1.png|left|thumb|[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] in the [[Planet Express ship]].]]--><br />
After a dangerous delivery, the crew eats at [[Fishy Joe's]], and Leela gets upset because of the vague sources of fast food. They goes to the [[Local Group Farmers Market|local farmer's market]] to buy known foods (and some Zuban cigars for Bender). She blackmails the crew to eat them, but Fry decides to hatch an egg after learning that the ones bought are fertile.<br />
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=== Act II: "''Dios mío''." ===<br />
<!--[[File:Fry am the Egg Man 2.png|left|thumb|[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] in the [[Planet Express conference room]].]]--><br />
Fry raises the egg for a week, and it hatches into a horrific monster that he names Mr. Peppy. Mr. Peppy grows to full size in a few days, and Farnsworth discovers that Mr. Peppy is a ravenous [[Bone Vampire]]. Realizing they can't keep it on Earth, they send it back to its homeworld, [[Doohan 6]], to repopulate the species.<br />
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=== Act III: "I left a trail of bread crumbs." ===<br />
<!--[[File:Fry am the Egg Man 3.png|left|thumb|[[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] on Doohan 6.]]--><br />
After setting Mr. Peppy free, the crew goes to a nearby barn where they tell the villagers that they set the creature loose, thus threatening the populace. Leela's friend Angus McZongo spearheads the hunt as Fry assures them that Mr. Peppy is harmless. After Leela is attacked by Mr. Peppy, Fry decides to kill his pet himself. When he shoots, however, it is revealed to by McZongo dressed in a bone vampire costume, and admits that he was responsible for the attacks. Suddenly, they notice Mr. Peppy sucking the skeleton from some sheep, and Fry decides to kill him until the villagers spare the beast because they can use it as a way to slaughter their excessive livestock.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
During May and June [[2011]], ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' released three items of promotional material for the episode: concept art of a new [[character]], [[Mr. Peppy]], on 30 May, part of [[Storyboard:Fry am the Egg Man|the storyboard]] showing [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] and Fry at the drive-thru on 31 May, and a video clip featuring Bender and Mr. Peppy playing fetch on 19 June.<br />
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=== Image gallery ===<br />
<gallery><br />
File:622-Mr-Peppy.jpg|Concept art of Mr. Peppy.<br />
File:622-Board A.jpg|Page 76 of the storyboard.<br />
File:Get the ball.png|A screenshot from the video clip.<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
In the original U.S. broadcast on 11 August, 2011, the episode scored a 0.7 share among adults aged 18-49, down a tenth from the previous week, and 1.462 million viewers, up about 3,000 views from the previous week.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/12/thursday-cable-ratings-jersey-shore-down-but-dominant-burn-notice-suits-project-runway-wilfred-futurama-louie-more/100330/|title=Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Jersey Shore' Down But Dominant + 'Burn Notice,' 'Suits,' 'Project Runway,' 'Wilfred,' 'Futurama,' 'Louie' & More|author=Seidman, Robert|date=2011-8-12|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=2011-08-13}}</ref><br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is one of four episodes of broadcast season 8 to be broadcast in production order. The other three are "[[Cold Warriors]]", "[[Overclockwise]]" and "[[Reincarnation]]".<br />
*The song heard during the montage of Fry keeping the egg safe is "Eggman" by Eli Wolfe.<br />
*If Leela is correct about her having 205 bones, she would have one less than normal humans.<br />
**It is unclear what bone she is missing. It may be that she has one lacrimal or nasal bone instead of two due to her strange head shape (i.e., her one eye).<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The title is a play on the lyric "I am the egg man" from {{w|The Beatles}}' song "{{w|I Am the Walrus}}".<br />
*The plot bears some resemblance to ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "{{s|Bart the Mother}}". {{s|Bart Simpson}} nurtures two orphaned "bird" eggs until they hatch, but they turn out to be two {{s|Bolivian Tree Lizard}}s that wreak havoc on {{s|Springfield}}.<br />
**Incidentally, that episode was the last full one written by [[David X. Cohen]] before he began working on ''[[Futurama]]''.<br />
*The "[[Local Group Farmer's Market]]" refers to the {{w|Local Group}}, which is the group of galaxies that includes the [[Milky Way]].<br />
*When [[Fry]] says to [[Dr. Zoidberg]] "Leggo my egg-o, crab-o," this is a parody of the famous Eggo Waffles commercial slogan.<br />
*The Medieval Monster Manual that [[Professor Farnsworth]] shows the crew is titled "Gygaxicon" with a picture of a dodecahedron above the title. This is a reference to [[Gary Gygax]], the creator of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<br />
*The planet [[Doohan 6]] and its Scottish-like inhabitants are a reference to {{w|James Doohan}}, "Scotty" of ''[[Star Trek]]'' fame.<br />
*The name of the character [[Angus McZongo]] is a reference to {{w|Zongo Comics}}, a comic book company founded by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*[[Zuban cigars]] are an obvious reference to the coveted Cuban cigars.<br />
*Fry's "''would not, could not''" speech mimics the style of Dr. Seuss, specifically the children's book ''{{w|Green Eggs and Ham}}''.<br />
*When [[Amy]] says "Jinkies, he Scooby-Dooed us," this is an obvious reference to ''{{w|Scooby-Doo}}'' and its character Velma's catchphrase "Jinkies".<br />
*When [[Fry]] says, "He's not a fighter, he's a lover, like Dwayne 'The Rock' 'Tooth Fairy' Johnson," This is a reference to former wrestler, now-actor {{w|Dwayne Johnson}} and the movie ''{{w|Tooth Fairy (film)|Tooth Fairy}}'' which he starred in.<br />
*When the sheep farmer woke up to find his sheep deboned he let out a string of words including "Gryffindor, Slytherin and Hufflepuff"; Famous houses of Hogwarts in Harry Potter. He also says the names of three Akira Kurosawa movies (Dersu Uzala, Yojimbo, Rashomon) before announcing that Mr. Peppy should live.<br />
*When [[Fry]] tries to lure Mr. Peppy out of the woods, holding up a human skeleton, he states "Here Mr. Peppy! Mmm, lovely bones!" - a reference to the novel "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.<br />
*The overall plot of the episode resembles the {{w|Lambton Worm#The legend|Lambton Worm legend}}.<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*At the start of the episode, Fry, Leela, and Bender appear to be wearing the same uniforms they received from [[Awesome Express]] in "[[The Route of All Evil]]".<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] watches ''[[All My Circuits]]'', a [[TV]] program that has appeared several times before.<br />
*[[Fishy Joe's]] makes its first appearance since "[[The Problem with Popplers]]".<br />
**He appeared briefly in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''<br />
*Despite the fact that [[Fishy Joe's]] sold [[popplers]] (Omicronian young) as food in "[[The Problem with Popplers]]", [[Lrrr]] is still eating at Fishy Joe's.<br />
*Lrrr is seen driving the 3011 [[Thundercougarfalconbird]] that he bought in "[[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences]]".<br />
*Fry suffers his fifth heart attack in this episode, and his second in [[season 6]] after Bender induced one in "[[Ghost in the Machines]]".<br />
**This episode also shows the cure for heart attacks mentioned in a previous episode.<br />
*The Amazonian women reappear at the Local Group Farmer's Market selling "Aunt Snu-Snu's Maple Syrup". The term "snu-snu" on [[Amazonia]] means "sex" as established in "[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]".<br />
**Also, [[Fry]] is once again "scare-roused" by the presence of the Amazonian women.<br />
*Zuban Cigars are re-established as fine smokables since "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]".<br />
*Fry and Leela's relationship appears to be completly reset by writers; Leela refers to Fry as "strictly platonic friend."<br />
**Leela could have been buttering up McZongo.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': You can't sit on something for a week without falling in love with it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': ''[Walking into Doohan 6 pub.]'' We're not from around here!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': ''{Inside Doohan 6 pub]'' We're from another planet, speak english!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Boxy Robot (All My Circuits)|Boxy Robot]]<br />
*[[Calculon (All My Circuits)|Calculon]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Doohan Sheep]]<br />
*[[Fishy Joe]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hydroponic Farmer]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Lrrr]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Angus McZongo]]<br />
*[[Monique (All My Circuits)|Monique]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Mr. Peppy]]<br />
*[[Ornik]]<br />
*[[Thog]]<br />
*'''Debut''': The [[smart-ass teen]]<br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch<br />
|no=55<br />
|image=[[File:Kif gets knocked up a notch.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=5<br />
|number=4ACV01<br />
|caption=Bigfoot's choice<br />
|first aired=12 January, 2003<br />
|written by=Bill Odenkirk<br />
|directed by=Wes Archer<br />
|title reference=[[Elzar]]'s trademark phrase<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''It's a Greek Life'', by Van Beuren Studios (1936)<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
|broadcast number=S05E05<br />
|prev ep=The 30% Iron Chef<br />
|next ep=Leela's Homeworld<br />
|broad prev=A Taste of Freedom<br />
|broad next=Less than Hero<br />
}}<br />
"'''Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch'''" is forty-fifth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the first of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the fifth of the [[Broadcast season 5|fifth broadcast season]]. It aired 12 January, 2003 on FOX. After having [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] getting [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] pregnant, [[Amy Wong|Amy]] is forced into motherhood, a task she cannot handle.<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
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=== Act I: "No-shoot fire stick in space canoe! Cause explosive decompression!" ===<br />
[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] just can't stand his long-distance relationship with [[Amy Wong|Amy]] any more - he wants more. Just at this moment, the crew is sent to deliver pain medicine to the hive mind of Nigel 7. The [[Nimbus]] is patrolling nearby, with Kif onboard. Amy smuggles herself on board of the [[Planet Express Ship]] and changes course towards the Nimbus while the crew is in [[Coinage#H|hibernative naptosis]] to save oxygen.<br />
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Kif and Amy share an intimate moment on the Nimbus' [[Holo-Shed]] where he tries to display his romantic feelings to her, when the Holo-shed malfunctions and the holographic characters come alive. Kif and Amy flee towards the bridge, pursued by the holograms. [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] fires on the pursuers, causing an explosive decompression that whirls everyone around on the bridge. In the process, Kif looses his right glove and has skin contact with everyone present. Later in sickbay, the doctor finds that Kif is pregnant.<br />
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=== Act II: "So the toilet seat is the uncle or something?" ===<br />
It turns out that [[Amphibiosans]] can exchange genetic material over their skins when romantically engaged. Kif is delighted, but Amy does not quite share his enthusiasm. Besides, it is unclear who is the sire of Kif's offspring. They travel back to [[Earth]] and let the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] figure it out with the [[Maternifuge|Alien Cross-Species Genetic Analyzer]] - after expelling [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], Zapp (much to Kif's relief), [[Zoidberg]] (who lives in the machine), and finally Amy, it turns out that [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] has provided the DNA.<br />
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But Kif states that his romantic involvement is with Amy, his [[smizmar]], and according to the rules on his planet, she is considered the mother. At Kif's baby shower with the crew and Zapp in [[Philip J. Fry|Fry's]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender's]] [[Bender and Fry's apartment|apartment]], everyone gives presents to Kif and Amy, and [[Leo and Inez Wong|her parents]]' present is an ironing board symbolising her new responsibilities. Amy can't stand it any longer - she's not yet ready for the responsibility of motherhood and runs away in tears, leaving Kif behind alone.<br />
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=== Act III: "It's a poisonous froad!" ===<br />
Just then, Kif's birthing process is about to start and he returns to his home world [[Amphibios 9]] - accompanied by Leela, Fry, Bender and Zapp. They enter the ancestral birthing grounds of Clan Kroker in a swamp, where they meet the [[The Grand Midwife|Grand Midwife]]. Since his smizmar Amy is not with him, he has to go through the beginning of the birthing ceremony alone, but then Amy arrives and assists in the birth of the several hundred tadpole-like offspring. Leela and Amy defend the little creatures as they are attacked by predators on the way towards the water and succeed. In twenty years time, the offspring will crawl onto land as children, and Amy thinks she will be ready then. Leela indeed turns out to be the genetic mother - many of the tadpoles have just one eye.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The DVD commentaries state the ship-to-ship-intimacy is a spoof from the James Bond movie "Moonraker". It might also have been inspired by the slightly older predecessor "You only live twice" that had a similar setting.<br />
*Outside the Nimbus' sickbay, the sign reads "Sick Bay & Horta Burn Clinic", referring to a Star Trek TOS episode featuring a race of crystalline beings named the Horta, which, among other things, had very high surface temperature.<br />
*Only in this episode, we see Amy's [[wristlojackimator]] in operation - as a holographic day-planner. (See [[#Items on Amy's Calendar|Items on Amy's Calendar]].)<br />
*The [[Dr. Veins McGee|doctor]] in the Nimbus' sickbay greatly resembles {{st|Leonard McCoy|Dr. "Bones" McCoy}} from [[Star Trek]], as such he is named "[[Dr. Veins McGee|Veins]]" in a deleted scene.<br />
*Fry has only 9 lines in this episode.<br />
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==== Items on Amy's Calendar ====<br />
This is the full list of items that appear on [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s holographic day-planner. The calendar starts with the 1<sup>st</sup> on a Monday. Unreadable portions are shown with question marks, while guessed portions are marked in italics.<br />
{|width=100% <br />
|<br />
<ol><li>Bimonthly dimple rotation</li><br />
<li>Yoga rave</li><br />
<li>Girlicure</li><br />
<li>Baby shower</li><br />
<li>Shop</li><br />
<li>Dro''p''</li><!--'p' not visible, only thing that makes sense, read with #5--><br />
<li>Lunch with Molly</li><br />
<li>Trash Molly with Tina</li><br />
<li>Trash Tina with Molly</li><br />
<li>Find new friends</li><br />
<li>Pony aerobics</li></ol><br />
|<br />
<ol start="12"><li>Cuteness trainer</li><br />
<li>10P??? Wang ???</li><!--almost certainly someones name perhaps something with Vera Wang, a clothing company? Or "10PM Wang Chung"--><br />
<li>Recharge bra</li><br />
<li>Extreme aromatherapy</li><br />
<li>Finish thesis; buy stocks</li><br />
<li>Adopt all puppies</li><br />
<li>Pity party for the less popular</li><br />
<li>Green shirt day</li><br />
<li>New f''riends'' annou''nced'' toda''y''</li><br />
<li>Hang with Walter Koening {{sic}}</li></ol><br />
|<br />
<ol start="22"><li>Tolstoy seminar</li><br />
<li>(nothing on this day)</li><br />
<li>Neutron croquet</li><br />
<li>Search couch for spare millions</li><br />
<li>Do something for myself</li><br />
<li>Hair-t??? Olym''pics''</li><!--not a clue, 'pics' not visible--><br />
<li>Benefit for divorced princesses</li><br />
<li>Snub all dark-haired boys</li><br />
<li>(nothing on this day)</li><br />
<li>Rearrange teddy bears; promote Mr. Fluffy</li></ol><br />
|}<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The [[Nimbus]]'s [[Holo-Shed]] is a clear reference to [[Star Trek]] {{st|Holodeck}}<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Spirit! Kif, that's the pony I always wanted but my parents said I had too many ponies already.<br />
'''Kif''': Yes, I programmed it in for you. Four million lines of {{w|BASIC}}!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Kif''': The [[Holo-shed]]'s on the fritz again! The characters turned real!<br />
'''Zapp''': Damn! The last time that happened, I got slapped with three paternity suits!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Prof. Farnsworth''': If anyone needs me, I'll be in the [[Angry Dome]]!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp''': Kif, I'm sensing a very sensual disturbance in the force. Prepare for ship-to-ship intimacy.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Kif''': Well, I suppose I might have gotten pregnant that way. Or even from a toilet seat. Though that's impossible as I have a separate washroom.<br />
'''Zapp''': ''[He leaves Kif's bathroom.]'' By the way, Kif, your flush seems to be set on "stun", not "kill".</poem><br />
<poem>'''Kif''': As long as Amy is with me in my heart, I will have the strength of two. *gnarg* Apparently, Amy hasn't been working out much lately...</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Grand Midwife]]''': I will now take my leave. I live here, so I won't actually be going anywhere, but you don't have to talk to me anymore.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Attila the Hun]]''': Stop! No shoot fire-stick in space-canoe! Cause explosive decompression!<br />
'''Zapp''': Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Evil Lincoln]]''': Real holographic simulated Evil Lincoln is BACK!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Check it out, y'all! Everyone we invited is here.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Also Zoidberg.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*In the shot after [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is ejected from the [[Maternifuge]], it looks as if he's got no pants on - belly and legs are carapace-coloured.<br />
*On Amy's Calendar, Sunday the 21<sup>st</sup> says "Hang with Walter Koening", but his name is properly spelled "Koenig".<br />
**Amy may have just misspelled his name by accident.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Attila the Hun]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Evil Lincoln]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[The Grand Midwife]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Jack the Ripper]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
*[[LaBarbara]] (on the Titanic Survivors note)<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Poisonous Froad]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Professor Moriarty]]<br />
*[[Leo and Inez Wong]]<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Spirit]] <br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Dr. Veins McGee]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Bill Odenkirk]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Wes Archer]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Bill Odenkirk]]<br />
**[[Wes Archer]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Kif]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Umbriel&diff=101228Umbriel2011-09-10T08:41:14Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Umbriel<br />
|type=t<br />
|image=[[File:Umbriel.JPG|225px]]<br />
|species=[[Merfolk|Mermaid]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|voiced by=Parker Posey<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV12}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Umbriel''' is a [[mermaid]] who lives in the lost city of [[Atlanta]] with her father [[The Colonel]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Umbriel grew up in [[Atlanta]] as the daughter of [[The Colonel|a rich colonel]]. She was spotted by [[Fry]] in [[3001]] while he was looking for food with [[Zoidberg]] and [[Bender]], and while everyone else thought he imagined her as a result of ocean madness. She then appeared and brought Fry outside at night where they did things together, like watching animals fight, and eventually they fell in love. She brought Fry to Atlanta and was followed by the rest of the crew where Fry decided he would live with her. Fry finally left when he found out how mermaids reproduce. Umbriel then had to find someone else to escort her to [[the Debutante Ball]].<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[The Colonel]], Father<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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Umbriel's character was named as a reference to the famous mermaid {{w|Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel}} from {{w|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid''}} - {{w|Ariel (moon)|Ariel}} and {{w|Umbriel (moon)|Umbriel}} are both moons of {{w|Uranus}}.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia === <br />
* Umbriel does not appear in a scene in "[[The Sting]]" (which includes most of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry's]] ex girlfriends at his funeral), nor does she appear in the ending of "''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]''" <br />
** This is obviously because she cannot breathe above water<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Umbriel''': Here you go, darlin'.<br />
''[Fry breathes.]''<br />
'''Fry''': Hey! I can breath and talk, just like a fish!<br />
'''Umbriel''': Oh, you speak fish?<br />
''[She says something in fish.]''<br />
'''Fry''': What?<br />
'''Umbriel''': I'm sorry, my accent's atrocious. Hi, my name's Umbriel!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Umbriel<br />
|type=t<br />
|image=[[File:Umbriel.JPG|225px]]<br />
|species=[[Merfolk|Mermaid]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|voiced by=Parker Posey<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV12}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Umbriel''' is a [[mermaid]] who lives in the lost city of [[Atlanta]] with her father [[The Colonel]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Umbriel grew up in [[Atlanta]] as the daughter of [[The Colonel|a rich colonel]]. She was spotted by [[Fry]] in [[3001]] while he was looking for food with [[Zoidberg]] and [[Bender]], and while everyone else thought he imagined her as a result of ocean madness. She then appeared and brought Fry outside at night where they did things together, like watching animals fight, and eventually they fell in love. She brought Fry to Atlanta and was followed by the rest of the crew where Fry decided he would live with her. Fry finally left when he found out how mermaids reproduce. Umbriel then had to find someone else to escort her to [[the Debutante Ball]].<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[The Colonel]], Father<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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Umbriel's character was named as a reference to the famous mermaid {{w|Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel}} from {{w|The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid''}} - {{w|Ariel (moon)|Ariel}} and {{w|Umbriel (moon)|Umbriel}} are both moons of {{w|Uranus}}.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia === <br />
* Umbriel does not appear in a scene in "[[The Sting]]" (which includes most of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry's]] ex girlfriends at his funeral), nor does she appear in the ending of "''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]''" **This is obviously because she cannot breathe above water<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Umbriel''': Here you go, darlin'.<br />
''[Fry breathes.]''<br />
'''Fry''': Hey! I can breath and talk, just like a fish!<br />
'''Umbriel''': Oh, you speak fish?<br />
''[She says something in fish.]''<br />
'''Fry''': What?<br />
'''Umbriel''': I'm sorry, my accent's atrocious. Hi, my name's Umbriel!</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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<div>{{place infobox<br />
|name = New New York City<br />
|image = [[File:Nnyc.png|250px]]<br />
|location = [[Earth]]<br />
|first appear = {{e|1ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
'''New New York''' is a major city in the [[United States]] and the primary setting of ''[[Futurama]]''. New New York is the reincarnation of the former [[Old New York|New York City]], remnants of which can still be found underground.<br />
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== History ==<br />
In the year [[3000]], the name of the city of New York City has been changed to '''New New York''', presumably when it was rebuilt after one of [[Earth]]'s periods of [[First Destruction of New York City|alien invasion]]. The city of New New York is built upon the ruins of [[Old New York]]. The city has seen some changes: the subways have been replaced with a [[Tube System|tube transport]] network, and ethnic neighborhoods like China Town and Little Italy have been joined by [[New New York#Little Neptune|Little Neptune]]. But in many ways it has not changed much in 1000 years: locals are still rude, public transportation is over-crowded, and it is a place where many cultures mingle.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
New New York is located in the Northeastern United States on [[Earth]], approximately halfway between [[Washington D.C.]] and Boston. The location at the Hudson River delta, which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city. Much of the city is built on the three islands of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, which are built above the [[Old New York]], making land scarce and encouraging a high population density.<br />
The city's land has been changed considerably by human intervention, with substantial land reclamation along the waterfronts.<br />
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== Boroughs ==<br />
=== Manhattan ===<br />
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'''Hell's Laboratory'''<br />
{{see|Hell's Laboratory}}<br />
[[File:Hell's Laboratory.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Clone of My Own]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': New York has a real neighborhood called "Hell's Kitchen" <br \><br />
'''Description''': "The nerdiest slum in New New York," Hell's Lab is where the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] grew up.<br />
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'''Little Bitaly'''<br />
[[File:Little Bitaly.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Bender Gets Made]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': Refers to Little Italy, a neighborhood in New York. As well as bits, a unit of memory in computer, and thereby robotic, systems.<br \><br />
'''Description''': A [[robot]] neighborhood in NNY, also the home of the [[Robot Mafia]].<br />
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'''Little Neptune'''<br />
[[File:Little Neptune.jpg|left|200px|]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[My Three Suns]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': An immigrant neighborhood, like Little Italy or Chinatown <br \><br />
'''Description''': A seedy neighborhood inhabited largely by [[Neptunian]] immigrants. It seems to be a somewhat vague reference to {{sw|Chalmun's Cantina}} scene in {{sw|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope}}. Both seem seedy, have a menagerie of robot and alien denizens, and both feature the main characters going into a place that sell food. Also, the scene where Fry is saved by Leela from the [[Organ Dealer]] and his accomplice is similar to when {{sw|Obi-Wan Kenobi}} saves {{sw|Luke Skywalker}} from {{sw|Cornelius Evazan}} and {{sw|Ponda Baba}}.<br />
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=== New New York Sewers ===<br />
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'''City of Sewer Mutants'''<br />
{{see|NNY Sewers}}<br />
[[File:NNY Sewers 1.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A locale with two distinct areas: the ruins of Old New York and the city of [[Sewer Mutants]].<br />
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'''Old New York'''<br />
{{see|Old New York}}<br />
[[File:Old New York.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': It was one of the biggest cities in the world and produced more garbage than any other city. In the 31st century exists below the streets of New New York. <br />
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=== The Bronx ===<br />
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=== Brooklyn ===<br />
Home of the Brooklyn Aquarium which includes many marine species.<br />
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=== Queens ===<br />
Home to the racetrack Flushing Downs.<br />
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=== Staten Island ===<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
[[File:Heather.png|right|thumb|[[Neptunians]] are among the most notable Alien immigrants.]]<br />
[[File:Tinny Tim.jpg|right|thumb|[[Robots]] are among the poorest in society.]]<br />
New New York is still one of the most diverse cities on earth. Throughout its history, the city has been a major point of entry for human immigrants; the term melting pot was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods. <br />
During the last 1000 years, [[robots]] (among them [[Bending Units]]), [[List of alien species|aliens]] (among them [[Neptunians]] and [[Decapodians]]), and mutants also began to settle down in New New York and live in peaceful coexistence with each other. [[Sewer Mutants|Sewer mutants]] were an exception until 3010. They used to live segregated from the rest of society in New New York Sewers and members of the upper class lobbied government officials to keep the status quo. However, in 3010 [[The Mutants Are Revolting|campaigns of civil resistance]] aimed at achieving equal rights for mutants caused the end of segregation.<br />
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Most of the population of New New York lives in apartments. Only a few can afford real estates. The city's population still has a large income disparity that applies to human beings as well as aliens and robots. However, it can be observed that aliens are among the wealthiest citizens while robots are among the poorest and most criminal citizens of the society (see [[Robot Mafia]]) despite, or probably because of, their increased intelligence. Although almost all sewer mutants, except [[Leela]], still live segregated from the rest of the world, and appear dirty, poor, and unhealthy to beings living above [[NNY Sewers|New New York Sewers]], this society consist of a wide range of white collar (doctors, teachers, etc.) and blue collar workers. The upper class, which is approximately 1% or less of society is dominated by humans, but also aliens who are considered royal on their home planets. The main distinguishing features of this class are the ability to own celestial bodies, the immense political influence and very high life expectancy. <br />
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'''Leela's apartment building'''<br />
[[File:Leela's appartment building.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Parasites Lost]]" (although there is a possibility that the bed in which Leela and Fry had sex "[[Anthology of Interest I]]" is here).<br \><br />
'''Description''': A fairly regular apartment building containing the sparse apartment in which [[Leela]] used to live until it was destroyed by the [[Scammer Aliens|nudist alien scammers]]. However, it was rebuilt, as shown in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]".<br />
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'''Robot Arms Apartments'''<br />
{{see|Robot Arms Apartments}}<br />
[[File:Robot Arms.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[I, Roommate]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': Variant of a classic name formula, such as "King's Arms Inn" or "Garfield Arms Apartments." <br \><br />
'''Description''': A high-rise apartment community that caters to Robot residents. Home to [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. Most rooms are little more than 2 cubic meter storage units, as robots require little more than a place to recharge. Bender seems to have lucked into (or pays extra for) a room with a massive closet, which itself has multiple rooms and a large window.<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
New New York is a global hub of international and interstellar business and commerce. The city has always attracted many big and small businesses. Many major companies are headquartered in New New York.<br />
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'''Mom's Friendly Robot Company Headquarters'''<br />
{{see|MomCorp}}<br />
[[File:MomCorpHQ.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': The headquarters for MomCorp, a multinational robot corporation.<br />
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'''Planet Express Headquarters'''<br />
{{see|Planet Express headquarters}}<br />
[[File:Planet Express Exterior 2.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': The waterfront headquarters of a delivery company owned by [[Professor Farnsworth]] that employs [[Fry]], [[Leela]], and [[Bender]] among others.<br />
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'''GeneWorks, S.K.G.'''<br />
{{see|GeneWorks, S.K.G.}}<br />
[[File:GeneWorksSKG.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': A reference to {{w|DreamWorks}}, a computer animation company.<br \><br />
'''Description''': A genetic lab where stem cells are available for retail purchase.<br />
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'''Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium'''<br />
{{see|Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium}}<br />
[[File:Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': The name refers to {{w|Crazy Eddie}}, a consumer electronics chain founded in Brooklyn, New York. Unlike his human predecessor, [[Malfunctioning Eddie|Eddie]] is merely a malfunctioning robot and not a felon convicted for fraud.<br \><br />
'''Description''': The most high-end place in NNY to buy luxury hover cars, including the [[Thundercougerfalconbird]]. They claim their prices are low because of Eddie's malfunctions, but this claim is not supported by the hard-sell tactics of their sales staff, particularly [[Victor]].<br />
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'''Alien Overlord & Taylor'''<br />
{{see|Alien Overlord & Taylor}}<br />
[[File:Alien Overlord and Taylor.jpg|left|200px]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]" <br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': Refers to the retail chain "Lord & Taylor" <br \><br />
'''Description''': A New New York department store.<br />
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'''Hacking Jack's Fine Smokables'''<br />
{{see|Hacking Jack's Fine Smokables}}<br />
[[File:Hacking Jack's.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A Cigar store selling many smoking brands, and for some reason, burglar's tools.<br />
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'''Crack Mansion'''<br />
{{see|Crack Mansion}}<br />
[[File:CrackMansion.png|left|200px]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A very upscale crack house.<br />
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'''Diamonds Are Forever'''<br />
{{see|Diamonds Are Forever}}<br />
[[File:DiamondsAreForever.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': {{w|Diamonds Are Forever (novel)|Diamonds Are Forever}} is a James Bond novel (and movie). <br/><br />
'''Description''': A jewelery store that has an ironic "Going Out of Business Sale."<br />
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'''Ed's Hiking Supplies & Spelunketeria'''<br />
[[File:EdsHikingSupplies.jpg|left|200px]]<br />
'''First Appearance''':"[[Godfellas]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A hiking supplies shop that sells all the basic hiking equipment. Also sells loaded pack mules and sherpas off the wall.<br />
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Other smaller businesses in New New York City.<br />
<gallery><br />
File:711.png|'''[[7¹¹]]:''' A common convenience store in New New York that sells products such as [[Slurm]].<br />
File:99 cent store.jpg|'''99¢ Store (temporarily $299.99 Store):''' A store that changed its name once [[Nixon]]'s $300 tax refund came in.<br />
File:Shifty's True Wonders of the 20th Century Emporium.jpg|'''[[Shifty's True Wonders of the 20th Century Emporium]]:''' A shop that specializes in items from the 20<sup>th</sup> century.<br />
File:Rook Takes Pawnshop.jpg|'''Rook Takes Pawnshop:''' A pawnshop. Its name comes from the fact that in the game of chess, it is possible for a Rook to take a Pawn.<br />
File:Frontys meat market.png|'''Fronty's Meat Market:''' A meat market which freezer room is used by the [[Robot Mafia]] as their headquarters. The name implies that this is a "{{w|Front organization#Organized crime|front}}" business, used to launder money.<br />
File:Nappster.jpg|'''Nappster:''' Nappster is an Internet company that has its headquarters in New New York which offers illegal copies of celebrities.<br />
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== Government and Public Services ==<br />
The government of New New York is very centralized. It is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply and welfare services. [[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer]] is the elected mayor of New New York and has filled this function since at least the year [[3000]].<br />
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'''Citihall'''<br />
{{see|Citihall}}<br />
[[File:Citihall.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': The seat of New New York's government. A parody on the name and old logo of {{w|Citibank}}, a real banking finance group founded and headquartered in [[Old New York]] City.<br />
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'''Central Bureaucracy'''<br />
{{see|Central Bureaucracy}}<br />
[[File:Central Bureaucracy.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': Central Bureaucracy regulates and controls all bureaucratic activities within New New York<br />
'''Notes''': A bureaucrat [[Beholder]] (a creature from [[Dungeons & Dragons]] which is pretty much a giant, floating cyclopean head with a large amount of eye-stalks sticking out of its head) guards at least one corridor; it was found sleeping on the job and begged the Planet Express crew not to tell his superiors. <br />
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'''Applied Cryogenics'''<br />
{{see|Applied Cryogenics}}<br />
[[File:Applied Cryogenics 3.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A cryogenics lab that has existed since at least 1997.<br />
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'''Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium'''<br />
{{see|Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium}}<br />
[[File:Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[The Cyber House Rules]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': The orphanarium where [[Leela]] grew up, and was honored as an adult.<br />
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'''Earth Army Recruiting Center'''<br />
{{see|Earth Army Recruiting Center}}<br />
[[File:Army recruiting center front.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[War Is the H-Word]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A recruiting center for all the civilians who want to join the [[DOOP Army]].<br />
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'''Taco Bellevue Hospital'''<br />
[[File:taco.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Bender Gets Made]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': A combination of Taco Bell and Bellevue Hospital.<br \><br />
'''Description''': Providing the finest in medical care and affordable Mexican food. At least one of the doctors on staff resembles a chihuahua (similar to the one used in Taco Bell advertising).<br />
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== Education ==<br />
'''Academy of Inventors Headquarters'''<br />
[[File:Academy of Inventors.jpg|left|200px]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]" <br \><br />
'''Description''': The headquarters for the [[Academy of Inventors]]. They have annual meetings, during which their members show off their latest inventions.<br />
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'''Public Library'''<br />
[[File:NNY Public Library.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]" <br \><br />
'''Description''': The place from where the [[The Big Brain|Big Brain]] was leading the [[Brain Spawn]]s invasion of [[Earth]]. Contains, among others, the ''Ancient Literature'' room which houses many classical works of literature.<br />
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== Transportation ==<br />
[[File:Opening Credits.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Tube Transportation and hovercars.]]<br />
Subways, buses, and other forms of public transportation have been replaced by the Tube Transport System. Flying cars or [[Hovercar|Hovercars]] replaced wheeled automobiles as they are faster and are not stuck in traffic congestion on the ground, although most of them seem to follow designated airways.<br />
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'''Tube Transport System'''<br />
{{see|Tube Transport System}}<br />
[[File:Tube Transport System.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': It is based on pneumatic tubes, originally used to transport documents throughout offices (and still in use within the Central Bureaucracy). <br/><br />
'''Description''': A user announces where he or she wishes to go, and the tube will activate and route them to their desired destination. It is unknown whether they use pneumatic pressure (as the original tubes did) or something else. Given that a humanoid shape doesn't fill the tube, pneumatic pressure seems unlikely.<br />
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'''South Street Spaceport'''<br />
{{see|South Street Spaceport}}<br />
[[File:South Street Spaceport.JPG|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Flight to Remember]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': South Street Seaport is a locale in contemporary New York. <br/><br />
'''Description''': A hub for incoming and outgoing spacecraft. Seems to serve both military and civilian craft.<br />
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'''Cape Knievel'''<br />
{{see|Cape Knievel}}<br />
[[File:Cape Knievel.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': A reference to {{w|Cape Canaveral}} and {{w|Evel Knievel}}. <br/><br />
'''Description''': A flight testing center that is also a small spaceport. Seems to serve both military and civilian craft.<br />
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== Climate ==<br />
Since the 21st century, New New York's climate has not significantly changed. In the 31st century, most greenhouse gases are caused by [[robots]], but the human population has found ways to deal with [[global warming]]. The city still has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid and winters are cold, featuring prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore and somewhat minimize the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. ''Technically'' because Amy Wong reversed the earth's rotation in 3010, the wind blows onshore therefore moderating New New York's climate significantly yet a change in climate was never actually mentioned.<br />
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== Environment ==<br />
[[File:Owls.jpg|right|thumb|Owls at the Planet Express entrance.]]<br />
{{see|Pests}}<br />
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[[Pests]] remain a problem in the future. In an effort to fight the rat and pigeon problem, owls were introduced. However, they soon filled the ecological niche becoming the most prevalent pest of New New York. Cockroaches have reached the size of human beings, rats&mdash;although greatly diminished in number&mdash;can be seen in the [[NNY Sewers|New York Sewers]]. Despite the introduction of the owl to New New York, pigeons are still present, albeit with a greatly diminished population.<br />
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Other species have arrived in New New York, among them golden marmosets who, like owls, have been introduced to fight pests, harmless land squids, toilet snails and wall gophers.<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The building form most closely associated with New New York City is the skyscraper, whose introduction and widespread adoption saw New York buildings shift from the low-scale European tradition of the 19th century to the vertical rise of business districts in the 20th century to the vertical rise of apartments in the 30th century.<br />
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The late 30th century faced a revival of the Populuxe or Googie style which shape the skyline of New New York in the 31st century. Various devices and architecture are similar to this form of architecture that originated in the mid-20th century. Upswept roofs, curvaceous, geometric shapes, steel and neon, and bold use of glass are some of the most notable characteristics of Populuxe architecture.<br />
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Other buildings are inspired by the Minimalist movement such as [[Central Bureaucracy]]. Objects are reduced to their necessary elements, in this case a cube. Madison Cube Garden is also minimalist while many other buildings are examples of Postmodern architecture which incorporates several styles of architecture.<br />
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File:Central Bureaucracy.jpg|'''[[Central Bureaucracy]]''' as an example of Minimalism.<br />
File:Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium.jpg|'''Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium''' is a Postmodern building.<br />
File:Planet_Express_Exterior_2.jpg|The '''Planet Express headquarters''' leans towards the Populuxe style.<br />
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Neoclassical architecture has also returned in the future, as seen with the rebuilt Museum of Natural History and the New New York Public Library, mimicking their original old New York forms. More traditional low-scale neighborhoods akin to the brownstone townhouses of New York's Greenwich Village also appear, one of which apparently belongs to Hermes and his family.<br />
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A handful of historic old New York landmarks seem to have been salvaged and kept for modern usage (instead of them rotting in the sewers), including a retrofitted Brooklyn Bridge designed for hover-cars.<br />
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== Parks ==<br />
[[File:Jurassic kiddie park.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The '''Jurassic Kiddie Park''' can be found in Central Park.]] New New York offers several large recreational areas and attractions open to the public. Although Central Park is not directly shown in the episodes, the Jurassic Kiddie Park reveals that the Central park is still present in the 31st century. Jurassic Kiddie Park, which is aimed at children, offers rides on a living Tyrannosaurus Rex. People are also able to feed the carnivore with pigs for 5&cent;.<br />
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Monument Beach is a man-made beachside park in New New York that boasts a collection of many of the world's greatest monuments, stolen by an evil supervillain who was elected Governor of New New York. Some of the greatest monuments are the Sphinx, the White House (which was apparently rebuilt in Washington, D.C.), the leaning tower of Pisa, the Mo'ai statues, and a slightly altered Mount Rushmore. {{clear}}<br />
[[File:Monument Beach 2.jpg|thumb|center|800px|'''[[Monument Beach]]''' is a man-made beachside park in New New York.]]<br />
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== Culture, contemporary life and recreation ==<br />
'''Museum of Natural History'''<br />
[[File:Museum of Natural History.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Less than Hero]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': Still presenting artifacts describing the history of the world, even in the year 3000.<br />
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'''Rocket Skating Rink'''<br />
[[File:Rocket Skating Rink.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[The Why of Fry]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A rocket skating rink in the heart of New New York, seems to be in the same location as the rink outside Rockefeller Center in present-day New York.<br />
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'''Le Spa'''<br />
{{see|Le Spa}}<br />
[[File:Le Spa.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': {{e|1ACV06}}<br \><br />
'''Description''': A very elite day spa.<br />
{{Clear}}<br />
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'''New New York Dumbbell Club'''<br />
[[File:NNY Dumbbell Club Gym.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A large, successful gym, with numerous exercise machines and heath facilities, and hundreds of patrons.<br />
{{Clear}}<br />
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'''O'Zorgnax Pub'''<br />
{{see|O'Zorgnax Pub}}<br />
[[File:O'Zorgnax's Pub.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A pub frequented by the [[Planet Express]] employees.<br />
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== Entertainment and performing arts ==<br />
'''Metropolitan House of Opera'''<br />
{{see|Metropolitan House of Opera}}<br />
[[File:MHOp.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': The name ''MHOp'' (''M''etropolitan ''H''ouse of ''Op''era) is a reference to both the {{w|IHOP}} (International House of Pancakes) restaurant chain and the {{w|Metropolitan Opera}} in New York City.<br \><br />
'''Description''': Venue for plays and operas; This is where [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] performed his [[Holophonor]] opera, ''[[Leela: Orphan of the Stars]]''.<br />
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'''Radio City Mutant Hall'''<br />
[[File:AwaitingScreenie.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Mentioned''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': New York's "Radio City Music Hall" <br \><br />
'''Note''': A building with robots performing Rockette-style high kicks was seen in "[[The Lesser of Two Evils]]"<br />
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'''Leow's ℵ0-Plex'''<br />
[[File:Loews n plex.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Mentioned''': "[[Raging Bender]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': Loews Plex theaters/cinemas<br \><br />
'''Note''': A building with robots performing Rockette-style high kicks was seen in "[[The Lesser of Two Evils]]"<br />
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== Tourism ==<br />
'''Past-O-Rama'''<br />
{{see|Past-O-Rama}}<br />
[[File:OldNY.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[The Lesser of Two Evils]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A 20th century themed amusement park, loaded with anachronisms. Built on the former site of Brooklyn.<br />
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'''Monument Beach'''<br />
{{see|Monument Beach}}<br />
[[File:Monument Beach 1.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[When Aliens Attack]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A popular beach that is home to several international monuments.<br />
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'''Brooklyn Aquarium'''<br />
[[File:Brooklyn aquarium.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[When Aliens Attack]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A popular aquarium that is home to several organisms living in the ocean and extraterrestrial species living in water.<br />
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== Cuisine ==<br />
'''Guadalajara Brown Drip Gourmet Coffee'''<br />
[[File:GuadalajaraBrownDripGourmetCoffee.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': A coffee shop patronized by [[Bender]] and [[Fry]].<br />
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Other restaurants:<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Dinkin_donuts.jpg|'''Dinkin Donuts:''' A small restaurant for breakfasts.<br />
File:Elzars.jpg|'''[[Elzar's Fine Cuisine]]:''' A very trendy NNY restaurant run by celebrity chef [[Elzar]].<br />
File:Family bros pizza.jpg|'''[[Family Bros. Pizza]]:''' a pizzeria owned by a family of [[Cygnoids]], located near [[Planet Express]].<br />
File:CosmicRaysPizza.png|'''Original Cosmic Ray's Pizza:''' A local pizzeria where [[Fry]] learns that anchovies are extinct.<br />
File:Food-O-Mat Exterior.png|'''[[Food-O-Mat]]:''' A small restaurant where customers take their food off a conveyor belt.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
'''Large screen'''<br />
{{see|MomCorp}}<br />
[[File:Large screen.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': Large screen on top of a building that is smashed into by the [[Planet Express Ship]] in the [[Opening Sequence]]<br />
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== Sports ==<br />
'''Madison Cube Garden'''<br />
{{see|Madison Cube Garden}}<br />
[[File:Madison Cube Garden.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': Madison Square Garden is a performance center in New York. <br/><br />
'''Description''': A performance center in New New York, featuring many events such as sports and concerts, as well as a Deathball Arena.<br />
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== Crime and law enforcement ==<br />
[[File:Smitty & Url.jpg|right|thumb|[[Smitty]] and [[URL]] are peace officers at the New New York Police Department]]<br />
Organized crime has long been associated with New New York City, beginning with the Forty Thieves and the Roach Guards in the Five Points in the 1820s to the [[Robot Mafia]] in the 3000s. The New New York Police Department has also been featured in the documentary television series [[Cop Department#Cop Department|Cop Department]] that follows police officers, sheriff's deputies, and constables during patrols and other police activities.<br />
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'''New New York Police Department'''<br />
{{see|New New York Police Department}}<br />
[[File:Policestation.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]"<br \><br />
'''Description''': Headquarters of the Police force.<br />
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'''Commander Riker's Island'''<br />
{{see|Will Riker's Island}}[[File:CommanderRikersIslandJail.png|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': {{w| William Riker|William Riker}} was a Commander from Star Trek, and there is an actual prison facility on {{w|Rikers Island}}.<br \><br />
'''Description''': A small island prison in the waters off New New York.<br />
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'''HAL Institute for criminally insane robots'''<br />
{{see|HAL Institute}}<br />
[[File:Hal institute for criminally insane robots.jpg|left|200px|Screenie]]<br />
'''First Appearance''': "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]"<br \><br />
'''Name Reference''': HAL 9000 is the name of the murderous artificial intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey saga.<br \><br />
'''Description''': An institute created for criminally insane robots.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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[[Category:US States]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bender_Bending_Rodriguez&diff=101079Bender Bending Rodriguez2011-09-09T10:30:44Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Alternate appearances */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Bender Bending Rodríguez<br />
|image=[[File:Bender promo 2.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Bender holding a cigar and a bottle of [[Olde Fortran]].<br />
|birth date=Before [[2993]]<br />
|age={{age|2993}} plus unknown thousands of years due to [[Bender's Big Score|continuous time travel]]; [[Roswell that Ends Well|head]] is 1055 years older than body, see [[#Age|age section]] for details <!-- please refrain from adding the comic book "fact", as it is not necessarily canon. --><br />
|type=p<br />
|job=Assistant Manager of Sales at [[Planet Express]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|first appear={{e|1}}<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[Mexico]], [[Tijuana]]<br />
|species=[[Robot]] ([[Bending Units|Bending Unit]])<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section.''<br />
}}<br />
'''Bender Bending Rodr&iacute;guez''' (Model: '''[[Bending Units|Bending Unit]] 22''') is a bending unit, who works at [[Planet Express]] as Assistant Manager of Sales, formerly chef of the company. He is one of the primary characters and is known for his "in-your-face interface".<br />
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He weighs 525 pounds (238kg) and his central processing unit is a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|MOS Technologies 6502 processor}}. His arms and legs can be separated from the body and may act independently from it, and his head is able to survive without his body.<br />
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His internal fuel cells are recharged by drinking alcohol or any other liquid capable of delivering chemical energy, such as mineral oil or [[Dark Matter|dark matter oil]]. If he does not drink alcohol for a while, he suffers symptoms of intoxication, develops five-o'-clock rust around his mouth and leaks oil from his armpits. He carries a nuclear pile that seems to be composed of fissionable material, enabling the construction of miniature nuclear weapons.<br />
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Bender has a highly addictive personality, and his favorite pastimes are watching [[All My Circuits]], stealing things, drinking, and smoking. He lives in the [[New New York#Robot Arms Apartments|Robot Arms Apartments]] with his roommate [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. In spite of his general selfishness and family-sized ego, he has occasionally demonstrated a capacity for generosity, even self-sacrifice, where his good friends are involved.<br />
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One of Bender's life-long dreams is to be a folk singer&mdash;a dream he briefly lived when he toured with [[Beck]] ([[Bendin' in the Wind|3ACV13]]). Normally his inhibition unit keeps his musical urges under control, but it tends to shut down in the presence of strong magnetic fields (especially in close proximity to his head). Ultimately things turned out tragically; fortunately for Bender, he's a robot with many life-long dreams. Another is being a great chef, like his idol [[Elzar]]. He achieved this dream as well when he defeated Elzar on the show ''[[Iron Cook]]'' ([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]).--><br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
Bender is often selfish and insensitive to other people's emotions. At one point, he flushed Leela's beloved pet Nibbler down the toilet. He is also quite vain, frequently bragging about how great he is. Bender has no qualms about committing crimes and often steals people's wallets or items from shops. He loves smoking and drinking, though as a Robot he has to drink alcohol to keep him going. (The cigars just make him look cool.) Bender can also be cruel at times and even sometimes treats his own friends badly. He is also extremely lazy, and is often seen sitting around on the couch drinking a beer and/or watching television.<br />
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However, he is capable of caring for others and is close friends with Leela and Fry, even though he often acts obnoxious and mean towards them. Bender seems genuinely happy for Leela when she is reunited with her long lost parents and was devastated when he is ordered to kill Fry in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''. Considering he is still upset when he returns to the future it's possible he might have been mourning Fry for nearly a thousand years.<br />
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Bender also has a fair few romantic relationships with fembots. Bender can be quite emotional at times, despite stating that robots aren't supposed to have emotions, and is empathic towards turtles since they have hard shells and have difficulty getting up if they fell on their backs, two things they share in common with Bender. He also becomes the leader of a group of penguins at one point. Bender also idolised the Harlem Globetrotters and wanted to become one of them and started crying when they refused to let him join.<br />
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Bender also loves cooking though he had little talent for it and would often cook things that were either inedible or just barely edible. In certain episodes however, he has been able to make food successfully, making a cake for Nibbler's birthday party which was promptly eaten by the Nibblonian.<br />
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As a robot, Bender has quite a lot of abilities. He is able to stretch his arms long distances as well as record data in his head, once using this to get Richard Nixon to give him back his body. He also breathes fire whenever he burps and when he is terrified he sometimes ejects bricks from his backside which is his variant of defecation. (This is a reference to the slang phrase, to "s**t bricks", meaning to be very scared or surprised.) Although he usually only does this while in a state of shock, he has also done it after eating an {{w|Olestra}} potato chip from the 20th century. Bender is also very strong, even managing to bend a supposedly unbendable girder. <br />
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Bender is able to remove numerous parts of his body such as his head, arms, legs and even eyes. When he is staring at something or someone his eyes frequently extended out of his head. Like turtles he can withdraw into his chest when he chooses to. Bender can also survive in lava for a short time, though when he displays this ability his eyes melted as soon as he came out of the lava.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Montholdbender.png|thumb|left|Bender when he was only a month old]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
Bender Bending Rodríguez was built in [[Tijuana]], Mexico in the early [[2990s]], although he believed it was in [[2998]], by [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]]. He has a fatal defect leaving him as mortal as a human. Inspector 5 (Hermes) knew of the defect but let him live. There is some speculation about what happened in the following two years, except few things are certain, he briefly studied Bending at Bending State University, which may or may not be the facility he was built in. He minored in Robo-American Studies.<br />
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He soon got a job bending girders, but after realizing that the purpose of the girders he bent were for [[suicide booth]]s, he figured that his purpose was meaningless and thus decided to kill himself in one of the suicide booths he had helped construct.<br />
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=== You really want a robot for a friend? ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
While waiting in line to kill himself on 31 December, 2999, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who was clearly not familiar with suicide booths, stood in front of him, thinking it was a phone booth. Bender helped him along. But they managed to get out of the suicide booth alive. Bender soon learns that Fry is from the 20th Century and had been frozen for a thousand years.<br />
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But since Fry refused to get [[Career chip|assigned]] to his job, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] was on his tail. Bender helped him escape through the [[Head Museum]] and soon down to [[Old New York]] below [[New New York]]. Here Leela finally caught up with them and agreed to help Fry. Bender decided to stay with them and they headed over to Fry's nephew, [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. Farnsworth soon offered them jobs, and luckily for them, he had the proper career chips.<br />
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=== Farnsworth's asset ===<br />
As an employee at Planet Express he continued his kleptomania, drinking and smoking. He convinced Fry to move in with him and soon [[Hermes Conrad]] forced him to actually do something around the company. He got assigned as chef of the company, one of his dreams was apparently to cook, but having no sense of taste made vile meals for the staff.<br />
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Bender got into trouble when he began abusing electricity (jacking on), and his friends were not in favor of it. Saddened by their discontent, he sought new opportunities in [[religion]]. He joined Robotology, but this only served to make him more annoying to his friends. So they decided to make Bender sin to become his regular self again, inadvertently condemning him to [[Robot Hell]]. Feeling guilty, Fry and Leela tracked Bender down and saved him from the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
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Bender himself never found true love, and one of the few fembots he got close to was sucked into a black hole with the ''[[Titanic]]'' after [[Zapp Brannigan]] altered the ship's course. But his personality continued to be a problem for his friends, and Leela became very upset with him when he flushed [[Nibbler]] down the toilet. The Professor "carefully" implanted an empathy chip in Bender, which forced him to feel Leela's every emotion for a short while.<br />
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[[File:Bender.png|thumb|right|180px|Bender Bending Rodríguez]]<br />
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=== The lesser of two evils ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
During a visit to [[Past-O-Rama]] they bumped into [[Flexo]], another Bending Unit, possibly also of the same model number (22). Flexo and Bender became good friends, but Fry feared that Flexo is evil, and in a mix up at the Miss Universe contest Flexo was arrested for Bender's attempt to steal the tiara.<br />
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Bender briefly joined the [[Robot Mafia]] and fought in the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League until his popularity slipped and he was rigged out of the league. Together with his fellow robots he rebelled against [[Humans|humanity]].<br />
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=== Well - I'm rich ===<br />
Bender's Uncle [[Vladimir]] died and Bender was to inherit his castle, on the condition that he had to spend one night within its walls. Bender was not at all comfortable in his new castle and the start up sound of Windows 98 was not helping either.<br />
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While being chased by several hologram ghosts, he fled out in the yard where he was run over by a [[Were-Car|were-car]]. The collision caused a virus to be beamed into him and he became a were-car. Bender did not realize this until later, but the [[Gypsy]] told them the only way to get rid of the virus would be destroy the original were-car. So through a long journey they found the original were-car and destroyed it, and thus Bender was free of the virus.<br />
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Whether he kept the castle or not is unknown.<br />
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=== Now when I'm found in a million years, people will know what the score was ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
Bender continued his life with many adventures together with Fry and Leela. He temporarily worked for [[Calculon]] as his water heater. He met up with Flexo again, but this time he was not happy to see him, because Bender figured that his second true love was still in love with Flexo. Bender screwed it up and the divorcees got back together.<br />
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He was briefly sent to an institute for insane robots, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who went temporarily insane. He got to go on tour with [[Beck]] after becoming paralysed from a freak accident with a can opener, thus fulfilling his dream of becoming a folk-singer, became Pharaoh of an entire planet, driving everyone (including Fry and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]) into slavery, and beat [[Elzar]] on the [[television]] show ''[[Iron Cook]]''. However, he did not accept the title of Iron Cook, only the lesser title of Zinc Saucier (which he made up, and comes with double prize money).<br />
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During a battle with [[Space Pirates]], Bender was shot out through the torpedo slot and was forced to drift through space. He, for some time, became the God of the [[Shrimpkins]], which was a life form that had grown on his stomach. But, after they viciously killed each other in a nuclear war, started by Bender's need for booze, Bender met up with the [[Galactic Entity]], who he believes ''is'' God. The Entity eventually sent Bender back to [[Earth]] after receiving a radio signal from Fry.<br />
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=== I should not be allowed on TV! ===<br />
{{further|Season 5}}<br />
Bender was still wanting his fame, he found interest in becoming [[Bender (All My Circuits)|the new]] [[Antonio Calculon, Jr.|Antonio]] on [[All My Circuits]]. He got the job. But Calculon was hardly impressed by Bender's performance, however the Network executives disagreed. So Bender got to continue on the show, but in his true nature.<br />
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But when Bender realized that his behaviour on TV causes [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] and [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] to steal his stuff, he called off the show.<br />
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Bender joined Fry and Leela briefly as they gained super powers in [[the New Justice Team]], he has had an affair with the [[Planet Express Ship]], he got modeled into a fembot and had a relationship shortly with Calculon, and helped [[Robot Santa]] as a replacement.<br />
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=== Dumb dumb away! ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
But the company got into trouble when the [[Box Network]] canceled its license, and for two years they were not able to deliver packages. Luckily though, their license was renewed and they went back in business.<br />
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Bender became the centre of attention as the new masters of the company lead by [[Nudar]] infected him with an [[iObey]] virus and they forced him to go back in time and steal all of Earth's valuables. But when Fry managed to escape back into the past, they send him after Fry to kill him, and after 12 years tireless hunting, he managed to do so.<br />
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But he soon learned that the Fry he killed was doomed anyway because he was a [[time paradox duplicate]]. But after being stranded on [[Neptune]] for a while, humanity and he decided to fight back, and after the war was won (with the help of Hermes), he revealed that he himself had kept [[the Spheroboom]] that the scammers had told him to keep safe, thus saving the day. <br />
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However, while on a trip back in time to make sense out of everything that had happened that year, a mishap led to him accidentally tearing the universe open.<br />
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=== Death to humans! ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
After becoming an official stalker for [[Calculon]] by Calculon, Bender fell into a deep depression after Calculon informed him that there was no such thing as the [[League of Robots]], a society of robots which came to the aid of robots abused by humans, and which Bender had worshipped for his entire life. He contemplated commiting suicide until he was approached by the League led by Calculon himself; he lied about its non-existence to ensure its secrecy.<br />
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Bender became the newest member of the League and began to personally enforce the no-humans policy of the organization, becoming very famous within it. However, Bender was caught helping his human friends and his bluffs were called by Calculon, whom Bender challenged to a duel. Bender broke the rules of the duel, severely injuring Calculon and nearly exposing the League, but instead of being kicked out of the League, Calculon resigned his position as President and gave it to Bender.<br />
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Bender organized the [[Army of the Damned]] (trading [[Bender's First Born Son|his firstborn son]] to the [[Robot Devil]] for it) to take over the world, only to discover that its entire population was already leaving to live on the body of a giant tentacled monster named [[Yivo]]. Bender soon received a letter from Fry describing how wonderful life was there, but Bender ended up interfering by [[The Robot Invasion of Heaven|attacking Yivo]] and attempting to bring humanity back. Soon, for personal reasons, Yivo unwittingly complied with Bender and had everybody return to Earth.<br />
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=== I know not of this Bender ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Bender finds himself attempting to catch up with a game of Dungeons and Dragons, played by [[Cubert Farnsworth]] and his friends. He soon hits the obstacle of realising he has no imagination. But the more he tries, he eventually believes he is [[Titanius Anglesmith]], Fancy Man of [[Cornwood]].<br />
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Unfortunately, his imagination grows wild, and he is sent to [[HAL Institute]] to be cured. The therapy is unsuccessful and they decide to give him a "robotomy". But during the operation, the [[dark matter]] crystals becomes close enough, allowing Bender's imagination to become real.<br />
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In his fantasy, he is the owner of a castle. When he hears of [[Waltazar, Larius and Ignus|Black Knights]] approaching, he sets out with his friends, [[Leegola]] and [[Frydo]]. Discovering the [[Die of Power]], he sets off to [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|Greyfarn]], where they learn of the story behind the Die. Titanius is slightly against the quest, but decides to tag along. On several occasions, he refers to going back, such as when they have just passed through the [[Cave of Hopelessness]].<br />
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On the other side, [[Fellowship]] decides to seek [[Wipe Castle]] for help. Unfortunately, the [[King of Cornwood]] is insane, and the entire royal army is gone, because the king declared war on scallops, tied the entire army to a rock, and pushed them into the ocean. As [[Momon]]'s forces arrive, they have a large, unwinnable battle at hand. But as things seems darkest, [[Leegola]] and her centaur army saves Wipe Castle. Knowing of Frydo's quest, the Fellowship decides to go help him. However, they are too late and Momon wins the battle, causing them to return to their world.<br />
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=== I'm...so...GREAT!! ===<br />
{{further|Into the Wild Green Yonder}}<br />
Bender takes a trip to [[Mars Vegas]] with the rest of the crew. There, he falls in love with [[Fanny]], a burlesque dancer, who is the [[Donbot]]'s wife. He enters the [[Universal Poker Championship]] Tournament for her and wins against Fry with five kings.<br />
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After returning to Earth, Bender feels upset that the [[Feministas]] are committing more felonies than him. He gets hired by [[Zapp Brannigan]] to help him capture the Feministas. By getting Bender to wire tap Fry's "cellphone-telephone" Zapp finds out where the Feministas are hiding and chases them aboard the [[Nimbus]], along with Bender and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]. After an exciting space chase, Bender captures the Feministas and goes against them in court. They are found guilty and sent to [[Maxi-Padlock]] Prison.<br />
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Bender then breaks into the women's prison and helps the Feministas escape, because by doing so, he would have committed way more felonies than the women. He bends a brick wall and calls Farnsworth, who pilots the Planet Express Ship down to rescue them from the prison's forces. They crash a demolition ceremony, and in the end, Bender is sent through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]] with the rest of the Planet Express Crew.<br />
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=== Dying sucks butt! ===<br />
{{further|Season 6}}<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being rebirthed {{et|6ACV01}}, Bender starts a [[robosexual]] relationship with [[Amy Wong|Amy]] {{et|6ACV04}}, after [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] dumps her for flirting with criminal inmates, despite his previously affirming that "[[Humans]] dating [[Robots]] is sick" {{et|3ACV15}}. Amy and Bender decided to marry, and manage to pass [[Proposition ∞|a proposition]] to legalize robosexual marriage. However, Bender leaves her upon realizing she wants a monogamous marriage. He participated in a [[Sith Invasion re-enactment|re-enactment of the Sith-il War]], after which he learned that he was built without a back-up unit {{et|6ACV06}}. He then goes with [[Hermes Conrad]] to determine why. Despite failing to do so, Bender uses the experience to reaffirm his stance on life. <br />
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Later, Bender witnesses robots undergoing evolution on a [[Robo-planetoid|deserted planetoid]] {{et|6ACV09}}. He was nearly killed after [[Mind-switcher|switching bodies]] with a [[Emperor Nikolai|Robo-Hungarian Emperor]] {{et|6ACV10}}. Later, he threw a [[100th Delivery Party|party celebrating Planet Express' 100th delivery]] {{et|6ACV12}}. After abruptly ending the party, Bender participated in the [[Devolution Revolution]], using his expertise to bend the [[Westside Pipeway]]. <br />
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When the crew crashes on [[Neutopia (planet)|a gender-neutral planet]], everyone's genders are switched in a freak accident and Bender resumes his feminine [[Coilette]] persona before the genders are corrected {{et|6ACV20}}. He then runs havok with the Professor's duplicator, creating exponentially miniature versions of himself that almost consume Earth but later band together to save it from [[Unattractive giant monster|a hideous monster]] {{et|6ACV17}}, though he dies soon afterward when a [[suicide booth]] murders him {{et|6ACV19}}. Bender lingers as a ghost but bargains with the [[Robot Devil]] to get his material body back in exchange for [[Fry]]. He attempts to scare him to death, but when Fry discloses his love for Bender, Bender refuses to kill Fry and ends up protecting him. [[Robot God]] then invites Bender to an existence in Robot Heaven as his reward, but Bender declines and returns to the crew.<br />
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After crashing a [[Robot Mafia]] wedding and making out with [[Bella]], [[Donbot]]'s daughter, Bender is forced to enter the witness relocation program {{et|6ACV14}}, and [[Francis X. Clampazzo|Clamps]] replaces him at work as an in for the Mafia to discover Bender's whereabouts and kill him. The crew is led to the [[Moon]] to [[Billy West (robot)|a hillbilly robot]] identical to Bender, but Bender is discovered to be in hiding as a waiter at the [[Family Bros. Pizza|pizza parlor]] across the street, and returns to work when the Mafia takes him for dead.<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
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=== Composition ===<br />
Bender routinely claims to be made of thirty to forty percent of various metals, typically following his claims up by knocking on his own chassis. Unfortunately, his credibility on this matter is thrown into question by the fact that his various claims now add up to well over one hundred percent. Bender has alternately claimed to be:<br />
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*40% Zinc {{et|1ACV13}}.<br />
*40% Titanium {{et|A Head in the Polls|2ACV03}}.<br />
*30% Iron {{et|The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22}}, presumably mixed with osmium, ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]).<br />
*40% Dolomite {{et|4ACV07}}.<br />
*40% Lead ([[Futurama (video game)|FVG]]). Canon status of video game uncertain.<br />
*40% Luck/horseshoes ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]). Composition of the horseshoes unknown.<br />
*40% Chromium {{et|Attack of the Killer App|6ACV03}}. Bender was not the one to make this claim. It was an [[Antarian]].<br />
*60% Storage space {{et|The Prisoner of Benda|6ACV10}}.<br />
*40% Scrap metal {{et|All the Presidents' Heads|6ACV23}}.<br />
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Total: 150% - 330% or greater. The number is dependent on whether or not one counts various claims as true. First the "40% Horseshoes" claim, as the supposed horseshoes could have been made of one of the other metals previously stated, (Titanium, Iron, or Lead) meaning that one could have been a restatement rather than a new figure. Second, it depends on whether or not he considers his storage space to be part of the total percentage of himself, in which case the remaining 40% that he often claims to be would constitute the rest of his body. Third, the claim of "40% Lead" is dependent on the whether the video game can be considered canon. Fourth and finally, whether the claim of "40% Chromium" is accepted at all. This claim was not made by Bender but rather one of the Antarians. It is plausible that the claim is false and that it was just made to justify the in-progress cannibalization of Bender's body. Even if all previous points made are taken into account and only the first four claims were used, Bender's composition would be 150%, far more than what is possible. This error can be explained as due to Bender's being a poor calculator, making it plausible that he has given the wrong percentages {{et|3ACV09}}. <br />
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Additionally, he has a 0.04% nickel impurity, which doesn't ''increase'' total percentage, but slightly ''decreases'' the percentages of everything else. This is apparently not a standard impurity, and is cited as making him unique ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]). <br />
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There's also a mention that robots are made from recycled beer cans (and beer cans are made from recycled robots), so depending on the year 3000 composition of beer cans, he may have a certain percentage of aluminum in his alloy.<br />
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As a side note, "Dolemite" is also the name of a movie from 1974. The main character, Dolemite, is a pimp who leads an army of Kung Fu hookers.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/ IMDB - Dolemite]</ref> Bender has been a pimp many times throughout the series.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
[[File:Bender's Xmas 2.jpg|right|thumb|Bender's mother, whom he refers to as his mommy.]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], Bender's owner and the creator of the sports utility robot on which Bender and all/most other modern robots are based.<br />
*[[Flexo]], not exactly a relative, but another [[Bending Unit]] of the same model. (presumed deceased)<br />
*[[Billy West (character)|Billy West]], identical model (deceased)<br />
*[[Mom]], owner of [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]].<br />
*[[Bender's mother|His mother]], a robotic arm who sends him [[Xmas]] cards.<br />
*His father, who was killed by a giant can opener {{et|2ACV01}}.<br />
*Uncle [[Vladimir]], who lived in [[Thermostadt]], capital of the [[Robo-Hungarian Empire]], and died at the ripe old age of 211.<br />
*[[Tandy]], Uncle Vladimir's son and hence Bender's cousin.<br />
*Screwy Aunt Rita, who ''is'' a screw. (Note that Bender stated that he had an Aunt Rita during Leela's coma fantasy in the episode "[[The Sting]]", so this may not be true.)<br />
*[[Albert]], [[Sally]], [[Nina]], [[Sam]] and 8 other orphans, briefly adopted from the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]].<br />
*Three penguin "children" {{et|3ACV05}}.<br />
*[[Junior]], a child born to [[The Crushinator]] ([[Freaky Fry-day|US#009]]). Comic books of uncertain canon status.<br />
*[[Bender's first born son|His first born son]], Bender exchanges him for an [[Army of the Damned]].<br />
*Bender's grandmother, who is a bulldozer.<br />
*Buster, identical cousin.<br />
*Turner, another cousin {{et|6ACV08}}.<br />
*Commodore LXIV, or Commodore 64. A painting of this robot is hanging in Uncle [[Vladimir]]'s dining hall and can be assumed to be one of Bender's ancestors.<br />
*[[Bender's guinea pig|His guinea pig]], who died off-screen prior to the [[V-GINY]]'s rampage {{et|6ACV02}}.<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]], Inspector at Mom's friendly robot plant in Tijuana, Mexico {{et|6ACV06}}.<br />
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=== Age ===<br />
According to himself, Bender was originally constructed in [[2998]], making him one year old when Fry met him in 2999, but several later discoveries supports the theory that he was in fact born earlier. Bender's memory as newborn is as a complete, fullgrown robot, but events in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" suggest that his current, fullgrown body merely was the final stage, and it is possible that Bender only remembers entering this final stage - what he considers being born.<br />
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In [[season 6]] episode "[[Lethal Inspection]]", it is revealed that Hermes supervised Bender's construction before getting the job in [[Planet Express]], and is seen much younger than he must have been in the late [[2990s]]. We also see that the state in which he was supervised - reminiscent of a human baby - much differs from the one Bender remembers from 2998. In "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", it can be shown that Hermes was already in the company in [[2993]], and thus Bender must have been born in that year at least, and possibly even earlier.<br />
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[[File:Roswell that ends well.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The events of "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" aged Bender's head 1055 years ahead of his body.]]<br />
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The events in "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" make his head 1055 years older than the rest of his body. The incident in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" does largely not count as an aging or the opposite, and fans largely regard his age to remain intact. In {{f|1}}, Bender travels back in time several times, though the amount of times is unknown, the amount of Benders that appear at the end, may suggest at least a couple of thousand times. Given how many of these travels seems to be between 1000 to 5000 years in the past (from about 3007), an educated guess would make him at least a million years old, but probably more. An alternative theory could suggest when the time duplicates explode at the end of the first film, Bender is the same age he was at the end of the original run plus 995 years, as the Bender that went back 995 years in time to kill Fry is presumed to be the orginal and therefore wouldn't expire like the rest of them.<br />
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In the comic, "[[Rust in Peace]]", it is revealed that Bender, due to too much time travelling, must be inserted into a renewed unit. Farnsworth determines his age to be 27,203 before moving him to his new body. But 27,203 seems a lot less than what would be a quick educated guess. 27,203 would require Bender to have gone at least about a thousand years back each time and only gone 27 times, or instead gone more years back and done fewer than 27 times. But regardless of the ordeal, the amount of Benders appearing at the end of ''Bender's Big Score'' seems to contradict this fact. The event in the comic is thus not considered [[canon]].<br />
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=== Durability ===<br />
Bender frequently displays incredible durability, to the point that he appears to be indestructible. He has been completely flattened, hit point-blank with a shotgun, had several chips removed from his severed head, then had his head [[Roswell That Ends Well|buried for over a thousand years]], had his lower torso melted from a cosmic electrical disturbance, been [[Godfellas|launched out of a torpedo tube then withstood atmospheric reentry]], [[Jurassic Bark|submerged himself in lava]], and been burned to nothing but his eyes and mouth after converting his body entirely into wood<br />
(though this was a [[Obsoletely Fabulous|dream]], but it is implied the dream could actually happen). In "[[Rebirth]]", after having been nearly eaten by a [[cyclophage]] and have a [[Doomsday Devices|doomsday device]] explode inside him, he remarks "What does it take to kill me?". A bomb has also exploded inside him in "[[War Is the H-Word]]" (twice). He survives being shot point-blank at [[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences|least]] [[Law and Oracle|three]] [[Benderama|times]] in Season 6, survived [[Neutopia|being completely melted]], was [[Ghost in the Machines|able to come out of Limbo after having been killed]] and [[The Tip of the Zoidberg|had his head sliced in half by spinning blades.]]<br />
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However, as it's revealed in "[[Lethal Inspection]]", Bender was built without a backup unit. This means he can't download his personality or memories to another body, which he wanted to do if his original body got killed. Therefore, if his body is destroyed, he dies. As it turned out, [[Hermes Conrad|Inspector #5]] was the one responsible for mercifully approving Bender as a perfect robot, thus allowing him to live despite actually being a defective [[Robots|robot]].<br />
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[[File:Were-Car.jpg|right|thumb|Bender as a were-car.]]<br />
[[File:Human Bender.jpg|right|thumb|Human Bender, with floozies.]]<br />
[[File:New Justice Team.png|right|thumb|Bender as "Superking" (middle).]]<br />
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=== Alternate appearances ===<br />
[[File:Ghost in the Machines infobox.png|200px|thumb|Bender as a ghost]]<br />
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*'''[[2ACV08]]''': '''Bender the Offender/Gender Bender''' Bender joins the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting League]], and become 'Bender the Offender', but after he becomes less popular, [[Abner Doubledeal]], the Commissioner of the URFL, changed his persona to 'The Gender Bender'<br />
*'''[[2ACV16]]''': '''Giant Bender:''' In a [[canon|non-canon]] scenario, Bender is pictured as 500 feet tall. During the episode, he claims to weigh 7 billion tons (14 trillion pounds).<br />
**'''Go-Kart Bender:''' After being murdered by [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] in aforementioned episode, she reassembles his parts into a sporty go-kart.<br />
*'''[[2ACV18]]''': '''[[Were-Car]] Bender:''' In "[[The Honking]]", Bender is transformed each midnight into a malicious were-car, determined to kill [[Philip J. Fry|his closest friend]].<br />
*'''[[3ACV03]]''': '''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] Bender:''' Bender becomes a good Santa. This appearance basically has Bender's body painted red.<br />
*'''[[3ACV15]]''': '''Parallel Bender:''' The only difference apparent between Bender and his counterpart in the parallel universe (the ''only'' alternate universe at the time) was that parallel Bender (along with the rest of the parallel Planet Express crew) was wearing a cowboy hat and vest when both crews visited the [[Edge of the Universe]]. Whether this is the norm for the parallel Crew, or was due to some difference in parallel Fry's touristy adventure that day was never mentioned.<br />
*'''[[3ACV18]]''': '''Human Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest II]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were human. Despite being Mexican, he appears to be Caucasian. (Note: this could be a ''default setting'' on the professors device.)<br />
*'''[[3ACV19]]''': '''Flying Saucer Bender:''' After crashing to the New Mexico desert, the US military mistakenly reassembles Bender's body to resemble a small (functional) flying saucer.<br />
*'''[[4ACV04]]''': '''Superking:''' Bender joins the [[New Justice Team]] as the superhero "Superking", with a cape, a mask and a royal crown.<br />
*'''[[4ACV09]]''': '''Young Bender:''' Bender takes several reverted forms in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", including a software disc and a set of "Bending unit blueprints". Modifications include braces and dish-antenna-like ears.<br />
*'''[[4ACV13]]''': '''[[Coilette]]:''' Bender undergoes a sex-change operation in order to win five olympic gold medals. Faked his(her) own death with a fictional disease called "[[African Hydraulic Fever]]" because he(she) did not want to marry [[Calculon]].<br />
*'''[[4ACV14]]''': '''Wooden Bender:''' In a [[canon|dream]], Bender downgrades to a wooden, steam-powered version.<br />
*'''[[4ACV15]]''': '''Golden Bender:''' In [[Universe 1]], Bender's coin flip resulted in his choosing the gold finish instead of the foghat grey that we're used to.<br />
*'''[[Bender's Big Score|BBS]]''': '''[[iObey]] Bender:''' In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender was tricked into downloading the iObey obedience virus. He is forced to do anything the naked scammers tell him, and his pupils become red pixel swirls.<br />
*'''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs|BwBB]]''': '''LOR Bender:''' Bender is given a luxurious ascot to wear, as he becomes a new member of the [[League of Robots]].<br />
**'''Pirate Bender:''' He dressed as a pirate in honor of Fry in his attempt to retrieve him from [[Yivo]]'s body.<br />
*'''[[Bender's Game|BG]]''': '''[[Titanius Anglesmith]]:''' While playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in ''[[Bender's Game]]'', Bender convinces himself that he is a knight and goes insane. <!-- When [[Cornwood]] is created, his delusions are made real. --><br />
*"[[6ACV17]]": '''Gray Goo Bender:'''Bender calls upon his legions of microscopic [[Bender duplicates]] to join together with him and form a gigantic version of him, in order to defeat the [[Unattractive giant monster]].<br />
*"[[6ACV19]]":'''Ghost Bender:''' After Bender's death, his software takes on a ghostly existence.<br />
*"[[6ACV25]]":'''Overclocked Bender:''' In a cave behind a waterfall, he has processed inside out.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Anthology.jpg|right|thumb|Giant Bender as seen in a "What If?" scenario, about to get attacked by giant [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]].]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*It is recommended that he run on 5 gigawatts.<br />
*Interestingly enough, Bender appears to have been an entirely different [[Robot]] before having met Fry. They meet when Bender is (at the very least) guilty and willing to kill himself over his dismay at creating [[suicide booth]]s. However, after Bender bends the bars keeping them from escaping Leela, Bender declares that from then on he will live his life only for him and do only what he wants to do. This may, however, just be an overlook by the writers of the show simply for the sake of introducing Fry to the drastic changes the future has brought (booths that are as ubiqitous as phone booths for suicide; walking, talking Robots).<br />
**This sudden change could be explained by the electric shock Bender received shortly before bending the bars. Not only did it allow Bender the freedom to disobey his programming, it changed his opinions on various things.<br />
*He has been [[New New York v. Bender|charged]] for pimping.<br />
*Bender's apartment number is 00100100. This is a binary representation of the ASCII character '$' or 36 in decimal.<br />
*Bender's serial number is 2716057. This can be expressed as the sum of 2 cubes. Specifically, 952<sup>3</sup> + (-951)<sup>3</sup>.<br />
*Additionally, he seems to be the [[1729]]<sup>th</sup> unit produced by his "mommy".<br />
*The word "bender" can refer to a drinking spree, hinting at Bender's heavy alcohol use.<br />
*Bender's brain is powered by a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|6502 Microprocessor}} [[Fry and the Slurm Factory|(1ACV13)]], and his ass by an {{w|Athlon II}} [[Overclockwise|(6ACV25)]].<br />
*Bender dies at the end of both of his what-if scenarios in each Anthology of Interest and both have one of the characters saying "Goodnight, sweet prince" (Fry in the first and Farnsworth in the second) to Bender when he dies.<br />
*His self-destruct code is 1A2B3.<br />
*Bender cannot have magnets attached to his head, or it will "screw up his inhibition unit", thus causing him to sing crazy variations of folk songs.<br />
*Apparently stole the Prime Minister of Norway's arm.<br />
*Despite Bender being made of various metals as hard as iron and titanium, [[humans]] and other organic organisms seem to have little to no difficulty harming his metal body using only their fists and feet.<br />
*His birthstone is [[Robobium]].<br />
*Is able to simultaneously reattach each of his severed arms with the other.<br />
*He cannot get up when he is knocked on his back. At least not until he learns how to from the majestic turtle.<br />
*His antenna interferes with satelite televisions, along with some cellphones.<br />
*He, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], appears in all episodes of the series.<br />
*No one can say he doesn't own John Laraquette's Spine.<br />
*In addition, he seems to own the skeletal remains of Charlamagne, as shown in "[[Jurassic Bark]]".<br />
*Bender has Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, fear of the number 666, as hinted in "[[The Honking]]".<br />
*Bender is the most evil robot in the series, as acknowledged by [[Robot Santa]] and the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
*Bender has named his hands "Grabby and Squeezy," and his footcups "Stompy and Smashy."<br />
*Bender's favorite cause of death is being crushed to death by a big rig driven by The Incredible Hulk.<br />
*In Firefox 3, if you type "about:robots" into the address bar, a page with several cultural references to robots is displayed. The fourth bullet point says "Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten."<br />
*His vanity plate reads “1 DVS BSTD” (one devious bastard).<br />
*He said the last sentence in all 4 [[film]]s: "Well, we're boned" ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]]), "I love you, meatbags!" ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]), "Whip harder, Professor!" ([[Bender's Game|BG]]), "Into the breach, meatbags. Or not, whatever" ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]).<br />
*Bender's waste management facilities may convert material he consumes into bricks.<br />
*Bender's mighty robot powers allow him to get sick of things much quicker than humans.<br />
*His full name is first mentioned aloud in the episode "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*Bender is said to be roughly 500 pounds in "[[Gender Bender]]" but in "[[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]" he says he is 2 tons.<br />
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=== Voice ===<br />
Of all the voices on the show, Bender's voice was the most difficult to cast. This is because none of the creators and crew were sure what a robot should sound like yet. So they had every voice actor who auditioned also audition for the role of Bender. Even [[David X. Cohen]] was suggested for the role.<br />
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[[John DiMaggio]] originally auditioned with Bender's voice for Professor Farnsworth. Among the bases for the voice were the character of Taggart from {{w|Blazing Saddles}} and DiMaggio's original character "Charlie the Sausage Lover". In the [[Commentary:Spanish Fry|audio commentary of Spanish Fry]], David X. Cohen joked about it also being "90 parts John DiMaggio."<br />
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=== Catchphrases ===<br />
Bender's basic catchphrase is "[[Bite my shiny metal ass]]".<br />
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Variations on this include the following:<br />
*Bite my red-hot glowing ass! [[When Aliens Attack|(1ACV12)]]<br />
*Lick my frozen metal ass! [[Xmas Story|(2ACV04)]]<br />
*Bite my colossal metal ass! [[Anthology of Interest I|(2ACV16)]]<br />
*Bite my splintery wooden ass! [[Obsoletely Fabulous|(4ACV14)]]<br />
*Bite my glorious golden ass! [[The Farnsworth Parabox|(4ACV15)]]<br />
*Bite my shiny metal face!! {{f|3}}<br />
*Bite my shiny metal hat. (Said by [[Fry]], {{f|4}}<br />
*Bite my tiny metal ass! (Said by a Microscopic [[Bender duplicate]]) {{et|6ACV17}}<br />
*Byte my 8-bit metal ass! (Said by Bender During the Video Game Segment) {{et|6ACV26}}<br />
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Other common catchphrases are:<br />
*"[[Me, Bender]]": whenever he says "me", he usually follows it with "Bender", thus producing the sentence "me, Bender." Thus making this the most said character name on the show.<br />
*"Well, [[we're boned]].", said in situations where he, or a group of people including him, are in a large amount of trouble.<br />
*"I'm back, baby!" whenever he makes an intriguing appearance on the scene; Bender had also said the phrase "We're back, baby!" on numerous occasions, particularly in reference to the series' revival. At one point, Bender just said, "Yeah, we're back." while filing his "nails" after escaping the wormhole.<br />
*"[[Neat!]]", when Bender is taking a picture with [[Bender's camera|his purple camera]], usually of something disturbing or disgusting.<br />
*"Cheese it!" whenever he encourages other characters to run away from trouble. This is used less commonly.<br />
*"Fun on a bun!", another less common catchphrase that is used whenever Bender describes amusement.<br />
*"He's pending for a bending.", a phrase used as a warning very few times throughout the show.<br />
*"[[Bender is great!]]", like "Me, Bender", he usually likes to say this to emphasize his enormous ego.<br />
*"Oooh!", a ghostly/eerie noise often accompanied by jazz hands when feigning supernatural abilities, etc... (The Gypsy machine also did this once to Fry)<br />
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Bender also has a tendency to call humans "meatbag" when he is displeased or annoyed with them. Additionally, Bender regularly says "Kill all humans", although, in [[The Sting|Leela's dream]] he claims to whisper "except one", referring to Fry, every time too.<br />
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As stated in "[[War Is the H-Word]]", the top ten words that Bender uses more than any others is as follows:<br />
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<ol start="10"><br />
<li>Chump</li><br />
<li value="9">Chumpette</li><br />
<li value="8">Yours</li><br />
<li value="7">Up</li><br />
<li value="6">Pimpmobile</li><br />
<li value="5">Bite</li><br />
<li value="4">My</li><br />
<li value="3">Shiny</li><br />
<li value="2">Daffodil</li><br />
<li value="1">Ass</li><br />
</ol><br />
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It is by no means impossible that the second word in the list is not "metal" considering all the variations of his catchphrase. In reference to his use of the word "daffodil", he said the sentence "Hot-diggidy-daffodil" in this episode and again in {{f|2}}. "Chumpette" is only uttered once though. "Pimpmobile" was also spoken by Bender in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]]. However, in all likelihood, Bender's real most spoken words would most likely be along the lines of any other speaker of the English language: the, and, I, a, so; etc.<br />
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=== Assets and titles ===<br />
Bender has, over the years gained many assets and ranks in various organizations and a large amount of wealth. Some of these include:<br />
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*Served as Prime Minister of [[Trisol]] under the brief rule of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry the Solid]] (most likely terminated when the old emperor came back into power or when Bender and the rest of the crew fled Trisol).<br />
*A castle, inherited from his [[Vladimir|uncle]]<br />
*Leader of the [[League of Robots]]<br />
*Commander of the [[Army of the Damned]]<br />
*[[Iron Cook]], on the television show of the same name (Zinc Saucier)<br />
*The [[Dirty Double Cross]], Earth's highest honor in swindling<br />
*[[Calculon]]'s official stalker (possibly fired when he maimed Calculon during a duel)<br />
*Spy for the [[DOOP]]<br />
*An enormous amount of wealth from various crimes<br />
*Pharaoh of [[Osiris 4]]<br />
*Prime Minister of Norway, due to him having the real Prime Minister of Norway's hand AND career chip<br />
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=== Functions, attachments, and accessories ===<br />
As we can see during the episodes, Bender has a lot of different functions. Here is a list of them:<br />
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*'''Trash Can''': Bender's own cavity can be used as a trash can. First seen "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" as he throws a bottle of beer inside himself.<br />
*'''Extenso-matic Eyes''': His eyes can zoom out of his normal layer, so he can get a better view on things; they tend to fall out when he zooms too far. First seen also in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]".<br />
*'''Subway Car''': His legs can extend onto rail tracks and his feet work like wheels, allowing Fry, Leela, and a random bum transportation in Old New York. Seen only in "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*'''Extenso-matic arms''': Bender's arms and legs are capable of extending to many times their normal length. First seen in "[[The Series Has Landed]]".<br />
*'''[[GayDar]]''': Bender pulls out a small radar device to prove to [[Amy]] and [[Leela]] that a man they are interested in is gay. It surprisingly works, seen in "[[Love's Labours Lost in Space]]".<br />
*'''Video Camera''': Each of Bender's eyes can be used as a camera, either to take pictures or to film things. Both are first seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]". He also has one more camera, located "below the equator" which does not always "perform". The camera is never seen, but it can be heard extending.<br />
*'''Cowcatcher''': In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Bender has a 19th century style cowcatcher installed to his front to clear a path through the crowd outside the Decapodian Embassy.<br />
*'''Barbecue''': Bender's cavity is used the same way as a barbecue. He used it to cook some burgers. First seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''Oven''': His cavity can be used as an oven, to cook things. The real function name is "E-z Bake", and is used to cook a cake for [[Nibbler]], in the episode "[[I Second that Emotion]]".<br />
*'''Refrigerator''': His cavity can also be used to refrigerate, as seen also in "[[I Second that Emotion]]"<br />
*'''Stage Light''': A light can come out of his cavity. He used it for the first time in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''AC Power''' generator: Bender plugs a television power cord into his side in [[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV]].<br />
*'''Popcorn maker''': Bender can make some popcorn in his cavity. He can also push down on his antenna to dispense butter. First seen in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]".<br />
*'''Keg''': Bender can also serve some beers within is cavity. First seen in "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]".<br />
*'''Toilet''': Bender's cavity is used as a toilet in the episode "[[The Cyber House Rules]]". He pushes his antenna to flush.<br />
*'''Recorder:''' Bender can record things with his head. First seen in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", to record [[Richard Nixon's head]]'s words. He records onto magnetic tape cassettes.<br />
[[File:Lighthouse bender.png|right|thumb|Bender as a lighthouse]]<br />
*'''Oxygen Supplier''': In the episode "[[The Deep South]]", Bender is used as an Oxygen Supplier, that comes via some masks.<br />
*'''Exhaust Port''': Bender's exhaust port is present in his ass, as seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Flotation Device''': In "[[The Deep South]]", Bender refer to his ass as a Flotation Device.<br />
*'''Pepper Grinder''': In "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]", Bender inserts peppercorns in his mouth and shakes ground pepper out of his ass.<br />
*'''Beer Tub''': Beer ferments in Bender's chest cavity in the episode "[[The Route of All Evil]]". It has a capacity of at least five gallons, six ounces.<br />
*'''Pager''': Antenna glows and vibrates to notify the New Justice Team of a call from the mayor in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''Oil Sprayer :''' Bender sprays oil on a cosmetic saleswoman in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
*'''Mail Box''': Bender's antenna indicates when he is receiving mail. First seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Chicken Deboner''': Bender can debone a chicken by putting it into his mouth. He then regurgitates the chicken's skeleton and a feather duster. Seen in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Card Shuffler''': Bender can put a deck of cards into his mouth to shuffle them, and then spit them back out to deal them. He can apparently spit them with enough force for them to cut through objects such as apples and hair. Seen in "[[How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]".<br />
*'''Circular Saw''': Bender can use his hands as a circular saw and lower a matching eyeshade to protect his eyes. First seen in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''EFTPOS Machine''': In "[[Leela's Homeworld]]", Bender takes the Professor's credit card and swipes it between his teeth to check its balance.<br />
*'''Laser Show''': In "[[Jurassic Bark]]", Bender projects an expensive-looking laser show with his head, complete with techno music.<br />
*'''Flamethrower''': Bender boils some water using flames coming out of his mouth in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]". May not be a real feature due the scene being part of a simulation.<br />
*'''Stadium air horn''': In "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]", the [[Robot Devil]] installs a stadium air horn under Bender's nose.<br />
*'''Voice Modifier''': In "[[Bender Gets Made]]", Bender changed his voice via a control panel. Two voices are available : Robot (his normal voice), and King (his normal voice with a British accent).<br />
*'''Bug Zapper''': In "[[Spanish Fry]]", Bender shows that he is apparently capable of charging his surface with electricity and using his head to electrocute bugs.<br />
*'''Lighthouse''': In "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]", Bender's revolving head and luminous eyes acted as a fully functional lighthouse. He can also emit a foghorn sound.<br />
*'''Pistol''': In the cover of [[Futurama (video game)|the game]], Bender is shown using his finger as a pistol. Canon status of the game uncertain.<br />
*'''Cheating Unit''': In "[[A Flight to Remember]]", Bender speaks of his "cheating unit" which predicts (inaccurately) the coming roll of the dice at craps.<br />
*'''Water Boiler''': Boils and produces hot water for [[Calculon]] in "[[That's Lobstertainment!]]".<br />
*'''Safe''': In "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]", Bender stores money in his cavity, the combination lock dial can be seen on his door.<br />
*'''Movie Projector''': In "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" Bender's head projects an educational film.<br />
*'''Pen''': Finger can turn into a pen. Used to write down an address in "[[Xmas Time Is Fear]]" and to write down a joke in "[[Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?]]", and to write a "A Plea For Attention" in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Cigar Lighter''': His finger also flips up to reveal a cigar lighter. He uses this throughout the series to light his cigars. <br />
*'''Paper Shredder''': Paper is inserted into his mouth, shredded and comes out of his chest. Used to shred the menu in [[Hell Is Other Robots]].<br />
*'''Food Processor''': Bender purées fish and regurgitates it to his surrogate penguin children in "[[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz]]".<br />
*'''Answering Machine''': In "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]", [[Amy]] apparently uses him as an answering machine. He isn't a very good one, though, as he doesn't alert people to new messages, and then deletes them anyway.<br />
*'''CD Player''': Bender can open his mouth panel to insert and play music CDs, as revealed in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Projector''': A deleted scene from the opening of {{f|2}} shows Bender projecting the Futurama logo, and the blue beams displayed behind it, from the top of his head, possibly from his antenna.<br />
*'''Spray Paint''': Bender is capable of spraying paint from his mouth, and does this when writing graffiti as seen in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]" <br />
*'''Suction Cup Feet''': Bender can use his feet as suction cups, allowing him to walk on walls. This is seen in "[[Bendless Love]]"<br />
*'''Vacuum''': Bender's arm can also can be used as a vacuum. As seen in the fourth movie; ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', sucking up slot coins.<br />
*'''Pencil Sharpener''': Bender can sharpen a pencil, as seen in "[[Lethal Inspection]]".<br />
*'''Gyroscope''': Bender is gyroscopically stable, as seen in "[[The Mutants Are Revolting]]".<br />
*'''Roller Skates''': Roller Skates can extend from Bender's feet. Only seen once in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]".<br />
*'''Flash Camera''': He uses his eyes to take pictures for the [[Girly Calendars]] in "[[Neutopia]]".<br />
*'''Cannon''': If cannon ball is placed in his chest cabinet, his antenna can be lit to activate his cannon function. Bender didn't know he could do this. Seen in "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]". <br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Dream on, skin tube.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I can't see what's happening. Are we boned?<br />
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Yeah, we're boned.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I love stealin'; I love takin' things!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, TV's Elzar. This is the greatest nanosecond of my life. No, this one is. No, this one. Wait, that one was slightly worse. So far so good on this one.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, I'm so excited I wish I could wet my pants.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh even harder.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Bite my shiny, metal ass!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]]''': I was just regaling your former coworkers with a tale of bedroom antics, the likes of which-<br />
'''Bender''': Yeah yeah, big whoop, no one cares; I've got ''Bender'' related news.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Our love isn't any different than yours, except ours is hotter because I'm involved.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Something's happening on television!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'm Bender baby! Please insert liquor!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hookerbot''': Bender, honey, we love you.<br />
'''Bender''': Shut up baby, I know it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Look, [[Lrrr|hoss]], [[Ndnd|your wife]] threw you out. That’s your license to be a jerk. Do whatever you want, then walk away and light a cigar!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Aww, [[Thubanian leader|its]] anus looks like an asterisk!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': ''[in [[Emperor Nikolai|Emperor Nikolai's]] body.]'' Ah! I have everything I ever wanted. Money, wealth, riches. Yet something's missing. [[Princess Flavia|A hot princess with whom to get grizzly]].</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Amy Wong|Amy]]''': Remember, [[Robosexuality|love between]] a [[Human]] and a [[Robot]] is taboo. ''[She takes a brush from Bender's cabinet and fixes her hair.]'' We can't tell anyone, not even [[Planet Express crew|our co-workers]].<br />
'''Bender''': ''[To [[Amy Wong|Amy]].]'' Got it. I'll show the utmost discretion as we get nasty in this [[Tube Transport System|glass tube]].</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Bender appears in every episode, film or comic, the following categories may be of interest;<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Bender|A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Bender|B plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:All My Circuits]]<br />
[[Category:Bender's family]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Robots]]<br />
[[Category:Ultimate Robot Fighting]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bender_Bending_Rodriguez&diff=101078Bender Bending Rodriguez2011-09-09T10:26:53Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Alternate appearances */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Bender Bending Rodríguez<br />
|image=[[File:Bender promo 2.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Bender holding a cigar and a bottle of [[Olde Fortran]].<br />
|birth date=Before [[2993]]<br />
|age={{age|2993}} plus unknown thousands of years due to [[Bender's Big Score|continuous time travel]]; [[Roswell that Ends Well|head]] is 1055 years older than body, see [[#Age|age section]] for details <!-- please refrain from adding the comic book "fact", as it is not necessarily canon. --><br />
|type=p<br />
|job=Assistant Manager of Sales at [[Planet Express]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|first appear={{e|1}}<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[Mexico]], [[Tijuana]]<br />
|species=[[Robot]] ([[Bending Units|Bending Unit]])<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section.''<br />
}}<br />
'''Bender Bending Rodr&iacute;guez''' (Model: '''[[Bending Units|Bending Unit]] 22''') is a bending unit, who works at [[Planet Express]] as Assistant Manager of Sales, formerly chef of the company. He is one of the primary characters and is known for his "in-your-face interface".<br />
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He weighs 525 pounds (238kg) and his central processing unit is a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|MOS Technologies 6502 processor}}. His arms and legs can be separated from the body and may act independently from it, and his head is able to survive without his body.<br />
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His internal fuel cells are recharged by drinking alcohol or any other liquid capable of delivering chemical energy, such as mineral oil or [[Dark Matter|dark matter oil]]. If he does not drink alcohol for a while, he suffers symptoms of intoxication, develops five-o'-clock rust around his mouth and leaks oil from his armpits. He carries a nuclear pile that seems to be composed of fissionable material, enabling the construction of miniature nuclear weapons.<br />
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Bender has a highly addictive personality, and his favorite pastimes are watching [[All My Circuits]], stealing things, drinking, and smoking. He lives in the [[New New York#Robot Arms Apartments|Robot Arms Apartments]] with his roommate [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. In spite of his general selfishness and family-sized ego, he has occasionally demonstrated a capacity for generosity, even self-sacrifice, where his good friends are involved.<br />
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One of Bender's life-long dreams is to be a folk singer&mdash;a dream he briefly lived when he toured with [[Beck]] ([[Bendin' in the Wind|3ACV13]]). Normally his inhibition unit keeps his musical urges under control, but it tends to shut down in the presence of strong magnetic fields (especially in close proximity to his head). Ultimately things turned out tragically; fortunately for Bender, he's a robot with many life-long dreams. Another is being a great chef, like his idol [[Elzar]]. He achieved this dream as well when he defeated Elzar on the show ''[[Iron Cook]]'' ([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]).--><br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
Bender is often selfish and insensitive to other people's emotions. At one point, he flushed Leela's beloved pet Nibbler down the toilet. He is also quite vain, frequently bragging about how great he is. Bender has no qualms about committing crimes and often steals people's wallets or items from shops. He loves smoking and drinking, though as a Robot he has to drink alcohol to keep him going. (The cigars just make him look cool.) Bender can also be cruel at times and even sometimes treats his own friends badly. He is also extremely lazy, and is often seen sitting around on the couch drinking a beer and/or watching television.<br />
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However, he is capable of caring for others and is close friends with Leela and Fry, even though he often acts obnoxious and mean towards them. Bender seems genuinely happy for Leela when she is reunited with her long lost parents and was devastated when he is ordered to kill Fry in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''. Considering he is still upset when he returns to the future it's possible he might have been mourning Fry for nearly a thousand years.<br />
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Bender also has a fair few romantic relationships with fembots. Bender can be quite emotional at times, despite stating that robots aren't supposed to have emotions, and is empathic towards turtles since they have hard shells and have difficulty getting up if they fell on their backs, two things they share in common with Bender. He also becomes the leader of a group of penguins at one point. Bender also idolised the Harlem Globetrotters and wanted to become one of them and started crying when they refused to let him join.<br />
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Bender also loves cooking though he had little talent for it and would often cook things that were either inedible or just barely edible. In certain episodes however, he has been able to make food successfully, making a cake for Nibbler's birthday party which was promptly eaten by the Nibblonian.<br />
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As a robot, Bender has quite a lot of abilities. He is able to stretch his arms long distances as well as record data in his head, once using this to get Richard Nixon to give him back his body. He also breathes fire whenever he burps and when he is terrified he sometimes ejects bricks from his backside which is his variant of defecation. (This is a reference to the slang phrase, to "s**t bricks", meaning to be very scared or surprised.) Although he usually only does this while in a state of shock, he has also done it after eating an {{w|Olestra}} potato chip from the 20th century. Bender is also very strong, even managing to bend a supposedly unbendable girder. <br />
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Bender is able to remove numerous parts of his body such as his head, arms, legs and even eyes. When he is staring at something or someone his eyes frequently extended out of his head. Like turtles he can withdraw into his chest when he chooses to. Bender can also survive in lava for a short time, though when he displays this ability his eyes melted as soon as he came out of the lava.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Montholdbender.png|thumb|left|Bender when he was only a month old]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
Bender Bending Rodríguez was built in [[Tijuana]], Mexico in the early [[2990s]], although he believed it was in [[2998]], by [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]]. He has a fatal defect leaving him as mortal as a human. Inspector 5 (Hermes) knew of the defect but let him live. There is some speculation about what happened in the following two years, except few things are certain, he briefly studied Bending at Bending State University, which may or may not be the facility he was built in. He minored in Robo-American Studies.<br />
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He soon got a job bending girders, but after realizing that the purpose of the girders he bent were for [[suicide booth]]s, he figured that his purpose was meaningless and thus decided to kill himself in one of the suicide booths he had helped construct.<br />
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=== You really want a robot for a friend? ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
While waiting in line to kill himself on 31 December, 2999, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who was clearly not familiar with suicide booths, stood in front of him, thinking it was a phone booth. Bender helped him along. But they managed to get out of the suicide booth alive. Bender soon learns that Fry is from the 20th Century and had been frozen for a thousand years.<br />
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But since Fry refused to get [[Career chip|assigned]] to his job, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] was on his tail. Bender helped him escape through the [[Head Museum]] and soon down to [[Old New York]] below [[New New York]]. Here Leela finally caught up with them and agreed to help Fry. Bender decided to stay with them and they headed over to Fry's nephew, [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. Farnsworth soon offered them jobs, and luckily for them, he had the proper career chips.<br />
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=== Farnsworth's asset ===<br />
As an employee at Planet Express he continued his kleptomania, drinking and smoking. He convinced Fry to move in with him and soon [[Hermes Conrad]] forced him to actually do something around the company. He got assigned as chef of the company, one of his dreams was apparently to cook, but having no sense of taste made vile meals for the staff.<br />
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Bender got into trouble when he began abusing electricity (jacking on), and his friends were not in favor of it. Saddened by their discontent, he sought new opportunities in [[religion]]. He joined Robotology, but this only served to make him more annoying to his friends. So they decided to make Bender sin to become his regular self again, inadvertently condemning him to [[Robot Hell]]. Feeling guilty, Fry and Leela tracked Bender down and saved him from the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
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Bender himself never found true love, and one of the few fembots he got close to was sucked into a black hole with the ''[[Titanic]]'' after [[Zapp Brannigan]] altered the ship's course. But his personality continued to be a problem for his friends, and Leela became very upset with him when he flushed [[Nibbler]] down the toilet. The Professor "carefully" implanted an empathy chip in Bender, which forced him to feel Leela's every emotion for a short while.<br />
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[[File:Bender.png|thumb|right|180px|Bender Bending Rodríguez]]<br />
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=== The lesser of two evils ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
During a visit to [[Past-O-Rama]] they bumped into [[Flexo]], another Bending Unit, possibly also of the same model number (22). Flexo and Bender became good friends, but Fry feared that Flexo is evil, and in a mix up at the Miss Universe contest Flexo was arrested for Bender's attempt to steal the tiara.<br />
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Bender briefly joined the [[Robot Mafia]] and fought in the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League until his popularity slipped and he was rigged out of the league. Together with his fellow robots he rebelled against [[Humans|humanity]].<br />
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=== Well - I'm rich ===<br />
Bender's Uncle [[Vladimir]] died and Bender was to inherit his castle, on the condition that he had to spend one night within its walls. Bender was not at all comfortable in his new castle and the start up sound of Windows 98 was not helping either.<br />
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While being chased by several hologram ghosts, he fled out in the yard where he was run over by a [[Were-Car|were-car]]. The collision caused a virus to be beamed into him and he became a were-car. Bender did not realize this until later, but the [[Gypsy]] told them the only way to get rid of the virus would be destroy the original were-car. So through a long journey they found the original were-car and destroyed it, and thus Bender was free of the virus.<br />
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Whether he kept the castle or not is unknown.<br />
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=== Now when I'm found in a million years, people will know what the score was ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
Bender continued his life with many adventures together with Fry and Leela. He temporarily worked for [[Calculon]] as his water heater. He met up with Flexo again, but this time he was not happy to see him, because Bender figured that his second true love was still in love with Flexo. Bender screwed it up and the divorcees got back together.<br />
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He was briefly sent to an institute for insane robots, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who went temporarily insane. He got to go on tour with [[Beck]] after becoming paralysed from a freak accident with a can opener, thus fulfilling his dream of becoming a folk-singer, became Pharaoh of an entire planet, driving everyone (including Fry and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]) into slavery, and beat [[Elzar]] on the [[television]] show ''[[Iron Cook]]''. However, he did not accept the title of Iron Cook, only the lesser title of Zinc Saucier (which he made up, and comes with double prize money).<br />
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During a battle with [[Space Pirates]], Bender was shot out through the torpedo slot and was forced to drift through space. He, for some time, became the God of the [[Shrimpkins]], which was a life form that had grown on his stomach. But, after they viciously killed each other in a nuclear war, started by Bender's need for booze, Bender met up with the [[Galactic Entity]], who he believes ''is'' God. The Entity eventually sent Bender back to [[Earth]] after receiving a radio signal from Fry.<br />
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=== I should not be allowed on TV! ===<br />
{{further|Season 5}}<br />
Bender was still wanting his fame, he found interest in becoming [[Bender (All My Circuits)|the new]] [[Antonio Calculon, Jr.|Antonio]] on [[All My Circuits]]. He got the job. But Calculon was hardly impressed by Bender's performance, however the Network executives disagreed. So Bender got to continue on the show, but in his true nature.<br />
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But when Bender realized that his behaviour on TV causes [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] and [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] to steal his stuff, he called off the show.<br />
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Bender joined Fry and Leela briefly as they gained super powers in [[the New Justice Team]], he has had an affair with the [[Planet Express Ship]], he got modeled into a fembot and had a relationship shortly with Calculon, and helped [[Robot Santa]] as a replacement.<br />
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=== Dumb dumb away! ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
But the company got into trouble when the [[Box Network]] canceled its license, and for two years they were not able to deliver packages. Luckily though, their license was renewed and they went back in business.<br />
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Bender became the centre of attention as the new masters of the company lead by [[Nudar]] infected him with an [[iObey]] virus and they forced him to go back in time and steal all of Earth's valuables. But when Fry managed to escape back into the past, they send him after Fry to kill him, and after 12 years tireless hunting, he managed to do so.<br />
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But he soon learned that the Fry he killed was doomed anyway because he was a [[time paradox duplicate]]. But after being stranded on [[Neptune]] for a while, humanity and he decided to fight back, and after the war was won (with the help of Hermes), he revealed that he himself had kept [[the Spheroboom]] that the scammers had told him to keep safe, thus saving the day. <br />
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However, while on a trip back in time to make sense out of everything that had happened that year, a mishap led to him accidentally tearing the universe open.<br />
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=== Death to humans! ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
After becoming an official stalker for [[Calculon]] by Calculon, Bender fell into a deep depression after Calculon informed him that there was no such thing as the [[League of Robots]], a society of robots which came to the aid of robots abused by humans, and which Bender had worshipped for his entire life. He contemplated commiting suicide until he was approached by the League led by Calculon himself; he lied about its non-existence to ensure its secrecy.<br />
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Bender became the newest member of the League and began to personally enforce the no-humans policy of the organization, becoming very famous within it. However, Bender was caught helping his human friends and his bluffs were called by Calculon, whom Bender challenged to a duel. Bender broke the rules of the duel, severely injuring Calculon and nearly exposing the League, but instead of being kicked out of the League, Calculon resigned his position as President and gave it to Bender.<br />
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Bender organized the [[Army of the Damned]] (trading [[Bender's First Born Son|his firstborn son]] to the [[Robot Devil]] for it) to take over the world, only to discover that its entire population was already leaving to live on the body of a giant tentacled monster named [[Yivo]]. Bender soon received a letter from Fry describing how wonderful life was there, but Bender ended up interfering by [[The Robot Invasion of Heaven|attacking Yivo]] and attempting to bring humanity back. Soon, for personal reasons, Yivo unwittingly complied with Bender and had everybody return to Earth.<br />
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=== I know not of this Bender ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Bender finds himself attempting to catch up with a game of Dungeons and Dragons, played by [[Cubert Farnsworth]] and his friends. He soon hits the obstacle of realising he has no imagination. But the more he tries, he eventually believes he is [[Titanius Anglesmith]], Fancy Man of [[Cornwood]].<br />
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Unfortunately, his imagination grows wild, and he is sent to [[HAL Institute]] to be cured. The therapy is unsuccessful and they decide to give him a "robotomy". But during the operation, the [[dark matter]] crystals becomes close enough, allowing Bender's imagination to become real.<br />
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In his fantasy, he is the owner of a castle. When he hears of [[Waltazar, Larius and Ignus|Black Knights]] approaching, he sets out with his friends, [[Leegola]] and [[Frydo]]. Discovering the [[Die of Power]], he sets off to [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|Greyfarn]], where they learn of the story behind the Die. Titanius is slightly against the quest, but decides to tag along. On several occasions, he refers to going back, such as when they have just passed through the [[Cave of Hopelessness]].<br />
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On the other side, [[Fellowship]] decides to seek [[Wipe Castle]] for help. Unfortunately, the [[King of Cornwood]] is insane, and the entire royal army is gone, because the king declared war on scallops, tied the entire army to a rock, and pushed them into the ocean. As [[Momon]]'s forces arrive, they have a large, unwinnable battle at hand. But as things seems darkest, [[Leegola]] and her centaur army saves Wipe Castle. Knowing of Frydo's quest, the Fellowship decides to go help him. However, they are too late and Momon wins the battle, causing them to return to their world.<br />
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=== I'm...so...GREAT!! ===<br />
{{further|Into the Wild Green Yonder}}<br />
Bender takes a trip to [[Mars Vegas]] with the rest of the crew. There, he falls in love with [[Fanny]], a burlesque dancer, who is the [[Donbot]]'s wife. He enters the [[Universal Poker Championship]] Tournament for her and wins against Fry with five kings.<br />
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After returning to Earth, Bender feels upset that the [[Feministas]] are committing more felonies than him. He gets hired by [[Zapp Brannigan]] to help him capture the Feministas. By getting Bender to wire tap Fry's "cellphone-telephone" Zapp finds out where the Feministas are hiding and chases them aboard the [[Nimbus]], along with Bender and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]. After an exciting space chase, Bender captures the Feministas and goes against them in court. They are found guilty and sent to [[Maxi-Padlock]] Prison.<br />
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Bender then breaks into the women's prison and helps the Feministas escape, because by doing so, he would have committed way more felonies than the women. He bends a brick wall and calls Farnsworth, who pilots the Planet Express Ship down to rescue them from the prison's forces. They crash a demolition ceremony, and in the end, Bender is sent through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]] with the rest of the Planet Express Crew.<br />
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=== Dying sucks butt! ===<br />
{{further|Season 6}}<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being rebirthed {{et|6ACV01}}, Bender starts a [[robosexual]] relationship with [[Amy Wong|Amy]] {{et|6ACV04}}, after [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] dumps her for flirting with criminal inmates, despite his previously affirming that "[[Humans]] dating [[Robots]] is sick" {{et|3ACV15}}. Amy and Bender decided to marry, and manage to pass [[Proposition ∞|a proposition]] to legalize robosexual marriage. However, Bender leaves her upon realizing she wants a monogamous marriage. He participated in a [[Sith Invasion re-enactment|re-enactment of the Sith-il War]], after which he learned that he was built without a back-up unit {{et|6ACV06}}. He then goes with [[Hermes Conrad]] to determine why. Despite failing to do so, Bender uses the experience to reaffirm his stance on life. <br />
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Later, Bender witnesses robots undergoing evolution on a [[Robo-planetoid|deserted planetoid]] {{et|6ACV09}}. He was nearly killed after [[Mind-switcher|switching bodies]] with a [[Emperor Nikolai|Robo-Hungarian Emperor]] {{et|6ACV10}}. Later, he threw a [[100th Delivery Party|party celebrating Planet Express' 100th delivery]] {{et|6ACV12}}. After abruptly ending the party, Bender participated in the [[Devolution Revolution]], using his expertise to bend the [[Westside Pipeway]]. <br />
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When the crew crashes on [[Neutopia (planet)|a gender-neutral planet]], everyone's genders are switched in a freak accident and Bender resumes his feminine [[Coilette]] persona before the genders are corrected {{et|6ACV20}}. He then runs havok with the Professor's duplicator, creating exponentially miniature versions of himself that almost consume Earth but later band together to save it from [[Unattractive giant monster|a hideous monster]] {{et|6ACV17}}, though he dies soon afterward when a [[suicide booth]] murders him {{et|6ACV19}}. Bender lingers as a ghost but bargains with the [[Robot Devil]] to get his material body back in exchange for [[Fry]]. He attempts to scare him to death, but when Fry discloses his love for Bender, Bender refuses to kill Fry and ends up protecting him. [[Robot God]] then invites Bender to an existence in Robot Heaven as his reward, but Bender declines and returns to the crew.<br />
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After crashing a [[Robot Mafia]] wedding and making out with [[Bella]], [[Donbot]]'s daughter, Bender is forced to enter the witness relocation program {{et|6ACV14}}, and [[Francis X. Clampazzo|Clamps]] replaces him at work as an in for the Mafia to discover Bender's whereabouts and kill him. The crew is led to the [[Moon]] to [[Billy West (robot)|a hillbilly robot]] identical to Bender, but Bender is discovered to be in hiding as a waiter at the [[Family Bros. Pizza|pizza parlor]] across the street, and returns to work when the Mafia takes him for dead.<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
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=== Composition ===<br />
Bender routinely claims to be made of thirty to forty percent of various metals, typically following his claims up by knocking on his own chassis. Unfortunately, his credibility on this matter is thrown into question by the fact that his various claims now add up to well over one hundred percent. Bender has alternately claimed to be:<br />
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*40% Zinc {{et|1ACV13}}.<br />
*40% Titanium {{et|A Head in the Polls|2ACV03}}.<br />
*30% Iron {{et|The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22}}, presumably mixed with osmium, ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]).<br />
*40% Dolomite {{et|4ACV07}}.<br />
*40% Lead ([[Futurama (video game)|FVG]]). Canon status of video game uncertain.<br />
*40% Luck/horseshoes ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]). Composition of the horseshoes unknown.<br />
*40% Chromium {{et|Attack of the Killer App|6ACV03}}. Bender was not the one to make this claim. It was an [[Antarian]].<br />
*60% Storage space {{et|The Prisoner of Benda|6ACV10}}.<br />
*40% Scrap metal {{et|All the Presidents' Heads|6ACV23}}.<br />
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Total: 150% - 330% or greater. The number is dependent on whether or not one counts various claims as true. First the "40% Horseshoes" claim, as the supposed horseshoes could have been made of one of the other metals previously stated, (Titanium, Iron, or Lead) meaning that one could have been a restatement rather than a new figure. Second, it depends on whether or not he considers his storage space to be part of the total percentage of himself, in which case the remaining 40% that he often claims to be would constitute the rest of his body. Third, the claim of "40% Lead" is dependent on the whether the video game can be considered canon. Fourth and finally, whether the claim of "40% Chromium" is accepted at all. This claim was not made by Bender but rather one of the Antarians. It is plausible that the claim is false and that it was just made to justify the in-progress cannibalization of Bender's body. Even if all previous points made are taken into account and only the first four claims were used, Bender's composition would be 150%, far more than what is possible. This error can be explained as due to Bender's being a poor calculator, making it plausible that he has given the wrong percentages {{et|3ACV09}}. <br />
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Additionally, he has a 0.04% nickel impurity, which doesn't ''increase'' total percentage, but slightly ''decreases'' the percentages of everything else. This is apparently not a standard impurity, and is cited as making him unique ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]). <br />
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There's also a mention that robots are made from recycled beer cans (and beer cans are made from recycled robots), so depending on the year 3000 composition of beer cans, he may have a certain percentage of aluminum in his alloy.<br />
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As a side note, "Dolemite" is also the name of a movie from 1974. The main character, Dolemite, is a pimp who leads an army of Kung Fu hookers.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/ IMDB - Dolemite]</ref> Bender has been a pimp many times throughout the series.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
[[File:Bender's Xmas 2.jpg|right|thumb|Bender's mother, whom he refers to as his mommy.]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], Bender's owner and the creator of the sports utility robot on which Bender and all/most other modern robots are based.<br />
*[[Flexo]], not exactly a relative, but another [[Bending Unit]] of the same model. (presumed deceased)<br />
*[[Billy West (character)|Billy West]], identical model (deceased)<br />
*[[Mom]], owner of [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]].<br />
*[[Bender's mother|His mother]], a robotic arm who sends him [[Xmas]] cards.<br />
*His father, who was killed by a giant can opener {{et|2ACV01}}.<br />
*Uncle [[Vladimir]], who lived in [[Thermostadt]], capital of the [[Robo-Hungarian Empire]], and died at the ripe old age of 211.<br />
*[[Tandy]], Uncle Vladimir's son and hence Bender's cousin.<br />
*Screwy Aunt Rita, who ''is'' a screw. (Note that Bender stated that he had an Aunt Rita during Leela's coma fantasy in the episode "[[The Sting]]", so this may not be true.)<br />
*[[Albert]], [[Sally]], [[Nina]], [[Sam]] and 8 other orphans, briefly adopted from the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]].<br />
*Three penguin "children" {{et|3ACV05}}.<br />
*[[Junior]], a child born to [[The Crushinator]] ([[Freaky Fry-day|US#009]]). Comic books of uncertain canon status.<br />
*[[Bender's first born son|His first born son]], Bender exchanges him for an [[Army of the Damned]].<br />
*Bender's grandmother, who is a bulldozer.<br />
*Buster, identical cousin.<br />
*Turner, another cousin {{et|6ACV08}}.<br />
*Commodore LXIV, or Commodore 64. A painting of this robot is hanging in Uncle [[Vladimir]]'s dining hall and can be assumed to be one of Bender's ancestors.<br />
*[[Bender's guinea pig|His guinea pig]], who died off-screen prior to the [[V-GINY]]'s rampage {{et|6ACV02}}.<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]], Inspector at Mom's friendly robot plant in Tijuana, Mexico {{et|6ACV06}}.<br />
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=== Age ===<br />
According to himself, Bender was originally constructed in [[2998]], making him one year old when Fry met him in 2999, but several later discoveries supports the theory that he was in fact born earlier. Bender's memory as newborn is as a complete, fullgrown robot, but events in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" suggest that his current, fullgrown body merely was the final stage, and it is possible that Bender only remembers entering this final stage - what he considers being born.<br />
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In [[season 6]] episode "[[Lethal Inspection]]", it is revealed that Hermes supervised Bender's construction before getting the job in [[Planet Express]], and is seen much younger than he must have been in the late [[2990s]]. We also see that the state in which he was supervised - reminiscent of a human baby - much differs from the one Bender remembers from 2998. In "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", it can be shown that Hermes was already in the company in [[2993]], and thus Bender must have been born in that year at least, and possibly even earlier.<br />
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[[File:Roswell that ends well.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The events of "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" aged Bender's head 1055 years ahead of his body.]]<br />
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The events in "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" make his head 1055 years older than the rest of his body. The incident in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" does largely not count as an aging or the opposite, and fans largely regard his age to remain intact. In {{f|1}}, Bender travels back in time several times, though the amount of times is unknown, the amount of Benders that appear at the end, may suggest at least a couple of thousand times. Given how many of these travels seems to be between 1000 to 5000 years in the past (from about 3007), an educated guess would make him at least a million years old, but probably more. An alternative theory could suggest when the time duplicates explode at the end of the first film, Bender is the same age he was at the end of the original run plus 995 years, as the Bender that went back 995 years in time to kill Fry is presumed to be the orginal and therefore wouldn't expire like the rest of them.<br />
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In the comic, "[[Rust in Peace]]", it is revealed that Bender, due to too much time travelling, must be inserted into a renewed unit. Farnsworth determines his age to be 27,203 before moving him to his new body. But 27,203 seems a lot less than what would be a quick educated guess. 27,203 would require Bender to have gone at least about a thousand years back each time and only gone 27 times, or instead gone more years back and done fewer than 27 times. But regardless of the ordeal, the amount of Benders appearing at the end of ''Bender's Big Score'' seems to contradict this fact. The event in the comic is thus not considered [[canon]].<br />
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=== Durability ===<br />
Bender frequently displays incredible durability, to the point that he appears to be indestructible. He has been completely flattened, hit point-blank with a shotgun, had several chips removed from his severed head, then had his head [[Roswell That Ends Well|buried for over a thousand years]], had his lower torso melted from a cosmic electrical disturbance, been [[Godfellas|launched out of a torpedo tube then withstood atmospheric reentry]], [[Jurassic Bark|submerged himself in lava]], and been burned to nothing but his eyes and mouth after converting his body entirely into wood<br />
(though this was a [[Obsoletely Fabulous|dream]], but it is implied the dream could actually happen). In "[[Rebirth]]", after having been nearly eaten by a [[cyclophage]] and have a [[Doomsday Devices|doomsday device]] explode inside him, he remarks "What does it take to kill me?". A bomb has also exploded inside him in "[[War Is the H-Word]]" (twice). He survives being shot point-blank at [[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences|least]] [[Law and Oracle|three]] [[Benderama|times]] in Season 6, survived [[Neutopia|being completely melted]], was [[Ghost in the Machines|able to come out of Limbo after having been killed]] and [[The Tip of the Zoidberg|had his head sliced in half by spinning blades.]]<br />
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However, as it's revealed in "[[Lethal Inspection]]", Bender was built without a backup unit. This means he can't download his personality or memories to another body, which he wanted to do if his original body got killed. Therefore, if his body is destroyed, he dies. As it turned out, [[Hermes Conrad|Inspector #5]] was the one responsible for mercifully approving Bender as a perfect robot, thus allowing him to live despite actually being a defective [[Robots|robot]].<br />
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[[File:Were-Car.jpg|right|thumb|Bender as a were-car.]]<br />
[[File:Human Bender.jpg|right|thumb|Human Bender, with floozies.]]<br />
[[File:New Justice Team.png|right|thumb|Bender as "Superking" (middle).]]<br />
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=== Alternate appearances ===<br />
[[File:Ghost in the Machines infobox.png|200px|thumb|Bender as a ghost]]<br />
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*'''[[2ACV08]]''': '''Bender the Offender/Gender Bender''' Bender joins the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting League]], and become 'Bender the Offender', but after he becomes less popular, [[Abner Doubledeal]], the Commissioner of the URFL, changed his persona to 'The Gender Bender'<br />
*'''[[2ACV16]]''': '''Giant Bender:''' In a [[canon|non-canon]] scenario, Bender is pictured as 500 feet tall. During the episode, he claims to weigh 7 billion tons (14 trillion pounds).<br />
**'''Go-Kart Bender:''' After being murdered by [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] in aforementioned episode, she reassembles his parts into a sporty go-kart.<br />
*'''[[2ACV18]]''': '''[[Were-Car]] Bender:''' In "[[The Honking]]", Bender is transformed each midnight into a malicious were-car, determined to kill [[Philip J. Fry|his closest friend]].<br />
*'''[[3ACV03]]''': '''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] Bender:''' Bender becomes a good Santa. This appearance basically has Bender's body painted red.<br />
*'''[[3ACV15]]''': '''Parallel Bender:''' The only difference apparent between Bender and his counterpart in the parallel universe (the ''only'' alternate universe at the time) was that parallel Bender (along with the rest of the parallel Planet Express crew) was wearing a cowboy hat and vest when both crews visited the [[Edge of the Universe]]. Whether this is the norm for the parallel Crew, or was due to some difference in parallel Fry's touristy adventure that day was never mentioned.<br />
*'''[[3ACV18]]''': '''Human Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest II]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were human. Despite being Mexican, he appears to be Caucasian. (Note: this could be a ''default setting'' on the professors device.)<br />
*'''[[3ACV19]]''': '''Flying Saucer Bender:''' After crashing to the New Mexico desert, the US military mistakenly reassembles Bender's body to resemble a small (functional) flying saucer.<br />
*'''[[4ACV04]]''': '''Superking:''' Bender joins the [[New Justice Team]] as the superhero "Superking", with a cape, a mask and a royal crown.<br />
*'''[[4ACV09]]''': '''Young Bender:''' Bender takes several reverted forms in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", including a software disc and a set of "Bending unit blueprints". Modifications include braces and dish-antenna-like ears.<br />
*'''[[4ACV13]]''': '''[[Coilette]]:''' Bender undergoes a sex-change operation in order to win five olympic gold medals. Faked his(her) own death with a fictional disease called "[[African Hydraulic Fever]]" because he(she) did not want to marry [[Calculon]].<br />
*'''[[4ACV14]]''': '''Wooden Bender:''' In a [[canon|dream]], Bender downgrades to a wooden, steam-powered version.<br />
*'''[[4ACV15]]''': '''Golden Bender:''' In [[Universe 1]], Bender's coin flip resulted in his choosing the gold finish instead of the foghat grey that we're used to.<br />
*'''[[Bender's Big Score|BBS]]''': '''[[iObey]] Bender:''' In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender was tricked into downloading the iObey obedience virus. He is forced to do anything the naked scammers tell him, and his pupils become red pixel swirls.<br />
*'''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs|BwBB]]''': '''LOR Bender:''' Bender is given a luxurious ascot to wear, as he becomes a new member of the [[League of Robots]].<br />
**'''Pirate Bender:''' He dressed as a pirate in honor of Fry in his attempt to retrieve him from [[Yivo]]'s body.<br />
*'''[[Bender's Game|BG]]''': '''[[Titanius Anglesmith]]:''' While playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in ''[[Bender's Game]]'', Bender convinces himself that he is a knight and goes insane. <!-- When [[Cornwood]] is created, his delusions are made real. --><br />
*"[[6ACV17]]": '''Gray Goo Bender:'''Bender calls upon his legions of microscopic [[Bender duplicates]] to join together with him and form a gigantic version of him, in order to defeat the [[Unattractive giant monster]].<br />
*"[[6ACV19]]":'''Ghost Bender:''' After Bender's death, his software takes on a ghostly existence.<br />
*"[[6ACV25]]":'''Overclocked Bender:'''In a cave behind a waterfall, he has turned himself inside out.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Anthology.jpg|right|thumb|Giant Bender as seen in a "What If?" scenario, about to get attacked by giant [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]].]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*It is recommended that he run on 5 gigawatts.<br />
*Interestingly enough, Bender appears to have been an entirely different [[Robot]] before having met Fry. They meet when Bender is (at the very least) guilty and willing to kill himself over his dismay at creating [[suicide booth]]s. However, after Bender bends the bars keeping them from escaping Leela, Bender declares that from then on he will live his life only for him and do only what he wants to do. This may, however, just be an overlook by the writers of the show simply for the sake of introducing Fry to the drastic changes the future has brought (booths that are as ubiqitous as phone booths for suicide; walking, talking Robots).<br />
**This sudden change could be explained by the electric shock Bender received shortly before bending the bars. Not only did it allow Bender the freedom to disobey his programming, it changed his opinions on various things.<br />
*He has been [[New New York v. Bender|charged]] for pimping.<br />
*Bender's apartment number is 00100100. This is a binary representation of the ASCII character '$' or 36 in decimal.<br />
*Bender's serial number is 2716057. This can be expressed as the sum of 2 cubes. Specifically, 952<sup>3</sup> + (-951)<sup>3</sup>.<br />
*Additionally, he seems to be the [[1729]]<sup>th</sup> unit produced by his "mommy".<br />
*The word "bender" can refer to a drinking spree, hinting at Bender's heavy alcohol use.<br />
*Bender's brain is powered by a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|6502 Microprocessor}} [[Fry and the Slurm Factory|(1ACV13)]], and his ass by an {{w|Athlon II}} [[Overclockwise|(6ACV25)]].<br />
*Bender dies at the end of both of his what-if scenarios in each Anthology of Interest and both have one of the characters saying "Goodnight, sweet prince" (Fry in the first and Farnsworth in the second) to Bender when he dies.<br />
*His self-destruct code is 1A2B3.<br />
*Bender cannot have magnets attached to his head, or it will "screw up his inhibition unit", thus causing him to sing crazy variations of folk songs.<br />
*Apparently stole the Prime Minister of Norway's arm.<br />
*Despite Bender being made of various metals as hard as iron and titanium, [[humans]] and other organic organisms seem to have little to no difficulty harming his metal body using only their fists and feet.<br />
*His birthstone is [[Robobium]].<br />
*Is able to simultaneously reattach each of his severed arms with the other.<br />
*He cannot get up when he is knocked on his back. At least not until he learns how to from the majestic turtle.<br />
*His antenna interferes with satelite televisions, along with some cellphones.<br />
*He, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], appears in all episodes of the series.<br />
*No one can say he doesn't own John Laraquette's Spine.<br />
*In addition, he seems to own the skeletal remains of Charlamagne, as shown in "[[Jurassic Bark]]".<br />
*Bender has Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, fear of the number 666, as hinted in "[[The Honking]]".<br />
*Bender is the most evil robot in the series, as acknowledged by [[Robot Santa]] and the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
*Bender has named his hands "Grabby and Squeezy," and his footcups "Stompy and Smashy."<br />
*Bender's favorite cause of death is being crushed to death by a big rig driven by The Incredible Hulk.<br />
*In Firefox 3, if you type "about:robots" into the address bar, a page with several cultural references to robots is displayed. The fourth bullet point says "Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten."<br />
*His vanity plate reads “1 DVS BSTD” (one devious bastard).<br />
*He said the last sentence in all 4 [[film]]s: "Well, we're boned" ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]]), "I love you, meatbags!" ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]), "Whip harder, Professor!" ([[Bender's Game|BG]]), "Into the breach, meatbags. Or not, whatever" ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]).<br />
*Bender's waste management facilities may convert material he consumes into bricks.<br />
*Bender's mighty robot powers allow him to get sick of things much quicker than humans.<br />
*His full name is first mentioned aloud in the episode "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*Bender is said to be roughly 500 pounds in "[[Gender Bender]]" but in "[[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]" he says he is 2 tons.<br />
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=== Voice ===<br />
Of all the voices on the show, Bender's voice was the most difficult to cast. This is because none of the creators and crew were sure what a robot should sound like yet. So they had every voice actor who auditioned also audition for the role of Bender. Even [[David X. Cohen]] was suggested for the role.<br />
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[[John DiMaggio]] originally auditioned with Bender's voice for Professor Farnsworth. Among the bases for the voice were the character of Taggart from {{w|Blazing Saddles}} and DiMaggio's original character "Charlie the Sausage Lover". In the [[Commentary:Spanish Fry|audio commentary of Spanish Fry]], David X. Cohen joked about it also being "90 parts John DiMaggio."<br />
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=== Catchphrases ===<br />
Bender's basic catchphrase is "[[Bite my shiny metal ass]]".<br />
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Variations on this include the following:<br />
*Bite my red-hot glowing ass! [[When Aliens Attack|(1ACV12)]]<br />
*Lick my frozen metal ass! [[Xmas Story|(2ACV04)]]<br />
*Bite my colossal metal ass! [[Anthology of Interest I|(2ACV16)]]<br />
*Bite my splintery wooden ass! [[Obsoletely Fabulous|(4ACV14)]]<br />
*Bite my glorious golden ass! [[The Farnsworth Parabox|(4ACV15)]]<br />
*Bite my shiny metal face!! {{f|3}}<br />
*Bite my shiny metal hat. (Said by [[Fry]], {{f|4}}<br />
*Bite my tiny metal ass! (Said by a Microscopic [[Bender duplicate]]) {{et|6ACV17}}<br />
*Byte my 8-bit metal ass! (Said by Bender During the Video Game Segment) {{et|6ACV26}}<br />
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Other common catchphrases are:<br />
*"[[Me, Bender]]": whenever he says "me", he usually follows it with "Bender", thus producing the sentence "me, Bender." Thus making this the most said character name on the show.<br />
*"Well, [[we're boned]].", said in situations where he, or a group of people including him, are in a large amount of trouble.<br />
*"I'm back, baby!" whenever he makes an intriguing appearance on the scene; Bender had also said the phrase "We're back, baby!" on numerous occasions, particularly in reference to the series' revival. At one point, Bender just said, "Yeah, we're back." while filing his "nails" after escaping the wormhole.<br />
*"[[Neat!]]", when Bender is taking a picture with [[Bender's camera|his purple camera]], usually of something disturbing or disgusting.<br />
*"Cheese it!" whenever he encourages other characters to run away from trouble. This is used less commonly.<br />
*"Fun on a bun!", another less common catchphrase that is used whenever Bender describes amusement.<br />
*"He's pending for a bending.", a phrase used as a warning very few times throughout the show.<br />
*"[[Bender is great!]]", like "Me, Bender", he usually likes to say this to emphasize his enormous ego.<br />
*"Oooh!", a ghostly/eerie noise often accompanied by jazz hands when feigning supernatural abilities, etc... (The Gypsy machine also did this once to Fry)<br />
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Bender also has a tendency to call humans "meatbag" when he is displeased or annoyed with them. Additionally, Bender regularly says "Kill all humans", although, in [[The Sting|Leela's dream]] he claims to whisper "except one", referring to Fry, every time too.<br />
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As stated in "[[War Is the H-Word]]", the top ten words that Bender uses more than any others is as follows:<br />
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<ol start="10"><br />
<li>Chump</li><br />
<li value="9">Chumpette</li><br />
<li value="8">Yours</li><br />
<li value="7">Up</li><br />
<li value="6">Pimpmobile</li><br />
<li value="5">Bite</li><br />
<li value="4">My</li><br />
<li value="3">Shiny</li><br />
<li value="2">Daffodil</li><br />
<li value="1">Ass</li><br />
</ol><br />
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It is by no means impossible that the second word in the list is not "metal" considering all the variations of his catchphrase. In reference to his use of the word "daffodil", he said the sentence "Hot-diggidy-daffodil" in this episode and again in {{f|2}}. "Chumpette" is only uttered once though. "Pimpmobile" was also spoken by Bender in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]]. However, in all likelihood, Bender's real most spoken words would most likely be along the lines of any other speaker of the English language: the, and, I, a, so; etc.<br />
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=== Assets and titles ===<br />
Bender has, over the years gained many assets and ranks in various organizations and a large amount of wealth. Some of these include:<br />
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*Served as Prime Minister of [[Trisol]] under the brief rule of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry the Solid]] (most likely terminated when the old emperor came back into power or when Bender and the rest of the crew fled Trisol).<br />
*A castle, inherited from his [[Vladimir|uncle]]<br />
*Leader of the [[League of Robots]]<br />
*Commander of the [[Army of the Damned]]<br />
*[[Iron Cook]], on the television show of the same name (Zinc Saucier)<br />
*The [[Dirty Double Cross]], Earth's highest honor in swindling<br />
*[[Calculon]]'s official stalker (possibly fired when he maimed Calculon during a duel)<br />
*Spy for the [[DOOP]]<br />
*An enormous amount of wealth from various crimes<br />
*Pharaoh of [[Osiris 4]]<br />
*Prime Minister of Norway, due to him having the real Prime Minister of Norway's hand AND career chip<br />
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=== Functions, attachments, and accessories ===<br />
As we can see during the episodes, Bender has a lot of different functions. Here is a list of them:<br />
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*'''Trash Can''': Bender's own cavity can be used as a trash can. First seen "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" as he throws a bottle of beer inside himself.<br />
*'''Extenso-matic Eyes''': His eyes can zoom out of his normal layer, so he can get a better view on things; they tend to fall out when he zooms too far. First seen also in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]".<br />
*'''Subway Car''': His legs can extend onto rail tracks and his feet work like wheels, allowing Fry, Leela, and a random bum transportation in Old New York. Seen only in "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*'''Extenso-matic arms''': Bender's arms and legs are capable of extending to many times their normal length. First seen in "[[The Series Has Landed]]".<br />
*'''[[GayDar]]''': Bender pulls out a small radar device to prove to [[Amy]] and [[Leela]] that a man they are interested in is gay. It surprisingly works, seen in "[[Love's Labours Lost in Space]]".<br />
*'''Video Camera''': Each of Bender's eyes can be used as a camera, either to take pictures or to film things. Both are first seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]". He also has one more camera, located "below the equator" which does not always "perform". The camera is never seen, but it can be heard extending.<br />
*'''Cowcatcher''': In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Bender has a 19th century style cowcatcher installed to his front to clear a path through the crowd outside the Decapodian Embassy.<br />
*'''Barbecue''': Bender's cavity is used the same way as a barbecue. He used it to cook some burgers. First seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''Oven''': His cavity can be used as an oven, to cook things. The real function name is "E-z Bake", and is used to cook a cake for [[Nibbler]], in the episode "[[I Second that Emotion]]".<br />
*'''Refrigerator''': His cavity can also be used to refrigerate, as seen also in "[[I Second that Emotion]]"<br />
*'''Stage Light''': A light can come out of his cavity. He used it for the first time in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''AC Power''' generator: Bender plugs a television power cord into his side in [[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV]].<br />
*'''Popcorn maker''': Bender can make some popcorn in his cavity. He can also push down on his antenna to dispense butter. First seen in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]".<br />
*'''Keg''': Bender can also serve some beers within is cavity. First seen in "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]".<br />
*'''Toilet''': Bender's cavity is used as a toilet in the episode "[[The Cyber House Rules]]". He pushes his antenna to flush.<br />
*'''Recorder:''' Bender can record things with his head. First seen in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", to record [[Richard Nixon's head]]'s words. He records onto magnetic tape cassettes.<br />
[[File:Lighthouse bender.png|right|thumb|Bender as a lighthouse]]<br />
*'''Oxygen Supplier''': In the episode "[[The Deep South]]", Bender is used as an Oxygen Supplier, that comes via some masks.<br />
*'''Exhaust Port''': Bender's exhaust port is present in his ass, as seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Flotation Device''': In "[[The Deep South]]", Bender refer to his ass as a Flotation Device.<br />
*'''Pepper Grinder''': In "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]", Bender inserts peppercorns in his mouth and shakes ground pepper out of his ass.<br />
*'''Beer Tub''': Beer ferments in Bender's chest cavity in the episode "[[The Route of All Evil]]". It has a capacity of at least five gallons, six ounces.<br />
*'''Pager''': Antenna glows and vibrates to notify the New Justice Team of a call from the mayor in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''Oil Sprayer :''' Bender sprays oil on a cosmetic saleswoman in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
*'''Mail Box''': Bender's antenna indicates when he is receiving mail. First seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Chicken Deboner''': Bender can debone a chicken by putting it into his mouth. He then regurgitates the chicken's skeleton and a feather duster. Seen in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Card Shuffler''': Bender can put a deck of cards into his mouth to shuffle them, and then spit them back out to deal them. He can apparently spit them with enough force for them to cut through objects such as apples and hair. Seen in "[[How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back]]".<br />
*'''Circular Saw''': Bender can use his hands as a circular saw and lower a matching eyeshade to protect his eyes. First seen in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''EFTPOS Machine''': In "[[Leela's Homeworld]]", Bender takes the Professor's credit card and swipes it between his teeth to check its balance.<br />
*'''Laser Show''': In "[[Jurassic Bark]]", Bender projects an expensive-looking laser show with his head, complete with techno music.<br />
*'''Flamethrower''': Bender boils some water using flames coming out of his mouth in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]". May not be a real feature due the scene being part of a simulation.<br />
*'''Stadium air horn''': In "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]", the [[Robot Devil]] installs a stadium air horn under Bender's nose.<br />
*'''Voice Modifier''': In "[[Bender Gets Made]]", Bender changed his voice via a control panel. Two voices are available : Robot (his normal voice), and King (his normal voice with a British accent).<br />
*'''Bug Zapper''': In "[[Spanish Fry]]", Bender shows that he is apparently capable of charging his surface with electricity and using his head to electrocute bugs.<br />
*'''Lighthouse''': In "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]", Bender's revolving head and luminous eyes acted as a fully functional lighthouse. He can also emit a foghorn sound.<br />
*'''Pistol''': In the cover of [[Futurama (video game)|the game]], Bender is shown using his finger as a pistol. Canon status of the game uncertain.<br />
*'''Cheating Unit''': In "[[A Flight to Remember]]", Bender speaks of his "cheating unit" which predicts (inaccurately) the coming roll of the dice at craps.<br />
*'''Water Boiler''': Boils and produces hot water for [[Calculon]] in "[[That's Lobstertainment!]]".<br />
*'''Safe''': In "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]", Bender stores money in his cavity, the combination lock dial can be seen on his door.<br />
*'''Movie Projector''': In "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" Bender's head projects an educational film.<br />
*'''Pen''': Finger can turn into a pen. Used to write down an address in "[[Xmas Time Is Fear]]" and to write down a joke in "[[Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?]]", and to write a "A Plea For Attention" in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Cigar Lighter''': His finger also flips up to reveal a cigar lighter. He uses this throughout the series to light his cigars. <br />
*'''Paper Shredder''': Paper is inserted into his mouth, shredded and comes out of his chest. Used to shred the menu in [[Hell Is Other Robots]].<br />
*'''Food Processor''': Bender purées fish and regurgitates it to his surrogate penguin children in "[[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz]]".<br />
*'''Answering Machine''': In "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]", [[Amy]] apparently uses him as an answering machine. He isn't a very good one, though, as he doesn't alert people to new messages, and then deletes them anyway.<br />
*'''CD Player''': Bender can open his mouth panel to insert and play music CDs, as revealed in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Projector''': A deleted scene from the opening of {{f|2}} shows Bender projecting the Futurama logo, and the blue beams displayed behind it, from the top of his head, possibly from his antenna.<br />
*'''Spray Paint''': Bender is capable of spraying paint from his mouth, and does this when writing graffiti as seen in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]" <br />
*'''Suction Cup Feet''': Bender can use his feet as suction cups, allowing him to walk on walls. This is seen in "[[Bendless Love]]"<br />
*'''Vacuum''': Bender's arm can also can be used as a vacuum. As seen in the fourth movie; ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', sucking up slot coins.<br />
*'''Pencil Sharpener''': Bender can sharpen a pencil, as seen in "[[Lethal Inspection]]".<br />
*'''Gyroscope''': Bender is gyroscopically stable, as seen in "[[The Mutants Are Revolting]]".<br />
*'''Roller Skates''': Roller Skates can extend from Bender's feet. Only seen once in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]".<br />
*'''Flash Camera''': He uses his eyes to take pictures for the [[Girly Calendars]] in "[[Neutopia]]".<br />
*'''Cannon''': If cannon ball is placed in his chest cabinet, his antenna can be lit to activate his cannon function. Bender didn't know he could do this. Seen in "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]". <br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Dream on, skin tube.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I can't see what's happening. Are we boned?<br />
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Yeah, we're boned.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I love stealin'; I love takin' things!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, TV's Elzar. This is the greatest nanosecond of my life. No, this one is. No, this one. Wait, that one was slightly worse. So far so good on this one.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, I'm so excited I wish I could wet my pants.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh even harder.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Bite my shiny, metal ass!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]]''': I was just regaling your former coworkers with a tale of bedroom antics, the likes of which-<br />
'''Bender''': Yeah yeah, big whoop, no one cares; I've got ''Bender'' related news.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Our love isn't any different than yours, except ours is hotter because I'm involved.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Something's happening on television!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'm Bender baby! Please insert liquor!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hookerbot''': Bender, honey, we love you.<br />
'''Bender''': Shut up baby, I know it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Look, [[Lrrr|hoss]], [[Ndnd|your wife]] threw you out. That’s your license to be a jerk. Do whatever you want, then walk away and light a cigar!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Aww, [[Thubanian leader|its]] anus looks like an asterisk!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': ''[in [[Emperor Nikolai|Emperor Nikolai's]] body.]'' Ah! I have everything I ever wanted. Money, wealth, riches. Yet something's missing. [[Princess Flavia|A hot princess with whom to get grizzly]].</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Amy Wong|Amy]]''': Remember, [[Robosexuality|love between]] a [[Human]] and a [[Robot]] is taboo. ''[She takes a brush from Bender's cabinet and fixes her hair.]'' We can't tell anyone, not even [[Planet Express crew|our co-workers]].<br />
'''Bender''': ''[To [[Amy Wong|Amy]].]'' Got it. I'll show the utmost discretion as we get nasty in this [[Tube Transport System|glass tube]].</poem><br />
|2}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Bender appears in every episode, film or comic, the following categories may be of interest;<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Bender|A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Bender|B plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:All My Circuits]]<br />
[[Category:Bender's family]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Robots]]<br />
[[Category:Ultimate Robot Fighting]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=The_Problem_with_Popplers&diff=100977The Problem with Popplers2011-09-09T00:45:52Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Inside References */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=The Problem with Popplers<br />
|no=28<br />
|image=[[File:Omicronian Larva.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[Popplers|poppler]]<br />
|season=2<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=2ACV15<br />
|caption=For external use only<br />
|first aired=7 May, 2000<br />
|written A by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|written B=Story<br />
|written B by=Darin Henry<br />
|directed A by=Chris Sauve<br />
|directed B by=Gregg Vanzo<br />
|title reference=''{{w|Star Trek}}'' episode ''{{w|The Trouble with Tribbles}}''<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''Up to Mars'' (1930)<br />
|sponsor=Molten Boron<br />
|broadcast number=S02E18<br />
|nomination='''Environmental Media Awards'''<br />Comedy — TV Episodic, 2000 (won)<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
|prev ep=Mother's Day<br />
|next ep=Anthology of Interest I<br />
|broad prev=Bender Gets Made<br />
|broad next=Mother's Day<br />
}}<br />
"'''The Problem with Popplers'''" is the twenty-eighth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the eighteenth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 7 May, 2000 on FOX. After discovering very tasty snack called [[Popplers]] on a distant planet, the [[Planet Express]] company begins selling them to the citizens of New New York. Shortly after, are becoming a big hit and the crew begins supplying these snacks to [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe's]], however the Popplers carry a terrible truth.<br />
<br />
== The Story ==<br />
=== Act I: "We taught a lion to eat tofu." ===<br />
Returning from the Planet of the Moochers, the crew has no food. After some foraging they discover a delicious, bite size, motionless animal, and pack the ship full of them. the rest of the staff approve and Fry comes up with the name [[Popplers]]. Bender decides to sell them. [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe]] decides to sell them at [[Fishy Joe's|his restaurant]], paying the crew $1 a dozen. Soon over a million are sold. Hippies, led by [[The Waterfalls#Free Waterfall Jr.|Free Waterfall Jr.]], protest the eating of Popplers outside [[Planet Express]]. While getting things to throw at the protesters, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] discovers a week-old Poppler. Before Leela can throw it out, the Poppler opens its eyes and calls her "mama".<br />
<br />
=== Act II: "Parrots talk and we eat them, right?" ===<br />
Leela tries to stop people from eating Popplers, and has the rest of the crew join the protesting at Fishy Joe's. Joe, Free Waterfall Jr. and Leela appear on ''Datenight'' with [[Linda]] to debate eating Popplers, with the young Poppler joining in. The [[Omicronians]] invade Earth again and tell the world that the Popplers are Omicronian young and announce that, in revenge, they'll eat the people of Earth. [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] begin negotiations with the invaders to reach a peaceful settlement. A deal is struck stating that only one Earthling will be eaten, the one that first ate one of Omicronian young, Leela.<br />
<br />
=== Act III: "Try our new, extreme walrus juice!" ===<br />
The eating of Leela is broadcast on TV with a large audience. Zapp devises a plan to fool the Omicronians, Kif disguises an orangutan as Leela. [[Lrrr]] almost falls for it, but Free Waterfall Jr. interrupts and tells him the truth to save the orangutan. [[Ndnd]] eats it anyway. Leela is sent out to Lrrr, but the young Omicronian, now calling itself [[Jrrr]], convinces him to stop. Lrrr, instead, eats Free Waterfall Jr., to the delight of the crowd, and becomes high. The Omicronians leave and Leela is safe. The staff has a feast of animals to celebrate, including a veal, a pig and a dolphin. The crew are disgusted by this and refuse to eat the dolphin because dolphins are intelligent. Bender assures them that this is different since this dolphin blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Poppler song lyrics ===<br />
{{see|List of song performances#Popplers Song}}<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
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*This episode is the start of the tradition of killing [[the Waterfalls]].<br />
*Over 198 billion Popplers were eaten before the end of the episode.<br />
**The profit that Planet Express and staff would have received from the sales comes to $16.5 billion (before tax), where the money went is [[Loose ends|unknown]].<br />
*Fry and Leela's rarely-used given name and surname, respectively, are used.<br />
*This episode was named #11 on IGN's list of [http://tv.ign.com/articles/716/716663p2.html Top 25 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*This episode was named #10 on TV.com's list of [http://www.tv.com/story/12579.html?ref_story_id=12579&ref_type=1101&ref_name=story Top 10 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*The hippie's necklace looks very similar to the Esperanto jubilee symbol.<br />
*Leela licks her fingers starting with her pointer and ending with her thumb.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Great, we're two days from [[Earth]] with no food!<br />
'''[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]''': ''[He gestures to Fry and Leela.]'' Problem solved: You two fight to the death and I'll cook the loser! ''[In an undertone to Leela.]'' Work his gut, I like it tender.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Well, it's a type M planet, so it should at least have {{w|Gene Roddenberry|Roddenberries}}.<br />
'''[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]''': I'm experienced at foraging. I used to find edible mushrooms on my bath mat!<br />
'''Bender''': I found some rocks! You guys eat rocks, right?<br />
'''Leela''': No...<br />
'''Bender''': ''[Invitingly.]'' Not even if they're sautéed in a little mud?</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]''': Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in... get the hell off my property!<br />
'''[[Free Waterfall Jr.]]''': You can't own property, man.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I can. But that's because I'm not a penniless hippie.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, God! They're back!<br />
'''Amy''': We're doomed.<br />
'''Hermes''': Doooooomed!<br />
'''Bender''': ''[Breathes in.]'' Doooooooooooooooooooo...</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]]''': Hmm. A hundred and ninety eight billion babies in a few weeks. We'll need an army of super virile men scoring 'round the clock! I'll do my part. [[Kif Kroker|Kif]], clear my schedule. ''[Kif takes out an {{w|Etch-A-Sketch}} and shakes it.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Lrrr]]''': Where's [[Turanga Leela|the real female]]?<br />
'''Zapp''': I'll never tell.<br />
'''Lrrr''': ''[He pulls out a gun.]'' Where is the real female?<br />
'''Zapp''': I'll get her for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Ndnd]]''': Would you like some [[Human]] with your salt!?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Who wants dolphin? ''[The crew gasps.]''<br />
'''Leela''': Dolphin? But dolphins are intelligent!<br />
'''Bender''': Not this one. He blew all his money on lottery tickets!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ''[Confused.]'' Turanga?<br />
'''[[Amy Wong|Amy]]''': That's her name, Philip.<br />
'''Bender''': Philip?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Well, this [[Poppler]] spoke to me.<br />
'''Bender''': Well, maybe it's just like a parrot and only learned to talk as a parlour trick. Like Fry.<br />
'''Fry''': Like Fry! Like Fry!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'll miss you, Leela. I know you're just a carbon-based life form, but I'll always think of you as a big pile of titanium! [starts crying]<br />
'''Fry''': What Bender means is, you're really brave and smart and beautiful and a great friend.<br />
'''Bender''': [sobs] Just like titanium!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Thank you, Jrrr. I hope you'll always think of me as your mom.<br />
'''[[Jrrr]]''': When my speicies grows up, we eat our moms.</poem><br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*When Leela first discovers that Popplers are intelligent creatures, she throws Jrrr away and licks her fingers. There are five "finger-licking" sounds, even though she only has four fingers. The fourth finger-licking sound is the one with no movement to it. The fourth being the transition between licking her last finger and going to lick her thumb.<br />
*When the first batch of Popplers is sold and the sign starts working, it should count by twelve, as Popplers are sold in batches of twelve and it reads "over # Popplers served" and not "over # batches of Popplers served".<br />
<br />
=== Inside References ===<br />
*'''Fry''': Leela! That's the second billboard you've crashed into this week!<br />
**Refers to the [[Opening sequence|introduction sequence]]'s billboard crash.<br />
*'''"Fishy" Joe Gellman''': The reason we don't eat people is because they taste lousy. <br />
**In "[[Fry and the Slurm Factory]]", Leela reveals the existence of a soda called "Soylent Cola" (whose taste apparently varies from 'person to person').<br />
<br />
*'''Fry''': Parrots talk and we eat them, right?<br />
**In [[Xmas Story]] the ending of the episode had [[Fry's Parrot|The parrot which Fry bought as an Xmas present]] dead, being served as an allusion to [[Thanksgiving]]<br />
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=== Outside References ===<br />
* "Roddenberries" ''(see Quotes)'' and the term "Type M Planet" refer to the creator of ''Star Trek'', Gene Roddenberry, and his creation.<br />
The title of this episode is probably a reference to the Star Trek episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles."<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Free Waterfall Jr.]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]]<br />
*[[Hattie McDoogal|Hattie]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Jrrr]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Lrrr]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[M.E.A.T.'s Lion]]<br />
*[[Ndnd]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Chris Sauve]]<br />
**[[Gregg Vanzo]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Phil Hendrie]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Christopher Tyng]]<br />
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[[Category:Media featuring singing]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=The_Problem_with_Popplers&diff=100976The Problem with Popplers2011-09-09T00:44:13Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Inside References */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=The Problem with Popplers<br />
|no=28<br />
|image=[[File:Omicronian Larva.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[Popplers|poppler]]<br />
|season=2<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=2ACV15<br />
|caption=For external use only<br />
|first aired=7 May, 2000<br />
|written A by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|written B=Story<br />
|written B by=Darin Henry<br />
|directed A by=Chris Sauve<br />
|directed B by=Gregg Vanzo<br />
|title reference=''{{w|Star Trek}}'' episode ''{{w|The Trouble with Tribbles}}''<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''Up to Mars'' (1930)<br />
|sponsor=Molten Boron<br />
|broadcast number=S02E18<br />
|nomination='''Environmental Media Awards'''<br />Comedy — TV Episodic, 2000 (won)<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
|prev ep=Mother's Day<br />
|next ep=Anthology of Interest I<br />
|broad prev=Bender Gets Made<br />
|broad next=Mother's Day<br />
}}<br />
"'''The Problem with Popplers'''" is the twenty-eighth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the eighteenth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 7 May, 2000 on FOX. After discovering very tasty snack called [[Popplers]] on a distant planet, the [[Planet Express]] company begins selling them to the citizens of New New York. Shortly after, are becoming a big hit and the crew begins supplying these snacks to [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe's]], however the Popplers carry a terrible truth.<br />
<br />
== The Story ==<br />
=== Act I: "We taught a lion to eat tofu." ===<br />
Returning from the Planet of the Moochers, the crew has no food. After some foraging they discover a delicious, bite size, motionless animal, and pack the ship full of them. the rest of the staff approve and Fry comes up with the name [[Popplers]]. Bender decides to sell them. [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe]] decides to sell them at [[Fishy Joe's|his restaurant]], paying the crew $1 a dozen. Soon over a million are sold. Hippies, led by [[The Waterfalls#Free Waterfall Jr.|Free Waterfall Jr.]], protest the eating of Popplers outside [[Planet Express]]. While getting things to throw at the protesters, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] discovers a week-old Poppler. Before Leela can throw it out, the Poppler opens its eyes and calls her "mama".<br />
<br />
=== Act II: "Parrots talk and we eat them, right?" ===<br />
Leela tries to stop people from eating Popplers, and has the rest of the crew join the protesting at Fishy Joe's. Joe, Free Waterfall Jr. and Leela appear on ''Datenight'' with [[Linda]] to debate eating Popplers, with the young Poppler joining in. The [[Omicronians]] invade Earth again and tell the world that the Popplers are Omicronian young and announce that, in revenge, they'll eat the people of Earth. [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] begin negotiations with the invaders to reach a peaceful settlement. A deal is struck stating that only one Earthling will be eaten, the one that first ate one of Omicronian young, Leela.<br />
<br />
=== Act III: "Try our new, extreme walrus juice!" ===<br />
The eating of Leela is broadcast on TV with a large audience. Zapp devises a plan to fool the Omicronians, Kif disguises an orangutan as Leela. [[Lrrr]] almost falls for it, but Free Waterfall Jr. interrupts and tells him the truth to save the orangutan. [[Ndnd]] eats it anyway. Leela is sent out to Lrrr, but the young Omicronian, now calling itself [[Jrrr]], convinces him to stop. Lrrr, instead, eats Free Waterfall Jr., to the delight of the crowd, and becomes high. The Omicronians leave and Leela is safe. The staff has a feast of animals to celebrate, including a veal, a pig and a dolphin. The crew are disgusted by this and refuse to eat the dolphin because dolphins are intelligent. Bender assures them that this is different since this dolphin blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.<br />
<br />
<!-- Add an Act IV if the episode had a cold opening (A short scene before the opening credits). --><br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Poppler song lyrics ===<br />
{{see|List of song performances#Popplers Song}}<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
<!-- Add any trivia here, in bullet-list form. --><br />
*This episode is the start of the tradition of killing [[the Waterfalls]].<br />
*Over 198 billion Popplers were eaten before the end of the episode.<br />
**The profit that Planet Express and staff would have received from the sales comes to $16.5 billion (before tax), where the money went is [[Loose ends|unknown]].<br />
*Fry and Leela's rarely-used given name and surname, respectively, are used.<br />
*This episode was named #11 on IGN's list of [http://tv.ign.com/articles/716/716663p2.html Top 25 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*This episode was named #10 on TV.com's list of [http://www.tv.com/story/12579.html?ref_story_id=12579&ref_type=1101&ref_name=story Top 10 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*The hippie's necklace looks very similar to the Esperanto jubilee symbol.<br />
*Leela licks her fingers starting with her pointer and ending with her thumb.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Great, we're two days from [[Earth]] with no food!<br />
'''[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]''': ''[He gestures to Fry and Leela.]'' Problem solved: You two fight to the death and I'll cook the loser! ''[In an undertone to Leela.]'' Work his gut, I like it tender.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Well, it's a type M planet, so it should at least have {{w|Gene Roddenberry|Roddenberries}}.<br />
'''[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]''': I'm experienced at foraging. I used to find edible mushrooms on my bath mat!<br />
'''Bender''': I found some rocks! You guys eat rocks, right?<br />
'''Leela''': No...<br />
'''Bender''': ''[Invitingly.]'' Not even if they're sautéed in a little mud?</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]''': Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in... get the hell off my property!<br />
'''[[Free Waterfall Jr.]]''': You can't own property, man.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I can. But that's because I'm not a penniless hippie.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, God! They're back!<br />
'''Amy''': We're doomed.<br />
'''Hermes''': Doooooomed!<br />
'''Bender''': ''[Breathes in.]'' Doooooooooooooooooooo...</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]]''': Hmm. A hundred and ninety eight billion babies in a few weeks. We'll need an army of super virile men scoring 'round the clock! I'll do my part. [[Kif Kroker|Kif]], clear my schedule. ''[Kif takes out an {{w|Etch-A-Sketch}} and shakes it.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Lrrr]]''': Where's [[Turanga Leela|the real female]]?<br />
'''Zapp''': I'll never tell.<br />
'''Lrrr''': ''[He pulls out a gun.]'' Where is the real female?<br />
'''Zapp''': I'll get her for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Ndnd]]''': Would you like some [[Human]] with your salt!?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Who wants dolphin? ''[The crew gasps.]''<br />
'''Leela''': Dolphin? But dolphins are intelligent!<br />
'''Bender''': Not this one. He blew all his money on lottery tickets!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ''[Confused.]'' Turanga?<br />
'''[[Amy Wong|Amy]]''': That's her name, Philip.<br />
'''Bender''': Philip?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Well, this [[Poppler]] spoke to me.<br />
'''Bender''': Well, maybe it's just like a parrot and only learned to talk as a parlour trick. Like Fry.<br />
'''Fry''': Like Fry! Like Fry!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'll miss you, Leela. I know you're just a carbon-based life form, but I'll always think of you as a big pile of titanium! [starts crying]<br />
'''Fry''': What Bender means is, you're really brave and smart and beautiful and a great friend.<br />
'''Bender''': [sobs] Just like titanium!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Thank you, Jrrr. I hope you'll always think of me as your mom.<br />
'''[[Jrrr]]''': When my speicies grows up, we eat our moms.</poem><br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*When Leela first discovers that Popplers are intelligent creatures, she throws Jrrr away and licks her fingers. There are five "finger-licking" sounds, even though she only has four fingers. The fourth finger-licking sound is the one with no movement to it. The fourth being the transition between licking her last finger and going to lick her thumb.<br />
*When the first batch of Popplers is sold and the sign starts working, it should count by twelve, as Popplers are sold in batches of twelve and it reads "over # Popplers served" and not "over # batches of Popplers served".<br />
<br />
=== Inside References ===<br />
*'''Fry''': Leela! That's the second billboard you've crashed into this week!<br />
**Refers to the [[Opening sequence|introduction sequence]]'s billboard crash.<br />
*'''"Fishy" Joe Gellman''': The reason we don't eat people is because they taste lousy. <br />
**In "[[Fry and the Slurm Factory]]", Leela reveals the existence of a soda called "Soylent Cola" (whose taste apparently varies from 'person to person').<br />
<br />
*'''Fry''': Parrots talk and we eat them, right?<br />
**In [[Xmas Story]] the ending of the episode had [[Fry's Parrot|The parrot which Fry bought as an Xmas present]] being eaten as an allusion to [[Thanksgiving]]<br />
<br />
=== Outside References ===<br />
* "Roddenberries" ''(see Quotes)'' and the term "Type M Planet" refer to the creator of ''Star Trek'', Gene Roddenberry, and his creation.<br />
The title of this episode is probably a reference to the Star Trek episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles."<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [["Fishy" Joseph Gilman|Fishy Joe]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Free Waterfall Jr.]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]]<br />
*[[Hattie McDoogal|Hattie]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Jrrr]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Lrrr]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[M.E.A.T.'s Lion]]<br />
*[[Ndnd]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Chris Sauve]]<br />
**[[Gregg Vanzo]]<br />
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**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Phil Hendrie]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Christopher Tyng]]<br />
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?<br />
|no=18<br />
|image=[[File:Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=2<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=2ACV05<br />
|caption=From the network that brought you "The Simpsons"<br />
|first aired=6 February, 2000<br />
|written by=Eric Kaplan<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference= Line from the song 'Teenager In Love' by Dion And The Belmonts<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''{{w|My Old Kentucky Home (film)|My Old Kentucky Home}}'' (1926)<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|broadcast number=S02E09<br />
|nomination='''Annie Awards'''<br />Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production, 2000, [[Brian Sheesley]] (won)<br />
|hasanimatic=yes<br />
|prev ep=Xmas Story<br />
|next ep=The Lesser of Two Evils<br />
|broad next=Put Your Head on My Shoulder<br />
|broad prev=<br />
}}<br />
"'''Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?'''" is the eighteenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the ninth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast sesaon]]. It aired on 6 February, 2000 on FOX. It's mating time for [[Dr. Zoidberg]]'s [[Decapodians|species]], and they travel to [[Decapod 10]] for him to join in the frenzy. On Decapod 10, Zoidberg finds himself in a battle with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] for the affection of [[Edna]].<br />
<br />
== The Story ==<br />
{{plot-update}}<br />
<br />
=== Act I: "Just 19 hours until the mating frenzy!" ===<br />
The crew go to the gym to keep in shape but when [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is acting a bit crazier than usual they have to restrain him. The [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] figures out that it is mating season on Zoidberg's home planet. They all go to [[Decapod 10]], so Zoidberg can participate in the mating frenzy. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] accompany him in the [[Planet Express Ship]].<br />
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=== Act II: "You're right, my stink gland is weak!" ===<br />
After arriving on Decapod 10, Zoidberg sets up an erotic display on the beach and attempts to attract a mate. After a long day of rejection, Zoidberg is ready to give up. He then encounters [[Edna]], a female he went to high school with. After she rejects him as well, Fry offers to help win her over by teaching him how to fake love. The plan works for a while, until Edna learns that Fry has been telling Zoidberg what to say. Edna falls in love with Fry, and makes a move on him. Zoidberg catches them together, and challenges Fry to [[Claw-Plach]].<br />
<br />
=== Act III: "How will I ever get rid of my male jelly now?" ===<br />
Fry and Zoidberg begin their battle to the death in the recent and sacred tradition of Claw-Plach. Fry does well at first, but when he has Zoidberg at his mercy, he spares him. He starts to make a moving speech about friendship, but is interrupted when Zoidberg cuts his arm off. Fry retaliates by beating Zoidberg with his own severed arm, but the fight stops when the other [[Decapodian|Decapodians]] leave to perform the mating frenzy. Zoidberg misses out on the frenzy, while those who participate die and become a feast for seagulls.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is the first episode where [[:Category:A plots focusing on Zoidberg|Zoidberg is the main character]].<br />
<br />
=== Allusions ===<br />
*The window scene where Fry coaches Zoidberg is a reference to a similar scene from "Cyrano De Bergerac".<br />
*The story is based on the Star Trek episode "Amok Time", which is about the Vulcan mating time "Pon Farr". Some elements of the plot (namely Edna falling in love with Fry as he attempts to woo her for Zoidberg) also strongly resemble {{w|William Shakespeare}}'s "{{w|Twelfth Night}}," although the writers have never acknowledged this as an influence.<br />
*The Decapodian Anthem is the distinctive fight music written by George Fried for "Amok Time", and the [[Decapodian Emperor]]'s accent is likely a reference to the accent of the Vulcan officiant in that episode.<br />
*Robo-Rooter is a reference to {{w|Roto-Rooter}} which is a plumbing company.<br />
*Dr. Zoidberg marks Fry's T-shirt with a Z, referencing Zorro.<br />
*The Title "Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love?" may be a reference to the song "A Teenager In Love" also called "Why Must I be a Teenager in Love?"<br />
<br />
=== Goofs ===<br />
* In {{e|1ACV11}} Fry asks Professor Farnsworth if the monkey can talk because of genetic engineering, and the Professor replies that genetic engineering is "preposterous science-fiction mumbo-jumbo." But when Fry is inside the women's steam room, Amy makes the comment to Leela: "Psst, look what life was like before genetic engineering."<br />
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=== Continiuty ===<br />
*This is the second episode where a [[Decapodians|Decapodian]] other than Zoidberg appears, the first being "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times, shame on me.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor''': We, by which I mean you, will have to rush him to his ancient homeworld, which will shortly erupt in an orgy of invertebrate sex.<br />
'''Fry''': Oh, baby, I'm there!<br />
'''Leela''': Fry, do you even understand the word invertebrate?<br />
'''Fry''': No, but that's not the word I'm interested in. No need to pack pants, people! Let's roll!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': It's all so complicated, with the flowers, and the romance, and the lies upon lies!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': And Bender, your beer belly is so big your door won't even close. And that doesn't even make sense.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Fry, look what you did, she won't shut up.<br />
'''Fry''': [whispering] That's normal. Just nod your head and say "Uh-huh".</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': I choose my own claws. I want the tactile pleasure of chopping him right here, in the gonads! [points to Fry's neck]<br />
'''Fry''': Shh! Nobody correct him!</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Censorship ===<br />
When Fry's arm was cut off by Zoidberg, he states "You bastard! I'll kill you!"<br />
This was removed from the UK broadcast of the episode, but was put back at a later date in some airings.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Zoidberg is having flashbacks of his mother. At the end of this episode, however, this means that she sould have been dead. //Not a goof, she mentions that his parents would roll over in their graves <br />
--><br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
[[File:Feb2007calendar.JPG|thumb|February - 2007 [[Calendar]]]]<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Decapodian Emperor]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Edna]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Walt, Larry and Igner|Larry]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Randy Munchnik|Randy]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Seagull|Seagulls]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Vinny]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Eric Kaplan]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
**[[David Herman]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?<br />
|no=18<br />
|image=[[File:Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=2<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=2ACV05<br />
|caption=From the network that brought you "The Simpsons"<br />
|first aired=6 February, 2000<br />
|written by=Eric Kaplan<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference= Line from the song 'Teenager In Love' by Dion And The Belmonts<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''{{w|My Old Kentucky Home (film)|My Old Kentucky Home}}'' (1926)<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|broadcast number=S02E09<br />
|nomination='''Annie Awards'''<br />Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production, 2000, [[Brian Sheesley]] (won)<br />
|hasanimatic=yes<br />
|prev ep=Xmas Story<br />
|next ep=The Lesser of Two Evils<br />
|broad next=Put Your Head on My Shoulder<br />
|broad prev=<br />
}}<br />
"'''Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?'''" is the eighteenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the ninth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast sesaon]]. It aired on 6 February, 2000 on FOX. It's mating time for [[Dr. Zoidberg]]'s [[Decapodians|species]], and they travel to [[Decapod 10]] for him to join in the frenzy. On Decapod 10, Zoidberg finds himself in a battle with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] for the affection of [[Edna]].<br />
<br />
== The Story ==<br />
{{plot-update}}<br />
<br />
=== Act I: "Just 19 hours until the mating frenzy!" ===<br />
The crew go to the gym to keep in shape but when [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is acting a bit crazier than usual they have to restrain him. The [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] figures out that it is mating season on Zoidberg's home planet. They all go to [[Decapod 10]], so Zoidberg can participate in the mating frenzy. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] accompany him in the [[Planet Express Ship]].<br />
<br />
=== Act II: "You're right, my stink gland is weak!" ===<br />
After arriving on Decapod 10, Zoidberg sets up an erotic display on the beach and attempts to attract a mate. After a long day of rejection, Zoidberg is ready to give up. He then encounters [[Edna]], a female he went to high school with. After she rejects him as well, Fry offers to help win her over by teaching him how to fake love. The plan works for a while, until Edna learns that Fry has been telling Zoidberg what to say. Edna falls in love with Fry, and makes a move on him. Zoidberg catches them together, and challenges Fry to [[Claw-Plach]].<br />
<br />
=== Act III: "How will I ever get rid of my male jelly now?" ===<br />
Fry and Zoidberg begin their battle to the death in the recent and sacred tradition of Claw-Plach. Fry does well at first, but when he has Zoidberg at his mercy, he spares him. He starts to make a moving speech about friendship, but is interrupted when Zoidberg cuts his arm off. Fry retaliates by beating Zoidberg with his own severed arm, but the fight stops when the other [[Decapodian|Decapodians]] leave to perform the mating frenzy. Zoidberg misses out on the frenzy, while those who participate die and become a feast for seagulls.<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is the first episode where [[:Category:A plots focusing on Zoidberg|Zoidberg is the main character]].<br />
<br />
=== Allusions ===<br />
*The window scene where Fry coaches Zoidberg is a reference to a similar scene from "Cyrano De Bergerac".<br />
*The story is based on the Star Trek episode "Amok Time", which is about the Vulcan mating time "Pon Farr". Some elements of the plot (namely Edna falling in love with Fry as he attempts to woo her for Zoidberg) also strongly resemble {{w|William Shakespeare}}'s "{{w|Twelfth Night}}," although the writers have never acknowledged this as an influence.<br />
*The Decapodian Anthem is the distinctive fight music written by George Fried for "Amok Time", and the [[Decapodian Emperor]]'s accent is likely a reference to the accent of the Vulcan officiant in that episode.<br />
*Robo-Rooter is a reference to {{w|Roto-Rooter}} which is a plumbing company.<br />
*Dr. Zoidberg marks Fry's T-shirt with a Z, referencing Zorro.<br />
*The Title "Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love?" may be a reference to the song "A Teenager In Love" also called "Why Must I be a Teenager in Love?"<br />
<br />
=== Goofs ===<br />
* In {{e|1ACV11}} Fry asks Professor Farnsworth if the monkey can talk because of genetic engineering, and the Professor replies that genetic engineering is "preposterous science-fiction mumbo-jumbo." But when Fry is inside the women's steam room, Amy makes the comment to Leela: "Psst, look what life was like before genetic engineering."<br />
<br />
=== Continiuty ===<br />
*This is the second episode where a [[Decapodians|Decapodian]] other than Zoidberg appears, the first being "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times, shame on me.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor''': We, by which I mean you, will have to rush him to his ancient homeworld, which will shortly erupt in an orgy of invertebrate sex.<br />
'''Fry''': Oh, baby, I'm there!<br />
'''Leela''': Fry, do you even understand the word invertebrate?<br />
'''Fry''': No, but that's not the word I'm interested in. No need to pack pants, people! Let's roll!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': It's all so complicated, with the flowers, and the romance, and the lies upon lies!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': And Bender, your beer belly is so big your door won't even close. And that doesn't even make sense.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Fry, look what you did, she won't shut up.<br />
'''Fry''': [whispering] That's normal. Just nod your head and say "Uh-huh".</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': I choose my own claws. I want the tactile pleasure of chopping him right here, in the gonads! [points to Fry's neck]<br />
'''Fry''': Shh! Nobody correct him!</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Censorship ===<br />
When Fry's arm was cut off by Zoidberg, he states "You bastard! I'll kill you!"<br />
This was removed from the UK broadcast of the episode, but was put back at a later date in some airings.<br />
<!--<br />
<br />
=== Goofs ===<br />
*In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Zoidberg is having flashbacks of his mother. At the end of this episode, however, this means that she sould have been dead. //Not a goof, she mentions that his parents would roll over in their graves <br />
--><br />
<br />
=== Characters ===<br />
[[File:Feb2007calendar.JPG|thumb|February - 2007 [[Calendar]]]]<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Decapodian Emperor]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Edna]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Walt, Larry and Igner|Larry]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Randy Munchnik|Randy]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Vinny]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Eric Kaplan]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
**[[David Herman]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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<div>Like its predecessor, [[The Simpsons]], Futurama's [[:Category:Writers|writers]] and [[:Category:Voice Actors|voice actors]] are constantly inventing new words.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
The words said on Futurama don't always exist in a standard dictionary. Several words have been invented by the writers and ad-libbed by the actors, creating new words and terminology for us:<br />
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=== A ===<br />
;Aks :inquire, question; derived from the old english "ask."<br />
;Axe-hole :pun on the term "ass-hole", used when [[Bender]] was hit in the back by an axe.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
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=== B ===<br />
;Blowfully : In an exceptionally poor fashion. Terribly.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[A Leela of Her Own]])<br />
;Buh : Another way to express "duh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space]])<br />
;Burglearsonarceny : A crime.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
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=== C ===<br />
;Cellphone-Telephone : A lengthy (and redundant) way to refer to a cellular telephone.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ({{f|4}})<br />
<br />
;Clool : Another way to express "cool".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
<br />
;Cockatieling : Used when [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] raises his head fin '''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] in [[Mobius Dick]]<br />
<br />
;Crack Slam :An action wherein a person drops his/her pants, grasps a telephone receiver between his/her buttocks, and hangs up. According to [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]], this is the rudest way possible to hang up, and was performed by [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]. ({{f|2}})<br />
<br />
=== E ===<br />
;Elbow Talons :One of Leela's mutations. Skin-covered spikes that grow down from her elbows. These can be and usually are trimmed.<br />
;[[Electromatter]]<br />
<br />
=== F ===<br />
;Fl'uh : Another way to express "d'uh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong|Amy]] {{et|2ACV04}}<br />
;Fonfon ru<br />
:A term for [[Amphibiosan]] marriage partner. According to [[Kif Kroker|Kif]], the term's literal translation to English is "one who does not sleep with my superior officer".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Unknown]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]])<br />
<br />
;Fonfon rubok<br />
:The ceremony where the fonfon rus are joined together. Similar to a wedding.<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown (TBWABB)<br />
<br />
;Footswear<br />
:To keep a promise by standing on one foot.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Nine]] ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]])<br />
<br />
;Frontbutt<br />
:How [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] refers to his posterior after his head is replaced backwards. The creators expressed in [[Commentary:Bender's Big Score|the commentary]] that they expect the phrase "Kiss my frontbutt" to catch on.<br/>'''Coined by''': Hermes ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])<br />
<br />
;Fryfro<br />
:The name that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] gives his hair when it is "all frizzy".<br/>'''Coined by''': Fry {{et|6ACV01}}<br />
{{main|Fryfro}}<br />
<br />
;Futurama<br />
:Anything and everything that is witnessed in a series of science fiction TV episodes, comics, films, and other media. Usually revolves around the adventures of around Fry, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown<br />
<br />
=== G ===<br />
;Gentacle :A new word meaning a combination of "genital" and "tentacle". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs]])<br />
;Gleesh :Another way to express "jeez".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]]) <br />
;Globviously : Another way to express "obviously".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]])<br />
;Glorking: Another way to express "pouring" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Gu'ck :Another way to express "yuck". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
;G'uh : Another way to express "d'uh". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Series Has Landed]])<br />
;Gumbercules : A combination of Gumby and Hercules. Zoidberg loves that guy. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Zoidberg]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
<br />
=== H ===<br />
;Hibernative Naptosis :A deep sleep, similar to a bear's winter hibernation. Useful for long space flights.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch|4ACV01]])<br />
<br />
=== I ===<br />
;Innoguiltycent :Something to plead in a court of law instead of "guilty" or "innocent". [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] pleaded innoguiltycent in the [[Bender v. New New York]] case of [[3011]]. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
;Intragnizent :From the context in which it was used, this word probably means unwilling to bow to pressure (of union strikes) - intransigent. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Joey Mousepad]] {{et|3ACV06}}<br />
<br />
=== K ===<br />
<!-- not in the episode, also; it looks more like an equivalent of uh-huh<br />
;K'huh: Another way to express "d'uh" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Deep South]])--><br />
;Kamikazbee: Combination of "kamikaze" and "bee" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] {{et|6ACV13}}<br />
<br />
=== M ===<br />
;Male Jelly :A substance excreted by [[Decapodian]] males to fertilize eggs left by the females.<br />
<br />
;Meatbag :A term referring to Humans (or organic creatures in general), may be a racial slur.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] ([[Space Pilot 3000|1ACV01]])<br />
;Mell out : A phrase meaning chill out. A shortened form of "mellow out".<br />'''Coined By:''' [[Amy Wong|Amy]] ([[Obsoletely Fabulous|4ACV13]])<br />
;Monsterpus: A phrase used to describe [[Yivo]]. Appears to be a combination of "monster" and "octopus", referring to Yivo's many tentacles.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 3|5ACV07]])<br />
;Murderology :The study of murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
<br />
;Murderonomy :A collection of the established laws or knowledge pertaining to murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
<br />
=== N ===<br />
;[[Nerdlinger]] :A term used to refer to someone who bothers to translate [[AL1]], especially if English isn't their native language, as they would then have to translate it further into their native tongue. [[Nerdlinger]] can also be used as a term for ''[[Futurama]]'' fans, much as "Trekkie" is used for ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans. The term originated from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "{{s|Homer Goes to College}}".<br />
<br />
;No Shklit :A {{w|shit|highly offensive term}} veiled in reference to the terms '''Shklee''', '''Shklim''', and '''Shkler''', indicating surprise, disbelief, or sarcasm.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 4|5ACV08]])<br />
<br />
=== O ===<br />
;Orphanarium : Used in the name of the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]]. Same meaning as ''[[wiktionary:orphanage|orphanage]]'' {{et|3ACV06}}. <br />
<br />
=== P ===<br />
;[[People Hose|People hose]] : The name used by the ''Futurama'' production staff for the program that inserts incidental characters into groups or crowds. This "hose" occasionally places more than one of an individual into the scene. It mostly contains unnamed characters, and characters known only by one feature such as [[Crack Addict]], [[Mayor's Secretary]], [[21st Century Girl]] and [[Neutral President]], in a variety of new colours.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Rich Moore]] ([[Commentary:Raging Bender]])<br />
;Pukeatronic : A phrase to express disgust.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
<br />
=== R ===<br />
;Rage Dump :An expression meaning that someone needs to either vent their frustrations or possibly relax. "Take a rage dump" may be analogous to "chill out".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] ([[The Lesser of Two Evils|2ACV06]])<br />
<br />
=== S ===<br />
;Scare-roused :A combination of "scared" and "aroused".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
;Science-Fictiony :Of or relating to science-fiction.<br />'''Coined by''': [[David X. Cohen]], when explaining why he chose an "X" as his new middle initial. <br />
;Scloop: Another way to express "goop" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Scribble-Di-Gook :A contemptuous word for chickenscratch or written gibberish.<br />'''Coined by''': An unnamed old woman in the [[Last Curtain]] home. ([[That's Lobstertainment!|3ACV08]])<br />
;Scooby Doo'd :To be tricked into thinking a person/creature is real when it is actually someone in a costume.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
<br />
;Shklee :Gender neutral equivalent of "he" and "she".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkler :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shklim :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkluffocate :To be unable breathe in a universe other than one's own.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]] or [[Professor Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]<br />
;Shman : Another way to express "man".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]])<br />
;Skintube :A term referring to organic lifeforms, especially [[:Category:Human|Human]]s. Also see '''Meatbag'''.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]]<br />
;Smeesh :Another way to express "jeez". <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
; Smizmar : A form of adress other than lady or gentleman.<br />The love partner of an [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] who gave it the ability to reproduce by someone touching his/her hand.<br />
;Sploops : Another way to express "oops" or clumsiness. <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Cyber House Rules]])<br />
;Spl'uh :Another way to express "d'uh".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
<br />
=== X ===<br />
;[[Xmas]] :Cleary evolved from Christmas. This term has its roots in 20th-century slang.<br />
<br />
=== Z ===<br />
;Zidiot : Another way to express "idiot".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[When Aliens Attack]])<br />
<br />
[[Category:Misc]]<br />
[[Category:Terminology]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Coinage&diff=100972Coinage2011-09-09T00:33:53Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* C */</p>
<hr />
<div>Like its predecessor, [[The Simpsons]], Futurama's [[:Category:Writers|writers]] and [[:Category:Voice Actors|voice actors]] are constantly inventing new words.<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
The words said on Futurama don't always exist in a standard dictionary. Several words have been invented by the writers and ad-libbed by the actors, creating new words and terminology for us:<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== A ===<br />
;Aks :inquire, question; derived from the old english "ask."<br />
;Axe-hole :pun on the term "ass-hole", used when [[Bender]] was hit in the back by an axe.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
<br />
=== B ===<br />
;Blowfully : In an exceptionally poor fashion. Terribly.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[A Leela of Her Own]])<br />
;Buh : Another way to express "duh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space]])<br />
;Burglearsonarceny : A crime.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
<br />
=== C ===<br />
;Cellphone-Telephone : A lengthy (and redundant) way to refer to a cellular telephone.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ({{f|4}})<br />
<br />
;Clool : Another way to express "cool".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
<br />
;Cockatieling : Used when [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] raises his head fin '''Coined by''' [[Amy Wong]] in [[Mobius Dick]]<br />
<br />
;Crack Slam :An action wherein a person drops his/her pants, grasps a telephone receiver between his/her buttocks, and hangs up. According to [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]], this is the rudest way possible to hang up, and was performed by [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]. ({{f|2}})<br />
<br />
=== E ===<br />
;Elbow Talons :One of Leela's mutations. Skin-covered spikes that grow down from her elbows. These can be and usually are trimmed.<br />
;[[Electromatter]]<br />
<br />
=== F ===<br />
;Fl'uh : Another way to express "d'uh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong|Amy]] {{et|2ACV04}}<br />
;Fonfon ru<br />
:A term for [[Amphibiosan]] marriage partner. According to [[Kif Kroker|Kif]], the term's literal translation to English is "one who does not sleep with my superior officer".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Unknown]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]])<br />
<br />
;Fonfon rubok<br />
:The ceremony where the fonfon rus are joined together. Similar to a wedding.<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown (TBWABB)<br />
<br />
;Footswear<br />
:To keep a promise by standing on one foot.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Nine]] ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]])<br />
<br />
;Frontbutt<br />
:How [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] refers to his posterior after his head is replaced backwards. The creators expressed in [[Commentary:Bender's Big Score|the commentary]] that they expect the phrase "Kiss my frontbutt" to catch on.<br/>'''Coined by''': Hermes ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])<br />
<br />
;Fryfro<br />
:The name that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] gives his hair when it is "all frizzy".<br/>'''Coined by''': Fry {{et|6ACV01}}<br />
{{main|Fryfro}}<br />
<br />
;Futurama<br />
:Anything and everything that is witnessed in a series of science fiction TV episodes, comics, films, and other media. Usually revolves around the adventures of around Fry, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown<br />
<br />
=== G ===<br />
;Gentacle :A new word meaning a combination of "genital" and "tentacle". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs]])<br />
;Gleesh :Another way to express "jeez".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]]) <br />
;Globviously : Another way to express "obviously".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]])<br />
;Glorking: Another way to express "pouring" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Gu'ck :Another way to express "yuck". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
;G'uh : Another way to express "d'uh". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Series Has Landed]])<br />
;Gumbercules : A combination of Gumby and Hercules. Zoidberg loves that guy. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Zoidberg]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
<br />
=== H ===<br />
;Hibernative Naptosis :A deep sleep, similar to a bear's winter hibernation. Useful for long space flights.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch|4ACV01]])<br />
<br />
=== I ===<br />
;Innoguiltycent :Something to plead in a court of law instead of "guilty" or "innocent". [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] pleaded innoguiltycent in the [[Bender v. New New York]] case of [[3011]]. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
;Intragnizent :From the context in which it was used, this word probably means unwilling to bow to pressure (of union strikes) - intransigent. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Joey Mousepad]] {{et|3ACV06}}<br />
<br />
=== K ===<br />
<!-- not in the episode, also; it looks more like an equivalent of uh-huh<br />
;K'huh: Another way to express "d'uh" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Deep South]])--><br />
;Kamikazbee: Combination of "kamikaze" and "bee" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] {{et|6ACV13}}<br />
<br />
=== M ===<br />
;Male Jelly :A substance excreted by [[Decapodian]] males to fertilize eggs left by the females.<br />
<br />
;Meatbag :A term referring to Humans (or organic creatures in general), may be a racial slur.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] ([[Space Pilot 3000|1ACV01]])<br />
;Mell out : A phrase meaning chill out. A shortened form of "mellow out".<br />'''Coined By:''' [[Amy Wong|Amy]] ([[Obsoletely Fabulous|4ACV13]])<br />
;Monsterpus: A phrase used to describe [[Yivo]]. Appears to be a combination of "monster" and "octopus", referring to Yivo's many tentacles.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 3|5ACV07]])<br />
;Murderology :The study of murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
<br />
;Murderonomy :A collection of the established laws or knowledge pertaining to murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
<br />
=== N ===<br />
;[[Nerdlinger]] :A term used to refer to someone who bothers to translate [[AL1]], especially if English isn't their native language, as they would then have to translate it further into their native tongue. [[Nerdlinger]] can also be used as a term for ''[[Futurama]]'' fans, much as "Trekkie" is used for ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans. The term originated from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "{{s|Homer Goes to College}}".<br />
<br />
;No Shklit :A {{w|shit|highly offensive term}} veiled in reference to the terms '''Shklee''', '''Shklim''', and '''Shkler''', indicating surprise, disbelief, or sarcasm.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 4|5ACV08]])<br />
<br />
=== O ===<br />
;Orphanarium : Used in the name of the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]]. Same meaning as ''[[wiktionary:orphanage|orphanage]]'' {{et|3ACV06}}. <br />
<br />
=== P ===<br />
;[[People Hose|People hose]] : The name used by the ''Futurama'' production staff for the program that inserts incidental characters into groups or crowds. This "hose" occasionally places more than one of an individual into the scene. It mostly contains unnamed characters, and characters known only by one feature such as [[Crack Addict]], [[Mayor's Secretary]], [[21st Century Girl]] and [[Neutral President]], in a variety of new colours.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Rich Moore]] ([[Commentary:Raging Bender]])<br />
;Pukeatronic : A phrase to express disgust.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
<br />
=== R ===<br />
;Rage Dump :An expression meaning that someone needs to either vent their frustrations or possibly relax. "Take a rage dump" may be analogous to "chill out".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] ([[The Lesser of Two Evils|2ACV06]])<br />
<br />
=== S ===<br />
;Scare-roused :A combination of "scared" and "aroused".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
;Science-Fictiony :Of or relating to science-fiction.<br />'''Coined by''': [[David X. Cohen]], when explaining why he chose an "X" as his new middle initial. <br />
;Scloop: Another way to express "goop" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Scribble-Di-Gook :A contemptuous word for chickenscratch or written gibberish.<br />'''Coined by''': An unnamed old woman in the [[Last Curtain]] home. ([[That's Lobstertainment!|3ACV08]])<br />
;Scooby Doo'd :To be tricked into thinking a person/creature is real when it is actually someone in a costume.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
<br />
;Shklee :Gender neutral equivalent of "he" and "she".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkler :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shklim :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkluffocate :To be unable breathe in a universe other than one's own.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]] or [[Professor Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]<br />
;Shman : Another way to express "man".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]])<br />
;Skintube :A term referring to organic lifeforms, especially [[:Category:Human|Human]]s. Also see '''Meatbag'''.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]]<br />
;Smeesh :Another way to express "jeez". <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
; Smizmar : A form of adress other than lady or gentleman.<br />The love partner of an [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] who gave it the ability to reproduce by someone touching his/her hand.<br />
;Sploops : Another way to express "oops" or clumsiness. <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Cyber House Rules]])<br />
;Spl'uh :Another way to express "d'uh".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
<br />
=== X ===<br />
;[[Xmas]] :Cleary evolved from Christmas. This term has its roots in 20th-century slang.<br />
<br />
=== Z ===<br />
;Zidiot : Another way to express "idiot".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[When Aliens Attack]])<br />
<br />
[[Category:Misc]]<br />
[[Category:Terminology]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Coinage&diff=100971Coinage2011-09-09T00:31:38Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* C */</p>
<hr />
<div>Like its predecessor, [[The Simpsons]], Futurama's [[:Category:Writers|writers]] and [[:Category:Voice Actors|voice actors]] are constantly inventing new words.<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
The words said on Futurama don't always exist in a standard dictionary. Several words have been invented by the writers and ad-libbed by the actors, creating new words and terminology for us:<br />
----<br />
<br />
=== A ===<br />
;Aks :inquire, question; derived from the old english "ask."<br />
;Axe-hole :pun on the term "ass-hole", used when [[Bender]] was hit in the back by an axe.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
<br />
=== B ===<br />
;Blowfully : In an exceptionally poor fashion. Terribly.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[A Leela of Her Own]])<br />
;Buh : Another way to express "duh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space]])<br />
;Burglearsonarceny : A crime.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
<br />
=== C ===<br />
;Cellphone-Telephone : A lengthy (and redundant) way to refer to a cellular telephone.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ({{f|4}})<br />
<br />
;Clool : Another way to express "cool".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
<br />
;Cockatieling : Used when [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] raises his head fin '''Coined by'' [[Amy Wong]] in [[Mobius Dick]]<br />
<br />
;Crack Slam :An action wherein a person drops his/her pants, grasps a telephone receiver between his/her buttocks, and hangs up. According to [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]], this is the rudest way possible to hang up, and was performed by [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]. ({{f|2}})<br />
<br />
=== E ===<br />
;Elbow Talons :One of Leela's mutations. Skin-covered spikes that grow down from her elbows. These can be and usually are trimmed.<br />
;[[Electromatter]]<br />
<br />
=== F ===<br />
;Fl'uh : Another way to express "d'uh".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong|Amy]] {{et|2ACV04}}<br />
;Fonfon ru<br />
:A term for [[Amphibiosan]] marriage partner. According to [[Kif Kroker|Kif]], the term's literal translation to English is "one who does not sleep with my superior officer".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Unknown]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]])<br />
<br />
;Fonfon rubok<br />
:The ceremony where the fonfon rus are joined together. Similar to a wedding.<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown (TBWABB)<br />
<br />
;Footswear<br />
:To keep a promise by standing on one foot.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Nine]] ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]])<br />
<br />
;Frontbutt<br />
:How [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] refers to his posterior after his head is replaced backwards. The creators expressed in [[Commentary:Bender's Big Score|the commentary]] that they expect the phrase "Kiss my frontbutt" to catch on.<br/>'''Coined by''': Hermes ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])<br />
<br />
;Fryfro<br />
:The name that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] gives his hair when it is "all frizzy".<br/>'''Coined by''': Fry {{et|6ACV01}}<br />
{{main|Fryfro}}<br />
<br />
;Futurama<br />
:Anything and everything that is witnessed in a series of science fiction TV episodes, comics, films, and other media. Usually revolves around the adventures of around Fry, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].<br/>'''Coined by''': Unknown<br />
<br />
=== G ===<br />
;Gentacle :A new word meaning a combination of "genital" and "tentacle". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs]])<br />
;Gleesh :Another way to express "jeez".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]]) <br />
;Globviously : Another way to express "obviously".<br/>'''Coined by''':[[Amy Wong]] ([[Where the Buggalo Roam]])<br />
;Glorking: Another way to express "pouring" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Gu'ck :Another way to express "yuck". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Raging Bender]])<br />
;G'uh : Another way to express "d'uh". <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Series Has Landed]])<br />
;Gumbercules : A combination of Gumby and Hercules. Zoidberg loves that guy. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Zoidberg]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
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=== H ===<br />
;Hibernative Naptosis :A deep sleep, similar to a bear's winter hibernation. Useful for long space flights.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Turanga Leela]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch|4ACV01]])<br />
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=== I ===<br />
;Innoguiltycent :Something to plead in a court of law instead of "guilty" or "innocent". [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] pleaded innoguiltycent in the [[Bender v. New New York]] case of [[3011]]. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] {{et|6ACV14}}<br />
;Intragnizent :From the context in which it was used, this word probably means unwilling to bow to pressure (of union strikes) - intransigent. <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Joey Mousepad]] {{et|3ACV06}}<br />
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=== K ===<br />
<!-- not in the episode, also; it looks more like an equivalent of uh-huh<br />
;K'huh: Another way to express "d'uh" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Deep South]])--><br />
;Kamikazbee: Combination of "kamikaze" and "bee" <br/>'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] {{et|6ACV13}}<br />
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=== M ===<br />
;Male Jelly :A substance excreted by [[Decapodian]] males to fertilize eggs left by the females.<br />
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;Meatbag :A term referring to Humans (or organic creatures in general), may be a racial slur.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] ([[Space Pilot 3000|1ACV01]])<br />
;Mell out : A phrase meaning chill out. A shortened form of "mellow out".<br />'''Coined By:''' [[Amy Wong|Amy]] ([[Obsoletely Fabulous|4ACV13]])<br />
;Monsterpus: A phrase used to describe [[Yivo]]. Appears to be a combination of "monster" and "octopus", referring to Yivo's many tentacles.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 3|5ACV07]])<br />
;Murderology :The study of murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
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;Murderonomy :A collection of the established laws or knowledge pertaining to murder.<br />'''Coined By''': [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] ([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]])<br />
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=== N ===<br />
;[[Nerdlinger]] :A term used to refer to someone who bothers to translate [[AL1]], especially if English isn't their native language, as they would then have to translate it further into their native tongue. [[Nerdlinger]] can also be used as a term for ''[[Futurama]]'' fans, much as "Trekkie" is used for ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans. The term originated from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "{{s|Homer Goes to College}}".<br />
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;No Shklit :A {{w|shit|highly offensive term}} veiled in reference to the terms '''Shklee''', '''Shklim''', and '''Shkler''', indicating surprise, disbelief, or sarcasm.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]] ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs Part 4|5ACV08]])<br />
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=== O ===<br />
;Orphanarium : Used in the name of the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]]. Same meaning as ''[[wiktionary:orphanage|orphanage]]'' {{et|3ACV06}}. <br />
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=== P ===<br />
;[[People Hose|People hose]] : The name used by the ''Futurama'' production staff for the program that inserts incidental characters into groups or crowds. This "hose" occasionally places more than one of an individual into the scene. It mostly contains unnamed characters, and characters known only by one feature such as [[Crack Addict]], [[Mayor's Secretary]], [[21st Century Girl]] and [[Neutral President]], in a variety of new colours.<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Rich Moore]] ([[Commentary:Raging Bender]])<br />
;Pukeatronic : A phrase to express disgust.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Parasites Lost]])<br />
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=== R ===<br />
;Rage Dump :An expression meaning that someone needs to either vent their frustrations or possibly relax. "Take a rage dump" may be analogous to "chill out".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Hermes Conrad]] ([[The Lesser of Two Evils|2ACV06]])<br />
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=== S ===<br />
;Scare-roused :A combination of "scared" and "aroused".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Philip J. Fry]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
;Science-Fictiony :Of or relating to science-fiction.<br />'''Coined by''': [[David X. Cohen]], when explaining why he chose an "X" as his new middle initial. <br />
;Scloop: Another way to express "goop" <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Leela's Homeworld]])<br />
;Scribble-Di-Gook :A contemptuous word for chickenscratch or written gibberish.<br />'''Coined by''': An unnamed old woman in the [[Last Curtain]] home. ([[That's Lobstertainment!|3ACV08]])<br />
;Scooby Doo'd :To be tricked into thinking a person/creature is real when it is actually someone in a costume.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Fry am the Egg Man]])<br />
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;Shklee :Gender neutral equivalent of "he" and "she".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkler :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shklim :Gender neutral equivalent of "him" or "her".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]]<br />
;Shkluffocate :To be unable breathe in a universe other than one's own.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Yivo]] or [[Professor Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]<br />
;Shman : Another way to express "man".<br/>'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]])<br />
;Skintube :A term referring to organic lifeforms, especially [[:Category:Human|Human]]s. Also see '''Meatbag'''.<br />'''Coined by''': [[Bender]]<br />
;Smeesh :Another way to express "jeez". <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
; Smizmar : A form of adress other than lady or gentleman.<br />The love partner of an [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] who gave it the ability to reproduce by someone touching his/her hand.<br />
;Sploops : Another way to express "oops" or clumsiness. <br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[The Cyber House Rules]])<br />
;Spl'uh :Another way to express "d'uh".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]])<br />
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=== X ===<br />
;[[Xmas]] :Cleary evolved from Christmas. This term has its roots in 20th-century slang.<br />
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=== Z ===<br />
;Zidiot : Another way to express "idiot".<br />'''Coined by''': [[Amy Wong]] ([[When Aliens Attack]])<br />
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[[Category:Misc]]<br />
[[Category:Terminology]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bone_vampires&diff=100970Bone vampires2011-09-09T00:11:58Z<p>124.149.122.14: </p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name=Bone Vampire<br />
|image=[[File:Bone vampire.PNG|225px]]<br />
|homeworld=[[Doohan 6]]<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV22}}<br />
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The '''Bone Vampire''' is a species of alien creature that was hunted to near-extinction. Their homeworld is [[Doohan 6]]. It gets its name from its way of feeding itself: by sucking the skeleton out of its victims. It reproduces asexually. By [[3011]], they were all extinct, with the exception of one egg that was hatched by [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. When the [[Planet Express crew]] returned it to its homeworld, the populace feared for their livestock, and set to hunt it down. When it is revealed that the people had excessive livestock to slaughter, they spared [[Mr. Peppy]] because he can bring back the entire species to help kill the extra livestock.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
*They have a body shape similar to that of a rat.<br />
*They are capable of utilizing acid as a form of weapon.<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV22}}<br />
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[[Category:Alien species]]</div>124.149.122.14http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Dr._John_A._Zoidberg&diff=100969Dr. John A. Zoidberg2011-09-09T00:08:46Z<p>124.149.122.14: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Dr. John A. Zoidberg<br />
|type=p<br />
|image=[[File:Zoidberg promo 2.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Zoidberg eating a fish.<br />
|age= At least {{age|2927}}<br />
|birth date=Between 23 November and 23 December<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Decapodian]]<br />
|origin=[[Decapod 10]]<br />
|job=Staff doctor<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|voiced by=Billy West<br />
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'''Dr. John A. Zoidberg''' is a [[Decapodian]] employed as staff doctor at [[Planet Express]] {{et|1ACV02}} and an honorary [[Globetrotter]] {{et|3ACV14}}. He is only tolerated at Planet Express because of his ability to cut things {{et|6ACV14}}. An extremely poor man and a doctor of art history, he is still lovable (despite spouting foul language sometimes) to many and hated by others. He is also noted as the only [[alien]] member of the [[Planet Express crew]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Desperate for acceptance, Zoidberg lives with a continuing delusion that he is well regarded by the rest of the Planet Express crew. He does not seem to be very intelligent, but is rather nice and friendly. This is despite the fact that most of his co-workers look down on him, especially [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]], who likes to make his life even more miserable. Dr. Zoidberg is [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s oldest friend, which suggests that Zoidberg is much older than he appears. A citizen of [[Earth]], he loves his chosen home planet for the personal freedom it provides {{et|4ACV05}}. He is also apparently the only intelligent organism on [[Earth]] deemed nice by the [[Santa Claus|Robot Santa Claus]] {{et|2ACV04}}. It is unknown why, but it may be because of a glitch in Santa or because of Zoidberg's kind and innocent personality. Other than the professor, the only people known to identify him as a friend are the members of the [[First Planet Express crew]] and [[Philip J. Fry|`Fry]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Anthology.jpg|right|thumb|Giant Zoidberg]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
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Dr. Zoidberg was born on [[Decapod 10]] and seems to have visited high school there, going to school together with and having a crush on [[Edna]] {{et|2ACV05}}. During that time, his face was covered in barnacles, for which he was laughed at.<br />
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As a youngster, Zoidberg wanted to become a comedian, following the footsteps of his uncle [[Harold Zoid]], but he was discouraged by his parents, whereupon he developed an interest in medical science {{et|3ACV08}}. In spite of trying to win his surrounding's respect, he was then looked down on because of giving up his dream of being a comedian. Eventually, he went to medical school and left his home planet to seek his fortune on [[Earth]], although it is not known whether he studied on Decapod 10 or on Earth. He never received a doctorate in medicine, but in art history {{et|6ACV05}}. However, he started practicing medicine nonetheless. He probably married an unknown woman during this time, as his wedding album was destroyed by the Professor to make his [[Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker]] work. {{et|6ACV17}}<br />
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Zoidberg started to work at [[Planet Express]] since its beginning in [[2961]], when he joined the [[first Planet Express crew]] on their delivery {{et|6ACV15}}.<br />
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[[File:Claw-Plach.png|thumb|left|225px|Zoidberg and his friend [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], battling in [[Claw-Plach]] {{et|2ACV05}}.]]<br />
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=== Later years ===<br />
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Although his medical career meant giving up his dream of becoming a comedian, Zoidberg has since tried on occasion to be a freelance comedian of some sort, but lack the necessary talent and sense of humour. In his biggest try, he even had a minor part in [[Harold Zoid|his uncle]]'s film ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'' in [[3003]].<br />
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Zoidberg once saved [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]'s life by transplanting his head onto [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s shoulder when his body was severely damaged in a car crash on [[Jupiter]]'s moon [[Europa]] {{et|2ACV07}}. On another occasion, he tried to kill Fry in the Decapodian tradition of [[Claw-Plach]] {{et|2ACV05}}. He has served as a military doctor in the conflict with [[Spheron 1]] {{et|2ACV17}} and defeated the Decapodian oppressors who had occupied Earth in response to Zoidberg being sentenced to death for eating [[Old Freebie|an Earthican flag]] {{et|4ACV05}}. On one occasion he travelled through time to 1947 Roswell {{et|3ACV16}}, was captured by the [[US Army]], met [[Harry S. Truman|President Harry Truman]] (it is unclear which of them was more baffled by the other), and was partially vivisected before being rescued and returned to the [[31st century|future]].<br />
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== Character Description ==<br />
=== Family ===<br />
*[[Norm Zoidberg|Norm]], [[Sam Zoidberg|Sam]] and [[Sadie Zoidberg|Sadie]], parents {{et|3ACV08}}, presumably one is the woman who raised him {{et|4ACV05}}, the other two are deceased biological parents. He referred to one of them (his mother) as a saint, which was most likely just an expression. His parent's original intentions were for him to become a Lawyer. ([[Claw and Order|US#48]])<br />
*[[Harold Zoid]], uncle {{et|3ACV08}}.<br />
*His brother [[Norman Zoidberg|Norman]] and up to nine other siblings that budded from Zoidberg during the coral stage of his larval stadium. A duplicate Norman dies when he is sucked into the [[Fountain of Aging]], but all other siblings are never mentioned again {{et|4ACV09}}.<br />
*[[Zoidfarb]], cousin &mdash; Zoidberg received an [[Xmas]] card from him in [[3001]] {{et|2ACV04}}.<br />
*[[Cubert]], godson {{et|6ACV09}}.<br />
*Unknown wife, what happened to her is unknown. {{et|6ACV17}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
[[File:Zoidberg lab.jpg|right|thumb|Production pic of his lab]]<br />
The original inspiration and the basic traits and characteristics were developed by [[David X. Cohen]],<ref name="epTSHL-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=The Series Has Landed |volume=One |disc=1}}</ref> while the cartoon design was created by [[Matt Groening]]. The later refinement and addition of various traits came from the various [[:Category:Writers|writers]].<ref name="epPYHOMS-com-kk">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Keeler|Ken}} |episode=Put Your Head on My Shoulder |volume=Two |disc=2}}</ref><br />
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Cohen's name for Dr Zoidberg came from a video game he had developed during the [[1980s]], called "Zoid",<ref name="epTSHL-com-dxc"/> which was largely inspired by the popular arcade game {{w|Qix}}.<ref name="epTL-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=That's Lobstertainment! |volume=Three |disc=2}}</ref> Cohen tried to get the then famous publisher {{w|Brøderbund}} to publish the game.<ref name="epTL-com-dxc"/> Unfortunately, Brøderbund refused to publish Cohen's assembly-written game, and he shelved it.<ref name="epTL-com-dxc"/> Dr Zoidberg was thus named to honour those wasted years in college.<ref name="epTSHL-com-dxc"/><br />
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Cohen's inspiration came from {{st|Bones McCoy}} from ''[[Star Trek]]'', the doctor on the ''{{st|U.S.S. Enterprise}}''. Bones was often faced with treating aliens and other non-humans, including {{st|Spock}}.<ref name="epTSHL-com-dxc"/> Cohen's idea for Zoidberg was the exact opposite, where an alien would perform on humans.<ref name="epTSHL-com-dxc"/> Zoidberg's trait of being a bad doctor was then established.<ref name="epPYHOMS-com-kk"/><br />
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Later traits, such as his lust for seafood, became apparent in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]". More demeaning traits such as being poor and lonely came in "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]"; eating garbage and being homeless appeared later as well.<br />
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Certain contradicting situations can be seen in "[[A Flight to Remember]]", where Zoidberg is seen being given a suite, something that the writers would not give him in the later course of the series.<ref name="epAFTR-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Flight to Remember |volume=One |disc=3}}</ref><br />
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=== Voice ===<br />
[[Billy West]] has often stated that the voice of Zoidberg was inspired by profile actors from Yiddish theater such as Lou Jacobi and George Jessel.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*As the show progresses, Zoidberg's apparent utility becomes less obvious, and the Planet Express staff shun his presence from one instance to another.<br />
*As with all Decapodians, Zoidberg's mannerisms, speech, and personality are representative of dry East Coast humor readily seen in Jewish communities.<br />
*He claims to have lost his medical degree in a volcano.<br />
*In earlier episodes he is animated with teeth, but in later episodes he is drawn without. His mouth frills are prehensile and can move independently, although most of the time they remain loose.<br />
*Is apparently his own medical corporation, as described on the door to his office.<br />
*Zoidberg has a top fin or crest on his head that appears at times of emotional duress, such as "[[Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?]]" and ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''. It seems to be linked to his species' equivalent to testosterone, as it appears to be linked to both aggression and arousal, as shown in ''[[Bender's Game]]'' and "[[Attack of the Killer App]]". Also, the fin appears when he remembers a forgotten event.<br />
*His greatest fantasy is to be a grandmother ("Subjugated yet honored!").<br />
*Hermes from the earliest episodes seems to harbor a bitter hatred toward Zoidberg, never explained or given a rationale. This starts in "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]", when Hermes states someone (in fact Bender, who was addict to it) has been using a lot of electricity, then blames Zoidberg who exclaims "MEEE?". Hermes later removes the office's salt-water cooler to save money, prompting Zoidberg to blurt out, "This is a witch-hunt!"<br />
[[File:Zoidberg office.jpg|right|thumb|Dr. Zoidberg in his office]]<br />
*An [[Zoidberg (Cornwood)|alternate version]] of him as a blob-like creature appears in ''[[Bender's Game]]'', although he begins as an innocent Dungeon Monster.<br />
*In the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/ween08.html Halloween 2008] cartoon of [http://homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner], the Poopsmith is dressed as Zoidberg. Also, if you click him a the end of the toon, the King of Town uses the phrase "[[Good news, everyone]]"<br />
*Apparently likes [[Barbados Slim]] (Although he says he likes a lot of people, possibly a catchphrase).<br />
*He has been shown to cough up colorful beads after eating copious amounts of dirt, which can be sold to make money. This is only seen in the episode "[[Bendin' in the Wind]]".<br />
[[File:Zoidberg promo.png|right|thumb|Dr. John A. Zoidberg reading a book entitled Diseases of the claw and egg sac.]]<br />
*It is revealed in "[[The Duh-Vinci Code]]" that his doctorate is in Art History.<br />
*His birthday is the day after Amy's.<br />
*His claws and exoskeleton are incredibly strong and resilient. His claws can cut through human flesh, bone, and even some metals while his exoskeleton is impervious to knives and swords.<br />
*He is first mentioned to be desperately poor in the episode "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]".<br />
*In "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]", it is said he started working in Planet Express in [[2992]], though in "[[Möbius Dick]]", he is seen working since the start, around [[2961]].<br />
*Grows hair (which usually whitens) in cases of extreme fear (as shown in "[[Möbius Dick]]").<br />
*He is noted by Farnsworth to be a "fine doctor for aliens" and has demonstrated knowledge of alien physiology (as shown in "[[The Tip of the Zoidberg]]"). This may suggest he qualified as a doctor (if at all) on Decapod 10.<br />
* Interesting, the only thing about being a doctor Zoidberg seems to know about is retaching limbs, as he does this in ("[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]"), ("[[Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?]]"), ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' ect<br />
*Is capable of growing hair on his carapace when scared.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': ''[To Fry.]'' Young Lady, I am an expert on humans. Now pick a mouth, open it, and say ''BR BR BR BR BRRRRRRRR''.<br />
'''Fry''': ''BR BR BR BR BRRRRRRRR''.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': What? My mother was a saint! Get out!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': In my experience, boxes are usually empty, sometimes with a little cheese stuck to the top, and one time pepperoni, what a day that was!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I got a busted ass here, I don't see anyone kissing it!<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Alright, I'm coming.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': The female Leela's problem is purely medical, soon she will lay her eggs and they will hatch and all will be well.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Oh, the hypochondriac's back! So what is it this time?<br />
'''Fry''': Well, my lead pipe hurts a little.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': That's normal. Next patient!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Fry, it's been years since medical school, so remind me. Disemboweling in your species: fatal, or non-fatal?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Friends, help! A guinea pig tricked me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': I saw a frilly cake in here you would remember all your life. I know I will. Late at night it haunts me with its frosty beauty. ''[Shouting.]'' Order the cake, dammit!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Lrrr''': I mean, look at Donkey Kong here. Have you smelt his loincloth lately?<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Yes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Dr. Zoidberg''': I don't quite know how to say this. Fry is dead!<br />
'''Fry''': Oooow ''[Fry stirs, alive.]''<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Wait. Not dead, the other thing.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Like Dr. Zoidberg: he's a weird monster who smells like he eats garbage, and does.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Damn right!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Oh, so it's just coincidence that Zoidberg here is desperately poor and miserably lonely? Please!<br />
'''Leela''': For your information, it's because he's hideous.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Aw!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Look, coupons! I can get two oil changes for the price of one. Now, if I could only afford the one... and the car. Ah, the years! So many memories, so many strange fluids gushing out of patients' bodies.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Switch bodies? I don't see why not. I also don't see why.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Clamps''': Mind your own business, slick.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': My name is not Slick. It's Zoidberg. JOHN [bleep] ING ZOIDBERG!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'll just do the cutting.<br />
'''Zoidberg''': You do and I'll [bleep] 'ing gut you like a fish!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor''': No. I'm afraid the Smellescope isn't powerful enough. Bender's odour is so mild it's being overpowered by local sources.<br />
''[He, Fry and Leela glare at Zoidberg who jumps up and claps with delight.]''<br />
'''Zoidberg''': Hooray! People are paying attention to me!</poem><br />
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=== Catchphrases and Running Jokes ===<br />
*(At inappropriate times) Hello<br />
*Sometimes he will (with a grin) exclaim "What an honor!" ("[[Roswell that Ends Well]]").<br />
*Excellent, excellent!<br />
* (Famous person)? I love that guy!<br />
*Woop woop woop woop!{{iiw}} (This sound effect is based on sound effects made by The Three Stooges.)<br />
*Hooray!<br />
*I'll take eight! (in reference to Fry's [[Holophonor]] record, and the newspaper declaring "the world's greatest opera" sucks). This phrase is only used in the original series finale<br />
*Dibs on...! or alternative forms of calling dibs on something. Zoidberg usually comes late to Bender (for Leela's iPod in ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'' and the ship's shotgun in "[[Parasites Lost]]") or [[Amy]] (for Leela's maid of honor in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'')<br />
*(Depressed, after being insulted, ignored, or one-upped) Awwww...<br />
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Also, he is usually shown to be highly unintelligent when it comes to being a doctor, such as claiming Amy the father of Leela's poppler, humans having multiple mouths, and Fry being a robot. More so, he often mistakes the human penis for other objects, especially that of Hermes. The closest he has ever been to showing competence in the field of medical science was in "[[Parasites Lost]]", but only because he saw it in a commercial.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Zoidberg appears in almost every episode/film/comic, only missing the episodes "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" and "[[Mars University]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Zoidberg|A plots focusing on Zoidberg]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Zoidberg|B plots focusing on Zoidberg]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Aliens]]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Decapodians]]<br />
[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
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