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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Philip J. Fry<br />
|type=p<br />
|image=[[File:Fry promo 2.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Fry.<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|age=At time of freezing: 25; Chronologically: 2046<br><small>(If not counting the events of [[The Late Philip J. Fry|6ACV07]])</small>;<br>Biologically: <!-- please, do not change this, if you have a disagreement, take it up on the talk page --> {{age|2974|8|14}}<br>''See [[#Age|age]] section for more information''<br />
|birth date={{date|14 August}}, [[1974]]{{er|3ACV04}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1690915|title=Futurama timeline|author="sam512"|date=2004-12-31|site={{w|Everything2}}|accessdate=2010-9-21}}</ref><br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|job=Executive delivery boy at [[Planet Express]],{{er|6ACV16}} previously delivery boy first class{{er|BBS}}<br />
|family=''See "[[#Family|Family]]" section''<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|voiced by=Billy West<br />
}}<br />
{{redirects|Fry|other people named Fry|Fry (disambiguation)}}<br />
'''Philip J. Fry''' (often referred to only by his last name, ''Fry'') Fry is the main protagonist and character of ''[[Futurama]]''. In the future, Fry is the executive delivery boy of [[Planet Express]], which his distant nephew [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] owns. Before being employed by Planet Express in the year 3000 he had worked for [[Panucci's Pizza]] during the late [[20th century]]. On New Year's Eve 1999 he was cryogenically frozen by accident while on delivery. The [[cryo-tube]] timer was set at 1000 years; hence Fry woke to the last moments of the year [[2999]].<br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
[[File:Fry.png|left|thumb|100px|Philip J. Fry]]<br />
Philip J. Fry is a dim-witted man from the 20th century who gets frozen for 1,000 years, thawing out on New Year's Eve 2999. His character is largely an attempt by the show's creators to make the connection between the 20th century and the [[31st century]] much easier for the viewers. Often, Fry is faced with differences in the future, which he then relates to things in his time. As a result, he frequently has to defend the actions of the 20th century.<br />
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Although he is often depicted as stupid, Fry does occasionally come up with brilliant schemes to save the day, an ability which possibly comes from his intense love of ''[[Star Trek]]''. Fry, rivaled only by the [[energy being]] of [[Melllvar]], has the largest encyclopaedic knowledge of ''Star Trek'' in the future. Another example of Fry's occasional brilliance was during the [[Brain Spawn]] attack on [[Earth]]. With the rest of the crew stupefied, Fry was able to save Earth by exploiting the Brainspawn's weaknesses. Strangely enough, Fry's stupidity appears to be his greatest strength as he the only known person in the universe who lacks a [[Delta brainwave]] and therefore is immune to the Brainspawn's stupification fields. [[Ken]], a [[Nibblonians|Nibblonian]], has noted he possesses a "superior yet inferior" mind. He lacks the Delta brainwave because he is actually his own grandfather {{et|3ACV19}}.<br />
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Also because he lacks the Delta brainwave, he is immune to telepathy {{et|5ACV16|2ACV08}}.<br />
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Fry is also usually quick to make very rash decisions, such as traveling back to the year 2000 {{et|BBS}} or stowing away on Zapp Brannigan's ship to leave the universe after being upset about [[Colleen]] {{et|TBwaBB}}.<br />
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Despite being lazy, Fry's heart is in the right place, and when the situation calls for it, he will rise up to formulate a plan to save his friends, though because of his lack of intelligence he rarely comes up with any good plans. Fry cares about his friends, and in spite of [[Bender]]'s awful treatment of him at times, he is still willing to risk his life to save him, which Bender reciprocates. However, it shows that Fry enjoys Bender being "mean" to him, because when [[Bender]] has to leave the planet express crew for his own saftey, [[Clamps]] takes his place and behaves in the same way Bender would towards Fry and Fry just laughs and continues.<br />
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Fry loves video games, and as such, he is usually shown to be very good at them, although not all games. He never actually managed to finish the final enemy on ''{{w|Space Invaders}}''; he always had to get his brother Yancy to do it for him. Though he may not be good at all games, his skills have made him a crackshot, and he usually mans the ship's weapons when they are under attack. He has also got a lot better at fighting, by "Fun on a Bun" {{et|7ACV08}} Also, Fry absolutely loves sewers, he once surfed (was surprisingly good) in various sewers around Earth cities with [[Turanga Morris]] & Bender, but got temporarily sick as a result.<br />
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== Savantism ==<br />
Several instances throughout the series have suggested an abnormal mind tied to savantism and synesthesia:<br />
*Shown in "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]", he is a compulsive counter.<br />
*In "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" and "[[The Why of Fry]]", he is a colour-gustatory synesthete.<br />
*Throughout the series, he shows great intelligence countered by an inability to properly express it as such.<br />
*He is capable of incredible musical creativity, but lacks the physical means to express it. {{er|4ACV18}}<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early years ===<br />
{{further|Fry's past}}<br />
[[file:FryBirth.png|thumb|right|Fry's birth in [[1974]] with umbilical cord still attached {{et|3ACV04}}.]]<br />
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Philip J. Fry was born on August 14 [[1974]], in the [[Brooklyn Pre-Med Hospital]] in [[Old New York]], a native of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Fry is the second son of [[Yancy Fry Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry]].<br />
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During his formative years, Fry endured a great sibling rivalry with his older brother, [[Yancy Fry Jr.|Yancy Jr]]. Yancy constantly stole his ideas and, shortly after Fry was born, even wanted his younger brother's name. Yancy also frequently belittled Fry. Fry also spent of a lot of time playing video games and watching ''[[Star Trek]]''. He was never admitted to public school because his parents felt it would be a waste of taxpayer's money.<br />
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Fry never made a success of himself, and during his twenties (or late teenage years) he got a job at [[Panucci's Pizza]] as a pizza delivery boy. While working for [[Mr. Panucci]], he met up with [[Michelle]] and they began a relationship. On a delivery in [[1997]], he meets up with [[Seymour Asses]], a dog he names after the addressee of the prank caller who ordered the delivery. Seymour becomes his best friend.<br />
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[[file:Frozen Fry.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Fry is frozen for a thousand years in a cryogenics tube.]]<br />
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=== Cryogenically Frozen - for a Thousand Years ===<br />
{{further|Space Pilot 3000}}<br />
On the fateful night of New Year's Eve, 1999, Fry is sent on another prank delivery to [[I. C. Wiener]]. When he arrives at the destination, [[Applied Cryogenics]], he realizes that it is a prank, but since he won't make it back to Panucci's before midnight, he decides to celebrate the New Year where he is. Then, while leaning his chair too far backwards, he falls into a [[Cryogenic Freezing Chamber|cryogenics tube]], which closes and freezes him for a thousand years.<br />
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On New Year's Eve, 2999, the tube's timer finishes and Fry wakes up again. He is not at all sad about leaving his old life behind, and actually happy and relieved that it is all now behind him. He meets [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], who is employed by the Cryogenics Labs to assign [[Career chip|unfrozen people to jobs]]. She tells Fry about his living relative {{Farnsworth|Professor Hubert Farnsworth}}. Leela then tells Fry that the job that has been assigned to him is that of Delivery Boy. Faced with a return to the life of drudgery he knew in 1999, Fry flees. While running around [[New New York]], he enters a [[suicide booth]] (having mistaken it for a phone booth) and tries to contact his nephew.<br />
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Fry meets a robot named [[Bender]] in the Suicide Booth and, after narrowly avoiding death, they grab a drink together. After a couple of beers, Bender decides to leave to re-attempt suicide, but Fry convinces him to stay by saying that he has always wanted a robot for a friend (or at least ever since he was six). Leela is still on his trail, though, after being forced by her boss, [[Ipji]], to pursue Fry and force him to accept the career chip.<br />
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Leela follows Fry and Bender into the [[Head Museum]] and the ruins of Old New York, before finally catching up with them. To Fry's surprise, though, she decides to quit her job instead of forcing the job of delivery boy on him. Fry suggests they go to his distant nephew, Professor Farnsworth, to see if he can help. After [[Relative Box|confirming]] that he and Fry are related, the Professor decides to hire them as a replacement for his old crew.<br />
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[[file:Promo 1ACV08.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Fry with [[Turanga Leela]] (left) and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez]] (middle), his closest work partners and friends.]]<br />
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=== Planet Express Delivery Boy, First Class ===<br />
{{further|Season 1|Season 2}}<br />
Fry is hired on at his nephew's company as a delivery boy. Faced with the ability to travel around space, Fry is pleased with his new position. At first Fry lives in the Planet Express building, but after an [[I, Roommate|apartment hunt]] he ends up living in Bender's closet. Fry immediately develops an interest in Leela but, to his dismay, the feelings are not mutual.<br />
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His work at Planet Express sees him thrown into several absurd adventures: he is briefly in a relationship with [[Amy Wong]], and while the company's bureaucrat, [[Hermes Conrad]], is away, he has an affair with the company's replacement bureaucrat, [[Morgan Proctor]]. Neither lasts very long, but when he almost destroys the Planet Express building and Hermes fires him (along with Bender and Leela) he gets Leela's former job by accident and finds his old girlfriend, Michelle, unfrozen. She does not enjoy life in the future, and asks him to come with her to the year 4000. After they wake up and realize that they are actually just in [[Los Angeles]] two days later, she dumps him in favour of [[Pauly Shore (character)|Pauly Shore]].<br />
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At a truck stop Fry eats a bad egg sandwich and gets infected with parasites. The [[worms of Cologne|worms]] give him a complete tune up, and he becomes stronger, smarter, and is capable of impressing Leela with the [[Holophonor]]. He almost sleeps with her, but Fry fears that Leela is falling in love with the worms rather than himself, so he decides to get rid of them. He appears to be right: she immediately asks him to leave when he commits a relationship blunder; namely, talking about his previous fling with Amy Wong.<br />
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=== The most important person in the universe ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}} <br />
The Planet Express crew had gone to observe a supernova up close. While the crew prepared for the event, Fry went to make popcorn. He ignores the warning label on the aluminum popcorn pan saying not to cook in a microwave, which he does. The microwave emitted radiation that collided with the wave from the supernova, causing the Planet Express crew to travel back in time to 1947.<br />
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After Bender breaks apart, Zoidberg was captured by the U.S. military while picking up pieces of [[Bender]]'s body. Fry and Bender's head attempt to infiltrate Roswell, with the Fry disguised as a soldier. He runs into his grandfather, [[Enos Fry]], engaged to Mildred. Acting on Farnworth's warning, Fry did his best to make sure that his grandfather is not killed, otherwise he in turn would cease to exist. However, he became paranoid in his attempts to protect Enos, driving and locking him in a house in the middle of nowhere. But what he didn't know was that he left Enos within range of a nuclear testing ground, killing him in the resulting explosion. But for some reason, Fry was still existing.<br />
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He comforts his grandmother, who begins to make sexual advances on him, which made him uncomfortable. He then reasoned with himself that because he still exists, [[Mildred]] can't be his grandmother and has sex with her. The next day, [[Professor Farnsworth]], [[Leela]] and Bender knock on the window informing Fry that because of his actions, he himself became his own grandfather; Fry realized what he had done and freaked out. Because of the paradox, the Planet Express crew decided that they should get back to their own time, regardless of what it would cause to history. They storm Roswell, rescuing [[Zoidberg]] during an autopsy, Bender's reconstructed body and stealing a microwave satellite dish to return to the future.<br />
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It is later explained by the Nibblonians that because of Fry becoming his own grandfather, it caused a genetic abnormality that caused him to lack the delta brainwave, which rendered him immune to the Brainspawn and telepathy in general.<br />
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At some point the [[Brain Spawn]] attack [[Earth]] and make all humans stupid. Fry is immune to the attack as he lacks the Delta brain wave. The [[Nibblonians]] work with Leela to get the message to Fry, who confronts [[the Big Brain]] in the New New York Public Library. Fry defeats the Big Brain, but when everyone is back to normal, no one has any memory of his actions and just think he is crazy.<br />
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The Nibblonians call for his help again when the Brain Spawn are found to be collecting all information in the universe and plan to to destroy it when their task is complete. The Nibblonians explain that due to him lacking the Delta brain wave, and is immune to the Brain Spawn as long as he avoids prolonged thinking. It is revealed to him inside the [[Infosphere]] that it was [[Nibbler]] who made him fall into the tube and come to the future in the first place. Fry is sent back to 1999 by the Brain Spawn to stop Nibbler from freezing him, but Nibbler persuades Fry to allow himself to be frozen to save Leela's life, as no one would be able to stop the Brain Spawn from destroying the universe in the future.<br />
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[[File:Fry pushing himself in 4ACV10.png|thumb|right|225px|Fry pushes himself into the cryotube to save the world.]]<br />
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=== A deal with the devil ===<br />
{{further|Season 4}}<br />
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During the events with his coworkers, he became a [[Captain Yesterday|super hero]], met the cast of ''[[Star Trek]]'', wound up in a [[Parallel Universes|parallel universe]] where he and Leela had gotten married and gets his [[Human Horn|nose]] cut off.<br />
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But his passion and number one thing he always wanted still remains unexplored. He thinks back to when had the worms, and when he could play the Holophonor to impress Leela. Bender suggests that he should make a deal with the [[Robot Devil]], and in an (to the Robot Devil at least) appalling ironic outcome, he gets the Robot Devil's hands. He can play the Holophonor now, and he becomes a famous musician, performing many classical numbers.<br />
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[[Hedonism Bot]] hires him to write an opera, Fry decides to write it about Leela. And after the first act of the opera, it is already deemed best opera of all time. But meanwhile the Robot Devil is plotting against Fry to get his hands back, because the Robot Devil is getting tired of Fry's hands. And so in the final act, the Robot Devil interrupts the opera and demands his hands back. Fry refuses, and the Robot Devil explains that if so, he will marry Leela for which she has unintentionally signed. Fry realizes that this ultimatum only has one solution: to give up the Robot Devil's hands. Since he cannot play any more, the opera is credited as the worst ever, though Leela remains behind to hear him finish.<br />
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[[File:Lars Fillmore.png|thumb|left|225px|Fry's [[time paradox duplicate]], [[Lars Fillmore]].]]<br />
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=== The secret to time travel ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
Planet Express' delivery license is revoked by the [[Box Network]], forcing the Professor to terminate his employees. But by the time the Professor gets around to telling them (two years later), their license is restored after a change in management at the Box Network- they are back in business. Fry becomes a centre of attention when Alien Scammers (led by [[Nudar]]) take over the Planet Express and find the [[machine language time code]] on Fry's buttocks. Using the code, a virus-infected Bender is ordered back in time to steal all of Earth's valuables from the past. However, Fry is more upset that [[Lars Fillmore]] is getting a chance with Leela.<br />
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The scammers feel it best to be rid of the time code once they finally become anxious that the universe will be destroyed. Utilising a mirror, Fry manages to read the code off his buttocks and escapes back to January 1, 2000. Here he attempts to get some food from Mr. Panucci, but is unable to since he has no money from that era. He takes the pizza he delivered to I. C. Wiener, and decides to travel back an hour when the pizza was warm. His [[time paradox duplicate]] refuses to do the same thing and walks off. But Fry himself manages to end up inside the same tube he was originally frozen in. When his frozen self wakes up, he closes the tube after him and leaves the timer for 7.95 years to wake up again appropriate to when he had left.<br />
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Even though Lars Fillmore calls off the wedding, Fry is unable to get Leela's attention. After having Hermes and Bender save the Earth, he decides on New Year's Eve of 3007, that Lars and Leela belong together. However, here it is revealed that Lars is the exact same time paradox duplicate he left at Applied Cryogenics.<br />
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=== Pope of new religion ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
After a brief relationship with [[Colleen]], he left through the anomaly and met [[Yivo]], they developed a relationship and Yivo took control of everyone in Universe Gamma (this universe) through tentacles in their necks. The brainwashed people joined [[Yivo's religion]], with Fry as their new [[pope]]. Eventually they found out that the tentacles in their necks were "[[Coinage|genticles]]" and that Yivo was mating with them. The religion was immediately abandoned. He was brought to live on Yivo, but was taken back by the [[Damned Army]].<br />
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=== The bearer of the Die of Power ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Fry took part in [[Planet Express' Attack on Mombil "Mine"]] and was taken to [[Cornwood]] by Bender's imagination. Once there, he became [[Frydo]], and was given the duty of carrying the [[Die of Power]] and destroying it in the [[Geysers of Gygax]]. He was eventually corrupted by its power and fought [[Momon]] as a dragon. Momon won, and Cornwood was destroyed.<br />
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[[File:Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder Fry as Security Guard.png|right|thumb|Fry works undercover as a security guard for [[Leo Wong]].]]<br />
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=== Saving the universe again ===<br />
{{further|Into the Wild Green Yonder}}<br />
In [[3009]], Fry was needed by the [[Legion of Mad Fellows]] to help defeat the [[Last Dark One|final Dark One]] and stop it from wiping out all life in the entire universe. Because he lacked the [[Delta Brainwave]], his mind could not be read, and due to an accident he could temporarily read minds. With all of creation on his shoulders, he found the Dark One by chance after believing himself to be it. However, the Dark One was only a [[Desert Muck Leech|small leech]], the [[Violet Dwarf Star]] became the [[Last Encyclopod|final Encyclopod]], which gave the once extinct plants and animals to the universe and easily destroyed the last Dark One, whom [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] then ate. The whole [[Planet Express crew]] flew into a [[wormhole]], after Fry and Leela expressed their true love for each other and kissed.<br />
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=== Reborn ===<br />
{{further|Season 6}}<br />
[[File:Mutated Fry.jpg|left|thumb|"Mutated" Fry.]]<br />
After emerging from the Panama Wormhole, the [[Planet Express]] crew crashed just outside the [[Planet Express headquarters|company headquarters]] and was killed in the explosion. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], however, did not die, as he was using a [[safety sphere]] to protect his whole body. The Professor [[Rebirth|rebirthed]] his crew with the [[Birthing Machine]]. In the next few weeks, Fry helped save [[Earth]] from the [[V-GINY]], became one of the most popular [[Twitcher]] users ever after buying [[Mom]]'s [[eyePhone]], and assisted in the passing of [[Proposition ∞]], which legalized [[Robosexuality|robosexual marriage]] in [[New New York]]. Philip also went to [[Planet Vinci]] with his nephew to uncover [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s shocking secret, participated in the [[Sith-il War|3010 Sith Invasion reenactment]] and forward-time-travelled through three [[Alternate Universes|different universes]]. In August, he witnessed the [[Thuban 9|Thubanian]] Invasion of Earth, went to the [[Robo-Planetoid]] wherein [[Robots]] were capable of both Creation and Evolution and [[The Mind-Switcher|changed minds]] with [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] and [['Sweet' Clyde Dixon|Sweet Clyde]]. In September, Fry became one of the [[Sewer Mutants|Mutant]] leaders of the [[Devolution Revolution]] (although he was, in fact, not mutated but was in actuality lodged in the mouth of the mutated ''[[Mr. Astor]]'', which finally granted the [[NNY Sewers|sewer]] people their freedom with equal rights, as well as access to the surface of the city and celebrated his 100th delivery along with the rest of the Planet Express crew members. During that year, [[Fry-Leela relationship|his relationship with Leela]] progressed largely. He also killed celebrated business consultant [[Dan McMasters]], believing that he was [[Blorgulax|a vicious alien killer]].<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
=== Family ===<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|200px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*Himself, paternal grandfather and grandson.<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], many-times-great-nephew and many-times-great-grandson<br />
*[[Farnsworth's father|Ned Farnsworth]], Hubert's father, many-times-great-nephew and many-times-great-grandson or in-law<br />
*[[Farnsworth's mother|Velma Farnsworth]], Hubert's mother, many-times-great-niece and many-times-great-granddaughter or in-law<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], Hubert's brother, many-times-great-nephew and many-times-great-grandson<br />
*[[Cubert J. Farnsworth]], many-times-great-nephew<br />
*[[Igner]], many-times-great-nephew and many-times-great-grandson<br />
*[[Yancy Fry Jr.]], older brother and grandson<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], nephew and great-grandson, named in Fry's memory<br />
*[[Yancy Fry Sr.]], father and son<br />
*[[Mrs. Fry]], mother and daughter-in-law<br />
*[[Enos Fry]], Paternal Grandfather / Legal Grandfather / Step Grandfather <br />
*[[Mildred Fry]], paternal grandmother and babymama<br />
*[[Seymour Asses|Seymour]], dog in the 20th century<br />
*[[Turanga Leela]], ex-wife{{er|3ACV14}}, girlfriend {{small|(wife in alternate [[timeline]])}}<br />
*Mr and Mrs. Gleisner, maternal grandparents<br />
*[[Lars Fillmore]], [[time paradox duplicate]]/older self<br />
*[[Yivo]], ex-spouse<br />
*[[Fry's cousin|An unnamed cousin]]<br />
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=== Age ===<br />
Fry was frozen at age 25 for 1000 years making him 1025. Then 4 years later at age 1029 chronologically, was youthisized to age 14, reverse-aged to near unbirth, then re-aged, supposedly to his correct biological age, 29, in the fountain of aging {{et|4ACV09}}. 4 years later at age 33 he went back in time and was frozen yet again for 1007.95 years making him 2040 but still biologically only 33. Based on Leela's speculation there is a chance after the fountain of aging he is less than 30: the Professor never scans them with his age detector. After the events of the fourth movie he is about 2041 years old. His biological age may have reset entirely in "[[Rebirth]]" as, unlike the others, he was reduced to only a lump of flesh and his hair before being reborn. After the events of "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]", Fry may potentially be over 20 duodecillion(short scale) years old, having travelled through the entirety of the universe twice with Bender and Professor Farnsworth. However, the [[forward time machine]] appeared to be insulated from the passage of time outside of it, and so this has only biologically aged him a few minutes older than he should be relative to the inhabitants of the new universe.<br />
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=== Lars Fillmore ===<br />
{{main|Lars Fillmore}}<br />
In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', he has a duplicate that lives in [[Old New York]] with [[Leelu]] and everyone from [[Fry's past|Fry's old, 20th-century life]]. He was thought to be killed by an explosion caused by an [[iObey|obedience virus]] controlled Bender, but it actually burns off his hair and damages his voice box, turning him into [[Lars Fillmore]].<br />
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=== Relationships ===<br />
[[File:Women Fry slept with.png|thumb|right|The women at Fry's funeral, whom he had previously slept with, signing their lack of impression with his skills in bed.]]<br />
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(In chronological order):<br />
*[[Michelle]]<br />
*[[Leela]] (''see [[Fry-Leela relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*[[21st-century girl]] (went on a date)<br />
*[[Radiator]] (made out with)<br />
*[[Amy]] (''see [[Fry-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*[[Petunia]] (went on a date)<br />
*[[Morgan Proctor]]<br />
*[[Umbriel]]<br />
*[[Ornik]] (snu-snued by)<br />
*[[Mildred Fry]] (slept with and impregnated)<br />
*[[Colleen]]<br />
*[[Yivo]]<br />
*[[Mrs. Poopenmeyer]] (slept with)<br />
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[[File:Neutopia.jpg|thumb|right|Fry as a woman in "[[Neutopia]]".]]<br />
[[File:626-Fry-Anime.jpg|thumb|right|Concept art of Fry in anime style in "[[Reincarnation]]".]]<br />
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=== Alternate appearances ===<br />
This list is incomplete.<br />
*'''[[1ACV01]]''': Fry is seen for the first time.<br />
*'''[[1ACV05]]''': Fry dresses up as a robot in an attempt to fool the inhabitants of [[Chapek 9]].<br />
*'''[[1ACV07]]''': Fry drinks the current emperor of [[Trisol]], [[Bont]], but Bont is still alive inside of Fry, and can be seen glowing inside of Fry's stomach.<br />
*'''[[1ACV09]]''': Fry gets his [[Fryfro]].<br />
*'''[[2ACV07]]''': After a [[hovercar]] accident, Fry's head is sewn on to [[Amy]]'s body by [[Dr. Zoidberg]].<br />
*'''[[2ACV09]]''': Fry is seen inside the [[internet]].<br />
*'''[[3ACV04]]''': Fry is seen as a teenager, and more of his 20th century life before he got frozen is shown.<br />
*'''[[3ACV18]]''': Fry appears in the "[[Anthology of Interest II]]" segment, [[Wizzin']], as the Scarecrow in a 'Wizard of Oz' parody.<br />
*'''[[4ACV04]]''': Fry gains super powers and becomes a member of the [[New Justice Team]]; [[Captain Yesterday]].<br />
*'''[[4ACV09]]''': Many younger versions of Fry are seen.<br />
*'''[[4ACV13]]''': Fry disguises himself as a diamond smuggler named '''Congo Jack''' as part of the plan to crash Bender/[[Coilette]]'s wedding to [[Calculon]].<br />
*'''[[4ACV15]]''': Universe 1, 25, 31 and 1729 versions of Fry are seen.<br />
*'''[[ 4ACV17]]''': Fry's nose is taken by aliens as an aphrodisiac.<br />
*'''[[BBS]]''': A [[time paradox]] version of Fry, [[Lars Fillmore]], dates and almost marries [[Leela]], but due to the [[Time Sphere]]'s Doom Field, he is killed.<br />
*'''[[TBWABB]]''': Fry becomes the Pope of [[Yivo]]'s Religion, and is used to make everyone on [[Earth]] accept the tentacle.<br />
*'''[[BG]]''': The [[Cornwood]] version of Fry, [[Frydo]], is seen in [[Bender]]'s fantasy.<br />
*'''[[ITWGY]]''': Fry gets a [[Frida Waterfall|piece of jewellery]] lodged into his head, giving him the ability to read minds.<br />
*'''[[6ACV12]]''': Fry is believed to have [[mutants|mutated]] by [[Lake Mutagenic]], but really just stepped into the mouth of [[Mr. Astor]].<br />
*'''[[6ACV18]]''': Fry is infected with man''y diseases such as 'Simpsons Jaundice', 'Garfield Syndrome', 'Muppet Gangrene' and an unnamed disease that makes him look like a Smurf.<br />
*'''[[6ACV20]]''': Fry temporarily becomes a woman.<br />
*'''[[6ACV24]]''': Fry is seen as a teenager again, and more of his life in the 20th century is explored.<br />
*'''[[6ACV26]]''': Fry is reconceived in three alternate animation styles: classic black-and-white, old-school videogame, and Japanese anime.<br />
*'''[[7ACV18]]''': Fry is [[fermion-barrier heat-exclusion spray|painted]] completely golden.<br />
*'''[[7ACV19]]''': Fry is reconceived in three different [[TV]]-show parodies: A ''{{w|Scooby-Doo}}'' parody, a ''{{w|Strawberry Shortcake}}'' parody and a ''{{w|G.I. Joe}}'' parody.<br />
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==Friends/Enemies==<br />
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'''Friends'''<br />
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*'''[[Bender]]''' (best friend and roomate)<br />
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*'''[[Turanga Leela]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Dr Zoidberg]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Hermes Conrad]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Nibbler]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Scruffy]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Amy Wong]]'''<br />
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'''Enemies'''<br />
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*'''[[Destructor]]'''<br />
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*'''[[Mom]]'''<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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The character of Fry was intended as the viewer's representation in the future, with the future being presented to the audience through Fry's eyes. Fry was originally intended to have a [[Pocket Pal]] with him to explain the future for him,<ref name="epLTH-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=Less than Hero |volume=Four |disc=1}}</ref><ref name="fTBWABB-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |film=The Beast with a Billion Backs}}</ref> though that idea was scrapped with the future being described through the events the occurred around him.<ref name="epLTH-com-dxc"/><ref name="fTBWABB-com-dxc"/> Fry's jacket is based on {{w|James Dean}}'s outfit in ''{{w|Rebel Without a Cause}}''.<ref name="fSP3K-com-mg">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Groening|Matt}} |episode=Space Pilot 3000 |volume=One |disc=1}}</ref><br />
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The story of his brother, [[Yancy Fry, Jr.]], was not an original idea from the beginning of the series, but at the same time, they avoided specifying Fry's siblings in the early episodes, to leave space for additional stories.<ref name="epLOTF-com-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=The Luck of the Fryrish |volume=Three |disc=1}}</ref> In the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000|original storyboard]] to [[Space Pilot 3000|the pilot]], Fry mentions having [[Fry's sister|a sister]], but this was abandoned in the final episode.<br />
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=== Name ===<br />
[[File:101-Board 62.jpg|left|thumb|The storyboard saying Fry's name "should match [[Phil Hartman]]'s actual spelling".]]<br />
Fry was originally set to be named ''Curtis'', but was renamed Philip to honor [[Phil Hartman]], a voice actor who had played several roles on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' over the years. Hartman was originally set to play [[Zapp Brannigan]] on ''[[Futurama]]'', but died only shortly before ''Futurama'''s beginning. Within the show, Fry was named Philip by his father after Phillips screwdrivers.<br />
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Another actor who was intended to play Fry is [[Charlie Schlatter]].<br />
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He is not to be confused with Philip J. Fry of Hovering Squid World 97A {{et|4ACV10}}, his nephew [[Philip J. Fry II]] (named after him), or his [[time paradox duplicate]] who later identified himself as "[[Lars Fillmore]]."<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Though incompetent Fry has a very good heart as his mom used to say. <br />
*According to Dr. Zoidberg, Fry is the only employee at Planet Express who doesn't hit him though Zoidberg may have excluded Scruffy as well.<br />
*Survived five heart attacks {{et|1ACV13|6ACV19|6ACV22}}.<br />
*Became Emperor of planet [[Trisol]] in the year 3000 and later in 3008 tentacle pope of the world. <br />
*Probably the greatest ''Star Trek'' fan still alive, with the possible exception of [[Melllvar]].<br />
*Hair was a tad darker in [[Season 1]] than in later seasons.<br />
*Tried to make out with a radiator once. And succeeded.<br />
*Used to drink 100 cans of cola a week back in school, right until his third heart attack.<br />
*In "[[Fry and the Slurm Factory]]", Fry was made infertile by Bender with the Professor's [[F-ray]]. However, he impregnated his grandmother in "Roswell that Ends Well".<br />
**Probably sterilized by the F-Ray, if only temporarily. Speculation leads us to believe that when Fry was infected with worms, he was unsterilized. In the {{commentary|3ACV03}} it was stated that the worms fixed his testicles.<br />
*Addicted to [[Slurm]].<br />
*Usually is the first character to declare something as "dead", although he has no medical experience.<br />
*Once ate a big heaping bowl of salt {{et|1ACV07}}.<br />
*Is a slob.<br />
*Briefly achieved a higher state of existence after consuming 100 cups of coffee.<br />
*Temporarily became convinced he was a robot as a survival mechanism after being admitted to a robot insane asylum.<br />
*Used to find "edible mushrooms" on his bathmat.<br />
*Tried to swap his lungs for gills, and would have succeeded were it not for Leela stopping him.<br />
*Great at video games, but bad at most other things.<br />
*Possesses creative musical talent, but lacks the ability to physically express it.<br />
*Once possessed a lucky [[seven leaf clover]].<br />
*Very impulsive, he has been known to eat food off his head, dance the hustle for days on end, and place his head in craters, to name a few.<br />
*Dropout of [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]] and [[Coney Island Community College]].<br />
*Loves [[anchovies]].<br />
*The pin number for his [[Big Apple Bank]] account is 1077 (the price of a cheese pizza and a large Soda at [[Panucci's Pizza]]).<br />
*Destroyed the [[Hubble Telescope]] in an epic space battle.<br />
*Cannot swim, or at least not in Slurm, or in Royal Jelly (as far as he knows).<br />
*Has no problems in dealing with robots and aliens, may even be a xenophile.<br />
*Was almost snu-snued to death.<br />
*Was once the Planet Express Ship Captain, but was extremely incompetent.<br />
*Has stupid fingers, which prevents him from playing the [[Holophonor]] properly without outside help.<br />
*Has had both arms, leg, head, hands and nose removed (In his hands case, twice.)<br />
*Was briefly employed at [[Applied Cryogenics]], [[New New York Police Department]] and the [[Head Museum]].<br />
*Very occasionally has flashes of profound insight, but instantly reverts to his usual self and forgets whatever it was he thought of.<br />
*His favorite song is "[[Walking on Sunshine]]" by {{w|Katrina and the Waves}}, though he can only sing the first line of the chorus.<br />
**His cellphone/telephone's ringtone is also this tune.<br />
*He, along with [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], appears in all episodes of the series.<br />
*Had nose stolen by gray, big headed, human poachers.<br />
*Almost had his "wing dang doodle" cut off.<br />
*Is the Most Important Person in the Universe. This may also be true of his parallel self in the Parallel Cowboy Universe.<br />
*His stool type is P-negative.<br />
*His social security number is 03280810. (Note: This is one digit short of that used in actual Social Security numbers. Further, the first three digits of a Social Securty number indicate birthplace. A Social security number starting with "032" would indicate a birth in Massachusetts, which we know is incorrect.)<br />
*Became [[Frydo]] in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*Along with Farnsworth, his facial hair is brown despite his hair being red.<br />
*His copy ([[Lars Fillmore|Lars]]) may have worked at a casino at some point between [[2000]] and [[2012]].<br />
*Holds the title of "Universe's #4307697 Delivery Boy", according to his mug, as seen in "[[The Cryonic Woman]]".<br />
*May be able to eat pizza with his feet, though since this was only mentioned in the [[Dubbing|Spanish dub]], it cannot be considered [[canon]].<br />
*Has the ability to eat 5.1 pounds of cotton candy which makes his blood good on pancakes<br />
*In a running gag in "[[The Duh-Vinci Code]]", he believes that the tool used to hammer a nail is another nail.<br />
**Though he has used a hammer to hammer a nail before<br />
*Has apparently eaten rocks.<br />
*Claims to be immortal {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
*Wrote the [[Delivery-Boy Man (in-universe comic)|Delivery-Boy Man]] comic.<br />
*Has twice suffered from Synesthesia. Once while being [[Roswell that Ends Well|hit by radiation]] and once after Nibbler [[The Why of Fry |wiped his memory.]]<br />
**His synesthesia may be part of his total mental condition (including his lack of the Delta brain wave and idiot savantism).<br />
*There are three people named "Philip J. Fry" besides him: His nephew [[Philip J. Fry II]] {{et|3ACV04}}, [[Phillip J. Fry from Hovering Squid World 97A]] {{et|4ACV10}} and [[Lars Fillmore]], formerly known as Fry's [[time paradox duplicate]] ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]])<br />
*Usually survives despite being decapitated and having holes blown through his body.<br />
*In [[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular#Robanukah|a non-canon segment]], he claims to have {{w|ADD}}.<br />
*His full name is revealed in the "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", incorrectly spelt with two ''L''s, but he is first called "Philip" aloud by [[Amy Wong|Amy]] in "[[The Problem with Popplers]]".<br />
*It is possible that he is an {{w|idiot savant}} as he said, "What's with the seventeen dungbeetles?" after being hit by a holographic branch with exactly seventeen holographic dungbeetles in "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]".<br />
*Fry is mentioned in the ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' episode "{{w|Harder, Better, Faster, Browner}}".<br />
*Fry appears in an episode of [[The Simpsons]], seen on an asteroid with Leela, far in space. He has made other appearances in The Simpsons as well.<br />
*Fry, as well as many other characters throughout the series, says that he is "from the year 2000", despite the fact that he left that year (i.e., was cryogenically frozen) right as it began.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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{{q|<poem>'''Fry''': Hey, I'm beginning to think you guys don't think I'm very smart. <br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': You can barely remember your own name, [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]].<br />
'''Fry''': Einstein is a hard name to remember!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': I'm sorry Fry, but I have to install your career chip.<br />
'''Fry''': Yeah, well, if you're sorry, why are you doing it?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Acting like a moron won't bring your dog back.<br />
'''Fry''': Then all hope is lost!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': No I'm... doesn't!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Bender! Have you seen my Sombrero?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': People said I was dumb, but I proved them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': That's the saltiest thing I've ever tasted. And I once ate a big, heaping bowl of salt!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': But, but, Bender need brain... for smart making.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Leela, let's turn back. There is absolutely no shame in wussing out.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Did everything just taste purple for a second?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Don't you worry about Planet Express, let me worry about blank.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Hey, wait. I'm having one of those things. You know a headache with pictures.<br />
'''Leela''': An idea?<br />
'''Fry''': Uh! Uh!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': What smells like blue?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Morgan''': Why is there yogurt in this cap?<br />
'''Fry''': ''[He stutters.]'' I can explain that. Uh, see it used to be milk, and well, time makes fools of us all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I did do the nasty in the [[Roswell that Ends Well|past-y.]]</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': OW! My sperm!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': OW! My small intestine!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': OW! My head! OW! My feet! OW! My head! OW! My feet!<br />
'''Farnsworth''': Keep your chin up, Fry.<br />
'''Fry''': OW! My chin!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Now, if you're all finished being stupid...<br />
'''Fry''': Well I had more but, you go ahead.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I'll be whatever I wanna do.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I'm literally angry with rage!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': I'm sorry you saw that, Fry. I usually try to keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as a mental illness.<br />
'''Fry''': Yeah, I do that with my stupidness.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Morbo''': Are you ready to play?<br />
'''Fry''': I didn't come here to play, I came here to win. Now let's play!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Help, police!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Bender, could you smell this milk?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Help! Bender's gone crazy! Also, smell this milk.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': You bastard! I'll kill you! YOU BASTARD!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': [[Princess Num Num|These]] [[Doingg|costumes]] are gonna make it hard to go to the bathroom.<br />
'''Fry''': I'm not havin' any problem.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': [[Planet Express crew|You non-creatives]] can catch a bus home.<br />
'''Fry''': Non-creative? Ha! I'll have you know I bedazzle my own underpants.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Never bet against me being stupid.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wha- what's going on? Why do I look like some stupid cartoon character?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Michelle, I don't regret this, but I both rue and lament it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Fine. If it will make you happy, I'll overthrow society.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': There, on the screen! It's that guy you are!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': And Fry, you've got that brain thing.<br />
'''Fry''': I already did!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Bender, if this is some kind of scam, I don't get it. You already have my power of attorney.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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|name=Bender Bending Rodriguez<br />
|image=[[File:Bender promo 2.jpg|250px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Bender holding a cigar and a bottle of [[Olde Fortran]]<br />
|birth date= [[2996]] {{et|6ACV06|6ACV10}}<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|age={{age|2998}} 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 />
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|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 />
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'''Bender Bending Rodriguez''' (Model: '''[[Bending units|bending unit]] 22''') is a bending unit (serial number: 2716057), who works at [[Planet Express]] as Assistant Manager of Sales, formerly chef of the company. He is one of the main 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 [[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 mean and disrespectful in regards to other people's feelings. At one point, he flushed Leela's beloved pet Nibbler down the toilet, and didn't feel bad about it until the Professor attached an empathy chip to his head, forcing him to feel other people's emotions. He is also quite arrogant, frequently bragging about how great he is. Bender has no emotion 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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[[File:Countessdelaroca.png|thumb|right|Countess de la Roca {{et|1ACV10}}, one of the fembots he had a relationship with.]]<br />
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Bender also has a fair few romantic relationships with fembots, such as [[Countess de la Roca]] and [[Angle-ine]]. 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 Nibbler.<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. Bender's body has also been used as a popcorn maker {{et|1ACV05}}, crock pot {{et|6ACV23}}, cannon (6ACV23), and steam engine (6ACV23).<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Montholdbender.png|thumb|left|Bender when he was only a month old {{et|2ACV14}}.]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
Bender Bending Rodriguez was built in the year 2996 in Tijuana, Mexico by [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]]. Bender was built without a backup unit, which is meant to help him backup data so that if his body was destroyed he could upload his data into another body. Without this unit Bender was recognized as defective and therefore not to tarnish [[Mom]]'s Company he would need to be destroyed. However, [[Hermes]] (who worked at Mom's Robot Company back then) was in charge of destroying defective robots and chose not to kill Bender {{er|6ACV06}}. He authorized Bender's approval and Bender left the factory defective and mortal. He studied Bending at Bending State University and minored in Robo-American Studies. As a bending unit, he spent his life before he met Fry bending girders to be used for suicide booths. After learning what the girders were for, he tried to kill himself, but was unsuccessful. He gave up on that when Fry claimed that he was his only friend in the future. Along with Leela and Fry, he joined Planet Express as a crew member.<br />
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=== You really want a robot for a friend? ===<br />
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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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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 [[I, Roommate|move in with him]] at his [[Apartment 00100100|apartment]] 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 has, in fact, found true love before, in the form of an aristocratic fembot, the [[Countess de la Roca]], whose relationship with him strongly resembled that of the protagonists of the movie ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}''. When the ''[[Titanic]]'' ship was being sucked into a black hole (due to [[Zapp Brannigan]] altering the ship's course), she was the only passenger to go down with it. But, despite this, 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|An older promotional picture of Bender.]]<br />
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=== The lesser of two evils ===<br />
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During a visit to [[Past-O-Rama]] they bumped into [[Flexo]] (serial number: 3370318), 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 4}}<br />
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[[File:Bender-TV.JPG|thumb|right|Bender as [[Antonio]] on ''[[All My Circuits]]'' {{et|4ACV06}}.]]<br />
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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 [[Scammer Aliens|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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=== A new child ===<br />
{{further|Season 7}}<br />
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[[File:The Bots and the Bees screenshot.png|thumb|right|Bender and his son [[Ben]] {{et|7ACV01}}.]]<br />
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In [[3012]], Planet Express acquired a new soda machine named [[Bev]]. They did not get along very well, but a fight of theirs eventually culminated in sex. The next day, Bev gave birth to Bender's child. Bender did not take this well, worrying over his fatherhood and eventually learning about robot reproduction for the first time, as his mother's religious fundamentalism kept her from teaching him this information. He attempted to give custody of the child to Bev, presenting her with a certificate of abandonment, but she too did not take having a child well, and she left Bender with custody of the child. Though he was initially disappointed over this, he eventually discovered that his child took an interest in bending. Naming the child [[Ben Rodriguez|Ben]], they formed a bond with each other, but to their surprise, discovered that Ben's lack of arm control software and an additional expansion slot prevented him from bending. At Ben's Bot-Mitzvah, Ben expressed for his appreciation for his father as well as his hopes of bending just like him. At the ceremony, however, Bev regained custody of Ben, separating him from his father. That night, Bender broke Ben out of [[Bev's trailer]], but were caught in their escape by the police, who arrested Bender on grounds of kidnapping. Bev showed up at the scene and gave birth to [[Bev and URL's child|another child]], and content with having another child to neglect, allowed Bender to keep Ben. Ben, however, was still disappointed in not being able to bend, so he takes up an offer by the Professor to have a bending card installed in him - consequently losing all his memories of Bender. Bender, though tearful, allowed the surgery to go on, and eventually accompanied his son to his enrollment at [[Bending State University]] in Santa Cruz {{et|7ACV01}}.<br />
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He later briefly worked as a paparazzo for ''[[Us People]]'' magazine {{et|7ACV04}}.<br />
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In [[3013]], Bender entered [[NNY Recreation Center|a tap-dance contest]] {{et|7ACV25}}.<br />
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=== Ruler of Earth ===<br />
After Nixon's fourth term in office began, things went downhill for the Earthican population to the point when robots began doing all the tedious labor and consequently, they began a rebellion led by Bender {{et|7ACV03}}. At some point between 3014 and 3028 Bender became ruler of Earth and started killing humans, thus fulfilling his life-long desire.<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 up his claims 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}}<br />
*30% iron {{et|The 30% Iron Chef}} - Presumably mixed with osmium. {{et|3ACV17}}<br />
*40% dolomite {{et|4ACV07}}<br />
*40% luck/horseshoes ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]) - Composition of the horseshoes unknown.<br />
*40% chromium {{et|Attack of the Killer App}} - Bender was not the one to make this claim, it was an [[Antarian]].<br />
*60% storage space {{et|The Prisoner of Benda}}<br />
*40% scrap metal {{et|All the Presidents' Heads}}<br />
*40% wire {{et|Decision 3012}}<br />
*40% empty {{et|Free Will Hunting}}<br />
*0.04% nickel impurity ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]])<br />
*40% lead ([[Futurama (video game)|FVG]]) - Canon status of video game uncertain.<br />
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In "[[Near-Death Wish]]", Bender states that a set of virtual adaptor caps stored inside of him (that he uses to get himself, Fry and Leela into [[Virtual Retirement]]) are "40% safe", but this probably wouldn't count as part of his composition. In "[[Assie Come Home]]", Bender's body (except for his eyes and mouth) is stolen, so he uses the help of Fry and Leela to retrieve it. After finding his head, antenna and torso, he says: "I'm 40% back, baby!". This is a combination of two of Bender's [[catchphrase]]s; one being him stating a percentage of what he is composed of, the other being "I'm back, baby!".<br />
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Total: 150% - 370% 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 or more 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 and wires to be part of the total percentage of himself, in which case the remaining 40% each that he often claims to be would constitute the rest of his body. Third, the claim of "40% Lead" is dependent on 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. All this can be considered false if we account for the fact that Bender often loses body parts, and it is possible that replacements have a different substance mixture.<br />
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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}}. It could also be explained by Bender swapping his arms, legs, eyes, and other parts on various occasions throughout the show's run, with new parts that may change his total composition.<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 {{et|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 {{et|1ACV08}}, 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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This running gag is referenced in the title of the episodes "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]" and "[[Forty Percent Leadbelly]]".<br />
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David X. Cohen has stated on a Reddit AMA that Bender is 40% of ALL METALS.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170708225951/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6ka4pd/good_news_redditors_we_are_matt_groening_david_x/djkj6f3/ Reddit AMA - David X. Cohen on Bender's Composition]</ref> This means the 30% iron composite (A guess based on the title of the episode, "The 30% Iron Chef") is possibly not valid. Also the "Unknown amount of Osmium" that Bender is made of would be 40% Osmium.<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 {{et|2ACV04}}.]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], 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) Later revealed in ''[[Worlds of Tomorrow]]'' to be alive and is Bender's cousin.<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 />
*[[Ben Rodriguez]], son.<br />
*[[Bender's father|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 [[list of cousins|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|Inspector 5]], Inspector at Mom's friendly robot plant in Tijuana, Mexico {{et|6ACV06}}.<br />
*One older brother and one younger brother ([[Radiorama]])<br />
*[[Klaxxon]], stepfather. Originally a being of pure sound, he ultimately merges with Bender's mother to gain a physical form and begins a relationship with her ([[Radiorama]]).<br />
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=== Relationships ===<br />
Although Bender has slept with numerous [[Fembot|Fembots]], his most notable relationships are (in order of appearance):<br />
*[[Lulubelle 7]] (possibly touched)<br />
*[[Daisy Mae 128k]] (possibly touched)<br />
*[[The Crushinator]] (romanced and slept with)<br />
*[[Countess de la Roca]]<br />
*[[Femputer]]<br />
*A penguin<br />
*[[Angle-ine]]<br />
*[[Lucy Liu's head]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Calculon]] (after a sex-change)<br />
*[[Fanny]]<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bella]]<br />
*[[Bev]]<br />
*[[Dean Suspendington|Dean Suspendington's wife]]<br />
*[[Lynn]]<br />
*He keeps a nut in his [[Planet Express locker room|work locker]] because sometimes he gets lonely.<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. However, Hermes might have quit, worked for Mom, and come back.<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 ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', 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 original and therefore wouldn't expire like the rest of them.<br />
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Also, "in "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]", with the addition of the [[forward time machine]], he has witnessed the end of the universe twice. Traveling in the time machine meant Bender's experience was relative, and aged no more than the standard time experienced within the time machine. The universe at present is estimated to be 13.7 billion (13,700,000,000) years of age, and the time until the estimated "end" or "death" of the universe is 10<sup>150</sup> (far too large to write without powers). Assuming the new [[Big Bang]]s occurred the moment the previous iteration of the universe died and that scientific estimates of the past and future are correct, Bender has existed (but only partially aged) for 27,400,000,000 + 20<sup>150</sup> plus some odd thousands and hundreds of years. Thus, making Bender the oldest character in the series (including Bender's Big Score time travel).<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.]] However, due to several scenes in which injuries disappear, Bender appears to have some sort of auto-repair unit.<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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=== "Shitting bricks" ===<br />
Usually when he is frightened or under duress, Bender occasionally "[[wikt:shit a brick|shits bricks]]". He does so in the following episodes:<br />
* {{e|1ACV01}}<br />
* {{e|3ACV13}}<br />
* {{f|2}} -- He does so twice in this episode.<br />
* {{e|7ACV02}} -- It is in this episode that Bender deliberately defecates a single brick, to use for vandalism.<br />
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=== Alternate appearances ===<br />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|3ACV03}} - '''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] Bender:''' Bender becomes a good Santa. This appearance basically has Bender's body painted red.<br />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|4ACV04}} - '''Superking:''' Bender joins the [[New Justice Team]] as the superhero "Superking", with a cape, a mask and a royal crown.<br />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|4ACV14}} - '''Wooden Bender:''' In a [[canon|dream]], Bender downgrades to a wooden, steam-powered version, and he also has termites inside him.<br />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|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 />
*{{e|6ACV19}} - '''Ghost Bender:''' After Bender's death, his software takes on a ghostly existence.<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} - '''Overclocked Bender:''' In a cave behind a waterfall, he has processed inside out.<br />
*{{e|7ACV19}} - '''Bendee Boo:''' Bender is re-conceived as a dog.<br />
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==== Image gallery ====<br />
<gallery><br />
Were-Car.jpg|Bender as a were-car {{et|2ACV18}}.<br />
Human Bender.jpg|Human Bender, with floozies {{et|3ACV18}}.<br />
Super King.jpg|Bender as [[Superking]] {{et|4ACV04}}.<br />
Ghost in the Machines infobox.png|Bender as a ghost {{et|6ACV19}}.<br />
Bendee Boo.png|Bender as Bendee Boo, a parody of the cartoon dog {{w|Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo}} {{et|7ACV19}}.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Bender is bending unit 22. "Bender Bending Rodriguez" has 22 letters.<br />
*Bender's e-mail address is: bender@iloveBender.com<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 finding out that the girders he had been bending were for [[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 ubiquitous 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 change his programming, it changed his opinions on various things.<br />
**A year later however, Bender presents a picture of himself when he was only a month old with a bottle of beer and a cigar {{et|2ACV14}}, showing he has always been a "precocious little scamp" {{et|3ACV06}}.<br />
**It could also be that Bender was already programmed to be a kleptomaniac, since in the episode "[[Mother's Day]]", it is shown that "Bender units" see several humans and robots as theft targets, including Fry (who is seen as a rube). If this is how Bender is programmed, Bender should be posing as Fry's friend so that he can later rob him and leave him in a ditch. Though this does seem consistent with how he views Fry as a chump and how he treats him poorly (and on more than one occasion stole his blood), this is not consistent with how he constantly saves Fry's life over the series. This, in conjunction with the fact that Bender feels guilty for helping build suicide booths, could mean that Bender is actually a model with a defunct sense of morality (compared to other Bender units) and that the electric shock that seemingly turned him amoral actually just reverted him back to his original programming (though a few bugs in his morality remained).<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 head contains a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|6502 Microprocessor}} {{et|1ACV13}}, and his ass an {{w|Athlon II}} {{et|6ACV25}}. It is possible that inbetween the events of {{et|1ACV13}} and {{et|6ACV25}}, he got a processor change, which would make sense considering that the Athlon II was introduced in 2009. After Cubert overclocks Bender's ass, Bender discovers that he has "an extra processor in his compartment of mystery".<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". However, this appears to cause only his head to self-destruct, leaving the rest of his body intact and functional. This is a reference to the self-destruct codes of the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']] from ''[[Star Trek]]: {{st|Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series}}'' episode "{{st|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (episode)|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}}" and the ''{{st|Star Trek III: The Search for Spock|Star Trek III: The Search for}} [[Spock]]'' movie. However, the final code that must be entered is "0 0 0 Destruct 0" which leads to the destruction.<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 />
*Bender has referred to his antenna as 'Little Bender.' It is the robot equivalent of his manhood.<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" {{et|4ACV18}}, his footcups "Stompy and Smashy" {{et|5ACV13}}, and his arms "Gropey and Cheaty" {{et|7ACV21}}.<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 />
*If one doesn't count the Professor's adverb-only line in ''[[Bender's Game]]'' and everyone's repeated one-word line in ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', Bender says the last sentence in all 4 [[film]]s: "Well, we're boned" {{et|BBS}}, "I love you, meatbags!" {{et|TBwaBB}}, "Whip harder, Professor!" {{et|BG}}, "Into the breach, meatbags. Or not, whatever" {{et|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 />
*Bender is said to be roughly 500 pounds in "[[Gender Bender]]" but in ''Into the Wild Green Yonder'' he says he is 2 tons. Despite this, he is shown as being easily lifted and carried by Fry in "[[Ghost in the Machines]]", suggesting that he may be significantly lighter than either of the above figures.<br />
*He goes into sleep mode whenever there is too much exposition.<br />
*Bender has appeared in ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.<br />
*He has referred to his chest compartment as his "compartment of mystery" (6ACV25).<br />
*He can automatically open and close his chest door at will.<br />
*Bender was featured on the front cover of all the ''[[Futurama]]'' [[DVD releases|DVDs]], until [[Volume 6]].<br />
*In March 2012, hackers elected Bender to the {{w|District of Columbia Public Schools|D.C. school board}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2012/03/02/futuramas-bender-elected-to-dc-schoolboard/|title=Futurama's Bender Elected to DC School Board! <nowiki>|</nowiki> Comedy Central Insider <nowiki>|</nowiki> Funny, TV and Comedy Blog|author=Tobey, Matt|date=2012-03-02|site=[[Comedy Central]] Insider|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref><br />
*Even though his head has been shown to function as a camera many times before (the first time being in "[[When Aliens Attack]]"), he still carries around his own portable camera (with film!) to remember "neat" events.<br />
*He owns a black-handled switchblade, which he often uses to sharpen wooden sticks to use for protection while in prison.<br />
*Bender can be considered the ''Futurama'' equivalent of {{s|Homer Simpson}}, from ''The Simpsons''.<br />
*What's the connection between Bender's 40% dolomite composition and his side-career as a pimp? There is a 1974 film titled ''{{w|Dolemite}}'' (not to be confused with Bender's ''{{w|dolomite}}''). The film's main character, Dolemite, is a pimp who leads an army of hookers skilled in kung-fu.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/ IMDB - Dolemite]</ref> What a bizarre coincidence: the role sounds custom-made for Bender.<br />
*Bender (while under the control of the Scammer Aliens) was inadvertently responsible for the birth of Leela. During the [[First Destruction of New York City]] workers in [[New New York sewers|the sewers]] beneath the {{cat|cit||y}} became trapped and eventually became the [[sewer mutants]] which Leela is one of.<br />
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=== Name ===<br />
[[File:Rodriguez BBS.png|thumb|225px|Bender's name in the [[opening sequence]] for ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.]]<br />
Bender's full name was not revealed until Season 3. This is a list of appearances of the name "Rodriguez".<br />
{{list expansion|sure=no}}<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV04}} <small>(as Bender Bending Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|3ACV09}} <small>(as Bender B. Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{f|1}} <small>(as Bender Bending Rodriguez and Bender Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{f|2}} <small>(as Bender Bending Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{f|4}} <small>(as Bender Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|6ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV14}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} <small>(as Bender Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|7ACV01}} <small>(as [[Ben Rodriguez|Ben "Vending" Rodriguez]])</small><br />
*{{e|7ACV03}} <small>(as B.B. Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|7ACV09}} <small>(as Bender Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|7ACV14}} <small>(as Ramblin' Rodriguez, Bender Rodriguez, and Rodriguez)</small><br />
*{{e|7ACV18}} <small>(as Bender B. Rodriguez, in speech and text, and Rodriguez)</small><br />
{{appear-end}}<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 />
<br />
[[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 {{commentary|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 />
<br />
Variations on this include the following:<br />
*Bite my red-hot glowing ass! {{er|1ACV12}}<br />
*Lick my frozen metal ass! {{er|2ACV04}}<br />
*Bite my colossal metal ass! {{er|2ACV16}}<br />
*Bite my splintery wooden ass! {{er|4ACV14}}<br />
*Bite my glorious golden ass! {{er|4ACV15}}<br />
*Bite my shiny metal face!! {{er|BG}}<br />
*Bite my shiny metal hat. <small>(said by [[Fry]])</small> {{er|ItWGY}}<br />
*Bite my tiny metal ass! <small>(said by a microscopic [[Bender duplicate]])</small> {{er|6ACV17}}<br />
*''Bite my fhiny metal aff'' {{er|6ACV23}}<br />
*Byte my 8-bit metal ass! <small>(said by Bender during the video-game segment)</small> {{er|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 the 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 />
*"[[Kill all humans]]..." This is a much more prevalent saying of Bender's in the early episodes.<br />
*"Shut up, baby, I know it!" Said in response to compliments or declarations of love. <br />
<br />
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. In "Naturama" when Bender is represented as an elephant seal, he mutters "Kill all penguins" in his sleep.<br />
<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]] {{et|2ACV16}}.]]<br />
<br />
As stated in "[[War Is the H-Word]]", the top ten words that Bender uses more than any others is as follows:<br />
<br />
<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 />
<br />
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 ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''. "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. However, such words may have been excluded from the list<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 />
<br />
*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]], though possibly forfeited when he failed to spend a night within.<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 />
*Metal Lord, deity to the Shrimpkins<br />
<br />
=== 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 />
<br />
*'''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 {{et|4ACV14}}.]]<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 Shoulders]]", 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. His antenna can also be depressed before being removed to light 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 ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' 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 />
*'''Bicycle''': He serves as a bicycle for himself and his son [[Ben]] in "[[The Bots and the Bees]]".<br />
*'''Tripod''': He grows a third leg so that he can be his own tripod to photograph Leela, Farnsworth, Fry, Amy, Hermes and Zoidberg - in "[[The Thief of Baghead]]".<br />
*'''Defibrillators''': Located inside his chest cabinet as seen in "[[How Much is that Mutant in the Window?]]".<br />
*'''Telephone Device''': This was seen in "How Much is that Mutant in the Window?" on the inside of Bender's chest door, the tip of his antenna lit up red when he used it to call a tow ship to get himself, [[Fry]], [[Leela]] and [[Nibbler]] home.<br />
*'''Jack''': In "[[Brannigan, Begin Again]]" Bender is used by Fry as a jack to lift the [[hovercar]]t high enough to dump all the dark matter into the left engine's furnace.<br />
*'''Fire Extinguisher''': Located in his wrists. Seen in "[[The Inhuman Torch]]".<br />
*'''Airbag''': Located in his chest cabinet. Seen in "[[Meanwhile]]".<br />
*'''Free Will Unit''': Currently the only robot in possession of Farnsworth's free will unit.<br />
*'''Eye Laser''': He shoots a laser out of one eye to dig up [[Springfield time capsule|a time capsule]] and to kill [[Bender's Bounty|a horse]]. Seen in "[[Simpsorama]]".<br />
*'''Stroller''': He transforms into a stroller to transport {{s|Maggie Simpson}}. Seen in "Simpsorama".<br />
*'''Sausage Maker''': With one arm connected to a Mammoth Grinder, he uses the other to produce his 3rd place winning Mammoth Sausage, as seen in "[[Fun on a Bun]]".<br />
*'''Nut Cracker''': He can crack nuts between his teeth, operated by levering his arm.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<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 />
<poem>'''Robot Santa''': I'm not here to kill you, Bender. I need you to help me save X-mas.<br />
'''Bender''': Gee whiz, Santa. You want me to help you?<br />
'''Fry''': Don't do it! He's evil!<br />
'''Santa''': I know he is, but I have no choice. I'm running late. And if I don't complete my brutal rampage, well, it just wouldn't be X-mas.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Congratulations, Fry, you snagged [[Fry-Amy relationship|the perfect girlfriend]]. Amy's rich, she's probably got other characteristics...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Let's just dump it in the sewer and ''say'' we delivered it.<br />
'''Bender''': Too much work. Let's burn it and ''say'' we dumped it in the sewer.</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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