Linda van Schoonhoven

Secondary character
Linda van Schoonhoven
Linda hosting Channel √2 News.
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Planet of origin	Probably Earth, USA, Los Angeles
Profession	Television Presenter
First appearance	"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
Voiced by	Tress MacNeille

Linda van Schoonhoven is a female human, probably originating from Los Angeles, USA, Earth. She is a widely known television presenter, and co-hosts several shows on Channel √2, most prominently, the news, with Morbo. Linda frequently laughs at very serious threats from him, and often describes news in a cheery way no matter how tragic it is. She is always seen with blonde hair and a futuristic pink dress. She is an alcoholic, and without alcohol is unable to cope with her children (6ACV17).

Biography

In 3008, Linda van Schoonhoven unintentionally mated with a planet-sized monster (TBWABB), and, two years later, became one of the Feministas, along with Leela and Amy (ITWGY). This was the first time she interacted with the primary characters.

In 3010, she was seen in a recorded video shown in the V-GINY (6ACV02), and covered the passing of Proposition ∞ and consequent legalization of robosexual marriage (6ACV04), as well as the visit of Robo-Hungarian Emperor Nikolai to New New York (6ACV10).

In 3011, it was revealed that she was an alcoholic, when the millions of tiny Benders stole all booze and she couldn't handle her newscasting sober (6ACV17).

Shows

• Channel √2 News (co-host with Morbo)
• Good Morning, Earth (co-host with Morbo)

Character Description

Family

• Yivo, ex-spouse (ItWGY).
• Children (6ACV17).

Additional Info

Trivia

• Her last name is only confirmed in a deleted scene of the fourth film.
• In several episodes, she newscasts alone. According to the commentaries, this is because the writers leave Morbo out of episodes that have a large focus on aliens, such as H. G. Blob or Lrrr.

Quotes

Linda: Is there anything sadder? Only drowning puppies. And there would have to be a lot of them.

Linda: [Solemn.] Continuing our coverage of a tragic... [Upbeat.] But far away... [Solemn.] Story.

Linda: In all, this is one day Mittens the Kitten won't soon forget.
Morbo: [Laughs.] Kittens give Morbo gas.

Linda: [Refering to the turtles migrating to Holland.] I'm sure those windmills will keep them cool.
Morbo: [To Linda.] Windmills do not work that way! [To viewers.] Goodnight!

Linda: Why do you always get to read the top story, Morbo?
Morbo: Because viewers trust a deep male voice, and huge, throbbing forehead veins! [Head veins pulsate.]

Linda: Feministas, unite!

Appearances

• "A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
  
• "When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12)
  
• "I Second that Emotion" (2ACV01)
  
• "A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03)
  
• "Xmas Story" (2ACV04)
  
• "Mother's Day" (2ACV14)
  
• "The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15)
  
• "A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)
  
• "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)
  
• "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" (3ACV07)
  
• "The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09)
  
• "Time Keeps on Slippin'" (3ACV14)
  
• "A Pharaoh to Remember" (3ACV17)
  
• "The 30% Iron Chef" (3ACV22)
  
• "A Taste of Freedom" (4ACV05)
  
• "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television" (4ACV06)
  
• "Crimes of the Hot" (4ACV08)
  
• "Three Hundred Big Boys" (4ACV16)
  
• "Spanish Fry" (4ACV17)
  
• "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18)
  
• Bender's Big Score
  
• The Beast with a Billion Backs
  
• Into the Wild Green Yonder
  
• "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" (6ACV02)
  
  (seen in the V-GINY)
• "Proposition Infinity" (6ACV04)
  
• "The Prisoner of Benda" (6ACV10)
  
• "The Mutants Are Revolting" (6ACV12)
  
  (cameo)
• "Benderama" (6ACV17)
  
• Futurama (video game)
  
• "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001)
  
• "Xmas Time Is Fear" (US#006)
  
• "New Year's Rockin' Evil" (US#007)
  
• "Sideshow Fry" (US#012)
  
• "More than a Filling!" (US#021)
  
• "Son of the Sun" (US#035)
  
• "Homeward Boned" (US#042)
  
• "Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour" (US#052-mini)
• "How Much is that Mutant in the Window?" (US#054)