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'''Abner Doubledeal''' is a businessman who generally invests his money in sporting ventures. Doubledeal is first seen as the owner of the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League, about a year later he had sold the league and bought the [[New New York Mets]] [[blernsball]] team. His method of recruiting for both was similar, observing potential competitors in their natural environments; [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] was recruited as a fighter after being spotted in a movie theatre and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] joined the Mets after pitching for the Planet Express team in the park. | '''Abner Doubledeal''' is a businessman who generally invests his money in sporting ventures. Doubledeal is first seen as the owner of the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League, about a year later he had sold the league and bought the [[New New York Mets]] [[blernsball]] team. His method of recruiting for both was similar, observing potential competitors in their natural environments; [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] was recruited as a fighter after being spotted in a movie theatre and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] joined the Mets after pitching for the Planet Express team in the park. | ||
Doubledeal will reappear in an upcoming [[season 6]] episode, according to [[David X. Cohen]] in a June, 2011 interview.<ref name="Cohen">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/futurama-david-x-cohen-interview-1?cmpid=rss-tv |title=Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow! |work= |author=Cohen, David X.|date=23 June, 2011|accessdate=2011-6-23|speaker={{n|Cohen|David X.}} |quote='Tom Kenny, if you're a Spongebob fan. Tom Kenny will be back as Abner Doubledeal, the fast talking chairman of the Ultimate Robot Fighting league, and later the owner of the New New York Mets. He'll be back as that character.'}}</ref> | Doubledeal will reappear in an upcoming [[season 6]] episode, according to [[David X. Cohen]] in a June, 2011 interview.<ref name="Cohen">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/futurama-david-x-cohen-interview-1?cmpid=rss-tv |title=Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow! |work= |author=Cohen, David X.|date=23 June, 2011|accessdate=2011-6-23|speaker={{n|Cohen|David X.}} |quote='Tom Kenny, if you're a Spongebob fan. Tom Kenny will be back as Abner Doubledeal, the fast talking chairman of the Ultimate Robot Fighting league, and later the owner of the New New York Mets. He'll be back as that character.'}}</ref> A recent promo revealed he will return in [[Yo Leela Leela]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:36, 15 July 2011
| Secondary character | |
| Abner Doubledeal | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Species | Humans |
| Planet of origin | Earth |
| Profession | Owner of the NNY Mets, formerly URFL Commissioner |
| First appearance | "Raging Bender" (2ACV08)  |
| Voiced by | Tom Kenny |
Abner Doubledeal is a businessman who generally invests his money in sporting ventures. Doubledeal is first seen as the owner of the Ultimate Robot Fighting League, about a year later he had sold the league and bought the New New York Mets blernsball team. His method of recruiting for both was similar, observing potential competitors in their natural environments; Bender was recruited as a fighter after being spotted in a movie theatre and Leela joined the Mets after pitching for the Planet Express team in the park.
Doubledeal will reappear in an upcoming season 6 episode, according to David X. Cohen in a June, 2011 interview.[1] A recent promo revealed he will return in Yo Leela Leela.
Additional Info
Trivia
- The name is a reference to Abner Doubleday, a soldier who supposedly founded baseball.
Quotes
Doubledeal: Son, I'm the commissioner of Ultimate Robot Fighting. I'm a connoisseur of jerks like you who pick fights in movie theatres and you're the biggest I've ever seen.
Bender: You should see me at funerals.
Doubledeal: Kid, that was great! You got us more publicity than a cowboy in a shark tank. Poor Tex... He was quite a shark.
Appearances
- "Raging Bender" (2ACV08)
- "A Leela of Her Own" (3ACV16)
- "The Cure for the Common Clod" (US#011)
- The Beast with a Billion Backs (cameo)
- Into the Wild Green Yonder (cameo)
- "Yo Leela Leela" (6ACV21) [2]
References
- ^ "'Tom Kenny, if you're a Spongebob fan. Tom Kenny will be back as Abner Doubledeal, the fast talking chairman of the Ultimate Robot Fighting league, and later the owner of the New New York Mets. He'll be back as that character.'" — Cohen, David X.
Cohen, David X. (23 June 2024). Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!. Retrieved on 23 June 2011. - ^ Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!