Morbo

Secondary character
Morbo
Morbo hosting Channel √2 News, in 3010.[6ACV04] The story is the death of Jim.
Gender	Male
Species	Unnamed species
Profession	Television Presenter
Relatives	See Family section
First appearance	"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
Voiced by	Maurice LaMarche

Morbo the Annihillator is one of the little known species of yellow-eyed aliens with gigantic heads, the husband of Fawn, and the father of her numerous belligerent offspring. He is also a widely known television presenter. Morbo started as a reporter in Los Angeles, and now co-hosts several shows on Channel √2, most prominently, the news, with Linda van Schoonhoven, with whom he maintains a relationship that is at least odd.

A violent alien and a good friend of President Richard Nixon, he is also obsessed with taking over Earth, mentioning it very frequently. Apparently, he is the scout of an impending alien invasion, although it is possible that his evil is just an act used to increase ratings. Morbo always refers to himself in the third person, and his exposed torso is terrifying beyond imagination.

Biography

Together with his wife, he attended the party in the Museum of Natural History following the victory of Earthicans to Spiderians,^[4ACV16] the opera Fry wrote,^[4ACV18] and the Violet Dwarf Star Implosion ceremomy.^[ItWGY]

In 3010, Morbo the Annihillator was seen in a recorded video shown in the V-GINY,^[6ACV02] announced the first known ad for the eyePhone,^[6ACV03] covered the passing of Proposition ∞ and consequent legalization of robosexual marriage,^[6ACV04] hosted the Who Dares to Be a Millionaire? game show,^[6ACV05] and announced Doom at 11.^[6ACV10] He also attended the Annual Astor Endowment Fundraiser.^[6ACV12]

Shows

• Channel √2 News (co-host with Linda)
• Good Morning, Earth (co-host with Linda)
• Entertainment and Earth Invasion Tonite (host)
• Tea with Titans (host)
• Who Dares to Be a Millionaire? (host)
• Morbo's Movie Reviews (host)^[US#059]

Relationship with Linda

He seems to treat Linda with contempt, the same way he would treat any other Human. However, a deleted scene of Into the Wild Green Yonder shows that he was visibly upset that she was no longer around, and violently shook the camera, which could imply that he cares for her to a degree.

Character Description

Family

• Fawn, wife.
• Belligerent and numerous offspring.^[2ACV03]

Image Gallery

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  Channel √2 News seen twice in the V-GINY.^[6ACV02]

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  Cat death plunge, breaking puff piece.^[6ACV03]

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  Hosting the Who Dares to Be a Millionaire? game show.^[6ACV05]

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  With Linda, announcing Doom, tonight at 11.^[6ACV10]

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  In the 3010 Astor Endowment Fundraiser.^[6ACV12]

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  As coral.^[7ACV13]

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  As a ghost.^[7ACV19]

• 

  As seen in the game.

Additional Info

Trivia

The cover for the re-issue of Volume Two.

• Morbo is one of the few non-primary characters who appear in every film.
• He is featured on the cover for the re-issue of Volume Two.
• He has been known to sing karaoke. His skills appear rather sub-par, but no one seems to notice (or are too afraid of offending him in any way).
• His name is on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
• In several episodes, Linda newscasts alone. According to the commentaries, this is because the writers leave him out of episodes that have a large focus on aliens.
• His favorite film is Mars Attacks!.^[US#059]

Quotes

Morbo: Puny Earthlings were shocked today to learn that a gigantic ball of garbage will destroy their pathetic city of New New York.

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

Morbo: In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed.

Linda: [Referring 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!

Morbo: All humans are vermin in the eyes of Morbo.

Morbo: [To Fawn.] Stop it, stop it. It's fine. I will destroy you.

Morbo: Morbo will now introduce tonight's candidates. Puny human number one, puny human number two and Morbo's good friend, Richard Nixon.
Nixon's head: Hello, Morbo. How's the family?
Morbo: Belligerent and numerous.
Nixon's head: Good man!

Morbo: Morbo congratulates our gargantuan cyborg president. May death come quickly to his enemies!

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.]

Morbo: Our top story, the universe's most wanted eco-feminists are now behind bars, including gang leader Turanga Leela, AKA the notorious B. I. Itch.

Morbo: At the risk of editorializing, this reporter applauds the demise of the pathetic human species!

Morbo: Morbo can't understand his teleprompter because he forgot how you say that letter that's shaped like a man wearing a hat.
Linda: It's a T. It goes "tuh".
Morbo: Hello, little man. I will destroy you!

Morbo: I hated Jim!

Linda: Tonight at 11:
Morbo: DOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Appearances

• "A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
  
• "A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03)
  
• "Xmas Story" (2ACV04)
  
• "Mother's Day" (2ACV14)
  
• "The Cryonic Woman" (2ACV19)
  
  (mentioned in text only, unknown moment)
• "Amazon Women in the Mood" (3ACV01)
  
• "A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)
  
• "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)
  
• "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" (3ACV07)
  
• "That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08)
  
• "The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09)
  
• "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
  
• Bender's Game
  
• Into the Wild Green Yonder
  
• "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" (6ACV02)
  
  (cameo, inside V-GINY)
• "Attack of the Killer App" (6ACV03)
  
• "Proposition Infinity" (6ACV04)
  
• "The Duh-Vinci Code" (6ACV05)
  
• "The Prisoner of Benda" (6ACV10)
  
• "The Mutants Are Revolting" (6ACV12)
  
• "The Silence of the Clamps" (6ACV14)
  
• "Benderama" (6ACV17)
  
• "Reincarnation" (6ACV26)
  
  ^{Disputed canon}
• "Decision 3012" (7ACV03)
  
• "The Thief of Baghead" (7ACV04)
  
  (mentioned in text only, unknown moment)
• "T.: The Terrestrial" (7ACV16)
  
• "The Inhuman Torch" (7ACV18)
  
• "Saturday Morning Fun Pit" (7ACV19)
  
  (cameo, 0:55)
• "Murder on the Planet Express" (7ACV24)
  
• "Meanwhile" (7ACV26)
  
• Futurama (video game)
  
• "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001)
  
• "DOOP the Right Thing!" (US#004)
  
• "Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?" (US#005)
  
• "Xmas Time Is Fear" (US#006)
  
• "New Year's Rockin' Evil" (US#007)
  
• "The Cure for the Common Clod" (US#011)
  
• "Sideshow Fry" (US#012)
  
• "More than a Filling!" (US#021)
  
• "Planet Michelle" (US#034)
  
• "Son of the Sun" (US#035)
  
• "Homeward Boned" (US#042)
  
• "Welcome to my Nightmall" (US#043)
  
• "Follow the Reader" (US#046)
  
• "Claw and Order" (US#048)
  
• "Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots" (US#050)
  
• "Ro-Botox!" (US#052)
  
• "Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour" (US#052-mini)
• "How Much is that Mutant in the Window?" (US#054)
  
• "How to Secede Without Really Trying" (US#059)
  
• "The Bot Who Cried Wolf" (US#060)
  
• "Futurama Comics 62" (US#062)
  
• "The Sun Also Raises!" (US#065)
  
• "Slaves of New New York!" (US#X03)
  
• "The Read Menace!" (US#X04)
  
• Everybody Loves Hypnotoad: "Amazon Adventure" (3H312)