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'''First Appearance''': [[A Big Piece of Garbage|"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)]]


==Biography==
'''Morbo''' the Annihilator is one of the [[Morbo's species|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, [[Channel √2 News|the news]], with [[Linda van Schoonhoven]], with whom he maintains [[#Relationship with Linda|a relationship]] that is at least odd.
'''Morbo''' is co-anchor of the news on channel √2, as well as ''Good Morning Earth'', both with [[Linda]]. Morbo is a violent alien who is good friends with [[Richard Nixon's head]].


===Family===
A violent [[List of alien species|alien]] and a good friend of [[Richard Nixon's head|President Richard Nixon]], he is also obsessed with taking over [[Earth]], mentioning it very frequently. Apparently, he is the scout of an impending [[:Category:Alien Invasions of Earth|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 [[A Taste of Freedom|terrifying]] beyond imagination.
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*[[Fawn]], wife. <!--possibly Phawn, spoken in The Cyber House Rules-->
*Numerous belligerent offspring.


==Additional Info==
In [[3010]], Morbo the Annihillator was seen in a recorded video shown in the [[V-GINY]],{{er|6ACV02}} announced the first known ad for the [[eyePhone]],{{er|6ACV03}} covered the passing of [[Proposition ∞]] and consequent legalization of [[Robosexuality|robosexual]] marriage,{{er|6ACV04}} hosted the ''[[Who Dares to Be a Millionaire?]]'' game show,{{er|6ACV05}} and announced ''[[Doom]]'' at 11.{{er|6ACV10}} He also attended the [[Annual Astor Endowment Fundraiser#3010 Edition|Annual Astor Endowment Fundraiser]].{{er|6ACV12}}
===Trivia===
*Morbo's head is capable of inflating and deflating, suggesting that it may contain his lungs.


===Quotes===
== Shows ==
*'''Morbo''': Kittens give Morbo gas.
*''[[Channel √2 News]]'' {{small|(co-host with [[Linda van Schoonhoven|Linda]])}}
*'''Linda''': (refering to turtles) I'm sure those windmills will keep them cool.<br/>'''Morbo''': (to Linda) Windmills do not work that way! (to viewers) Goodnight!
*''[[Good Morning, Earth]]'' {{small|(co-host with Linda)}}
*'''Morbo''': All humans are vermin in the eyes of Morbo.
*''[[Entertainment and Earth Invasion Tonite]]'' {{small|(host)}}
*'''Morbo''': Stop it, stop it. It's fine. I will destroy you.
*''[[Tea with Titans]]'' {{small|(host)}}
*''[[Who Dares to Be a Millionaire?]]'' {{small|(host)}}
*''[[Morbo's Movie Reviews]]'' {{small|(host)}}<sup>[[How to Secede Without Really Trying|[US#059]]]</sup>


===Appearances===
== Relationship with Linda ==
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He seems to treat [[Linda van Schoonhoven|Linda]] with contempt, the same way he would treat any other Human. However, [[List of deleted scenes#Into the Wild Green Yonder|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. He also comforted her when she broke down in tears due to suffering from [[alcohol]] withdrawal.
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*[[Space Pilot 3000]] (1ACV01)


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== Character Description ==
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=== Family ===
*[[A Big Piece of Garbage]] (1ACV08)
*[[Fawn]], wife.
*[[A Head in the Polls]] (2ACV03)
*Belligerent and numerous offspring.{{er|2ACV03}}
*[[Xmas Story]] (2ACV04)
*[[Mother's Day]] (2ACV14)
*[[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)
*[[The 30% Iron Chef]] (3ACV22)
*[[A Taste of Freedom]] (4ACV05)
*[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV]] (4ACV06)
*[[Crimes of the Hot]] (4ACV08)
*[[Three Hundred Big Boys]] (4ACV16)
*[[Spanish Fry]] (4ACV17)
*[[Futurama (video game)]]
*[[DOOP The Right Thing!]] (US#004)
*[[Who's Dying To Be A Gazillionaire?]] (US#005)
*[[Xmas Time Is Fear]] (US#006)
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== Image Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="5">
Image:Morbo 6ACV02.jpg|[[Channel √2 News]] seen twice in the [[V-GINY]].{{er|6ACV02}}
Image:Morbo 6ACV03.jpg|{{cat|Cat}} death plunge, breaking puff piece.{{er|6ACV03}}
Image:Morbo 6ACV05.jpg|Hosting the ''[[Who Dares to Be a Millionaire?]]'' game show.{{er|6ACV05}}
Image:Morbo 6ACV10.jpg|With [[Linda van Schoonhoven|Linda]], announcing ''[[Doom]]'', tonight at 11.{{er|6ACV10}}
Image:Morbo 6ACV12.jpg|In the [[Annual Astor Endowment Fundraiser#3010 Edition|3010 Astor Endowment Fundraiser]].{{er|6ACV12}}
Image:Morbo 7ACV13.png|As coral.{{er|7ACV13}}
Image:Morbo 7ACV19.png|As a ghost.{{er|7ACV19}}
Image:Morbo game.png|As seen in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]].
</gallery>


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== Additional Info ==
-->
=== Trivia ===
[[File:Volume 2 - New cover.png|thumb|The cover for the re-issue of [[Volume Two]].]]
*Morbo is one of the few non-[[:Category:Primary characters|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 [[Episode Commentary Listing|commentaries]], this is because the writers leave him out of episodes that have a large focus on aliens.
*His favorite film is ''{{w|Mars Attacks!}}''.<sup>[[How to Secede Without Really Trying|[US#059]]]</sup>
 
=== Quotes ===
{{q|
<poem>'''Morbo''': Puny Earthlings were shocked today to learn that a [[giant ball of garbage|gigantic ball of garbage]] will destroy their pathetic {{cat|cit||y}} of [[New New York]].</poem>
<poem>'''Linda''': In all, this is one day Mittens the Kitten won't soon forget.
'''Morbo''': ''[Laughs.]'' Kittens give Morbo gas.</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed.</poem>
<poem>'''Linda''': ''[Referring to the turtles migrating to {{w|Holland}}.]'' I'm sure those windmills will keep them cool.
'''Morbo''': [to Linda] Windmills do not work that way! [to viewers] Goodnight!</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': All humans are vermin in the eyes of Morbo.</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': [to Fawn] Stop it, stop it. It's fine. I will destroy you.</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': Morbo will now introduce tonight's candidates. [[John Jackson|Puny human number one]], [[Jack Johnson|puny human number two]] and Morbo's good friend, [[Richard Nixon's head|Richard Nixon]].
'''Nixon's head''': Hello, Morbo. How's the {{cat|famil||y}}?
'''Morbo''': Belligerent and numerous.
'''Nixon's head''': Good man!</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': Morbo congratulates our gargantuan cyborg president. May death come quickly to his enemies!</poem>
<poem>'''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.]''</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': Our top story, {{the universe}}'s most wanted [[feministas|eco-feminists]] are now behind bars, including {{cat|gang}} leader [[Turanga Leela]], AKA the notorious B. I. Itch.</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': At the risk of editorializing, this reporter applauds the demise of the pathetic human species!</poem>
<poem>'''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!</poem>
<poem>'''Morbo''': I hated [[Jim]]!</poem>
<poem>'''Linda''': Tonight at 11:
'''Morbo''': ''DOOOOOOOOOOOOM''!</poem>
|2}}
 
=== Appearances ===
{{appear-begin}}
*{{e|1ACV08}}
*{{e|2ACV03}}
*{{e|2ACV04}}
*{{e|2ACV14}}
*{{e|2ACV19}} {{mito}}
*{{e|3ACV01}}
*{{e|3ACV03}}
*{{e|3ACV05}}
*{{e|3ACV07}}
*{{e|3ACV08}}
*{{e|3ACV09}}
*{{e|3ACV17}}
*{{e|3ACV22}}
*{{e|4ACV05}}
*{{e|4ACV06}}
*{{e|4ACV08}}
*{{e|4ACV16}}
*{{e|4ACV17}}
*{{e|4ACV18}}
*{{f|1}}
*{{f|2}}
*{{f|3}}
*{{f|4}}
*{{e|6ACV02}} {{cameo|inside [[V-GINY]]}}
*{{e|6ACV03}}
*{{e|6ACV04}}
*{{e|6ACV05}}
*{{e|6ACV10}}
*{{e|6ACV12}}
*{{e|6ACV14}}
*{{e|6ACV17}}
*{{e|6ACV26}}{{disputed canon}}
*{{e|7ACV03}}
*{{e|7ACV04}}{{mito}}
*{{e|7ACV16}}
*{{e|7ACV18}}
*{{e|7ACV19}} {{cameo|link=no|0:55}}
*{{e|7ACV24}}
*{{e|7ACV26}}
*{{g|1}}
*{{clink|US#001|Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!}}
*{{clink|US#004|DOOP the Right Thing!}}
*{{clink|US#005|Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?}}
*{{clink|US#006|Xmas Time Is Fear}}
*{{clink|US#007|New Year's Rockin' Evil}}
*{{clink|US#011|The Cure for the Common Clod}}
*{{clink|US#012|Sideshow Fry}}
*{{clink|US#021|More than a Filling!}}
*{{clink|US#034|Planet Michelle}}
*{{clink|US#035|Son of the Sun}}
*{{clink|US#042|Homeward Boned}}
*{{clink|US#043|Welcome to my Nightmall}}
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}
*{{clink|US#048|Claw and Order}}
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}
*{{clink|US#052|Ro-Botox!}}
*{{cmlink|US#052-mini|Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour|Ro-Botox!#Special Features}}
*{{clink|US#054|How Much is that Mutant in the Window?}}
*{{clink|US#059|How to Secede Without Really Trying}}
*{{clink|US#060|The Bot Who Cried Wolf}}
*{{clink|US#062|Lost Our Leela}}
*{{clink|US#065|The Sun Also Raises!}}
*{{clink|US#071|Pizza Wars}}
*{{clink|US#072|Trading Spaces}}
*{{clink|US#073|Night of the Automated Dead}}
*{{clink|US#X03|Slaves of New New York!}}
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}
*{{esplink|3H312|Everybody Loves Hypnotoad: "Amazon Adventure"|Everybody Loves Hypnotoad#Episode 3H312: "Amazon Adventure"}}
*{{e|s=3}} {{disputed canon}}
{{appear-end}}
 
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Revision as of 22:05, 6 October 2015

Secondary character
Morbo
Morbo 6ACV04.jpg
Morbo hosting Channel √2 News, in 3010.[6ACV04] The story is the death of Jim.
GenderMale
SpeciesUnnamed species
ProfessionTelevision Presenter
RelativesSee Family section
First appearance"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
Episode
Voiced byMaurice LaMarche

Morbo the Annihilator 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

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. He also comforted her when she broke down in tears due to suffering from alcohol withdrawal.

Character Description

Family

Image Gallery

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