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{{character infobox
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Human]][[Category:Secondary Characters]]
|name=Zapp Brannigan
[[Image:Zapp Brannigan.png|thumb|right|Zapp Brannigan (left)]]
|image=[[File:Zapp promo 2.jpg|225px]]
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Zapp.
|age=
|type=s
|birth date=2972
|species=[[Human]]
|origin=[[Earth]]
|job=Captain of the [[DOOP]] starship ''[[Nimbus]]'' and high ranking general.
|family=
|first appear={{e|1ACV04}}
|voiced by=Billy West
}}


'''Species:''' [[Humans|Human]]<br />
'''Zapp Brannigan''' is a 25-Star General in the [[Democratic Order of Planets]], captain of his flagship, the ''[[Nimbus]]'', and head of the [[DOOP Army]].
'''Planet of Origin:''' [[Earth]]<br />
'''Voiced by:''' [[Billy West]]


==Biography==
== Personality ==
'''Zapp Brannigan''' is a 25-Star General in the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)|Democratic Order of Planets]], captain of his flagship the [[Nimbus]] and head of the [[DOOP Army]]. Although he claims to be a strategic genius, he is actually an imbecile and a coward and his plans could have easily been conjured up by a child. Zapp is well respected throughout the universe, appearing as a Miss Universe Judge and often defending [[Earth]] from attacks. Most battles are lost with Zapp in charge however sometimes the army is lucky. Zapp doesn't care about men's lives and even sends wave after wave of his own men to die in battle. He also suffers from a learning disorder that he calls [[sexlexia]] which is a disturbingly erotic disorder. Also the central law of DOOP, [[Brannigan's Law]], is named after him.
[[File:Zapp promo.png|left|thumb|Zapp Brannigan.]]


He is hardly ever seen without his second in command, [[Kif Kroker]]. Zapp and Kif have a tough time working together and Zapp treats Kif like a slave making his job the second most humiliating job there is. Some of the jobs Zapp makes Kif do are shaving his armpit whilst he was bathing. Even though he treats Kif badly he always gives advice, usually bad advice, to Kif whenever he needs it and also calls him is most best and loyal friend. He was angered when Leela became the mother of Kif's children.
Although he claims to be a strategic genius, Zapp Brannigan is actually an imbecile and a coward whose plans could have easily been conjured up by a child. Zapp is inexplicably well-respected throughout [[Universe Γ|the universe]], appearing as a [[Miss Universe Pageant 3001|Miss Universe]] Judge {{er|2ACV06}} and often (ineffectively) defending [[Earth]] from attacks. Due to his stupidity and incompetence, most battles Zapp leads are lost; however, sometimes the army is lucky. Zapp doesn't care about casualties and cheerfully sends wave after wave of his own men to die in battle. {{er|1ACV04}} (This is most likely based on the idea that one can send more and more people to someone with a gun until it runs out of bullets.) He also apparently suffers from a learning disorder that he calls [[sexlexia]], which is a disturbingly erotic disorder, {{er|2ACV17}} though this may simply have been a pick-up line. The central law of DOOP, [[Brannigan's Law]], is named after him. {{er|1ACV04}} All this aside, he actually seemed happy for [[Kif]] after Kif had just given birth. {{er|4ACV01}}


He repeatedly attempts to seduce [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] whom he slept with on their first meeting. After that fateful night Leela ended the relationship and chose saving [[Nibbler]] over getting back with Zapp and being rescued. Zapp keeps trying to get together with Leela and sometimes even mentioned what happened between them in court but she invariably turns him away sometimes even pretending that she has a [[Philip J. Fry|boyfriend]]. At the battle of [[Spheron 1]] Zapp was attracted to new male recruit [[Turanga Leela|Lee Lemon]] and feared he might be gay and was relieved to find out that it was actually Leela.
Contrary to his robust self image, the real Zapp Brannigan has a prominent beer belly and wears a blonde {{w|toupée}} to hide that he is, in fact, bald. {{er|4ACV01}} His specially designed DOOP uniform includes a revealing {{w|kilt}}.


Only once was Zapp's incompitance was shown when he blew up the new headquaters with the Nimbus' hyperdeath laser. This led to him and Kif being banned from the DOOP. The two were employed by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] the work at [[Planet Express]] which led to Zapp convincing [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] to munity against Leela. Zapp escaped and was given back his title as General even though he tried to pilot the [[Planet Express Ship]] into the [[Neutral President]]'s home.
== Biography ==
====Commendations and Accomplishments====
[[Image:Killbot2.jpg|right|thumb|Killbot kill limit being reset]]
*Defeated an army of [[Killbots]] by sacrificing his troops until the bots' pre-set "Kill limit" was reached
*Rented self a medal after leading a successful assault on the Spider world [[Tarantulon 6]].
*Led DOOP to victory over the peaceful [[Ball-People]] of planet [[Spheron 1]]
*Single-handedly defeated the [[Retiree People]] of the [[Assisted Living Nebula]]
*Annihalated the [[Pacifists]] of the [[Gandhi Nebula]]
*Conducted a triumphant carpet bombing on [[Eden 7]]
*Author of "Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War", which is likely a plagiarized version of Sun Tzu's '' The Art of War''.


===Family===
Zapp Brannigan is hardly ever seen without his second in command, [[Kif Kroker]]. Zapp and Kif have a tough time working together and Zapp treats Kif like a slave, making his job the second most humiliating job there is. For example one of the jobs Zapp makes Kif do is shaving his armpit while he was bathing. Even though he treats Kif badly, he always gives advice, usually bad advice, to Kif whenever he needs it; he calls Kif his best and most loyal friend.
*Zapp has at least three children, born to Holo-Shed characters who became real. ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch|4ACV01]])
*He may also have [[Planet Amazonia|Amazonian]] children. ([[Amazon Women in the Mood|3ACV01]])
*Was "host" to a dozen or so Da Nangian spawn. The children were presumably eaten by [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]. ([[DOOP_The Right Thing!|US#004]])


==Additional Info==
On their first meeting, Zapp successfully seduced [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] into sleeping with him out of pity. After that fateful night in Zapp's [[Lovenasium]], Leela ended the relationship and chose saving [[Nibbler]] over getting back with Zapp and being rescued. Zapp keeps trying to get together with Leela and sometimes even mentioned what happened between them in court. However, she invariably turns him away, sometimes even going to elaborate claims that she has a [[Philip J. Fry|fiancé]]. At the battle of [[Spheron 1]], Zapp was attracted to new male recruit [[Turanga Leela|Lee Lemon]] and feared he might be gay and was relieved to find out that it was actually Leela.
===Trivia===
*Billy West has stated that Zapp Brannigan is how he envisions Captain Kirk playing William Shatner.
*In the commentary for "[[When Aliens Attack]]" it is speculated that Zapp got promoted from Captain to 25-star general sometime since we last saw him. However, it is common for the person in command of a ship to be called "Captain" regardless of their actual rank.
*It is possible that Zapp is actually a parody of Zaphod Beeblebrox from ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' science fiction comedy media franchise.


===Quotes===
Only once was Zapp's incompetence shown to have personal repercussions: when he blew up DOOP's new headquarters with the ''Nimbus''{{'}} hyperdeath laser. This led to him and Kif being discharged from the DOOP after a court-martial. The two were employed by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] to work at [[Planet Express]], which led to Zapp convincing [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] to mutiny against Leela. Subsequently, he tried to pilot the [[Planet Express Ship]] into the [[Neutral President]]'s home but used this incident to get himself and Kif reinstated in the DOOP. Leela, who had thwarted the plot, corroborated Brannigan's story and claims of heroism to ensure he left Planet Express.
*'''Zapp:''' Leela so its you I've been attracted to. Oh God I've never been so happy to be beaten up by a woman.
*'''Zapp:''' Sorry [[Richard Nixon's head|Mr. President]], Kif rase him about nipple high.
*'''Zapp:''' My plan is so simple even a child could have thought it up.
*'''Zapp:''' Brannigan's law is like Brannigan's love: hard and fast.


===Catchphrase===
Brannigan also served a short tenure as honorary captain of the ill-fated intergalactic cruise ship ''[[Titanic]]'', which he piloted into a black hole on its maiden voyage.
Zapp occasionally pronounces the name of food wrong and pronounces it the way it is spelt including:
 
*Champagne - Champpaggin
=== Family ===
*Guacamole - Guaca mole
*Zapp has at least three children, born to [[Holo-Shed]] characters who became real. {{er|4ACV01}}
===Appearances===
*Was "host" to a dozen or so Da Nangian spawn. The children were presumably eaten by [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]. <sup>[[DOOP The Right Thing!|[US#004]]]</sup>
*'''Debut:''' [[Love's Labours Lost in Space]] (1ACV04)
 
*[[A Flight to Remember]] (1ACV10)
== Commendations and Accomplishments ==
*[[When Aliens Attack]] (1ACV12)
[[File:Killbot2.jpg|right|thumb|Killbot kill limit being reset. {{er|1ACV04}}]]
*[[Brannigan, Begin Again]] (2ACV02)
*[[The Battle of the Octillian System|Defeated an army of Killbots]] by sacrificing his troops until the bots' pre-set "Kill limit" was reached.
*[[The Lesser of Two Evils]] (2ACV06)
*Rented self a medal after leading a successful assault on the Spiderian home world [[Tarantulon 6]].
*[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]] (2ACV07)
*Led DOOP to victory over the peaceful [[Spheroids|Ball-People]] of planet [[Spheron 1]].
*[[The Problem with Popplers]] (2ACV15)
*Single-handedly defeated the [[Retiree People]] of the [[Assisted Living Nebula]].
*[[Anthology of Interest I]] (2ACV16)
*Annihilated the [[Pacifists]] of the [[Gandhi Nebula]].
*[[War is the H-Word]] (2ACV17)
*Conducted a triumphant carpet bombing on [[Eden 7]].
*[[Amazon Women in the Mood]] (3ACV01)
*Authored ''[[Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War]]'', which is likely a plagiarized version of Sun Tzu's '' The Art of War''.
*[[Where the Buggalo Roam]] (3AVC10)
*Sponsored "Brown Out".
*[[I Dated a Robot]] (3ACV15)
 
*[[Future Stock]] (3ACV21)
== Production ==
*[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]] (4ACV01)
 
*[[A Taste of Freedom]] (4ACV05)
=== Inspiration ===
*[[Where No Fan has Gone Before]] (4ACV11)
Zapp is clearly a parody of classic Sci-Fi captains, specifically Captain {{st|James T. Kirk}} from ''[[Star Trek]]'', with further inspiration drawn from {{w|Flash Gordon}}. His name is possibly a reference to {{w|Zaphod Beeblebrox}} from ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}'' science fiction comedy media franchise, as is parts of his wit and humour, and both characters call themselves "The Big Z". There is a more than passing resemblance to {{w|Magnus, Robot Fighter}}, who also wears a red uniform featuring a skirt and dwells in the future, the year [[4000]].
*[[Three Hundred Big Boys]] (4ACV16)
 
*[[The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings]] (4ACV18)
=== Voice ===
*[[...But Deliver Us To Evil!]] (US#002)
The voice acting was originally scheduled for [[Phil Hartman]], who also voiced {{s|Troy McClure}} and {{s|Lionel Hutz}} on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.  But due to Hartman's death in [[1998]], the voice acting was given to [[Billy West]].  As a tribute, the makers of ''The Simpsons'' dedicated an {{w|Bart the Mother|episode}} to him and retired his characters.  On ''[[Futurama]]'', [[Philip J. Fry]] was named in his honor.
*[[DOOP The Right Thing!]] (US#004)
 
*[[More Than A Filling!]] (US#021)
Billy West has stated that Zapp Brannigan is how he envisions Captain Kirk playing William Shatner.  West also based the voice on certain radio announcers he's heard who love the sound of their own voice and often enunciate ending consonants.
 
== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
*Zapp Brannigan is one of the few non-[[:Category:Primary characters|primary characters]] who appear in every [[film]].
*Zapp is featured on one of the discs of ''[[Futurama: The Complete Collection 1999-2009|The Complete Collection 1999-2009]]''.
*In [[Commentary:When Aliens Attack|the commentary]] for "[[When Aliens Attack]]", it is speculated that Zapp got promoted from Captain to 25-star General sometime since we last saw him. {{er|1ACV10}} However, it is common for the person in command of a ship to be called "Captain" regardless of their actual rank.
*Wears a girdle. {{er|2ACV02}}
*Was [[DOOP v. Zapp|charged]] for blowing up [[DOOP]] headquarters. {{er|2ACV02}}
*Is apparently known as "The Velour Fog". {{er|3ACV01}}
*Is, besides [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], the only known person to have had sex with both [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] {{er|1ACV04}} and [[Amy Wong|Amy]]. {{er|TBwaBB}}
*Was crushed while riding in an army tank with [[Kif]], trying to destroy a giant version of [[Bender]]. {{er|2ACV16}}
*In ''{{s|The Simpsons Game}}'', a wanted poster for Zapp appears in the {{s|Springfield}} police station.
*Claims to be "Commodore 64 Zapp Brannigan" in [[Into the Wild Green Yonder]] which is possibly a reference to the "Captain Zzap" Commodore 64 game which appears to be a re-branding of a Flash Gordon game on the same console.
 
=== Quotes ===
{{q|
<poem>'''Zapp''': [saluting] Mr. President, what the hell?</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Well, well, well...</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Leela! So it's you I've been attracted to. Oh God, I've never been so happy to be beaten up by a woman.
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Let's do it again sometime.</poem>
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head|Richard Nixon]]''': My God, cover yourself. I didn't live a thousand years and travel a quadrillion miles to look at another man's gizmo.
'''Zapp''': Sorry, [[President of Earth|Mr. President]], I didn't realise. Kif; raise him up about nipple high.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Now, like all great plans, my strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Brannigan's law is like Brannigan's love: hard and fast.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': If we can hit that bullseye the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards: checkmate!</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': I am the man with no name.  Zapp Brannigan at your service.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Captain's log. Stardate: The Year of the Tiger. The battle has been bravely fought, and the suffering of our troops, beyond measure. But the alien is invulnerable, and our defeat: inevitable. That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': What an ''erotic'' display of girl-on-girl consolation!</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Now remember, Kif, the quickest way to a girl's bed is through her parents. Have sex with them and you're in.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': I surrender and volunteer  for treason.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': She's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Stop exploding you cowards!!</poem>
<poem>''[Being sentenced to death by snu-snu (sex.)]''
'''Kif''': Oh.....
'''Zapp''': What are you? Gay?</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': What the hell is that thing!?
'''[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]''': It appears to be the mothership!
'''Zapp''': Then what did we just blow up!?
'''Kif''': ''[Checks on a map.]'' The Hubble Telescope.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': When I'm in command, ''every'' mission is a suicide-mission.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': [[Spheron 1|It]]'s a desolate, ugly little planet with absolutely no natural resources or strategic value. Questions?
'''Soldier''': Why is this godforsaken planet worth dying for?
'''Zapp''': Don't ask ''me'', you're the one who's going to be dying.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': In the game of chess, never let your adversary see your pieces.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': My God, we're defenseless... like fish in a barrel!
'''Richard Nixon's head''': Options?
'''Zapp''': My instinct is to hide in this barrel like the wily fish.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': The [[Spiderians]], though weak and woman-like on the battlefield, are masters of the textile arts.</poem>
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=== Catchphrase ===
Zapp occasionally mispronounces words, saying them the way they are spelt. Some examples include:
*Champagne - Champ-paggin' {{er|1ACV04}}
*Without further ado - Without further adieu {{er|1ACV10}}
*Guacamole - Guack-ah-mole {{er|2ACV15}}
*Bravo - Bray-vo {{er|4ACV18}}
*Encore - Enn-core {{er|4ACV18}}
*Quesadilla - Kay-sa-dill-a {{er|TBwaBB}}
*Grand finale - Grand finally {{er|ItWGY}}
*Syllable - Sill-ah-bull {{er|ItWGY}}
*Coup - Coop {{er|7ACV05}}
*Parmesan - Par-mee-zee-en {{er|7ACV05}}
*Won't - Willent {{er|8ACV02}}
 
There are three exceptions: he doesn't have any trouble with "chutzpah," "karaoke," or "au naturel".
Zapp often mentions velour (apparently his favorite material).
 
Also, when he sings his butchered version of the song "Lola," he properly pronounces the word "champagne", though it is long after Leela corrects his pronunciation of it during his seduction of her.
 
When mocking this trait, Leela pronounces "connoisseur" as "coin-a-sewer".
 
=== Appearances ===
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*{{e|3ACV01}}
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*{{e|6ACV01}}
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*{{e|6ACV20}}
*{{e|6ACV24}}
*{{e|7ACV02}}
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*{{e|7ACV26}}
*{{e|8ACV02}}
*{{e|8ACV07}}
*{{e|8ACV08}}
*{{e|8ACV09}}
*{{clink|US#002|...But Deliver Us to Evil!}}
*{{clink|US#004|DOOP the Right Thing!}}
*{{clink|US#021|More than a Filling!}}
*{{clink|US#037|Full Metal Racket}}
*{{clink|US#041|Soldier Boys}}
*{{clink|US#042|Homeward Boned}}
*{{clink|US#043|Welcome to my Nightmall}}
*{{clink|US#044|The Fry and the Furious!}}
*{{clink|US#045|Anthology of Interest II|Anthology of Interest II (comic)}}
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}
*{{clink|US#057|Steampunk'd}}
*{{clink|US#072|Trading Spaces}}
*{{clink|US#076|Captain Brannigan: The Windbag Soldier}}
*{{clink|US#078|Little Orphan Android}} (cover)
*{{cmlink|US#051-mini|Captain Zapp Brannigan in The Seven Day Itch|Fry Cook!#Special Features}}
*{{cmlink|US#052-mini|Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour|Ro-Botox!#Special Features}}
*{{cmlink|US#054-mini|Captain Zapp Brannigan in Rank Call!|How Much is that Mutant in the Window?#Special Features}}
*{{clink|US#X03|Slaves of New New York!}}
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}
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*[[Radiorama]]
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Latest revision as of 07:49, 17 December 2023

Secondary character
Zapp Brannigan
Date of birth2972
SpeciesHuman
Planet of originEarth
ProfessionCaptain of the DOOP starship Nimbus and high ranking general.
First appearance"Love's Labours Lost in Space" (1ACV04)
Episode
Voiced byBilly West

Zapp Brannigan is a 25-Star General in the Democratic Order of Planets, captain of his flagship, the Nimbus, and head of the DOOP Army.

Personality

Zapp Brannigan.

Although he claims to be a strategic genius, Zapp Brannigan is actually an imbecile and a coward whose plans could have easily been conjured up by a child. Zapp is inexplicably well-respected throughout the universe, appearing as a Miss Universe Judge [2ACV06] and often (ineffectively) defending Earth from attacks. Due to his stupidity and incompetence, most battles Zapp leads are lost; however, sometimes the army is lucky. Zapp doesn't care about casualties and cheerfully sends wave after wave of his own men to die in battle. [1ACV04] (This is most likely based on the idea that one can send more and more people to someone with a gun until it runs out of bullets.) He also apparently suffers from a learning disorder that he calls sexlexia, which is a disturbingly erotic disorder, [2ACV17] though this may simply have been a pick-up line. The central law of DOOP, Brannigan's Law, is named after him. [1ACV04] All this aside, he actually seemed happy for Kif after Kif had just given birth. [4ACV01]

Contrary to his robust self image, the real Zapp Brannigan has a prominent beer belly and wears a blonde toupée to hide that he is, in fact, bald. [4ACV01] His specially designed DOOP uniform includes a revealing kilt.

Biography

Zapp Brannigan is hardly ever seen without his second in command, Kif Kroker. Zapp and Kif have a tough time working together and Zapp treats Kif like a slave, making his job the second most humiliating job there is. For example one of the jobs Zapp makes Kif do is shaving his armpit while he was bathing. Even though he treats Kif badly, he always gives advice, usually bad advice, to Kif whenever he needs it; he calls Kif his best and most loyal friend.

On their first meeting, Zapp successfully seduced Leela into sleeping with him out of pity. After that fateful night in Zapp's Lovenasium, Leela ended the relationship and chose saving Nibbler over getting back with Zapp and being rescued. Zapp keeps trying to get together with Leela and sometimes even mentioned what happened between them in court. However, she invariably turns him away, sometimes even going to elaborate claims that she has a fiancé. At the battle of Spheron 1, Zapp was attracted to new male recruit Lee Lemon and feared he might be gay and was relieved to find out that it was actually Leela.

Only once was Zapp's incompetence shown to have personal repercussions: when he blew up DOOP's new headquarters with the Nimbus' hyperdeath laser. This led to him and Kif being discharged from the DOOP after a court-martial. The two were employed by The Professor to work at Planet Express, which led to Zapp convincing Bender and Fry to mutiny against Leela. Subsequently, he tried to pilot the Planet Express Ship into the Neutral President's home but used this incident to get himself and Kif reinstated in the DOOP. Leela, who had thwarted the plot, corroborated Brannigan's story and claims of heroism to ensure he left Planet Express.

Brannigan also served a short tenure as honorary captain of the ill-fated intergalactic cruise ship Titanic, which he piloted into a black hole on its maiden voyage.

Family

  • Zapp has at least three children, born to Holo-Shed characters who became real. [4ACV01]
  • Was "host" to a dozen or so Da Nangian spawn. The children were presumably eaten by Zoidberg. [US#004]

Commendations and Accomplishments

Killbot kill limit being reset. [1ACV04]

Production

Inspiration

Zapp is clearly a parody of classic Sci-Fi captains, specifically Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek, with further inspiration drawn from Flash Gordon. His name is possibly a reference to Zaphod Beeblebrox from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction comedy media franchise, as is parts of his wit and humour, and both characters call themselves "The Big Z". There is a more than passing resemblance to Magnus, Robot Fighter, who also wears a red uniform featuring a skirt and dwells in the future, the year 4000.

Voice

The voice acting was originally scheduled for Phil Hartman, who also voiced Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz on The Simpsons. But due to Hartman's death in 1998, the voice acting was given to Billy West. As a tribute, the makers of The Simpsons dedicated an episode to him and retired his characters. On Futurama, Philip J. Fry was named in his honor.

Billy West has stated that Zapp Brannigan is how he envisions Captain Kirk playing William Shatner. West also based the voice on certain radio announcers he's heard who love the sound of their own voice and often enunciate ending consonants.

Additional Info

Trivia

Quotes

    Zapp: [saluting] Mr. President, what the hell?

    Zapp: Well, well, well...

    Zapp: Leela! So it's you I've been attracted to. Oh God, I've never been so happy to be beaten up by a woman.
    Leela: Let's do it again sometime.

    Richard Nixon: My God, cover yourself. I didn't live a thousand years and travel a quadrillion miles to look at another man's gizmo.
    Zapp: Sorry, Mr. President, I didn't realise. Kif; raise him up about nipple high.

    Zapp: Now, like all great plans, my strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it.

    Zapp: Brannigan's law is like Brannigan's love: hard and fast.

    Zapp: If we can hit that bullseye the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards: checkmate!

    Zapp: I am the man with no name. Zapp Brannigan at your service.

    Zapp: Captain's log. Stardate: The Year of the Tiger. The battle has been bravely fought, and the suffering of our troops, beyond measure. But the alien is invulnerable, and our defeat: inevitable. That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.

    Zapp: What an erotic display of girl-on-girl consolation!

    Zapp: Now remember, Kif, the quickest way to a girl's bed is through her parents. Have sex with them and you're in.

    Zapp: I surrender and volunteer for treason.

    Zapp: She's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro.

    Zapp: Stop exploding you cowards!!

    [Being sentenced to death by snu-snu (sex.)]
    Kif: Oh.....
    Zapp: What are you? Gay?

    Zapp: What the hell is that thing!?
    Kif: It appears to be the mothership!
    Zapp: Then what did we just blow up!?
    Kif: [Checks on a map.] The Hubble Telescope.

    Zapp: When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide-mission.

    Zapp: It's a desolate, ugly little planet with absolutely no natural resources or strategic value. Questions?
    Soldier: Why is this godforsaken planet worth dying for?
    Zapp: Don't ask me, you're the one who's going to be dying.

    Zapp: In the game of chess, never let your adversary see your pieces.

    Zapp: My God, we're defenseless... like fish in a barrel!
    Richard Nixon's head: Options?
    Zapp: My instinct is to hide in this barrel like the wily fish.

    Zapp: The Spiderians, though weak and woman-like on the battlefield, are masters of the textile arts.

Catchphrase

Zapp occasionally mispronounces words, saying them the way they are spelt. Some examples include:

There are three exceptions: he doesn't have any trouble with "chutzpah," "karaoke," or "au naturel". Zapp often mentions velour (apparently his favorite material).

Also, when he sings his butchered version of the song "Lola," he properly pronounces the word "champagne", though it is long after Leela corrects his pronunciation of it during his seduction of her.

When mocking this trait, Leela pronounces "connoisseur" as "coin-a-sewer".

Appearances

Zapp Brannigan appears in all episodes (not counting film episodes), due to being visible in the opening sequence. The list below consists of appearances outside of the theme only.