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|name=Harold Zoid
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|species=[[Decapodians|Decapodian]]
|species=[[Decapodians|Decapodian]]
|origin=[[Decapod 10]]
|origin=[[Decapod 10]]
|voice A=In "That's Lobsertainment!"
|voice A=In {{es|3ACV08}}
|voice A by=Hank Azaria
|voice A by=Hank Azaria
|voice B=In ''The Beast with a Billion Backs''
|voice B=In {{es|5ACV07}}
|voice B by=Maurice LaMarche‎
|voice B by=Maurice LaMarche‎
|first appear={{e|3ACV08}}
|first appear={{e|3ACV08}}
|gender=Male
|gender=Male
|job=Retired actor and director
|job=Retired actor and director
|family=[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]], nephew
|family={{Zoidberg|Dr. John A. Zoidberg}}, nephew
}}
}}
'''Harold Zoid''' is the eccentric, over-the-hill celebrity uncle of [[Planet Express]]' incompetant doctor [[Dr. John Zoidberg|John Zoidberg]]. Zoid enjoyed a successful career as an actor, and later (though less successfully) as a director. He claims that his acting career went down hill the day that [[Smell-O-Vision]] was released to the public.
'''Harold Zoid''' is the eccentric, over-the-hill celebrity uncle of [[Planet Express]]' incompetent {{cat|doctor}} {{Zoidberg|John Zoidberg}}. Zoid enjoyed a successful career as an actor, and later (though less successfully) as a director. He claims that his acting career went down hill the day that [[Smell-O-Vision]] was released to the public.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Rise to Celebrity ===
=== Rise to Celebrity ===
Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet [[Decapod 10]]. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor in the 2920s, especially known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses.
Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet [[Decapod 10]]. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor in the 2920s, especially known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses.


=== Later Years ===
=== Later Years ===
In a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades his [[Dr. John Zoidberg|nephew]] to finance a drama product, called ''[[The Magnificent Three]]''; starring [[Calculon]], Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]].
Zoid's celebrity status plummeted when Smell-O-Vision was invented and after he retired, people only seemed to remember him either in his old movies or as a pathetic has-been and a forgotten relic. In his elderly years, in a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades {{Zoidberg|his nephew}} to finance a drama product, called ''[[The Magnificent Three]]''; starring [[Calculon]], Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and {{Bender}}.
However, during filming the movie rapidly devoloves into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film at the [[1074th Academy Awards]], despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line [[cameos]] in direct-to-video films.
However, during filming the movie rapidly develops into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film at the [[1074th Academy Awards]], despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line [[cameos]] in direct-to-video films.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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* ''[[A Close Shaving]]'' ([[2922]])
* ''[[A Close Shaving]]'' ([[2922]])
* ''[[Le Petit Thief]]''
* ''[[Le Petit Thief]]''
* ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'' ([[3003]])
* ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'' ([[3002]])


=== Director ===
=== Director ===
* ''The Magnificent Three'' (3003)
* ''The Magnificent Three'' (3002)
 
== Character Description ==
=== Family ===
*{{Dr. Zoidberg}}, nephew.
*[[Norman Zoidberg]], nephew.
*Up to nine other nephews/nieces.
*[[Norm Zoidberg|Norm]], [[Sam Zoidberg|Sam]] and [[Sadie Zoidberg|Sadie]], siblings/sibling in-laws.


== Additional Info ==
== Image Gallery ==
=== Image Gallery ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:That's Lobstertainment.jpg|Harold Zoid together with [[Calculon]] in 3003's ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'', which he also directed.
File:That's Lobstertainment.jpg|Harold Zoid together with [[Calculon]] in 3002's ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'', which he also directed.
File:Harold Zoid Poster.jpg|A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background.
File:Harold Zoid Poster.jpg|A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
* Harold Zoid's name is an obvious imitation of the real life action movie pioneer {{w|Harold Lloyd}}.
* Harold Zoid's name and his glasses are an obvious imitation of the real life action movie pioneer and comedian {{w|Harold Lloyd}}, who was most successful in the 1920s (Harold Zoid: 2920s)
* The voice that [[Hank Azaria]] uses for Zoid is similiar to the "{{s|Old Jewish Man}}" character he also voices in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
* The voice that [[Hank Azaria]] uses for Zoid is similiar to that of the "{{s|old Jewish man}}" character he also voices, in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
* A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background in "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]" (pictured left).
* A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background in "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]" (pictured left).


=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===
*{{e|3ACV08}}
*{{e|3ACV08}}
*{{e|4ACV06}} (cameo)
*{{e|4ACV06}} {{cameo}}
*{{f|2}}
*{{f|2}}
*{{f|4}} ([[Audience scene|cameo]])
*{{f|4}} {{cameo|link=no|[[audience scene]]}}
*{{e|6ACV12}} {{cameo|link=no|[[100th-delivery party]]}}
*{{clink|US#012|Sideshow Fry}}
*{{clink|US#012|Sideshow Fry}}
*{{clink|US#048|Claw and Order}}
*{{clink|US#048|Claw and Order}}
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[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Characters voiced by more than one person]]
[[Category:Decapods]]
[[Category:Planet Express]]
[[Category:Planet Express]]

Revision as of 21:43, 10 April 2017

Secondary character
Harold Zoid
Harold zoid.jpg
GenderMale
SpeciesDecapodian
Planet of originDecapod 10
ProfessionRetired actor and director
RelativesDr. John A. Zoidberg, nephew
First appearance"That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08)
Episode
Voices
In 3ACV08Hank Azaria
In 5ACV07Maurice LaMarche‎

Harold Zoid is the eccentric, over-the-hill celebrity uncle of Planet Express' incompetent doctor John Zoidberg. Zoid enjoyed a successful career as an actor, and later (though less successfully) as a director. He claims that his acting career went down hill the day that Smell-O-Vision was released to the public.

Biography

Rise to Celebrity

Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet Decapod 10. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor in the 2920s, especially known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses.

Later Years

Zoid's celebrity status plummeted when Smell-O-Vision was invented and after he retired, people only seemed to remember him either in his old movies or as a pathetic has-been and a forgotten relic. In his elderly years, in a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades his nephew to finance a drama product, called The Magnificent Three; starring Calculon, Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and Bender. However, during filming the movie rapidly develops into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film at the 1074th Academy Awards, despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line cameos in direct-to-video films.

Filmography

Actor

Director

  • The Magnificent Three (3002)

Character Description

Family

Image Gallery

Additional Info

Trivia

Appearances