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'''Tickle Me Elmo''' is a children's toy based on the character {{w|Elmo}} from the children's television show ''{{w|Sesame Street}}''. ''[[Futurama]]'' has parodied it twice.
'''The Muppets''' are a group of puppet characters created by {{w|Jim Henson}}. ''[[Futurama]]'' has parodied them nine times.


== Tickle Me Elmo in ''Futurama'' ==
== Reference ==
*In [[3009]], [[Planet Express]] went out of business because its [[Tickle Me Bender]] dolls did not sell well {{et|5ACV15}}.
{| class="overview" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
*In [[3011]], the [[Planet Express crew]] encountered [[Tickle Me Elmo's fire]] on its voyage through the [[Bermuda Tetrahedron]] {{et|6ACV15}}.
! style="width:225px;" | Episode
 
! Reference
== Image gallery ==
! style="width:205px;" | Image
<gallery>
|-
File:Ticklemebender.jpg|{{es|5ACV15}}
| {{e|2ACV08}}
File:Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg|{{es|6ACV15}}
| The "flabby" robot kissed like Miss Piggy, saying, "moi."
</gallery>
|-
| {{f|4}}
| The Professor has a Tickle-Me Bender (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street)
| [[File:Ticklemebender.jpg|250px]]
|-
| {{e|6ACV15}}
| Leela drives the ship through Tickle Me Elmo's fire (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street)
| [[File:Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg|250px]]
|-
| {{e|6ACV18}}
| Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous"
| [[File:The Muppets 6ACV18.png|250px]]
|-
| {{e|7ACV08}}
| A holographic history presentation at Germany's Oktoberfest states that primitive man once hunted the woolly mammoth, referred to in German as the "Schüfel-üfagus." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street)
| ?
|-
| {{e|7ACV11}}
| The opening title caption reads "Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter [alien letter]." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street)
| [[File:8051587.png|250px]]
|}


== Comics ==
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! style="width:225px;" | Comic
! Reference
! style="width:205px;" | Image
|-
| {{clink|44}}
| Fry turns into a muppet
|-
| {{clink|Fry Cook}}
| Kif reads a book '''It's not Easy being Green'''
|-
| {{clink|55}}
| Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet Mahna Mahna character.
|}
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 27 May 2017

The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Futurama has parodied them nine times.

Reference

Episode Reference Image
"Raging Bender" (2ACV08)
Episode
The "flabby" robot kissed like Miss Piggy, saying, "moi."
Into the Wild Green Yonder
Film
The Professor has a Tickle-Me Bender (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) Ticklemebender.jpg
"Möbius Dick" (6ACV15)
Episode
Leela drives the ship through Tickle Me Elmo's fire (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" (6ACV18)
Episode
Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous" The Muppets 6ACV18.png
"Fun on a Bun" (7ACV08)
Episode
A holographic history presentation at Germany's Oktoberfest states that primitive man once hunted the woolly mammoth, referred to in German as the "Schüfel-üfagus." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) ?
"31st Century Fox" (7ACV11)
Episode
The opening title caption reads "Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter [alien letter]." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) 8051587.png

Comics

Comic Reference Image
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (44)]]
Comic
Fry turns into a muppet
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (Fry Cook)]]
Comic
Kif reads a book It's not Easy being Green
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (55)]]
Comic
Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet Mahna Mahna character.