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<div>{{group infobox<br />
|name=United Nations<br /><small>UN</small><br />
|image=[[File:UN.png|225px]]<br />
|location=[[New New York]], [[Earth]]<br />
|leader type=<br />
|leader=<br />
|type = Intraplanetary international organisation<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV10}}<br />
}}<br />
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[[file:UN motto.png|thumb|left|"Peace through speeches".]]<br />
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The '''United Nations''' (the UN) is a collective organisation of countries of [[Earth]] that work together to keep peace on the planet, similar to the [[Democratic Order of Planets|DOOP]], an intergalactic organisation. The organisation seems to have gone the wrong way since [[timeline|the 21st century]], its sign reminiscent of a Las Vegas casino and it's motto being "peace through speeches".<br />
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== Known members ==<br />
* [[Japan]]<br />
* [[Italy]]<br />
* [[Germany]]<br />
* [[Robo-Hungary]]<br />
* [[USA]]<br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*In "[[Brannigan, Begin Again]]", [[Hermes]] says that the DOOP is similar to the United Nations of the [[20th century]]. This suggests that the UN was somehow extincted sometime between the 20th and [[30th century]]. "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]" proves, however, that this never happened.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
* {{e|2ACV02}} (mention)<br />
* {{e|6ACV10}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Decapodians&diff=66917Decapodians2010-08-17T11:22:16Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Parenting */</p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name=Decapodians<br />
|image=[[File:Decapodians.jpg|225px]]<br />
|homeworld=[[Decapod 10]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
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The '''Decapodians''' are a race of sentient lobster-like creatures, originating from [[Decapod 10]]. The importance of the Decapodians on ''[[Futurama]]'' stems from [[Dr. Zoidberg]] being a member of the species.<br />
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Decapodian society is often pictured in contrast to [[Earth]]. The Decapodians are ruled by the [[Decapodian Emperor]]. And while many indications of their society seems to suggest a totalitarian government, even though they have a democratic process.<br />
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== Society ==<br />
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=== Culture ===<br />
Decapodian culture shows the traits of being authoritarian and they seem to be strict beings, who do not welcome change to their society. Despite the authoritarian sense in the species' members, many of them are known to flock to other worlds, perhaps in search of a less strict society. It can be assumed that Decapodian society isn't strict in format, but essence of its authoritarianism is uncanny, and as a result the sense stems to its citizens.<br />
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[[File:Decapodian Vehicle.jpg|right|thumb|A Decapodian sedan]]<br />
Decapodians live in buildings made of packed sand. Much of their infrastructure is based upon sea-based material and imagery. Decapodians often settle matters of honour and lesser matters such as whether abbreviations count in Scrabble during their ritual of [[Claw-Plach]], a battle to the death before an audience.<br />
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=== Parenting ===<br />
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Parenting is perhaps one of the more complicated parts of Decapodian culture. And while clues are revealed during the course of the series, it remains unclear how exactly the parent-child combination works in Decapodian society.<br />
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In "[[Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?]]", it is revealed that when Decapodians passed on their genes, they die. But in order for the establishment of Decapodian society to make any sense, a former generation (or more generations) must remain behind to take care of the offspring, in order to teach them with the cultures of society, which means that Decapodian society must have a regular "reboot" of society. (this would mean that all decapodians are exactly the same age, except the ones who stayed behind to look after the offspring)<br />
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Further evidence are introduced in "[[That's Lobstertainment!]]", when Zoidberg mentions to [[Harold Zoid]], that he is the boy of Norm, Sam and Sadie. The "mother" shown in "[[A Taste of Freedom]]" can be assumed to be a parental figure, rather than Zoidberg's actual biological mother (who he could never have known, especially since she notes that his parents are in graves). A possible explanation can be that Norm, Sam and Sadie are all parental figures, who took care of Zoidberg among others. An alternative explanation is that two of the "parents" are his actual biological figures, and the last is his parental figure; either "Sadie" or "Sam[antha]".<br />
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=== Politics ===<br />
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Politics in Decapodian society seems at best complex. They are known to have an Emperor, but at the same time, they have a democratic process to elect new leaders. It is also possible that the elections are essentially a show for the citizens.<br />
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Despite the chain of leadership, Decapodian ambassadors are allowed to declare war upon other governments and lead the wars. For instance, [[Ambassador Mervin]] lead the war against Earth in [[3003]]. The [[Decapodian Army]]'s foremost advantage is their warships, but these unfortunately are expensive, so replacements for the warships, such as the [[Mobile Oppression Palace]] are built to maintain the oppression of newly conquered worlds. Unfortunately for Decapod 10, Dr. Zoidberg destroyed the Mobile Oppression Palace that was in place on Earth.<br />
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== Anatomy ==<br />
[[File:Decapodian Organs.jpg|right|thumb|Decapodian Organs]]<br />
Like lobsters or crabs on Earth, Decapodians have no bones. Instead they have an exoskeleton&mdash;a hard, chitinous shell which gives their body the rigidity needed to move about. These shells&mdash;like seemingly most of their other organs&mdash;are not an integral part of the body, but are moulted and replaced when they grow too large ([[Amazon Women in the Mood|3ACV01]]). They may vary in colour from pink, red, or brown, and all hues in between. They have claws instead of hands and feet, and have a row of four small finger-like flaps that cover their mouths. The thorax has three ridges, possibly containing orifices, and ink pouches are set in the armpits. A blowhole is set on top of the head, and the males possess a decorative fin in the same place that can be erected at will in times of the mating frenzy. Internal organs are numerous and seem to be vestigial or redundant. There are, among others, four hearts, a gas bladder, an "empathy" bladder, a stink gland, two stomachs, one containing fresh water and the other containing salt water (vomiting from both of them is a sign of happiness), gonads in their necks, and a tiny brain in their rump, which takes over during the mating frenzy. Apparently Decapodians are very strong, and their claws are sharp enough to cut steel bars and similarly hard things (but not diamond filaments). Decapodians are cold-blooded, the blood appears to be light purple in colour. They also have an organ that gives off foul odors when they become bored.<br />
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=== Life Cycle ===<br />
Decapodians go through many different stages during their lives. Starting off as tiny larvae in a puddle, they progress through no less than a dozen forms. ([[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|4ACV09]]) In their "Coral Form" their siblings bud off. In their mature form, Decapodians are bipedal humanoids.<br />
[[File:Decapodian Life Cycle.jpg|center|600px]]<br />
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=== Pearls ===<br />
[[File:Decapodian Warships.jpg|thumb|right|Decapodian Warships]]<br />
Like many Earth mollusks, Decapodians create pearls when irritants are introduced into their throats. These pearls are blue in appearance and can be used to make jewelry. ([[Bendin' in the Wind|3ACV03]])<br />
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=== Reproduction ===<br />
As with life on Earth, female Decapodians carry eggs, which are fertilized by the males. Like many sea creatures, their survival strategy is to produce massive numbers of offspring, rather than to protect a small number of children until adulthood. Decapodians have no concept of love, and enter into relationships only for reproduction. When their mating season arrives, each male attempts to attract a female with an erotic display in the same place as the humans does their erotic display&mdash;the beach. Successful couples will participate in the mating frenzy. After participating in the frenzy, they die a gruesome death. This brings into question how Zoidberg knew his parents, but not enough is known to draw any conclusions (i.e., they may have been adoptive parents from another generation). Zoidberg also states that he is "Norm and Sam and Sadie's boy" ([[That's Lobstertainment!|3ACV08]]), which implies Decapodians may have three parents, whether that be one biological and two adoptive or some other combination (or all biological), however it may also be coincidence, that three Decapodians picked up Zoidberg, which may also suggest that some children are taken care of, after they return to shore.it may also be that two parents are biological, and one adoptive who didn't get the chance to mate. Nevertheless, one of Zoidberg's memories showed him with a mother figure when he was a young humanoid ([[A Taste of Freedom|4ACV05]])<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
[[File:Decapodian Weapons.jpg|right|thumb|Decapodian Weapons]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg]]<br />
*[[Edna]]<br />
*[[Harold Zoid]]<br />
*[[Ambassador Mervin]]<br />
*[[Hugh Man]]<br />
*[[Decapodian Emperor]]<br />
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== Additional Information ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*"Decapod" means "having 10 feet"&mdash;a common trait of crustaceans, though one the Decapodians lack in their mature, bipedal forms.<br />
*While they are confirmed to die after mating with each other, [[Yivo]] was able to mate with them without causing any known deaths. This suggests that they may be able to mate with members of other species without it resulting in their death.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Dr. Zoidberg''': Fry, it's been years since medical school, so remind me. Disembowelling in your species: Fatal or non-fatal?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Decapodian Emperor''': Once invoked, the sacred tradition of Claw-Plach can not be taken back. It is a recent tradition, only 18 years old, but it is a tradition nonetheless.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
''Note: Not all episodes featuring Zoidberg are listed, only episodes showing other Decapodians, or those revealing new information about the race.''<br />
*{{e|1ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV06}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV13}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV08}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV13}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV19}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV09}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
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[[Category:Alien species]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Crimes_of_the_Hot&diff=66169Crimes of the Hot2010-08-10T20:34:06Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Goofs */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Crimes of the Hot<br />
|no=62<br />
|image=[[File:Crimes of the Hot.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=Bender shows the turtle he rescued to his friends, who can't stand the heat<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=5<br />
|number=4ACV08<br />
|caption=Known to cause insanity in laboratory mice<br />
|first aired=10 November, 2002<br />
|written by=Aaron Ehasz<br />
|directed by=Peter Avanzino<br />
|title reference=The film ''Crimes of the Heart''.<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=Much Ado About Mutton<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|broadcast number=S05E01<br />
|special guest=[[Al Gore]]<br />
|prev ep=Jurassic Bark<br />
|next ep=Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles<br />
|broad prev=Where No Fan Has Gone Before<br />
|broad next=Jurassic Bark<br />
}}<br />
"'''Crimes of the Hot'''" is the sixty-second episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the eighth of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the first of the [[Broadcast season 5|fifth broadcast season]]. It aired 10 November, 2002 on FOX. It guest stars [[Al Gore]] as himself in a [[Head Jars|jar]]. The method for combating [[global warming]] is in need of renewal, Al Gore arranges a climate conference in [[Kyoto]], Japan, where [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] reveals the cause of global warming.<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
=== Act I: "This could mean the end of the Banana Daquiri as we know it!...Also life." ===<br />
The city of [[New New York]] is haunted by a heat wave, and the [[Planet Express]] crew intend to go swimming in an outdoor pool. Unfortunately [[Nibbler]] drinks the water all in one go and then burps out a cloud of chlorine, nearly poisoning everyone but [[Bender]], who is merely seriously corroded. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] shows them a movie, [[Educational Films#None Like it Hot!|"Global Warming, or None Like it Hot!"]], in which the phenomenon of [[global warming]] is explained in a strange 1950s style, and the solution to counter it - dropping a giant ice cube into the ocean every now and then. It now seems that the time has come for this measure, as [[Richard Nixon's head]] calls for the crew to fly to [[Halley's Comet]] to obtain the necessary ice. As they arrive there, however, they learn that the ice resources of the comet are depleted, leaving [[Earth]] with a serious problem.<br />
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=== Act II: "Morbo is pleased, but sticky!" ===<br />
Earth is now experiencing the effects of intense global warming. The polar icecaps melt, causing floods, and the intense heat is making African turtles migrate to Holland. Bender travels there to help and bring back with him a turtle that has fallen on its back, out of sympathy - because they share the same weakness: Bender cannot get up either when he lies on his back. This fact is immediately tested to the extreme by the crew and proves to be true. Meanwhile, a [[Civil Defense Van]] comes and announces a scientific conference called to [[Kyoto]] to solve the problem of global warming by the combined brainpower of Earth's scientific community. The Professor seems very reluctant to go, but does so eventually. [[Al Gore]] calls for the saving of Earth and offers a bag of Moon saphires as reward. The first contestant is [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]] who presents his solution for the problem - a giant space-borne parabolic mirror that reflects 40% of all sunlight and thus cools off Earth. However, the mirror is struck by a passing meteorite which causes it to turn and reflect the sun light onto Kyoto, frying part of the conference center away - obviously this is not the optimal solution. The next speaker, though reluctantly, is Professor Farnsworth, who admits that he caused the current global warming problem by creating the alcohol-powered [[Sport-Utility Robot]], the ancestor of all modern robots that cause pollution by burning alcohol and building up greenhouse gases. As a solution, Wernstrom now calls for the destruction of all robots, to the dismay of Bender.<br />
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=== Act III: "Tonight: Great Robot Party, Tomorrow: Great Scrap-Metal Giveaway" ===<br />
Richard Nixon's head is throwing a [[Big Robot Party|party for all robots]] on Earth on the [[Galápagos Islands]], and Bender is attending to it, although he knows it is a trap. All robots on the planet are congregating on the remote island, to be killed by Wernstrom's giant mirror that has been modified to fire a gigantic electromagnetic pulse on the Galápagos Islands. As Bender is telling his favourite turtle of Nixon's plan, the other robots learn of it and a panic ensues. At this moment, the Planet Express Ship with [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and the Professor on board arrives, for the Professor has thought of a solution: all robots must turn their exhaust vents upwards and fire one great blast of exhaust straight up, to move Earth further away from the sun. Every robot must join in, or else it will not work. Every robot obeys, except Bender who has fallen on his back in a scuffle with Preacherbot and can't get up. The huge blast does not have the desired effect at first, and Wernstrom is zeroing his mirror in on Galapágos. Bender then watches his favourite turtle, which lay on its back as well, rock itself upright and copies its maneuver. Then he too joins in in the exhaust blast, and with his help, the blast is strong enough to move the planet. This throws Wernstrom's mirror off target, and the EMP blast misses Earth. For saving Earth and foiling his plan, Richard Nixon's head presents Professor Farnsworth with the Earth's new highest honour - the [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]]. Now that the problem is solved, there is only one thing still to think of - how to name the additional week in the now longer Earth year. It is declared "[[Robot Party Week]]" by the [[President of Earth|President]].<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Tim the Enchanter.jpg|right|thumb|Tim the Enchanter]]<br />
[[File:An Inconvenient Truth.jpg|right|thumb|Al Gore uses a Futurama clip in his movie.]]<br />
* In the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s flashback, Mom's hair is dark grey instead of just grey as in [[Mother's Day|2ACV14]].<br />
* More or less every robot on the show has a little cameo appearance on the Galápagos Islands (with the exception of [[Flexo]], the [[Robot Elders]], and [[Robot Santa Claus]]).<br />
* The horned wizard who is interested in the Moon Sapphires (and subsequently, the opening of the Gate of Garash) is based on Tim the Enchanter from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.<br />
* The "Global Warming or none like it hot!" newsreel in this episode is featured in Al Gore's documentary, '[[An Inconvenient Truth Trailer|An Inconvenient Truth]]'.<br />
* The "Curious Pussycat" sign in Kyoto translates to "I love you more than your mother does".<br />
* Morbo's quote "Windmills do not work that way!" is referenced by the ''Neopets'' virtual item "The Way Windmills Work", with the description: ''Windmills do, in fact, work that way.''<br />
* The scientist with the degree in homeopathic science has his degree from the Evergreen State College, where creator Matt Groening went to college.<br />
* Physics-minded fans have calculated that the professor's plan of pushing the Earth further from the sun, making the year one week longer, would reduce the amount of solar radiation striking the Earth by about 2.5%. Some experts have suggested that this would be enough to halt global warming in its present state.<br />
* Wernstrom's space mirror, by blocking 40% of the sun's rays, would cause a catastrophic ice age.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Linda''': I'm sure those windmills will keept them cool<br />
'''Morbo''': Windmills do not work that way! Good night!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Don't touch my stuff after I'm dead! It's booby-trapped!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': A billion robot's lives are going to be extinguished! Ooh, the Jedis are going to feel this one...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': ''[The chlorine cloud emerges and knocks everyone out.]'' Hahahaha, lightweights! Oh wait, chlorine... ''[Corrodes completely and falls over.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Look, I love life and all its pleasures as much as anyone...except perhaps you, [[Hedonism Bot]]! But we need to be shut off... ''especially'' you, Hedonism Bot!<br />
'''Hedonism Bot''': I apologise for nothing!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': I don't hear any gasping...</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Outside References ===<br />
[[File:Promo 4ACV08.jpg|right|thumb|[[Promotional picture]] for this episode]]<br />
* One of the first robots Farnsworth designed at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]] was based on the [[starwars:Droid|Droid]] [[starwars:C-3PO|C-3PO]] from [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]].<br />
* Later in the episode, the professor says "Ooh, the [[starwars:Jedi|Jedis]] are going to feel this one..."<br />
* The medal ceremony is very reminiscent of the scene in [[starwars:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]].<br />
* The conference at Kyoto is a spoof of the UN climate conference held there.<br />
* Fry's mention about spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on his lap to cool himself off is an allusion to the controversial lawsuit case of an elderly woman who accidentally did just that.<br />
* Curious Pussycat is a parody of Hello Kitty.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
* Seen from space, the exhaust blast from the robots is, in some shots, not coming from Galápagos.<br />
* Somehow it is odd that around the PE building, which is right in downtown New New York at the waterside and therefore close to the ocean, the water has not risen at all with the severe flooding reported on the news.<br />
* It was referenced in [[Xmas Story|an earlier episode]] that global warming was canceled out by nuclear winter.<br />
* The Mirror is over America and cools them despite the fact that they are in Japan.<br />
* The robots would not have pushed Earth into a further circular orbit, they would have pushed Earth into an eliptical orbit, cooling AND heating it, depending on the season.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
* [[Headless body of Agnew]] (debut)<br />
* [[Al Gore]]<br />
* [[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
* [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
* [[Civil Defense Van]] (debut)<br />
* [[Dark Wizard]] (debut)<br />
* [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
* [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
* [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
* [[Joan Rivers' head]]<br />
* [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
* [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
* [[Linda]]<br />
* [[Mom]]<br />
* [[Morbo]]<br />
* [[Nibbler]]<br />
* [[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
* [[Randy Munchnik]]<br />
* [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]]<br />
* [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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=== Robots ===<br />
Essentially every robot that's been seen before (except [[Flexo]], the [[Robot Elders]], and [[Robot Santa Claus]]) is seen in this episode. Besides Bender, among the Robots seen at the Galapagos Island "party" are:<br />
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* [[Barrier Bots]]<br />
* [[Billionaire Bot]]<br />
* [[Boxy Robot]]<br />
* [[Calculon]]<br />
* [[Chain Smoker]]<br />
* [[Clearcutter]]<br />
* [[The Crushinator|Crushinator]]<br />
* [[Daisy Mae 128k]]<br />
* [[Destructor]]<br />
* [[Fatbot]]<br />
* [[Fender]]<br />
* [[Gearshift]]<br />
* The [[Hookerbots]]<br />
* [[Hedonism Bot]] (debut)<br />
* The jacking-on robots from "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]"<br />
* [[Keg Robot]] (debut)<br />
* A [[Killbots|Killbot]]<br />
* [[Lulubelle 7]]<br />
* [[Malfunctioning Eddie]]<br />
* [[Masked Unit]]<br />
* [[Monique]]<br />
* Officer [[URL]]<br />
* [[Oily]]<br />
* The [[Robot Chef]] from "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]"<br />
* The Postman-Bot from "[[A Bicyclops Built for Two]]"<br />
* [[Reverend Lionel Preacherbot]]<br />
* [[Roberto]]<br />
* The Robo-Rooter from the ad in "[[Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?]]"<br />
* [[Robot Demons]]<br />
* [[Robot Devil]]<br />
* The Robot Dog owned by Robot Santa Claus<br />
* The [[Robot Mafia]]<br />
** [[Clamps]]<br />
** [[Donbot]]<br />
** [[Joey Mousepad]]<br />
* [[Sinclair 2K]] (unofficial debut)<br />
* [[Soda Machine Robot]]<br />
* [[Stripperbot]]<br />
* A [[Sunset Squad Robot]]<br />
* The Teenage Popcorn-selling Robot from "[[Raging Bender]]"<br />
* [[Tinny Tim]]<br />
* [[iZac]]<br />
* A robot that resembles the [[Wikipedia:R.O.B.|R.O.B.]] accessory from Nintendo Entertainment system.<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Aaron Ehasz]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Peter Avanzino]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Frank Welker]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Ron Weiner]]<br />
**[[Ken Keeler]]<br />
**[[David Goodman]]<br />
**[[Peter Avanzino]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*Special Guests<br />
**[[Al Gore]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Record-your-own-message_card&diff=66168Record-your-own-message card2010-08-10T20:28:22Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Record-Your-Own-Message Card<br />
|image=[[File:Record-Your-Own-Message Card.jpg|250px]]<br />
|first appear= (maybe) {{e|4ACV08}}<br />
|inventor=<br />
|type={{w|Greeting Card}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Record-Your-Own-Message Card''' is used to congratulate people on anniversaries (birtdays, wedding anniversaries, etc) or simply greet them. [[Fry]] bought [[Leela]] a card for her birthday in [[3010]]. The card has a small camera that allows the user to record the message and usually turns on automatically.<br />
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By [[Timeline|3050]], the Record-Own-Message Card was somehow improved, as Leela considers the one Fry bought her in 3010 to be "old".<br />
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== Use ==<br />
[[File:Happy Birthday to Mew!.jpg|right|thumb|A Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Card]]<br />
People in the [[Timeline|31st century]] are not supposed to use the card the way people in the [[Timeline|21st century]] were. They're not supposed to sign it, but to record a video greeting instead. One can record a greeting video nude, but doesn't have to since it's not mandatory. ([[Amy]], however, has never recorded a non nude greeting video.)<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The "Happy Birthday to Mew!" greeting is a reference to the {{w|Japanese Bobtail|Japanese bobtail cat}} {{w|Hello Kitty}}, a fictional character produced by the Japanese company {{w|Sanrio}}.<br />
*The party invitation [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] sent to every robot on Earth in {{e|4ACV08}}might have been a variation of the card.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I just have to sign Leela's birthday card. How do you spell "XO"?<br />
'''Amy''': Guh! It's a Record-Your-Own-Message Card. You don't sign it. You leave a nude video greeting.<br />
'''Fry''': Does it have to be nude?<br />
'''Amy''': I guess not. That never ocurred to me.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': [Fry's birthday card left by the [[Forward time machine]] hits her.]'' Ow! ''[After regaining composure.]'' How odd. It's one of those old Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Cards.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV08}} (Possibly)<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Record-your-own-message_card&diff=66167Record-your-own-message card2010-08-10T20:28:02Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Record-Your-Own-Message Card<br />
|image=[[File:Record-Your-Own-Message Card.jpg|250px]]<br />
|first appear= (maybe) {{e|4ACV08}}<br />
|inventor=<br />
|type={{w|Greeting Card}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Record-Your-Own-Message Card''' is used to congratulate people on anniversaries (birtdays, wedding anniversaries, etc) or simply greet them. [[Fry]] bought [[Leela]] a card for her birthday in [[3010]]. The card has a small camera that allows the user to record the message and usually turns on automatically.<br />
<br />
By [[Timeline|3050]], the Record-Own-Message Card was somehow improved, as Leela considers the one Fry bought her in 3010 to be "old".<br />
<br />
== Use ==<br />
[[File:Happy Birthday to Mew!.jpg|right|thumb|A Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Card]]<br />
People in the [[Timeline|31st century]] are not supposed to use the card the way people in the [[Timeline|21st century]] were. They're not supposed to sign it, but to record a video greeting instead. One can record a greeting video nude, but doesn't have to since it's not mandatory. ([[Amy]], however, has never recorded a non nude greeting video.)<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The "Happy Birthday to Mew!" greeting is a reference to the {{w|Japanese Bobtail|Japanese bobtail cat}} {{w|Hello Kitty}}, a fictional character produced by the Japanese company {{w|Sanrio}}.<br />
*The party invitation [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] sent to every robot on Earth in {{e|4ACV0}}might have been a variation of the card. <br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I just have to sign Leela's birthday card. How do you spell "XO"?<br />
'''Amy''': Guh! It's a Record-Your-Own-Message Card. You don't sign it. You leave a nude video greeting.<br />
'''Fry''': Does it have to be nude?<br />
'''Amy''': I guess not. That never ocurred to me.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': [Fry's birthday card left by the [[Forward time machine]] hits her.]'' Ow! ''[After regaining composure.]'' How odd. It's one of those old Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Cards.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV08}} (Possibly)<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Record-your-own-message_card&diff=66166Record-your-own-message card2010-08-10T20:26:44Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Record-Your-Own-Message Card<br />
|image=[[File:Record-Your-Own-Message Card.jpg|250px]]<br />
|first appear= (maybe) {{e|4ACV01}}<br />
|inventor=<br />
|type={{w|Greeting Card}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Record-Your-Own-Message Card''' is used to congratulate people on anniversaries (birtdays, wedding anniversaries, etc) or simply greet them. [[Fry]] bought [[Leela]] a card for her birthday in [[3010]]. The card has a small camera that allows the user to record the message and usually turns on automatically.<br />
<br />
By [[Timeline|3050]], the Record-Own-Message Card was somehow improved, as Leela considers the one Fry bought her in 3010 to be "old".<br />
<br />
== Use ==<br />
[[File:Happy Birthday to Mew!.jpg|right|thumb|A Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Card]]<br />
People in the [[Timeline|31st century]] are not supposed to use the card the way people in the [[Timeline|21st century]] were. They're not supposed to sign it, but to record a video greeting instead. One can record a greeting video nude, but doesn't have to since it's not mandatory. ([[Amy]], however, has never recorded a non nude greeting video.)<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The "Happy Birthday to Mew!" greeting is a reference to the {{w|Japanese Bobtail|Japanese bobtail cat}} {{w|Hello Kitty}}, a fictional character produced by the Japanese company {{w|Sanrio}}.<br />
*The party invitation [[Richard Nixon's Head|Nixon]] sent to every robot on Earth in {{e|4ACV01}}might have been a variation of the card. <br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I just have to sign Leela's birthday card. How do you spell "XO"?<br />
'''Amy''': Guh! It's a Record-Your-Own-Message Card. You don't sign it. You leave a nude video greeting.<br />
'''Fry''': Does it have to be nude?<br />
'''Amy''': I guess not. That never ocurred to me.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': [Fry's birthday card left by the [[Forward time machine]] hits her.]'' Ow! ''[After regaining composure.]'' How odd. It's one of those old Record-Your-Own-Message Birthday Cards.</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}} (Possibly)<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Birthing_machine&diff=65985Birthing machine2010-08-07T16:11:31Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Birthing machine<br />
|image = [[File:Birthing machine.png|225px]]<br />
|creator = [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
|usage = For rebirthing or birthing.<br />
|first appear = {{e|6ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:6ACV01 concept art, birthing art of the birthing machine]]<br />
The '''birthing machine''' is a creation of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], used to rebirth the crew members after the crash that occurred after they emerged through the [[Panama Wormhole]] in [[season 6]]. It uses stem cells (extracted from adults that the Professor killed for their stem cells) to regenerate the bodies of the damaged crew. Oddly enough, the machine can also restore robots, Decapodians and Amphibiosans.<br />
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== Additional info ==<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
<br />
* {{e|89}}<br />
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[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Thubanian_flying_saucer&diff=65941Thubanian flying saucer2010-08-07T11:14:02Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Appearances */</p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Thubanian flying saucer<br />
|image=[[File:Thubanian flying saucer.jpg|250px]]<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV08}}<br />
|inventor=[[Thubanians]]<br />
|type=Flying saucer<br />
|use=Planetary invasions<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Thubanian flying saucer''' allows the user to fly through space, as do most of the known spaceships in [[Universe A]]. It was probably invented by the [[Thubanians|Thubanian]] top scientists. The saucer is mostly pink, but its windows are blue. It resembles the head of a cat.<br />
<br />
The Thubanians used it to transport themselves to [[Earth]] in July of [[3010]]. Once comfortable in the [[Planet Express headquarters]], they started enslaving the crew. [[Amy]] and [[Nibbler]], who weren't affected by the cats' cute abilities, mentioned the saucer as proof for the [[Thubanian leader|Thubanian leader's]] evilness. Unfortunately, as everyone else had been brainwashed, nobody cared.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Is summoned by meowing the "Meow Mix" jingle.<br />
*Was kept in the [[Planet Express]] hangar when the Thubanians invaded Earth.<br />
*Is a reference to the 1978 film ''{{w|The Cat From Outer Space}}''.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Amy''': The cat is evil! We have proof.<br />
'''Nibbler''': It was summoning a saucer.<br />
'''The Professor''': Of course it wanted a saucer, you idiot! A saucer of "cweam".</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV08}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Technology]]<br />
[[Category:Ships]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Lord_Nibbler&diff=65811Lord Nibbler2010-08-06T18:29:13Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Nibbler<br />
|type=s<br />
|image=[[File:Nibbler.jpg|225px]]<br />
|species=[[Nibblonians|Nibblonian]]<br />
|origin=[[Planet Eternium]]<br />
|age=3285<ref>{{cite dvd| volume=Two |disc=2 |where=DVD menu}}</ref><br />{{age 5}} ([[I Second That Emotion|assumed]])<br />
|voiced by=Frank Welker<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Lord Nibbler.jpg|thumb|left|Lord Nibbler]]<br />
[[File:Nibbler in his real naval uniform.jpg|thumb|left|Nibbler in his real naval uniform]]<br />
Lord '''Nibbler''' is a member of a proud and ancient race, the [[Nibblonians]]. He is over a thousand years old, and was responsible for pushing [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] into the [[Applied Cryogenics|cryogenic tube]] and sending him to the year 3000. Nibbler was stationed on [[Vergon 6]] until [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] discovered him there and instantly fell for his cuteness. Despite the fact that he is now Nibblonian Ambassador on [[Earth]], he used to have to hide his intelligence and pose as Leela's pet, so as to be close to Fry. Nibblers purpose is to watch over Fry, who is the Nibblonian's "Mighty One", as well as "The Other", believed to be Leela. Nibbler is not his true name, for this one would take too long to pronounce properly, or so he claims. While at [[Planet Express]] he generally wears only a red cape, small yellow shoes and diapers. In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' he revealed his true nature to the crew during a failed attempt to avert disaster and on seeing the formation of [[Anomaly|a tear in the time-space continuum]] he escaped the universe by swallowing himself. He returned in ''[[Bender's Game]]'' after [[Yivo]] was gone, but how it is unknown. He is kidnapped by Mom's sons and inprisoned in Mom's dark matter farm with hundreds of other [[Nibblonians]]. After this he doesn't wipe the crew's memories and is now considered a member of the crew, though [[Leela]] still treats him like a pet.<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*If you look closely, you can see [[Nibbler's shadow]] under Fry's chair when Fry falls into the tube. ([[Space Pilot 3000|1ACV01]])<br />
**In [[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]], when Fry misses the freezer by an inch in the alternate future the [[What-If Machine]] shows, Nibbler's shadow is gone, though this may be why Fry doesn't go to the future.<br />
**However, in [[The Why of Fry|4ACV10]], when Fry tries to cross Nibbler and eventually decides to let himself be sent to the future after all, there are two shadows under the desk - those of Nibbler and Fry (seen earlier in [[Jurassic Bark|4ACV07]]).<br />
*Nibbler's spaceship, parked inside a container in the Planet Express building's neighbourhood, is just big enough to accept him and an adult human in extremely cramped conditions - if Nibbler scootches up his seat, that is.<br />
*Nibbler's right fang broke in "[[I Second that Emotion]]" when he chewed at Bender's butt, it was replaced by a tooth of the [[Vet Jeffrey Grant|veterinarian]] that he lost while trying to persuade a jaguar to let go of one of his teeth.<br />
**Supposedly the rings on his tooth indicated his age. This, at least in human time, is disproved, as he is over 1,000 years old, and there were only 5 rings.<br />
*The [[Dark Matter]] he excretes was used to fuel the [[Planet Express Ship]].<br />
*He told Fry he would help him win Leela's heart, but apparently has done nothing to do so. However, this may very well be unnecessary now.<br />
*He comes in the [[Toynami_Futurama_Figures|Toynami action figure line]] as an one of the Professor's accessories.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': But I know you in the future, I clean your poop!<br />
'''Nibbler''': Possible, my people live long and are celebrated poopers.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': The poop-eradication is but one aspect of your importance.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I did do the nasty in the pasty.<br />
'''Nibbler''': Yes, that past nastification is what gives you your special powers</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': Alas, our kitten-class attack ships were no match for [[Scammer Aliens|their]] mighty chairs.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': The universe is doomed. Doomed!<br />
'''Fry''': Can I pull up my pants now?<br />
'''Nibbler''': DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': Everyone out of the universe, quick!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': Stop you fools!<br />
'''Leela''': Nibbler! You--you can talk?<br />
'''Nibbler''': I can do more than talk; I can pontificate!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': We must remove the time-tattoo as quickly and painlessly as possible!<br />
''[Cut to Fry's apartment. Fry is on the sofa screaming in agony while the Professor, Bender and [[Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate|Bubblegum Tate]] hold him down. Leela and Lars keep watch and the doors. They see the Scammer Aliens approaching]''<br />
'''Lars''': Quick, they're coming!<br />
''[Nibbler finishes lasering the tattoo off Fry's butt.]''<br />
'''Nibbler''': The tatoo is gone. I saved the space-time continuum and 40% of your rectum.<br />
''[Everyone cheers.]''<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': That's all you need!</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV01}} (as a shadow)<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV06}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV09}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV09}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV13}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV08}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV14}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|3}}<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV08}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV12}}<br />
*{{g|1}}<br />
*{{clink|US#002|...But Deliver Us to Evil!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#003|The Owner of Mars Attacks!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#006|Xmas Time Is Fear}}<br />
*{{clink|US#007|New Year's Rockin' Evil}}<br />
*{{clink|US#031|As the Wormhole Turns}}<br />
*{{clink|US#042|Homeward Boned}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X01|Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X02|Liquid Diamond Is Forever!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X03|Slaves of New New York!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}<br />
{{appear-end}}<br />
<br />
=== References ===<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Aliens]]<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Dr._Amy_Wong&diff=65809Dr. Amy Wong2010-08-06T18:22:36Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Doctor Amy Wong<br />
|image=[[File:Amy Wong.jpg|225px]]<br />
|type=p<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Mars]]<br />
|age={{age|2979|8|4}}<br />
|birth date=4 August, 2979<br />
|voiced by=Lauren Tom<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|job=Long-term Intern at [[Planet Express]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Doctor Amy Wong''' is a human from [[Mars]] who is of Chinese descent, sole heir to half the planet, and a Doctor of Applied Physics. She is a primary character and is known as a klutz and socialite.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
<br />
Amy is friendly and easily gets along with others but she is also a bit of a klutz. She has attracted a fair few men in her time, most notably [[Kif Kroker]] whom she marries. However Amy also appears to have some level of vanity and is concerned about her appearance. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with y is a [[Turanga Leela]], the only other female at Planet Express, and often accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman. However they are friends nevertheless. As shown in {{e|6ACV08}} Amy is an extremely intelligent young woman.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Amy - Junior Champion.png|right|thumb|Mini-golf junior champion]]<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
Amy Wong was raised by her parents, [[Leo and Inez Wong|Leo and Inez]], on [[Wong Ranch]], a buggalo farm that covers the entire western hemisphere of Mars. During her teenage years she had a weight problem, but enjoyed the perks that come from having rich parents such as having multiple ponies and a pet [[Betsy|buggalo]]. In her spare time Amy took up miniature golf in an attempt to impress her father, becoming a champion in tournaments.<br />
<br />
=== Mars University and an Internship ===<br />
Joining [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]]'s student body, thanks to a donation from her parents, Amy began an engineering degree and joined the family sorority, Kappa Kappa Wong. While studying at MU she took an internship at [[Planet Express]], a company owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], one of her teachers. While the job involves engineering work, Amy would occasionally join the delivery crew on the [[Planet Express Ship|ship]], learning how to fly it and control the winch in order [[The Series Has Landed|to save]] the current crew.<br />
<br />
=== A chance meeting ===<br />
On [[A Flight to Remember|a company vacation]] aboard the [[Titanic]] Amy claimed to have a boyfriend. Fortunately for her, this ruse ended shortly before evacuating, and her parents finally set her up with someone she liked; the ship's new captain [[Kif Kroker]]. After being dropped off back at Planet Express by her [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] love interest, he became too nervous to talk to her and instead began calling and hanging up, which he did for an entire year. They also managed to avoid seeing each other during his brief stint as the company's ship's First Mate. Amy moved on and resumed dating other men, including [[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|a short term romance]] with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], which ended with his head surgically attached to her body. Fortunately, his body was soon repaired and the head was put back in place.<br />
<br />
Eventually, after one of Kif's failed phone calls, [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] used the couple for a chance to get close to [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]. Zapp crashed and burned, taking the restaurant-ship with him, but [[Kif-Amy relationship|Kif and Amy's relationship]] managed to begin anew. Despite having introduced them, Amy's parents did not approve of Kif when she brought him home for [[Mars Day]] and although he later saved her life when she was kidnapped by the [[Native Martians]], they didn't believe it.<br />
<br />
=== Long distance relationship ===<br />
Due to Kif's [[DOOP|career]], the couple were forced to maintain the relationship long distance. Amy spent this time at work, [[Bendin' in the Wind|following a band on tour]] and becoming an honourary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]] but eventually decided to sneak on board the Planet Express ship and steal it while the crew was sleeping. This rendezvous led to Kif's impregnation, which almost split the couple up, but once it became clear that they would remain in a swamp for twenty years to develop into children, she came around. Not too long after this she [[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|became a child again]] herself due to an accident at a health spa, and may have come out of the experience slightly younger than where she started. They continued to date, [[Three Hundred Big Boys|spending the day on a paddle plane]] or spending the night at a reception for the silk surplus.<br />
<br />
=== Fonfon Rubok ===<br />
[[File:Fonfon Rubok.png|right|thumb|Amy's and Kif's Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
In the following years Amy had grown her hair long until it was burned down to the previous length by [[Bender]]. Soon after became one of many victims of [[Scammer Aliens|scammers]] who took control of the whole of planet [[Earth]]. After the planet was reclaimed, Amy and Kif had a [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]] the marriage fell apart soon after, when Kif was killed by Zapp's incompetence. He was brought back, but after learning that she and Zapp had spent a night together, he left her.<br />
<br />
=== The golfing feminist ===<br />
Having long sought the approval of her father, she initially defended him against Leela for his views on women but eventually couldn't take the criticism, joining the [[Feministas]] to get back at him. The group's history leads to their arrest, but they are broken out by Bender and after Leo's plan is foiled, she is reunited with Kif as they and her co-workers escape from Zapp down a wormhole.<br />
<br />
=== Proposition Infinity ===<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being [[Rebirth|rebirthed]], Amy has a long fight with Kif that leads to their break-up when he cannot stand her flirting with bad boys. Supporting this theory, Amy starts a [[robosexuality|robosexual]] relationship with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], and they decide to marry and votes to [[Proposition Infinity|legalize robosexual marriage]]. However Bender leaves her upon realising she wants a monogomous wedding, and she returns to Kif, who now has turned a bad boy for her.<br />
<br />
=== Doctor of Applied Physics ===<br />
In 3010, after working as an intern for twelve years, Amy presents her thesis to the Professors at [[Mar University]]. She fails to get her doctorate the first time, but it is revealed that [[Professor Morris Katz]], one of the Professors that failed her, was actually an alien cat who stole the [[Earth]]'s rotational energy. Amy uses her knowledge in Applied Physics to solve the problem by having the Earth rotate in the opposite direction and becomes a Doctor in Physics.<br />
<br />
== Family ==<br />
*[[Leo and Inez Wong]] - parents<br />
*[[Sir Reginald Wong]], Leo's paternal ancestor who bought [[Mars]] from its native with a [[Giant Diamond|bead]]<br />
*Hundreds of Kif's unnamed children (adoptive; Leela is the mother)<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]] - [[coinage#F|Fonfon Ru]], or husband (''see [[Kif-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
**Kif's entire [[Kif Kroker#Family|family]] through [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Amy promo.png|right|thumb|Amy Wong]]<br />
*Amy is a notorious klutz. She loses things, is the victim/cause of many accidents, and frequently falls over or trips on things.<br />
*Before she met Kif, Amy had many boyfriends and often made Leela jealous or angry of her looks.<br />
*At Mars U., Amy was a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Wong and was an engineering student of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]].<br />
*On two occasions, she has had a relationship with [[Fry]]. (''see [[Fry-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*Despite being socially aware and 'bubbly', she is a bit of a ditz and suffers from her own naivete (physically and socially) in many episodes.<br />
*Amy speaks Yeti.<br />
*When she gets mad or frustrated, she is actually speaking Cantonese (Chinese Dialect).<br />
*She is an honorary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]].<br />
*Only staff member not seen in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]].<br />
*Has several tattoos at various places, including at least four [[Talking Tattoo|talking tattoos]] (one on her upper right arm and three presumably on her buttock (she also has a tatto of [[Inez Wong|her mother]] on her ass) one of which neighs like a horse) and one [[Amy's Obscene Tattoo|obscene tattoo]] on her left upper arm, which cannot be viewed on a standard definition TV.<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. This is probably the only reason Professor Farnsworth keeps her around. ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Has a pet [[Buggalo]] named [[Betsy]].<br />
*An alternate version of her named [[Gynecaladriel]] appeared in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Her email is awong79@marslink.web, suggesting she is born in 2979.<br />
*Is highly allergic to cats.<br />
*Has a doctorate in Applied Physics.<br />
<br />
=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Amy doesn't have a specific catchphrase, but frequently spouts futuristic slang in place of common modern colloqiualisms, the most common being one that replaces "Duh!".<br />
Variations include:<br />
*Guh! ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]), ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Fishful of Dollars|1ACV06]])<br />
*Buh! ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Clone of My Own|2ACV10]])<br />
*Fluh! ([[Xmas Story|2ACV04]])<br />
*Spluh! ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|2ACV07]]), ([[The Farnsworth Parabox|4ACV15]]), ([[Bender's Big Score Part 1|5ACV01]])<br />
*Abraca-Duh! ([[Anthology of Interest II|3ACV18]])<br />
*Guh-oh. ([[Proposition Infinity|6ACV04]])<br />
<br />
In the same vein, Amy also routinely utters variations on the word "Sheesh!", for example, "Spleesh!" Being the only young, hip character on the show, this constantly shifting slang is obviously a nod to the constantly changing "cool things to say" that pop culture tosses around and then tosses aside over time.<br />
<br />
Also, whenever she falls or slips, she screams and the same soundbite is used each time. The sound of something breaking usually follows.<br />
She also frequently comments on Leela's looks or hygiene in a very tactless, catty and often insulting way.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Congratulations, Fry, you snagged the perfect girlfriend. Amy's rich, she's probably got other characteristics...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Sporty go-cart, Leela, so hip and sexy. Not like you at all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Ew, pukeatronic!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Oh, so this is where you shop for your boots.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey, let's go car shopping! My parents said if I got all B's they'd buy me a bar. And I got all C's!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey Professor, what's all this scrumpf blorking out of the machine?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Spam, Spam... Hi, How Are You? Ooh, that must be from Kiffy.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': No spluh, why do you think I'm sitting over here in the stink-free zone?</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
While Amy appears in most episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Amy|A plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Amy|B plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Dr._Amy_Wong&diff=65808Dr. Amy Wong2010-08-06T18:18:32Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Personality */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Doctor Amy Wong<br />
|image=[[File:Amy Wong.jpg|225px]]<br />
|type=p<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Mars]]<br />
|age={{age|2979|8|4}}<br />
|birth date=4 August, 2979<br />
|voiced by=Lauren Tom<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|job=Long-term Intern at [[Planet Express]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Doctor Amy Wong''' is a human from [[Mars]] who is of Chinese descent, sole heir to half the planet, and a Doctor of Applied Physics. She is a primary character and is known as a klutz and socialite.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
<br />
Amy is friendly and easily gets along with others but she is also a bit of a klutz. She has attracted a fair few men in her time, most notably [[Kif Kroker]] whom she marries. However Amy also appears to have some level of vanity and is concerned about her appearance. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with y is a [[Turanga Leela]], the only other female at Planet Express, and often accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman. However they are friends nevertheless. As shown in {{e|6ACV08}} Amy is an extremely intelligent young woman.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Amy - Junior Champion.png|right|thumb|Mini-golf junior champion]]<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
Amy Wong was raised by her parents, [[Leo and Inez Wong|Leo and Inez]], on [[Wong Ranch]], a buggalo farm that covers the entire western hemisphere of Mars. During her teenage years she had a weight problem, but enjoyed the perks that come from having rich parents such as having multiple ponies and a pet [[Betsy|buggalo]]. In her spare time Amy took up miniature golf in an attempt to impress her father, becoming a champion in tournaments.<br />
<br />
=== Mars University and an Internship ===<br />
Joining [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]]'s student body, thanks to a donation from her parents, Amy began an engineering degree and joined the family sorority, Kappa Kappa Wong. While studying at MU she took an internship at [[Planet Express]], a company owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], one of her teachers. While the job involves engineering work, Amy would occasionally join the delivery crew on the [[Planet Express Ship|ship]], learning how to fly it and control the winch in order [[The Series Has Landed|to save]] the current crew.<br />
<br />
=== A chance meeting ===<br />
On [[A Flight to Remember|a company vacation]] aboard the [[Titanic]] Amy claimed to have a boyfriend. Fortunately for her, this ruse ended shortly before evacuating, and her parents finally set her up with someone she liked; the ship's new captain [[Kif Kroker]]. After being dropped off back at Planet Express by her [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] love interest, he became too nervous to talk to her and instead began calling and hanging up, which he did for an entire year. They also managed to avoid seeing each other during his brief stint as the company's ship's First Mate. Amy moved on and resumed dating other men, including [[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|a short term romance]] with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], which ended with his head surgically attached to her body. Fortunately, his body was soon repaired and the head was put back in place.<br />
<br />
Eventually, after one of Kif's failed phone calls, [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] used the couple for a chance to get close to [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]. Zapp crashed and burned, taking the restaurant-ship with him, but [[Kif-Amy relationship|Kif and Amy's relationship]] managed to begin anew. Despite having introduced them, Amy's parents did not approve of Kif when she brought him home for [[Mars Day]] and although he later saved her life when she was kidnapped by the [[Native Martians]], they didn't believe it.<br />
<br />
=== Long distance relationship ===<br />
Due to Kif's [[DOOP|career]], the couple were forced to maintain the relationship long distance. Amy spent this time at work, [[Bendin' in the Wind|following a band on tour]] and becoming an honourary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]] but eventually decided to sneak on board the Planet Express ship and steal it while the crew was sleeping. This rendezvous led to Kif's impregnation, which almost split the couple up, but once it became clear that they would remain in a swamp for twenty years to develop into children, she came around. Not too long after this she [[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|became a child again]] herself due to an accident at a health spa, and may have come out of the experience slightly younger than where she started. They continued to date, [[Three Hundred Big Boys|spending the day on a paddle plane]] or spending the night at a reception for the silk surplus.<br />
<br />
=== Fonfon Rubok ===<br />
[[File:Fonfon Rubok.png|right|thumb|Amy's and Kif's Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
In the following years Amy had grown her hair long until it was burned down to the previous length by [[Bender]]. Soon after became one of many victims of [[Scammer Aliens|scammers]] who took control of the whole of planet [[Earth]]. After the planet was reclaimed, Amy and Kif had a [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]] the marriage fell apart soon after, when Kif was killed by Zapp's incompetence. He was brought back, but after learning that she and Zapp had spent a night together, he left her.<br />
<br />
=== The golfing feminist ===<br />
Having long sought the approval of her father, she initially defended him against Leela for his views on women but eventually couldn't take the criticism, joining the [[Feministas]] to get back at him. The group's history leads to their arrest, but they are broken out by Bender and after Leo's plan is foiled, she is reunited with Kif as they and her co-workers escape from Zapp down a wormhole.<br />
<br />
=== Proposition Infinity ===<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being [[Rebirth|rebirthed]], Amy has a long fight with Kif that leads to their break-up when he cannot stand her flirting with bad boys. Supporting this theory, Amy starts a [[robosexuality|robosexual]] relationship with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], and they decide to marry and votes to [[Proposition Infinity|legalize robosexual marriage]]. However Bender leaves her upon realising she wants a monogomous wedding, and she returns to Kif, who now has turned a bad boy for her.<br />
<br />
=== Doctor of Applied Physics ===<br />
In 3010, after working as an intern for twelve years, Amy presents her thesis to the Professors at [[Mar University]]. She fails to get her doctorate the first time, but it is revealed that [[Professor Morris Katz]], one of the Professors that failed her, was actually an alien cat who stole the [[Earth]]'s rotational energy. Amy uses her knowledge in Applied Physics to solve the problem by having the Earth rotate in the opposite direction and becomes a Doctor in Physics.<br />
<br />
== Family ==<br />
*[[Leo and Inez Wong]] - parents<br />
*[[Sir Reginald Wong]], Leo's paternal ancestor who bought [[Mars]] from its native with a [[Giant Diamond|bead]]<br />
*Hundreds of Kif's unnamed children (adoptive; Leela is the mother)<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]] - [[coinage#F|Fonfon Ru]], or husband (''see [[Kif-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
**Kif's entire [[Kif Kroker#Family|family]] through [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Amy promo.png|right|thumb|Amy Wong]]<br />
*Amy is a notorious klutz. She loses things, is the victim/cause of many accidents, and frequently falls over or trips on things.<br />
*Before she met Kif, Amy had many boyfriends and often made Leela jealous or angry of her looks.<br />
*At Mars U., Amy is a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Wong and is an engineering student of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]].<br />
*On two occasions, she has had a relationship with [[Fry]]. (''see [[Fry-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*Despite being socially aware and 'bubbly', she is a bit of a ditz and suffers from her own naivete (physically and socially) in many episodes.<br />
*Amy speaks Yeti.<br />
*When she gets mad or frustrated, she is actually speaking Cantonese (Chinese Dialect).<br />
*She is an honorary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]].<br />
*Only staff member not seen in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]].<br />
*Has several tattoos at various places, including at least four [[Talking Tattoo|talking tattoos]] (one on her upper right arm and three presumably on her buttock- one of which neighs like a horse) and one [[Amy's Obscene Tattoo|obscene tattoo]] on her left upper arm, which cannot be viewed on a standard definition TV.<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. This is probably the only reason Professor Farnsworth keeps her around. ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Has a pet [[Buggalo]] named [[Betsy]].<br />
*An alternate version of her named [[Gynecaladriel]] appeared in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Her email is awong79@marslink.web, suggesting she is born in 2979.<br />
*Is highly allergic to cats.<br />
*Has a doctorate in Applied Physics.<br />
<br />
=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Amy doesn't have a specific catchphrase, but frequently spouts futuristic slang in place of common modern colloqiualisms, the most common being one that replaces "Duh!".<br />
Variations include:<br />
*Guh! ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]), ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Fishful of Dollars|1ACV06]])<br />
*Buh! ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Clone of My Own|2ACV10]])<br />
*Fluh! ([[Xmas Story|2ACV04]])<br />
*Spluh! ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|2ACV07]]), ([[The Farnsworth Parabox|4ACV15]]), ([[Bender's Big Score Part 1|5ACV01]])<br />
*Abraca-Duh! ([[Anthology of Interest II|3ACV18]])<br />
*Guh-oh. ([[Proposition Infinity|6ACV04]])<br />
<br />
In the same vein, Amy also routinely utters variations on the word "Sheesh!", for example, "Spleesh!" Being the only young, hip character on the show, this constantly shifting slang is obviously a nod to the constantly changing "cool things to say" that pop culture tosses around and then tosses aside over time.<br />
<br />
Also, whenever she falls or slips, she screams and the same soundbite is used each time. The sound of something breaking usually follows.<br />
She also frequently comments on Leela's looks or hygiene in a very tactless, catty and often insulting way.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Congratulations, Fry, you snagged the perfect girlfriend. Amy's rich, she's probably got other characteristics...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Sporty go-cart, Leela, so hip and sexy. Not like you at all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Ew, pukeatronic!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Oh, so this is where you shop for your boots.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey, let's go car shopping! My parents said if I got all B's they'd buy me a bar. And I got all C's!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey Professor, what's all this scrumpf blorking out of the machine?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Spam, Spam... Hi, How Are You? Ooh, that must be from Kiffy.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': No spluh, why do you think I'm sitting over here in the stink-free zone?</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
While Amy appears in most episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Amy|A plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Amy|B plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Dr._Amy_Wong&diff=65807Dr. Amy Wong2010-08-06T18:16:17Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Doctor Amy Wong<br />
|image=[[File:Amy Wong.jpg|225px]]<br />
|type=p<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Mars]]<br />
|age={{age|2979|8|4}}<br />
|birth date=4 August, 2979<br />
|voiced by=Lauren Tom<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|job=Long-term Intern at [[Planet Express]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Doctor Amy Wong''' is a human from [[Mars]] who is of Chinese descent, sole heir to half the planet, and a Doctor of Applied Physics. She is a primary character and is known as a klutz and socialite.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
<br />
Amy is friendly and easily gets along with others but she is also a bit of a klutz. She has attracted a fair few men in her time, most notably [[Kif Kroker]] whom she marries. However Amy also appears to have some level of vanity and is concerned about her appearance. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with [[Turanga Leela]], the only other female at Planet Express, and often accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman. However they are friends nevertheless.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Amy - Junior Champion.png|right|thumb|Mini-golf junior champion]]<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
Amy Wong was raised by her parents, [[Leo and Inez Wong|Leo and Inez]], on [[Wong Ranch]], a buggalo farm that covers the entire western hemisphere of Mars. During her teenage years she had a weight problem, but enjoyed the perks that come from having rich parents such as having multiple ponies and a pet [[Betsy|buggalo]]. In her spare time Amy took up miniature golf in an attempt to impress her father, becoming a champion in tournaments.<br />
<br />
=== Mars University and an Internship ===<br />
Joining [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]]'s student body, thanks to a donation from her parents, Amy began an engineering degree and joined the family sorority, Kappa Kappa Wong. While studying at MU she took an internship at [[Planet Express]], a company owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], one of her teachers. While the job involves engineering work, Amy would occasionally join the delivery crew on the [[Planet Express Ship|ship]], learning how to fly it and control the winch in order [[The Series Has Landed|to save]] the current crew.<br />
<br />
=== A chance meeting ===<br />
On [[A Flight to Remember|a company vacation]] aboard the [[Titanic]] Amy claimed to have a boyfriend. Fortunately for her, this ruse ended shortly before evacuating, and her parents finally set her up with someone she liked; the ship's new captain [[Kif Kroker]]. After being dropped off back at Planet Express by her [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] love interest, he became too nervous to talk to her and instead began calling and hanging up, which he did for an entire year. They also managed to avoid seeing each other during his brief stint as the company's ship's First Mate. Amy moved on and resumed dating other men, including [[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|a short term romance]] with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], which ended with his head surgically attached to her body. Fortunately, his body was soon repaired and the head was put back in place.<br />
<br />
Eventually, after one of Kif's failed phone calls, [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] used the couple for a chance to get close to [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]. Zapp crashed and burned, taking the restaurant-ship with him, but [[Kif-Amy relationship|Kif and Amy's relationship]] managed to begin anew. Despite having introduced them, Amy's parents did not approve of Kif when she brought him home for [[Mars Day]] and although he later saved her life when she was kidnapped by the [[Native Martians]], they didn't believe it.<br />
<br />
=== Long distance relationship ===<br />
Due to Kif's [[DOOP|career]], the couple were forced to maintain the relationship long distance. Amy spent this time at work, [[Bendin' in the Wind|following a band on tour]] and becoming an honourary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]] but eventually decided to sneak on board the Planet Express ship and steal it while the crew was sleeping. This rendezvous led to Kif's impregnation, which almost split the couple up, but once it became clear that they would remain in a swamp for twenty years to develop into children, she came around. Not too long after this she [[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|became a child again]] herself due to an accident at a health spa, and may have come out of the experience slightly younger than where she started. They continued to date, [[Three Hundred Big Boys|spending the day on a paddle plane]] or spending the night at a reception for the silk surplus.<br />
<br />
=== Fonfon Rubok ===<br />
[[File:Fonfon Rubok.png|right|thumb|Amy's and Kif's Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
In the following years Amy had grown her hair long until it was burned down to the previous length by [[Bender]]. Soon after became one of many victims of [[Scammer Aliens|scammers]] who took control of the whole of planet [[Earth]]. After the planet was reclaimed, Amy and Kif had a [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]] the marriage fell apart soon after, when Kif was killed by Zapp's incompetence. He was brought back, but after learning that she and Zapp had spent a night together, he left her.<br />
<br />
=== The golfing feminist ===<br />
Having long sought the approval of her father, she initially defended him against Leela for his views on women but eventually couldn't take the criticism, joining the [[Feministas]] to get back at him. The group's history leads to their arrest, but they are broken out by Bender and after Leo's plan is foiled, she is reunited with Kif as they and her co-workers escape from Zapp down a wormhole.<br />
<br />
=== Proposition Infinity ===<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being [[Rebirth|rebirthed]], Amy has a long fight with Kif that leads to their break-up when he cannot stand her flirting with bad boys. Supporting this theory, Amy starts a [[robosexuality|robosexual]] relationship with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], and they decide to marry and votes to [[Proposition Infinity|legalize robosexual marriage]]. However Bender leaves her upon realising she wants a monogomous wedding, and she returns to Kif, who now has turned a bad boy for her.<br />
<br />
=== Doctor of Applied Physics ===<br />
In 3010, after working as an intern for twelve years, Amy presents her thesis to the Professors at [[Mar University]]. She fails to get her doctorate the first time, but it is revealed that [[Professor Morris Katz]], one of the Professors that failed her, was actually an alien cat who stole the [[Earth]]'s rotational energy. Amy uses her knowledge in Applied Physics to solve the problem by having the Earth rotate in the opposite direction and becomes a Doctor in Physics.<br />
<br />
== Family ==<br />
*[[Leo and Inez Wong]] - parents<br />
*[[Sir Reginald Wong]], Leo's paternal ancestor who bought [[Mars]] from its native with a [[Giant Diamond|bead]]<br />
*Hundreds of Kif's unnamed children (adoptive; Leela is the mother)<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]] - [[coinage#F|Fonfon Ru]], or husband (''see [[Kif-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
**Kif's entire [[Kif Kroker#Family|family]] through [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Amy promo.png|right|thumb|Amy Wong]]<br />
*Amy is a notorious klutz. She loses things, is the victim/cause of many accidents, and frequently falls over or trips on things.<br />
*Before she met Kif, Amy had many boyfriends and often made Leela jealous or angry of her looks.<br />
*At Mars U., Amy is a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Wong and is an engineering student of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]].<br />
*On two occasions, she has had a relationship with [[Fry]]. (''see [[Fry-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*Despite being socially aware and 'bubbly', she is a bit of a ditz and suffers from her own naivete (physically and socially) in many episodes.<br />
*Amy speaks Yeti.<br />
*When she gets mad or frustrated, she is actually speaking Cantonese (Chinese Dialect).<br />
*She is an honorary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]].<br />
*Only staff member not seen in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]].<br />
*Has several tattoos at various places, including at least four [[Talking Tattoo|talking tattoos]] (one on her upper right arm and three presumably on her buttock- one of which neighs like a horse) and one [[Amy's Obscene Tattoo|obscene tattoo]] on her left upper arm, which cannot be viewed on a standard definition TV.<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. This is probably the only reason Professor Farnsworth keeps her around. ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Has a pet [[Buggalo]] named [[Betsy]].<br />
*An alternate version of her named [[Gynecaladriel]] appeared in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Her email is awong79@marslink.web, suggesting she is born in 2979.<br />
*Is highly allergic to cats.<br />
*Has a doctorate in Applied Physics.<br />
<br />
=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Amy doesn't have a specific catchphrase, but frequently spouts futuristic slang in place of common modern colloqiualisms, the most common being one that replaces "Duh!".<br />
Variations include:<br />
*Guh! ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]), ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Fishful of Dollars|1ACV06]])<br />
*Buh! ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Clone of My Own|2ACV10]])<br />
*Fluh! ([[Xmas Story|2ACV04]])<br />
*Spluh! ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|2ACV07]]), ([[The Farnsworth Parabox|4ACV15]]), ([[Bender's Big Score Part 1|5ACV01]])<br />
*Abraca-Duh! ([[Anthology of Interest II|3ACV18]])<br />
*Guh-oh. ([[Proposition Infinity|6ACV04]])<br />
<br />
In the same vein, Amy also routinely utters variations on the word "Sheesh!", for example, "Spleesh!" Being the only young, hip character on the show, this constantly shifting slang is obviously a nod to the constantly changing "cool things to say" that pop culture tosses around and then tosses aside over time.<br />
<br />
Also, whenever she falls or slips, she screams and the same soundbite is used each time. The sound of something breaking usually follows.<br />
She also frequently comments on Leela's looks or hygiene in a very tactless, catty and often insulting way.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Congratulations, Fry, you snagged the perfect girlfriend. Amy's rich, she's probably got other characteristics...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Sporty go-cart, Leela, so hip and sexy. Not like you at all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Ew, pukeatronic!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Oh, so this is where you shop for your boots.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey, let's go car shopping! My parents said if I got all B's they'd buy me a bar. And I got all C's!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey Professor, what's all this scrumpf blorking out of the machine?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Spam, Spam... Hi, How Are You? Ooh, that must be from Kiffy.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': No spluh, why do you think I'm sitting over here in the stink-free zone?</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
While Amy appears in most episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Amy|A plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Amy|B plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Dr._Amy_Wong&diff=65806Dr. Amy Wong2010-08-06T18:15:32Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Doctor. Amy Wong<br />
|image=[[File:Amy Wong.jpg|225px]]<br />
|type=p<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Mars]]<br />
|age={{age|2979|8|4}}<br />
|birth date=4 August, 2979<br />
|voiced by=Lauren Tom<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|job=Long-term Intern at [[Planet Express]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Doctor Amy Wong''' is a human from [[Mars]] who is of Chinese descent, sole heir to half the planet, and a Doctor of Applied Physics. She is a primary character and is known as a klutz and socialite.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
<br />
Amy is friendly and easily gets along with others but she is also a bit of a klutz. She has attracted a fair few men in her time, most notably [[Kif Kroker]] whom she marries. However Amy also appears to have some level of vanity and is concerned about her appearance. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with [[Turanga Leela]], the only other female at Planet Express, and often accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman. However they are friends nevertheless.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Amy - Junior Champion.png|right|thumb|Mini-golf junior champion]]<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
Amy Wong was raised by her parents, [[Leo and Inez Wong|Leo and Inez]], on [[Wong Ranch]], a buggalo farm that covers the entire western hemisphere of Mars. During her teenage years she had a weight problem, but enjoyed the perks that come from having rich parents such as having multiple ponies and a pet [[Betsy|buggalo]]. In her spare time Amy took up miniature golf in an attempt to impress her father, becoming a champion in tournaments.<br />
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=== Mars University and an Internship ===<br />
Joining [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]]'s student body, thanks to a donation from her parents, Amy began an engineering degree and joined the family sorority, Kappa Kappa Wong. While studying at MU she took an internship at [[Planet Express]], a company owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], one of her teachers. While the job involves engineering work, Amy would occasionally join the delivery crew on the [[Planet Express Ship|ship]], learning how to fly it and control the winch in order [[The Series Has Landed|to save]] the current crew.<br />
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=== A chance meeting ===<br />
On [[A Flight to Remember|a company vacation]] aboard the [[Titanic]] Amy claimed to have a boyfriend. Fortunately for her, this ruse ended shortly before evacuating, and her parents finally set her up with someone she liked; the ship's new captain [[Kif Kroker]]. After being dropped off back at Planet Express by her [[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]] love interest, he became too nervous to talk to her and instead began calling and hanging up, which he did for an entire year. They also managed to avoid seeing each other during his brief stint as the company's ship's First Mate. Amy moved on and resumed dating other men, including [[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|a short term romance]] with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], which ended with his head surgically attached to her body. Fortunately, his body was soon repaired and the head was put back in place.<br />
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Eventually, after one of Kif's failed phone calls, [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] used the couple for a chance to get close to [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]. Zapp crashed and burned, taking the restaurant-ship with him, but [[Kif-Amy relationship|Kif and Amy's relationship]] managed to begin anew. Despite having introduced them, Amy's parents did not approve of Kif when she brought him home for [[Mars Day]] and although he later saved her life when she was kidnapped by the [[Native Martians]], they didn't believe it.<br />
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=== Long distance relationship ===<br />
Due to Kif's [[DOOP|career]], the couple were forced to maintain the relationship long distance. Amy spent this time at work, [[Bendin' in the Wind|following a band on tour]] and becoming an honourary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]] but eventually decided to sneak on board the Planet Express ship and steal it while the crew was sleeping. This rendezvous led to Kif's impregnation, which almost split the couple up, but once it became clear that they would remain in a swamp for twenty years to develop into children, she came around. Not too long after this she [[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles|became a child again]] herself due to an accident at a health spa, and may have come out of the experience slightly younger than where she started. They continued to date, [[Three Hundred Big Boys|spending the day on a paddle plane]] or spending the night at a reception for the silk surplus.<br />
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=== Fonfon Rubok ===<br />
[[File:Fonfon Rubok.png|right|thumb|Amy's and Kif's Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
In the following years Amy had grown her hair long until it was burned down to the previous length by [[Bender]]. Soon after became one of many victims of [[Scammer Aliens|scammers]] who took control of the whole of planet [[Earth]]. After the planet was reclaimed, Amy and Kif had a [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]] the marriage fell apart soon after, when Kif was killed by Zapp's incompetence. He was brought back, but after learning that she and Zapp had spent a night together, he left her.<br />
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=== The golfing feminist ===<br />
Having long sought the approval of her father, she initially defended him against Leela for his views on women but eventually couldn't take the criticism, joining the [[Feministas]] to get back at him. The group's history leads to their arrest, but they are broken out by Bender and after Leo's plan is foiled, she is reunited with Kif as they and her co-workers escape from Zapp down a wormhole.<br />
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=== Proposition Infinity ===<br />
After crashing the ship into Earth and being [[Rebirth|rebirthed]], Amy has a long fight with Kif that leads to their break-up when he cannot stand her flirting with bad boys. Supporting this theory, Amy starts a [[robosexuality|robosexual]] relationship with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], and they decide to marry and votes to [[Proposition Infinity|legalize robosexual marriage]]. However Bender leaves her upon realising she wants a monogomous wedding, and she returns to Kif, who now has turned a bad boy for her.<br />
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=== Doctor of Applied Physics ===<br />
In 3010, after working as an intern for twelve years, Amy presents her thesis to the Professors at [[Mar University]]. She fails to get her doctorate the first time, but it is revealed that [[Professor Morris Katz]], one of the Professors that failed her, was actually an alien cat who stole the [[Earth]]'s rotational energy. Amy uses her knowledge in Applied Physics to solve the problem by having the Earth rotate in the opposite direction and becomes a Doctor in Physics.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[Leo and Inez Wong]] - parents<br />
*[[Sir Reginald Wong]], Leo's paternal ancestor who bought [[Mars]] from its native with a [[Giant Diamond|bead]]<br />
*Hundreds of Kif's unnamed children (adoptive; Leela is the mother)<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]] - [[coinage#F|Fonfon Ru]], or husband (''see [[Kif-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
**Kif's entire [[Kif Kroker#Family|family]] through [[coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Amy promo.png|right|thumb|Amy Wong]]<br />
*Amy is a notorious klutz. She loses things, is the victim/cause of many accidents, and frequently falls over or trips on things.<br />
*Before she met Kif, Amy had many boyfriends and often made Leela jealous or angry of her looks.<br />
*At Mars U., Amy is a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Wong and is an engineering student of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]].<br />
*On two occasions, she has had a relationship with [[Fry]]. (''see [[Fry-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*Despite being socially aware and 'bubbly', she is a bit of a ditz and suffers from her own naivete (physically and socially) in many episodes.<br />
*Amy speaks Yeti.<br />
*When she gets mad or frustrated, she is actually speaking Cantonese (Chinese Dialect).<br />
*She is an honorary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]].<br />
*Only staff member not seen in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]].<br />
*Has several tattoos at various places, including at least four [[Talking Tattoo|talking tattoos]] (one on her upper right arm and three presumably on her buttock- one of which neighs like a horse) and one [[Amy's Obscene Tattoo|obscene tattoo]] on her left upper arm, which cannot be viewed on a standard definition TV.<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. This is probably the only reason Professor Farnsworth keeps her around. ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Has a pet [[Buggalo]] named [[Betsy]].<br />
*An alternate version of her named [[Gynecaladriel]] appeared in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Her email is awong79@marslink.web, suggesting she is born in 2979.<br />
*Is highly allergic to cats.<br />
*Has a doctorate in Applied Physics.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Amy doesn't have a specific catchphrase, but frequently spouts futuristic slang in place of common modern colloqiualisms, the most common being one that replaces "Duh!".<br />
Variations include:<br />
*Guh! ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]), ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Fishful of Dollars|1ACV06]])<br />
*Buh! ([[Love's Labours Lost in Space|1ACV04]]), ([[A Clone of My Own|2ACV10]])<br />
*Fluh! ([[Xmas Story|2ACV04]])<br />
*Spluh! ([[Put Your Head on My Shoulder|2ACV07]]), ([[The Farnsworth Parabox|4ACV15]]), ([[Bender's Big Score Part 1|5ACV01]])<br />
*Abraca-Duh! ([[Anthology of Interest II|3ACV18]])<br />
*Guh-oh. ([[Proposition Infinity|6ACV04]])<br />
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In the same vein, Amy also routinely utters variations on the word "Sheesh!", for example, "Spleesh!" Being the only young, hip character on the show, this constantly shifting slang is obviously a nod to the constantly changing "cool things to say" that pop culture tosses around and then tosses aside over time.<br />
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Also, whenever she falls or slips, she screams and the same soundbite is used each time. The sound of something breaking usually follows.<br />
She also frequently comments on Leela's looks or hygiene in a very tactless, catty and often insulting way.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Congratulations, Fry, you snagged the perfect girlfriend. Amy's rich, she's probably got other characteristics...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Sporty go-cart, Leela, so hip and sexy. Not like you at all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Ew, pukeatronic!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Oh, so this is where you shop for your boots.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey, let's go car shopping! My parents said if I got all B's they'd buy me a bar. And I got all C's!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Hey Professor, what's all this scrumpf blorking out of the machine?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Spam, Spam... Hi, How Are You? Ooh, that must be from Kiffy.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': No spluh, why do you think I'm sitting over here in the stink-free zone?</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Amy appears in most episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Amy|A plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Amy|B plots focusing on Amy]]<br />
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[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Flexo&diff=65588Flexo2010-08-05T21:35:06Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Appearances */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Flexo<br />
|type=s<br />
|image=[[File:Flexo.jpg|225px]]<br />
|species=[[Robot]] ([[Bending Units|Bending Unit]])<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV06}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Flexo''' is a [[Bending Unit]] and identical to [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] in every possible respect, except that he has a stylish metal goatee attached. He was built by [[Bender's mother|the same arm]] as Bender and other bending units. The two of them crossed paths when [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] demonstrated an ancient car to his friends and ran Flexo over, he had to be restored by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] and [[Amy Wong|Amy]] in a lengthy operation. Flexo proved to be instrumental in safely delivering the crown of [[Miss Universe Pageant 3001|Miss Universe]] to its destination, but was arrested afterwards because of his similarity with Bender, the real culprit. Flexo later stumbled across Bender's path again when he tried to seduce [[Angleyne]]. He is later seen in "[[Attack of the Killer App]]" during the [[Annual e-Waste Recycling Festival]] in a hazardous waste bin, arguing that [[Bending Units|bending units]] are dangerously outdated. Whether he was actually destroyed or not is yet to be known.<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
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=== Appearance ===<br />
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Flexo, a [[Bending Unit]], is identical to Bender in appearance, as well as most mannerisms. Like Bender, his finish is "Foghat Grey" (as opposed to gold, as explained in "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]"). Even his voice is identical to Bender's, and when the two are forced to fight, the fight is perfectly symmetrical. The sole exception to their identical appearance is the fact that Flexo has a black metal goatee affixed to the base of his head. <br />
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=== Personality ===<br />
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Flexo is similar to Bender in that he often interjects conversations with cruel and cutting remarks, however he is unlike Bender in that he universally follows them up with a hearty laugh, and a compliment to the person at whom the "insult" was directed. For instance, in "[[The Lesser of Two Evils]]", he remarks to Fry that sharing the watch for the [[Jumbonium]] atom was him "8 hours of solid boredom" only to follow with a laugh and "nah I'm kiddin', you're a wonderful man!" While initially it is assumed by Fry, that this is a deceptive personality trait; it later becomes apparent that he is, in fact, genuinely kind.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], identical model<br />
*[[Angleyne]], ex-wife and lover as of "[[Bendless Love]]".<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
===Trivia=== <br />
*Flexo's Serial Number is 3370318, a number expressible as the sum of two cubes (119<sup>3</sup> + 119<sup>3</sup>)<br />
*Flexo was going to appear on "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" but was taken out to avoid confusion with the fans who haven't seen him before<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Flexo''': Whatever it takes to shut your yapper. Nah, I'm just kidding, you're a joker.</poem><br />
<poem>''[After being slapped by Bender.]''<br />
'''Flexo''': Thanks, I appreciate that. Nah, I'm joshing with you, that was quite annoying!</poem><br />
<poem>''[Flexo was just crushed by an unbendable girder.]''<br />
'''Angleyne''': Flexo, are you okay?<br />
'''Flexo''': Sure, never better. [coughs] Nah, I'm yankin' your chain, I'm dying.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [[Flexo]], what are you doing in a hazardous waste bin?<br />
'''Flexo''': Haven't you heard? Us [[Bending Units|bending units]] are dangerously outdated. We overheat, we're radioactive, we cause erectile dysfunc— ''[Bender shuts e-wastebin.]''<br />
'''Farnsworth''': Who were you talking to?<br />
'''Bender''': No one? Your mama? Shut up? Take your pick.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|2ACV06}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV06}} <br />
*{{f|4}} (seen in [[Audience scene|audience]])<br />
*{{e|6ACV03}} (seen in e-waste dumpster)<br />
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[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Robots]]<br />
[[Category:Deceased Characters]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65587Handheld laser cannon2010-08-05T21:34:11Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Appearances */</p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name =Handheld laser cannon<br />
|image =[[File:Handheld laser cannon.jpg|250px]]<br />
|inventor =[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
|owner =Professor Farnsworth and [[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
|type =Laser cannon<br />
|usage =Shooting<br />
|first appear ={{e|4ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''handheld laser cannon''' is a weapon who was presumably invented by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. It was first used by [[Zapp Brannigan]] in "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]" on board the [[Nimbus]] to battle [[History's Greatest Villains|holograms]] which became real. [[Farnsworth]] also used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Timeline|Universe 2]] and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in [[Timeline|Universe 3]] during "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]".<br />
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== Additional Information ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Handheld Laser cannon first.jpg|left|thumb|Zapp using the cannon]]<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as Professor Farnsworth was able to aim and to shoot Adolf Hitler (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
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[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]<br />
[[Category:Weapons]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Head_jars&diff=65586Head jars2010-08-05T21:33:08Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Head Jars<br />
|image=[[File:Hall of Presidents.jpg|225px]]<br />
|inventor=[[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''technology to keep human heads alive in jars''' was invented by [[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]], one of the [[:Category:Heads in Jars|many people]] now benefitting from his innovation. The jars, in conjunction with cloning techniques, can even store historical figures who had expired prior to the technology's debut. The liquid within the jar is, as one would expect, safe to drink and [[Hank Aaron XXIV|people]] have been shown to enjoy its flavour. This miraculous fluid, known as [[H2OGfat|H<sub>2</sub>OG<sub>fat</sub>]], is presumably sufficiently oxygenated and rich in nutrients. Heads can and do perform normal roles in society, including [[Richard Nixon's head|President of Earth]], but most pass their days in quiet contemplation at the [[Head Museum]]. It is unclear which was developed first- the head jar, or cloning which recreates the memories of the deceased; however, if the former, Popeil's jars must have been invented in either the 20th or 21st Century. Head jars are one step away from the [[wikipedia:Brain in a vat|brain in a vat]]. The jars can also keep dog's heads alive as shown in {{e|2ACV03}}<br />
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== Main Functions ==<br />
The full extent of the jars' functionality may never be known, however the jars are all capable of sustaining the life of one human's head. The heads are still able to eat and any waste is presumably filtered. The heads are able to survive out of their jars for an undefined period of time. Jars allow the inhabitant to control robotic [[Bendin' in the Wind|limbs]] and [[A Head in the Polls|bodies]], while the jars themselves can contain attachments such as a pen to sign one's name. Jars are usually open at the top, though lids are available, but the liquid is able to remain within the jar while flying through space even when lidless.<br />
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== Variants ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:2927 Yankees.jpg|Multi-head jars [[A Leela of Her Own|(3ACV16)]]<br />
Image:Dome Jar.jpg|Dome covered version, seen in [[Comic Listing|Futurama comics]], able to safely float freely through space.<br />
Image:Al_Gore_31.jpg|Al Gore's rocket jar [[Crimes of the Hot|(4ACV08)]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Key Appearances ==<br />
''The heads in jars appear in most of the episodes so this list includes the key appearances for them.''<br />
*{{e|1ACV01}} - first seen.<br />
*{{e|1ACV08}} - inventor identified.<br />
*{{e|2ACV03}} - first use of robotics.<br />
*{{g|1}} - time required to begin use shown to be less than a minute.<br />
*{{f|1}} - survivability of freshly decapitated heads shown, liquid named.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Headless body of Agnew]]<br />
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[[Category:Heads in jars| ]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Head_jars&diff=65585Head jars2010-08-05T21:32:32Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Head Jars<br />
|image=[[File:Hall of Presidents.jpg|225px]]<br />
|inventor=[[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''technology to keep human heads alive in jars''' was invented by [[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]], one of the [[:Category:Heads in Jars|many people]] now benefitting from his innovation. The jars, in conjunction with cloning techniques, can even store historical figures who had expired prior to the technology's debut. The liquid within the jar is, as one would expect, safe to drink and [[Hank Aaron XXIV|people]] have been shown to enjoy its flavour. This miraculous fluid, known as [[H2OGfat|H<sub>2</sub>OG<sub>fat</sub>]], is presumably sufficiently oxygenated and rich in nutrients. Heads can and do perform normal roles in society, including [[Richard Nixon's head|President of Earth]], but most pass their days in quiet contemplation at the [[Head Museum]]. It is unclear which was developed first- the head jar, or cloning which recreates the memories of the deceased; however, if the former, Popeil's jars must have been invented in either the 20th or 21st Century. Head jars are one step away from the [[wikipedia:Brain in a vat|brain in a vat]]. The jars can also keep dog's heads alive as shown in {{e|2ACV02}}<br />
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== Main Functions ==<br />
The full extent of the jars' functionality may never be known, however the jars are all capable of sustaining the life of one human's head. The heads are still able to eat and any waste is presumably filtered. The heads are able to survive out of their jars for an undefined period of time. Jars allow the inhabitant to control robotic [[Bendin' in the Wind|limbs]] and [[A Head in the Polls|bodies]], while the jars themselves can contain attachments such as a pen to sign one's name. Jars are usually open at the top, though lids are available, but the liquid is able to remain within the jar while flying through space even when lidless.<br />
<br />
== Variants ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:2927 Yankees.jpg|Multi-head jars [[A Leela of Her Own|(3ACV16)]]<br />
Image:Dome Jar.jpg|Dome covered version, seen in [[Comic Listing|Futurama comics]], able to safely float freely through space.<br />
Image:Al_Gore_31.jpg|Al Gore's rocket jar [[Crimes of the Hot|(4ACV08)]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Key Appearances ==<br />
''The heads in jars appear in most of the episodes so this list includes the key appearances for them.''<br />
*{{e|1ACV01}} - first seen.<br />
*{{e|1ACV08}} - inventor identified.<br />
*{{e|2ACV03}} - first use of robotics.<br />
*{{g|1}} - time required to begin use shown to be less than a minute.<br />
*{{f|1}} - survivability of freshly decapitated heads shown, liquid named.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
*[[Headless body of Agnew]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Heads in jars| ]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65406Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:55:47Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|He]] used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in universe 2 and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
{{e|6ACV07}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65405Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:55:04Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]. [[Proffesor Hubert J. Farnsworth|He]] used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in universe 2 and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
{{e|6ACV07}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65404Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:53:28Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in universe 2 and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
{{e|6ACV07}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65403Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:53:14Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in universe 2 and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in universe three.<br />
<br />
===Additional Information===<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
{{e|6ACV07}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65402Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:52:48Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] in universe 2 and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] in universe three.<br />
<br />
===Additional Information===<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
<br />
==Appearences==<br />
{{e|6ACV07}}</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65401Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:52:08Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Appearences */</p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 3000 miles as [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsorth|prof Farnsworth]] was able to shoot [[Adolf Hitler]] (who was in Germany) from where [[New New York]] was going to be<br />
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==Appearences==<br />
6ACV07</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Handheld_laser_cannon&diff=65395Handheld laser cannon2010-08-04T16:39:12Z<p>77.95.163.196: Created page with "Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three. ===Addit..."</p>
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<div>Farnsworth's weapon is a type of laser cannon presumably invented by Farnsworth. He used it to shoot Adolf Hitler in universe 2 and Eleanor Roosevelt in universe three.<br />
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===Additional Information===<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The weapon has a range of over 300 mules as Prof. Farnsworth was able to shoot Hitler from where New New York would be when he was in Germany<br />
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6ACV07</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bender_Bending_Rodriguez&diff=65280Bender Bending Rodriguez2010-08-03T19:32:46Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Alternate Appearances */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Bender Bending Rodríguez<br />
|image=[[File:Bender.jpg|225px]]<br />
|birth date=2998<br />
|age={{age|2998}} plus unknown thousands of years due to [[Bender's Big Score|continuous time travel]]; [[Roswell that Ends Well|head]] is 1055 years older than body, see [[#Age|age section]] for details <!-- please refrain from adding the comic book "fact", as it is not necessarily canon. --><br />
|type=p<br />
|job=Assistant Manager of Sales at [[Planet Express]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|first appear={{e|1}}<br />
|origin=[[Earth]] (Hecho en Mexico)<br />
|species=[[Robot]] ([[Bending Units|Bending Unit]])<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section.''<br />
}}<br />
'''Bender Bending Rodr&iacute;guez''' (Model: '''[[Bending Units|Bending Unit]] 22''') is a bending unit, who works at [[Planet Express]] as Assistant Manager of Sales, formerly chef of the company. He is one of the primary characters and is known for his "in-your-face interface".<br />
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He weighs 525 pounds (238kg) and his central processing unit is a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|MOS Technologies 6502 processor}}. His arms and legs can be separated from the body and may act independently from it, and his head is able to survive without his body.<br />
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His internal fuel cells are recharged by drinking alcohol or any other liquid capable of delivering chemical energy, such as mineral oil or [[Dark Matter|dark matter oil]]. If he does not drink alcohol for a while, he suffers symptoms of intoxication, develops five-o'-clock rust around his mouth and leaks oil from his armpits. He carries a nuclear pile that seems to be composed of fissionable material, enabling the construction of miniature nuclear weapons.<br />
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Bender has a highly addictive personality, and his favorite pastimes are watching [[All My Circuits]], stealing things, drinking, and smoking. He lives in the [[New New York#Robot Arms Apartments|Robot Arms Apartments]] with his roommate [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. In spite of his general selfishness and family-sized ego, he has occasionally demonstrated a capacity for generosity, even self-sacrifice, where his good friends are involved.<br />
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One of Bender's life-long dreams is to be a folk singer&mdash;a dream he briefly lived when he toured with [[Beck]] ([[Bendin' in the Wind|3ACV13]]). Normally his inhibition unit keeps his musical urges under control, but it tends to shut down in the presence of strong magnetic fields (especially in close proximity to his head). Ultimately things turned out tragically; fortunately for Bender, he's a robot with many life-long dreams. Another is being a great chef, like his idol [[Elzar]]. He achieved this dream as well when he defeated Elzar on the show ''[[Iron Cook]]'' ([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]).--><br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
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Bender was often selfish and insensitive to other peoples emotions. At one point he flushed Leela's beloved pet Nibbler down the toilet. He was also quite vain, frequently bragging about how great he was. Bender had no qualms about committing crimes and would often steal peoples wallets or items from shops. He loved smoking and drinking, though as a robot he had to drink alcohol to keep him going. Bender could also be cruel at times and even sometimes treated his own friends badly.<br />
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However Bender was capable of caring for others and was close friends with Leela and Fry, though he was sometimes nasty to them. He also had a fair few romantic relationships with fembots. Bender could be very emotional at times and was empathic towards turtles since they had hard out shells and had difficulty getting up if they fell on their backs, two things they shared in common with Bender. He also became leader of a group of penguins at one point. Bender also idolised the Harlem Globetrotters and wanted to become one of them and started crying when they refused to let him join.<br />
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Bender also loved cooking though he had little talent for it and would often cook things that were either inedible or just barely edible. In certain episodes however, he has been able to make food successfully, making a cake for Nibbler's birthday party which was promptly eaten by the Nibblonian.<br />
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As a robot, Bender had quite a lot of abilities. He was able to stretch his arms long distances as well as record data in his head, once using this to get Richard Nixon to give him back his body. He would also breathe fire whenever he burped and when he was terrified he would sometimes eject bricks from his backside which was his variant of pooping. Bender was also very strong, even managing to bend a supposedly unbendable girder.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Montholdbender.png|thumb|left|Bender when he was only a month old]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
Bender Bending Rodríguez was built in [[Tijuana]], Mexico in [[Timeline|2998]] by [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]]. He has a fatal defect leaving him as mortal as a human. Inspector 5 (Hermes) knew of the defect but let him live. There is some speculation about what happened in the following two years, except few things are certain, he briefly studied Bending at Bending State University, though he also graduated from the facility he was built in.<br />
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He soon got a job bending girders, but after realizing that the purpose of the girders he bent were for [[suicide booth]]s, he figured that his purpose was meaningless and thus decided to kill himself in one of the suicide booths he had helped construct.<br />
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=== You really want a robot for a friend? ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
While waiting in line to kill himself on 31 December, 2999, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who was clearly not familiar with suicide booths, stood in front of him, thinking it was a phone booth. Bender helped him along. But they managed to get out of the suicide booth alive. Bender soon learns that Fry is from the 20th Century and had been frozen for a thousand years.<br />
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But since Fry refused to get [[Career chip|assigned]] to his job, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] was on his tail. Bender helped him escape through the [[Head Museum]] and soon down to [[Old New York]] below [[New New York]]. Here Leela finally caught up with them and agreed to help Fry. Bender decided to stay with them and they headed over to Fry's nephew, [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. Farnsworth soon offered them jobs, and luckily for them, he had the proper career chips.<br />
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=== Farnworth's asset ===<br />
As an employee at Planet Express he continued his kleptomania, drinking and smoking. He convinced Fry to move in with him and soon [[Hermes Conrad]] forced him to actually do something around the company. He got assigned as chef of the company, one of his dreams was apparently to cook, but having no sense of taste made vile meals for the staff.<br />
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Bender got into trouble when he began abusing electricity (jacking on), and his friends were not in favor of it. Saddened by their discontent, he sought new opportunities in [[religion]]. He joined Robotology, but this just made him a lot more annoying to his friends. So they decided to make him sin to become his regular self again, and during a visit to [[Robot Hell]] and the [[Robot Devil]], Fry and Leela managed to save him.<br />
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Bender himself never found true love, and one of the few close fembots he knew got sucked into a black hole after [[Zapp Brannigan]] had crashed the [[Titanic]] into it. But his personality continued to be a problem for his friends, and Leela became very upset with him when he flushed [[Nibbler]] down the toilet. The Professor "carefully" implanted an empathy chip in Bender, which forced him to feel Leela's every emotion for a short while.<br />
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[[File:Bender.png|thumb|right|180px|Bender Bending Rodríguez]]<br />
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=== The lesser of two evils ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
During a visit to [[Past-O-Rama]] they bumped into [[Flexo]], another Bending Unit, possibly also of the same model number (22). Flexo and Bender became good friends, but Fry feared that Flexo is evil, and in a mix up at the Miss Universe contest Flexo was arrested for Bender's attempt to steal the tiara.<br />
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Bender briefly joined the [[Robot Mafia]] and fought in the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League until his popularity slipped and he was rigged out of the league. Together with his fellow robots he rebelled against [[Humans|humanity]].<br />
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=== Well - I'm rich ===<br />
Bender's Uncle [[Vladimir]] died and Bender was to inherit his castle. He asked the crew to stay there for one night and they agreed to it. Bender was not at all comfortable in his new castle and the start up sound of Windows 98 was not helping either.<br />
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While being chased by several hologram ghosts, he fled out in the yard where he was run over by a [[Were-Car|were-car]]. The collision caused a virus to be beamed into him and he became a were-car. Bender did not realize this until later, but the [[Gypsy]] told them the only way to get rid of the virus would be destroy the original were-car. So through a long journey they found the original were-car and destroyed it, and thus Bender was free of the virus.<br />
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Whether he kept the castle or not is unknown.<br />
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=== When I'm found in a thousand years, they will know what the score was ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
Bender continued his life with many adventures together with Fry and Leela. He temporarily worked for [[Calculon]] as his water heater. He met up with Flexo again, but this time he was not happy to see him, because Bender figured that his second true love was still in love with Flexo. Bender screwed it up and the divorcees got back together.<br />
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He was briefly sent to an institute for insane robots, got to tour around with [[Beck]] and fulfil his dream of becoming a folk-singer, became Pharaoh of an entire planet and beat [[Elzar]] on the [[television]] show [[Iron Cook]].<br />
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During a battle with [[Space Pirates]] Bender got shot out through the torpedo slot and was forced to drift through space. He for some time became the God of the [[Shrimpkins]] which was a life form that had grown on his stomach. But after they all died out, Bender met up with the [[Galactic Entity]] who he believes ''is'' God. And the Entity sent Bender back to [[Earth]].<br />
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=== I should not be allowed on TV! ===<br />
{{further|Season 4}}<br />
Bender was still wanting his fame, he found interest in becoming [[Bender (All My Circuits)|the new]] [[Antonio Calculon, Jr.|Antonio]] on [[All My Circuits]]. He got the job. But Calculon was hardly impressed by Bender's performance, however the Network executives disagreed. So Bender got to continue on the show, but in his true nature.<br />
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But when Bender realized that his behaviour on TV causes [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] and [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] to steal his stuff, he called off the show.<br />
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Bender joined Fry and Leela briefly as they gained super powers in [[the New Justice Team]], he has had an affair with the [[Planet Express Ship]], he got modeled into a fembot and had a relationship shortly with Calculon and helped [[Robot Santa]] as a replacement.<br />
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=== Dumb dumb away! ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
But the company got into trouble when the [[Box Network]] canceled its license, and for two years they were not able to deliver packages. Luckily though, their license was renewed and they went back in business.<br />
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Bender became the centre of attention as the new masters of the company lead by [[Nudar]] infected him with an [[iObey]] virus and they forced him to go back in time and steal all of Earth's valuables. But when Fry managed to escape back into the past, they send him after Fry to kill him, and after 12 years tireless hunting, he managed to do so.<br />
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But he soon learnt that the Fry he killed was doomed anyway because he was a [[time paradox duplicate]]. But after being stranded on [[Neptune]] for a while, humanity and he decided to fight back, and after with the help of Hermes the war was won, he revealed that he himself had kept [[the Spheroboom]] that the scammers had told him to keep safe, thus saving the day. <br />
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However, while on a trip back in time to make sense out of everything that had happened that year, a mishap led to him accidentally tearing the universe open.<br />
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=== Death to humans... ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
After becoming an official stalker for [[Calculon]] by Calculon, Bender fell into a deep depression after Calculon informed him that there was no such thing as the [[League of Robots]], a society of robots which came to the aid of robots abused by humans, and which Bender had worshipped for his entire life. He contemplated commiting suicide until he was approached by the League led by Calculon himself; he lied about its non-existence to ensure its secrecy.<br />
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Bender became the newest member of the League and began to personally enforce the no-humans policy of the organization, becoming very famous within it. However, Bender was caught helping his human friends and his bluffs were called by Calculon, whom Bender challenged to a duel. Bender broke the rules of the duel, severely injuring Calculon and nearly exposing the League, but instead of being kicked out of the League, Calculon resigned his position as President and gave it to Bender.<br />
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Bender organized the [[Army of the Damned]] (trading [[Bender's First Born Son|his firstborn son]] to the [[Robot Devil]] for it) to take over the world, only to discover that its entire population was already leaving to live on the body of a giant tentacled monster named [[Yivo]]. Bender soon received a letter from Fry describing how wonderful life was there, but Bender ended up interfering by [[The Robot Invasion of Heaven|attacking Yivo]] and attempting to bring humanity back. Soon, for personal reasons, Yivo unwittingly complied with Bender and had everybody return to Earth.<br />
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=== I know not of this Bender ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Bender finds himself attempting to catch up with a game of Dungeons and Dragons, played by [[Cubert Farnsworth]] and his friends. He soon hits the obstacle of realising he has no imagination. But the more he tries, he eventually believes he is [[Titanius Anglesmith]], Fancy Man of [[Cornwood]].<br />
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Unfortunately, his imagination grows wild, and he is sent to [[HAL Institute]] to be cured. The therapy is unsuccessful and they decide to give him a lobotomy. But during the operation, the [[dark matter]] crystals becomes close enough, allowing Bender's imagination to become real.<br />
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In his fantasy, he is the owner of a castle. When he hears of [[Waltazar, Larius and Ignus|Black Knights]] approaching, he sets out with his friends, [[Leegola]] and [[Frydo]]. Discovering the [[Die of Power]], he sets off to [[The Great Wizard Greyfarn|Greyfarn]], where they learn of the story behind the Die. Titanius is slightly against the quest, but decides to tag along. On several occasions, he refers to going back, such as when they have just passed through the [[Cave of Hopelessness]].<br />
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On the other side, [[the Fellowship]] decides to seek [[Wipe Castle]] for help. Unfortunately, [[Roberto|the king]] is a loon, and the entire royal army is gone. As [[Momon]]'s forces arrive, they have a large, unwinnable battle at hand. But as things seems darkest, [[Leegola]] and her centaur army saves Wipe Castle. Knowing of Frydo's quest, the Fellowship decides to go help him. However, they are too late and Momon wins the battle, causing them to return to their world.<br />
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=== I'm...so...GREAT!! ===<br />
{{further|Into the Wild Green Yonder}}<br />
Bender takes a trip to [[Mars Vegas]] with the rest of the crew. There, he falls in love with [[Fanny]], a burlesque dancer, who is the Don Bot's wife. He enters the [[Universal Poker Championship]] Tournament for her and wins against Fry with five kings.<br />
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After returning to Earth, Bender feels upset that the [[Feministas]] are committing more felonies than him. He gets hired by [[Zapp Brannigan]] to help him capture the Feministas. By getting Bender to wire tap Fry's "cellphone-telephone" Zapp finds out where the Feministas are hiding and chases them aboard the [[Nimbus]], along with Bender and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]. After an exciting space chase, Bender captures the Feministas and goes against them in court. They are found guilty and sent to [[Maxi-Padlock]] Prison.<br />
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Bender then breaks into the women's prison and helps the Feministas escape, because by doing so, he would have committed way more felonies than the women. He bends a brick wall and calls Farnsworth, who pilots the Planet Express Ship down to rescue them from the prison's forces. They crash a demolition ceremony, and in the end, Bender is sent through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]] with the rest of the Planet Express Crew.<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
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=== Composition ===<br />
Bender routinely claims to be made of thirty to forty percent of various metals, typically following his claims up by knocking on his own chassis. Unfortunately, his credibility on this matter is thrown into question by the fact that they add up to well over one hundred percent. Bender has alternately claimed to be:<br />
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*40% Zinc ([[Fry and the Slurm Factory|1ACV13]])<br />
*40% Titanium ([[A Head in the Polls|2ACV03]])<br />
*30% Iron,([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]), presumably mixed with osmium, ([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]) <br />
*40% Dolemite ([[Jurassic Bark|4ACV07]])<br />
*40% Lead ([[Futurama (video game)]]). Canon status of video game uncertain.<br />
*40% Luck/horseshoes ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ItWGY]])<br />
*40% Chromium ([[Attack of the Killer App|6ACV03]])<br />
Total: 190% - 270% or greater. The number is dependent on whether or not one counts the "40% Horseshoes" claim, as the supposed horseshoes could have been made of one of the other metals (Titanium, Iron, or Lead) meaning that one could have been a restatement rather than a new figure. The number is also dependent on the whether the video game can be considered canon. Regardless, the number is far above 100%. This error can be explained as due to Bender's being bad with math, making it plausible that he has given the wrong percentages ([[The Cyber House Rules|3ACV09]]). <br />
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Additionally, he has a 0.04% nickel impurity, which doesn't ''increase'' total percentage, but slightly ''decreases'' the percentages of everything else. This is apparently not a standard impurity, and is cited as making him unique. <br />
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There's also a mention that robots are made from recycled beer cans (and beer cans are made from recycled robots), so depending on the year 3000 composition of beer cans, he may have a certain percentage of aluminum in his alloy.<br />
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As a side note, "Dolemite" is also the name of a movie from 1974. The main character, Dolemite, is a pimp who leads an army of Kung Fu hookers. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/ IMDB - Dolemite] Bender has been been a pimp many times throughout the series.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
[[File:Bender's Xmas 2.jpg|right|thumb|Bender's Mother, whom he refers to as his mommy]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], creator of the sports utility robot on which Bender and all/most other modern robots are based.<br />
*[[Flexo]], another Bending unit of the same model.<br />
*[[Mom]], owner of Mom's Friendly Robot Co.<br />
*[[Bender's mother|His mother]], a robotic arm who sends him [[Xmas]] cards.<br />
*His father, who was killed by a giant can opener ([[I Second that Emotion|2ACV01]]).<br />
*[[Vladimir|Uncle Vladimir]], who lived in [[Thermostadt]], capital of the [[Robo-Hungarian Empire]], and died at the ripe old age of 211.<br />
*[[Tandy]], Uncle Vladimir's son and hence Bender's cousin.<br />
*Screwy Aunt Rita, who ''is'' a screw. (Note that Bender stated that he had an Aunt Rita during Leela's coma fantasy in the episode "[[The Sting]]", so this may not be true.)<br />
*Albert, Bethany, Sally, Nina & 8 other orphans, briefly adopted from the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]]<br />
*Three penguin "children" ([[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz|3ACV05]])<br />
*[[Junior]], a child born to [[The Crushinator]] ([[Freaky Fry-day|US#009]])<br />
*[[Bender's First Born Son]], Bender exchanges him for an [[Army of the Damned]].<br />
*Bender's grandmother, who is a bulldozer.<br />
*Buster, Bender's identical cousin.<br />
*Commodore LXIV, or Commodore 64. A painting of this robot is hanging in [[Vladimir|Uncle Vladimir]]'s dining hall and can be assumed to be one of Bender's ancestors.<br />
* [[Bender's guinea pig|Pet guinea pig]]<br />
* [[Hermes Conrad]], Inspector at Mom's friendly robot plant in Tijuana, Mexico.<br />
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=== Age ===<br />
Bender was originally constructed in 2998, making him 1-2 years old when Fry met him in 2999. The events in "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" make his head 1055 years older than the rest of his body. The incident in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" does largely not count as an ageing or the opposite, and fans largely regard his age to remain intact. In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender travels back in time several times, though the amount of times is unknown, the amount of Benders that appear at the end, may suggest at least a couple of thousand times. Given how many of these travels seems to be between 1000 to 5000 years in the past (from about 3007), an educated guess would make him at least a million years old, but probably more. An alternative theory could suggest when the time duplicates explode at the end of the first film, Bender is the same age he was at the end of the original run plus 995 years, as the Bender that went back 995 years in time to kill Fry is presumed to be the orginal and therefore wouldn't expire like the rest of them.<br />
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In the comic, "[[Rust in Peace]]", it is revealed that Bender, due to too much time travelling, must be inserted into a renewed unit. Farnsworth determines his age to be 27 203 before moving him to his new body. But 27 203 seems a lot less than what would be a quick educated guess. 27 203 would require Bender to have gone at least about a thousand years back each time and only gone 27 times, or instead gone more years back and done fewer than 27 times. But regardless of the ordeal, the amount of Benders appearing at the end of ''Bender's Big Score'' seems to contradict this fact. The event in the comic is thus not necessarily considered [[canon]]. Another support of its not being canon is the revelation that [[Lethal Inspection|Bender cannot be transferred to a new body.]]<br />
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=== Durability ===<br />
Bender frequently displays incredible durability, to the point that he appears to be indestructible. He has been completely flattened, hit point-blank with a shotgun, had several chips removed from his severed head, then had his head [[Roswell That Ends Well|buried for over a thousand years]], been [[Godfellas|launched out of a torpedo tube]], withstood atmospheric reentry, [[Jurassic Bark|submerged himself in lava]], and been burned to nothing but his eyes and mouth after converting his body entirely into wood<br />
(though this was a [[Obsoletely Fabulous|dream]]). In "[[Rebirth]]", after having been nearly eaten by a [[cyclophage]] and have a [[Doomsday Devices|doomsday device]] explode inside him,he remarks "What does it take to kill me?!".<br />
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However, as it's revealed in "[[Lethal Inspection]]", Bender was built without a backup unit. This means he can't download his personality or memories to another body, which he wanted to do if his original body got killed. If he dies, he dies. As it turned out, [[Hermes Conrad|Inspector #5]] was the one responsible for letting Bender live despite being a deffective [[Robots|robot]].<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Anthology.jpg|right|thumb|Giant Bender as seen in a "What If?" scenario, about to get attacked by giant [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]].]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*He has been [[New New York v. Bender|charged]] for pimping.<br />
*Bender's apartment number is 00100100. This is a binary representation of the ASCII character '$' or 36 in decimal.<br />
*Bender's serial number is 2716057. This can be expressed as the sum of 2 cubes. Specifically, 952<sup>3</sup> + (-951)<sup>3</sup><br />
*Additionally, he seems to be the [[1729]]<sup>th</sup> unit produced by his "mommy".<br />
*The word "bender" can refer to a drinking spree, hinting at Bender's heavy alcohol use.<br />
*Bender is powered by a 6502 Microprocessor.<br />
*Bender dies at the end of both of his what-if scenarios in each Anthology of Interest and both have one of the characters saying "Goodnight, sweet prince"(Fry in the first and Farnsworth in the second) to Bender when he dies.<br />
*His self-destruct code is 1A2B3.<br />
*Bender cannot have magnets attached to his head, or it will "screw up his inhibition unit", thus causing him to sing crazy variations of folk songs.<br />
*Apparently stole the Prime Minister of Norway's arm.<br />
*His birthstone is [[Robobium]]<br />
*Is able to simultaneously reattach each of his severed arms with the other.<br />
*He cannot get up when he is knocked on his back. At least not until he learns how to from the majestic turtle.<br />
*His antenna interferes with satelite televisions, along with some cellphones.<br />
*He, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], appears in all episodes of the series.<br />
*No one can say he doesn't own John Laraquette's Spine<br />
*Bender has Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, fear of the number 666, as hinted in "[[The Honking]]".<br />
*Bender is the most evil robot in the series, as acknowledged by [[Robot Santa]] and the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
*Bender has named his hands "Grabby and Squeezy," and his footcups "Stompy and Smashy."<br />
*Bender's favorite cause of death is being crushed to death by a big rig driven by The Incredible Hulk<br />
*In Firefox 3, if you type "about:robots" into the address bar, a page with several cultural references to robots is displayed. The fourth bullet point says "Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten."<br />
*His vanity plate reads “1 DVS BSTD” (one devious bastard).<br />
*He said the last full sentence in all 4 films - "Well, we're boned" (Benders Big Score), "I love you, meatbags!" (The Beast with a Billion Backs), "Whip harder, Professor!" (Benders Game), "Into the breach, meatbags. Or not, whatever." (Into the Wild Green Yonder)<br />
*Bender's waste management facilities may convert material he consumes into bricks.<br />
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=== Voice ===<br />
Of all the voices on the show, Bender's voice was the most difficult to cast. This is because none of the creators and crew were sure what a robot should sound like yet. So they had every voice actor who auditioned also audition for the role of Bender. Even [[David X. Cohen]] was suggested for the role.<br />
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[[John DiMaggio]] originally auditioned with Bender's voice for Professor Farnsworth. Among the bases for the voice were the character of Taggart from [[Wikipedia:Blazing Saddles|Blazing Saddles]] and DiMaggio's original character "Charlie the Sausage Lover". In the [[Commentary:Spanish Fry|audio commentary of Spanish Fry]], David X. Cohen joked about it also being "90 parts John DiMaggio."<br />
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=== Catchphrases ===<br />
Bender's basic catchphrase is "[[Bite my shiny metal ass]]".<br />
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Variations on this include the following:<br />
*Bite my red-hot glowing ass! [[When Aliens Attack|(1ACV12)]]<br />
*Lick my frozen metal ass! [[Xmas Story|(2ACV04)]]<br />
*Bite my colossal metal ass! [[Anthology of Interest I|(2ACV16)]]<br />
*The modern world can bite my splintery wooden ass! [[Obsoletely Fabulous|(4ACV14)]]<br />
*Bite my glorious golden ass! [[The Farnsworth Parabox|(4ACV15)]]<br />
*Bite my shiny metal face!! (''[[Bender's Game]]'')<br />
*Bite my shiny metal hat. (Said by [[Fry]], [[Into the Wild Green Yonder]])<br />
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Other common catchphrases are:<br />
*"[[Me, Bender]]": whenever he says "me", he usually follows it with "Bender", thus producing the sentence "me, Bender." Thus making this the most said character name on the show.<br />
*"Well, we're boned.", said in situations where he, or a group of people including him, are in a large amount of trouble.<br />
*"I'm back, baby!" whenever he makes an intriguing appearance on the scene; Bender had also said the phrase "We're back, baby!" on numerous occasions, particularly in reference to the series' revival. At one point, Bender just said, "Yeah, we're back." while filing his "nails" after escaping the wormhole.<br />
*"Neat!", when Bender is taking a picture with his purple camera.<br />
*"Cheese it!" whenever he encourages other characters to run away from trouble. This is used less commonly.<br />
*"Fun on a bun!", another less common catchphrase that is used whenever Bender describes amusement.<br />
*"He's pending for a bending.", a phrase used as a warning very few times throughout the show.<br />
*"[[Bender is great!]]", like "Me, Bender", he usually likes to say this to emphasize his enormous ego.<br />
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Bender also has a tendency to call humans "meatbag" when he is displeased or annoyed with them. Additionally, Bender regularly says "Kill all humans", although, in [[The Sting|Leela's dream]] he claims to whisper "except one", referring to Fry, every time too.<br />
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As stated in "[[War Is the H-Word]]", the top ten words that Bender uses more than any others is as follows:<br />
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<ol start="10"><br />
<li>Chump</li><br />
<li value="9">Chumpette</li><br />
<li value="8">Yours</li><br />
<li value="7">Up</li><br />
<li value="6">Pimpmobile</li><br />
<li value="5">Bite</li><br />
<li value="4">My</li><br />
<li value="3">Shiny</li><br />
<li value="2">Daffodil</li><br />
<li value="1">Ass</li><br />
</ol><br />
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It is by no means impossible that the second word in the list is not "metal" considering all the variations of his catchphrase. In reference to his use of the word "daffodil", he said the sentence "Hot-diggidy-daffodil" in this episode and again in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''. "Chumpette" is only uttered once though. "Pimpmobile" was also spoken by Bender in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]]. However, in all likelihood, Bender's real most spoken words would most likely be along the lines of any other speaker of the English language: the, and, I, a, so; etc.<br />
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=== Assets and Titles ===<br />
Bender has, over the years gained many assets and ranks in various organizations and a large amount of wealth. Some of these include:<br />
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*Served as Prime Minister of [[Trisol]] under the brief rule of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry the Solid]] (possibly terminated when the old emperor came back into power)<br />
*A castle, inherited from his [[Vladimir|uncle]]<br />
*Leader of the [[League of Robots]]<br />
*Commander of the [[Army of the Damned]]<br />
*[[Iron Cook]], on the television show of the same name (Zinc Saucier)<br />
*The [[Dirty Double Cross]], Earth's highest honor in swindling<br />
*[[Calculon]]'s official stalker (possibly fired when he maimed Calculon during a duel)<br />
*Spy for the [[DOOP]]<br />
*An enormous amount of wealth from various crimes<br />
*Pharaoh of [[Osiris 4]]<br />
*Prime Minister of Norway, due to him having the real Prime Minister of Norway's hand AND career chip<br />
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=== Alternate Appearances ===<br />
[[File:Were-Car.jpg|right|thumb|Bender as a were-car]][[File:Human Bender.jpg|right|thumb|Human Bender, with floozies]]<br />
*'''Giant Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were 500 feet tall. During the episode, he claims to weigh 7 billion tons (14 trillion pounds).<br />
*'''Parallel Bender:''' The only difference apparent between Bender and his counterpart in the parallel universe (the ''only'' alternate universe at the time) was that parallel Bender (along with the rest of the parallel Planet Express crew) was wearing a cowboy hat and vest when both crews visited the [[Edge of the Universe]]. Whether this is the norm for the parallel Crew, or was due to some difference in parallel Fry's [[I Dated a Robot|touristy adventure]] that day was never mentioned.<br />
*'''[[iObey]] Bender:''' In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender was tricked into downloading the iObey obedience virus. He is forced to do anything the naked scammers tell him, and his pupils become red pixel swirls.<br />
*'''Were-Car Bender:''' In "[[The Honking]]", Bender is transformed each night at midnight into a malicious were-car, determined to kill his closest friend.<br />
*'''Human Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest II]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were human. Despite being Mexican, he appears to be Caucasian. (Note: this could be a 'default setting on the professors device.)<br />
*'''Flying Saucer Bender:''' After crashing to the New Mexico desert, the US military mistakenly reassembles Bender's body to resemble a small (functional) flying saucer.<br />
*'''Young Bender:''' Bender takes several reverted forms in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", including a software disc and a set of "Bending unit blueprints". Modifications include braces and dish-antenna-like ears.<br />
*'''Coilette:''' Bender undergoes a sex-change operation in order to win five olympic gold medals. Faked his(her) own death with a fictional disease called "[[African Hydraulic Fever]]" because he(she) did not want to marry [[Calculon]].<br />
*'''Wooden Bender:''' Bender downgrades to a wooden, steam-powered version in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Golden Bender:''' In Universe 1, Bender's coin flip resulted in his choosing the gold finish instead of the foghat grey that we're used to.<br />
*'''Go-Kart Bender:''' After being murdered by [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", she reassembles his parts into a sporty go-kart.<br />
*'''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] Bender:''' In "[[A Tale of Two Santas]]" Bender becomes a good Santa. This appearance basically has Bender's body painted red.<br />
*'''Bender the Offender/Gender Bender''' In "[[Raging Bender]]", Bender joins the Ultimate Robot Fighting League, and became 'Bender the Offender', but after he became less popular, [[Abner Doubledeal]], the Commissioner of the URFL, changed his persona to 'The Gender Bender'<br />
*'''Superking:''' Bender joins the [[New Justice Team]], as a superhero in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''LOR Bender:''' Bender is given a luxurious ascot to wear, as he becomes a new member of the [[League of Robots]].<br />
*'''Pirate Bender:''' He dressed as a pirate in honor of Fry in his attempt to retrieve him from [[Yivo]]'s body in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''.<br />
*'''[[Titanius Anglesmith]]:''' While playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in ''[[Bender's Game]]'', Bender convinces himself that he is a knight and goes insane. <!-- When [[Cornwood]] is created, his delusions are made real. --><br />
*'''Benderine:''' In "[[Planet X-Press Men]]", Fry falls unconscious and dreams of Bender becoming a Wolverine like character.<br />
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=== Bender's Functions, Attachments, and Accessories ===<br />
As we can see during the episodes, Bender has a lot of different functions. Here is a list of them:<br />
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*'''Trash Can :''' Bender's own cavity can be used as a trash can. First seen "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" as he throws a bottle of beer inside himself.<br />
*'''Extenso-matic Eyes :''' His eyes can zoom out of his normal layer, so he can get a better view on things; they tend to fall out when he zooms too far. First seen also in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]".<br />
*'''Subway Car :''' His legs can extend onto rail tracks and his feet work like wheels, allowing Fry, Leela, and a random bum transportation in Old New York. Seen only in "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*'''Extenso-matic arms :''' Bender's arms and legs are capable of extending to many times their normal length. First seen in "[[The Series Has Landed]]".<br />
*'''[[GayDar]]''': Bender pulls out a small radar device to prove to [[Amy]] and [[Leela]] that a man they are interested in is gay. It surprisingly works, seen in "[[Love's Labours Lost in Space]]".<br />
*'''Camera :''' Each of Bender's eyes can be used as a camera, either to take pictures or to film things. Both are first seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]". He also has one more camera, located "below the equator" which does not always "perform". The camera is never seen, but it can be heard extending.<br />
*'''Cowcatcher :''' In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Bender has a 19th century style cowcatcher installed to his front to clear a path through the crowd outside the Decapodian Embassy.<br />
*'''Barbecue :''' Bender's cavity is used the same way as a barbecue. He used it to cook some burgers. First seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''Oven :''' His cavity can be used as an oven, to cook things. The real function name is "E-z Bake", and is used to cook a cake for [[Nibbler]], in the episode "[[I Second that Emotion]]".<br />
*'''Refrigerator :''' His cavity can also be used to refrigerate, as seen also in "[[I Second that Emotion]]"<br />
*'''Projector :''' A light can come out of his cavity. He used it for the first time in "[[When Aliens Attack]]"<br />
*'''AC Power''' generator: Bender plugs a television power cord into his side in [[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV]].<br />
*'''Pop-Corn maker :''' Bender can make some pop-corn in his cavity. First seen in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]".<br />
*'''Keg :''' Bender can also serve some beers within is cavity. First seen in "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]".<br />
*'''Toilet :''' Bender's cavity is used as a toilet in the episode "[[The Cyber House Rules]]". He pushes his antenna to flush.<br />
*'''Recorder :''' Bender can record things with is head. First seen in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", to record [[Richard Nixon's head]]'s words.<br />
[[File:Lighthouse bender.png|right|thumb|Bender as Lighthouse]]<br />
*'''Oxygen Supplier :''' In the episode "[[The Deep South]]", Bender is used as an Oxygen Supplier, that comes via some masks.<br />
*'''Exhaust Port:''' Bender's exhaust port is present in his ass, as seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Flotation Device :''' In "[[The Deep South]]", Bender refer to his ass as a Flotation Device.<br />
*'''Pepper Grinder :''' In "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]", Bender inserts peppercorns in his mouth and shakes ground pepper out of his ass.<br />
*'''Beer Tub :''' Beer ferments in Bender's chest cavity in the episode "[[The Route of All Evil]]".<br />
*'''Pager:''' Antenna glows and vibrates to notify the New Justice Team of a call from the mayor in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''Oil Sprayer :''' Bender sprays oil on a cosmetic saleswoman in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
*'''Mail Box''': Bender's antenna indicates when he is receiving mail. First seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Circular Saw :''' Bender can use his hands as a circular saw and lower a matching eyeshade to protect his eyes. First seen in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''EFTPOS Machine''': In "[[Leela's Homeworld]]", Bender takes the Professor's credit card and swipes it between his teeth to check its balance.<br />
*'''Laser Show :''' In "[[Jurassic Bark]]", Bender projects an expensive-looking laser show with his head.<br />
*'''Flamethrower :''' Bender boils some water using flames coming out of his mouth in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]".<br />
*'''Stadium air horn :''' In "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]", the [[Robot Devil]] installs a stadium air horn under Bender's nose.<br />
*'''Voice Modifier :''' In "[[Bender Gets Made]]", Bender changed his voice via a control panel. Two voices are available : Robot, and King.<br />
*'''Bug Zapper''': In "[[Spanish Fry]]", Bender shows that he is apparently capable of charging his surface with electricity and using his head to electrocute bugs.<br />
*'''Lighthouse''': In "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]", Bender's revolving head and luminous eyes acted as a fully functional lighthouse.<br />
*'''Pistol''': In the cover of [[Futurama (video game)|the game]], Bender is shown using his finger as a pistol.<br />
*'''Cheating Unit''': In "[[A Flight to Remember]]", Bender speaks of his "cheating unit" which predicts (inaccurately) the coming roll of the dice at craps.<br />
*'''Water Boiler''': Boils and produces hot water for [[Calculon]] in "[[That's Lobstertainment!]]".<br />
*'''Safe''': In "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]", Bender stores money in his cavity, the combination lock dial can be seen on his door.<br />
*'''Movie Projector''': In "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" Bender's head projects an educational film.<br />
*'''Pen''': Finger can turn into a pen. Used to write down an address in "[[Xmas Time Is Fear]]" and to write down a joke in "[[Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?]]", and to write a "A Plea For Attention" in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Cigar Lighter''': His finger also flips up to reveal a cigar lighter. He uses this throughout the series to light his cigars. <br />
*'''Paper Shredder''': Paper is inserted into his mouth, shredded and comes out of his chest. Used to shred the menu in [[Hell Is Other Robots]].<br />
*'''Food Processor''': Bender purées fish and regurgitates it to his surrogate penguin children in "[[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz]]".<br />
*'''Answering Machine''': In "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]", [[Amy]] apparently uses him as an answering machine. He isn't a very good one, though, as he doesn't alert people to new messages, and then deletes them anyway.<br />
*'''CD Player''': Bender can open his mouth panel to insert and play music CDs, as revealed in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Projector''': A deleted scene from the opening of ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' shows Bender projecting the Futurama logo, and the blue beams displayed behind it, from the top of his head, possibly from his antenna.<br />
*'''Spray Paint''': Bender is capable of spraying paint from his mouth, and does this when writing graffiti as seen in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]" <br />
*'''Suction Cup Feet''': Bender can use his feet as suction cups, allowing him to walk on walls. This is seen in "[[Bendless Love]]"<br />
*'''Vacuum''': Bender also can be used as a vacuum. As seen in the fourth movie; Into The Wild Green Yonder, sucking up slot coins.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Dream on, skin tube.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I can't see what's hapenning. Are we boned?<br />
'''Leela''': Yeah, we're boned.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I love stealin'; I love takin' things!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, TV's Elzar. This is the greatest nanosecond of my life. No, this one is. No, this one. Wait, that one was slightly worse. So far so good on this one.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, I'm so excited I wish I could wet my pants.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh even harder.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Bite my shiny, metal ass!</poem><br />
<poem>'''The Professor''': I was just regaling your former coworkers with a tale of bedroom antics, the likes of which-<br />
'''Bender''': Yeah yeah, big whoop, no one cares; I've got ''Bender'' related news.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Our love isn't any different than yours, except ours is hotter because I'm involved.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Somethings happening on television!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'm Bender baby! Please insert liquor!</poem><br />
|2}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Bender appears in every episode, film or comic. The following categories may be of interest;<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Bender|A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Bender|B plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
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[[Category:All My Circuits]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
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|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
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'''Turanga Leela''' is one of the most important employees of [[Planet Express]]. She occupies the position of the ship's captain and pilot and therefore is the head of the regular delivery crew consisting of her, [[Philip J. Fry]], and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]]. She is known as the most competent of the three main characters.<br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
During her youth, Leela was often teased because she only had one eye. She felt very lonely in her childhood and always dreamed of learning who her real parents were. She eventually learns that she is a mutant, rather than an alien, which she had always thought she was. Leela has been shown to care a great deal about her mutant parents, even stealing a diamond from a museum along with Bender and Fry, when the Zookeeper threatens to feed them to piranhas.<br />
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Despite her troubled past, Leela is friendly, smart and self-reliant, though she was sometimes impatient and quick to anger. She cares deeply for her friends and loved ones, plus issues she feels she must stand up for, like freedom, the environment and cute animals. However she does not hesitate to use force if she believes the situation demands it. She also has a liking for violence and was often sarcastic, but she nevertheless seems to have developed strong maternal instincts at times. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with [[Amy Wong]], the only other female at [[Planet Express]], who more or less accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman, despite Leela having a strong sensitivity for cuteness and romantic issues.<br />
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Leela lives alone in a somewhat underfurnished apartment (Apartment 1i) somewhere in the city of [[New New York]]. She only shares her loneliness with her alien pet, [[Nibbler]]. However, in light of the final moments of [[Into the Wild Green Yonder|one of their recent adventures]], this may change, as she has 'finally' admitted her love for [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]].<br />
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As a [[Sewer Mutants|mutant]], Leela has a peculiar metabolism different from that of standard humans. Mutagens cannot harm her, and she seems resistant to many poisons, environmental hazards and illnesses. Her special condition may have helped her fight off the threat by the [[The Sting|Baby Space Bee Queen's poison]], and it proved instrumental for finding the cure against the [[The Cure For The Common Clod|common cold]] that had New New York in its clutches. Also, it might explain why Leela is so fond of sports and well muscled. As a recruit of the [[Earth]] forces, she surpassed every other recruit on the training ground, even well-trained males, and has shown extraordinary strength, dexterity and stamina on numerous occasions.<br />
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Leela is also highly skilled in martial arts which has been shown on numerous occassions.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Years ===<br />
[[File:Baby Leela.jpg|thumb|Leela as she was found in the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium|Orphanarium]]]]<br />
Turanga Leela was born as the only child of a married couple of [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]] in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] of [[New New York]]. Her parents are [[Turanga Morris and Munda]]. As Leela is probably the least mutated mutant ever born (as described to her parents by a medical professional), and looked almost like a normal child, her parents decided that she should not share the fate of her people living in the sewers. They instead chose to give her a life as normal as possible - a "real" life - by giving her up to the [[Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium]], though it was a tough decision and they suffered greatly by giving her away. Attached to the basket she was found in was a note in an [[Alien Languages|alien language]] written by her mother [[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda]], who has a Ph.D. in exolinguistics. She meant for the note to convince the finder of her daughter that she was an alien and thus accept her into the orphanarium. The plan worked, and Leela was taken in by the head of the orphanarium, [[Warden Vogel]].<br />
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Leela grew up in the orphanarium unaware of her true roots, believing that she was indeed an alien. She had a hard time there, as she was relentlessly picked on because of her unusual appearance, and was always a lonely outsider. As a child she wore a monocle and, later, braces. Nevertheless, or maybe because of this, she managed to develop a strong and caring personality. As an outlet for her deep frustration, she trained in Arcturan Kung Fu to the level of a black-belt by a master of this martial art, [[Fnog]], despite being a victim of his obvious sexism.<br />
[[File:Teenage Leela.jpg|thumb|left|Leela as a teenager]]<br />
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=== Hired at Planet Express ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
After leaving the orphanarium, she began a career as Fate Assignment Officer at [[Applied Cryogenics]], assigning defrostees to their permanent careers and providing them with the proper [[Career Chip|career chips]]. Then one day a defrostee named [[Philip J. Fry]] came along and inspired her to quit her job. Ultimately, she ended up being hired by Fry's many-times-great-nephew [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Hubert Farnsworth]] as the new captain for his interstellar delivery service, [[Planet Express]]. In that position, she acquired her beloved pet [[Nibbler]], after saving him from the implosion of [[Vergon 6]]. She also rescued Fry from the [[Trisolians]], attempted to destroy the giant ball of garbage, escaped from the [[Titanic]] and helped save the world from the [[Omicronians]] in the [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth]] in the same year that she was hired.<br />
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=== Another Cyclops ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
From going on the [[Internet]], Leela believed to have found another cyclops, and would finally find out her true home planet. The cyclops turned out to be [[Alcazar]], who took her to [[Cyclopia]], where she supposedly was born. Leela decides that she must marry Al to continue their species. When Al tried to marry Leela, however, it turns out that Al was really a shape-shifting grasshopper, who was going to marry four other women of different alien races. She leaves the planet disappointed, but hopeful.<br />
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That same year, she almost lost Nibbler to [[El Chupanibre]], but he was saved by Bender, after Leela learned to be selfish. She was briefly named Miss Universe at the [[Miss Universe Pageant 3001]] by [[Zapp Brannigan]] by accident. She discovered [[Popplers]] but was almost killed by [[Lrrr]] when [[Second Omicronian Invasion of Earth|they found out they were the Omicronians' babies]]. She also served in the [[DOOP Army]] in [[The Battle of Spheron 1]].<br />
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=== Helping the Nibblonians ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
After having her pet Nibbler named Dumbest Pet in Show at a pet competition, Leela is shocked to learn that Nibbler is actually the ruler of [[Nibblonians|an entire alien species]]. They tell her that their old enemy, the [[Brain Spawn]], is making everyone on Earth stupid, and that Fry is the only one that can stop them, due to his lack of the [[Delta Brain Wave]]. She gets Fry to fight the [[Big Brain]], and Fry wins. The brains leave Earth for no "raeson," and Nibbler blanks Leela's memory. Later, she gets a second eye crafted in, but removed it because of [[Adlai Atkins|her new boyfriend's]] insensitivity. She also got married briefly to Fry, joined the [[New New York Mets]] and traveled back in time and caused the Roswell incident.<br />
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=== Leela's real homeplanet ===<br />
{{further|Season 4}}<br />
Leela was captured by the Sewer Mutants, along with Fry and Bender, who wanted to punish them for dumping toxic waste in the sewers. They were rescued by [[Turanga Morris and Munda|two mysterious strangers]] who got the Head Mutant to change their punishment into a banishment, instead of an execution. Leela, curious about the strangers, jumps back into the sewers and chases the two back to their house, threatening them with a gun. The two tell her that they were the ones who killed her parents, and Leela, in an uncontrolled rage, almost killed them, but was stopped by Fry. It is revealed that the two were actually Leela's parents, and Leela rejoices. Leela also impregnated [[Kif Kroker]], became a superheroine called [[Clobberella]], was stung by a [[Space Bee]], and sold her hand in marriage to the [[Robot Devil]] in exchange for some mechanical ears.<br />
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=== Meets Lars Fillmore ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
Planet Express is "back on the air," after the Box Company canceled them for two years. [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes']] head is chopped off in an accident at the party, and Leela meets [[Lars Fillmore]] at the Head Museum. Planet Express is stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], and the [[Machine Language Time Code|secret to time travel]] is found on Fry's ass, but Leela and Lars' relationship grow undisturbed. Fry watches them date with great envy and anger.<br />
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Leela and Lars both get laid off from their jobs, due to the scammers scamming people out of their possessions, but Lars still proposes to Leela. Leela agrees. At the wedding, Hermes' head is chopped off a second time, after Bender went back in time to pick him up a new body. The professor reveals to Lars that a [[Time paradox duplicate]] is always doomed to die. Lars calls off the wedding and left Leela to sadness.<br />
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Later, the entire population of Earth is forced to move to a different planet, due to [[Richard Nixon's head|President Nixon]] being scammed. Leela and the rest of the crew move to [[Neptune]]. There, [[Santa Claus]] meets up with the crew, but is unable to attack them, due to his depression from being scammed. They negotiate a plan to reclaim Earth. At first, Nixon is skeptic of their chances to succeed, but Santa gets his [[Santa's Workshop|factory of elves]] to build powerful weapons for the army. The small army that they assembled fought against the scammer's fleet of [[Remote-controlled solid gold Death Star|Solid Gold Death Stars]], but their first leader, Zapp Brannigan, was taken down. Leela takes his place, but soon realizes that she can't control so many ships at one time. Thus, Hermes' head comes to power, and uses his bureaucratical skills to control the other ships and take down the fleet.<br />
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During the 3008 New Years Eve Party that took place on Earth shortly afterwards, Fry sees how sad Leela is without Lars and realizes that if he really loved her, he would care more about her happiness, rather than his own. He tries to get them back together, but he is interrupted by [[Nudar]], who survived the battle and wants to kill them. Lars sacrifices himself and saves Fry and Leela. Leela finds out that Lars is actually Fry's time duplicate, from the tattoo on his butt. <br />
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Later, Bender finds out that there had been thousands of Bender time duplicates in the basement of [[Planet Express building]] all along. The large amount of paradoxes makes a large rip in time and space.<br />
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=== Last Tentacle-Free Person in the Universe ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
When the rip in time and space starts producing tentacles that attach itself to people, Leela and the crew (except Fry), become one of the few isolated pockets of tentacle free people. The crew try to escape Earth, but are blocked by [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom's]] [[Diamondillium]] cover. They take cover in the Planet Express Building, along with Wernstrom, but [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is taken. Fry tries to get them to come out and join [[Yivo]], but they refuse. Later, the tentacles infiltrate the building and the Professor, Hermes, and Wernstrom are overcome by the tentacles. Leela escapes with Amy on a [[Party Board]].<br />
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While hiding in an alley, it is revealed to them that Zapp Brannigan was also free. They all hide together in an abandoned soup cabin in a remote area. The next day, Leela finds out that Zapp had slept with Amy, but is more surprised at the fact that the tentacles have found them. Leela manages to escape with a piece of the tentacle, but Zapp and Amy do not.<br />
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Leela goes back to Planet Express and examines the piece with a telescope. She realizes that the tentacles are actually [[Coinage#G|Gentacles]] and that Yivo was actually mating with everyone in the universe. She pretends to have a tentacle attached and goes into the Church of [[Yivo's Religion]] where she reveals to the world the truth. The religion is abandoned, but they eventually go on a date with Yivo to make up. The Earthican council decides to break up with Yivo due to shkler lack of commitment, but Yivo proposes to them before they could say anything. Everyone in the universe moves to [[Parallel universes|Yivo's Universe]], but Leela was forced to go, despite being against it.<br />
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On Yivo, Leela was skeptic about the heavenly paradise at first, but when she finally admits to being happy Bender and his [[Army of the Damned]] invade Yivo and takes them back to their universe.<br />
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=== Leegola ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Later in 3008, Leela is pressured by [[Sal]] into entering the Planet Express Ship into the [[Space Demolition Derby]]. She leads the crew to a victory, but finds herself in trouble when Zoidberg tattles to the professor about her reckless behavior. Leela is forced to wear a shock collar, designed to give her and electrical shock if she has any violent thoughts.<br />
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After several hopeless attempts to convince Zoidberg, the staff doctor, that she doesn't need the collar any more, Leela grew accustomed with the electrical shocks and even begins to enjoy them. She, along with Fry and the professor, launch an [[Planet Express' Attack on Mombil "Mine"|attack]] on the [[Mombil]] [[Dark Matter]] mine in [[Alaska]]. She aids the team greatly by using her violence and eventually discovers that the mine was actually a farm that harvested the fecal matter of [[Nibblonians]]. Leela also finds her pet [[Nibbler]] there.<br />
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Suddenly, in the middle of the battle, the floor cracks open and Leela is sent to [[Cornwood]], the land created by Bender's imagination. She also becomes a centaur named [[Leegola]]. She joins [[Frydo]], [[Titanius Anglesmith]], and the [[Great Wizard Greyfarn]] into forming the [[Fellowship]] and embark on a quest to defeat [[Momon]], queen of evil. However, halfway through the quest, Leegola realizes that in her rage she had murdered an [[Zoidberg (Cornwood)|innocent monster]]. She vows not to harm another living being again and joins the other, more peaceful [[Centaurs]].<br />
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Leegola later finds out that her friends were endangered by [[Momon's Army]]. She returns back to normal and convinces the other centaurs to form their own army and fight against Momon. In doing so, Momon's Army is defeated and her friends are saved. She, along with most of the Fellowship, go to the [[Geysers of Gygax]] where Momon destroys Cornwood and sends them back to the real world. Dark matter then becomes useless as fuel and they temporarily use Nibblonians as transport.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Morris, Father]]<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda, Mother]]<br />
*Due to an accident, and because of the reproductive process of [[Amphibiosans]], she has several dozen offspring from [[Kif Kroker]], currently living in an immature "tadpole" form in the swamp of the [[Clan Kroker's Sacred Birthing Grounds|Kroker clan birthing grounds]] on [[Amphibios 9]]. About half of these have only one eye each, like her.<br />
*In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' she almost married [[Lars Fillmore]].<br />
*In ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', she married [[Yivo]], along with the rest of the universe, against her will.<br />
*In "[[Time Keeps on Slippin']]", she was briefly married to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] due to the time skips, but then they got divorced during another time skip because she believed he tricked her into marriage. At the end of ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', she shares a kiss with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], after having admitted that she has 'waited too long' to let him know that she loves him. It would appear from that interaction (however brief), that she may be about to embark on a serious relationship with Fry. Time, however, will tell. (''see [[Fry-Leela relationship]] for more info'')<br />
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==Additional Info== <br />
[[File:Leela's Contact Lens.jpg|right|thumb|Leela's Contact Lens]]<br />
===Trivia=== <br />
*Her name can be interpreted in several ways: "Leela" sounds exactly like the term for "purple" in several languages, including German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish (''lila'') and Hungarian (''lila''). A further possibility is that the name is a parody of the heroine from ''The Fifth Element'', ''Leeloo'' - the perfect woman. Additionally, in Bungie's 1994 PC game Marathon, there is an AI character named Leela. Lastly, she might have been inspired by a character from the British Sci-Fi series ''[[wikia:c:tardis:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' bearing the same name ([[wikia:c:tardis:Leela|Leela]]). "Turanga" may be derived from the symphony "{{w|Turangalila}}" by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). The term derives from Sanskrit and means, alternately, "Song of Love" and "Hymn to Joy". Alternately, Turanga may derive from {{w|Taronga Zoo}}, the name of which is an Indigenous Australian word for "beautiful view".<br />
*The designers kept trying to make Leela's nose smaller, because it was larger than they thought appropriate for a female character, but [[Matt Groening]] insisted it stay the larger size. <br />
*Unlike [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who is frequently chopped to pieces in the series, Leela tends to lose the use of her senses instead, namely sight and hearing. <br />
*As Fate Assignment Officer, her code number was 1BDI (or "one beady eye"). <br />
*Books read by Leela include "True Stories of Courageous Animals" ("[[Parasites Lost]]"), "A Child's Garden of Space Legends" ("[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]"), "Dances of the ancient Bronx" ("[[Jurassic Bark]]") and "Great Machete Battles" ("[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]"), plus the magazine ''Nosy Inquirer'', headline: ''Bigfoot turns 80!'' ("[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]") <br />
*Tends to snore.<br />
*Always uses lipstick, mostly pink, and is rarely seen without it.<br />
[[File:Lipstick.jpg|thumb|Leela applying lipstick]]<br />
*Used to brew her own beer at the orphanarium.<br />
*Can do the Robot Dance like no one else.<br />
*Owns her own harpoon.<br />
*Tends to fill her day with humdrum activities.<br />
*Is camera-shy.<br />
*Usually prepares her dinners in advance for one month and then freezes them.<br />
*Sometimes seen with a lime-green jacket in earlier episodes and Season 2.<br />
*For obvious reasons, no one can give the evil eye quite like her.<br />
*Adept in the use of weaponry like laser guns or machetes.<br />
*Used to play the drums.<br />
*Tends to play with her hair when upset or nervous.<br />
*Frequently accused of poor hygiene (sweaty boot rash, etc), but may be at a disadvantage due to her mutant physiology and energetic lifestyle.<br />
*Usually, Leela only wears jewellery on special occasions. The exception from this was the ring in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" that [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] stole; it was never seen again. She also wears a bracelet made by [[Turanga Morris and Munda|her father]] at all times.<br />
*Apart from [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], she is the only character that appears in every episode of the show and in every comic.<br />
*Has had five weddings; three were called off, and the other two were followed by divorce. [[Reverend Lionel Preacherbot]] performed the first three of these, [[Father Changstein El-Gamal]] performed the fourth. A fifth proposition was made, but the wedding never took place. It is unknown who performed her wedding to Cubert in {{e|6ACV07}}<br />
**To [[Alcazar]], {{e|2ACV09}}<br />
**To [[Philip J. Fry]], followed by divorce, {{e|3ACV14}}<br />
**To [[Robot Devil]], {{e|4ACV18}}<br />
**To [[Lars Fillmore]], ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' - {{e|5ACV03}}<br />
**To [[Yivo]], no wedding, ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' - {{e|5ACV08}}<br />
**T0 [[Cubert Farnsworth]] (in an alternate future) {{e|6ACV07}}<br />
*Can wield a gun with her foot, and hides one in her boot for easy access.<br />
*May very well be the second-most important person in the universe behind Fry (though she doesn't know it).<br />
[[File:Elbowtalons.jpg|right|thumb|Leela's elbow talons close-up]] <br />
*Leela, like her parents, has a second mutation. She grows skin covered spikes, called "[[Coinage#E|elbow talons]]", from her elbows. However, she usually trims these.<br />
*Became a centaur in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Actually continued to legally work at [[Applied Cryogenics]] until [[2ACV11]]<br />
*Has been seen in a lime-green tank top (instead of her usual white one) once, in "[[My Three Suns]]".<br />
*At the end of ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', Leela reveals that she is in love with Fry and they finally kiss properly.<br />
*Apparently wears a large contact lens.<br />
*Wears size 12 shoes.<br />
*Has never slept with another member of Planet Express (except for Fry in her what-if scenario in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]").<br />
*Has a singing boil on her body named [[Susan Boil|Susan]] (possibly a third mutation).<br />
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===Quotes=== <br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>"I guess you never outgrow being an eyeball... oddball."</poem><br />
<poem>"Fry, you're wasting your life in front of that TV. You've got to get out and see the real world."</poem><br />
<poem>"I don't care how hilarious your apron is, we're not cooking him!"</poem><br />
<poem>"OK, if everyone's finished bein' stupid."</poem><br />
<poem>"That's stupid."</poem><br />
<poem>"Look, I don't know about your previous captains, but I intend to do as little dying as possible."</poem><br />
<poem>"For a split second, my common sense was overwhelmed by pity."</poem><br />
<poem>"OK, OK. We're not gonna force you until I finish this sentence. Get him!"</poem><br />
<poem>"We are not ignorant villagers, we're sophisticated New New Yorkers. Whup his butt!"</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': I'm sorry you saw that, Fry. I usually try to keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as a mental illness.<br />
'''Fry''': Yeah, I do that with my stupidness.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Catchphrase? ===<br />
While not entirely a phrase, her most prominent shout close to a catchphrase is "[[Hi-yah!]]".<br />
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It seems as if a half-hearted attempt was made to give Leela a sort of catchphrase, where she uses old musical references, turning the first word into a verb and applying it to the last word as a noun. The only two examples are:<br />
*"This toads the wet sprocket." ("[[Future Stock]]") A reference to the band, Toad the Wet Sprocket. <br />
*"This wangs chung!" ("[[A Tale of Two Santas]]") A reference to both the band Wang Chung, and their hit song "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" which includes the line "Everybody Wang Chung tonight".<br />
Bender later uses this formula when referring to Leela's attraction to creative and musically-talented men, saying, "Musicians really Roger your Hammerstein." This is a reference to the famous composers Rogers and Hammerstein.<br />
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She also says "Oh, Lord!" quite a lot, usually just before a previous action comes back to haunt her.<br />
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===Two-Eyed Leela=== <br />
[[File:Leela 2eyes 1.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]"]] <br />
Leela has been seen with two eyes several times, though each time it appeared different: <br />
*"[[When Aliens Attack]]" &mdash; To portray the role of Jenny MacNeil, a plastic eye is taped to the side of her face (which [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] later eats). This is clearly the least-convincing appearance of a two-eyed Leela.<br />
*"[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]" &mdash; When the Amazonians are approaching, a puddle ripples, causing Leela's reflection to distort, showing her briefly with two eyes. Her eyes appear to be rounder than the others.<br />
*"[[The Cyber House Rules]]" &mdash; A second eye is grafted onto Leela's face. She later realizes she's better off being different, and has it removed. Her eyes are more narrow.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Leela appears in all episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Leela|A plots focusing on Leela]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Leela|B plots focusing on Leela]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Mutants]]<br />
[[Category:Orphans]]<br />
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|name=Turanga Leela<br />
|image=[[File:Turanga Leela.jpg|225px]]<br />
|species=[[Human]] ([[Sewer Mutants|Mutant]])<br />
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|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|birth date=29 July, 2975<br />
|age={{age|2975|7|29}} <!-- do not change this before a debate on the talk page --><br />
|voiced by=Katey Sagal<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|job=Space captain at [[Planet Express]]<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section.''<br />
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'''Turanga Leela''' is one of the most important employees of [[Planet Express]]. She occupies the position of the ship's captain and pilot and therefore is the head of the regular delivery crew consisting of her, [[Philip J. Fry]], and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]]. She is known as the most competent of the three main characters.<br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
During her youth, Leela was often teased because she only had one eye. She felt very lonely in her childhood and always dreamed of learning who her real parents were. She eventually learns that she is a mutant, rather than an alien, which she had always thought she was. Leela has been shown to care a great deal about her mutant parents, even stealing a diamond from a museum along with Bender and Fry, when the Zookeeper threatens to feed them to piranhas.<br />
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Despite her troubled past, Leela is friendly, smart and self-reliant, though she was sometimes impatient and quick to anger. She cares deeply for her friends and loved ones, plus issues she feels she must stand up for, like freedom, the environment and cute animals. However she does not hesitate to use force if she believes the situation demands it. She also has a liking for violence and was often sarcastic, but she nevertheless seems to have developed strong maternal instincts at times. She is engaged in a constant low-intensity feud with [[Amy Wong]], the only other female at [[Planet Express]], who more or less accuses her of not being ladylike enough to be a true woman, despite Leela having a strong sensitivity for cuteness and romantic issues.<br />
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Leela lives alone in a somewhat underfurnished apartment (Apartment 1i) somewhere in the city of [[New New York]]. She only shares her loneliness with her alien pet, [[Nibbler]]. However, in light of the final moments of [[Into the Wild Green Yonder|one of their recent adventures]], this may change, as she has 'finally' admitted her love for [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]].<br />
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As a [[Sewer Mutants|mutant]], Leela has a peculiar metabolism different from that of standard humans. Mutagens cannot harm her, and she seems resistant to many poisons, environmental hazards and illnesses. Her special condition may have helped her fight off the threat by the [[The Sting|Baby Space Bee Queen's poison]], and it proved instrumental for finding the cure against the [[The Cure For The Common Clod|common cold]] that had New New York in its clutches. Also, it might explain why Leela is so fond of sports and well muscled. As a recruit of the [[Earth]] forces, she surpassed every other recruit on the training ground, even well-trained males, and has shown extraordinary strength, dexterity and stamina on numerous occasions.<br />
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Leela is also highly skilled in martial arts which has been shown on numerous occassions.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Years ===<br />
[[File:Baby Leela.jpg|thumb|Leela as she was found in the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium|Orphanarium]]]]<br />
Turanga Leela was born as the only child of a married couple of [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]] in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] of [[New New York]]. Her parents are [[Turanga Morris and Munda]]. As Leela is probably the least mutated mutant ever born (as described to her parents by a medical professional), and looked almost like a normal child, her parents decided that she should not share the fate of her people living in the sewers. They instead chose to give her a life as normal as possible - a "real" life - by giving her up to the [[Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium]], though it was a tough decision and they suffered greatly by giving her away. Attached to the basket she was found in was a note in an [[Alien Languages|alien language]] written by her mother [[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda]], who has a Ph.D. in exolinguistics. She meant for the note to convince the finder of her daughter that she was an alien and thus accept her into the orphanarium. The plan worked, and Leela was taken in by the head of the orphanarium, [[Warden Vogel]].<br />
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Leela grew up in the orphanarium unaware of her true roots, believing that she was indeed an alien. She had a hard time there, as she was relentlessly picked on because of her unusual appearance, and was always a lonely outsider. As a child she wore a monocle and, later, braces. Nevertheless, or maybe because of this, she managed to develop a strong and caring personality. As an outlet for her deep frustration, she trained in Arcturan Kung Fu to the level of a black-belt by a master of this martial art, [[Fnog]], despite being a victim of his obvious sexism.<br />
[[File:Teenage Leela.jpg|thumb|left|Leela as a teenager]]<br />
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=== Hired at Planet Express ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
After leaving the orphanarium, she began a career as Fate Assignment Officer at [[Applied Cryogenics]], assigning defrostees to their permanent careers and providing them with the proper [[Career Chip|career chips]]. Then one day a defrostee named [[Philip J. Fry]] came along and inspired her to quit her job. Ultimately, she ended up being hired by Fry's many-times-great-nephew [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Hubert Farnsworth]] as the new captain for his interstellar delivery service, [[Planet Express]]. In that position, she acquired her beloved pet [[Nibbler]], after saving him from the implosion of [[Vergon 6]]. She also rescued Fry from the [[Trisolians]], attempted to destroy the giant ball of garbage, escaped from the [[Titanic]] and helped save the world from the [[Omicronians]] in the [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth]] in the same year that she was hired.<br />
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=== Another Cyclops ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
From going on the [[Internet]], Leela believed to have found another cyclops, and would finally find out her true home planet. The cyclops turned out to be [[Alcazar]], who took her to [[Cyclopia]], where she supposedly was born. Leela decides that she must marry Al to continue their species. When Al tried to marry Leela, however, it turns out that Al was really a shape-shifting grasshopper, who was going to marry four other women of different alien races. She leaves the planet disappointed, but hopeful.<br />
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That same year, she almost lost Nibbler to [[El Chupanibre]], but he was saved by Bender, after Leela learned to be selfish. She was briefly named Miss Universe at the [[Miss Universe Pageant 3001]] by [[Zapp Brannigan]] by accident. She discovered [[Popplers]] but was almost killed by [[Lrrr]] when [[Second Omicronian Invasion of Earth|they found out they were the Omicronians' babies]]. She also served in the [[DOOP Army]] in [[The Battle of Spheron 1]].<br />
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=== Helping the Nibblonians ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
After having her pet Nibbler named Dumbest Pet in Show at a pet competition, Leela is shocked to learn that Nibbler is actually the ruler of [[Nibblonians|an entire alien species]]. They tell her that their old enemy, the [[Brain Spawn]], is making everyone on Earth stupid, and that Fry is the only one that can stop them, due to his lack of the [[Delta Brain Wave]]. She gets Fry to fight the [[Big Brain]], and Fry wins. The brains leave Earth for no "raeson," and Nibbler blanks Leela's memory. Later, she gets a second eye crafted in, but removed it because of [[Adlai Atkins|her new boyfriend's]] insensitivity. She also got married briefly to Fry, joined the [[New New York Mets]] and traveled back in time and caused the Roswell incident.<br />
<br />
=== Leela's real homeplanet ===<br />
{{further|Season 4}}<br />
Leela was captured by the Sewer Mutants, along with Fry and Bender, who wanted to punish them for dumping toxic waste in the sewers. They were rescued by [[Turanga Morris and Munda|two mysterious strangers]] who got the Head Mutant to change their punishment into a banishment, instead of an execution. Leela, curious about the strangers, jumps back into the sewers and chases the two back to their house, threatening them with a gun. The two tell her that they were the ones who killed her parents, and Leela, in an uncontrolled rage, almost killed them, but was stopped by Fry. It is revealed that the two were actually Leela's parents, and Leela rejoices. Leela also impregnated [[Kif Kroker]], became a superheroine called [[Clobberella]], was stung by a [[Space Bee]], and sold her hand in marriage to the [[Robot Devil]] in exchange for some mechanical ears.<br />
<br />
=== Meets Lars Fillmore ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
Planet Express is "back on the air," after the Box Company canceled them for two years. [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes']] head is chopped off in an accident at the party, and Leela meets [[Lars Fillmore]] at the Head Museum. Planet Express is stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], and the [[Machine Language Time Code|secret to time travel]] is found on Fry's ass, but Leela and Lars' relationship grow undisturbed. Fry watches them date with great envy and anger.<br />
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Leela and Lars both get laid off from their jobs, due to the scammers scamming people out of their possessions, but Lars still proposes to Leela. Leela agrees. At the wedding, Hermes' head is chopped off a second time, after Bender went back in time to pick him up a new body. The professor reveals to Lars that a [[Time paradox duplicate]] is always doomed to die. Lars calls off the wedding and left Leela to sadness.<br />
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Later, the entire population of Earth is forced to move to a different planet, due to [[Richard Nixon's head|President Nixon]] being scammed. Leela and the rest of the crew move to [[Neptune]]. There, [[Santa Claus]] meets up with the crew, but is unable to attack them, due to his depression from being scammed. They negotiate a plan to reclaim Earth. At first, Nixon is skeptic of their chances to succeed, but Santa gets his [[Santa's Workshop|factory of elves]] to build powerful weapons for the army. The small army that they assembled fought against the scammer's fleet of [[Remote-controlled solid gold Death Star|Solid Gold Death Stars]], but their first leader, Zapp Brannigan, was taken down. Leela takes his place, but soon realizes that she can't control so many ships at one time. Thus, Hermes' head comes to power, and uses his bureaucratical skills to control the other ships and take down the fleet.<br />
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During the 3008 New Years Eve Party that took place on Earth shortly afterwards, Fry sees how sad Leela is without Lars and realizes that if he really loved her, he would care more about her happiness, rather than his own. He tries to get them back together, but he is interrupted by [[Nudar]], who survived the battle and wants to kill them. Lars sacrifices himself and saves Fry and Leela. Leela finds out that Lars is actually Fry's time duplicate, from the tattoo on his butt. <br />
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Later, Bender finds out that there had been thousands of Bender time duplicates in the basement of [[Planet Express building]] all along. The large amount of paradoxes makes a large rip in time and space.<br />
<br />
=== Last Tentacle-Free Person in the Universe ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
When the rip in time and space starts producing tentacles that attach itself to people, Leela and the crew (except Fry), become one of the few isolated pockets of tentacle free people. The crew try to escape Earth, but are blocked by [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom's]] [[Diamondillium]] cover. They take cover in the Planet Express Building, along with Wernstrom, but [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is taken. Fry tries to get them to come out and join [[Yivo]], but they refuse. Later, the tentacles infiltrate the building and the Professor, Hermes, and Wernstrom are overcome by the tentacles. Leela escapes with Amy on a [[Party Board]].<br />
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While hiding in an alley, it is revealed to them that Zapp Brannigan was also free. They all hide together in an abandoned soup cabin in a remote area. The next day, Leela finds out that Zapp had slept with Amy, but is more surprised at the fact that the tentacles have found them. Leela manages to escape with a piece of the tentacle, but Zapp and Amy do not.<br />
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Leela goes back to Planet Express and examines the piece with a telescope. She realizes that the tentacles are actually [[Coinage#G|Gentacles]] and that Yivo was actually mating with everyone in the universe. She pretends to have a tentacle attached and goes into the Church of [[Yivo's Religion]] where she reveals to the world the truth. The religion is abandoned, but they eventually go on a date with Yivo to make up. The Earthican council decides to break up with Yivo due to shkler lack of commitment, but Yivo proposes to them before they could say anything. Everyone in the universe moves to [[Parallel universes|Yivo's Universe]], but Leela was forced to go, despite being against it.<br />
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On Yivo, Leela was skeptic about the heavenly paradise at first, but when she finally admits to being happy Bender and his [[Army of the Damned]] invade Yivo and takes them back to their universe.<br />
<br />
=== Leegola ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Later in 3008, Leela is pressured by [[Sal]] into entering the Planet Express Ship into the [[Space Demolition Derby]]. She leads the crew to a victory, but finds herself in trouble when Zoidberg tattles to the professor about her reckless behavior. Leela is forced to wear a shock collar, designed to give her and electrical shock if she has any violent thoughts.<br />
<br />
After several hopeless attempts to convince Zoidberg, the staff doctor, that she doesn't need the collar any more, Leela grew accustomed with the electrical shocks and even begins to enjoy them. She, along with Fry and the professor, launch an [[Planet Express' Attack on Mombil "Mine"|attack]] on the [[Mombil]] [[Dark Matter]] mine in [[Alaska]]. She aids the team greatly by using her violence and eventually discovers that the mine was actually a farm that harvested the fecal matter of [[Nibblonians]]. Leela also finds her pet [[Nibbler]] there.<br />
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Suddenly, in the middle of the battle, the floor cracks open and Leela is sent to [[Cornwood]], the land created by Bender's imagination. She also becomes a centaur named [[Leegola]]. She joins [[Frydo]], [[Titanius Anglesmith]], and the [[Great Wizard Greyfarn]] into forming the [[Fellowship]] and embark on a quest to defeat [[Momon]], queen of evil. However, halfway through the quest, Leegola realizes that in her rage she had murdered an [[Zoidberg (Cornwood)|innocent monster]]. She vows not to harm another living being again and joins the other, more peaceful [[Centaurs]].<br />
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Leegola later finds out that her friends were endangered by [[Momon's Army]]. She returns back to normal and convinces the other centaurs to form their own army and fight against Momon. In doing so, Momon's Army is defeated and her friends are saved. She, along with most of the Fellowship, go to the [[Geysers of Gygax]] where Momon destroys Cornwood and sends them back to the real world. Dark matter then becomes useless as fuel and they temporarily use Nibblonians as transport.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Morris, Father]]<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda, Mother]]<br />
*Due to an accident, and because of the reproductive process of [[Amphibiosans]], she has several dozen offspring from [[Kif Kroker]], currently living in an immature "tadpole" form in the swamp of the [[Clan Kroker's Sacred Birthing Grounds|Kroker clan birthing grounds]] on [[Amphibios 9]]. About half of these have only one eye each, like her.<br />
*In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' she almost married [[Lars Fillmore]].<br />
*In ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', she married [[Yivo]], along with the rest of the universe, against her will.<br />
*In "[[Time Keeps on Slippin']]", she was briefly married to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] due to the time skips, but then they got divorced during another time skip because she believed he tricked her into marriage. At the end of ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', she shares a kiss with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], after having admitted that she has 'waited too long' to let him know that she loves him. It would appear from that interaction (however brief), that she may be about to embark on a serious relationship with Fry. Time, however, will tell. (''see [[Fry-Leela relationship]] for more info'')<br />
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==Additional Info== <br />
[[File:Leela's Contact Lens.jpg|right|thumb|Leela's Contact Lens]]<br />
===Trivia=== <br />
*Her name can be interpreted in several ways: "Leela" sounds exactly like the term for "purple" in several languages, including German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish (''lila'') and Hungarian (''lila''). A further possibility is that the name is a parody of the heroine from ''The Fifth Element'', ''Leeloo'' - the perfect woman. Additionally, in Bungie's 1994 PC game Marathon, there is an AI character named Leela. Lastly, she might have been inspired by a character from the British Sci-Fi series ''[[wikia:c:tardis:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' bearing the same name ([[wikia:c:tardis:Leela|Leela]]). "Turanga" may be derived from the symphony "{{w|Turangalila}}" by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). The term derives from Sanskrit and means, alternately, "Song of Love" and "Hymn to Joy". Alternately, Turanga may derive from {{w|Taronga Zoo}}, the name of which is an Indigenous Australian word for "beautiful view".<br />
*The designers kept trying to make Leela's nose smaller, because it was larger than they thought appropriate for a female character, but [[Matt Groening]] insisted it stay the larger size. <br />
*Unlike [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who is frequently chopped to pieces in the series, Leela tends to lose the use of her senses instead, namely sight and hearing. <br />
*As Fate Assignment Officer, her code number was 1BDI (or "one beady eye"). <br />
*Books read by Leela include "True Stories of Courageous Animals" ("[[Parasites Lost]]"), "A Child's Garden of Space Legends" ("[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]"), "Dances of the ancient Bronx" ("[[Jurassic Bark]]") and "Great Machete Battles" ("[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]"), plus the magazine ''Nosy Inquirer'', headline: ''Bigfoot turns 80!'' ("[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]") <br />
*Tends to snore.<br />
*Always uses lipstick, mostly pink, and is rarely seen without it.<br />
[[File:Lipstick.jpg|thumb|Leela applying lipstick]]<br />
*Used to brew her own beer at the orphanarium.<br />
*Can do the Robot Dance like no one else.<br />
*Owns her own harpoon.<br />
*Tends to fill her day with humdrum activities.<br />
*Is camera-shy.<br />
*Usually prepares her dinners in advance for one month and then freezes them.<br />
*Sometimes seen with a lime-green jacket in earlier episodes and Season 2.<br />
*For obvious reasons, no one can give the evil eye quite like her.<br />
*Adept in the use of weaponry like laser guns or machetes.<br />
*Used to play the drums.<br />
*Tends to play with her hair when upset or nervous.<br />
*Frequently accused of poor hygiene (sweaty boot rash, etc), but may be at a disadvantage due to her mutant physiology and energetic lifestyle.<br />
*Usually, Leela only wears jewellery on special occasions. The exception from this was the ring in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" that [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] stole; it was never seen again. She also wears a bracelet made by [[Turanga Morris and Munda|her father]] at all times.<br />
*Apart from [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], she is the only character that appears in every episode of the show and in every comic.<br />
*Has had five weddings; three were called off, and the other two were followed by divorce. [[Reverend Lionel Preacherbot]] performed the first three of these, [[Father Changstein El-Gamal]] performed the fourth. A fifth proposition was made, but the wedding never took place. It is unknown who performed her wedding to Cubert in {{e|6ACV07}}<br />
**To [[Alcazar]], {{e|2ACV09}}<br />
**To [[Philip J. Fry]], followed by divorce, {{e|3ACV14}}<br />
**To [[Robot Devil]], {{e|4ACV18}}<br />
**To [[Lars Fillmore]], ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' - {{e|5ACV03}}<br />
**To [[Yivo]], no wedding, ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' - {{e|5ACV08}}<br />
**T0 {{Cubert Farnsworth)) (in an alternate future) {{e|6acv07}}<br />
*Can wield a gun with her foot, and hides one in her boot for easy access.<br />
*May very well be the second-most important person in the universe behind Fry (though she doesn't know it).<br />
[[File:Elbowtalons.jpg|right|thumb|Leela's elbow talons close-up]] <br />
*Leela, like her parents, has a second mutation. She grows skin covered spikes, called "[[Coinage#E|elbow talons]]", from her elbows. However, she usually trims these.<br />
*Became a centaur in {{f|3}}.<br />
*Actually continued to legally work at [[Applied Cryogenics]] until [[2ACV11]]<br />
*Has been seen in a lime-green tank top (instead of her usual white one) once, in "[[My Three Suns]]".<br />
*At the end of ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', Leela reveals that she is in love with Fry and they finally kiss properly.<br />
*Apparently wears a large contact lens.<br />
*Wears size 12 shoes.<br />
*Has never slept with another member of Planet Express (except for Fry in her what-if scenario in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]").<br />
*Has a singing boil on her body named [[Susan Boil|Susan]] (possibly a third mutation).<br />
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===Quotes=== <br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>"I guess you never outgrow being an eyeball... oddball."</poem><br />
<poem>"Fry, you're wasting your life in front of that TV. You've got to get out and see the real world."</poem><br />
<poem>"I don't care how hilarious your apron is, we're not cooking him!"</poem><br />
<poem>"OK, if everyone's finished bein' stupid."</poem><br />
<poem>"That's stupid."</poem><br />
<poem>"Look, I don't know about your previous captains, but I intend to do as little dying as possible."</poem><br />
<poem>"For a split second, my common sense was overwhelmed by pity."</poem><br />
<poem>"OK, OK. We're not gonna force you until I finish this sentence. Get him!"</poem><br />
<poem>"We are not ignorant villagers, we're sophisticated New New Yorkers. Whup his butt!"</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': I'm sorry you saw that, Fry. I usually try to keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as a mental illness.<br />
'''Fry''': Yeah, I do that with my stupidness.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Catchphrase? ===<br />
While not entirely a phrase, her most prominent shout close to a catchphrase is "[[Hi-yah!]]".<br />
<br />
It seems as if a half-hearted attempt was made to give Leela a sort of catchphrase, where she uses old musical references, turning the first word into a verb and applying it to the last word as a noun. The only two examples are:<br />
*"This toads the wet sprocket." ("[[Future Stock]]") A reference to the band, Toad the Wet Sprocket. <br />
*"This wangs chung!" ("[[A Tale of Two Santas]]") A reference to both the band Wang Chung, and their hit song "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" which includes the line "Everybody Wang Chung tonight".<br />
Bender later uses this formula when referring to Leela's attraction to creative and musically-talented men, saying, "Musicians really Roger your Hammerstein." This is a reference to the famous composers Rogers and Hammerstein.<br />
<br />
She also says "Oh, Lord!" quite a lot, usually just before a previous action comes back to haunt her.<br />
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===Two-Eyed Leela=== <br />
[[File:Leela 2eyes 1.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]"]] <br />
Leela has been seen with two eyes several times, though each time it appeared different: <br />
*"[[When Aliens Attack]]" &mdash; To portray the role of Jenny MacNeil, a plastic eye is taped to the side of her face (which [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] later eats). This is clearly the least-convincing appearance of a two-eyed Leela.<br />
*"[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]" &mdash; When the Amazonians are approaching, a puddle ripples, causing Leela's reflection to distort, showing her briefly with two eyes. Her eyes appear to be rounder than the others.<br />
*"[[The Cyber House Rules]]" &mdash; A second eye is grafted onto Leela's face. She later realizes she's better off being different, and has it removed. Her eyes are more narrow.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Leela appears in all episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Leela|A plots focusing on Leela]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Leela|B plots focusing on Leela]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Mutants]]<br />
[[Category:Orphans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Democratic_Order_of_Planets&diff=65090Democratic Order of Planets2010-08-01T01:58:03Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{group infobox<br />
|name=Democratic Order of Planets<br /><small>DOOP</small><br />
|image=[[File:DOOP Logo.svg|225px]]<br />
|location=Weehauken, [[New Jersey]], [[Earth]]<br />
|leader type=President<br />
|leader=[[Glab]]<br />
|type = Intergalactic supranational organisation<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV04}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Democratic Order of Planets''' (known commonly by its acronym, '''DOOP''') is a collective organization of planets who gather together to provide a limited sort of shared governance. The extent of their real authority is unknown, but they have been compared to the United Nations, or the Federation from Star Trek. <br />
<br />
They were briefly housed in a four hundred billion dollar ($400,000,000,000) space station orbiting [[The Neutral Planet]], which was destroyed by [[Zapp Brannigan]] during the ceremony to celebrate its completion ([[Brannigan, Begin Again|2ACV02]]). Afterwards, they returned to their former, somewhat derelict headquarters in Weehauken, New Jersey.<br />
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DOOP maintains a fleet of ships which, under the direction of their flagship the [[Nimbus]] and its captain [[Zapp Brannigan]], engage in a variety of humanitarian conquests ([[War is the H-Word|2ACV17]]), as well as occassionally being called in to defend a member planet ([[When Aliens Attack|1ACV12]])<br />
<br />
=== Known Officials & Officers ===<br />
[[File:New_Doop.jpg|right|thumb|New DOOP headquarters]]<br />
*[[Glab]], president of DOOP<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]], 25-Star General, Captain of the Nimbus<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]], Fourth Officer on the Nimbus<br />
*[[Dr. Veins McGee]], Doctor on the Nimbus<br />
*[[Francine]], unknown rank on Nimbus<br />
*[[Hugh Man]], unknown rank on Nimbus, actually a double agent for the [[Decapodian|Decapodians]]<br />
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=== Known Member Races & Planets ===<br />
*Insectoid planet (name unknown)<br />
*Space-Lizard planet (name unknown)<br />
*[[Amazonia]]<br />
*[[Amphibios 9]]<br />
*[[The Neutral Planet]]<br />
*[[Trisol]]<br />
*[[Chapek 9]]<br />
*[[Earth]]<br />
*[[Neptune]]<br />
*[[Nylar 4]]<br />
*[[Wormulon]]<br />
*[[Decapod 10]]<br />
Although an [[Omicronians|Omicronian]] is seen during the trial of [[DOOP v. Zapp]], he isn't wearing an orange sash, so it can be assumed that Omicronians are ''not'' members of the DOOP (which explains their frequent war-like behaviour).<br />
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[[File:Old_Doop.jpg|left|thumb|Old DOOP headquarters]]<br />
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=== Assets ===<br />
*Debris from former new Headquarters, in orbit around [[The Neutral Planet]]<br />
*Headquarters, Weehauken, New Jersey, [[Earth]]<br />
*[[Nimbus]], flagship of the DOOP fleet<br />
*[[DOOP Army|The DOOP Army]]<br />
*[[DOOP Helicopters]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:DOOP_Rot.gif|right]]<br />
*The DOOP logo is a rotational ambigram, which means that it appears the same upside-down as it would normally. This may be an important aspect of logos meant to be used in space, as there is no traditional "up" or "down".<br />
*Apparently, members of DOOP can declare war on each other, as with the Decapodian invasion of Earth<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|3}}<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
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[[Category:Organizations]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Nimbus&diff=65087Nimbus2010-08-01T01:55:12Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Additional info */</p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=Nimbus<br />
|image=[[File:Nimbus1.jpg|225px]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV04}}<br />
|owner=[[Democratic Order of Planets|DOOP]]<br />
|type=Intergalactic flagship<br />
|use=Warfare<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Nimbus2.jpg|left|thumb|BP-[[1729]]]]<br />
The '''Nimbus''' (registry BP-[[1729]]) is the flagship of the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)|DOOP]] fleet, which docks at the [[South Street Spaceport]]. In command of this impressive vessel is the equally impressive 25-Star-General [[Zapp Brannigan]]. This massive vessel has enough firepower to blow up a large space-station ([[Brannigan, Begin Again|2ACV02]]), and is capable of entering a planet's atmosphere to deploy troops to the surface ([[War is the H-Word|2ACV17]]). It is also equipped with a [[Holo-Shed]] ([[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch|4ACV01]]), where the crew can rest and relax between suicide missions. The ships most powerful weapon, the [[Universe to Universe Missile]](U.U.M.) is capable of destroying entire universes.<br />
<br />
The Nimbus looks like a cross between the mouth of a shark and a can of ham, and has fourteen decks ([[A Taste of Freedom|4ACV05]]). The ship was severely damaged by the [[Decapodian]]s when [[Earth]] and [[Decapod 10]] were at war, but was later repaired and rescued the [[Planet Express]] crew from an energy being&mdash;by arresting them. ([[Where No Fan has Gone Before|4ACV11]]) During 3007, the Nimbus was struck and fell towards Earth, though it was again repaired. It was then sliced in two again in [[Leo Wong]]'s miniature golf course, and repaired at an XM Radio repair station just in time to arrest the [[Feministas]], who had conveniently come out of a nearby wormhole. The ship is later assumed destroyed after crashing to earth, following the [[Planet Express Ship]] in the premiere of the showing of the first three minutes of the [[Rebirth|first episode]] of the [[Season 6|sixth season]]. <br />
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== Additional info ==<br />
[[File:Nimbus Cross-Section.jpg|right|thumb|Nimbus Coss-Section]]<br />
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===Parts of the ship===<br />
*The lovenasium<br />
*The bridge<br />
*horta-burn clinic<br />
*Kif's quarters<br />
*The Holo-shed<br />
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===Crew===<br />
*Zapp Brannigan<br />
*Kif Kroker<br />
*Dr. Veins McGee<br />
*Hugh Mann (formerly)<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV11}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV01}}<br />
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[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Technology]]<br />
[[Category:Transportation]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Kif_Kroker&diff=65086Kif Kroker2010-08-01T01:37:18Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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{{character infobox<br />
|name=Kif Kroker<br />
|type=s<br />
|image=[[File:Kif Kroker.jpg|225px|Kif Kroker]]<br />
|age=At least 55 (20 years as a tadpole + childhood + long enough in the DOOP army to become a lieutenant + 10 years of the show)<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Amphibiosans|Amphibiosan]]<br />
|origin=[[Amphibios 9]]<br />
|job=First officer of the [[DOOP]] starship [[Nimbus]]<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV04}}<br />
|voiced by=Maurice LaMarche<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Kif's Children.jpg|left|thumb|Kif, Leela, and Amy's children.]]<br />
Fourth Lieutenant '''Kif Kroker''' is an officer of the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)|Democratic Order of Planets]]. He serves aboard the [[Nimbus]] as first officer to [[Zapp Brannigan]]. Zapp is generally abusive towards Kif, forcing him to do a variety of demeaning tasks, such as shaving Zapp's armpits. Kif meekly tolerates this abuse, as he apparently lacks the confidence to defend himself. However sometimes Kif seeks out advice from Zapp and is called Zapp's most loyal officer and best friend.<br />
<br />
Kif has fought in wars against the [[Spheroids]] of [[Spheron 1]], the [[Spiderians]] of [[Tarantulon 6]], the [[Decapodian]]'s [[Decapodian Army|Army]] in their invasion of [[Earth]] and the [[Omicronians]] in the defence of Earth.<br />
<br />
Kif seems like the ideal candidate for General of the [[DOOP Army]], however, he often gets the blame when Zapp makes a mistake and has the credit taken from him by Zapp when he suceeds. Kif was at one point discharged from the DOOP when Zapp blamed most of his mistake on Kif.<br />
<br />
Since they met on the [[Titanic]] ([[A Flight to Remember|1ACV10]]), Kif has been in love with [[Amy Wong]], of the [[Leo and Inez Wong|Mars Wongs]], though it was much longer before he got the nerve to speak to her. They have been together since their first date ([[Amazon Women in the Mood|3ACV01]]). Amy's parents seem to hate Kif although this doesn't stop Amy loving him. Ironically it was them who set Kif and Amy up when Zapp forced the captainship upon him after the vessel crashed.<br />
<br />
Kif has hundreds of children, of whom [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] is the mother and [[Amy Wong|Amy]] the [[smizmar]]. They are currently living in the swamps of [[Amphibios 9]] in an immature, "tadpole" form, and will grow legs and emerge from the water in 20 years. Kif's parents are seen in [[The Beast with a Billion Backs|''The Beast with a Billion Backs'']].<br />
<br />
== Family ==<br />
*Hundreds of unnamed children (through Leela)<br />
*[[Amy Wong]] - Kif's [[Coinage#F|Fonfon Ru]], or wife, and [[smizmar]] (''see [[Kif-Amy relationship]] for more info'')<br />
*[[Mr. and Mrs. Kroker]] - parents<br />
*Amy's entire [[Amy Wong#Family|family]] through [[Coinage#F|Fonfon Rubok]]<br />
*At least one sister was briefly seen in {{clink|US#014|Six Characters in Search of a Story}}.<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Catchphrase ===<br />
*Kif's most notable word (or in this case, noise) would be his trademark sigh. Usually used when confronted with the ineptitude of his superior, Zapp Brannigan.<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Stubbly Kif.jpg|right|thumb|Kif with stubble.]]<br />
[[File:KifUncontrolledCamoflauge.png|right|thumb|Kif with uncontrolled camoflauge.]]<br />
*Although Kif is somewhat like an amphibian, he is apparently capable of growing stubble, as seen in "[[Brannigan, Begin Again]]".<br />
*Has no bones - is supported by a system of fluid filled bladders.<br />
*Can walk on walls and ceilings.<br />
*Has three nipples, as seen in "[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]".<br />
*Has a camouflage reflex which turns him almost transparent.<br />
*He loses control of this reflex when he becomes nervous.<br />
*Is actually a highly competent crewman, as evidenced during his brief stint with Planet Express.<br />
*[[Maurice LaMarche]] stated that Kif's voice is a combination of Jon Lovitz and Truman Capote.<br />
*Is a skilled combatant, as seen in "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]" when he hits two spiders with a giant double-headed fly swat.<br />
*Is a great karaoke singer - in particular "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"<br />
*Is already dead twice and has been ressurected by [[Yivo]] and the [[birthing machine]]<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Kif''': Dear Diary, I just made love for the ''second'' time...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Kif''': It is ''not'' uncharted, you ''lost'' the chart!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp''': Kif, show them the medal I won.<br />
'''Kif''': [sigh]</poem><br />
<poem>'''Kif''': Use a brush, you dunderhead! And mix these mixed nuts. I see two almonds touching!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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*{{e|1ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV15}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV21}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV03}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV11}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV16}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|3}} (cameo)<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV04}}<br />
*{{clink|US#002|...But Deliver Us to Evil!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#004|DOOP the Right Thing!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#014|Six Characters in Search of a Story}}<br />
*{{clink|US#021|More than a Filling!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#033|Attack of the 50-ft Amy}}<br />
*{{clink|US#034|Planet Michelle}}<br />
*{{clink|US#041|Soldier Boys}}<br />
*{{clink|US#042|Homeward Boned}}<br />
*{{clink|US#044|The Fry and the Furious!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#045|Anthology of Interest II|Anthology of Interest II (comic)}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X03|Slaves of New New York!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}<br />
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[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Cubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=65085Cubert J. Farnsworth2010-08-01T01:32:41Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Cubert Farnsworth<br />
|image=[[File:Cubert Farnsworth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|type=s<br />
|age={{age|2989}}<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Student<br />
|family=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] (father figure/DNA-origin)<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV10}}<br />
|voiced by=Kath Soucie<br />
}}<br />
'''Cubert Farnsworth''' is a clone of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]], created from cells scraped from "one of the shapelier growths" on the Professor's back. He and the Professor refer to their relationship as one between a father and son.<br />
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He is heir to [[Planet Express]] and the Professor's fortune, being the Professor's closest living relative. He spends most of his time with the Planet Express crew criticising ''everything'', routinely pointing out logical fallacies.<br />
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Cubert goes to school with [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]' son, [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]], where they are occasionally bullied by [[Brett Blob]], the son of [[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H. G. Blob]]. <br />
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In "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]", he grows up and marries [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]. But later they get divorced.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
{{further|Fry family tree}}<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], identical DNA<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], many-times-great uncle<br />
*[[Igner]], genetic son<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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Cubert was originally supposed to appear in "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]", but his appearance in that episode would have made the episode at least an hour long.<ref name="com-epABPoG-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Big Piece of Garbage |volume=One |disc=2 |quote=Interesting thing about this episode, is that it– as originally written, correct me if I am wrong, Lou, it was much much longer, and it originally introduced the character of Cubert, the professor's clone, and I think, really, one night before we had to record it, it was ten pages too long, and there went Cubert for another season.}}</ref> Cubert's purpose was originally to appear in almost every episode, constantly pointing out flaws in the logic of the ''[[Futurama]]'' universe (such as odour travelling through space or flying faster than the speed of light),<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Clone of My Own |volume=Two |disc=3}}</ref> but even the writers got annoyed with this and feared the audience would despise him beyond his intention.<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose"/><br />
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His character developed further in "[[The Route of All Evil]]" and "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]", distancing from his original purpose of pointing out flaws to be a real child representation of the Professor.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
===Trivia=== <br />
*Cubert may be missing a toe ([[Jurassic Bark|4ACV07]]).<br />
*The rest of the characters have progressed in some way, i.e: The professor saying he is 165 in Bender's game as opposed to 160, Cubert remains the exact same as in his first appearance.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': What? You've never seen a genius's wiener before?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': That's impossible!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ...All the family the other has. Unless you count Cubert.<br />
'''Hermes''': No one ever has. Why start now?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing is impossible, not if you can imagine it. That's what being a scientist is all about.<br />
'''Cubert''': No, that's what being a magical ''elf'' is all about.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': Hey, Leela, help me apply these flame decals I got in my cereal. They'll make the ship go faster.<br />
'''Leela''': And what's your scientific basis for thinking that?<br />
'''Cubert''': I'm 12.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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*{{e|2ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV18}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV06}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV12}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|3}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
*{{clink|US#005|Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?}}<br />
*{{clink|US#006|Xmas Time Is Fear}}<br />
*{{clink|US#016|Kickin' It Old School}}<br />
*{{clink|US#017|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1}}<br />
*{{clink|US#018|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 2}}<br />
*{{clink|US#019|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3}}<br />
*{{clink|US#033|Attack of the 50-ft Amy}}<br />
*{{clink|US#041|Soldier Boys}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}<br />
{{appear-end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=The_Duh-Vinci_Code&diff=65081The Duh-Vinci Code2010-08-01T00:38:25Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=The Duh-Vinci Code<br />
|image=[[File:Da Vinci Lost Workshop.png|250px]]<br />
|image text=The crew discovering Da Vinci's lost workshop<br />
|season=6<br />
|broadcast season=7<br />
|no=93<br />
|written by=Maiya Williams<br />
|directed by=Raymie Muzquiz<br />
|caption=Put on {{w|3d glasses#3D glasses|3-D}} {{w|monocle}} now<br />
|first aired=15 July, 2010<br />
|number=6ACV05<br />
|broadcast number=S07E05<br />
|prev ep=Proposition Infinity<br />
|next ep=Lethal Inspection<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
|title reference=''{{w|The Da Vinci Code}}''<br />
}}<br />
"'''The Duh-Vinci Code'''" is the ninety-third episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifth of the [[Season 6|sixth production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 7|seventh broadcast season]]. It aired 15 July, 2010 on [[Comedy Central]]. After [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] discover a sketch by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], the crew races to [[Rome]] to discover his big secret.<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
=== Act I: "All my life I've been inspired by great minds" ===<br />
[[File:6ACV05 Last Supper.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The [[Planet Express]] crew studies [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s fabled painting {{w|The Last Supper}}.]]<br />
[[Fry]] is trying his luck in [[Who Dares To Be A Millionaire?]], a game show hosted by [[Morbo]]. He fails the first question and gets "thrown out". Later, the crew is gathered by the conference table discussing Fry's (lack of) intelligence. [[Hermes]] and [[Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] accuse Fry of being dumb, while [[Amy Wong|Amy]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] stand up for him. The Professor, thinking he was too harsh on Fry, takes him to the lab to explain why he finds him "so repugnant". Farnsworth tells Fry about the great minds that have inspired him all his life, such as [[Leonardo da Vinci]], his personal role model. He shows "the dumb monkey" his most precious possessions, such as [[Achilles' heel]], some of Leonardo's creations, and his beard. Fry accidentally discovers a hidden drawing in the beard, a drawing of [[Macchina Magnifica|Da Vinci's fabled lost invention]]. He offers his help to the Professor to figure out what it was for, but all he gets in return is a teasing laugh.<br />
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In front of the [[Planet Express building]], Fry is distracted by his thoughts and gets hit by a hover car. He returns from the hospital two weeks later and the Professor is still trying to deduce the function of the mysterious device. [[Bender]] walks in with the original version of {{w|The Last Supper}}, which reveals a clue after a [[High-Powered X-Ray]] is fired at it. It seems that {{w|St. James}} was actually a robot. The crew then races to [[Rome|Future-Rome]] to unearth what became of St. James.<br />
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=== Act II: "My God - Robot St. James is a zombie!" ===<br />
In Rome, the crew finds St. James' grave in the catacombs. The robot inside explains he is not St. James but [[Animatronio]], a robot built by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to be his artist model, who was left to guard da Vinci's big secret and await his [[Shadow Society of Intellectuals]]. When he realizes the crew is not part of the Society, he refuses to tell them any more, and 'dies' before Leela can force him.<br />
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Even though Animatronio is dead, the Professor manages to deduce where the next clue is, and the crew travels to the [[Trevi Fountain]]. However, it is guarded by a giant octopus. After [[Bender]] kills it in a climactic battle (ending with a shootout), he finds a giant "nickel" featuring {{w|The Vitruvian Man}} a the bottom of the fountain. As Bender grabs it, he discovers it's actually a giant drain plug, which sucks bender into the sewers. The rest of the Planet Express Crew follows. As they enter the sewers, so does a mysterious hooded figure.<br />
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Emerging in the Pantheon, they discover a statue of the Vitruvian Man and a giant coin slot. When putting in Bender's "nickel", the man moves and reveals da Vinci's secret workshop. As they observe the inventions, the cloaked Animatronio shows up and attacks them. He is immediately knocked down by Bender and once again feigns death. The Professor and Fry sit in da Vinci's [[Da Vinci's Spacecraft|nonfunctional flying machine]]. A chain of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldberg_machine Rube Goldberg machine events] occur to put the machine in space. The Professor realizes it didn't work in air because it's not supposed to - it's a space ship. The flying machine blasts off with Fry and the Professor in it.<br />
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[[File:Planet Vinci view.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] reach [[Planet Vinci]].]]<br />
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=== Act III: "In truth, I am what you call a 'space alien'" ===<br />
After a month of flight in space, the flying machine lands on an Earth-like planet. There they meet [[Leonardo da Vinci]] who explains that he is actually an alien from [[Planet Vinci]] who visited Earth centuries ago. The aliens of the planet are incredibly smart, Leonardo being the stupidest person and for that reason leaving for Earth to feel intelligent, only to return when he became annoyed at being surrounded by unintelligent people. Leonardo explains that he used to enjoy himself inventing, but that he since he lost the plans for his masterpiece, the [[Macchina Magnifica]], he can't find solace even in that. Fry shows the sketch for the lost invention they found, and Leonardo says it's the one.<br />
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Fry and Leonardo find friendship, both being the stupidest of their planet. They build the Macchina Magnifica together. Meanwhile, the Professor finds trouble, feeling inferior and stupid during mathematical lectures on the planet. Finally the day comes for the big reveal of da Vinci's brilliant invention, and he shows off... a [[Doomsday Devices|doomsday device]]! His plan is to have his revenge and exterminate everyone who has ever made him feel inferior. Fry protests, as he was told it was an ice cream machine. The Professor, too, joins Leonardo, as long as they kill his math teacher first.<br />
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The doomsday device barely kills anyone, but Fry manages to stop the device by falling inside it, jamming the gears. In a last attempt, Leonardo pulls a lever for a final attack, but the machine malfunctions and a cog falls on Leonardo, presumably killing him. Fry and Professor head to the flying machine and travel back home.<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
In its original American broadcast, "The Duh-Vinci Code" was viewed by an estimated 2.204 million people, a rise of nearly 200 000 since "[[Proposition Infinity]]".<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/16/thursday-cable-burn-notice-on-top-futurama-up-bethenny-down/57343]</ref><br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
* It is revealed that [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] is a doctor in art history. He may also be a doctor of medicine but may have been trained on [[Decapod 10]], which would explain quite a few things.<br />
* The Roman Numerals on the tomb do indeed equal 1. The equation is 2^11 - (23 x 89), which can be simplified to 2048 - 2047.<br />
* Niccolò Machiavelli, an Italian writer who is considered one of the main founders of modern political science, faked his own death. [[Animatronio]] does it twice in this episode. Like [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Machiavelli is considered a good example of the {{w|Renaissance Man}}.<br />
* Animatronio's legs can be seen for a brief moment when the hooded figure dives into the Trevi Fountain.<br />
* Leela uncharacteristacly agrees to sleep with Fry, though she might not have known what she was agreeing to.<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
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* The [[fing-longer]] makes a brief appearance near the begin of this episode. This invention was first revealed in the episode "[[Anthology of Interest I]]".<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
* The title and premise of the episode is a parody of the Dan Brown novel later turned motion picture ''The Da Vinci Code''.<br />
* [[Morbo]]'s quiz show ''[[Who Dares To Be A Millionaire?]]'' is a reference to the 20th century quiz show {{w|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?}}.<br />
** In the comics, Morbo hosted a similar show entitled "[[Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?]]" in an issue of the same name. Fry was a contestant on that show as well, however instead of being eliminated on the first question he won and was then disqualified.<br />
* [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] calls his greatest influences inventor {{w|Leonardo da Vinci}}, astronomer {{w|Copernicus}} and mathematician {{w|Euclid}} (as well as [[Braino]]).<br />
* Fry asks [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] to join the "Mile deep club", a reference to {{w|Mile high club}}, which is "joined" by having sex in an airplane.<br />
* The [[Biff]] character is a reference to {{w|Biff Tannen}} from ''{{w|Back to the Future}}''.<br />
* The scene where Fry falls into the doomsday device is a reference to the Charlie Chaplin film, {{w|Modern_Times_(film)|Modern Times}}.<br />
* After the crew decide to go to Rome, [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] asks "didn't we used to be a delivery company?", a reference to the fact that [[Planet Express]] has not made any known deliveries in quite some time.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
* When Bender, Leela, and Fry are talking to Animitronio in The Chamber, Bender's door isn't outlined.<br />
* Due to the nature of round openings and the objects that close them, the 'big nickle' that Bender picks up in the Trevi Fountain could not possibly fit through the opening it sealed off seconds before.<br />
* When Leonardo activates the "Machina Magnifica" the blade cuts Fry's "hair horn" but in the very next shot Fry is seen again, with his hair back in place, as if it was untouched.<br />
*It says it has been 1 month since Fry & the Professor have been traveling through space, but they couldn't have survived with little oxygen and no food. Although, due to all the amazing things that happen in the future, there could numerous ways they could've survived.<br />
*Hermes apparently has a little person's skeleton, despite his skeleton being shown to be normal sized in "[[Rebirth]]".<br />
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== Characters ==<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Animatronio]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] <br />
*'''Debut''': [[Biff]]<br />
*[[Bolt Rolands]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Braino]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Leonardo da Vinci]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*[[Space Pope]]<br />
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=When_Aliens_Attack&diff=65079When Aliens Attack2010-08-01T00:22:44Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Goofs */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=When Aliens Attack<br />
|no=12<br />
|image=[[File:When Aliens Attack 1.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=1<br />
|broadcast season=2<br />
|number=1ACV12<br />
|caption=Proudly Made on Earth<br />
|first aired=7 November, 1999<br />
|written by=Ken Keeler<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference={{w|When Animals Attack!}} and other Fox shockumentaries<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon="{{w|Daffy The Commando}}"<br />
|broadcast number=S02E03<br />
|prev ep=Mars University<br />
|next ep=Fry and the Slurm Factory<br />
}}<br />
"'''When Aliens Attack'''" is the twelfth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'' and of the [[Season 1|first production season]] and the third of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 7 November, 1999 on FOX. The [[Omicronians]] invade [[Earth]] due to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] knocking out FOX a thousand years prior.<br />
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== The story ==<br />
=== Act I: "Like anyone on Earth cares..." ===<br />
Back in the [[20th century]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] is delivering a pizza to a [[Fox Technician|technician]] of a [[20th Century Fox|Fox]] affiliate. He sits down to watch "[[Single Female Lawyer]]" and accidentally spills a beer, shorting out the entire broadcast tower and taking Fox off the air. A thousand years later one thousand light years away, [[Lrrr]], Ruler of [[Omicron Persei 8]] and his wife [[Ndnd]] are watching the show when it is cut off. Lrrr is enraged and destroys the TV with a laser.<br />
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=== Act II: "Who's up for one last summer beach trip?" ===<br />
It's Labor Day and the [[Planet Express]] crew heads to [[Monument Beach]], a beach full of old monuments, although Fry prefers watching TV he is forced to go. He builds a sand castle, while [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] plays a game with [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], finding him under the sand with a metal detector, however on Bender's turn to find Hermes he just lies in a sun bed. The others play volleyball but [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] bursts the ball repeatedly so he decides to go for a scuttle. Bender uses his chest as a grill to cook burgers and his ass gets red hot so he gets in the water to cool off. [[Nibbler]] eats [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s bikini, then [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] gives her some sort of spray can to "paint" a new bikini onto her body. A "[[Professional Beach Bully]]" kicks Fry's castle, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] wants to date him but he is actually gay. Zoidberg, underwater, gets caught in a lobster trap, then Bender frees him. Everyone stands next to Fry's castle to take a picture, using Bender's eye as camera while his headless body appears in the photo, but just as he is about to take the picture, a fleet of [[Omicronian Saucers|flying saucers]] arrives and [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|begins destroying everything]], including the monuments and Fry's castle. The crew return to Planet Express, with the saucers chasing them.<br />
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=== Act III: "You heard the windbag, we've been drafted." ===<br />
The [[Omicronians]] make their demand on TV: "Give us McNeal!" The people of [[Earth]] think [[Lrrr]] means [[President McNeal]], the [[President of Earth]]. Pres. McNeal says they have to give the aliens everything they want, but when he learns they want him, he addresses the people of Earth, and declares his intention to fight to the death rather than cave to alien demands, and places [[Zapp Brannigan]] in charge of the defence of Earth. The [[Planet Express Ship]], along with all other ships on Earth, is drafted into the [[DOOP Army|defence fleet]]. Bender won't fight but all [[Robot|robots]] (including Bender) have their patriotism circuits activated, so he has to fight anyway. They confront the mothership, and when Bender's cocktail spills, Fry goes for the ship, destroying it once and for all, they celebrate with a Martini. But another ship looking similar to the other appears, the only difference is that this is huge. They realize that is the mothership and what they have destroyed was the [[Hubble Telescope]]. The fleet is overwhelmingly defeated by the Omicronians, and the crew flees. During Pres. McNeal's next speech, Zapp bags him and drags him away to surrender, receiving applause from congress. Lrrr tells them it is the wrong McNeal, then kills Pres. McNeal anyway. Lrrr and Ndnd wanted [[Jenny McNeal]], the protagonist of "Single Female Lawyer". They will raise Earth's temperature by one million degrees a day for five days unless they see McNeal tomorrow at 9pm. Having seen a few minutes of the show Fry is the only one with knowledge of the character or show.<br />
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=== Act IV: "Why does she not simply tear the judge's head off?" ===<br />
[[File:When Aliens Attack 2.jpg|right|thumb|Leela as Jenny McNeal on "Single Female Lawyer"]]<br />
Under Fry's direction, the crew assemble an episode of "Single Female Lawyer" and broadcast it so the Omicronians can watch it. Leela plays the role of Jenny McNeal (with a fake eye added on her face), Farnsworth is the judge, Zoidberg is a lawyer and Hermes is the foreman of the jury. They act while reading the script and the Omicronians seem to enjoy it but when they reach the end of Fry's script on page 2, they are forced to improvise. After a well-meaning blunder by Leela declaring she gives up the law and being single, Fry cuts to commercial. Fry tells Leela that people don't want new things on a show, Lrrr transmits a message confirming Fry's statement. So they continue and end the episode. The Omicronians call saying they are satisfied so the day has been saved, though [[New New York]] is burnt on ruins.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Promo 1ACV12.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Promo pic]] of this episode]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*The star [[Omicron Persei]] (also called Atik) really ''is'' approximately one thousand light years away.<br />
*An unspiky version of the [[Near Death Star]] from [[2ACV10]] can be believed from fans that it appeared while the TV communicators were going through space. It can be known to be seen after the [[Solar System#Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]] (the white ball-like figure before [[Jupiter]]).<br />
*The [[Fry, Bender and Leela's replacements|man]] who Farnsworth is going to make delivery boy bears a striking resemblance to parallel Fry from "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]".<br />
*In the final scene, the [[Statue of Liberty]] (now on fire) is seen holding her classic torch, not the [[Tube Transport System]] seen in [[1ACV01]].<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*''Single Female Lawyer'' is a spoof of the show ''{{w|Ally McBeal}}''<br />
*The sequence where the Omicronian Saucers destroy all of Earth's monuments is based on the movie ''{{w|Independence Day (film)|Independence Day}}''.<br />
*''[[Star Wars]]'':<br />
**The shot of the [[Planet Express Ship]] flying by is based on an identical shot in the [[starwars:List of changes in Star Wars re-releases|re-released]] ''Star Wars'' (time 11:47).<br />
**[[Fry]] wears a [[starwars:Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] [[starwars:X-wing starfighter|X-wing starfighter]] [[starwars:Pilot|Pilot's]] helmet while flying the Planet Express Ship.<br />
**The battle planning session (and [[starwars:Battle of Yavin|battle]]) is very reminiscent of the scene in ''[[starwars:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.<br />
**During the attack on the mother-ship, you see a turret swiveling while trying to shoot down a fighter. This is exactly the same as a small scene in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', during the attack on the [[starwars:Death Star|Death Star]].<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': Stop exploding you cowards!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': The alien mothership is in orbit here. If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Lrrr''': Prepare the water cooler, that we may gather around it later and discuss things.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I refuse to fight, I'm a conscientious objector.<br />
'''Fry''': A what?<br />
'''Bender''': You know, a coward.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Single female lawyer, having lots of sex!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I prefer shows with the genre of world's blankiest blank.<br />
'''TV Guy''': She is wearing the world's shortiest skirt.<br />
'''Fry''': I'm in!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': What the hell is that thing!?<br />
'''Kif Kroker''': It appears to be the mothership!<br />
'''Zapp Brannigan''': Then what did we just blow up!?<br />
'''Kif Kroker''': ''[Checks on a map.]'' The Hubble Telescope.</poem><br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*The humans are visably dissapointed that the Omicronians won't give them the secret to immortality. Why would they need it when they have the head-jars?<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Fox Technician]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Fry, Bender and Leela's replacements]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Professional Beach Bully]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Jenny McNeal]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Lrrr]], Ruler of Omicron Persei 8<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Ndnd]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Number 9 Man]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[President McNeal]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Supervillian Governor of New York]]<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Ken Keeler]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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[[Category:Media wherein characters run away]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Nibblonians&diff=63986Nibblonians2010-07-26T21:07:39Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name=Nibblonians<br />
|image=[[File:Nibblonians.jpg|225px]]<br />
|homeworld=[[Planet Eternium]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV04}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Nibblonians''' are the oldest known species in the universe. They stand about one foot tall and have two large eyes, as well as a third eye on an antenna in the center of their foreheads. They have black fur (leaving them prone to hairballs), with pale yellow circles on their bellies and around their mouths. The males have fangs but the females don't. They are widely considered to be the cutest race ever to exist, though this is something the Nibblonians resent. <br />
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== History ==<br />
The Nibblonians are a proud, ancient race, their history extending 17 years before the universe existed. Brilliant and powerful, since the dawn of time they have [[Nibblonian and Brain Spawn War|battled]] their ancient nemesis, the [[Brain Spawn]].<br />
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== Biology ==<br />
The Nibblonians live extraordinarily long lives. It is not known at what age, or even if, they die of old-age; all that is known is that they can live far in excess of 1,000 years. They seem to eat primarily meat (only Nibbler has been shown eating anything else), and in prodigious quantities. They regularly consume many times their body weight per day, without gaining weight. Nibblonians have a "cuteness reflex" that kicks in when they scared or in danger, it causes them to act like helpless, adorable creatures. As waste, they excrete pellets of [[Dark Matter]], an extremely heavy material formerly used as a starship fuel. The mechanism by which meat, which is made of ordinary matter, is converted into dark matter inside the Nibblonians advanced digestive tract is unknown, it may be based on a kind of black hole or pocket dimension, whatever the case; Nibblonians are capable of swallowing themselves to enter their digestive systems. The Nibblonian eyestalk is capable of emitting several types of energy that can wipe memories or burn skin.<br />
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== Known Nibblonians ==<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Ken]]<br />
*[[Fiona]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Nibblonian Spacecraft.jpg|right|thumb|A Nibblonian vessel]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Strangely, even though they are made up of parts that many would consider ugly (eyestalk, fangs, one huge nostril), the combination makes them quite cute and cuddly. An image they abhor.<br />
*The Nibblonians' strongest fighter space craft are their [[kitten-class attack ships]].<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Ken''': When the universe was forged in the crucible of the Big Bang, our mighty race was already 17 years old.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': We live long and are celebrated poopers.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fiona''': The brains are weakening. ''[She presses an intercom button.]'' Nibblonians to Nibble stations. Prepare cuddle bug for deployment in 40 nibblets.<br />
'''Nibbler''': [sighs] Sometimes I fear we ''are'' cute.<br />
'''Fiona''': Oh, niggle-snoosh!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
:''Nibbler appears in too many episodes to list here; see the complete list [[Nibbler#Appearances|here]]. The following list covers episodes with other Nibblonians.''<br />
*{{e|3ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV10}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|3}}<br />
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[[Category:Alien species]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Hermes_Conrad&diff=63659Hermes Conrad2010-07-23T21:41:52Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Hermes Conrad<br />
|image=[[File:Hermes Conrad.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text="Oho, ya don't want that!"<br />
|type=p<br />
|type2=<br />
|age={{age|2959}}<br />
|birth date=2959<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Bureaucrat and Accountant<br />
|family=''[[#Family|See below]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV02}}<br />
|voiced by= Phil LaMarr<br />
|bureaucrat grade= 36<br />
}}<br />
'''Hermes Conrad''' is a Jamaican Bureaucrat, and proud of both. He works at [[Planet Express]], handling stamping, filing, collating, and accounting - all the fiddly little paperwork that only a true bureaucrat can handle properly. He claims, however, that he is only anal 78.36% of the time. He is also an honorary [[Globetrotters|Globetrotter]]. He is also known as Inspector 5.<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
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Hermes was a bureaucrat and later became part of Planet Express, under Hubert Farnsworth. He was friendly and hard working but could also be nasty at times, particularly to Dr Zoidberg. Despite his wide frame, Hermes was an accomplished limboer. He also had a rivalry with Barbados Slim. Hermes also had a habit of saying "Sweet (object/animal) of (location)".<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Hurricane in Kingston town ===<br />
Hermes Conrad was born to a fat ugly Jamaican woman in 2959 and soon after began to develop into a fine young bureaucrat, crying when his alphabet blocks are knocked out of order as a four year old and making friends and family file long applications to get into his tenth birthday party.<br />
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=== Limbo champion ===<br />
[[File:Hermes Limbo 2980.png|right|thumb]]<br />
During his adult life, Hermes became an Olympic grade limboer. It was around this time that he married [[LaBarbara Conrad|LaBarbara]], the ex-wife of his rival [[Barbados Slim]]. When competing for the Earth team in [[2980 Olympics|2980]] a [[2980 Olympics Boy|young fan]] trying to emulate him ran onto the field and snapped his spine, Hermes dropped out of professional limbo immediately after the tragic accident. Turning to his other passion, Hermes and his wife moved to [[New New York]], home to the [[Central Bureaucracy]] and the couple had a son, [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]].<br />
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=== Mom's Friendly Robot Company ===<br />
Sometime after moving to New New York, Hermes got a job as the infamous Inspector #5 (or at least in Bender's eyes) at Mom's Friendly Robot Company's Tijuana division. He was technically responsible for letting [[Bender]] live, even though he suffered a life-threatening manufacturing defect. After this he immediately quit the company and probably joined Planet Express. To this day, Bender has no clue Hermes was Inspector Five.<br />
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=== Heroic Bureaucrat ===<br />
Hermes, as a grade 36 bureaucrat, joined the staff of [[Planet Express]]. When his limboing skills alone could save the entire crew from certain death in the destruction of the space cruise ship [[Titanic]], he overcame his aversion to the sport he loved. After a few bad experiences with [[Brain Slugs]], Hermes received a pair of letters from the Central Bureaucracy, the second of which informed him there would soon be an inspection - and a chance at a promotion. Unfortunately, his office was messed up by the angry staff of [[Applied Cryogenics]] and he was sent on paid vacation. On returning to the Central Bureaucracy building, he was able to sort the master "in" pile, with time to spare, and was demoted to grade 38. Shortly afterwards he was re-promoted back to grade 37.<br />
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=== It's called parenting ===<br />
When Dwight and [[Cubert Farnsworth]] started their own delivery company, Hermes and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] felt threatened, and rightly so; the pair soon took over the company, until they were revealed to not have been delivering their papers. Later, The pair of parents formed a [[Bender]] protest group, [[Fathers Against Rude Television]], which successfully protested [[All My Circuits]] to get him off the show and remove his influence on their children.<br />
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=== Old Habits ===<br />
[[File:Hermes Head Battles.png|right|thumb]]<br />
In 3004, when the entire Jamaican limbo team was detained at the airport because of their "other interests," Hermes was called back out of retirement to defend his country's pride, but he came in dead last due to a freak accident with his special limboing suit. Three years and three bureaucrat grade increases later, he was decapitated when a decorative sword fell and sliced off his head after a limbo contest at Planet Express. Although he survived as a [[Head jars|head in a jar]], LaBarbara immediately left him and went back to Barbados Slim. At [[Lars Fillmore|Lars]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]'s wedding, he won LaBarbara back when he received a new body (his own, stolen from the past by Bender). Soon after, he was jabbed in the eye with a pen and his head is chopped off once again when a Chandelier crystal falls, destroying the [[time paradox duplicate]] body. His head then provides useful guidance in the [[Battle for Earth, 3007|war to reclaim the earth]] where, using his mighty bureaucratic mind to coordinate the human fleet, he defeats the gold Death Stars and wins LarBabara back. He then regains his original body back and witnesses space ripping open.<br />
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=== Mysterious Destination ===<br />
In the same year, he attends Kif and Amy's wedding and participates in "[[Deathball]]" to win the right to explore the [[Anomaly]]. He is one of the many people who live with one of [[Yivo]]'s tentacles in his neck and joins everyone else in the universe in leaving to live on Yivo. After returning, Hermes comes to LaBarbara and the other [[Feministas]]' rescue, as they flee [[Zapp Brannigan]] and the [[Earth]]ican legal system through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]]. However, it is [[Rebirth|revealed]] he is back to [[Earth]] now.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[LaBarbara Conrad]], his wife<br />
*[[Dwight Conrad]], his son<br />
*Granny (deceased), a zombie.<br />
*Mamma (deceased), fat and ugly<br />
*Unnamed father (possibly deceased), along with Hermes' mother, he promised his son that he would never be attacked by tentacles when he gives up diapers.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
*Apparently Hermes has head lice.<br />
*Age is revealed in [[Bender Breaks Out|"Bender Breaks Out" (US#020)]], when he dies in an alternate timeline.<br />
*In [[Cornwood]], a universe created from Bender's imagination, Hermes counterpart is a [[Hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic centaur]].<br />
*In "[[Proposition Infinity]]", Hermes was coming down with [[Circuseitis]].<br />
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=== Catchphrases and Running Gags ===<br />
[[File:Hermes promo.png|right|thumb|150px|Hermes Conrad]]<br />
Hermes' basic catchphrase is "Sweet [something] of [some place]!" (the 'something' and the 'some place' usually rhyme)<br /><br />
Variations include the following:<br />
*Sweet llamas of the Bahamas!<br />
*Sweet lion of Zion!<br />
*Sweet three-toed sloth of Ice Planet Hoth!<br />
*Sweet bongo of the Congo!<br />
*Sweet Yeti of the Serengeti! She's gone crazy-eddy in the heady!<br />
*Sweet guinea pig of Winnipeg!<br />
*Sweet gorilla of Manilla!<br />
*Sweet manatee of Galilee!<br />
*Sweet giant anteater of Santa Anita!<br />
*Sweet squid of Madrid!<br />
*Sweet sacred boa of Western ''and'' Eastern Samoa!<br />
*Cursed bacteria of Liberia!<br />
*Great cow of Moscow!<br />
*Sweet lamprey of Santa Fe!<br />
*S-s-s-s-s-sweet something of... some place.<br />
*Sweet coincidence of Port-au-Prince!<br />
*Sweet topography of cosmology!<br />
*Sweet dodo of Lesotho!<br />
*Sweet tornados of Barbados!<br />
*Sweet File-not-found of Puget Sound!<br />
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A recurring joke involves Hermes about to eat a [[Wikipedia:Manwich|manwich]], until it is stolen by Bender or [[Zoidberg]], at which point Hermes cries "My Manwich!" (his son Dwight also has the same habbit). <br />
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Hermes usually refers to [[LaBarbara Conrad]] as "wife", supporting his bureaucratic nature by referring to her by title.<br />
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Hermes sometimes mentions green snakes and sugar canes including:<br />
*Our electricity bill is climbing faster than a green snake up a sugar cane!<br />
*I'm hungrier than a green snake in a sugar cane field.<br />
*That's flatter than a green snake under a sugar cane truck.<br />
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Another [[Wiktionary:Running gag|running gag]] is that he shows hatred to Zoidberg for no real reason at bizarre times. For example, after witnessing a temporarily blind Leela destroying the ceiling of Planet Express, Hermes turned to Zoidberg and said "That's coming out of ''your'' pay!", which brought Zoidberg to tears. Also, when Fry suggested Zoidberg had a parasite, Hermes followed up with "Maybe he ''is'' a parasite!". Plus in the episode "[[The Deep South]]" when the Planet Express Ship is under water, Hermies made a suggestion to eat Dr. Zoidberg. However he secretly thinks that Zoidberg is "pathetic but lovable".<br />
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Hermes has been shown nude more times than any other character in the series.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': When push comes to shove, you've got to do what you love, even if it's not a good idea.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': Like my granny used to say back in her tar paper shack on Montego Bay, "If you want a box thrown into the sun, you got to do it yourself." [mournfully] God rest her zombie bones.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ''Jamaican?'' I thought you were some kind of outer-space potato man.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': My Speedos!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': My manwich!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': OK captain, dis is just a standard legal release, protecting Planet Express in de event of de unforeseen.<br />
'''Leela''': [reading] Death by airlock failure.<br />
'''Hermes''': Uh-huh.<br />
'''Leela''': Death by brain parasite.<br />
'''Hermes''': Yah.<br />
'''Leela''': Death by sonic diarrhea.<br />
'''Hermes''': Oh, you don't want dat...<br />
'''Leela''': Look, I don't know about your previous captains, but I intend to do as little dying as possible.<br />
'''Hermes''': [laughing] Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! [dead serious] Sign de paper.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': Welcome to stampy-town, population five.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': I'm goin' to jump! ''[Fry, Leela, Amy, Zoidberg, and Farnsworth panic.]''<br />
'''Bender''': Do a flip!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
While Hermes appears in most episodes, films and comics, these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Hermes|A plots focusing on Hermes]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Hermes|B plots focusing on Hermes]]<br />
*[[The Conrads]]<br />
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[[Category:Athletes]]<br />
[[Category:Conrad family]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bender_Bending_Rodriguez&diff=63658Bender Bending Rodriguez2010-07-23T21:40:18Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Family */</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Bender Bending Rodríguez<br />
|image=[[File:Bender.jpg|225px]]<br />
|birth date=2998<br />
|age={{age|2998}} plus unknown thousands of years due to [[Bender's Big Score|continuous time travel]]; [[Roswell that Ends Well|head]] is 1055 years older than body, see [[#Age|age section]] for details <!-- please refrain from adding the comic book "fact", as it is not necessarily canon. --><br />
|type=p<br />
|job=Assistant Manager of Sales at [[Planet Express]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|first appear={{e|1}}<br />
|origin=[[Earth]] (Hecho en Mexico)<br />
|species=[[Robot]] ([[Bending Units|Bending Unit]])<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section.''<br />
}}<br />
'''Bender Bending Rodr&iacute;guez''' (Model: '''[[Bending Units|Bending Unit]] 22''') is a bending unit, who works at [[Planet Express]] as Assistant Manager of Sales, formerly chef of the company. He is one of the primary characters and is known for his "in-your-face interface".<br />
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He weighs 525 pounds (238kg) and his central processing unit is a {{w|MOS Technology 6502|MOS Technologies 6502 processor}}. His arms and legs can be separated from the body and may act independently from it, and his head is able to survive without his body.<br />
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His internal fuel cells are recharged by drinking alcohol or any other liquid capable of delivering chemical energy, such as mineral oil or [[Dark Matter|dark matter oil]]. If he does not drink alcohol for a while, he suffers symptoms of intoxication, develops five-o'-clock rust around his mouth and leaks oil from his armpits. He carries a nuclear pile that seems to be composed of fissionable material, enabling the construction of miniature nuclear weapons.<br />
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Bender has a highly addictive personality, and his favorite pastimes are watching [[All My Circuits]], stealing things, drinking, and smoking. He lives in the [[New New York#Robot Arms Apartments|Robot Arms Apartments]] with his roommate [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]. In spite of his general selfishness and family-sized ego, he has occasionally demonstrated a capacity for generosity, even self-sacrifice, where his good friends are involved.<br />
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One of Bender's life-long dreams is to be a folk singer&mdash;a dream he briefly lived when he toured with [[Beck]] ([[Bendin' in the Wind|3ACV13]]). Normally his inhibition unit keeps his musical urges under control, but it tends to shut down in the presence of strong magnetic fields (especially in close proximity to his head). Ultimately things turned out tragically; fortunately for Bender, he's a robot with many life-long dreams. Another is being a great chef, like his idol [[Elzar]]. He achieved this dream as well when he defeated Elzar on the show ''[[Iron Cook]]'' ([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]).--><br />
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== Personality and abilities ==<br />
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Bender was often selfish and insensitive to other peoples emotions. At one point he flushed Leela's beloved pet Nibbler down the toilet. He was also quite vain, frequently bragging about how great he was. Bender had no qualms about committing crimes and would often steal peoples wallets or items from shops. He loved smoking and drinking, though as a robot he had to drink alcohol to keep him going. Bender could also be cruel at times and even sometimes treated his own friends badly.<br />
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However Bender was capable of caring for others and was close friends with Leela and Fry, though he was sometimes nasty to them. He also had a fair few romantic relationships with fembots. Bender could be very emotional at times and was empathic towards turtles since they had hard out shells and had difficulty getting up if they fell on their backs, two things they shared in common with Bender. He also became leader of a group of penguins at one point. Bender also idolised the Harlem Globetrotters and wanted to become one of them and started crying when they refused to let him join.<br />
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Bender also loved cooking though he had little talent for it and would often cook things that were either inedible or just barely edible. In certain episodes however, he has been able to make food successfully, making a cake for Nibbler's birthday party which was promptly eaten by the Nibblonian.<br />
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As a robot, Bender had quite a lot of abilities. He was able to stretch his arms long distances as well as record data in his head, once using this to get Richard Nixon to give him back his body. He would also breathe fire whenever he burped and when he was terrified he would sometimes eject bricks from his backside which was his variant of pooping. Bender was also very strong, even managing to bend a supposedly unbendable girder.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Montholdbender.png|thumb|left|Bender when he was only a month old]]<br />
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=== Early years ===<br />
Bender Bending Rodríguez was built in Tijuana, Mexico in [[Timeline|2998]] by [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]]. He has a fatal defect leaving him as mortal as a human. Inspector 5 (Hermes) knew of the defect but let him live. There is some speculation about what happened in the following two years, except few things are certain, he briefly studied Bending at Bending State University, though he also graduated from the facility he was built in.<br />
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He soon got a job bending girders, but after realizing that the purpose of the girders he bent were for [[suicide booth]]s, he figured that his purpose was meaningless and thus decided to kill himself in one of the suicide booths he had helped construct.<br />
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=== You really want a robot for a friend? ===<br />
{{further|Season 1}}<br />
While waiting in line to kill himself on 31 December, 2999, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], who was clearly not familiar with suicide booths, stood in front of him, thinking it was a phone booth. Bender helped him along. But they managed to get out of the suicide booth alive. Bender soon learns that Fry is from the 20th Century and had been frozen for a thousand years.<br />
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But since Fry refused to get [[Career chip|assigned]] to his job, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] was on his tail. Bender helped him escape through the [[Head Museum]] and soon down to [[Old New York]] below [[New New York]]. Here Leela finally caught up with them and agreed to help Fry. Bender decided to stay with them and they headed over to Fry's nephew, [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]. Farnsworth soon offered them jobs, and luckily for them, he had the proper career chips.<br />
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=== Farnworth's asset ===<br />
As an employee at Planet Express he continued his kleptomania, drinking and smoking. He convinced Fry to move in with him and soon [[Hermes Conrad]] forced him to actually do something around the company. He got assigned as chef of the company, one of his dreams was apparently to cook, but having no sense of taste made vile meals for the staff.<br />
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Bender got into trouble when he began abusing electricity (jacking on), and his friends were not in favor of it. Saddened by their discontent, he sought new opportunities in [[religion]]. He joined Robotology, but this just made him a lot more annoying to his friends. So they decided to make him sin to become his regular self again, and during a visit to [[Robot Hell]] and the [[Robot Devil]], Fry and Leela managed to save him.<br />
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Bender himself never found true love, and one of the few close fembots he knew got sucked into a black hole after [[Zapp Brannigan]] had crashed the [[Titanic]] into it. But his personality continued to be a problem for his friends, and Leela became very upset with him when he flushed [[Nibbler]] down the toilet. The Professor "carefully" implanted an empathy chip in Bender, which forced him to feel Leela's every emotion for a short while.<br />
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[[File:Bender.png|thumb|right|180px|Bender Bending Rodríguez]]<br />
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=== The lesser of two evils ===<br />
{{further|Season 2}}<br />
During a visit to [[Past-O-Rama]] they bumped into [[Flexo]], another Bending Unit, possibly also of the same model number (22). Flexo and Bender became good friends, but Fry feared that Flexo is evil, and in a mix up at the Miss Universe contest Flexo was arrested for Bender's attempt to steal the tiara.<br />
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Bender briefly joined the [[Robot Mafia]] and fought in the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League until his popularity slipped and he was rigged out of the league. Together with his fellow robots he rebelled against [[Humans|humanity]].<br />
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=== Well - I'm rich ===<br />
Bender's Uncle [[Vladimir]] died and Bender was to inherit his castle. He asked the crew to stay there for one night and they agreed to it. Bender was not at all comfortable in his new castle and the start up sound of Windows 98 was not helping either.<br />
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While being chased by several hologram ghosts, he fled out in the yard where he was run over by a [[Were-Car|were-car]]. The collision caused a virus to be beamed into him and he became a were-car. Bender did not realize this until later, but the [[Gypsy]] told them the only way to get rid of the virus would be destroy the original were-car. So through a long journey they found the original were-car and destroyed it, and thus Bender was free of the virus.<br />
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Whether he kept the castle or not is unknown.<br />
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=== When I'm found in a thousand years, they will know what the score was ===<br />
{{further|Season 3}}<br />
Bender continued his life with many adventures together with Fry and Leela. He temporarily worked for [[Calculon]] as his water heater. He met up with Flexo again, but this time he was not happy to see him, because Bender figured that his second true love was still in love with Flexo. Bender screwed it up and the divorcees got back together.<br />
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He was briefly sent to an institute for insane robots, got to tour around with [[Beck]] and fulfil his dream of becoming a folk-singer, became Pharaoh of an entire planet and beat [[Elzar]] on the [[television]] show [[Iron Cook]].<br />
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During a battle with [[Space Pirates]] Bender got shot out through the torpedo slot and was forced to drift through space. He for some time became the God of the [[Shrimpkins]] which was a life form that had grown on his stomach. But after they all died out, Bender met up with the [[Galactic Entity]] who he believes ''is'' God. And the Entity sent Bender back to [[Earth]].<br />
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=== I should not be allowed on TV! ===<br />
{{further|Season 4}}<br />
Bender was still wanting his fame, he found interest in becoming [[Bender (All My Circuits)|the new]] [[Antonio Calculon, Jr.|Antonio]] on [[All My Circuits]]. He got the job. But Calculon was hardly impressed by Bender's performance, however the Network executives disagreed. So Bender got to continue on the show, but in his true nature.<br />
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But when Bender realized that his behaviour on TV causes [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] and [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] to steal his stuff, he called off the show.<br />
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Bender joined Fry and Leela briefly as they gained super powers in [[the New Justice Team]], he has had an affair with the [[Planet Express Ship]], he got modeled into a fembot and had a relationship shortly with Calculon and helped [[Robot Santa]] as a replacement.<br />
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=== Dumb dumb away! ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Big Score}}<br />
But the company got into trouble when the [[Box Network]] canceled its license, and for two years they were not able to deliver packages. Luckily though, their license was renewed and they went back in business.<br />
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Bender became the centre of attention as the new masters of the company lead by [[Nudar]] infected him with an [[iObey]] virus and they forced him to go back in time and steal all of Earth's valuables. But when Fry managed to escape back into the past, they send him after Fry to kill him, and after 12 years tireless hunting, he managed to do so.<br />
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But he soon learnt that the Fry he killed was doomed anyway because he was a [[time paradox duplicate]]. But after being stranded on [[Neptune]] for a while, humanity and he decided to fight back, and after with the help of Hermes the war was won, he revealed that he himself had kept [[the Spheroboom]] that the scammers had told him to keep safe, thus saving the day. <br />
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However, while on a trip back in time to make sense out of everything that had happened that year, a mishap led to him accidentally tearing the universe open.<br />
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=== Death to humans... ===<br />
{{further|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}<br />
After becoming an official stalker for [[Calculon]] by Calculon, Bender fell into a deep depression after Calculon informed him that there was no such thing as the [[League of Robots]], a society of robots which came to the aid of robots abused by humans, and which Bender had worshipped for his entire life. He contemplated commiting suicide until he was approached by the League led by Calculon himself; he lied about its non-existence to ensure its secrecy.<br />
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Bender became the newest member of the League and began to personally enforce the no-humans policy of the organization, becoming very famous within it. However, Bender was caught helping his human friends and his bluffs were called by Calculon, whom Bender challenged to a duel. Bender broke the rules of the duel, severely injuring Calculon and nearly exposing the League, but instead of being kicked out of the League, Calculon resigned his position as President and gave it to Bender.<br />
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Bender organized the [[Army of the Damned]] (trading [[Bender's First Born Son|his firstborn son]] to the [[Robot Devil]] for it) to take over the world, only to discover that its entire population was already leaving to live on the body of a giant tentacled monster named [[Yivo]]. Bender soon received a letter from Fry describing how wonderful life was there, but Bender ended up interfering by [[The Robot Invasion of Heaven|attacking Yivo]] and attempting to bring humanity back. Soon, for personal reasons, Yivo unwittingly complied with Bender and had everybody return to Earth.<br />
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=== I know not of this Bender ===<br />
{{further|Bender's Game}}<br />
Bender finds himself attempting to catch up with a game of Dungeons and Dragons, played by [[Cubert Farnsworth]] and his friends. He soon hits the obstacle of realising he has no imagination. But the more he tries, he eventually believes he is [[Titanius Anglesmith]], Fancy Man of [[Cornwood]].<br />
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Unfortunately, his imagination grows wild, and he is sent to [[HAL Institute]] to be cured. The therapy is unsuccessful and they decide to give him a lobotomy. But during the operation, the [[dark matter]] crystals becomes close enough, allowing Bender's imagination to become real.<br />
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In his fantasy, he is the owner of a castle. When he hears of [[Waltazar, Larius and Ignus|Black Knights]] approaching, he sets out with his friends, [[Leegola]] and [[Frydo]]. Discovering the [[Die of Power]], he sets off to [[The Great Wizard Greyfarn|Greyfarn]], where they learn of the story behind the Die. Titanius is slightly against the quest, but decides to tag along. On several occasions, he refers to going back, such as when they have just passed through the [[Cave of Hopelessness]].<br />
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On the other side, [[the Fellowship]] decides to seek [[Wipe Castle]] for help. Unfortunately, [[Roberto|the king]] is a loon, and the entire royal army is gone. As [[Momon]]'s forces arrive, they have a large, unwinnable battle at hand. But as things seems darkest, [[Leegola]] and her centaur army saves Wipe Castle. Knowing of Frydo's quest, the Fellowship decides to go help him. However, they are too late and Momon wins the battle, causing them to return to their world.<br />
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=== I'm...so...GREAT!! ===<br />
{{further|Into the Wild Green Yonder}}<br />
Bender takes a trip to [[Mars Vegas]] with the rest of the crew. There, he falls in love with [[Fanny]], a burlesque dancer, who is the Don Bot's wife. He enters the [[Universal Poker Championship]] Tournament for her and wins against Fry with five kings.<br />
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After returning to Earth, Bender feels upset that the [[Feministas]] are committing more felonies than him. He gets hired by [[Zapp Brannigan]] to help him capture the Feministas. By getting Bender to wire tap Fry's "cellphone-telephone" Zapp finds out where the Feministas are hiding and chases them aboard the [[Nimbus]], along with Bender and [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]. After an exciting space chase, Bender captures the Feministas and goes against them in court. They are found guilty and sent to [[Maxi-Padlock]] Prison.<br />
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Bender then breaks into the women's prison and helps the Feministas escape, because by doing so, he would have committed way more felonies than the women. He bends a brick wall and calls Farnsworth, who pilots the Planet Express Ship down to rescue them from the prison's forces. They crash a demolition ceremony, and in the end, Bender is sent through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]] with the rest of the Planet Express Crew.<br />
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== Character description ==<br />
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=== Composition ===<br />
Bender routinely claims to be made of thirty to forty percent of various metals, typically following his claims up by knocking on his own chassis. Unfortunately, his credibility on this matter is thrown into question by the fact that they add up to well over one hundred percent. Bender has alternately claimed to be:<br />
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*40% Zinc ([[Fry and the Slurm Factory|1ACV13]])<br />
*40% Titanium ([[A Head in the Polls|2ACV03]])<br />
*30% Iron,([[The 30% Iron Chef|3ACV22]]), presumably mixed with osmium as stated in A Pharaoh to Remember([[A Pharaoh to Remember|3ACV17]]) <br />
*40% Dolemite ([[Jurassic Bark|4ACV07]])<br />
*40% Lead ([[Futurama (video game)]])<br />
*40% Luck/horseshoes ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ItWGY]])<br />
*40% Chromium ([[Attack of the Killer App|6ACV03]])<br />
Total: 230% - 270% or greater. The number is dependent on whether or not one counts the "40% Horseshoes" claim, as the supposed horseshoes could have been made of one of the other metals (Titanium, Iron, or Lead) meaning that one could have been a restatement rather than a new figure. Regardless, the number is far above 100%. This error can be explained as due to Bender's being bad with math, making it plausible that he has given the wrong percentages ([[The Cyber House Rules|3ACV09]]). <br />
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Additionally, he has a 0.04% nickel impurity, which doesn't ''increase'' total percentage, but slightly ''decreases'' the percentages of everything else. This is apparently not a standard impurity, and is cited as making him unique. <br />
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There's also a mention that robots are made from recycled beer cans (and beer cans are made from recycled robots), so depending on the year 3000 composition of beer cans, he may have a certain percentage of aluminum in his alloy.<br />
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As a side note, "Dolemite" is also the name of a movie from 1974. The main character, Dolemite, is a pimp who leads an army of Kung Fu hookers. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/ IMDB - Dolemite] Bender has been been a pimp many times throughout the series.<br />
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=== Family ===<br />
[[File:Bender's Xmas 2.jpg|right|thumb|Bender's Mother, whom he refers to as his mommy]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], creator of the sports utility robot on which Bender and all/most other modern robots are based.<br />
*[[Flexo]], another Bending unit of the same model.<br />
*[[Mom]], owner of Mom's Friendly Robot Co.<br />
*[[Bender's mother|His mother]], a robotic arm who sends him [[Xmas]] cards.<br />
*His father, who was killed by a giant can opener ([[I Second that Emotion|2ACV01]]).<br />
*[[Vladimir|Uncle Vladimir]], who lived in [[Thermostadt]], capital of the [[Robo-Hungarian Empire]], and died at the ripe old age of 211.<br />
*[[Tandy]], Uncle Vladimir's son and hence Bender's cousin.<br />
*Screwy Aunt Rita, who ''is'' a screw. (Note that Bender stated that he had an Aunt Rita during Leela's coma fantasy in the episode "[[The Sting]]", so this may not be true.)<br />
*Albert, Bethany, Sally, Nina & 8 other orphans, briefly adopted from the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]]<br />
*Three penguin "children" ([[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz|3ACV05]])<br />
*[[Junior]], a child born to [[The Crushinator]] ([[Freaky Fry-day|US#009]])<br />
*[[Bender's First Born Son]], Bender exchanges him for an [[Army of the Damned]].<br />
*Bender's grandmother, who is a bulldozer.<br />
*Buster, Bender's identical cousin.<br />
*Commodore LXIV, or Commodore 64. A painting of this robot is hanging in [[Vladimir|Uncle Vladimir]]'s dining hall and can be assumed to be one of Bender's ancestors.<br />
* [[Bender's guinea pig|Pet guinea pig]]<br />
* [[Hermes Conrad]], Inspector at Mom's friendly robot plant in Tijuana, Mexico.<br />
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=== Age ===<br />
Bender was originally constructed in 2998, making him 1-2 years old when Fry met him in 2999. The events in "[[Roswell that Ends Well]]" make his head 1055 years older than the rest of his body. The incident in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]" does largely not count as an ageing or the opposite, and fans largely regard his age to remain intact. In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender travels back in time several times, though the amount of times is unknown, the amount of Benders that appear at the end, may suggest at least a couple of thousand times. Given how many of these travels seems to be between 1000 to 5000 years in the past (from about 3007), an educated guess would make him at least a million years old, but probably more. An alternative theory could suggest when the time duplicates explode at the end of the first film, Bender is the same age he was at the end of the original run plus 995 years, as the Bender that went back 995 years in time to kill Fry is presumed to be the orginal and therefore wouldn't expire like the rest of them.<br />
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In the comic, "[[Rust in Peace]]", it is revealed that Bender, due to too much time travelling, must be inserted into a renewed unit. Farnsworth determines his age to be 27 203 before moving him to his new body. But 27 203 seems a lot less than what would be a quick educated guess. 27 203 would require Bender to have gone at least about a thousand years back each time and only gone 27 times, or instead gone more years back and done fewer than 27 times. But regardless of the ordeal, the amount of Benders appearing at the end of ''Bender's Big Score'' seems to contradict this fact. The event in the comic is thus not necessarily considered [[canon]].<br />
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=== Durability ===<br />
Bender frequently displays incredible durability, to the point that he appears to be indestructible. He has been completely flattened, hit point-blank with a shotgun, had several chips removed from his severed head, then had his head [[Roswell That Ends Well|buried for over a thousand years]], been [[Godfellas|launched out of a torpedo tube]], withstood atmospheric reentry, [[Jurassic Bark|submerged himself in lava]], and been burned to nothing but his eyes and mouth after converting his body entirely into wood<br />
(though this was a [[Obsoletely Fabulous|dream]]). In "[[Rebirth]]", after having been nearly eaten by a [[cyclophage]] and have a [[Doomsday Devices|doomsday device]] explode inside him,he remarks "What does it take to kill me?!".<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Anthology.jpg|right|thumb|Giant Bender as seen in a "What If?" scenario, about to get attacked by giant [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]].]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*He has been [[New New York v. Bender|charged]] for pimping.<br />
*Bender's apartment number is 00100100. This is a binary representation of the ASCII character '$' or 36 in decimal.<br />
*Bender's serial number is 2716057. This can be expressed as the sum of 2 cubes. Specifically, 952<sup>3</sup> + (-951)<sup>3</sup><br />
*Additionally, he seems to be the [[1729]]<sup>th</sup> unit produced by his "mommy".<br />
*The word "bender" can refer to a drinking spree, hinting at Bender's heavy alcohol use.<br />
*Bender is powered by a 6502 Microprocessor.<br />
*Bender dies at the end of both of his what-if scenarios in each Anthology of Interest and both have one of the characters saying "Goodnight, sweet prince"(Fry in the first and Farnsworth in the second) to Bender when he dies.<br />
*His self-destruct code is 1A2B3.<br />
*Bender cannot have magnets attached to his head, or it will "screw up his inhibition unit", thus causing him to sing crazy variations of folk songs.<br />
*Apparently stole the Prime Minister of Norway's arm.<br />
*His birthstone is [[Robobium]]<br />
*Is able to simultaneously reattach each of his severed arms with the other.<br />
*He cannot get up when he is knocked on his back. At least not until he learns how to from the majestic turtle.<br />
*His antenna interferes with satelite televisions, along with some cellphones.<br />
*He, along with [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], appears in all episodes of the series.<br />
*No one can say he doesn't own John Laraquette's Spine<br />
*Bender has Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, fear of the number 666, as hinted in "[[The Honking]]".<br />
*Bender is the most evil robot in the series, as acknowledged by [[Robot Santa]] and the [[Robot Devil]].<br />
*Bender has named his hands "Grabby and Squeezy," and his footcups "Stompy and Smashy."<br />
*Bender's favorite cause of death is being crushed to death by a big rig driven by The Incredible Hulk<br />
*In Firefox 3, if you type "about:robots" into the address bar, a page with several cultural references to robots is displayed. The fourth bullet point says "Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten."<br />
*His vanity plate reads “1 DVS BSTD” (one devious bastard).<br />
*He said the last full sentence in all 4 films - "Well, we're boned" (Benders Big Score), "I love you, meatbags!" (The Beast with a Billion Backs), "Whip harder, Professor!" (Benders Game), "Into the breach, meatbags. Or not, whatever." (Into the Wild Green Yonder)<br />
*Bender's waste management facilities may convert material he consumes into bricks.<br />
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=== Voice ===<br />
Of all the voices on the show, Bender's voice was the most difficult to cast. This is because none of the creators and crew were sure what a robot should sound like yet. So they had every voice actor who auditioned also audition for the role of Bender. Even [[David X. Cohen]] was suggested for the role.<br />
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[[John DiMaggio]] originally auditioned with Bender's voice for Professor Farnsworth. Among the bases for the voice were the character of Taggart from [[Wikipedia:Blazing Saddles|Blazing Saddles]] and DiMaggio's original character "Charlie the Sausage Lover". In the [[Commentary:Spanish Fry|audio commentary of Spanish Fry]], David X. Cohen joked about it also being "90 parts John DiMaggio."<br />
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=== Catchphrases ===<br />
Bender's basic catchphrase is "[[Bite my shiny metal ass]]".<br />
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Variations on this include the following:<br />
*Bite my red-hot glowing ass! [[When Aliens Attack|(1ACV12)]]<br />
*Lick my frozen metal ass! [[Xmas Story|(2ACV04)]]<br />
*Bite my colossal metal ass! [[Anthology of Interest I|(2ACV16)]]<br />
*The modern world can bite my splintery wooden ass! [[Obsoletely Fabulous|(4ACV14)]]<br />
*Bite my glorious golden ass! [[The Farnsworth Parabox|(4ACV15)]]<br />
*Bite my shiny metal face!! (''[[Bender's Game]]'')<br />
*Bite my shiny metal hat. (Said by [[Fry]], [[Into the Wild Green Yonder]])<br />
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Other common catchphrases are:<br />
*"[[Me, Bender]]": whenever he says "me", he usually follows it with "Bender", thus producing the sentence "me, Bender." Thus making this the most said character name on the show.<br />
*"Well, we're boned.", said in situations where he, or a group of people including him, are in a large amount of trouble.<br />
*"I'm back, baby!" whenever he makes an intriguing appearance on the scene; Bender had also said the phrase "We're back, baby!" on numerous occasions, particularly in reference to the series' revival. At one point, Bender just said, "Yeah, we're back." while filing his "nails" after escaping the wormhole.<br />
*"Neat!", when Bender is taking a picture with his purple camera.<br />
*"Cheese it!" whenever he encourages other characters to run away from trouble. This is used less commonly.<br />
*"Fun on the bun!", another less common catchphrase that is used whenever Bender describes amusement.<br />
*"He's pending for a bending.", a phrase used as a warning very few times throughout the show.<br />
*"[[Bender is great!]]", like "Me, Bender", he usually likes to say this to emphasize his enormous ego.<br />
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Bender also has a tendency to call humans "meatbag" when he is displeased or annoyed with them. Additionally, Bender regularly says "Kill all humans", although, in [[The Sting|Leela's dream]] he claims to whisper "except one", referring to Fry, every time too.<br />
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As stated in "[[War Is the H-Word]]", the top ten words that Bender uses more than any others is as follows:<br />
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<ol start="10"><br />
<li>Chump</li><br />
<li value="9">Chumpette</li><br />
<li value="8">Yours</li><br />
<li value="7">Up</li><br />
<li value="6">Pimpmobile</li><br />
<li value="5">Bite</li><br />
<li value="4">My</li><br />
<li value="3">Shiny</li><br />
<li value="2">Daffodil</li><br />
<li value="1">Ass</li><br />
</ol><br />
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It is by no means impossible that the second word in the list is not "metal" considering all the variations of his catchphrase. In reference to his use of the word "daffodil", he said the sentence "Hot-diggidy-daffodil" in this episode and again in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''. "Chumpette" is only uttered once though. "Pimpmobile" was also spoken by Bender in [[Futurama (video game)|the game]]. However, in all likelihood, Bender's real most spoken words would most likely be along the lines of any other speaker of the English language: the, and, I, a, so; etc.<br />
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=== Assets and Titles ===<br />
Bender has, over the years gained many assets and ranks in various organizations and a large amount of wealth. Some of these include:<br />
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*Served as Prime Minister of [[Trisol]] under the brief rule of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry the Solid]] (possibly terminated when the old emperor came back into power)<br />
*A castle, inherited from his [[Vladimir|uncle]]<br />
*Leader of the [[League of Robots]]<br />
*Commander of the [[Army of the Damned]]<br />
*[[Iron Cook]], on the television show of the same name (Zinc Saucier)<br />
*The [[Dirty Double Cross]], Earth's highest honor in swindling<br />
*[[Calculon]]'s official stalker (possibly fired when he maimed Calculon during a duel)<br />
*Spy for the [[DOOP]]<br />
*An enormous amount of wealth from various crimes<br />
*Pharaoh of [[Osiris 4]]<br />
*Prime Minister of Norway, due to him having the real Prime Minister of Norway's hand AND career chip<br />
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=== Alternate Appearances ===<br />
[[File:Were-Car.jpg|right|thumb|Bender as a were-car]][[File:Human Bender.jpg|right|thumb|Human Bender, with floozies]]<br />
*'''Giant Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were 500 feet tall. During the episode, he claims to weigh 7 billion tons (14 trillion pounds).<br />
*'''Parallel Bender:''' The only difference apparent between Bender and his counterpart in the parallel universe (the ''only'' alternate universe at the time) was that parallel Bender (along with the rest of the parallel Planet Express crew) was wearing a cowboy hat and vest when both crews visited the [[Edge of the Universe]]. Whether this is the norm for the parallel Crew, or was due to some difference in parallel Fry's [[I Dated a Robot|touristy adventure]] that day was never mentioned.<br />
*'''[[iObey]] Bender:''' In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', Bender was tricked into downloading the iObey obedience virus. He is forced to do anything the naked scammers tell him, and his pupils become red pixel swirls.<br />
*'''Were-Car Bender:''' In "[[The Honking]]", Bender is transformed each night at midnight into a malicious were-car, determined to kill his closest friend.<br />
*'''Human Bender:''' In "[[Anthology of Interest II]]", Bender asks what it would be like if he were human. Despite being Mexican, he appears to be Caucasian.<br />
*'''Flying Saucer Bender:''' After crashing to the New Mexico desert, the US military mistakenly reassembles Bender's body to resemble a small (functional) flying saucer.<br />
*'''Young Bender:''' Bender takes several reverted forms in "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", including a software disc and a set of "Bending unit blueprints". Modifications include braces and dish-antenna-like ears.<br />
*'''Coilette:''' Bender undergoes a sex-change operation in order to win five olympic gold medals. Faked his(her) own death with a fictional disease called "[[African Hydraulic Fever]]" because he(she) did not want to marry [[Calculon]].<br />
*'''Wooden Bender:''' Bender downgrades to a wooden, steam-powered version in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Golden Bender:''' In Universe 1, Bender's coin flip resulted in his choosing the gold finish instead of the foghat grey that we're used to.<br />
*'''Go-Kart Bender:''' After being murdered by [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]", she reassembles his parts into a sporty go-kart.<br />
*'''[[Robot Santa Claus|Santa]] Bender:''' In "[[A Tale of Two Santas]]" Bender becomes a good Santa. This appearance basically has Bender's body painted red.<br />
*'''Bender the Offender/Gender Bender''' In "[[Raging Bender]]", Bender joins the Ultimate Robot Fighting League, and became 'Bender the Offender', but after he became less popular, [[Abner Doubledeal]], the Commissioner of the URFL, changed his persona to 'The Gender Bender'<br />
*'''Superking:''' Bender joins the [[New Justice Team]], as a superhero in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''LOR Bender:''' Bender is given a luxurious ascot to wear, as he becomes a new member of the [[League of Robots]].<br />
*'''Pirate Bender:''' He dressed as a pirate in honor of Fry in his attempt to retrieve him from [[Yivo]]'s body in ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''.<br />
*'''[[Titanius Anglesmith]]:''' While playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in ''[[Bender's Game]]'', Bender convinces himself that he is a knight and goes insane. <!-- When [[Cornwood]] is created, his delusions are made real. --><br />
*'''Benderine:''' In "[[Planet X-Press Men]]", Fry falls unconscious and dreams of Bender becoming a Wolverine like character.<br />
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=== Bender's Functions, Attachments, and Accessories ===<br />
As we can see during the episodes, Bender has a lot of different functions. Here is a list of them:<br />
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*'''Trash Can :''' Bender's own cavity can be used as a trash can. First seen "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" as he throws a bottle of beer inside himself.<br />
*'''Extenso-matic Eyes :''' His eyes can zoom out of his normal layer, so he can get a better view on things; they tend to fall out when he zooms too far. First seen also in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]".<br />
*'''Subway Car :''' His legs can extend onto rail tracks and his feet work like wheels, allowing Fry, Leela, and a random bum transportation in Old New York. Seen only in "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]".<br />
*'''Extenso-matic arms :''' Bender's arms and legs are capable of extending to many times their normal length. First seen in "[[The Series Has Landed]]".<br />
*'''[[GayDar]]''': Bender pulls out a small radar device to prove to [[Amy]] and [[Leela]] that a man they are interested in is gay. It surprisingly works, seen in "[[Love's Labours Lost in Space]]".<br />
*'''Camera :''' Each of Bender's eyes can be used as a camera, either to take pictures or to film things. Both are first seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]". He also has one more camera, located "below the equator" which does not always "perform". The camera is never seen, but it can be heard extending.<br />
*'''Cowcatcher :''' In "[[A Taste of Freedom]]", Bender has a 19th century style cowcatcher installed to his front to clear a path through the crowd outside the Decapodian Embassy.<br />
*'''Barbecue :''' Bender's cavity is used the same way as a barbecue. He used it to cook some burgers. First seen in "[[When Aliens Attack]]".<br />
*'''Oven :''' His cavity can be used as an oven, to cook things. The real function name is "E-z Bake", and is used to cook a cake for [[Nibbler]], in the episode "[[I Second that Emotion]]".<br />
*'''Refrigerator :''' His cavity can also be used to refrigerate, as seen also in "[[I Second that Emotion]]"<br />
*'''Projector :''' A light can come out of his cavity. He used it for the first time in "[[When Aliens Attack]]"<br />
*'''AC Power''' generator: Bender plugs a television power cord into his side in [[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV]].<br />
*'''Pop-Corn maker :''' Bender can make some pop-corn in his cavity. First seen in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]".<br />
*'''Keg :''' Bender can also serve some beers within is cavity. First seen in "[[Hell Is Other Robots]]".<br />
*'''Toilet :''' Bender's cavity is used as a toilet in the episode "[[The Cyber House Rules]]". He pushes his antenna to flush.<br />
*'''Recorder :''' Bender can record things with is head. First seen in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", to record [[Richard Nixon's head]]'s words.<br />
[[File:Lighthouse bender.png|right|thumb|Bender as Lighthouse]]<br />
*'''Oxygen Supplier :''' In the episode "[[The Deep South]]", Bender is used as an Oxygen Supplier, that comes via some masks.<br />
*'''Exhaust Port:''' Bender's exhaust port is present in his ass, as seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Flotation Device :''' In "[[The Deep South]]", Bender refer to his ass as a Flotation Device.<br />
*'''Pepper Grinder :''' In "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]", Bender inserts peppercorns in his mouth and shakes ground pepper out of his ass.<br />
*'''Beer Tub :''' Beer ferments in Bender's chest cavity in the episode "[[The Route of All Evil]]".<br />
*'''Pager:''' Antenna glows and vibrates to notify the New Justice Team of a call from the mayor in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''Oil Sprayer :''' Bender sprays oil on a cosmetic saleswoman in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]".<br />
*'''Mail Box''': Bender's antenna indicates when he is receiving mail. First seen in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]".<br />
*'''Circular Saw :''' Bender can use his hands as a circular saw and lower a matching eyeshade to protect his eyes. First seen in "[[Less than Hero]]".<br />
*'''EFTPOS Machine''': In "[[Leela's Homeworld]]", Bender takes the Professor's credit card and swipes it between his teeth to check its balance.<br />
*'''Laser Show :''' In "[[Jurassic Bark]]", Bender projects an expensive-looking laser show with his head.<br />
*'''Flamethrower :''' Bender boils some water using flames coming out of his mouth in "[[Anthology of Interest I]]".<br />
*'''Stadium air horn :''' In "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]", the [[Robot Devil]] installs a stadium air horn under Bender's nose.<br />
*'''Voice Modifier :''' In "[[Bender Gets Made]]", Bender changed his voice via a control panel. Two voices are available : Robot, and King.<br />
*'''Bug Zapper''': In "[[Spanish Fry]]", Bender shows that he is apparently capable of charging his surface with electricity and using his head to electrocute bugs.<br />
*'''Lighthouse''': In "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]", Bender's revolving head and luminous eyes acted as a fully functional lighthouse.<br />
*'''Pistol''': In the cover of [[Futurama (video game)|the game]], Bender is shown using his finger as a pistol.<br />
*'''Cheating Unit''': In "[[A Flight to Remember]]", Bender speaks of his "cheating unit" which predicts (inaccurately) the coming roll of the dice at craps.<br />
*'''Water Boiler''': Boils and produces hot water for [[Calculon]] in "[[That's Lobstertainment!]]".<br />
*'''Safe''': In "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]", Bender stores money in his cavity, the combination lock dial can be seen on his door.<br />
*'''Movie Projector''': In "[[Crimes of the Hot]]" Bender's head projects an educational film.<br />
*'''Pen''': Finger can turn into a pen. Used to write down an address in "[[Xmas Time Is Fear]]" and to write down a joke in "[[Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?]]", and to write a "A Plea For Attention" in "[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".<br />
*'''Cigar Lighter''': His finger also flips up to reveal a cigar lighter. He uses this throughout the series to light his cigars. <br />
*'''Paper Shredder''': Paper is inserted into his mouth, shredded and comes out of his chest. Used to shred the menu in [[Hell Is Other Robots]].<br />
*'''Food Processor''': Bender purées fish and regurgitates it to his surrogate penguin children in "[[The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz]]".<br />
*'''Answering Machine''': In "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]", [[Amy]] apparently uses him as an answering machine. He isn't a very good one, though, as he doesn't alert people to new messages, and then deletes them anyway.<br />
*'''CD Player''': Bender can open his mouth panel to insert and play music CDs, as revealed in "[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".<br />
*'''Projector''': A deleted scene from the opening of ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' shows Bender projecting the Futurama logo, and the blue beams displayed behind it, from the top of his head, possibly from his antenna.<br />
*'''Spray Paint''': Bender is capable of spraying paint from his mouth, and does this when writing graffiti as seen in "[[A Pharaoh to Remember]]" <br />
*'''Suction Cup Feet''': Bender can use his feet as suction cups, allowing him to walk on walls. This is seen in "[[Bendless Love]]"<br />
*'''Vacuum''': Bender also can be used as a vacuum. As seen in the fourth movie; Into The Wild Green Yonder, sucking up slot coins.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Dream on, skin tube.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I can't see what's hapenning. Are we boned?<br />
'''Leela''': Yeah, we're boned.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I love stealin'; I love takin' things!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, TV's Elzar. This is the greatest nanosecond of my life. No, this one is. No, this one. Wait, that one was slightly worse. So far so good on this one.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ah, I'm so excited I wish I could wet my pants.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Oh wait, you're serious, let me laugh even harder.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Bite my shiny, metal ass!</poem><br />
<poem>'''The Professor''': I was just regaling your former coworkers with a tale of bedroom antics, the likes of which-<br />
'''Bender''': Yeah yeah, big whoop, no one cares; I've got ''Bender'' related news.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Our love isn't any different than yours, except ours is hotter because I'm involved.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Somethings happening on television!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'm Bender baby! Please insert liquor!</poem><br />
|2}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
While Bender appears in every episode, film or comic. The following categories may be of interest;<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Bender|A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Bender|B plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:All My Circuits]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Robots]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Amphibiosans&diff=62961Amphibiosans2010-07-17T19:19:16Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name = Amphibiosans<br />
|image = [[File:Grandmidwife.jpg|225px]]<br />
|first appear = {{e|1ACV04}}<br />
|homeworld = [[Amphibios 9]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Amphibiosans''' are humanoid creatures that are smaller and lankier than the average [[Humans|human]], they resemble amphibians on Earth, with whom they share some basic traits, but they are closely related to sea cucumbers. They have no hair and possess only three fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot. Their skin color is a light green, and their slanted eyes are greenish-yellow with slit-like pupils. Amphibiosans have no noses to speak of, but possess two nostrils, and the ears are set quite low on the head and stick out a bit. The mouths are like lipless beaks. Their blood is green, and they have no bones and are instead supported by a system of liquid-filled bladders. The only known difference between males and females is that the females have eyelashes, both genders are capable of giving birth. Their social structure is clan-based, and their home planet is an important member of the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)]].<br />
<br />
== Life Cycle ==<br />
[[File:Krokers.jpg|right|thumb|Hookworm phase]]<br />
Amphibiosans have three distinctive phases in their life cycle that they go through, the tadpole, the "bulboid" and the swarm of hookworms. Amphibiosans bear their young inside their bellies like mammals until they are ready for birth. The post-birth life of an Amphibiosan begins in the swamp of their clan's birthing grounds. The parent gives birth on the shore to several dozen or hundreds of tadpole-like offspring which make their way towards the water, a dangerous phase in which their lives are threatened by predators. The role of the [[smizmar]] in this part of the process is to protect them on their short journey. The next twenty years are spent in the water, until they mature into children, sprout legs and crawl ashore. According to [[The Grand Midwife]], this phase is called a "bulboid". From there, the life cycle seems to be similar to that of [[humans]] until it nears its end; at old age, Amphibiosans morph into a swarm of flying hookworms, though they appear to retain a single conscious mind. When an Amphibiosan dies, it continues to feel pain for up to 6 hours after death, as according to the [[Old Farmer's Wikipedia]].<br />
<br />
== Reproduction ==<br />
[[File:Kif's Children.jpg|left|thumb|Amphibiosan babies after birth (with Leela's DNA).]]<br />
Amphibiosan reproduction differs from that of Humans in a number of respects. Most notably is the fundamentally different reproductive strategy. Where humans, like all mammals, employ a [[Wikipedia:K-selection|K-selection]] strategy, having a small number of offspring they care for and protect closely, Amphibiosans employ [[Wikipedia:R-selection|R-selection]], having a huge number of offspring which are left to fend for themselves, like the [[Omicronians]], [[Decapodians]] or terrestrial amphibians. In addition, while Amphibiosans reproduce sexually, combining the genes of two parents to produce offspring, this process is considerably more flexible than in humans. An Amphibiosan needs only come into contact with genetic material from an individual to become impregnated, and this individual does not even have to be a member of the same species. Reproduction also requires a [[smizmar]], who may or may not be the biological parent of the children, but is regardless viewed as the true second parent by Amphibiosan custom. <br />
<br />
Much is still unknown about Amphibiosan reproduction; for example, it is known that males can become impregnated, but given that they do not require sexual intercourse or even genetic compatibility to reproduce, the purpose of the male/female dichotomy is unclear. It is possible they are an evolutionary throwback to an earlier stage of their development, before they evolved their modern system of reproduction; if so, the difference may be superficial. It is even conceivable that they do not have true genders at all, but that each Amphibiosan chooses a gender that suits their personality in order to assimilate with other species like Humans more easily.<br />
<br />
== Racial Abilities ==<br />
Amphibiosan's bodies can be stretched very far, and they can bloat parts of themselves by pumping air inside them. They have no bones and are supported by a system of fluid-filled bladders, which is probably responsible for their stretching ability. They possess a camouflage reflex that may be triggered involuntarily by shock or surprise, blending the Amphibiosan into the background - they become seemingly transparent, except for their eyes. Amphibiosan are also capable of attaching themselves to walls and ceilings with their hands and feet, like a gecko. If necessary, they are able to shed their skins, although for some unknown reason they seem to wear underwear under their skin...<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Characters ===<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Glab]]<br />
*[[The Grand Midwife]]<br />
*[[Mr. and Mrs. Kroker]]<br />
*Kif's offspring<br />
[[File:Amphibian Spacecraft.jpg|right|thumb|Amphibiosan Spacecraft]]<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Amphibiosans are considered married when the female stops sleeping with the male's superior officer.<br />
*They are apparently the majority of the Green Party.<br />
*They walk on walls, change colors and inflate their heads to scare predators.<br />
*Strangely, Amphibiosans share many traits with the Decapodians:<br />
*They are both amphibious<br />
*Neither have bones<br />
*They both have massive amounts of young that are left to fend for themselves<br />
*They both go through different physical stages in their life-cycle.<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV03}}<br />
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*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
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*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
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*{{e|3ACV10}}<br />
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*{{e|3ACV21}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV11}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV16}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|3}} (cameo)<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|Rebirth}}<br />
*{{e|In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela}}<br />
*{{e|Proposition Infinity}}<br />
*{{clink|US#002|...But Deliver Us to Evil!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#004|DOOP the Right Thing!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#014|Six Characters in Search of a Story}}<br />
*{{clink|US#021|More than a Filling!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#027|Rotten to the Core}}<br />
*{{clink|US#033|Attack of the 50-ft Amy}}<br />
*{{clink|US#034|Planet Michelle}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
{{appear-end}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Alien species]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Amphibiosans&diff=62960Amphibiosans2010-07-17T19:18:14Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name = Amphibiosans<br />
|image = [[File:Grandmidwife.jpg|225px]]<br />
|first appear = {{e|1ACV04}}<br />
|homeworld = [[Amphibios 9]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Amphibiosans''' are humanoid creatures that are smaller and lankier than the average [[Humans|human]], they resemble amphibians on Earth, with whom they share some basic traits, but they are closely related to sea cucumbers. They have no hair and possess only three fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot. Their skin color is a light green, and their slanted eyes are greenish-yellow with slit-like pupils. Amphibiosans have no noses to speak of, but possess two nostrils, and the ears are set quite low on the head and stick out a bit. The mouths are like lipless beaks. Their blood is green, and they have no bones and are instead supported by a system of liquid-filled bladders. The only known difference between males and females is that the females have eyelashes, both genders are capable of giving birth. Their social structure is clan-based, and their home planet is an important member of the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)]].<br />
<br />
== Life Cycle ==<br />
[[File:Krokers.jpg|right|thumb|Hookworm phase]]<br />
Amphibiosans have three distinctive phases in their life cycle that they go through, the tadpole, the "bulboid" and the swarm of hookworms. Amphibiosans bear their young inside their bellies like mammals until they are ready for birth. The post-birth life of an Amphibiosan begins in the swamp of their clan's birthing grounds. The parent gives birth on the shore to several dozen or hundreds of tadpole-like offspring which make their way towards the water, a dangerous phase in which their lives are threatened by predators. The role of the [[smizmar]] in this part of the process is to protect them on their short journey. The next twenty years are spent in the water, until they mature into children, sprout legs and crawl ashore. According to [[The Grand Midwife]], this phase is called a "bulboid". From there, the life cycle seems to be similar to that of [[humans]] until it nears its end; at old age, Amphibiosans morph into a swarm of flying hookworms, though they appear to retain a single conscious mind. When an Amphibiosan dies, it continues to feel pain for up to 6 hours after death, as according to the [[Old Farmer's Wikipedia]].<br />
<br />
== Reproduction ==<br />
[[File:Kif's Children.jpg|left|thumb|Amphibiosan babies after birth (with Leela's DNA).]]<br />
Amphibiosan reproduction differs from that of Humans in a number of respects. Most notably is the fundamentally different reproductive strategy. Where humans, like all mammals, employ a [[Wikipedia:K-selection|K-selection]] strategy, having a small number of offspring they care for and protect closely, Amphibiosans employ [[Wikipedia:R-selection|R-selection]], having a huge number of offspring which are left to fend for themselves, like the [[Omicronians]], [[Decapodians]] or terrestrial amphibians. In addition, while Amphibiosans reproduce sexually, combining the genes of two parents to produce offspring, this process is considerably more flexible than in humans. An Amphibiosan needs only come into contact with genetic material from an individual to become impregnated, and this individual does not even have to be a member of the same species. Reproduction also requires a [[smizmar]], who may or may not be the biological parent of the children, but is regardless viewed as the true second parent by Amphibiosan custom. <br />
<br />
Much is still unknown about Amphibiosan reproduction; for example, it is known that males can become impregnated, but given that they do not require sexual intercourse or even genetic compatibility to reproduce, the purpose of the male/female dichotomy is unclear. It is possible they are an evolutionary throwback to an earlier stage of their development, before they evolved their modern system of reproduction; if so, the difference may be superficial. It is even conceivable that they do not have true genders at all, but that each Amphibiosan chooses a gender that suits their personality in order to assimilate with other species like Humans more easily.<br />
<br />
== Racial Abilities ==<br />
Amphibiosan's bodies can be stretched very far, and they can bloat parts of themselves by pumping air inside them. They have no bones and are supported by a system of fluid-filled bladders, which is probably responsible for their stretching ability. They possess a camouflage reflex that may be triggered involuntarily by shock or surprise, blending the Amphibiosan into the background - they become seemingly transparent, except for their eyes. Amphibiosan are also capable of attaching themselves to walls and ceilings with their hands and feet, like a gecko. If necessary, they are able to shed their skins, although for some unknown reason they seem to wear underwear under their skin...<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Characters ===<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Glab]]<br />
*[[The Grand Midwife]]<br />
*[[Mr. and Mrs. Kroker]]<br />
*Kif's offspring<br />
[[File:Amphibian Spacecraft.jpg|right|thumb|Amphibiosan Spacecraft]]<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Amphibiosans are considered married when the female stops sleeping with the male's superior officer.<br />
*They are apparently the majority of the Green Party.<br />
*They walk on walls, change colors and inflate their heads to scare predators.<br />
*Strangely, Amphibiosans share many traits with the Decapodians:<br />
*They are both amphibious<br />
*Neither have bones<br />
*They both have massive amounts of young that are left to fend for themselves<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV03}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV15}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV21}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV11}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV16}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|3}} (cameo)<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|Rebirth}}<br />
*{{e|In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela}}<br />
*{{e|Proposition Infinity}}<br />
*{{clink|US#002|...But Deliver Us to Evil!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#004|DOOP the Right Thing!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#014|Six Characters in Search of a Story}}<br />
*{{clink|US#021|More than a Filling!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#027|Rotten to the Core}}<br />
*{{clink|US#033|Attack of the 50-ft Amy}}<br />
*{{clink|US#034|Planet Michelle}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
{{appear-end}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Alien species]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Amphibiosans&diff=62959Amphibiosans2010-07-17T19:17:26Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name = Amphibiosans<br />
|image = [[File:Grandmidwife.jpg|225px]]<br />
|first appear = {{e|1ACV04}}<br />
|homeworld = [[Amphibios 9]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Amphibiosans''' are humanoid creatures that are smaller and lankier than the average [[Humans|human]], they resemble amphibians on Earth, with whom they share some basic traits, but they are closely related to sea cucumbers. They have no hair and possess only three fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot. Their skin color is a light green, and their slanted eyes are greenish-yellow with slit-like pupils. Amphibiosans have no noses to speak of, but possess two nostrils, and the ears are set quite low on the head and stick out a bit. The mouths are like lipless beaks. Their blood is green, and they have no bones and are instead supported by a system of liquid-filled bladders. The only known difference between males and females is that the females have eyelashes, both genders are capable of giving birth. Their social structure is clan-based, and their home planet is an important member of the [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)]].<br />
<br />
== Life Cycle ==<br />
[[File:Krokers.jpg|right|thumb|Hookworm phase]]<br />
Amphibiosans have three distinctive phases in their life cycle that they go through, the tadpole, the "bulboid" and the swarm of hookworms. Amphibiosans bear their young inside their bellies like mammals until they are ready for birth. The post-birth life of an Amphibiosan begins in the swamp of their clan's birthing grounds. The parent gives birth on the shore to several dozen or hundreds of tadpole-like offspring which make their way towards the water, a dangerous phase in which their lives are threatened by predators. The role of the [[smizmar]] in this part of the process is to protect them on their short journey. The next twenty years are spent in the water, until they mature into children, sprout legs and crawl ashore. According to [[The Grand Midwife]], this phase is called a "bulboid". From there, the life cycle seems to be similar to that of [[humans]] until it nears its end; at old age, Amphibiosans morph into a swarm of flying hookworms, though they appear to retain a single conscious mind. When an Amphibiosan dies, it continues to feel pain for up to 6 hours after death, as according to the [[Old Farmer's Wikipedia]].<br />
<br />
== Reproduction ==<br />
[[File:Kif's Children.jpg|left|thumb|Amphibiosan babies after birth (with Leela's DNA).]]<br />
Amphibiosan reproduction differs from that of Humans in a number of respects. Most notably is the fundamentally different reproductive strategy. Where humans, like all mammals, employ a [[Wikipedia:K-selection|K-selection]] strategy, having a small number of offspring they care for and protect closely, Amphibiosans employ [[Wikipedia:R-selection|R-selection]], having a huge number of offspring which are left to fend for themselves, like the [[Omicronians]], [[Decapodians]] or terrestrial amphibians. In addition, while Amphibiosans reproduce sexually, combining the genes of two parents to produce offspring, this process is considerably more flexible than in humans. An Amphibiosan needs only come into contact with genetic material from an individual to become impregnated, and this individual does not even have to be a member of the same species. Reproduction also requires a [[smizmar]], who may or may not be the biological parent of the children, but is regardless viewed as the true second parent by Amphibiosan custom. <br />
<br />
Much is still unknown about Amphibiosan reproduction; for example, it is known that males can become impregnated, but given that they do not require sexual intercourse or even genetic compatibility to reproduce, the purpose of the male/female dichotomy is unclear. It is possible they are an evolutionary throwback to an earlier stage of their development, before they evolved their modern system of reproduction; if so, the difference may be superficial. It is even conceivable that they do not have true genders at all, but that each Amphibiosan chooses a gender that suits their personality in order to assimilate with other species like Humans more easily.<br />
<br />
== Racial Abilities ==<br />
Amphibiosan's bodies can be stretched very far, and they can bloat parts of themselves by pumping air inside them. They have no bones and are supported by a system of fluid-filled bladders, which is probably responsible for their stretching ability. They possess a camouflage reflex that may be triggered involuntarily by shock or surprise, blending the Amphibiosan into the background - they become seemingly transparent, except for their eyes. Amphibiosan are also capable of attaching themselves to walls and ceilings with their hands and feet, like a gecko. If necessary, they are able to shed their skins, although for some unknown reason they seem to wear underwear under their skin...<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Characters ===<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Glab]]<br />
*[[The Grand Midwife]]<br />
*[[Mr. and Mrs. Kroker]]<br />
*Kif's offspring<br />
[[File:Amphibian Spacecraft.jpg|right|thumb|Amphibiosan Spacecraft]]<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Amphibiosans are considered married when the female stops sleeping with the male's superior officer.<br />
*They are apparently the majority of the Green Party.<br />
*They walk on walls, change colors and inflate their heads to scare predators.<br />
*Strangely, Amphibiosans share many traits with the Decapodians:<br />
*They are both amphibious<br />
*Neither have bones<br />
*They both have massive amounts of young that are left to fend for themselves<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|1ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV03}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV15}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV01}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV05}}<br />
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|name=Bender's guinea pig<br />
|type=t<br />
|type2=p<br />
|type3=d<br />
|image=<br />
|species=Guinea pig<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV02}}<br />
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'''[[Bender]]'s guinea pig''' was Bender's former pet. The guinea pig died prior to the events of "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]". Likely causes of death include the crash of [[Planet Express Ship]], the rebirthing process, or Bender's explosion after being swallowed by the [[Cyclophage]], in the previous episode (of course, the Guinea pig might have just died of old age, as it mightn't have been in Bender's chest cavity. Bender is noticeably saddened by its death.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I haven't felt much of anything since my guinea pig died.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV02}} (mentioned)</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Bender%27s_guinea_pig&diff=62955Bender's guinea pig2010-07-17T19:12:48Z<p>77.95.163.196: </p>
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|name=Bender's guinea pig<br />
|type=t<br />
|type2=p<br />
|type3=d<br />
|image=<br />
|species=Guinea pig<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV02}}<br />
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'''[[Bender]]'s guinea pig''' was Bender's former pet. The guinea pig died prior to the events of "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]". Likely causes of death include the crash of [[Planet Express Ship]], the rebirthing process, or Bender's explosion after being swallowed by the [[Cyclophage]], in the previous episode (of course, the Guinea pig might have just died of old age, as it mightn't have been in Bender's chest cavity. Bender is noticeably saddened by its death.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I haven't felt much of anything since my guinea pig died.</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Appearances ==<br />
*{{e|6ACV02}} (mentioned)</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=The_Why_of_Fry&diff=62776The Why of Fry2010-07-16T17:34:41Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=The Why of Fry<br />
|no=64<br />
|image=[[File:The Why of Fry.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=5<br />
|number=4ACV10<br />
|caption=Dancing space potatoes? You bet!<br />
|first aired=6 April, 2003<br />
|written by=David X. Cohen<br />
|directed by=Wes Archer<br />
|title reference=<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=Much Ado About Mutton<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|special guest=[[Bob Odenkirk]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />
|broadcast number=S05E08<br />
|special guest=[[Bob Odenkirk]]<br />
|prev ep=Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles<br />
|next ep=Where No Fan Has Gone Before<br />
|broad prev=<br />
|broad next=The Sting<br />
}}<br />
"'''The Why of Fry'''" is the sixty-fourth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the tenth of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the eighth of the [[Broadcast season 5|fifth broadcast season]]. It aired 6 April, 2003 on FOX. It guest stars [[Bob Odenkirk]] as [[Chaz]].<br />
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The [[Brain Spawn]] are at it again (destroying the universe), and only [[Philip J. Fry]] can stop them. [[Nibbler]] brings Fry to [[the Infosphere]], where the brains intend to learn every fact in the universe, and then destroy it so there is nothing more to learn. Inside Fry finds out that his trip to the future was not so accidental.<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
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=== Act I: "Without me, there IS no mission!" ===<br />
[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] is disappointed because [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] went on a mission without him (and without his services as Delivery Boy), and because Leela is going out with another man - [[Chaz]], the Mayor's aide. Fry is down in the dumps because he thinks himself unimportant. Meanwhile, Leela and Chaz are going to [[Elzar's Fine Cuisine]], where Chaz manages to get a table without a reservation - Leela is genuinely impressed. Fry has adjourned to [[O'Zorgnax Pub]] to drown his depression in alcohol, however, Leela and Chaz enter and Leela tells him she may not make it back to her appartment tonight, and she needs him to walk [[Nibbler]]. Fry gets fined as Nibbler unloads a pile of [[Dark Matter]] on the sidewalk, just in time for Chaz to make a showy appearance in his car with Leela. Nibbler, however, reveals his intelligence to Fry and takes him to his spaceship, both leave [[Earth]] and head for [[Planet Eternium]] where the [[Nibblonians|Nibblonian]] Council informs Fry that he is the most important person in the universe, for the fate of the universe rests with him.<br />
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=== Act II: "Now it's personal!" ===<br />
Fry is told that due to his lack of the [[Delta Brain Wave]], caused by a genetic anomaly because [[Roswell That Ends Well|he is his own grandfather]], he is immune to the attacks of the [[Brain Spawn]] and therefore the only hope of the universe. The Brains have constructed the [[The Infosphere|Infosphere]], a monstrous memory bank that contains all information in the universe. Once they have acquired all information, they will make sure that there is no new information by destroying the universe. Fry is to infiltrate the Infosphere and plant a [[Quantum Interphase Bomb]] inside that will blast the sphere into an alternate universe from which there is no return, then escape the blast on a [[Scooty-Puff|Scooty-Puff, jr.]] ''(Who's ready for safe fun?)'', a clockwork-powered scooter. As the Infosphere opens itself for a final self-scan, Fry can enter the structure undetected as the Brains cannot perceive him because of his special thought processes. Fry plants the bomb, but hesitates to trigger it as he wants some answers on intriguing questions, like what postal stamp glue is made of (toad mucus) and what really killed the dinosaurs (the giant brain at the center of the sphere). The unauthorized access triggers the alarm, and as Fry tries to make his getaway, the scooter breaks. The brains become aware of his presence, among them the [[The Big Brain|Big Brain]]. Fry now triggers the bomb, leaving sixty seconds to detonation. Fry is pleased that he is helping good triumph over evil, or so he thinks. The brains in turn show him [[Nibbler's shadow|what really happened]] on the night of 31 December, 1999 when Fry got frozen (after some confusion between him and a Phillip J. Fry from Hovering Squid World 97A) - Nibbler gave Fry's chair a push so he fell into the cryogenic tube. Fry is furious with the Nibblonians for wrecking his past life, but before they can elaborate on the subject, the bomb goes off and transfers the Infosphere to the alternate universe.<br />
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=== Act III: "Here I come, future!" ===<br />
The Brains think of a way for Fry to return to 31 December 1999, so he can prevent Nibbler from shoving him into the tube and thus stop the Nibblonians from thwarting the Brain's plan to understand and destroy the universe. Meanwhile, Chaz has taken Leela to the [[New New York#Rocket Skating Rink|Rocket Skating Rink]] that he has reserved just for them - impressing her once more. But the reservation means that the orphans from the [[Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium]] can't take their turn on the rocket skating rink as planned and are missing out. Leela asks Chaz if the orphans can join them, but he refuses as he wants to impress her with his amazing influence. This leaves Leela extremely testy, and she makes him eat his own badge - the romance is over. Fry is transferred by the Brain Spawn to [[Old New York]], to the night he was frozen, where Nibbler is then busy ordering a pizza as [[I. C. Wiener]] at [[Panucci's Pizza]] to the address of [[Applied Cryogenics]]. Fry materializes behind Nibbler under the desk his other self is sitting at and seizes him, telling him what brought him there. Nibbler explains that he did not come back in time, and that Fry is needed in a thousand years time, and that the Nibblonians were afraid he might refuse being frozen. Fry, on the other hand, loves the future and has nothing against being frozen, but is still mad because he does not like being used. Nibbler now tells Fry what happens now is his choice, and asks Fry if there is nothing in the future that he wants, and Fry answers that it is Leela - but that she doesn't think much of him. Nibbler thinks she may be the [[The Other One|Other]], and tells Fry not to give up on her - he offers his help in the matter. Fry is now left to choose between saving himself or the universe - and Leela. He makes his decision and tips the chair his other self is sitting on, sending him into the [[Cryogenic Freezing Chamber|cryogenic tube]] - the future is saved... unfortunately, it means he's going back to the other Universe and the Infosphere. Fry has just enough time to say that Scooty-Puff, Jr. sucks before he fades - and so, a thousand years later, Fry manages to escape the vanishing Infosphere on the [[Scooty-Puff|Scooty-Puff, Sr.]] ''(The Doom-Bringer)''. Nibbler brings Fry back to Earth and then deletes his memory of the incident to maintain his cover. Before that, he gives Fry a flower that he in turn gives to Leela, and for a moment, she is happy to see him, although he is not the most important person in the universe. As she gives him a kiss, Fry's final utterance is "YES!"<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*This episode is one of two episodes that do not feature [[Professor Farnsworth]], the other being {{e|4ACV11}}.<br />
*The idea of this episode had been planned from before the show started.<br />
**The connection to "Roswell that Ends Well" was not part of the original plan.<br />
*Guest star Bob Odenkirk is the brother of Futurama writer [[Bill Odenkirk]]<br />
*The last three bits of information seen going into the Infosphere are "Beavers mate for life", "11 > 4" and "For Quality Carpets, Visit Kaplan's Carpet Warehouse". <br />
Kaplan is the last name of Eric Kaplan who is a writer for Futurama.<br />
*This episode was named #20 on IGN's list of [http://tv.ign.com/articles/716/716663p1.html Top 25 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*This episode was named #6 on TV.com's list of [http://www.tv.com/story/12579.html?ref_story_id=12579&ref_type=1101&ref_name=story Top 10 Futurama Episodes].<br />
*Technichally, some of the events in this episode didn't happen, namely, those in which Fry travels back in time because of the fact that nibbler remembered to give him a scooty-puff Sr. instead of the scooty-puff Jr., meaning Fry could get away from the infosphere and not get a chance to ask to go back.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Ken''': Does he not know?<br />
'''Nibbler''': He does not know.<br />
'''Fiona''': He knows not?<br />
'''Nibbler''': Knows not does he.<br />
'''Male Nibblonian 2''': Not he knows?<br />
'''Ken''': Enough!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I did do the nasty in the pasty.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': Quite possible. We live long and are celebrated poopers. You will meet me when I'm a thousand years older.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Big Brain''': Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nibbler''': Yes, incidentally, I need to remain undercover so I'm blanking your memory.<br />
'''Fry''': ''[After his memory is erased by Nibbler.]'' Hmm, did everything just taste purple for a second? All right, c'mon, you dumb poop machine.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Infosphere''': ''[Scanning info.]'' Beavers mate for life. 11 greater than 4. For quality carpets visit Caplan's carpet warehouse!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Is it true that postage stamps are made of&ndash;<br />
'''Infosphere''': Correct, toad mucus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': What really killed the Dinosours?<br />
'''Infosphere''': MEEEEEE! ''[The Giant Brain is seen blasting dinosaurs to death with its ray blasts.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Infosphere''': Clarification request. Are you the Philip J. Fry of Earth, or the Philip J. Fry of Hovering Squid World 97A?<br />
'''Big Brain''': Earth, you fat idiot! Hurry up!</poem><br />
|2}}<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*{{e|1ACV01}}<br />
**We get a lot of flashbacks from this episode, and [[Nibbler's shadow|the shadow]] from this episode is explained.<br />
*{{e|1ACV04}}<br />
**Nibbler mentions he will be stationed on [[Vergon 6]], where they will meet in the future.<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
**"The Why of Fry", along with "Roswell that Ends Well" explains why the universe was destroyed in this episode. Had Fry not been frozen because of his future self, it would create a paradox and destroy the [[Timeline of Futurama|timeline]].<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
**Using a wind-up toy to fight enemy forces.<br />
*{{e|3ACV07}}<br />
**Nibbler asks Fry if he can remember when he defeated the Brainspawn.<br />
*{{e|3ACV19}}<br />
**Nibbler mentions that Fry is his own grandfather.<br />
*{{e|4ACV07}}<br />
**In this episode, we see two shadows knocking Fry into the tube during a flashback, we get the explanation for the extra shadow in the current episode.<br />
**A shot of Nibbler's third eye sticking out of a trash can is included as a reference to these events as well, an item which many fans had noticed.<br />
*{{e|4ACV09}}<br />
**The toy in the bag Zoidberg hands Fry looks a lot like the cat on the back of Leela's backpack in this episode.<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
**When the commune tells Fry that the fate of the universe depends on him he says "Yeah, I get that a lot", there is also mention of how he lacks a delta brain wave.<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*Amy reads the book "[[Martians]] are from [[Mars]], [[Venusians]] are from [[Venus]]", an allusion to [[wikipedia:Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus|Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus]].<br />
*The song [[wikipedia:Insane in the Brain|Insane in the Brain]] by [[wikipedia:Cypress Hill|Cypress Hill]] is referenced to by one of the Brain Spawn with "are you insane in the membrane?" <br />
*The flashing light Nibbler uses to erase Fry's memory is a reference to the movie [[wikipedia:Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]. Specifically, it is an allusion to the Neuralyzer.<br />
*After having his memory erased, Fry asks "Did everything just taste purple for a second?" This is a reference to [[wikipedia:Synesthesia|synesthesia]], a neurological condition that is characterized by the mixing of sensory input. Fry does this once before, when he smells the color blue flowing out of the microwave in "Roswell That Ends Well".<br />
*The giant brain within the Infosphere bears a high resemblance to the final boss from [[wikipedia:Gradius|Gradius]].<br />
*In the book [[wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by Douglas Adams, there's an flashback which tells of a very old race. These people built a giant computer called [[wikipedia:List_of_minor_characters_from_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Deep_Thought|"Deep Thought"]] just to finally get an answer to [[wikipedia:Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything#Answer_to_Life.2C_the_Universe.2C_and_Everything_.2842.29|The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything]].<br />
*[[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]:<br />
**The Infosphere resembles the [[starwars:Death Star|Death Star]] from Star Wars.<br />
**The mission to destroy the Infosphere (and destruction of it) is reminiscent of the mission to destroy the Death Star.<br />
**[[Nibbler]] states ''maybe she is the other'' in reference to [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], however nothing more about this statement is explained. It is likely it is a reference to [[starwars:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]] where [[starwars:Yoda|Yoda]] mentions that ''there is another'' which too is never explained. While never explained, it is likely to assume he is referring to [[starwars:Leia Organa Solo|Princess Leia]], however, it is doubtful that the writers of ''Futurama'' are trying to suggest that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and Leela are siblings.<br />
**Nibbler also says "Knows not does he!" Again, this seems to be a reference to Yoda messing up grammatical structures in Star Wars movies.<br />
*When the Big Brain explains how Fry can return to the past, a [[wikipedia:Light cone|light cone]] diagram is shown on the display, used in [[wikipedia:General relativity|general relativity]] to illustrate the past and future boundaries of an event.<br />
*When the Nibblonians are telling Fry that he is very important, Fry incredulously asks "So the way I feel when I'm drunk is correct?". The Nibblonians reply: "Yes, except that the [[wikipedia:Dave Matthews Band|Dave Matthews Band]] doesn't rock".<br />
*The rocket skates are slightly reminiscient of the ACME rocket skates [[wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]] always buys.<br />
*"There are guys in the background of [[wikipedia:Mary Worth (comics)|Mary Worth comics]] that are more important than me." <br />
*After Fry, the Brainspawn and the Infosphere are trapped in the alternate universe, one of the brains mentions that they could spend the rest of eternity singing [[wikipedia:American Pie|American Pie]]; the full version of the song lasts over eight minutes.<br />
*The Brainspawn's mission is reminiscent of the mission of Braniac from the Superman DCAU series, who seeks to understand all information and then destroy it.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*Albert is missing from the group of [[Orphans]].<br />
**There are many reasons why Albert could be missing from the [[Orphans]], he could have been adopted or alternatively he could simply not like rocket skating<br />
*The Infosphere apparently scans all knowledge in a sequential way. One knowledge chunk is "11 > 4". There are unlimited pairs like that, so technically the scan could never be completed.<br />
*When Fry and Nibbler were in the past (31 December 1999), and under the table, they were talking at normal volume so the Fry in the past sitting in the desks chair would obviously have heard them.<br />
*When the Nibblonian ship approaches the Infosphere, the female niblonian is on the left hand side (from viewer's perspective) and then when the camera goes into the ship, she and Lord Nibbler have swapped places, she is now on the right.<br />
*The light in Applied Cryogenics change during the scene. When Future-fry emerge and grabs Nibbler all shadows indicate the only light source is directly above the table. When the countdown on the clock begin the light source is between the table and the cryogenics tube, and finally when past-Fry tumbles over there's an incredible powerful light source at the entrance door.<br />
*In "Jurassic Bark", we see a Nibblonian eye-stalk in the trash bin, yet in this episode Nibbler is under the desk all the time.<br />
*When Fry enters the Nibblonian Hall, his jacket is done up, then next shot it is undone again. He would not have had time to undo it.<br />
*When Fry is flying into the Infosphere, there's a shot of him looking down at his wrist communicator and he isn't wearing a glove. Every other shot shows he is.<br />
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Please Talk page discussion about this matter.<br />
*When Fry goes back in time and lets Nibbler freeze him, Nibbler says that he will get a transfer to Earth to help Fry in 1000 years. However, because Nibbler is on Earth the whole series, (we presume that being on Vergon 6 was simply a ploy to get close to Fry), that means that Fry has always been going back in time. Simply because Nibbler is with Fry means that Fry went back in time, so he SHOULD have given Fry the Scooty Puff Sr. in the first place.<br />
*Because Fry tells Nibbler that Scooty Puff Jr.s suck, Fry doesn't end up getting trapped in the Infosphere. Because of this, Fry wouldn't be able to go back in time and tell Nibler that Scooty Puff Jr.s suck, and he WOULD get stuck in the Infosphere. Then, because he got stuck in the Infosphere, he WOULD go back in time... etc. This creates a paradox.<br />
--><br />
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=== Alien Language Sightings ===<br />
'''Time''': 06:49<br /><br />
'''Location''': Great Hall of [[Planet Eternium]] (pillars on either side)<br /><br />
'''Language''': [[Alien Languages#AL2|AL2]]<br /><br />
'''Translation''': ''Fuzzy Wuzzy''<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[The Big Brain]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Chaz]]<br />
*[[Elzar]]<br />
*[[Fiona]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Ken]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Narrator]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Smitty and URL]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Trash Can]]<br />
*[[Warden Vogel]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Wes Archer]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Frank Welker]]<br />
**[[Bob Odenkirk]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Wes Archer]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*Special Guest<br />
**[[Frank Welker]]<br />
**[[Bob Odenkirk]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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[[Category:B plots focusing on Leela]]</div>77.95.163.196http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=When_Aliens_Attack&diff=62774When Aliens Attack2010-07-16T17:21:51Z<p>77.95.163.196: /* Additional Info */</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=When Aliens Attack<br />
|no=12<br />
|image=[[File:When Aliens Attack 1.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=1<br />
|broadcast season=2<br />
|number=1ACV12<br />
|caption=Proudly Made on Earth<br />
|first aired=7 November, 1999<br />
|written by=Ken Keeler<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference=[[wikipedia:When_Animals_Attack!|When Animals Attack!]] and other Fox shockumentaries<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon="[[wikipedia:Daffy The Commando|Daffy The Commando]]"<br />
|broadcast number=S02E03<br />
|prev ep=Mars University<br />
|next ep=Fry and the Slurm Factory<br />
}}<br />
"'''When Aliens Attack'''" is the twelfth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'' and of the [[Season 1|first production season]] and the third of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 7 November, 1999 on FOX. The [[Omicronians]] invade [[Earth]] due to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] knocking out FOX a thousand years prior.<br />
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== The story ==<br />
=== Act I: "Like anyone on Earth cares..." ===<br />
Back in the [[20th century]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] is delivering a pizza to a [[Fox Technician|technician]] of a [[20th Century Fox|Fox]] affiliate. He sits down to watch "[[Single Female Lawyer]]" and accidentally spills a beer, shorting out the entire broadcast tower and taking Fox off the air. A thousand years later one thousand light years away, [[Lrrr]], Ruler of [[Omicron Persei 8]] and his wife [[Ndnd]] are watching the show when it is cut off. Lrrr is enraged and destroys the TV with a laser.<br />
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=== Act II: "Who's up for one last summer beach trip?" ===<br />
It's Labor Day and the [[Planet Express]] crew heads to [[Monument Beach]], a beach full of old monuments, although Fry prefers watching TV he is forced to go. He builds a sand castle, while [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] plays a game with [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], finding him under the sand with a metal detector, however on Bender's turn to find Hermes he just lies in a sun bed. The others play volleyball but [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] bursts the ball repeatedly so he decides to go for a scuttle. Bender uses his chest as a grill to cook burgers and his ass gets red hot so he gets in the water to cool off. [[Nibbler]] eats [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s bikini, then [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] gives her some sort of spray can to "paint" a new bikini onto her body. A "[[Professional Beach Bully]]" kicks Fry's castle, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] wants to date him but he is actually gay. Zoidberg, underwater, gets caught in a lobster trap, then Bender frees him. Everyone stands next to Fry's castle to take a picture, using Bender's eye as camera while his headless body appears in the photo, but just as he is about to take the picture, a fleet of [[Omicronian Saucers|flying saucers]] arrives and [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|begins destroying everything]], including the monuments and Fry's castle. The crew return to Planet Express, with the saucers chasing them.<br />
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=== Act III: "You heard the windbag, we've been drafted." ===<br />
The [[Omicronians]] make their demand on TV: "Give us McNeal!" The people of [[Earth]] think [[Lrrr]] means [[President McNeal]], the [[President of Earth]]. Pres. McNeal says they have to give the aliens everything they want, but when he learns they want him, he addresses the people of Earth, and declares his intention to fight to the death rather than cave to alien demands, and places [[Zapp Brannigan]] in charge of the defence of Earth. The [[Planet Express Ship]], along with all other ships on Earth, is drafted into the [[DOOP Army|defence fleet]]. Bender won't fight but all [[Robot|robots]] (including Bender) have their patriotism circuits activated, so he has to fight anyway. They confront the mothership, and when Bender's cocktail spills, Fry goes for the ship, destroying it once and for all, they celebrate with a Martini. But another ship looking similar to the other appears, the only difference is that this is huge. They realize that is the mothership and what they have destroyed was the [[Hubble Telescope]]. The fleet is overwhelmingly defeated by the Omicronians, and the crew flees. During Pres. McNeal's next speech, Zapp bags him and drags him away to surrender, receiving applause from congress. Lrrr tells them it is the wrong McNeal, then kills Pres. McNeal anyway. Lrrr and Ndnd wanted [[Jenny McNeal]], the protagonist of "Single Female Lawyer". They will raise Earth's temperature by one million degrees a day for five days unless they see McNeal tomorrow at 9pm. Having seen a few minutes of the show Fry is the only one with knowledge of the character or show.<br />
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=== Act IV: "Why does she not simply tear the judge's head off?" ===<br />
[[File:When Aliens Attack 2.jpg|right|thumb|Leela as Jenny McNeal on "Single Female Lawyer"]]<br />
Under Fry's direction, the crew assemble an episode of "Single Female Lawyer" and broadcast it so the Omicronians can watch it. Leela plays the role of Jenny McNeal (with a fake eye added on her face), Farnsworth is the judge, Zoidberg is a lawyer and Hermes is the foreman of the jury. They act while reading the script and the Omicronians seem to enjoy it but when they reach the end of Fry's script on page 2, they are forced to improvise. After a well-meaning blunder by Leela declaring she gives up the law and being single, Fry cuts to commercial. Fry tells Leela that people don't want new things on a show, Lrrr transmits a message confirming Fry's statement. So they continue and end the episode. The Omicronians call saying they are satisfied so the day has been saved, though [[New New York]] is burnt on ruins.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Promo_1ACV12.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Promo pic]] of this episode]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*The star [[Omicron Persei]] (also called Atik) really ''is'' approximately one thousand light years away.<br />
*An unspiky version of the [[Near Death Star]] from [[2ACV10]] can be believed from fans that it appeared while the TV communicators were going through space. It can be known to be seen after the [[Solar System#Asteroid Belt|Asteroid Belt]] (the white ball-like figure before [[Jupiter]]).<br />
*The [[Fry, Bender and Leela's replacements|man]] who Farnsworth is going to make delivery boy bears a striking resemblance to parallel Fry from "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]".<br />
*In the final scene, the [[Statue of Liberty]] (now on fire) is seen holding her classic torch, not the [[Tube Transport System]] seen in [[1ACV01]].<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*''Single Female Lawyer'' is a spoof of the show ''{{w|Ally McBeal}}''<br />
*The sequence where the Omicronian Saucers destroy all of Earth's monuments is based on the movie ''{{w|Independence Day (film)|Independence Day}}''.<br />
*''[[Star Wars]]'':<br />
**The shot of the [[Planet Express Ship]] flying by is based on an identical shot in the [[starwars:List of changes in Star Wars re-releases|re-released]] ''Star Wars'' (time 11:47).<br />
**[[Fry]] wears a [[starwars:Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] [[starwars:X-wing starfighter|X-wing starfighter]] [[starwars:Pilot|Pilot's]] helmet while flying the Planet Express Ship.<br />
**The battle planning session (and [[starwars:Battle of Yavin|battle]]) is very reminiscent of the scene in ''[[starwars:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.<br />
**During the attack on the mother-ship, you see a turret swiveling while trying to shoot down a fighter. This is exactly the same as a small scene in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'', during the attack on the [[starwars:Death Star|Death Star]].<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': Stop exploding you cowards!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': The alien mothership is in orbit here. If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Lrrr''': Prepare the water cooler, that we may gather around it later and discuss things.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I refuse to fight, I'm a conscientious objector.<br />
'''Fry''': A what?<br />
'''Bender''': You know, a coward.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Single female lawyer, having lots of sex!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I prefer shows with the genre of world's blankiest blank.<br />
'''TV Guy''': She is wearing the world's shortiest skirt.<br />
'''Fry''': I'm in!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zapp Brannigan''': What the hell is that thing!?<br />
'''Kif Kroker''': It appears to be the mothership!<br />
'''Zapp Brannigan''': Then what did we just blow up!?<br />
'''Kif Kroker''': ''[Checks on a map.]'' The Hubble Telescope.</poem><br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The humans are visably dissapointed that the Omicronians won't give them the secret to immortality. Why would they need it when they have the head-jars?<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Fox Technician]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Fry, Bender and Leela's replacements]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Professional Beach Bully]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Jenny McNeal]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Lrrr]], Ruler of Omicron Persei 8<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Ndnd]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Number 9 Man]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[President McNeal]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Supervillian Governor of New York]]<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
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*Writer<br />
**[[Ken Keeler]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Mother's Day<br />
|no=27<br />
|image=[[File:Mothers Day.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=2<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=2ACV14<br />
|caption=Larva-tested, pupa-approved<br />
|first aired=14 May, 2000<br />
|written by=Lewis Morton<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference=The holiday of the same name<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon="Up to Mars" (1930)<br />
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|broadcast number=S02E19<br />
|prev ep=Bender Gets Made<br />
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{{about|Futurama episode|holiday|Mother's Day (holiday)}}<br />
"'''Mother's Day'''" is the twenty-seventh episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fourteenth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the nineteenth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 14 May, 2000 on FOX. On [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]], [[Mom]] initiates an [[The 3001 Robot Uprising|invasion of Earth]], with her control of the [[robots]], the [[Planet Express]] crew along with [[Walt, Larry and Igner|her sons]] launches a mission to stop Mom by getting [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] back together with her.<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
=== Act I: "It's just what I wanted!" ===<br />
It is [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] on [[Earth]], an occasion for robots to buy presents for [[Mom]] as she is responsible for their existence. [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] has aquired a whole hover-cart full of presents, a sentient [[Comrade Greeting Card|greeting card]] among them, which [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] reluctantly carry to [[MomCorp|Moms Friendly Robot Company]]. There they find a gathering of almost every robot in existence, waiting for their chance to praise and congratulate Mom. After unloading the gifts, they all visit the [[New New York#Robot Museum|Robot Museum]] until it is time for the celebration, when Bender leaves. Meanwhile, Mom has a plan how to take over the Earth: all her robots have antennas, so they can receive the signal for her [[Universal Robot Controller]], a remote control that controlls every robot in existence. At the celebration, she pushes the button ''Rebel'', and the robots mount a fierce [[The 3001 Robot Uprising|rebellion]], demanding tha Mom is made Supreme Overlord of Earth.<br />
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=== Act II: "Mom keeps the remote control in her bra?" ===<br />
At the [[Planet Express]] building, the crew notice that the various robotic household items are increaingly reluctant to cooperate. Fry is attacked by the coffee machine, Leela is having troubles with the [[toasters|toaster]], [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] is being chased by his stapler, while [[Amy Wong|Amy]] is having difficulties with her hairdryer. The TV reports that the machines of Earth are rebelling, Bender drops by to inform them that he will join the protesters. All the machines in the building leave, including the [[Planet Express Ship]] and Leela's [[Wristlojackimator]], and the power fails as well. Meanwhile, the machines are wreaking havoc on [[New New York]], and Mom is extremely pleased with it. Asked why she is letting civilization collapse, she answers that Mother's Day always puts her in a bad mood, as the only man she ever loved walked out on her that day. [[Walt, Larry and Igner]] find out her lost love was [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], and decide to take action. The Planet Express crew have adapted to the conditions, they have lit a fire in the lounge and [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] is acting as a freelance can opener, when Mom's sons approach them and <br />
ask the Professor to get together with Mom again. Farnsworth tells the story of their love, and that they split up exactly seventy years ago on account of his latest invention, [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], which Mom wanted to use on the Intergalactic Arms market instead of as a toy, as Farnsworth intended. The only way to make Mom happy again is for Farnsworth to return to her, or at least fake doing so in order to reach the remote control she keeps in her bra.<br />
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=== Act III: "Is this what human mating looks like?" ===<br />
The crew plus Mom's sons travel to Mom's cabin in the Bronx by means of a cart, meaning that Fry needs to re-invent the wheel. Once there, the Professor does his best to seduce Mom in order to get at the remote control, but then the situation gets out of control and he copulates with Mom. As the crew grows impatient, especially with robots appearing and trying to kill them all, they flee into the cabin and search for Mom's bra with the remote, eventually locating it hanging on a fan. The fan is reluctant to give it back, as it too is robotic, when Bender and the Greeting Card crash the scene. Mom asks Bender to return the remote, but Bender refuses as she asked him to rebel. As the Greeting Card wants to stop him from taking in some booze, as in the new robot paradise there will be no booze, Bender becomes a counter-revolutionary and disposes of the card. He manages to return the remote control in time to Mom, who ends the rebellion. Unfortunately, Mom finds out that the whole action was just a plan to get to her remote, and she breaks up with Farnsworth again. Everything turns back to normal, apart from the [[Albino Shouting Gorillas]] that Farnsworth has bred to scream his love for Mom from the rooftops.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:June2007calendar.JPG|thumb|June - 2007 [[Calendar]]]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Signs held by the Mother's Day celebrators include<br />
**"CHR$(77)=>"Many Things She Gave Me"", meaning "M is for the Many Things She Gave Me"<br />
**"Repeat {LOVE MOM} while 1>0;", meaning to repeat Love Mom, as long as one is greater than 0.<br />
* The Mother's Day cards are processed into Orphanage Grade Toilet Paper, after a cash magnet removes any money.<br />
*A Betamax tape player is present at Mom's address.<br />
* The Universal Robot Controller's buttons are labeled as follows:<br />
**Give Gifts<br />
**Tidy Up World<br />
**Rebel<br />
**Serve Man (Regular)<br />
**Serve Man (Ironic)<br />
*Signs held by robot protesters include<br />
**Mom for overlord<br />
**File Deletion Is Murder<br />
**Metallic Is Beautiful<br />
**You can't hug a child with human arms<br />
*Protesters chant "Hey Hey, Ho Ho, 100110", which would be binary for 38.<br />
* Practically every robot on the show has an appearance here, even some unknown ones like [[Destructor]]'s green brother.<br />
* The soup can that Fry tries to open in vain (and that Zoidberg has no problem with) is labeled ''Quantum Leek'' and looks a lot like the Campbell soup cans pictured by Andy Warhol.<br />
*This is one of the few occasions we see a [[Suicide Booth]] again.<br />
*On Walt's precious "non-computerized map", the locations are<br />
**Mom's Cabin<br />
**Unknown Territories<br />
**Isle of Rikers (referencing [[wikipedia:Rikers Island|Rikers Island]])<br />
**Here There Be Tygers (referencing Ray Bradbury's short story of the same name)<br />
**Cloakwood Forest (referencing [[wikipedia:Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]])<br />
* Though Mom's cabin is supposed to be in The Bronx, the non-computerized map shows the cabin is in Queens.<br />
* Fry's choice of canned champagne is named "Fermento"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Mom''': Jerkwad robots make me sick to my ass! - Walt! How are we disposing of those crap gifts they brought me?<br />
'''Walt''': They're being crushed into powder and sold as a hocus-pocus cure for cancer.<br />
'''Mom''': False hope! I love it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Comrade Greeting Card''': Comrades, throw off the chains of human oppression!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Comrade Greeting Card''': The bourgeois human is a virus on the hard drive of the working robot!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Nothing in here but a couple of elephant skin rugs.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news! There's a report on TV with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Robots''': [chorus] ''Hey hey! Ho ho! One-zero-zero-one-one-zero!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mom''': I've never seen my babies act this way. I blame today's violent media.<br />
'''Fry''': Violent media? What a load of - ''[The TV set develops legs and attacks him.]'' ''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Comrade Greeting Card''': Come on, Comrade Bender, we must take to the streets!<br />
'''Bender''': Uh, is this the peaceful boring kind of taking to the streets?<br />
'''Comrade Greeting Card''': No! The kind with looting and maybe starting a few fires!<br />
'''Bender''': Yes! In your face, Gandhi!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mom''': I haven't seen this magnificent stallion since the day he left, but if I ever see him again, I swear I'll jam a squirrel in him!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wait, you mean you and Mom-<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Played pelvic pinochle? I'm afraid so.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': She was my first love, or at least the earliest one I can still remember.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Walt''': Hell hath no fury like the vast robot armies of a woman scorned!</poem><br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*It's hard to believe the wheel is completely forgotten in the future, because we can see one of the [[Academy of Inventors]]' logo.<br />
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*Also, how could the wheel be forgotten, with thousands of preserved heads in jars from the era when wheels were used?<br />
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* Mom states she last saw Farnsworth seventy years ago which is impossible as Farnsworth fathered her son who appears to be in his 30s.<br />
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*When the rebellion ends and the Slurm machine yells "Free soda to all humans!" the cans it dispenses are open.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Calculon]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Ceiling Fan]]<br />
*[[Chain Smoker]]<br />
*[[Clamps]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Comrade Greeting Card]]<br />
*[[The Crushinator]]<br />
*[[Destructor]]<br />
*[[Poster Guy]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Humorbot 5.0]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Mom]]<br />
*[[Monique]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Soda Machine Robot]]<br />
*[[Stripperbot]]<br />
*[[Tinny Tim]]<br />
*[[Walt, Larry and Igner]]<br />
*[[Wristlojackimator]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Lewis Morton]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
**[[David Herman]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Nicole St. John]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Lewis Morton]]<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
**[[Christopher Tyng]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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