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|job=Owner of the [[New New York Mets|NNY Mets]],<br/>formerly [[Ultimate Robot Fighting|URFL]] Commissioner
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===Trivia===  
===Trivia===  
*The name is a reference to Abner Doubleday, a soldier who supposedly founded baseball.
*The name is a reference to Abner Doubleday, a soldier who supposedly founded baseball.
=== Quotes ===
=== Quotes ===
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<poem>'''Doubledeal''': Kid, that was great! You got us more publicity than a cowboy in a shark tank. Poor Tex, he was quite a shark.</poem>
<poem>'''Doubledeal''': Kid, that was great! You got us more publicity than a cowboy in a shark tank. Poor Tex, he was quite a shark.</poem>
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=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===
*{{elink|2ACV08|Raging Bender}}
*{{e|2ACV08}}
*{{elink|3ACV16|A Leela of Her Own}}
*{{e|3ACV16}}
*{{clink|US#011|The Cure for the Common Clod}}
*{{clink|US#011|The Cure for the Common Clod}}
*{{flink|The Beast with a Billion Backs}}
*{{f|2}}
*{{flink|Into the Wild Green Yonder}} (seen in [[Audience scene|audience]])
*{{f|4}} (seen in [[Audience scene|audience]])


[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Humans]]

Revision as of 18:00, 13 April 2010

Secondary character
Abner Doubledeal
Abner Doubledeal.jpg
SpeciesHumans
Planet of originEarth
ProfessionOwner of the NNY Mets,
formerly URFL Commissioner
First appearance"Raging Bender" (2ACV08)
Episode
Voiced byTom Kenny

Abner Doubledeal is a businessman who generally invests his money in sporting ventures. Doubledeal is first seen as the owner of the Ultimate Robot Fighting League, about a year later he had sold the league and bought the New New York Mets blernsball team. His method of recruiting for both was similar, observing potential competitors in their natural environments; Bender was recruited as a fighter after being spotted in a movie theatre and Leela joined the Mets after pitching for the Planet Express team in the park.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • The name is a reference to Abner Doubleday, a soldier who supposedly founded baseball.

Quotes

    Doubledeal: Son, I'm the commissioner of Ultimate Robot Fighting. I'm a connoisseur of jerks like you who pick fights in movie theatres and you're the biggest I've ever seen.
    Bender: You should see me at funerals.

    Doubledeal: Kid, that was great! You got us more publicity than a cowboy in a shark tank. Poor Tex, he was quite a shark.

Appearances