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Revision as of 20:44, 31 December 2008

Season 4 episode
Broadcast season 5 episode
Bend Her
Bend Her.jpg
No.67
Production number4ACV13
Written by[[Mike Rowe]][[Category:Episodes written by Mike Rowe|Bend Her]]
Directed by[[James Purdom]][[Category:Episodes directed by James Purdom|Bend Her]]
Title captionToo hot for radio
First air dateJuly 20, 2003
Broadcast numberS05E13
Title referenceA play on "Bender"
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript

Pictures

Season 4
  1. Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
  2. Leela's Homeworld
  3. Love and Rocket
  4. Less than Hero
  5. A Taste of Freedom
  6. Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television
  7. Jurassic Bark
  8. Crimes of the Hot
  9. Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
  10. The Why of Fry
  11. Where No Fan Has Gone Before
  12. The Sting
  13. Bend Her
  14. Obsoletely Fabulous
  15. The Farnsworth Parabox
  16. Three Hundred Big Boys
  17. Spanish Fry
  18. The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
← Season 3Season 5 →

The Story

Act I: Sweden? I don't think so!

The crew attend to the 3004 Olympic Games. Hermes competes in the Men's 500 meter Limbo contest, as the rest of the Jamaican team have been detained at the airport because of "other interests". Since he is a bit out of shape, Hermes relies on his body-shaping spandex suit the Professor gave him in order to uphold Jamaica's honour and beat his bitter rival Barbados Slim. He almost succeeds, but the suit bursts shortly before he reaches the finish and Hermes loses. Meanwhile Bender is dreaming of winning a few medals in the bending contests for himself, but as he sees no chance of beating the manbots, he disguises himself as a fembot and enrols under the name of Coilette from Robonia. He wins five medals, but in order to pass the gender check afterwards, he undergoes a sex change operation/oil change the Professor gives him. The operation is a success and Bender gets to keep his medals, however, he is now female.

Act II: Maybe she's right about the lipstick!

As the winner of five gold medals, Bender / coilette is an instant celebrity and is invited to Late Night with Humorbot 5.0. Bender decides to stay female for the time being, although it endangers his ability to change back. At the Late Night show, he/she meets Calculon who instantly falls in love with her. They go on a date, while the ladies Leela and Amy start worrying together with the rest of the crew. Bender undergoes wild mood swings that are connected with his sex change. Calculon proposes Bender / Coilette to marry him, and he/she agrees.

Act III: If I help you with this, do you promise to get out of my gender and stay out?

Bender wants to make the wedding a scam to get at Calculon's money, but then realizes he truly loves him and can't bring it over himself to hurt him. The crew rush to Bender's aid to inscene a proper ending for the liason which Calculon can deal with: a Soap Opera Death. At the wedding, Leela, Fry, Hermes and Zoidberg stage a very stylish death for Coilette so Calculon can take it. Afterwards, the Professor changes Bender back to a manbot, much to the relief of Leela and Amy.

Additional Info

Quotes

  • Bender: (singing) Hail, hail, Robonia - a land I didn't make up.
  • Calculon: I've always said many things.
  • Amy: You're making us look like jerks in front of the other genders!
  • Bender: Is it trampy to go on a first date nude?
    Amy: Yes!
    Bender: Perfect! (strips off)

Characters

New Nations in the Olympiad

Episode Credits