Helmut Spargle

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Tertiary character
Deceased character
Helmut Spargle
Helmut Spargle.jpg
SpeciesHuman
Planet of originEarth
ProfessionChef
First appearance"The 30% Iron Chef" (3ACV22)
Episode
Voiced byDavid Herman

Helmut Spargle was once a famous TV chef and host of Down-Home Cooking With Helmut Spargle. After the extreme soda company that sponsored his show replaced him with his former student Elzar, he wound up at Bumbase Alpha baking pies out of shoes for hobos. He began teaching Bender to cook in order to seek revenge against Elzar, but when Spargle ate Bender's food, he died after his stomach exploded. But he smomehow appeared again in Into the Wild Green Yonder.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • Apparently, Helmut is German in origin. His last name (Spargle = Spargel) translates as "Asparagus".
  • Helmut's appearance seems to be based off Hans Moleman's from The Simpsons.

Quotes

    Helmut Spargle: It is ... acceptable.
    Bender: Yahoo! Another thing I'm great at! Wait. Why'd you stop eating, master?
    Helmut Spargle: Because ... my stomach is about to explode.

Appearances