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|origin=[[Earth]] | |origin=[[Earth]] | ||
|species=[[Robot]] | |species=[[Robot]] | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=[[manbot|Male]] | ||
|family=Other Pocket Pals | |family=Other Pocket Pals | ||
|voiced by=Tress MacNeille | |voiced by=Tress MacNeille | ||
|first appear={{f|2}} | |first appear={{f|2}} | ||
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'''Pocket Pal''' is the name of a miniature robot, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to be a tool for the audience to understand the future setting better, it would tell [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] about certain aspects of the future. This was abandoned early on and the character forgotten about. In ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', it was used by [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]] to demonstrate that robots can not go through the | '''Pocket Pal''' is the name of a miniature {{robot}}, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to be a tool for the audience to understand the [[31st century|future]] setting better, it would tell [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] about certain aspects of the future. This was abandoned early on and the character forgotten about. In ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', it was used by [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] to demonstrate that robots can not go through the [[anomaly]]. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it. | ||
== Additional info == | == Additional info == | ||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* | *Pocket Pal was mentioned and discussed during {{commentary|Less than Hero}}. A similar robot appearing in "Less than Hero" is [[Andrew]]. | ||
=== Quotes === | === Quotes === | ||
{{q| | {{q| | ||
<poem>'''Pocket Pal''': Playtime is funtime! | <poem>'''Pocket Pal''': Playtime is funtime! | ||
'''Wernstrom''': Not this time! [kills Pocket Pal]</poem> | '''Wernstrom''': Not this time! | ||
''[Wernstrom kills Pocket Pal.]''</poem> | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 28 September 2013
| Tertiary character Abandoned character | |
| Pocket Pal | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Species | Robot |
| Planet of origin | Earth |
| Relatives | Other Pocket Pals |
| First appearance | The Beast with a Billion Backs  |
| Voiced by | Tress MacNeille |
Pocket Pal is the name of a miniature robot, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to be a tool for the audience to understand the future setting better, it would tell Fry about certain aspects of the future. This was abandoned early on and the character forgotten about. In The Beast with a Billion Backs, it was used by Wernstrom to demonstrate that robots can not go through the anomaly. Farnsworth and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it.
Additional info
Trivia
- Pocket Pal was mentioned and discussed during the commentary for "Less than Hero". A similar robot appearing in "Less than Hero" is Andrew.
Quotes
Pocket Pal: Playtime is funtime!
Wernstrom: Not this time!
[Wernstrom kills Pocket Pal.]