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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 | '''Pocket Pal''' is the name of a miniature {{robot}}, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to tell [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] about certain aspects of the future, and thus function as a tool for the audience to understand the [[31st century|31st-century]] setting better. 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 cannot 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> | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== Appearances === | === Appearances === | ||
*{{f|2}} | *{{f|2}} | ||
*{{clink|US#073|Night of the Automated Dead}} | |||
[[Category:Abandoned ideas]] | [[Category:Abandoned ideas]] | ||
[[Category:Robots]] | [[Category:Robots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:18, 9 August 2015
| 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 tell Fry about certain aspects of the future, and thus function as a tool for the audience to understand the 31st-century setting better. 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 cannot 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.]
