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|name=Pocket Pal | |name=Pocket Pal | ||
|type=t | |type=t | ||
|type2=a | |type2=a | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:Pocket Pal.png|225px]] | ||
|origin=[[Earth]] | |origin=[[Earth]] | ||
|species=[[Robot]] | |species=[[Robot]] | ||
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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 anamoly. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it. | '''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 anamoly. [[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 === | ||
*The robot was mentioned and discussed during the commentary of [[Commentary:Less than Hero|Less than Hero]]. A similar robot appearing in "[[Less than Hero]]" is [[Andrew]]. | *The robot was mentioned and discussed during the commentary of [[Commentary:Less than Hero|Less than Hero]]. A similar robot appearing in "[[Less than Hero]]" is [[Andrew]]. | ||
===Quotes=== | === Quotes === | ||
{{q| | |||
<poem>'''Pocket Pal''': Playtime is funtime! | |||
'''Wernstrom''': Not this time! [kills Pocket Pal]</poem> | |||
}} | |||
===Appearances=== | === Appearances === | ||
*{{f|2}} | *{{f|2}} | ||
[[Category:Abandoned ideas]] | |||
[[Category:Robots]] | |||
Revision as of 10:00, 8 May 2011
| 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 Dr. Ogden Wernstrom to demonstrate that robots can not go through the anamoly. Farnsworth and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it.
Additional info
Trivia
- The robot was mentioned and discussed during the commentary of Less than Hero. A similar robot appearing in "Less than Hero" is Andrew.
Quotes
Pocket Pal: Playtime is funtime!
Wernstrom: Not this time! [kills Pocket Pal]