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'''Robanukah''' was first mentioned in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]" and is supposely the "holiest two weeks on the robot calendar."  It was invented by [[Bender Bending Rodriguez]] as an excuse to skip work.  It is celebrated one month after [[Robomadan]], which itself is celebrated one month after [[Robonza]] (which is a holiday that tributes his ancestral prototypes and is celebrated by drinking contests), both of which were also invented by Bender.
'''Robanukah''' was first mentioned in "[[Fear of a Bot Planet]]" and is supposedly the "holiest two weeks on the robot calendar."  It was invented by [[Bender Bending Rodriguez]] as an excuse to skip work.  It is celebrated one month after [[Robomadan]], which itself is celebrated one month after [[Robonzaa]] (which is a holiday that tributes his ancestral prototypes and is celebrated by drinking contests), both of which were also invented by Bender.


A story dedicated to Robanukah will appear in the episode "[[Holiday Val-U-Pak]]",<ref name="cgef-birthday">{{cite web |url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Futurama/News/1263517218,47853,/Happy_10th_Birthday_CGEF.html |title=Happy 10th Birthday CGEF!!! |author=reed |publisher=[[Can't Get Enough Futurama]] |date=2010-01-15 |accessdate=2010-01-15}}</ref> meaning that rather than having been invented by Bender he may have merely reused it.
The holiday later appeared in the second segment of "[[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular]]".  By then, it gained more traditions, and lasts for six and a half weeks instead of two.
 
== Traditions ==
*Not working.
*Drinking alcohol.
*Doing the "Robot" break dance.
*Lighting eight beer bottles like candles.
*Carving industrial barrels like jack-o-lanterns.
*Making paper robot cut-outs.
*Playing a game with a [[Droidel]], which is like a {{w|Dreidel}}, except it is rigged so that Bender always wins.
*Watching [[Fembot|Fembots]] wrestle in [[Petroleum Oil]].  When they celebrated it in 3010, the Fembots' names were [[Ruth and Esther]].


== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
*Robanukah is very similar to Chanukah, including the music and 8 candles, even though it lasts for 2 weeks.  Other traditions include carving toxic waste barrels like jack-o-lanterns, cutting robots out of paper and doing the "robot" break-dance.
=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===
*{{e|Fear of a Bot Planet}}
*{{e|Fear of a Bot Planet}}
*{{e|6ACV13}}
*{{e|The Futurama Holiday Spectacular}}
 
== References ==
 
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Holidays]]
[[Category:Holidays]]

Latest revision as of 01:38, 5 October 2014

Robanukah
Robanukah2.jpg
TypeHoliday
Celebrated whenWhenever Bender feels like not doing work
Celebrated wherePlanet Express ship and Planet Express headquarters
First appearance"Fear of a Bot Planet" (1ACV05)
Episode

Robanukah was first mentioned in "Fear of a Bot Planet" and is supposedly the "holiest two weeks on the robot calendar." It was invented by Bender Bending Rodriguez as an excuse to skip work. It is celebrated one month after Robomadan, which itself is celebrated one month after Robonzaa (which is a holiday that tributes his ancestral prototypes and is celebrated by drinking contests), both of which were also invented by Bender.

The holiday later appeared in the second segment of "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular". By then, it gained more traditions, and lasts for six and a half weeks instead of two.

Traditions

  • Not working.
  • Drinking alcohol.
  • Doing the "Robot" break dance.
  • Lighting eight beer bottles like candles.
  • Carving industrial barrels like jack-o-lanterns.
  • Making paper robot cut-outs.
  • Playing a game with a Droidel, which is like a Dreidel, except it is rigged so that Bender always wins.
  • Watching Fembots wrestle in Petroleum Oil. When they celebrated it in 3010, the Fembots' names were Ruth and Esther.

Additional Info

Appearances