Difference between revisions of "Turanga Leela"

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Turanga Leela

Species: Human (Mutant)
Planet of Origin: Earth
Age: 25
Voiced By: Katey Sagal
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000 (1ACV01)

Biography

A cyclops who once believed herself to be an alien, but later discovered that she was a mutant and that her parents were Turanga Morris and Munda. Leela being the least mutated mutant ever born, they decided to give her as normal a life as possible by giving her up to an orphanarium.

After a rough childhood, she found herself plodding through a boring dead-end job at Applied Cryogenics as a Fate Assignment Officer. Then one day a defrostee named Philip J. Fry comes along (Space Pilot 3000) and inspires her to quit her job. Ultimately she ends up hired by Fry's many-times-great-nephew Hubert Farnsworth as the new captain for his interstellar delivery service, Planet Express.

She is skilled in Arcturan Kung Fu, which she learned as a girl from a sexist insectoid alien named Fnog, and she isn't shy about kicking a little ass. She has gone through a number of short-lived relationships, but can't seem to find the right man. Fry regularly asks her out, but she usually rejects him. In spite of this, they have managed to have a few romantic nights.

Family

Turanga Morris, Father
Turanga Munda, Mother
Leela 1, Alternate self from the Parabox universe.

Additional Info

Trivia

The designers kept trying to make Leela's nose smaller, because it was larger than they thought appropriate for a female character, but Matt Groening insisted it stay the larger size.

Two-Eyed Leela

"Amazon Women in the Mood"

Leela has been seen with two eyes several times:

When Aliens Attack — To portray the role of Jenny MacNeil, a plastic eye is taped to the side of her face (which Zoidberg later eats).
Amazon Women in the Mood — When the Amazonians are approaching, a puddle ripples, causing Leela's reflection to distort, showing her briefly with two eyes.
The Cyber House Rules — A second eye is grafted onto Leela's face. She later realizes she's better off being different, and has it removed.

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 After a rough childhood, she found herself plodding through a boring dead-end job at [[Applied Cryogenics]] as a Fate Assignment Officer. Then one day a defrostee named [[Philip J. Fry]] comes along ([[Space Pilot 3000]]) and inspires her to quit her job. Ultimately she ends up hired by Fry's many-times-great-nephew [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Hubert Farnsworth]] as the new captain for his interstellar delivery service, [[Planet Express]].
-She is skilled in martial arts, which she learned as a girl from a sexist insectoid alien named [[Fnog]], and she isn't shy about kicking a little ass. She has gone through a number of short-lived relationships, but can't seem to find the right man. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] regularly asks her out, but she usually rejects him. In spite of this, they have managed to have a few romantic nights.
+She is skilled in Arcturan Kung Fu, which she learned as a girl from a sexist insectoid alien named [[Fnog]], and she isn't shy about kicking a little ass. She has gone through a number of short-lived relationships, but can't seem to find the right man. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] regularly asks her out, but she usually rejects him. In spite of this, they have managed to have a few romantic nights.
 ===Family===
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 *[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda, Mother]]
 *[[Parabox Universe Crew|Leela 1]], Alternate self from the Parabox universe.
+==Additional Info==
+===Trivia===
+*The designers kept trying to make Leela's nose smaller, because it was larger than they thought appropriate for a female character, but [[Matt Groening]] insisted it stay the larger size.
+===Two-Eyed Leela===
+[[Image:Leela 2eyes 1.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]"]]
+Leela has been seen with two eyes several times:
+*[[When Aliens Attack]] &mdash; To portray the role of Jenny MacNeil, a plastic eye is taped to the side of her face (which [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] later eats).
+*[[Amazon Women in the Mood]] &mdash; When the Amazonians are approaching, a puddle ripples, causing Leela's reflection to distort, showing her briefly with two eyes.
+*[[The Cyber House Rules]] &mdash; A second eye is grafted onto Leela's face. She later realizes she's better off being different, and has it removed.