https://theinfosphere.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Spinedranis&feedformat=atomThe Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T12:56:42ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.3https://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Antonio_Calculon,_Jr.&diff=156766Antonio Calculon, Jr.2016-09-22T20:57:31Z<p>Spinedranis: solve characters who swap voices thing.</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name = Antonio Calculon, Jr.<br />
|type = t<br />
|type2 = d<br />
|swas type = All My Circuits<br />
|image = [[File:Antonio Calculon, Jr.jpg|225px]]<br />
|gender = [[Manbot|Male]]<br />
|species = [[Human]]<br />
|family = [[Sleazy Martinez]], father<br />[[Monique]], mother<br />
|first appear = {{e|4ACV06}}<br />
|played by = Unknown acting unit<br />[[Bender]]<br />
|voice A = Unknown acting unit<br />
|voice B = Acted by Bender<br />
|voice A by=Tress MacNeille<br />
|voice B by=John DiMaggio<br />
}}<br />
'''Antonio Calculon, Jr.''' was the son of [[Sleazy Martinez]], one of [[Calculon (All My Circuits)|Calculon]]'s twin brothers, and [[Monique (All My Circuits)|Monique]]. Antonio, after a case of amnesia, learned his mother's shocking secret. The secret, his true father, was not revealed as the original actor broke and the replacement wasn't a good actor, causing Antonio to fall into a permanent coma. The [[Bender (All My Circuits)|Bender]] character was created as a result of this poor casting decision and [[Calculon]]'s refusal to re-film a scene.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV06}}<br />
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[[Category:Robots]]<br />
[[Category:Characters who swap voices]]<br />
[[Category:Child characters voiced by men]]<br />
[[Category:Male characters voiced by women]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156765Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2016-09-22T20:54:42Z<p>Spinedranis: category used.</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth<br />
|image=[[File:Farnsworth promo 2.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] of Professor Farnsworth.<br />
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|age={{age|2841|4|9}}<br />
|birth date={{date|9 April}}, [[2841]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Owner/CEO of [[Planet Express]]<br />
|family=[[#Family|See below]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|voice A=Regular<br />
|voice A by=Billy West<br />
|voice B=[[Action Delivery Force|Anime]] form<br />
|voice B by=David Herman<br />
|bureaucrat grade=<br />
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{{redirects|Farnsworth|other uses|Farnsworth (disambiguation)}}<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
{|<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== See also ===<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*For {{es|6ACV26}}, he was possibly part of those [[Characters who swap voices]]<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
** In [[Simpsorama]] Farnsworth states that he is an atheist. <br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Sayings ===<br />
====Catchphrase====<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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==== Quotes ====<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156764Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2016-09-22T20:53:40Z<p>Spinedranis: due to herman playing him in reincarnation.</p>
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== See also ===<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*For {{es|6ACV26}}, he was possibly part of those [[Category:Characters who swap voices|Characters who swap voices]]<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
** In [[Simpsorama]] Farnsworth states that he is an atheist. <br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Sayings ===<br />
====Catchphrase====<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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==== Quotes ====<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156111Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2016-03-24T21:33:59Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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|job=Owner/CEO of [[Planet Express]]<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== See also ===<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Sayings ===<br />
====Catchphrase====<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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==== Quotes ====<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
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Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== See also ===<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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== Sayings ==<br />
====Catchphrase====<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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==== Quotes ====<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
{|<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
|<br />
*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== See also ===<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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== Sayings ==<br />
===Catchphrase===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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[[Category:Characters voiced by more than one person]]<br />
[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Owners]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Professors|H]]<br />
[[Category:Robosexuals]]<br />
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|age={{age|2841|4|9}}<br />
|birth date={{date|9 April}}, [[2841]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Owner/CEO of [[Planet Express]]<br />
|family=[[#Family|See below]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
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|voice B by=David Herman<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
{|<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[wikipedia:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
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[[Category:C.E.O.s]]<br />
[[Category:Characters voiced by more than one person]]<br />
[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Owners]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
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[[Category:Robosexuals]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156107Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2016-03-24T21:30:22Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[w:Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page]]<br />
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[[Category:C.E.O.s]]<br />
[[Category:Characters voiced by more than one person]]<br />
[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Owners]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Professors|H]]<br />
[[Category:Robosexuals]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156106Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2016-03-24T21:28:58Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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|age={{age|2841|4|9}}<br />
|birth date={{date|9 April}}, [[2841]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Owner/CEO of [[Planet Express]]<br />
|family=[[#Family|See below]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
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|voice A by=Billy West<br />
|voice B=[[Action Delivery Force|Anime]] form<br />
|voice B by=David Herman<br />
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|wikipedia=Professor Farnsworth|His own wikipedia page<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
{|<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
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Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
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As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
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Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric, yet accomplished inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In [[2999]], he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]]. Later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous, such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality-wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew on missions which may eventually kill them, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. (At times, he even seems eager to send crews on life-threatening missions.) Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the welfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on {{date|9 April}}, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnsworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the posy infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}} by Dr Zoidberg.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. He hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. [[Hermes Conrad]] was hired as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing; the first crew hired were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. Shortly after one such instance, late on the {{date|31 December|text=31st of December}} 2999 {{et|1ACV01}}, he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 12 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[That Guy|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. This person's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to its original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because Farnsworth unwittingly signed a document transferring ownership of Planet Express to them, thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as they collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and brings them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at on at least 3 occasions gone back to [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the ''[[Titanic]]''. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
|<br />
*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*Lady Neck Protector<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*Neck Protector<br />
*Neck Protector Jr.<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
[[File:Fry Family Tree.png|right|165px|link=Template:Fry Family Tree]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/"son"<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle and great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather or great-uncle<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Enos Fry]] and [[Mildred Fry]], distant great-grandmother and step-great-grandfather<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*Dean Farnsworth, [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of [[Philo Farnsworth]], the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for, in [[1939]]. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}.<br />
*There are only two episodes of the show in which the Professor does not appear: "[[The Why of Fry]]" and "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" (which are consecutive).<br />
*The Professor's eyes are never shown to the audience in the main television series, even when he is depicted at a much younger age. The only time they are seen is in the comic book story, "[[Downsized!]]". This may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*He has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth is drawn with a gut which resembles that of Bart Simpson but, every time he lifts his shirt, he is shown to be underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as "the Catman," due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, prior to "[[Bender's Game]]", it had either been so long, or his memory had become so poor, that he himself forgot why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*As seen in flashbacks, the Professor had red hair when he was younger, just like Fry. Additionally, some of these flashbacks give him the same hairstyle as his distant ancestor.<br />
*At the start of the series, Farnsworth's voice sounded like a much older, slightly pitched-down version of Fry's voice. As time went on, it became more distinct, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two relatives.<br />
*He is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is suggested to be descended from [[Fry's sister]] and a presumed brother-in-law named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later cut from the [[Futurama|the show]] altogether. <br />
*In an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}, a character's full name is given as Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in "[[Fry Am the Egg Man]]", Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or perhaps a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]], though he is quite possibly a [[Satan|devil]] worshiper, as revealed in "[[Calculon 2.0]]" (and implied in other episodes).<br />
*The Professor sometimes pronounces 'w' as 'hw'; that is, he pronounces the 'h' in words like 'what'. The odd thing about this is that he also adds this 'h' sound in to words that don't have it (orthographically or historically in its pronunciation). For example, in [[Bender's Game]], when he asks Fry to grab the waistband of his underwear, he adds the 'h' sound in with the 'w' in 'waist'. Stranger still, his use of the 'w' v. 'hw' sounds is in {{w|free variation}}, or he uses one sometimes, then the other, in the same words, with no pattern. This inconsistency appears to be an oversight on [[Billy West]]'s part.<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in [[Satan]]'s glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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Furthermore, he likes to dismiss other people's opinions by saying "Quiet, you!", often to people who have just actually contributed something useful to a discussion.<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Wernstrom!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until {{date|January|3}}rd.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkeys aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Getting the brain out was the easy part. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [to Mom] But dust cakes?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh yes, madness runs in the family. Some even called me mad. And whyyy? Because I dared to dream of creating my own race of atomic monsters! ''Atomic Supermen'', with ''octogonal'' shaped bodies that ''suck blood'' out of... ''[storms out of room while blabbering incomprehensibly]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''This will not stand!'' I'll take you on, you air-balling bozos!<br />
'''Bubblegum Tate''': You, old man? Huh! Sweet Clide, laugh derisively at him.<br />
'''Sweet Clide''': Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I may be an old man -- in fact I'm fairly sure I am -- but I'll put you ''Globe-Trotters'' in your place, with my team of Mutant Atomic Supermen!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': In your face, decumbent urinators!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mildred''': What'll you folks have today?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I'll have the soylent green, with a slice of soylent orange, and some soylent coleslaw.<br />
'''Mildred''': Pardon?<br />
'''Leela''': ''[whispers]'' It's the 20th century, Professor.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, right. I'll have a croque monsieur, the paella, two mutton pills and a stein of ''mead''.<br />
'''Leela''': I'll just have a small injection of Fem-a-slim.<br />
'''Mildred''': Uh, two chili dogs comin' up.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Aaghh!!'' You wrecked my dear ship Bessy? I just finished naming her!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': I just finished turbo-charging the ship's matter compressor.<br />
'''Fry''': What's the matter compressor?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing's the matter, Fry! Now that I've turbo-charged the ship's matter compressor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and "[[The Trouble With Trilogies]]", these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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[[Category:C.E.O.s]]<br />
[[Category:Characters voiced by more than one person]]<br />
[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Owners]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Professors|H]]<br />
[[Category:Robosexuals]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Transcript:Crimes_of_the_Hot&diff=156103Transcript:Crimes of the Hot2016-03-24T21:24:55Z<p>Spinedranis: rip joan.</p>
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:''[Opening Credits. Caption: Known To Cause Insanity In Laboratory Mice.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Planet Express: Balcony. The staff stand wearing swimsuits as the sun beats down. Leela stands by an empty kiddie pool.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]''': Hurry up with the water. I'm steaming inside my own shell, I am. It's that hot, it is!</poem><br />
:''[Leela rips open a packet of Instant Pool Water (Just Add Water - Dead Leaves Included.)]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Hi-yah!</poem><br />
:''[She empties the packet into the pool and squirts it with the hose. The pool fills with water with the dead leaves floating on top. Fry and Bender emerge from the building.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]''': Man, it's hot! ''[different voice]'' How hot ''is'' it? ''[normal voice]'' It's so hot, I poured McDonald's coffee in my lap to cool off. ''[He chuckles.]'' Johnny Carson said it.</poem><br />
:''[Nibbler starts to drink the pool water.]''<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': No, Nibbler! Don't drink the pool water! It's full of chlorine!</poem><br />
:''[Nibbler finishes off the water and belches a green gas. Everyone except Bender coughs and falls over unconscious. Bender laughs.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]''': Lightweights! Oh, wait, chlorine!</poem><br />
:''[He rusts and falls over.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Planet Express: Meeting Room. The staff slouch at the table, sweating. Farnsworth attaches a filmstrip to Bender. The reels are on his arms and the filmstrip itself is looped through his "nose".]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]]''': Perhaps this movie will help us take our minds off the heat.</poem><br />
:''[He turns on the film.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [jittery] Focus!</poem><br />
:''[The movie is projected onto the screen and the title comes up.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Narrator|Narrator]]''': [voice-over] Global Warming Or: None Like It Hot!</poem><br />
:''[In the movie a little girl walks out of an ice cream shop with a cone. The ice cream melts before she can take a lick. She cries and the narrator laughs.]''<br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [in movie] You're probably wondering why your ice cream went away. Well, Suzie, the culprit isn't foreigners, it's global warming!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Suzie''': [in movie] Gwobal wappa?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [in movie.] Uh, yeah! Meet Mr. Sunbeam. He comes all the way from the sun to visit Earth.</poem><br />
:''[As he speaks there is a scene of a sunbeam in a hat with a briefcase. He walks from the sun to Earth and raises his hat.]''<br />
<poem>'''Mr. Sunbeam''': [in movie.] Hello, Earth! Just poppin' in to brighten your day! ''[He hums a tune.]'' And now I'll be on my way!</poem><br />
:''[He walks away from the Earth but is stopped by a gas in a black jacket.]''<br />
<poem>'''Gas''': [in movie] Not so fast, Sunbeam! We're greenhouse gases. You ain't goin' nowhere!</poem><br />
:''[More gases arrive and they beat up Mr. Sunbeam.]''<br />
<poem>'''Mr. Sunbeam''': [in movie] Ooh! Ah! Oh, God, it hurts!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [in movie] Pretty soon, Earth is chock-full of sunbeams ... ''[Dead Sunbeams are piled up.]'' ... their rotting corpses heating our atmosphere.</poem><br />
:''[The gases laugh and the scene changes to a classroom.]''<br />
<poem>'''Suzie''': [in movie] How do we get wid of the gweenhouse grasses?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [in movie] Fortunately, our handsomest politicians came up with a cheap, last-minute way to combat global warming. Ever since 2063 we simply drop a giant ice cube into the ocean every now and then.</poem><br />
:''[The movie cuts to a shot of a aircraft dropping a large ice cube into the ocean and then cuts back to the classroom.]''<br />
<poem>'''Suzie''': [in movie] Just like Daddy puts in his drink every morning. And then he gets mad.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [in movie] Of course, since the greenhouse gases are still building up, it takes more and more ice each time. ''[There are shots of bigger ice cubes being dropped into the ocean.]'' Thus solving the problem once and for all.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Suzie''': [in movie] But--</poem><br />
<poem>'''Narrator''': [angry; in movie.] Once and for all!</poem><br />
:''[The movie quickly ends with the caption "The End".]''<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Well, we just need one of those big ice cubes. Someone should call the losers who are supposed to deliver it. ''[The phone rings. Leela answers.]'' Hello?</poem><br />
:''[Nixon's head appears on the screen.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon]]''': [on screen] President Nixon here. ''[Zoidberg salutes.]'' I'm hiring you losers to deliver the ice. And hurry up! I'm sweating like J. Edgar Hoover trying to squeeze into a new girdle!</poem><br />
:''[He cuts off.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': You heard the good news, everyone! Save the Earth, ''et cetera'', ''et cetera''! ''[He stands up and starts ushering them out.]'' Bye!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wait! Where do we get the ice?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': The wha? Oh, Halley's Comet, of course. The only sufficient source of ice cubes that don't have bugs in them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wow! Mining a comet! That sounds fun.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Yes, there's no safer occupation than mining. Especially when you're perched on a snowball whipping through space at a million miles an hour. ''[He mimes a snowball whipping through space at a million miles an hour.]'' Safe!</poem><br />
:''['''Scene''': The ship flies towards Halley's Comet with a large paper cup atop it.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Halley's Comet Surface. The ship lands and the cargo lift comes down. Bender moves a piece of machinery off the ship and onto the comet. Fry and Leela walk onto the roof wearing their red space suits.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [shouting] Deploying ice drill.</poem><br />
:''[He presses a button. The machine sprouts "legs" that raise it to the same height as the ship. An object comes out of the top of it, revealing the machine to be a giant ice dispenser.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wow! That ice dispenser's so big, the ice crushes you! ''[He chuckles.]'' Yakov Smirnov said it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': No, he didn't.</poem><br />
:''[Bender pushes the giant cup onto the ice dispenser.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [shouting] Activating ice drill.</poem><br />
:''[The drill drills through the surface but only a bit of grit comes through the dispenser.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Oh, my God! It's out of ice! Like some outer space Motel 6!</poem><br />
:''[Leela gasps.]''<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Completely out of ice?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': This could mean the end of the banana daiquiri as we know it ... also life.</poem><br />
:''['''Scene''': Planet Express: Lounge. The staff are still sweltering. On the TV, Morbo's head inflates and deflates.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Linda|Linda]]''': [on TV] With Halley's Comet out of ice, Earth is experiencing the devastating effects of sudden intense global warming.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Morbo|Morbo]]''': [on TV] Morbo is pleased but sticky. The scorching heat has melted the polar ice caps, causing floods of biblical proportion.</poem><br />
:''[The shot changes to a swamped city with an ark floating through it.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Randy Munchnik|Randy]]''': [on TV] They called me crazy for building this ark.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Soupy]]''': [on TV] You ''are'' crazy. You filled it with same-sex animal couples!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Randy''': [on TV] Hey! There are parts of the Bible I like and parts I don't like.</poem><br />
:''[The shot changes to a live feed of windmills.]''<br />
<poem>'''Morbo''': [voice-over; on TV] Direct your attention now to the African turtles seen here migrating to cooler homes in Holland.</poem><br />
:''[A turtle rolls onto the back of its shell and can't get up.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [crying] That poor turtle!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Bender? Are you crying?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [crying] Uh, no! Never!</poem><br />
:''[He wipes his eyes with windscreen wipers.]''<br />
<poem>'''Morbo''': [on TV] Morbo wishes these stalwart nomads peace among the Dutch tulips.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Linda''': [on TV] I'm sure those windmills will keep them cool.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Morbo''': [shouting; on TV] Windmills do not work that way! ''[He turns to the camera.]'' Goodnight!</poem><br />
:''['''Scene''': A thermometer shows the temperature reaching 120F.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Outside Planet Express. The crew sit on some steps.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Well, everybody, I just saved a turtle. What have you done with your lives?</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]''': You went all the way to Holland already?</poem><br />
:''[Bender points the clogs on his feet and dances.]''<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Bender, a turtle isn't yourself. Why do you care about it?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Because I also care deeply about things that remind me of myself. Like poor little Shelly here.</poem><br />
:''[He strokes the turtle.]''<br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': What could you possibly have in common with this walking soup mix?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': For one thing, we both have a tough outer shell. ''[He bangs his casing then the turtle's shell.]'' But lead a rich, inner life. And also ... well, you know.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': You're both alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gamblers?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': No! It's just ... neither of us can get up when we get knocked on our back.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': What? I've seen you get up off your back tons of times.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Those times I was slightly on my side.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': Interesting. Maybe we should test this erectile dysfunction of yours, Bender.</poem><br />
:''[Everyone gets up and moves towards Bender.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Uh, no! That's not necessary, really! I think I hear my factory recalling me. ''[Amy crouches behind Bender and he trips over her and he and the turtle land on their backs.]'' Oh! That's what I get for sharing my vulnerability with you.</poem><br />
:''[A Civil Defense van drives past.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Civil Defense Van|Van]]''': Calling all scientists, calling all scientists. Be advised there will be a worldwide conference on global warming in Kyoto, Japan.</poem><br />
:''[A man runs to the van.]''<br />
<poem>'''Man''': I've got a degree in homeopathic medicine!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Van''': You've got a degree in baloney!</poem><br />
:''[The van sprays the man with a water cannon.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Amy Wong|Amy]]''': Professor Farnsworth, you're a scientist!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Forget it, I'm not going! I have my reasons! Shut up, all of you!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': Strange. You haven't acted this suspicious since I found those "ape bones" in the basement.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': My hip hurts! I'm in the middle of cooking a turkey! I have warranty cards to fill out! I am not just making excuses! Alright, I'll go!</poem><br />
:''['''Scene''': Outside Conference Centre. Scientists from all over the world arrive. Photographers take photos of them and fans in the crowd wave papers for them to sign.]''<br />
<poem>'''Woman #1''': [shouting] Oh, God, I can't believe it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Woman #2''': [shouting] I love you!</poem><br />
:''[Farnsworth steps out of a limo. [[Joan Rivers' head|Joan Rivers]]' Head is commentating at the star-studded event.]''<br />
<poem>'''Rivers''': Oh, oh, oh! It's Professor Hubert Farnsworth! He's looking sharp in a standard white lab coat and dark slacks! His wristwatch is a Casio.</poem><br />
:''['''Scene''': Conference Centre. The scientists are gathered in the auditorium. The Civil Defense van pulls up on the stage.]''<br />
<poem>'''Van''': Thank you all for coming. It is my pleasure to introduce the host of the Kyoto Global Warming Convention. The inventor of the environment and first Emperor of the Moon: Al Gore.</poem><br />
:''[Al Gore's head in a jar rises up from the middle of the stage.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Al Gore's head]]''': I have ridden the mighty Moon Worm.</poem><br />
:''[The audience goes wild.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Good for him!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': My fellow Earthicans, as I discuss in my book ''Earth in the Balance'' and the much more popular ''Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth'', we need to defend our planet against pollution. As well as dark wizards.</poem><br />
:''[The audience cheers and a dark wizard who looks like Tim the Enchanter from ''Monty Python And The Holy Grail'' sulks.]''<br />
<poem>'''Dark Wizard''': Sure! Blame the wizards!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': That's why I'm offering a bag of Moon Sapphires to the first scientist who can solve this problem once and for all. ''[The audience "Ooh's".]'' Lovely, aren't they?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Dark Wizard''': Sapphires? ''[He cackles.]'' With those I could open the Gate of Kerash!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': First up is Professor Ogden Wernstrom.</poem><br />
:''[Wernstrom walks onto the stage.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': ''Wernstrom''!</poem><br />
:''[Wernstrom clears his throat.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]]''': Ladies and gentlemen, I have placed in orbit a giant mirror that will reflect 40% of the sun's rays, thus cooling Earth. Observe.</poem><br />
:''[He presses a button and the roof opens up. The audience shield their eyes from the sunlight. Fry pants.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': The mirror moves in space and reflects the rays.]''<br />
:''['''Cut to''': Conference Centre. The room falls into shadow and Wernstrom dusts off his hands.]''<br />
<poem>'''Wernstrom''': Problem solved.</poem><br />
:''[He laughs.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': A piece of debris hits the mirror. It starts to spin and reflects more sunlight onto the Earth in a concentrated beam.]''<br />
:''['''Cut to''': City Street. A man shields his eyes.]''<br />
<poem>'''Man''': Ooh! That's a little bright.</poem><br />
:''[The sunlight scorches the street and incinerates the man.]''<br />
:''['''Cut to''': Conference Centre. The sunbeam cuts through the building. The audience run around panicking. Gore continues talking.]''<br />
<poem>'''Gore''': Alright, what else we got?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Professor, you're a professor. You must have some ideas.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Absolutely not! I won't speak! I've got nothing to hide!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': Our next speaker is Professor--</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': I demand the floor!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': Yes, it's your ''turn'' to speak.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Well nuts to me. I'm taking the stage! ''[He walks on stage.]'' I know the source of the greenhouse gases. But in my shame I've kept it secret for 75 long years. Oh, it haunts my memory still.</poem><br />
:''[He holds a ray gun up to his head.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Professor, no! Don't do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Don't do what? Don't use this memory ray so I can remember what happened back then?</poem><br />
:''[He pulls the trigger and a blue glow envelopes his head.]''<br />
:''[''Flashback''. Mom's Friendly Robot Company: Farnsworth's Lab.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': [voice-over] It was October 17th at 1:54pm and 14 birds were flying by the window. I was working at Mom's Friendly Robot Company. Back then, you see, robots were slow-moving, stiff and a little on the uptight side.</poem><br />
:''[A prototype C-3PO-like robot wakes up on the table. It looks around and sees Farnsworth.]''<br />
<poem>'''Prototype''': Oh, dear. Might I favour master with a tender kiss on the forehead?</poem><br />
:''[It kisses Farnsworth.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Oh, I've failed again.</poem><br />
:''[He presses a button and the robot is crushed &agrave; la the Terminator in ''The Terminator''.]''<br />
<poem>'''Prototype''': Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Oh, dear!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': [voice-over] The owner of the company pressured me to create a bigger sportier robot.</poem><br />
:''[In Mom's office, Mom bashes Farnsworth's head on her desk and he screams.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Stop!</poem><br />
:''[Time Lapse. Farnsworth finishes making a robot.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': [voice-over] It wasn't easy but, by sacrificing fuel efficiency, I succeeded.</poem><br />
:''[The robot wakes up, drinks beer and belches fire.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[Mom|Mom]]''': What was that?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': A flaming burp.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mom''': Does it always do that?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': It's not always a burp. We still have one problem though: This robot will never meet emission standards.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Mom''': Crap spackle! ''[She slaps him.]'' We'll just call it a sport utility robot and classify it as a light truck.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Well, I suppose the environment can take one more for the team.</poem><br />
:''[He starts to clean the robot.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': [voice-over] What a fool I was. If only I had made the effort to develop a cleaner-burning robot. But I was tired and in love.</poem><br />
:''[Mom lies on a table.]''<br />
<poem>'''Mom''': Take me now, you stud!</poem><br />
:''[He climbs onto the table, yawns and they make out. The robot carries on drinking.]''<br />
:''[''Flashback'' ends.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Oh, this is all my fault!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': That's awful, Professor. Especially the making-out part.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': Yeah, I didn't need to hear that.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': All modern robots descend from my original smog-blasting designs. And that's the cause of global warming today.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Wernstrom''': Huh, so the robots are to blame. As I suspected. ''[He speaks into the microphone.]'' We are left with only one possible course of action, grim though it be.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I got a good feeling about this!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Wernstrom''': We must immediately and permanently shut down, dismantle and ''destroy'' all robots!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': No!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Wait, surely there's a better--</poem><br />
:''[The Civil Defense van interrupts him.]''<br />
<poem>'''Van''': The conference is over.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Gore''': I must go now, to help collect cans on Jupiter. Peace out, y'all!</poem><br />
:''[Rockets come out of the side of his jar and he blasts off.]''<br />
<poem>'''Crowd''': [chanting] Destroy all robots! Destroy all robots!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Poor Bender.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Be brave, my friend.</poem><br />
:''[The turtle goes into its shell and Bender goes into his.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Planet Express: Lounge. Bender is still in his body and the staff try to coax him out.]''<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Come on. You've got to come out of your chest sometime. ''[She holds up a bottle of beer.]'' Would you do it for a Bender snack?</poem><br />
:''[She opens it and tempts him with it. He reaches out to grab it and the others grab his arm.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Aha!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Gotcha!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Let me go! I don't even want the stupid beer! ''[They struggle with the bottle. Bender pulls it away and runs off with it.]'' Yes! You tried to trick me into coming out of my chest. But who has the beer now? ''[He cackles and his head comes out. He drinks the beer and flag appears on his antenna.]'' I've got mail!</poem><br />
:''[He reaches into his chest cabinet and pulls out a card with the words "It's A Party" on it.]''<br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Ooh! It's a party, apparently.</poem><br />
:''[Bender opens it and Nixon's head spins around in it.]''<br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': [on card] Do you like to party? To boogie down? Well I'm throwing an all-night beach raver for my robot pals. It all goes down Saturday on the isolated Galapagos Islands where there will be no escape ... from the fun! All robots ''must'' attend.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Strange: Why would Nixon, an awkward, uncomfortable man, suddenly throw a party, one of the most social events imaginable? ''[He snaps his claws.]'' It's a trap, is why! They're going to deactivate all the robots! ''[No one reacts.]'' I don't hear any gasping.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': We all figured that out.</poem><br />
:''[Zoidberg groans.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Well, I'm off.</poem><br />
:''[Fry blocks the door.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wait! We could hide you. We'll pile fruit on you and claim you're a bowl.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': No. I'm going to the party.</poem><br />
:''[Fry puts a banana skin on Bender's head.]''<br />
<poem>'''Fry''': I won't let you!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Fry, as you know, there are lots of things I'm willing to kill for. Jewels, vengeance, Father O'Mally's weed whacker. But, at long last, I've found something I'm willing to die for: This mindless turtle.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Bender, this world isn't good enough for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Not even close. Goodbye, everybody! Don't touch my stuff after I'm dead. ''[He leaves.]'' ''[shouting]'' It's booby trapped!</poem><br />
:''['''Montage''': KC And The Sunshine Band's ''Get Down Tonight'' plays as the robots party on a ship, cross the desert on camels, swing through a jungle and get shot out of cannons at a fair. They then head for the party on the Galapagos Islands. A hovering sign reads "Today: Robot Party. Tomorrow: Big Scrap-Metal Giveaway". There is a Wet Chassis Contest and Fembots jiggle around.]''<br />
<poem>'''Robot #1''': Oh, yeah!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Robot #2''': Come on, baby!</poem><br />
:''[Bender looks at his turtle as robots conga past him.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Poor guy. Maybe you'd feel better if I had a drink. ''[He pumps a keg but it is dry.]'' Crummy keg! It's completely ta-- Oh, you're a robot!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Keg Robot]]''': Don't stop!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Ew!</poem><br />
:''[Nixon takes the stage.]''<br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Attention, happening robots: Who's got what it takes to party with Nixon? ''[The robots cheer.]'' You fellas enjoy yourselves for the next two hours. And be sure not to leave the island, uh, for at least two hours. I'm going out to pick up some smokes ... uh, really ''good'' smokes. Two hours. ''[The robots cheer.]'' OK, headless body of Agnew, let's blow this joint!</poem><br />
:''[Agnew growls and carries Nixon to a helicopter. Bender watches the helicopter fly away.]''<br />
<poem>'''[[The Crushinator|Crushinator]]''': [mechanical voice] Do you want to dance?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Nah, I'm not really in the--</poem><br />
<poem>'''Crushinator''': [mechanical voice] You know you want to.</poem><br />
:''[She shakes him around and Bender panics.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Nixon's Helicopter. The helicopter flies through space towards Wernstrom's mirror.]''<br />
<poem>'''Wernstrom''': Per your orders, I modified my mirror to fire a colossal electromagnetic pulse at the Galapagos. Every robot will be instantly and painfully terminated. Now for your part of the bargain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Aroo! Very well. Agnew, you belong to Wernstrom now.</poem><br />
:''[Agnew growls.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Galapagos Islands. Bender talks to Shelly.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'll say goodbye now. There ain't not turtles where daddy's a-going. ''[whispering]'' Don't tell anybody, but Nixon's about to shut all robots off and--</poem><br />
:''[A boom mic robot hangs over Bender.]''<br />
<poem>'''Boom Mic-bot''': [shouting] What?</poem><br />
:''[There is bedlam with the robots. Malfunctioning Eddie explodes.]''<br />
<poem>'''Robot #3''': [shouting] We're gonna die!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Preacherbot|Preacherbot]]''': [shouting] We're going to the great beyond!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Chain Smoker]]''': [shouting] Nixon's not bringing the smokes!</poem><br />
:''[The Refreshment-bot screams. Bender kicks over Boxy and uses him as a soapbox.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Shut up and pay attention to me, Bender! ''[The robots stop panicking and turn around. Roberto stabs the robot who couldn't make his payments in ''Bender Gets Made''.]'' Look, I love life and its pleasures as much as anyone here. Except perhaps you, Hedonismbot. ''[The Hedonismbot eats grapes.]'' But we need to be shut off! Especially you, Hedonismbot!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Hedonismbot|Hedonismbot]]''': I apologise for nothing!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': We pollute too much. We're destroying the world and killing the turtles.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Preacherbot''': To hell with the turtles!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': No one insults the turtles!</poem><br />
:''[He punches Preacherbot.]''<br />
<poem>'''Preacherbot''': Oh, mercy!</poem><br />
:''[He pulls out a knife and he and Bender fight.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Come on!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hedonismbot''': Let the games begin!</poem><br />
:''[It chuckles. The Planet Express ship flies in and lands. Fry and Leela carry Farnsworth out and stand him in front of the microphone on the stage. He pants.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Everyone, listen!</poem><br />
:''[The robots stop fighting. Bender punches Preacherbot again and he falls over.]''<br />
<poem>'''Preacherbot''': Aw, damn!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': I've devised a way to save you and stop global warming at the same time. Granted, you're all blasting out greenhouse gases--</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': [shouting] You're one to talk!</poem><br />
:''[Preacherbot hits him with a chair and he falls over onto his back. He tries to get up but can't.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': But we can use those very gases to save the planet. If you all vent your exhaust directly upward in one burst, it should thrust the Earth further from the sun, thus cooling it. ''[The robots "Ooh".]'' By my calculations, we'll need the full force of every last robot. So, quickly, everyone point your exhaust vents straight upwards. ''[The robots turn their exhausts up.]'' Now vent! Vent like the wind! ''[The robots vent. A huge flame rises into the sky but nothing happens.]'' Harder! Harder!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Why isn't this working?!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Some lazy or polite robot is holding it in.</poem><br />
:''[Bender is still on his back, unable to vent. He kicks his legs.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Help! Help!</poem><br />
:''['''Cut to''': Nixon's Helicopter. Wernstrom turns the mirror towards the robots.]''<br />
:''['''Cut to''': Galapagos Islands. The robots continue to vent.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': A billion robot lives are about to be extinguished. Oh, the Jedis are going to feel this one!</poem><br />
:''[Bender and the turtle are still on their backs.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': I'm sorry, buddy. At least we'll die on our backs, helpless. ''[The turtle starts to rock from side to side.]'' Huh? What the hell are you doing? ''[It rocks onto it's feet and walks away.]'' Hey, you trying to make me look bad? ''[He rocks on his back, working his body with his arms and manages to get up.]'' Aha! I'm even greater than I thought I was! And now to fulfill my destiny.</poem><br />
:''[He stands on his hands and vents. The flame expands.]''<br />
:''['''Cut to''': Nixon's Helicopter. The Earth begins to move.]''<br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Fire! ''[Wernstrom presses a button but the pulse misses.]'' What the--?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Wernstrom''': We missed!</poem><br />
:''[Agnew growls.]''<br />
:''['''Scene''': Galapagos Islands. The skies have cleared and the Planet Express staff stand on the stage with Nixon.]''<br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Professor, for saving the Earth and foiling me, I proudly, yet angrily, present you with Earth's new highest honour: The Polluting Medal of Pollution.</poem><br />
:''[He hangs the medal around Farnsworth's neck. The industrial chimneys on the medal blow smoke in Farnsworth's face, making him cough.]''<br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Thank you. I deserve this!</poem><br />
:''[The robots cheer.]''<br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Hey, Professor, now that the Earth's orbit is further from the sun, won't that make the year longer?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Why, yes! One week longer to be exact.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': In that case I hereby declare it Robot Party Week!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Alright, baby!</poem><br />
:''[The robots cheer and dance to Buster Poindexter and his Banshees Of Blue's ''Hot Hot Hot''. They vent, making the staff cough.]''<br />
:''[Closing Credits.]''<br />
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<div>{{Character infobox<br />
|name=SewerCom operator<br />
|type=t<br />
|job=Operator<br />
|first appear={{e|4ACV04}}<br />
|voice A=Female voice<br />
|voice A by=Tress MacNeille<br />
|voice B=Male voice<br />
|voice B by=Maurice LaMarche<br />
}}<br />
'''''SewerCom operator''''' was the operator of [[SewerCom]], used by her for calling her parents between the surface world and sewers.<br />
==Quotes==<br />
* '''SewerCom Operator''': [on phone; pleasant female voice] Your call is being [gruff male voice] connected [pleasant female voice] by SewerCom. Reach out and touch the sewers.<br />
==Appearances==<br />
*{{e|4ACV04}}<br />
[[Category:Characters who swap voices]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=SewerCom&diff=156101SewerCom2016-03-24T21:18:12Z<p>Spinedranis: operator alert.</p>
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<div>{{item infobox<br />
|name=SewerCom<br />
|image=[[File:SewerCom.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=[[Leela]] in the [[Planet Express conference room]] in [[3004]] {{et|4ACV04}}.<br />
|type=Transmission service<br />
|first appear={{e|4ACV04}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''SewerCom''' is a transmission service between the surface world and the [[sewers]]. [[Leela]] calls her parents, [[Munda]] and [[Morris]], via the service.<br />
<br />
== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The name "SewerCom" is similar to the name of the telecommunications company [http://www.skycom.com/en/ SkyCom].<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[SewerCom operator]]''': [on phone; pleasant female voice] Your call is being [gruff male voice] connected [pleasant female voice] by SewerCom. Reach out and touch the sewers.</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|4ACV04}}<br />
*{{clink|US#48|Claw and Order}}<br />
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[[Category:Technology]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Template:News&diff=156077Template:News2016-03-19T21:11:31Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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<div>'''25 February, 2016''': ''[[Game of Drones]]'' is officially released for {{w|iPhone}}, {{w|iPad}} & {{w|Android (operating system)|Android}}.<br />
<br />
'''24 February, 2016''': [[Little Orphan Android]] of ''[[Comic Listing|Futurama Comics]]'' has been released.<br />
<br />
'''26 November, 2015''': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPgmUsYNLQ A gameplay video] for ''Game of Drones'' is released.<br />
<br />
'''23 November, 2015''': The mobile game is revealed to be titled ''Game of Drones''.<br />
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{{template menu|News}}</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Carnival_Barker&diff=156076Carnival Barker2016-03-19T21:06:10Z<p>Spinedranis: carnival barker that has invited fry and colleen to date.</p>
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<div>{{Character infobox<br />
|name=Carnival Barker<br />
|type=t<br />
|image=[[File:Default_carnival-barker.jpg|255px]]<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|job=Barker for the Carnival.<br />
|origin = [[Earth]]<br />
|voiced by= Billy West<br />
|first appear={{f|2}}<br />
}}<br />
'''''Carnival Barker''''' was the announcer at the carnival [[Fry]] went to on his date with [[Colleen]] in 3008.<br />
==Appearances==<br />
*{{f|2}}</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=File:Default_carnival-barker.jpg&diff=156075File:Default carnival-barker.jpg2016-03-19T21:01:47Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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<div></div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Darth_Ithead&diff=156074Darth Ithead2016-03-19T20:52:29Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|type=t<br />
|name=Darth Ithead<br />
|image=[[File:Darth Ithead.png|225px]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=Costume/Human<br />
|profession=[[Sith Overlords|Sith Overlord]]<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV06}}<br />
|voiced by=Kath Soucie<br />
}}<br />
'''Darth Ithead''' has been a [[Sith Overlords|Sith Overlord]]. He was played by an [[Earthicans|Earthican]] kid in part of the war re-enactment which occured of [[3010]].<br />
<br />
== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*His name may either come from the word "shithead" or "Sith". This is a common formula for the names of real Sith Overlords, such as [[Darth Vader]], whose name comes from "invader", and Darth Sidious, whose name comes from "insidious".<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Darth Ithead''': [to his enemies, after "winning" [[Sith-al War|the battle]]] Good war.</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV06}}</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Cubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156073Cubert J. Farnsworth2016-03-19T20:41:24Z<p>Spinedranis: well, here you go.</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Cubert J. Farnsworth<br />
|image=[[File:Cubert Farnsworth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|type=s<br />
|age=Chronologically: {{age|2989}} Biologically: 13<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Student<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV10}}<br />
|voiced by=Kath Soucie<br />
}}<br />
'''Cubert J. Farnsworth''' is a clone of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], and is often referred to as his son.<br />
<br />
He is heir to [[Planet Express]] and the Professor's fortune, being, along with [[Farnsworth's parents|the Professor's parents]], one of the Professor's closest living relatives. He spends most of his time with the [[Planet Express crew]] criticising everything and routinely pointing out logical fallacies.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
At first Cubert did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and become a scientist, thinking that scientists were useless. However he eventually changed his mind and said he wanted to be just like Hubert. Though he is a clone, Cubert and Hubert act as though they are father and son. Cubert's best friend is [[Dwight Conrad]].<br />
<br />
Cubert is regarded as uncool and unpopular among other children and is often picked on by [[Brett Blob]]. At one point, he and Dwight attacked Brett with salt which affected the slimy alien in a similar way it affects a slug, though Brett was able to recover from it before long. Cubert is also often nasty and derisive to the other members of Planet Express, frequently pointing out their flaws in a nasty manner or insulting them just for the sake of it.<br />
<br />
Cubert often likes to snort like a pig to emphasize when he's being sarcastic or to point out the obvious.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
<br />
The Professor began to clone himself in [[2989]], using cells he scraped from his back. Twelve years later, when the professor realized he was old, he released his clone to follow his scientist works. At first, Cubert rejected that offer but he eventually accepted that idea {{et|2ACV10}}. He then attended the [[Wozniak Nerd Academy]] with [[Dwight Conrad]] until they were suspended after being found to have attacked [[Brett Blob]] with salt. To prove their parents that they could work, they launched [[Awesome Express]], a newspaper-delivery company which somehow replaced Planet Express. But, instead of delivering newspapers, they were dumping them on the Moon. Their parents stepped in to make things go better {{et|3ACV12}}. He joined the Planet Express [[blernsball]] team against [[Cygnoids]] {{et|3ACV16}}. After seeing [[Calculon]]'s big birthday party on the [[TV]], Cubert decided to make a birthday party, but he realized that clones don't have birthdays. The Professor suggests that he celebrate the day where he scraped the cells off his back, or the day he extracted Cubert from the clone tank -- of which Cubert chooses the latter -- which happens to fall on the same week as Dwight's birthday. But Cubert and Dwight's party is a fail, only [[Tinny Tim]] came. To be cool, he along Dwight decided to imitate [[Bender]]. Eventually, the [[Fathers Against Rude Television]] make Bender's character to disappear of TV, and Cubert remains as before. {{et|4ACV06}} In [[3007]], he attended the [[Turanga-Fillmore wedding]] and took part in the [[Battle for Earth, 3007|battle for Earth]] in the children brigade. ([[BBS]]) In [[3008]], he played [[Dungeons and Dragons]] with Dwight and [[Chinese Boy|two]] [[Indian Boy|friends]] and try to make Bender play, which makes him go insane. ([[BG]]) In [[3010]], his school was closed because of anti-evolutionists protestants, and when the crew leaves [[Earth]], he stayed alone with his [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|godfather]] and they became closer. {{et|6ACV09}}<br />
<br />
=== Alternative Future ===<br />
In the [[Timeline|first universe's incarnation]] and probably the second's, he grew up and married [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] between 3030 and 3050, but later they got divorced and he is paid alimony. He then becomes romantically involved with a robotic [[Amy]]. In the [[Timeline|third universe]], however, Fry, Farnsworth and Bender arrived in [[Forward time machine|their time machine]] and resumed their normal lives in this universe's third incarnation, greatly reducing the likelihood of this marriage occurring in the current iteration of the universe. {{et|6ACV07}}<br />
<br />
== Character Description ==<br />
=== Family ===<br />
{{further|Fry family}}<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], identical DNA, "father"<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], many-times-great uncle, and [[Fry family|his extended family]]<br />
*[[Igner]], genetic son, "half-brother"<br />
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]], godfather<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
Cubert was originally supposed to appear in "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]", but his appearance in that episode would have made the episode at least an hour long.<ref name="com-epABPoG-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Big Piece of Garbage |volume=One |disc=2 |quote=Interesting thing about this episode, is that it– as originally written, correct me if I am wrong, Lou, it was much much longer, and it originally introduced the character of Cubert, the Professor's clone, and I think, really, one night before we had to record it, it was ten pages too long, and there went Cubert for another season.}}</ref> Cubert's purpose was originally to appear in almost every episode, constantly pointing out flaws in the logic of the ''[[Futurama]]'' universe (such as odour travelling through space or flying faster than the speed of light),<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Clone of My Own |volume=Two |disc=3}}</ref> but even the writers got annoyed with this and feared the audience would despise him beyond his intention.<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose"/><br />
<br />
His character developed further in "[[The Route of All Evil]]" and "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]", distancing from his original purpose of pointing out flaws to be a real child representation of the Professor.<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia === <br />
*Cubert may be missing a toe ([[4ACV07]]).<br />
*The rest of the characters have progressed in some way, i.e: The Professor saying he is 165 in ''[[Bender's Game]]'' as opposed to 160, Cubert remains the exact same as in his first appearance, he had only turned 13 in "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]".<br />
*He is one among few ''Futurama'' [[:Category:Male characters voiced by women|male characters to be voiced by women]].<br />
*Despite being a clone, he does not have the Professor's nose. The reason is because the Professor left Cubert in his first tube for too long and got squished against the sides. He also apparently does not have the Professor's eyes, either, as he does not wear coke bottle glasses like the Professor (and the idea of there being contacts with the same prescription as those glasses is just plain preposterous!). <br />
*He is (or at least was) a bed wetter, accidentally stated by Bender.<br />
*He has been non-[[canon]]ically killed twice - by Leela {{et|2ACV16}} and by Dr. Zoidberg {{et|6ACV26}}.<br />
*In subtitles, his name is spelt Qbert.<br />
*He did not appear once in the first half of [[Season 7]] ([[7ACV01]] to [[7ACV13]]); the canonicity of his only appearance in the second half, [[7ACV19]], is debatable.<br />
*Cubert can be considered the ''Futurama'' equivalent of {{s|Bart Simpson}}, from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', another [[Matt Groening]] cartoon.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': What? You've never seen a genius's wiener before?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': That's impossible!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ...All the family the other has. Unless you count Cubert.<br />
'''Hermes''': No one ever has. Why start now?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing is impossible, not if you can imagine it. That's what being a scientist is all about.<br />
'''Cubert''': No, that's what being a magical ''elf'' is all about.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': We've gotta get him back.<br />
'''Cubert''': Impossible! No one knows where they take those old geezers.<br />
'''Fry''': Nothing is impossible. You'd know that if you really took after the Professor, like I do.<br />
'''Cubert''': You're his uncle, dummy. ''He'' takes after ''you''.<br />
'''Fry''': Uh ... what?<br />
'''Cubert''': Wait a second. That means I also take after you! [screams]</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': Hey, Leela, help me apply these flame decals I got in my cereal. They'll make the ship go faster.<br />
'''Leela''': And what's your scientific basis for thinking that?<br />
'''Cubert''': I'm 12.</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{appear-begin}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV12}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV18}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV06}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV12}}<br />
*{{f|1}}<br />
*{{f|2}}<br />
*{{f|3}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV09}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV26}}{{disputed canon}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV19}}<br />
*{{clink|US#005|Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?}}<br />
*{{clink|US#006|Xmas Time Is Fear}}<br />
*{{clink|US#011|The Cure for the Common Clod}} {{cameo|park scene}}<br />
*{{clink|US#016|Kickin' It Old School}}<br />
*{{clink|US#017|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1}}<br />
*{{clink|US#018|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 2}}<br />
*{{clink|US#019|The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3}}<br />
*{{clink|US#032|Doctor What}}<br />
*{{clink|US#033|Attack of the 50-ft Amy}}<br />
*{{clink|US#041|Soldier Boys}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
*{{clink|US#050|Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots}}<br />
*{{clink|US#061|Troop Grit}}<br />
*{{clink|US#070|The Devil and Professor F.}}<br />
*{{clink|US#075|Bendership Galactica}} {{small|(cover)}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}<br />
{{appear-end}}<br />
<br />
==== See also ====<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Cubert|A list of ''A'' plots focusing on Cubert]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Cubert|A list of ''B'' plots focusing on Cubert]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Children]]<br />
[[Category:Clones]]<br />
[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Male characters voiced by women]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]</div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=File:Obr_cubert.jpg&diff=156072File:Obr cubert.jpg2016-03-19T20:39:41Z<p>Spinedranis: </p>
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<div></div>Spinedranishttps://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Cubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=156071Cubert J. Farnsworth2016-03-19T20:39:14Z<p>Spinedranis: do not tell him.</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Cubert J. Farnsworth<br />
|image=[[File:Cubert Farnsworth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|caption=Regular.<br />
|image2=[[File:Obr_cubert.jpg|225px]]<br />
|caption2=Other.<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|type=s<br />
|age=Chronologically: {{age|2989}} Biologically: 13<br />
|species=[[Humans|Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|job=Student<br />
|family=''See [[#Family|family]] section''<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV10}}<br />
|voiced by=Kath Soucie<br />
}}<br />
'''Cubert J. Farnsworth''' is a clone of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], and is often referred to as his son.<br />
<br />
He is heir to [[Planet Express]] and the Professor's fortune, being, along with [[Farnsworth's parents|the Professor's parents]], one of the Professor's closest living relatives. He spends most of his time with the [[Planet Express crew]] criticising everything and routinely pointing out logical fallacies.<br />
<br />
== Personality ==<br />
At first Cubert did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and become a scientist, thinking that scientists were useless. However he eventually changed his mind and said he wanted to be just like Hubert. Though he is a clone, Cubert and Hubert act as though they are father and son. Cubert's best friend is [[Dwight Conrad]].<br />
<br />
Cubert is regarded as uncool and unpopular among other children and is often picked on by [[Brett Blob]]. At one point, he and Dwight attacked Brett with salt which affected the slimy alien in a similar way it affects a slug, though Brett was able to recover from it before long. Cubert is also often nasty and derisive to the other members of Planet Express, frequently pointing out their flaws in a nasty manner or insulting them just for the sake of it.<br />
<br />
Cubert often likes to snort like a pig to emphasize when he's being sarcastic or to point out the obvious.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
<br />
The Professor began to clone himself in [[2989]], using cells he scraped from his back. Twelve years later, when the professor realized he was old, he released his clone to follow his scientist works. At first, Cubert rejected that offer but he eventually accepted that idea {{et|2ACV10}}. He then attended the [[Wozniak Nerd Academy]] with [[Dwight Conrad]] until they were suspended after being found to have attacked [[Brett Blob]] with salt. To prove their parents that they could work, they launched [[Awesome Express]], a newspaper-delivery company which somehow replaced Planet Express. But, instead of delivering newspapers, they were dumping them on the Moon. Their parents stepped in to make things go better {{et|3ACV12}}. He joined the Planet Express [[blernsball]] team against [[Cygnoids]] {{et|3ACV16}}. After seeing [[Calculon]]'s big birthday party on the [[TV]], Cubert decided to make a birthday party, but he realized that clones don't have birthdays. The Professor suggests that he celebrate the day where he scraped the cells off his back, or the day he extracted Cubert from the clone tank -- of which Cubert chooses the latter -- which happens to fall on the same week as Dwight's birthday. But Cubert and Dwight's party is a fail, only [[Tinny Tim]] came. To be cool, he along Dwight decided to imitate [[Bender]]. Eventually, the [[Fathers Against Rude Television]] make Bender's character to disappear of TV, and Cubert remains as before. {{et|4ACV06}} In [[3007]], he attended the [[Turanga-Fillmore wedding]] and took part in the [[Battle for Earth, 3007|battle for Earth]] in the children brigade. ([[BBS]]) In [[3008]], he played [[Dungeons and Dragons]] with Dwight and [[Chinese Boy|two]] [[Indian Boy|friends]] and try to make Bender play, which makes him go insane. ([[BG]]) In [[3010]], his school was closed because of anti-evolutionists protestants, and when the crew leaves [[Earth]], he stayed alone with his [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|godfather]] and they became closer. {{et|6ACV09}}<br />
<br />
=== Alternative Future ===<br />
In the [[Timeline|first universe's incarnation]] and probably the second's, he grew up and married [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] between 3030 and 3050, but later they got divorced and he is paid alimony. He then becomes romantically involved with a robotic [[Amy]]. In the [[Timeline|third universe]], however, Fry, Farnsworth and Bender arrived in [[Forward time machine|their time machine]] and resumed their normal lives in this universe's third incarnation, greatly reducing the likelihood of this marriage occurring in the current iteration of the universe. {{et|6ACV07}}<br />
<br />
== Character Description ==<br />
=== Family ===<br />
{{further|Fry family}}<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], identical DNA, "father"<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], many-times-great uncle, and [[Fry family|his extended family]]<br />
*[[Igner]], genetic son, "half-brother"<br />
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]], godfather<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
Cubert was originally supposed to appear in "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]", but his appearance in that episode would have made the episode at least an hour long.<ref name="com-epABPoG-dxc">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Big Piece of Garbage |volume=One |disc=2 |quote=Interesting thing about this episode, is that it– as originally written, correct me if I am wrong, Lou, it was much much longer, and it originally introduced the character of Cubert, the Professor's clone, and I think, really, one night before we had to record it, it was ten pages too long, and there went Cubert for another season.}}</ref> Cubert's purpose was originally to appear in almost every episode, constantly pointing out flaws in the logic of the ''[[Futurama]]'' universe (such as odour travelling through space or flying faster than the speed of light),<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose">{{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Cohen|David|X.}} |episode=A Clone of My Own |volume=Two |disc=3}}</ref> but even the writers got annoyed with this and feared the audience would despise him beyond his intention.<ref name="com-epACoMO-dxc-purpose"/><br />
<br />
His character developed further in "[[The Route of All Evil]]" and "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]", distancing from his original purpose of pointing out flaws to be a real child representation of the Professor.<br />
<br />
== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia === <br />
*Cubert may be missing a toe ([[4ACV07]]).<br />
*The rest of the characters have progressed in some way, i.e: The Professor saying he is 165 in ''[[Bender's Game]]'' as opposed to 160, Cubert remains the exact same as in his first appearance, he had only turned 13 in "[[Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television]]".<br />
*He is one among few ''Futurama'' [[:Category:Male characters voiced by women|male characters to be voiced by women]].<br />
*Despite being a clone, he does not have the Professor's nose. The reason is because the Professor left Cubert in his first tube for too long and got squished against the sides. He also apparently does not have the Professor's eyes, either, as he does not wear coke bottle glasses like the Professor (and the idea of there being contacts with the same prescription as those glasses is just plain preposterous!). <br />
*He is (or at least was) a bed wetter, accidentally stated by Bender.<br />
*He has been non-[[canon]]ically killed twice - by Leela {{et|2ACV16}} and by Dr. Zoidberg {{et|6ACV26}}.<br />
*In subtitles, his name is spelt Qbert.<br />
*He did not appear once in the first half of [[Season 7]] ([[7ACV01]] to [[7ACV13]]); the canonicity of his only appearance in the second half, [[7ACV19]], is debatable.<br />
*Cubert can be considered the ''Futurama'' equivalent of {{s|Bart Simpson}}, from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', another [[Matt Groening]] cartoon.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': What? You've never seen a genius's wiener before?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': That's impossible!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': ...All the family the other has. Unless you count Cubert.<br />
'''Hermes''': No one ever has. Why start now?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Nothing is impossible, not if you can imagine it. That's what being a scientist is all about.<br />
'''Cubert''': No, that's what being a magical ''elf'' is all about.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': We've gotta get him back.<br />
'''Cubert''': Impossible! No one knows where they take those old geezers.<br />
'''Fry''': Nothing is impossible. You'd know that if you really took after the Professor, like I do.<br />
'''Cubert''': You're his uncle, dummy. ''He'' takes after ''you''.<br />
'''Fry''': Uh ... what?<br />
'''Cubert''': Wait a second. That means I also take after you! [screams]</poem><br />
<poem>'''Cubert''': Hey, Leela, help me apply these flame decals I got in my cereal. They'll make the ship go faster.<br />
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'''Cubert''': I'm 12.</poem><br />
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==== See also ====<br />
*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Cubert|A list of ''A'' plots focusing on Cubert]]<br />
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|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=117<br />
|written by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|directed by=Dwayne Carey-Hill<br />
|title reference="Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}<br />
|caption=N/A<br />
|first aired=27 June 2012<ref name="msn">{{cite web | url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40 | title=Futurama - Episode Guide | site={{w|MSN TV}} | accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref><br />
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|prev ep=A Farewell to Arms<br />
|next ep=The Thief of Baghead<br />
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"'''Decision 3012'''" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the third of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It is scheduled to air on 27 June 2012<ref name="msn"/> on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Leela]] becomes a campaign manager for [[Earth presidential election, 3012|a presidential candidate]] whose birth certificate is missing.<ref name="msn"/><br />
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== Production ==<br />
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn"/><br />
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In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released two items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> and a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref><br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The episode's title is a reference to "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}.<br />
*The presidential candidate's birth certificate being missing may be a reference to the {{w|Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories}} surrounding [[U.S. president]] [[Barack Obama]]'s own birth certificate.<br />
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*Bender was last seen dressed up as {{w|Napoleon}} in "[[Godfellas]]".<br />
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== References ==<br />
[[File:Chris Travers.jpg|thumb|left|A character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] released by ''Countdown to Futurama''.]]<br />
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|written by=Jesse Leon McCann<br />
|art by=John Delaney<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
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'''Futurama Comics #62''' is the sixty-second [[comic]] issue, scheduled to be released July, 2012 in the US. <!-- insert brief plot summary here --><br />
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== The Story ==<br />
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*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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'''''A Close Shaving''''' is an [[2922|MMCMXXII]] holographic short silent comedy [[Films in Futurama|film]] starring [[Harold Zoid]] {{et|3ACV08}}. A man enters a barber shop without realising that the [[Decapodian]] who is about to attend to him is extremely incompetent.<br />
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== Story ==<br />
=== Transcript ===<br />
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<poem>'''Man''': ''[He walks in a shop, where a [[Decapodian]] barber, played by [[Harold Zoid]], sharpens his razor blades.]'' Your finest trim, please. ''[He takes his hat off and the barber uses his claws to cut the man's moustache completely off. The man is shocked.]'' You are a buffoon. Now cut my beard.<br />
'''Barber''': ''[He puts shaving foam over the man's chin and cuts his head off. The man's head bounces through the door. The barber waves the man's hat.]'' Sir, you forgot your hat! ''[The film ends with the captions "The End" and "Buy Moxie".]''</poem><br />
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*[[Harold Zoid]] as the barber<br />
*Unnamed [[Human]] as the customer<br />
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*[[Harold Zoid]]<br />
**Writer<br />
**Director<br />
*Metropolitan Holoplays<br />
**Production studio<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*''A Close Shaving'' is a parody of the silent movies of {{w|Buster Keaton}}. Its title is an allusion to the [[1995]] [[Wallace and Gromit|Aardman]] short film ''{{w|A Close Shave}}''.<br />
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<poem>'''[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]''': My Uncle Harold was a big Hollywood star back in the era of silent holograms.<br />
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Your uncle was Harold Zoid?<br />
'''Dr. Zoidberg''': This I cannot deny.<br />
'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]''': Why, I've been a Harold Zoid fan since back when my hips were made of bone. As it happens, I still have some of my original 78s. ''[He picks up a big [[78 Million RPM Holodisk]], blows the dust off it, and puts the disc onto a gramophone-like machine. A black-and-white 3D picture appears in the middle of the table.]''<br />
'''[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]''': ''[After the [[Planet Express crew]] has watched the movie.]'' You're right, crabby. He's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be.</poem><br />
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'''''A Close Shaving''''' is an [[2922|MMCMXXII]] holographic short silent comedy [[Films in Futurama|film]] starring [[Harold Zoid]] {{et|3ACV08}}. A man enters a barber shop without realising that the [[Decapodian]] who is about to attend to him is extremely incompetent.<br />
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== Story ==<br />
=== Transcript ===<br />
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<poem>'''Man''': ''[He walks in a shop, where a [[Decapodian]] barber, played by [[Harold Zoid]], sharpens his razor blades.]'' Your finest trim, please. ''[He takes his hat off and the barber uses his claws to cut the man's moustache completely off. The man is shocked.]'' You are a buffoon. Now cut my beard.<br />
'''Barber''': ''[He puts shaving foam over the man's chin and cuts his head off. The man's head bounces through the door. The barber waves the man's hat.]'' Sir, you forgot your hat! ''[The film ends with the captions "The End" and "Buy Moxie".]''</poem><br />
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== Cast and Crew ==<br />
=== Cast ===<br />
*[[Harold Zoid]] as the barber<br />
*Unnamed [[Human]] as the customer<br />
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=== Crew ===<br />
*[[Harold Zoid]]<br />
**Writer<br />
**Director<br />
*Metropolitan Holoplays<br />
**Production studio<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*''A Close Shaving'' is a parody of the silent movies of {{w|Buster Keaton}}. Its title is an allusion to the [[1995]] [[Wallace and Gromit]] short film ''{{w|A Close Shave}}''.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]''': My Uncle Harold was a big Hollywood star back in the era of silent holograms.<br />
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Your uncle was Harold Zoid?<br />
'''Dr. Zoidberg''': This I cannot deny.<br />
'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]''': Why, I've been a Harold Zoid fan since back when my hips were made of bone. As it happens, I still have some of my original 78s. ''[He picks up a big [[78 Million RPM Holodisk]], blows the dust off it, and puts the disc onto a gramophone-like machine. A black-and-white 3D picture appears in the middle of the table.]''<br />
'''[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]''': ''[After the [[Planet Express crew]] has watched the movie.]'' You're right, crabby. He's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be.</poem><br />
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'''Television New Zealand''', more commonly referred to, and stylized as '''TVNZ''', is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It aired ''[[Futurama]]'' until [[2005]], when [[MediaWorks]] gained [[broadcast]]ing rights.<br />
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[[Bender]] takes charge of a scout troop, but after declaring that membership is for [[robots]] only, he is soon challenged by [[Leela]]'s all-girl, evil [[mutant]] troop. Not wanting to be left out, [[Fry]] forms a troop of his own, with himself as its only member! When [[Planet Express]] sponsors a field trip and [[delivery]] competition, Fry, Leela, and Bender set out to prove to each other who has the top troop! <br />
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== Comic Credits ==<br />
*Script<br />
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