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** In "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", the gang visits Comic Con. The entire sequence is strewn with subtle [[TakeThat Take Thats]], but the part where the pilot of a new show-- ''Futurella''-- is shown off by its creators takes the cake, as the show is canceled [[ScrewedByTheNetwork five seconds into the intro]].

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** In "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", the gang visits Comic Con.ComicCon. The entire sequence is strewn with subtle [[TakeThat Take Thats]], but the part where the pilot of a new show-- ''Futurella''-- is shown off by its creators takes the cake, as the show is canceled [[ScrewedByTheNetwork five seconds into the intro]].



** In "A Clockwork Origin", the entrance sign for Odulvai Gorge reads "Birthplace of Ryan Seacrest... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And The Rest of Mankind]]"

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** In "A Clockwork Origin", the entrance sign for Odulvai Olduvai Gorge reads "Birthplace of Ryan Seacrest... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And The Rest of Mankind]]"



* TechnoBabble: subverted multiple times by many of the main cast. Scenes requiring a pseudo-scientific explanation often invoke the use of gibberish in the place of more traditional, partially plausible AppliedPhlebotinum.

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* TechnoBabble: subverted Subverted multiple times by many of the main cast. Scenes requiring a pseudo-scientific explanation often invoke the use of gibberish in the place of more traditional, partially plausible AppliedPhlebotinum.



* ThatManIsDead: Made humorously literal in "The Late Phillip J. Fry". When Fry shows up on time for Leela's birthday dinner, she admits she didn't think he'd actually do so. Fry tells her that the Phillip J. Fry that stood her up before is dead... [[spoiler:because through the use of the Professor's forward-only time machine, the Professor, Fry, and Bender have cycled all the way through their universe and an additional one to get back to their relative present, killing the Professor, Fry, and Bender of the latest iteration of the universe upon arrival]].

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* ThatManIsDead: Made humorously literal in "The Late Phillip Philip J. Fry". When Fry shows up on time for Leela's birthday dinner, she admits she didn't think he'd actually do so. Fry tells her that the Phillip Philip J. Fry that stood her up before is dead... [[spoiler:because through the use of the Professor's forward-only time machine, the Professor, Fry, and Bender have cycled all the way through their universe and an additional one to get back to their relative present, killing the Professor, Fry, and Bender of the latest iteration of the universe upon arrival]].



* ThatRussianSquatDance: Done by Zoidberg in one episode, with Fry joining in. [[RefugeInAudacity They were singing about "Earthican" freedom mind you]].

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* ThatRussianSquatDance: Done by Zoidberg in one episode, with Fry joining in. [[RefugeInAudacity They were singing about "Earthican" freedom freedom, mind you]].



-->'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Anyhoo, your net-suits will allow you to experience Fry's worm infested bowels as if you were actually wriggling through them.

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-->'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Anyhoo, your net-suits will allow you to experience Fry's worm infested worm-infested bowels as if you were actually wriggling through them.



* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler: Jurassic Bark, perhaps the most notorious tearjerker in the series so sad that it even brought the crew to tears. The first direct-to-video movie, ''Bender's Big Score'', softened the blow by creating a timeloop where Fry returned to the past and got to live a life with Seymour, so instead of waiting 12 years for Fry to return before getting petrified, Seymour actually got live a happy life.]]

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* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler: Jurassic Bark, "Jurassic Bark", perhaps the most notorious tearjerker in the series so sad that it even brought the crew to tears. The first direct-to-video movie, ''Bender's Big Score'', softened the blow by creating a timeloop where Fry returned to the past and got to live a life with Seymour, so instead of waiting 12 years for Fry to return before getting petrified, Seymour actually got live a happy life.]]



* TimeIsDangerous: The final episode deals with the Professor inventing a ResetButton that reverts ten seconds. He has a time-proof chamber that those outside of the time bubble can sit in to avoid the affects of the jump. A collision of interactions between chronotons and anti-chronotons causes objects from the chamber to disintegrate upon leaving however.

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* TimeIsDangerous: The final episode of the penultimate season deals with the Professor inventing a ResetButton that reverts ten seconds. He has a time-proof chamber that those outside of the time bubble can sit in to avoid the affects effects of the jump. A collision of interactions between chronotons and anti-chronotons causes objects from the chamber to disintegrate upon leaving leaving, however.



* TitleDrop: At one point after seeing the bad influence he's caused, Bender says, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television."

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* TitleDrop: At one point after seeing the bad influence he's caused, Bender says, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On on Television."



** In the episode, "The Why of Fry", Leela is on a date with The Mayor's Aide (as he loves to remind everyone). He shows off by using his status (dubiously), culminating in booking the entire ice rink so he and Leela can skate alone. Unfortunately, the children of the local Orphanarium were planning to go skating, and look on sadly. Leela suggests they let them skate, which he scoffs at, shouting at them to get connections. This goes over as well as you'd expect.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Amy and Leela are the only regular female employees at Planet Express. There have been exceptions, such as Morgan Proctor filling in for Hermes and Labarbara, but it's usually only Amy and Leela.

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** In the episode, "The Why of Fry", Leela is on a date with Chaz, The Mayor's Aide (as he loves to remind everyone). He shows off by using his status (dubiously), culminating in booking the entire ice rink so he and Leela can skate alone. Unfortunately, the children of the local Orphanarium were planning to go skating, skating and look on sadly. Leela suggests they let them skate, which he scoffs at, shouting at them to get connections. This goes over as well as you'd expect.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: Amy and Leela are the only regular female employees at Planet Express. There have been exceptions, such as Morgan Proctor filling in for Hermes Hermes, and Labarbara, LaBarbara, but it's usually only Amy and Leela.



* UglyGuyHotWife: Hermes and Labarbara Conrad.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: Hermes and Labarbara LaBarbara Conrad.



* UnexpectedInheritance

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* UnexpectedInheritanceUnexpectedInheritance: Bender's uncle, Vladimir, willing him his castle in "The Honking".



* VandalismBackfire: In the beginning of the episode where they go the Ancient Egypt themed planet, Bender graffities a building with a drawing of himself flexing and reading "Bender lives large and kicks butt." When the demolition crews initiate the implosion of the condemned building, the pieces rearrange themselves into the shape of a butt and now reads: "Bender licks butt." Cue raucous laughter from the demolition crew.

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* VandalismBackfire: In the beginning of the episode where they go the Ancient Egypt themed planet, During "A Pharaoh to Remember", Bender graffities vandalizes a building with a drawing of himself flexing and reading "Bender lives large and kicks butt." When the demolition crews initiate the implosion of the condemned building, the pieces rearrange themselves into the shape of a butt and now reads: "Bender licks butt." Cue raucous laughter from the demolition crew.



* VitriolicBestBuds Bender and Fry, although it's usually Bender who's vitriolic. Less so but Amy and Leela can be considered this as well as both women insult each other on a regular basis but state they aren't really fighting.

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* VitriolicBestBuds VitriolicBestBuds: Bender and Fry, although it's usually Bender who's vitriolic. Less so but vitriolic. To a lesser extent, Amy and Leela can be considered this as well as well; both women insult each other on a regular basis but state they aren't really fighting.



* WeHaveReserves: The way that Zapp Branigan defeated the rampaging killbots from the Octillian System. You see, Killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, Zapp sent wave after wave of his own men at them, until they reached their limit and shutdown. Kif, show the tropers the medal he won.

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* WeHaveReserves: The way that Zapp Branigan Brannigan defeated the rampaging killbots from the Octillian System. You see, Killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, Zapp sent wave after wave of his own men at them, until they reached their limit and shutdown. Kif, show the tropers the medal he won.



** Guenter got his MBA and became president of the FOX network.

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** Guenter Gunther got his MBA and became president of the FOX network.



** Similarly, Leonardo Da Vinci in "The Duc-Vinci Code". The way he was treated by the other aliens was pretty horrible, especially considering his long lifespan meant [[FridgeHorror it had been going on for centuries]], and all he did to earn it was be dumber than the rest (but still a super genius by the standards of pretty much all other races), but that doesn't justify attempting to wipe out the whole rest of his species.

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** Similarly, Leonardo Da Vinci in "The Duc-Vinci Duh-Vinci Code". The way he was treated by the other aliens people from his planet was pretty horrible, especially considering his long lifespan meant [[FridgeHorror it had been going on for centuries]], and all he did to earn it was to be dumber than the rest (but still a super genius by the standards of pretty much all other races), but that doesn't justify attempting to wipe out the whole rest of his species.



%% * WorldsSmallestViolin: In the episode "A Farewell to Arms".

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%% * WorldsSmallestViolin: In Featured at the end of the episode "A Farewell to Arms".



** Bender has sometimes been shown to be willing to cause harm to the elderly Professor Farnsworth, such as bending his spine backwards in "Bendless Love".

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** Bender has sometimes been shown to be willing to cause harm to the elderly Professor Farnsworth, such as bending his spine backwards in "Bendless Love".Love" and cutting off his hand to remove a doomsday device in "Bender's Big Score".



** In a more meta example, Producer David X. Cohen said he changed his middle initial from the original "S" (which he used when he worked on The Simpsons) for two reasons: 1) there was another writer that went by the name "David S. Cohen" and Writers' Guild of America union rules state that no two film or TV writers can have the same name, and 2) "X" makes his name sound "science fictiony."

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** In a more meta example, Producer David X. Cohen said he changed his middle initial from the original "S" (which he used when he worked on The Simpsons) for two reasons: 1) there was another writer that went by the name "David S. Cohen" and Writers' Guild of America union rules state that no two film or TV writers can have the same name, and 2) "X" makes his name sound "science fictiony.fiction-y."



** He saves the Earth from the Brain-Spawn, but no-one else remembers or cares (save Nibbler).
** When time starts skipping, he somehow manages to impress Leela enough for her to marry him. She attacks him at the altar, being convinced that whatever he did must've been underhanded or involved blackmail or emotional manipulation, then quickly divorces him. Also when he finally discovers the thing he did to make Leela fall in love with him, it's immediately destroyed.
** In the first series finale, he manages to make a deal with the Robot Devil, and becomes a holophoner virtuoso... only to give it all up to save Leela, making his fame instantly evaporate. By the time of the first movie, Leela's ignoring him again.
** In the episode "Fry Am The Egg Man" Leela calls Fry her "strictly platonic friend". Fry's reaction is one of great disappointment.
** Another example is in "Fry and Leela's Big Fling" we see Leela's often mentioned ex Sean for the first time in person. Leela states that she and Fry are.."what would you say we are again?" and also doesn't have an issue leaving him to go catch up. Though she is clearly over Sean, it's still a little disrespectful.

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** He saves the Earth from the Brain-Spawn, but no-one nobody else remembers or cares (save Nibbler).
** When time starts skipping, he somehow manages to impress Leela enough for her to marry him. She attacks him at the altar, being convinced that whatever he did must've been underhanded or involved blackmail or emotional manipulation, then quickly divorces him. Also when When he finally discovers the thing what he did to make Leela fall in love with him, it's immediately in the instant before it's destroyed.
** In the first series finale, he manages to make a deal with the Robot Devil, Devil and becomes a holophoner holophonor virtuoso... only to give it all up to save Leela, making his fame and skill instantly evaporate. By the time of evaporate. She's still touched enough to listen to whatever he can still play... but immediately vibes with Lars when the first movie, Leela's ignoring him again.
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** In the episode "Fry Am The the Egg Man" Leela calls Fry her "strictly platonic friend". Fry's reaction is one of great disappointment.
** Another example is in "Fry and Leela's Big Fling" we see Leela's often mentioned often-mentioned ex Sean for the first time in person. Leela states that she and Fry are.."what would you say we are again?" and also doesn't have an issue leaving him to go catch up. Though she is clearly over Sean, it's still a little disrespectful.



* [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo You Said You Would Let Me Go]]: Zoidberg's reaction to the Professor after the game of Deathball in, "The Beast With a Billion Backs, Part I".

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* [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo You Said You Would Let Me Go]]: Zoidberg's reaction to the Professor after the game of Deathball in, "The Beast With with a Billion Backs, Part I".Backs":



** And on "The Day The Earth Stood Stupid", Fry confronts the Giant Brain in the "libary".

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** And on "The Day The the Earth Stood Stupid", Fry confronts the Giant Brain in the "libary"."liberry".
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** In "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", Fry and Morgan's forbidden affair is going well until Bender catches them and threatens to spread gossip about them. Morgan coldly responds by [[DeathOfPersonality downloading Bender's brain, reverting him to his factory settings]], and shipping it to Central Filing. Fry is outraged and breaks up with her the very next time they meet.
** In "The Cyber House Rules", Leela has a second eye grafted onto her face and begins dating Adlai, the surgeon responsible. When they decide to adopt an orphan, Leela favors one with a mutation like her own, but Adlai refuses unless he can surgically fix her mutation too. Realizing how shallow Adlai is, Leela not only dumps him but forces him to [[StatusQuoIsGod revert her own surgery]].
** In the episode, "The Why of Fry", Leela is on a date with The Mayor's Aide (as he loves to remind everyone). He shows off by using his status (dubiously), culminating in booking the entire ice rink so he and Leela can skate alone. Unfortunately, the children of the local Orphanarium were planning to go skating, and look on sadly. Leela suggests they let them skate, which he scoffs at, shouting at them to get connections. This goes over as well as you'd expect.
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* TroublesomePet: Nibbler, Leela's pet alien, often annoys the other characters by [[ExtremeOmnivore eating random objects.]]

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