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* {{Pun}}: Bender the Offender is a play on the term "fender bender".
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* {{Kayfabe}}: The Ultimate Robot Fighting League is basically ProfessionalWrestling, only it's still a secret to the public that the fights are all predetermined. The promoter describes it as a "scam", though.
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* {{Kayfabe}}: The Ultimate Robot Fighting League is basically ProfessionalWrestling, only it's still a secret to the public that the fights are all predetermined. The promoter describes it as a "scam", though. Parodied when Fly says that he thought URFL "was real, like wrestling, but instead it's fixed, like boxing".
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* {{Kayfabe}}: The Ultimate Robot Fighting League is basically ProfessionalWrestling, only it's still a secret to the public that the fights are all predetermined. The promoter describes it as a "scam", though.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: In Leela's flashback, she is depicted as an ArrogantKungFuGirl who demolishes most of the other students. Their teacher, Master Phnog points out there is more to mastering her skill than just beating up her opponent and she lacks "the will of a warrior", which he adds only a man can achieve. Master Phnog chastising and humiliating Leela in front of the students she bullied would be deserved normally, but it becomes evident he is just a chauvinist.
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* TheMovie: The PE team goes to see ''[[SoapWithinAShow All My Circuits: The Movie]]'' at the beginning.
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* TheMovie: MovieTheaterEpisode: The first act of the episode starts with The PE team goes going to see ''[[SoapWithinAShow All My Circuits: The Movie]]'' at the beginning.before it transitions into a ProWrestlingEpisode.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Upon realizing that Hermes has been zombified by a brain slug, the first reaction Farnsworth and the rest of the PE staff have is to immediately book it and hide in a movie theater until the brain slug leaves.
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* SecondFaceSmoke: One of Bender's opponents, the "Chain Smoker", blows smoke in the audience's face to establish his jerkassiness.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Not for a character per se, but this was the first episode to mention Smizmar before its meaning was clarified in ''"[[Recap/FuturamaS4E1KifGetsKnockedUpANotch Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch]]"''.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Bender acts like a complete jackass to a robot sitting in front of him at the theater. Eventually, the robot hits his limit, picks a fight, revealing himself to be the Masked Unit. "I'M GONNA OPEN A FILE OF '''WHUP-ASS!!''"
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* MuggingTheMonster: Bender acts like a complete jackass to a robot sitting in front of him at the theater. Eventually, the robot hits his limit, and picks a fight, revealing himself to be the Masked Unit. "I'M GONNA OPEN A FILE OF '''WHUP-ASS!!''"'''WHOOP-ASS'' ON YOU!"
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* MotionCaptureMecha: How the Destructor is actually fighting: he's being controlled by Phnog, from beneath the ring. Leela uses this against Phnog in the end by forcing him to punch straight down, resulting in the Destructor punching through the floot and ''hitting Phnog''.
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* MotionCaptureMecha: How the Destructor is actually fighting: he's being controlled by Phnog, from beneath the ring. Leela uses this against Phnog in the end by forcing him to punch straight down, resulting in the Destructor punching through the floot floor and ''hitting Phnog''.
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* MotionCaptureMecha: How the Destructor is actually fighting: he's being controlled by Phnog, from beneath the ring. Leela uses this against Phnog in the end by forcing him to punch straight down, resulting in the Destructor punching through the floot and ''hitting Phnog''.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Master Fnog refused to send Leela, his best student, to the Junior Karate Championships, instead sending the two students she ''defeated'' in the qualifiers, because he claimed she did not have the Will of the Warrior - which according to him, only men can possess. Later, Leela encounters him during Bender's final bout in the Ultimate Robot Fighting League as the trainer of a new star, Destructor. She eventually uncovers Fnog was cheating and though he still taunts her for being a woman, she gets to beat him.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Master Fnog Phnog refused to send Leela, his best student, to the Junior Karate Championships, instead sending the two students she ''defeated'' in the qualifiers, because he claimed she did not have the Will of the Warrior - which according to him, only men can possess. Later, Leela encounters him during Bender's final bout in the Ultimate Robot Fighting League as the trainer of a new star, Destructor. She eventually uncovers Fnog was cheating and though he still taunts her for being a woman, she gets to beat him.
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--> ''Shh, don't talk during the movie!''
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* YankTheDogsChain: After spending most of the episode with a Brain Slug [[AndIMustScream stuck on his head]], Hermes finally gets it removed courtesy of Bender... who then puts it back on before Hermes can tell him otherwise.
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* ContinuityNod: The Paramecium that wins the beauty pageant [[Recap/FuturamaS2E6TheLesserOfTwoEvils two episodes earlier]] is seen in a news reel encouraging troops from her home world to invade Earth.
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''[[CouchGag Nominated For Three Glemmys]]''
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--> '''Rich Little''': Interesting if true.
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--> '''Rich Little''': '''Creator/RichLittle''': Interesting if true.
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** Inside the movie theater, Fry makes a sarcastic comment about a newsreel. Next to him, [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Tom Servo and Crow]] [[HypocriticalHumor tell him not to talk during the movie]].[[note]]Apparently, they outlived Joel, Mike and the other guy.[[/note]]
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** Inside the movie theater, Fry makes a sarcastic comment about a newsreel. Next to him, [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Tom Servo and Crow]] [[HypocriticalHumor tell him not to talk during the movie]].[[note]]Apparently, they outlived Joel, Mike and the other guy.Jonah.[[/note]]
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bender is ordered to take the fall in his final match against Destructor as Gender Bender, a sissy robot persona, or else get beaten the old fashioned way (to death!)
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bender is ordered to take the fall in his final match against Destructor as Gender Bender, a sissy robot persona, or else get beaten the old fashioned way (to death!)death!). Either way, he gains nothing from this.
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* GracefulLoser: Bender believes that there is at least ''some'' dignity in losing in a fixed fight. He gets denied this trope because he has to wear a tutu against Destructor.
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* GracefulLoser: Bender believes that there is at least ''some'' dignity in losing in a fixed fight. He gets denied this trope because he has is ordered to wear take a tutu dive against Destructor.Destructor while wearing a tutu.
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* ThrowingTheFight: Bender learns that the robot matches are set up and a winner is already decided. Bender goes along with this trope as the popular fighter until said popularity drops. He is then orders to take on a GorgeousGeorge persona and lose to a new fighter.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bender is ordered to take the fall in his final match against Destructor as Gender Bender, a sissy robot persona, or else get beaten the old fashioned way (to death!)
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* GracefulLoser: Bender believes that there is at least ''some'' dignity in losing in a fixed fight. He gets denied this trope because he has to wear a tutu against Destructor.
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* FakeInteractivity: The move they are watching in theatre claims to be [[{{Gamebooks}} interactive]] but it turns out the hero Calculon was always gonna check his paperwork instead of going on an adventure.
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* FakeInteractivity: The move movie they are watching in theatre claims to be [[{{Gamebooks}} interactive]] interactive]], but it turns out the hero chairs with the buttons to make a choice are faulty, thus causing Calculon was always gonna to check his paperwork instead of going on an adventure.
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* FakeInteractivity: The move they are watching in theatre claims to be [[{{Gamebooks}} interactive]] but it turns out the hero Calculon was always gonna check his paperwork instead of going on an adventure.
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* ThereWasADoor: Destructor's entrance.
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* ThereWasADoor: Destructor's entrance.DynamicEntry.
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Bender joins the Ultimate Robot Fighting League and quickly becomes the champ--as the fight's are rigged so the most popular robot wins. Bender's popularity eventually drops and he's ordered to lose to the devastating newcomer, the titanic Destructor. Leela decides to help Bender defeat Destructor when she discovers the other robot's trainer is her former despised karate instructor, Phnog.
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Bender joins the Ultimate Robot Fighting League and quickly becomes the champ--as the fight's are rigged so the most popular robot wins. Bender's popularity eventually drops and he's ordered to lose to the devastating newcomer, the titanic Destructor. Leela decides to help Bender defeat Destructor when she discovers the other robot's trainer is her former despised karate instructor, Phnog.
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* ButtMonkey: Bender in the second-half of the episode.
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* CoincidentalBroadcast: When Leela spots her former martial arts teacher in a trailer on TV.
* DeathByFallingOver: The Masked Unit slips on Bender's oily popcorn, hits the ground and goes out cold.
* DramaticUnmask: Leela revealing The Masked Unit.
* DramaticUnmask: Leela revealing The Masked Unit.
* GlamorousWartimeSinger: Featured in the trailer they watch in the theatre.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: The Destructor slamming Bender left and right in the ring.
* ALadyOnEachArm: Bender after becoming famous and rich.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Written by Writing Unit 5, Writing Unit 12 and [[TokenHuman Joe Eszterhas]].
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Written by Writing Unit 5, Writing Unit 12 and [[TokenHuman Joe Eszterhas]].
* TheMovie: The PE team goes to see ''[[SoapWithinAShow All My Circuits: The Movie]]'' at the beginning.
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: During the climactic fight, Bender kicks the Destructor without the latter showing any reaction.
* RemoteBody: The reveal that Master Fnog is remotely controlling the Destructor.
* SmoochOfVictory: Bender gets one from a female robot admirer after defeating The Masked Unit in the theatre.
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Destructor has spikes all over his upper body.
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Destructor has spikes all over his upper body.
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* TheMovie: The PE team goes to see ''[[SoapWithinAShow All My Circuits: The Movie]]'' at the beginning.
* TheMovie: The PE team goes to see ''[[SoapWithinAShow All My Circuits: The Movie]]'' at the beginning.
* TrainingMontage: Leela preparing Bender for Robot Wrestling.
* WeMeetAgain: Line said by Leela when confronting Master Fnog.
* WeMeetAgain: Line said by Leela when confronting Master Fnog.
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* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: When Fry gets a brain slug, we soon see that it apparently starved to death. The creator's commentary admit that this is the oldest joke (and, despite what fans say online, has nothing to do with Fry being impervious to brainwashing or brain attacks because he has no delta brainwave, as this episode was written before that plotline was established).
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* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: When Fry gets a brain slug, we soon see that it apparently starved to death. The creator's commentary admit admits that this is the oldest joke (and, despite what fans say online, has nothing to do with Fry being impervious to brainwashing or brain attacks because he has no delta brainwave, as this episode was written before that plotline was established).established).
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* FutureImperfect: The head of George Foreman recalls Muhammad Ali's fight in 1973 where he faced a giant, mechanical Joe Fraiser in a fight that destroyed the entire planet.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Leela beats Phnog, but he still technically wins as Destructor when the robot squishes Bender, and nobody finds out that Phnog cheated.
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* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: When Fry gets a brain slug, we soon see that it apparently starved to death. The creator's commentary admit that this is the oldest joke (and, despite what fans say online, has nothing to do with Fry being impervious to brainwashing or brain attacks because he has no delta brainwave).brainwave, as this episode was written before that plotline was established).
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* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: When Fry gets a brain slug, we soon see that it apparently starved to death. The creator's commentary admit that this is the oldest joke.
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* YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: When Fry gets a brain slug, we soon see that it apparently starved to death. The creator's commentary admit that this is the oldest joke.joke (and, despite what fans say online, has nothing to do with Fry being impervious to brainwashing or brain attacks because he has no delta brainwave).
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* WorstSeatInTheHouse: While at the movie's, Bender finds himself sitting behind a taller robot which blocks his view of the screen.
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* WorstSeatInTheHouse: TheWorstSeatInTheHouse: While at the movie's, Bender finds himself sitting behind a taller robot which blocks his view of the screen.
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** Inside the movie theater, Fry makes a sarcastic comment about a newsreel. Next to him, [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Tom Servo and Crow]] [[HypocriticalHumor tell him not to talk during the movie. movie]].[[note]]Apparently, they outlived Joel, Mike and the other guy.[[/note]]
