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* AmusinglyShortList: Zoidberg is the only person from planet Earth on Santa's "nice" list.

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* AmusinglyShortList: Zoidberg is the only person from planet Earth on Santa's "nice" list.list... at least this Xmas.



* DisproportionateRetribution: Robot Santa rewards everyone on the Naughty list (no matter how slight the infraction) with a gruesome death.
* TheDogBitesBack: After being insulted by Hermes several times beforehand, Zoidberg takes glee in pushing him down the bobsled course after the his bobsled turns upside down.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Robot Santa rewards everyone on the Naughty list (no matter how slight the infraction) with a gruesome death.
death, or at the very least, great bodily harm.
* TheDogBitesBack: After being insulted by Hermes several times beforehand, Zoidberg takes glee in pushing him down the bobsled course after the his bobsled turns flips upside down.



* LanguageDrift: Although the show uses EternalEnglish, this episode establishes that in the 31st Century, Christmas is refered to as Xmas, and "ask" is now spelled "aks".
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bender is told he's going off course, and ignores the man telling him so. He promptly skies off a cliff.

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* LanguageDrift: Although the show uses EternalEnglish, this episode establishes that in the 31st Century, Christmas is refered referred to as Xmas, and "ask" is now spelled "aks".
pronounced "aks/axe".
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bender is told he's going off course, course and ignores the man telling him so. He promptly skies off a cliff.



* NoodleIncident: What exactly did Zoidberg do that was enough to meet Robot Santa's ridiculous standards?
* NotHelpingYourCase: After Robot Santa menacingly asks if Fry or Leela ever stopped to think about Dr. Zoidberg's feelings, Fry responds by swearing he didn't.
* ObstacleSkiCourse: The professor has some mad skiing skills... when he's asleep. He wakes up confused, wearing an Olympic gold medal.

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* NoodleIncident: What exactly did Zoidberg do (or avoided doing) that was enough to meet Robot Santa's ridiculous standards?
* NotHelpingYourCase: After Robot Santa menacingly asks if Fry or Leela ever stopped to think about Dr. Zoidberg's feelings, Fry responds by swearing he didn't.
didn't, not understanding this trope.
* ObstacleSkiCourse: The professor has some mad skiing skills... when he's asleep. He wakes up confused, wearing an Olympic gold a bronze medal.






* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: Amy is smitten with the guys in casts.

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* WeaknessTurnsHerOn: Amy is smitten with the guys in casts.injured men.

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