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* AllegedLookalikes: Bender and Robot Santa don't look similar in any way besides them both being red-wearing robots with Santa hats, but no one can tell them apart and Bender is almost put to death after being mistaken for Robot Santa.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Some of Neptunians constantly hold hands with their same-sex partners.. After Robot Santa's been deposed, and some global warming, they start wearing "breezy short-shorts", which they [[SureLetsGoWithThat claim are because of the increasing temperature]]. The only reason they do not all count is because it is hard to tell the sex of the older ones.

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* AllegedLookalikes: Bender and Robot Santa don't look similar in any way besides them both being red-wearing robots with Santa hats, but no one can cares to tell them apart apart, and Bender is almost put to death after being mistaken for Robot Santa.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Some of Neptunians constantly hold hands with their same-sex partners.. partners. After Robot Santa's been deposed, and some global warming, they start wearing "breezy short-shorts", which they [[SureLetsGoWithThat claim are because of the increasing temperature]]. The only reason they do not all count is because it is hard to tell the sex of the older ones.



** Robot Santa tries to recuit a humbled Bender on his Xmas rampage. Fry shouts out that the robot is too evil to be trusted, but ''Santa'' is the one that responds back, suggesting he was warning ''Santa'', not ''Bender''.

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** Robot Santa tries to recuit recruit a humbled Bender on his Xmas rampage. Fry shouts out that the robot is too evil to be trusted, but ''Santa'' is the one that responds back, suggesting he was warning ''Santa'', not ''Bender''.



* ImprobableWeaponUser: Robot Santa has a bicycle gun, which he likes to use on little children.

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* ImprobableWeaponUser: Robot Santa has a bicycle gun, gun which he likes to use on little children.



* SexySantaDress: Amy wears a midriff baring Santa suit and skirt during the aforementioned IAmSpartacus scene.

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* SexySantaDress: Amy wears a midriff baring midriff-baring Santa suit and skirt during the aforementioned IAmSpartacus scene.



* StrollingOnJupiter: The real life Neptune is mostly a slushy mixture of ammonia, methane, and water, nothing resembling the solid ice and Earthlike atmosphere shown here.

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* StrollingOnJupiter: The real life real-life Neptune is mostly a slushy mixture of ammonia, methane, and water, nothing resembling the solid ice and Earthlike atmosphere shown here.



* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims Santa can't kill them, unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery... to Santa.
* WouldHarmASenior: A boy writes a letter to Robot Santa to request a coffin for his grandfather who was choked to death by Robot Santa with a chestnut last year, complaining that his grandpa's corpse is starting to smell.

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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims exclaiming that Santa can't kill them, them unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery... to Santa.
* WouldHarmASenior: A boy writes a letter to Robot Santa to request a coffin for his grandfather who was choked to death by Robot Santa with a chestnut last year, complaining that his grandpa's corpse is starting to smell.
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* LiteralMetaphor: One inmate tells "Santa" to tell the Devil that he (the inmate) is coming. Turns out that the Robot Devil is the neighbour of the inmate.

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* LiteralMetaphor: One inmate tells "Santa" to tell the Devil that he (the inmate) is coming. Turns out that the Robot Devil is locked up in the neighbour of the inmate.next cell over.



-->'''Robot Devil:''' I heard him.

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-->'''Robot Devil:''' I heard ''heard'' him.
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* CrapsackWorld: Neptune '''''sucks'''''. Robot Santa's presence has destroyed the economy, the Neptunians are underfed and poor, and liable to be killed at a moment's notice, and while they live in gingerbread houses, they can't eat them (Food or shelter, not both).

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* CrapsackWorld: Neptune '''''sucks'''''. Robot Santa's presence has destroyed the economy, the Neptunians are underfed and poor, and liable to be killed at a moment's notice, and while they live in gingerbread houses, they can't eat them (Food (it's food or shelter, not both).



* DownerEnding: Despite the crew's attempts to make Xmas cheerful and magical again, it ends up as worse as ever.

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* DownerEnding: Despite the crew's attempts to make Xmas cheerful and magical again, it ends up remains as worse bad as ever.
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* ChristmasEpisode: The second of the series, and the final one of the original Fox run.

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-->'''Bender:''' Hey, that guy says…

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-->'''Bender:''' Hey, that guy says…says...



* ShoutOut: The highest speed setting for the equipment in the toy factory is labelled "[[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy]]".



* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims Santa can't kill them, unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery...

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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims Santa can't kill them, unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery... to Santa.

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* InTheBack: During the trial, Bender takes another gunshot blast from the Professor this way.



* NoSympathy: A large part of the Neptunians' work song involves Fry, Leela, and especially Bender not caring about them being overworked and in pain.
-->'''Bender:''' Then shut your yaps and back to work!



* TakeThat: One aimed at Barbie, when Bender dumps the toys he was supposed to deliver into the sewer, Violet pops out and yells at him.
-->'''Violet:''' This toy creates an unrealistic standard of beauty!

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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One aimed at Barbie, when Bender dumps the toys he was supposed to deliver into the sewer, Violet pops out and yells at him.
-->'''Violet:''' --->'''Violet:''' This toy creates an unrealistic standard of beauty!beauty!
** Santa scolds the Neptunians for entering his viewing room without knocking first, saying any manner of naughty things could've been on the screen.
--->'''Santa:''' I get New Orleans on this thing, ya know!


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* WhyAreYouLookingAtMeLikeThat: As no human could possibly deliver billions of gifts around the world in one night, Bender says they'd need a robot to accomplish such a task. He then glances around and sees everyone staring at him, quickly realizing why that's a bad thing.
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''This episode performed entirely by sock puppets''

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''This ''[[CouchGag This episode performed entirely by sock puppets''
puppets]]''
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* SexySantaDress: Amy wears a [[BareYourMidriff midriff baring]] Santa suit and skirt during the aforementioned IAmSpartacus scene.

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* SexySantaDress: Amy wears a [[BareYourMidriff midriff baring]] baring Santa suit and skirt during the aforementioned IAmSpartacus scene.
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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims Santa can't kill them, unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery...

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* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Professor Farnsworth fortifies the Planet Express building, and exclaims Santa can't kill them, unless they were stupid enough to leave. And then he mentions that the crew needs to make a delivery...delivery...
* WouldHarmASenior: A boy writes a letter to Robot Santa to request a coffin for his grandfather who was choked to death by Robot Santa with a chestnut last year, complaining that his grandpa's corpse is starting to smell.
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** Robot Santa tries to recuit a humbled Bender on his Xmas rampage. Fry shouts out that the robot is too evil to be trusted, but ''Santa'' is the one that responds back, which confirms Fry thinks Bender is ''that'' much worse.

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** Robot Santa tries to recuit a humbled Bender on his Xmas rampage. Fry shouts out that the robot is too evil to be trusted, but ''Santa'' is the one that responds back, which confirms Fry thinks Bender is ''that'' much worse. suggesting he was warning ''Santa'', not ''Bender''.

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* BaitAndSwitch: After being consistently attacked by the people he’s trying to help, Bender laments there must be an easier way to deliver presents. Cut to a charity bin... and Bender dumps everything down the sewer next to it.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
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After being consistently attacked by the people he’s trying to help, Bender laments there must be an easier way to deliver presents. Cut to a charity bin... and Bender dumps everything down the sewer next to it.it.
** Robot Santa tries to recuit a humbled Bender on his Xmas rampage. Fry shouts out that the robot is too evil to be trusted, but ''Santa'' is the one that responds back, which confirms Fry thinks Bender is ''that'' much worse.
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* MouseTrap: Petunia offers Bender, dressed as Santa, a cookie from the cookie jar. Bender accepts the offer, only to get his hand caught in a mouse trap.
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* PaperThinDisguise: PlayedForLaughs. Mayor Poopenmeyer doesn't buy any of the humans dressed as Santa, but won't even blink when he sees the lobster-like Jesus.

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* ClimateChange: The smoke from Neptune's toy factory warmed the atmosphere enough to melt the ice imprisoning Santa.


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* GlobalWarming: The smoke from Neptune's toy factory warmed the atmosphere enough to melt the ice imprisoning Santa.

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* LiteralMetaphor: One inmate tells “Santa” to tell the Devil that he (the inmate) is coming. Turns out that the Robot Devil is the neighbour of the inmate.

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* LiteralMetaphor: One inmate tells “Santa” "Santa" to tell the Devil that he (the inmate) is coming. Turns out that the Robot Devil is the neighbour of the inmate.


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* VillainousRescue: Just as Bender is about to be magnetized to death, Robot Santa bursts into the room and rescues him.
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* AllegedLookalikes: Bender and Robot Santa don't look similar in any way besides them both being red-wearing robots with Santa hats, but no one can tell them apart and Bender is almost put to death after being mistaken for Robot Santa.

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