With a show that has enough Cruel Twist Endings to make even The Twilight Zone (1959) go scarlet, it's not much of a surprise that Futurama is good at Crossing the Line Twice.
- In "Bender's Big Score", their Take That! against Fox Network starts out funny, but then just gets petty (Lampshaded as the crew becomes increasingly less humored by the fate of the executives). But when the Professor claims that the executives were ground into a powder, which the Professor then pours down his pants to stop the burning? Back to funny again.
- In "Beast With A Billion Backs", Bender wants to make a Deal With The Robot Devil. The Robot Devil will give Bender what he wants (an army), but only if Bender is willing to give up his firstborn son. Bender fulfills his end of the bargain by reuniting with his long-lost robot son who was waiting for him for years to come back — then punting the robot child into a vat of molten metal.Robot Devil: Wow, that was pretty brutal even by my standards!Bender: No backsies!
- In "Bender's Game", miners of dark matter in Alaska are affecting the environment. A white rabbit is barely visible in the snow and then a truck passes covering it with grime and it has the saddest little face. Then when you're starting to feel bad, it gets eaten by a polar bear.
- Nothing compared to the third-season episode, "Amazon Women In the Mood", where the plot focuses on several main characters being raped to death as a punishment. The humor comes from the fact that most of the (all male) characters condemned to death are actually looking forward to being raped by bone-crushingly giant women. As exemplified in the scene where the verdict is passed, and the reactions switch instantly back and forth from bottomless horror to utter joy... except for Kif, who remained horrified through the whole ordeal.Zapp: What are you, gay?
- It breaks down exactly how you figure. At the sentencing, Zapp is excited. Kiff is horrified. Fry... cannot decide, so his expression ALTERNATES between joy and fear.Fry: I never thought I would die this way, but I've always really hoped.
- It breaks down exactly how you figure. At the sentencing, Zapp is excited. Kiff is horrified. Fry... cannot decide, so his expression ALTERNATES between joy and fear.
- Hedonism-bot...Hedonsim-bot: I apologize for nothing!
- In one episode, Dr. Zoidberg goes berserk while at a gym, frothing at the mouth and acting like a maniac. He interrupts an exercise class for pregnant women, and startles one so much she gives birth.Trainer: Is there a doctor in the house?
Zoidberg: I'm a doctor.
(several more babies are born) - There's an outstanding example in season 7 episode "Assie Come Home". While searching for his scavenged body parts, Bender realises his legs have been given to a legless, orphaned robot child (Tinny Tim)...Leela: Well, Bender, guess you won't be getting your legs back. But your sacrifice will let an innocent child live a full and happy life.
(chainsaw noises are heard)
Bender: (now with his legs) I'm sorry, you were sayin' something?
Tinny Tim: Oh, crumb. I guess it's back to the cart for me. (miserably drags himself over to a cart made from some wooden planks with wheels stuck to them)
Bender: Oooh, nice cart...
(cuts to Bender riding the cart down the street)
Bender: Hey, this thing's pretty smooth! Eh, but I still prefer walking. (tosses cart in the trash) - Overall, Bender is one of the main sources for these moments. In "How Hermes Requisitioned his Groove Back", when Hermes crosses the Despair Event Horizon and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a building, Bender has this to say:"Do a flip!"
