Talk:Bender (Futurama)/Archive 1

Benders Age (again)

correct me if im wrong but i recall when the crew went back in time Dr. Zoidburg collcected all of benders pieces into a bag after he flew out of the windshield of the planet express ship; then the goverment captured them both and they took the bag and re-assembled the "alien space craft"(or something like that) using the contents of the bag containing bender. So i bealive his body and head age should be one in the same. 68.215.174.16 05:52, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Bender and Zoidberg were reclaimed by the Planet Express crew but immediately before they jumped back to the future Bender's head fell off the ship, his body remained on the ship and the head was retrieved again in the future. This is why the head is old and the body isn't. Stardust8212 20:06, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

removal

"Also, Bart makes a cameo (or at least a doll of him does) in various episodes. Bender once pulled a string on the back of a Bart doll, which made it say "Eat my shorts"; Bender ate the shorts, and then, like Homer Simpson might, Bender said, "Mmmmm...shorts."" i think someone should remove this , because i'm pretty sure zoidberg said that, didn't he?--Aaronpark 23:19, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

• I'm pretty sure it's Bender actually Stardust8212 02:33, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
• i was just wondering, because i haven't seen that episode in a while and it sounded more like what zoidberg would do--Aaronpark 19:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• it was bender. iv seen the episode a bunch of times. --Sasham43

• Yeah, i forget what the episode is called, but its about the giant ball of trash about to level New New York, and they take the ship to land on the ball of trash, and Bender grabs this doll from a pile of the same bart dolls.

allright, just wanted to be sure --Aaronpark 02:14, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Misc

The item listed as "treasure chest with treasure" was actually not in bender's chest cavity, bender pulled it out of the box to, what I assume is, pirate universe--Malteseclock 00:54, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Does Bender resemble Fender from "Robots", or the other way around? Bender came first. And who argues this? I've never heard it. Not to mention any possible resemblance is physical only, since Fender was a good guy, helping everyone and such. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tin (talk • contribs) 03:55, 4 May 2006 (UTC).

---> Don't forget about the automatic destruction code "1A2B3" (the episode about Star Trek...) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.162.169.50 (talk • contribs) 15:27, 4 November 2005 (UTC).

The catch phrases definitely rub me the wrong way. It just seems gratuitous, that's all. Do you really feel it adds value to the article, Infrogmation? Moreover, I've watched a lot of Futurama, and those aren't even his more common catch phrases - in fact, I don't think I've heard one of them on the show! So, really, I don't see why we're keeping it. I'll remove it again, on the offchance that you agree with me now, or that the rv was an oversight. -- Yitzhak 18:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Hi. It was the removal of the Categories links I wished to revert. I guess you had removed those by accident while making your edit. I have no strong opinion either way as to the catch phrases; just leave the categories. Sorry I wasn't more clear. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 19:03, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Oops - indeed I did remove the categories... well, that's fixed, then. -- Yitzhak 19:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

UPDATE - I removed the new 'Quotes' section. As thought the guy before, they don't appear to add much, especially seeing as how most of them are two or three word exclamations; not really enough to have a list of a dozen of them... Sajt 02:57, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

not sure if this would be relevent but bender didn't actually fall in love with the femputer, only the fembot inside itJackacon 17:01, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Bender Hardware

In the main page there's some discrepency about the episode where all the crew regress to their childlike forms, with Bender regressing all the way to a CD-ROM and finally a manual, versus Bender's canonical construction on an assembly line. I am not sure how to make this distinction plain but I believe Bender regressed through the various stages of his design, rather than construction. Thus his RNA (Robotic Nucleaic Acid) encodes every phase in the design, or evolution, of his construction. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.69.182.1 (talk • contribs) 16:41, 23 May 2006 (UTC).

At one point during the same episode, I believe, he also regresses to a smaller (child like) version of himself so I am not sure this comparison is entirely accurate. Stardust8212 18:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, robots are accepted to be built for "hillarious" purposes, such as Professor Farnsworth building a robot capable of successfully applying for a boat loan, so it's conceivable that they would design a toddler bending robot and a rebellious teenager bending robot. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.69.182.1 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC).

-Bending turning into a fembot has been mentioned twice in the introduction, scince the first mentioning in the article goes into greater detail, I will take out the second mentioning.

Breakfast club

Is there a reference from Matt Groening or somebody to back up that idea that Bender's name originates from The Breakfast Club? Or is this just some fan's theory? It never came up on any of the commentary tracks on the DVDs -- PaulHammond 12:30, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)

It says in the trivia section for Futurama on IMDB: "Creator Matt Groening admits to naming Bender the robot after John Bender, a character in The Breakfast Club (1985)." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.65.195.132 (talk • contribs) 09:23, 6 May 2005 (UTC).

208.57.68.160 17:38, 28 March 2006 (UTC)I submit that the trivia section of IMDB is not a reliable source. I still think citation is needed here. - Ben

I agree that IMDB is not a reliable source, since info there is provided by users. I'm removing this theory until someone can provide a reference. CPitt76 02:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I've also removed the bit about his name possibly being a pun based on the definition of the word "bender". I happen to agree with this, and think it's a pretty obvious reference, but I can't find a source for this either. It has to stay out until someone can provide a reference. CPitt76 02:46, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Most frequently/least frequently used words

Antiquing is not Bender's least-used word. It's actually “from the list of words [he] almost never” says. This list, at the end of episode 2ACV17 (“War is the H-Word”), also includes “thanks”, “sorry”, “funderful”, “non-alcoholic”, “compassion”, and “shrimp toast” (yes, I know that's technically two words, but that's what's in the episode), but the words are not given in any particular order, unlike the top 10 words, which are presented in a Letterman-like countdown.

I think the sentence “The word he uses least is antiqueing [sic].” at the end of the quotes section should either be modified to contain all the least-used words mentioned in that episode, or removed entirely. Since the words are not given in any particular order, I don't think it quite fits with the top 10 used words and should be deleted. Also note that “antiquing” was spelled wrong (there is no ‘e’). I have corrected the misspelling and will eventually remove the sentence entirely unless someone objects.

-- Dcorder 3 July 2005 01:22 (UTC)

I personally think it shouldn't be in there at all. It's a joke from a single episode, and simply trivia. -- Cyrius|✎ 3 July 2005 01:49 (UTC)

-- I always thought that the final word Bender said was in-keeping?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.153.179.225 (talk • contribs) 17:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC).

-- The closed captioning reads "antiquing". I couldn't tell what he said either until I turned them on. 65.95.157.80 06:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

"Bending Rodriguez"

I saw an episode the other day where Bender said "Bending's my middle name!" Fry asked if it actually was and he said, "Yep, my full name is Bender Bending Rodriguez." It sounded like a one-off joke. Has Bender's "full name" been used since then? - furrykef (Talk at me) 08:59, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

It has. At the end of The Cyber House Rules, Cookieville Minimum Security Orphanarium is renamed the Bender B. Rodriguez Orphanarium. The numerous references to Bender being Mexican don't explicitly support it, but they don't contradict it either. -- Cyrius|✎ 16:18, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

In an early interview with Matt Groening, Groening says "And Bender is a pretty cool robot. Uhm. He's a bender. His full name is Bender Unit Number 22. He's programmed to bend girders..." This was an EARLY interview so I am not sure if his name was changed or not. But, from the horse's mouth his name is Bender Unit Number 22. --Odie5533 18:14, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Magnet's effect on Bender's head

In the DVD commentary for the Titanic Parody episode, one of the writers mentioned that it seems the magnetic bowtie on Bender's neck doesn't screw up his "inhibition unit". The other writers suggested that it needs to be a strong enough magnetic field near his head to actually accomplish that task. And yes, I know about how Bending units don't have necks (ref: introduction of Flexo). Calyth 19:40, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

>It is implied in the commentary that any magnets in the general region of Bender's 'chin' do >not effect his inhibition unit. Note: Bender also wears a magnetic beard while posing as >Flexo in "Bendless Love". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.160.205.248 (talk • contribs) 10:11, 17 March 2006 (UTC).

Meatbag

Has Bender ever used the word meatbag?

Pece Kocovski 05:52, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

He said meatbag in the first episode while waiting in line for the suicide booth. Reub2000 10:56, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

There's another episode (I don't know which one) in which Bender says to Fry, "I'll miss you, Meatbag" to which Leela concurs, "Me too, Meatbag". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.160.205.248 (talk • contribs) 10:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC).

The episode where Bender and Leela say the words "Meatbag" is episode Amazon Women In The Mood, where the crew end up on a planet inhabited by large amazonian women. Fry, Kif and Zap Brannigan and sentenced to "death by snu-snu", hence the "I'll miss you meatbag" quote.

Kill All Humans

There should be some way this article refers to Bender's desire to kill all humans (except Fry). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 138.25.13.246 (talk • contribs) 14:28, 11 February 2006 (UTC).

Speaking about origins, behold: http://www.superdickery.com/science/34.html

A section of text says "Bender has periodically stated a desire to kill all humans, and has made several remarks (asleep or otherwise) indicating a repressed bloodlust. It should be noted that in the episode "The Sting", in which Fry is thought to be dead, Bender reveals that every time he stated that he wished to kill all humans, he would then whisper "except one," the one being Fry. This may not be canon, as this scene is part of a realistic dream Leela had while she was in a coma."

If we're going to refute a statement, why don't we just remove it? Prometheus^-X303- 03:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Improving the "Inspiration?" Segment

Even though I seem to have discovered it accidentally in some comic book cover guide... Would anyone amongst the crowd herein be interested in hunting up more information to detail this segment of the article? ...Or perhaps offer other alternative inspirations that may have given rise to the robot we know as Bender..? DrWho42 06:19, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't think that it was the inspiration of bender. The body, the limbs everything is different except the head shape and the antenna which are both very general in appearence. I'm sure if you asked most people to draw a robot they would draw something close to what bender looks like, he pretty much a clean cut robot. I think this part of the article should be removed as there is no citation or proof to confirm it and original research is against the policy of wikipedia. PrettyMuchBryce 20:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

This section sounds like "original research" to me which, as my understanding goes, doesn't belong in Wikipedia. What is the source for this information? Also why is the trip to Roswell "coincidental" is that similar to what occours in the comic? Stardust8212 00:51, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Bender's producing-bricks "ability"

So, any word about the "ability" of Bender to, just say, produce bricks? It is depicted in Space Pilot 3000 and Bendin' in the Wind --Manuel Cuevas 20:35, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

It has to do with a secret phrase. "He just $h!7 a brick." Pretty much just a inside gag from the writers (Listen to the audio commentary for SP3000). --WillMak050389 16:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Serial Code

Bender's serial code is 2716057, incidentally expressible as a sum of two cubes. Bender mentions this in the episode Lesser of Two Evils. I saw this had been adeed and thought "Hey it'd be great to include which two numbers cubed", and then I tried to calculate it and didn't find an answer. Did I do the math wrong? Is the number here wrong? Is it an inside joke that should be noted? If someone could double check one or all of these possibilities I would greatly appreciate it. Stardust8212 18:42, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

It is mentioned in the Hardware section of the page: ((952)³ + (-951)³) = 2716057. Note that the second number is negative. Manuel Cuevas 23:29, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Could there be some signifigance to these numbers? 65.95.157.80 06:26, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Appearances outside of Futurama

Since "Trivia" was getting kinda big, and I had another Bender cameo in addition to the Simpsons', I created a new section "Appearances outside of Futurama". It's a clumsy name, feel free to improve it! rewinn

Maybe "Cameos". 65.95.157.80 06:26, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Trivia

I don't think the trivia section was too big at the moment. In fact, compared to other paged its pretty lite! So maybe we can take the tag off the top of the page now. BethEnd 03:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

YouTube links

This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright. If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed or you would like to help spread this message contact us on this page. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 04:03, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I have removed a YouTube link from the "Appearances outside Futurama" section as it appears to be a copyvio, of someones work I'm sure. If somebody knows another link which could be used there then please add it. Stardust8212 13:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure fox (or whoever owns the rights) would have official clips up somewhere... ---J.S (t|c) 18:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I removed the link to A Terrifying Message from Al Gore] as it is likely a copyright violation. If someone can tell me the actual copyright status of that video then I would be glad to see it returned to the article. It doesn't really add much to the article (people should be expected to believe you when you say he's there) so I don't think its really a major loss. Just wanted to explain myself here so people wouldn't think I'd gone mad with power. ;-) Stardust8212 05:02, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Pictures

I removed the recent addition of "Bender on a Dollar Bill" as it doesn't seem to have any relevance to the article other than having Bender in it. The article seems to be getting heavy with unnecesary and often improperly tagged images. If it were up to me I would delete "Bender drinking", "Bender with Cigar" and "Bender with a pot" but I thought I'd see what everyone else's opinion on the matter was. The guideline, I believe, states that no more than two screenshots be included in a single entry. Stardust8212 20:53, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree, the pictures don;t seem to fit in with the rest of the article. Also, the pictures are either too small or the background looks a little weird to me. Go Futurama! User:Sp3000 07:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes "Bender with a pot" and "Bender as a spaceship" have obviously been editted for unclear reasons. Bender with cigar is far too small and the picture of bender on a lounge chair looks like some kind of funky fan art which seems strange when there are many other perfectly good pictures of Bender drinking. Even if these pictures are kept (which I still think they shouldn't be) they definitely need better captions. Stardust8212 14:18, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

It has been over a week and there have been no protests so I am going forward with this change. Stardust8212 15:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Chest Cavity List?

Was the section outlining all objects kept in Benders chest cavity completely deleted, or moved into another article?

I think it was just deleted. _{Good Riddance} Stardust8212 14:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Bender's age

I think that both Bender's head and body should be much older than they are stated, considering that Bender was burried for at least 1000 years at the end of the episode "Roswell That Ends Well". I'd consider changing this.

That's why his head is over 1000 years old. His body wasn't buried. 75.153.221.227 08:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

The Accent Mark

To my knowledge Bender's last name has only been shown on screen once, in the episode The Cyber House Rules, and in that episode "Rodriguez" was not spelled with an accent mark, so I don't feel the article should use one either. -- DocNox 22:26, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Bender The Evil Twin?

In "The Lesser of Two Evils" it turns out that Bender is the evil twin out of him and Flexo, so should the list of relatives be changed? Jackacon 13:08, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I think yes, the "evilness" of Bender is also shown in "Hell is Other Robots." Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! User:Sp3000 03:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Are they really even "twins" I mean, yes that is the joke they are playing off of but really Flexo and Bender are just two of (probably) hundreds of thousands of bending units. I mean, all modern robots are constructed by Mom so if Flexo and Bender are twins wouldn't every other robot on the show be like their other siblings? I'm just pointing out that normal human relationships don't necessarily apply here and perhaps neither Flexo or Bender should really be listed as relatives. Just a personal opinion though. Stardust8212 21:30, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Robot Years?

It says Bender is nine, but 34 in robot years? I've watched every single Futurama episode and the movie but i've never heard of robot years.-Sean B.

more nerd binary

In the episode "the honking" there's a binary code on the wall 0101100101 (=357, "just jibberish"). Whereas the mirrored image 1010011010 which finally frightens bender is the binary equivalent of 666. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.135.108.230 (talk) 21:26, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Bender alloys

In the episode where bender becomes pharaoh, it is claimed he is made of an Iron-Osmium alloy. (With a nickel impurity.) So many different materials! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by PiccoloNamek (talk • contribs) 09:29, 28 September 2004 (UTC).

Also remember Bender sold his body in A Head in the Polls so the mix would change after that. --BenWoodruff 19:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, but they got the body back, didn't they? The body was sold to Nixon, who gave it back after the Futurama team used a voice recording of him to get the body back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.109.86.72 (talk) 21:45, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Origin: Asimov?

Hello there. In Asimov's Prelude To Foundation Hari Seldon, when on Mycogen, reads out of The Book "The robot you see near the center was, according to tradition, named Bendar and served twenty-two years, according to the ancient records, before being replaced.". Does anyone know of a relation to Bender? --Reuben Honigwachs 20:08, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

-Take a look at this: http://www.samuelsdesign.com/comics/pages/super-war/startling49.htm

Could his name be a reference to Eando_Binder? --AnotherDoth 14:22, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Lucy Liu

It is stated that Lucy Liu from the episode "I Dated A Robot" 'frequently' appears in Bender's chest cavity, however I believe she only appears in one other episode, "Love And Rocket". No? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.160.205.248 (talk • contribs) 10:17, 17 March 2006 (UTC).

I do recall seeing him toss her head out in another episode. Might have been someone else though. 75.153.221.227 08:05, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah it was the head of Pavarotti that was in his chest cabinet before Lucy Lui was --Jackacon 20:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Bender Bending Rodriguez / Bender (Futurama)

I don't think that the episode article should be called Bender Bending Rodriguez. Sure its his full name, but it is hardly ever used. Bender is used much more, and should be the name of the article. If no-one disagrees then I will change it. --DChiuch 09:05, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

• I say stick with "Bender Bending Rodriguez", because even though it's not used much, it's still a canonical full name. Pikawil 01:52, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

• • Canon schamon. Bender is his common name and unless you're a hardcore fan of the series, that's the name most casual viewers are gonna known him as. Besides, I don't trust the Simpsons/Futurama team to handle their canon, seeing how they often contradict themselves at one point or another. Jonny2x4 15:57, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

In the first DVD, Matt Groening says that his full name is Bender Unit 22 (Or some number around there). Waniou 23:03, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually It's Bending Unit 22

I added him to "fictional Mexicans" anyway. I hope that's okay.--T. Anthony 13:10, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

He was actually already in it but someone removed it when they added him to fictional atheists...which is probably wrong based on the events of Godfellas so anyway, it should be fine. Stardust8212 03:04, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

He's said things indicated God is indifferent and that no one has souls, but I'd agree he's not really an atheist. I'm not sure he has any clear or consistent thoughts on the matter, but if we were to try to categorize him he might be closer to deist of some kind. Anyway I thought he'd been in "fictional Mexicans" before, but wasn't 100% certain.--T. Anthony 05:35, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree entirely, it's not made clear and therefore he shouldn't be categorized as such. Stardust8212 14:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)1

True that Bender was made in Mexico, but keep in mind in the Futurama universe, Mexico is a part of America so he is technically American as well RealFerrari (talk) 02:15, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I personally think that the article should be called Bender Rodriguez (seeing as that name is shown in the intro for Bender's Big Score. This would make sense alongside the Phillip J. Fry, Turanga Leela and other such articles. --.:Alex:. 21:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Super King

Why does "Super King" redirect here? What significance does it have to Bender? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.214.121.72 (talk) 12:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

In the episode "Less Than Hero" Bender uses the name Super King for his super hero alter ego. Stardust8212 15:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Benders Age Listed Differently

The info box has his head age as 1057. The trivia section has it down as 1060. The latter seems to be a bit more accurate, but which are we going with? -- Jelly Soup 10:35, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

This information is now incorrect. Good luck figuring out Benders current age as it is now likely in the hundreds of thousands if not millions. Generalleoff (talk) 04:31, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

The commentary to Bender's Big Score though said that he could live hundreds or thousands of years but not hundreds of thousands of years. Besides which a single Bender doing all this wouldn't have created dups; time paradox duplicates are created when past versions don't close the circle by themselves going back in time. (Example: Bender of 19 seconds ago) 76.97.135.125 (talk) 15:16, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

The fact remains Bender is at least the oldest living person on the planet- hirf —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hirf (talk • contribs) 21:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Name

Either this article should be moved to Bender Bending Rodriguez or Fry and Leela's pages should be moved to shorter names, because this page uses Bender's common name and the other two use their full names, which aren't used very commonly, just like Bender's full name. Some level of consistency should be aimed for here. --Kevin W. 02:41, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Hardware and Software

Maybe it's just me but I think the Bender page is still far too large. In addition some of this information is completely unecessary in fact there are whole sections that I could do without. In my opinion the Hardware and Software sections should be flat-out deleted. However, I would like some consensus on this issue and even know if this is an issue at all. What do you think? Stupidhumanzz 22:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd agree the software section seems pretty pointless and hardware should be greatly trimmed but not nessecarily deleted. I'd be more likely to support a move to delete the "Bender's Top Ten most used words section". It's a joke from a single episode and already described on that page, it really seems trivial to me without adding to the article. Stardust8212 14:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I did some cleanup, probably not nearly enough as some sections could really use a complete rewrite. I removed some of the fancruft items and overly long plot element descriptions and portions trying to recreate the humor of the show (un-encyclopedic). If people want to know specific situations where these events occurred they should go to the episode pages, that's what they are there for. Stardust8212 06:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Since February this article has grown massively again (diff). I think it really needs to be trimmed of some of the in-universe fancruft and brought more in line with the preferred out-of-universe style. I may try to start this next week but it would be helpful if a few more pairs of eyes took the time to cut any one-off jokes, original research, speculation or generally trivial content. Stardust8212 21:08, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm feeling bold tonight. Major trimming! Stardust8212 00:34, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Benders Thoughts

In 1ACV03, it is revealed that Benders thoughts are transmitted on the same frequency as cell phones. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.231.129.45 (talk) 09:37, 4 February 2007 (UTC).

English please? :P Meh, not really worth a mention. Mumbles (talk) 01:32, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Is Flexo really a twin?

Though Bender and Flexo look and sound exactly the same (disregarding Flexo's magnetic goatee), can it not be assumed that there are millions more Bending Units that also look and sound almost identical to these two?

I suggest that Flexo be removed from the "Family" section of the short description. Kewlio 03:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

They are referred to as twins by the characters in the show. There may be plenty of possible ways robot kinship occurs, like the one you pose. I'm sure we could come up with plenty of scenarios that do or do not imply that they might be considered twins. But they are, according to what goes on in the show - I say that's what we should go by. Cheeser1 03:26, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I brought up the same thing here but never got a response. I'm personally tempted to agree with you though Cheeser1 does bring up a valid point. Stardust8212 03:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Binary 00100100 as "Middle finger and horns"

This is fundamentally flawed. Even on a person with cartoon style four fingered hands. First of all, making "The horns" is incorrect, it would be the third finger on the left hand and the second finger on the right hand which is not horns but two "middle finger"s on a five fingered person. Of course if you assume there are only four fingers then there is no middle finger. Anyway, unless someone has said somewhere that this was the actual intent of the creators then this qualifies as original research and is completely unverifiable. Stardust8212 13:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

It's clearly sticking up both middle fingers, in counting binary - I reverted the change, instead of correcting it. I mistook it for saying both middle fingers, not something about the horns (yes, it's not that, but it is still something). And there is a middle finger - four digits on both hands means three fingers, meaning there is a middle finger (if it isn't already clearly analogous to our so-called middle finger). You can't seriously want to bust this up because you think it's OR and unverifiable - that's 95% of this article and every article that spends pages talking about a cartoon character. I mean, you didn't even delete the other speculative comment about his apartment number. Cheeser1 15:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Per your suggestion I removed the rest of the speculation from the Trivia section with the exception of the "Mirror, Mirror" reference because I think that may have actually been mentioned in the commentary, feel free to delete it if it wasn't. I believe I can find a source that says 00100100 is binary for $ but that's not really a good reason for it to stay. I'd be perfectly happy to see that entire section deleted seeing as the general policy is to Avoid trivia sections in articles but people tend to get angry when entire sections are deleted. Information about Flexo should probably be integrated into the article in some useful way rather than as a bullet point in a list but I don't have that sort of time right now. Stardust8212 15:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

about the middle finger possibility, Bender has 3 fingers. therefore the code for such would be 010010. i hope that helps. if you disagree than 645 or 18 you.

Soaps

Should we add something about him being on soaps.

orgonise

can some one please orgonise the page because it goes from one thing to something completely different

SHORE I WILL ORGONISE IT RITE AWAY JUST FORE U OKAY BAI

orphans

It says he has a fondness for orphanse but he only adopted them so that he could get money from the goverment ans when he relised they costed him more then the government gave him he sought to get rid of them

Bender's favorite phrase

Well, although I've seen most of the episodes several times and was completely sure that it's "kiss my shiny...", you made me watch the last episode (S05E16) again. To my frustration, you're right :(, it's really "bite", not "kiss". Sorry, now you can laugh at me :)

- Jkt 15:27, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Bender's Name

In the Time Bender Trilogy, Bender's name is spelled 'Bender Bending Rodriquez'. There may have been an acute over the final 'e' as well, I don't entirely remember. Should this be mentioned? - ТģØ(Đ {ŧª∫Қ ↑¤ Мә} 01:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Breakfast Club?

Can anyone provide a source that his name comes from the breakfast club character? CPitt76 03:11, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Bender's trouble with the law

I'd like to see a section detailing Bender's run-ins with the law - like the court order that says he's not supposed to sing -- and others 71.14.115.135 11:10, 23 July 2007 (UTC)alvastarr

Yes, let's fill this article with trivia, lists, and in-universe garbage even more than it already is! Wait, no, let's not do that. --Cheeser1 13:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Ethnicity

Are you sure he's not from an Irish Catholic family? Everyone else on Wikipedia is. ;o) 86.17.211.191 18:32, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

bender..

wow this article is so bad. u shouldnt describe bender as if he wasn't fictional. maybe in origin instead of his fictional origin we can have something that isn't totally useless. maybe we can put that he was created as a way to get around the censors.. visit the futurama page for info about that. all of the information in this page shouldn't span more than one paragraph —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.102.205.199 (talk) 01:12, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Processor number - Relevant/irrelevant

An edit war is brewing over the relevance of Bender's processor. One person argues that it has no "real world relevance" while I feel that Bender's processor (6502) is a real microprocessor used in early home computers such as Atari and Apple and thus warrants inclusion. I back this up by the fact that other parts of Bender are listed in the description such as his unit number, serial number, and chassis number. What argument is there against including his processor type? Lighthope (talk) 20:50, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

There is only an edit war brewing if you fail to heed the consensus-building process. Otherwise, we can continue to have this discussion. The processor type has no real-world relevance because this is an article about a fictional character. If some source says something about the processor, connects it through some meaningful (or even meaningless) analysis to a real world significance, then it's worth including. The fact that the article is chocked full of other meaningless in-universe information is irrelevant. Efforts to scale back the in-universe drivel in this article may have not succeeded yet, but that's no excuse to continue to add such information and make the problem worse. Refer to the large tag at the top of the page. --Cheeser1 (talk) 22:53, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

As an aside to this, about a month ago I trimmed quite a bit of the in universe info from the article including the processor type (here) and I still think more needs trimming. That being said I agree with Cheeser1 and think that users who really want to expand and improve this article would do better to find out of universe evidence of notability rather than re-adding minor details and jokes from the show. Honestly, other than the one time it is mentioned did Bender's CPU have any impact on his character's role, does it affect how he is received by critics? Should the unit number, serial number or chassis number be included? Probably not, it's a game of balance to describe the character without going too overboard. If you can find a reliable source that discusses the processor (or any other aspect of Bender) then by all means add the info to the article, otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. Just my 2 cents of course. Stardust8212 23:18, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

If we are going to add part and model numbers, then we can not not discriminate. Add it all or delete it all. At least the processor type was more interesting because it was a real processor, rather than made up stuff like the rest of his parts.

And Cheeser1, if you want to take the high road, than you should have started a discussion on relevance on the talk page first, rather than deleting information and presuming your edits are "best". Lighthope (talk) 23:53, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

First of all, this is not all or nothing. If something is verifiably relevant by being mentioned in reliable sources, then we include it. If only one part or model number is relevant, we (should) mention only one. As for "the high road" - the onus is on you to substantiate your edits. I am not reverting to "my" version or the "best" version - I am reverting to the version that previously exists by consensus. My attempt to steer this discussion in the proper direction is not an opportunity for you to criticize me.--Cheeser1 (talk) 00:16, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I have justified my edit. You are the only person who seems not to like it. Unless you can muster support for the exclusion of the processor type, the information should be replaced. I reject your assertion that the burden is upon me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lighthope (talk • contribs) 05:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Note: I have already stated that I agree with Cheeser1 which means s/he is not the "only person". Secondly, WP:BURDEN is Wikipedia policy and if you take issue with it I recommend you take it up on the talk page there as we are not going to attempt to change policy here. Stardust8212 12:14, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

The WP:BURDEN article you present has to do with citations and sources, not whether or not something is relevant. However, since you have agreed with Cheeser1 regarding the 6502 processor of Bender not being relevant to the article (which is illogical since, as I pointed out, there are other parts of Bender which survive in the article), I will bow to the majority and leave it out. If more people come along in the future and change the majority, then we will reinsert it. Lighthope 22:10, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

The point I was trying to make is that that particular factoid is not notable, you clearly believe it is notable therefore the burden is on you to prove it is notable by providing reliable sources discussing it, that is how we establish notability. And as I've already stated I believe more in-universe cruft needs to be trimmed from the article. The problem of having too much cruft in the article will not be solved by adding more cruft to the article so the argument that we should not add this bit of cruft is perfectly logical. Anyway, I'm glad we've all come to an agreement for the moment, let's get back to the real job of writing an encyclopedic well sourced article. Stardust8212 22:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

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Special Thanks in Contra 4 Credits

"Bender Bending Rodríguez" is given a special thanks in the credits because one of the directors behind the game is a huge futurama fan, worth mentioning in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.120.37 (talk) 14:49, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Is there a Reliable Source discussing this? Stardust8212 14:58, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I know this is worth absolutely nothing, but I was talking to a friend who contributed to the game (he's also in the credits) and told me to look for bender and explained why. At the very least, the fact is that Bender is in the credits, I could take a photo if you want, I'd just have to finish the game again :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.120.37 (talk) 02:34, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Job

Could someone update his job in the info box in accordance with the new dvd? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.244.33.47 (talk) 13:51, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Done! The idea of Bender being "assistant manager of sales" cracked me up too :) 85.28.125.37 (talk) 23:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Bender's Age

In the episode of The Simpsons, "Future-Drama", Bender appears with Homer and Bart. Through the actions that he does in that episode, that makes Bender more than 950 years old. This is due to the fact that Bender appears in the late 2000's, and he is still alive in 3000.

Also, in the episode where Fry becomes his own grandfather (I cannot remember the episode's title.) he gets left behind, making him EVEN older than usual. Stickmeister (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

hte episode you are refering to is rosewell that ends well.

Cannoity of that Simpsons issue in the Futurama universe is questionable. But in any case it's trumped by the events of Big Bender's Big Score. While we can place a lower bound on his age by the end of it, we can not place an upper bound other than DVD commetary saying Bender "can live hundreds or thousands of years but not hundreds of thousands of years." We also know that there is a whole room full of time-paradox Benders that start spontiously exploding in the last minute of the film which would indicate the vast majority of the trips are time-parodox Benders. Jon (talk) 23:15, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I suppose if someone were to work out the age of the actual original Bender, you could determine his actual age. Although I don't know it's possible... It would be something like 1016 (9 plus the 1007 years he waits for)? I suppose you would have to take into account all the years he spent waiting to return to return when he was logically supposed to when time travelling, but wouldn't continuously going back into different time periods somehow negate that? My brain hurts. Maybe it IS best if we stick with the normal age or change it to "Unknown" or something. In fact, it would be an interesting thing to include into the article, as it doesn't go into very much detail about it all. .:Alex:. 16:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I saw Benders big score and it was riddled with time pardoxs that shouldn't happen. we should disgard that all together. when bender went back in time to steal stuff, why didn't he just wake up occasionally and steal instead of going back thousands of times over.

Good point, although he wouldn't know what to steal as he is only given the next item on the list when he returns. --.:Alex:. 21:05, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

The Countess de la Roca

I feel she should be mentioned in the info box. I realize she only appeared in one episode but, She appears to be the only fem-bot Bender has ever fallen head over heels in love with. He seemed to care about her deeply. And was slightly saddened by her death. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.226.221.176 (talk) 22:54, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

What about Angleyne in Bendless Love? L'Aquatique[talk] 02:56, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Removal of information

The information previously in this article is not suitable for this site, so it has been removed. Most of the information was just pure original research, while the rest is just not suitable for an in-universe description of the character. Both his role in the series and his overall personality should be described within two or three paragraphs. That information should be directly sourced by something, preferably information from the creators rather than the episodes. The current layout is based on Troy McClure, which is a featured article. If you believe that the information was fine, you're currently on the wrong site. Finding a good wiki on Wikia would be a good goal. TTN (talk) 19:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I didn't believe this edit was very helpful. We don't work to a deadline or use other articles as templates. Perhaps you'd be better off forking if you don't like our articles. Catchpole (talk) 07:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree with TTN's removal of the in-universe plot summary; its restoration -- esp. the trivial hardware, software, alternative appearances sections -- is a step in the wrong direction. --EEMIV (talk) 18:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

While I think this is obviously a drastic change I feel that starting with more of a bare bones approach will put more of an emphasis on including only what is necessary and sourcing claims, eventually resulting in a much improved article from what we started with. Sometimes the first step in cleanup is getting rid of all the junk standing in your way. Also note previous discussion about issues with hardware and software sections at #Hardware and Software. Stardust8212 19:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Suicidal ?

In both Space_Pilot_3000 and Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs bender has tried to kill himself .Should this be added to the article Gnevin (talk) 00:37, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

there are suicide booths in the world, we don't need to single his out, and he lost the will to live when he found out his girders were for suicide booths--Jakezing (talk) 02:25, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Bender's main image

I want to know why to keep the Bender's Big Score cover as Bender's main image instead of the Promotional Image [Image:Bender_Rodriguez.png] (PNG with Transparency). I would prefer the Promotional Image because is a standard image (like the promo image of the characters). Right now, it seems like the Article of the Movie instead of Bender --javoec (talk) 07:26, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

The previous version of the promo image got deleted, I'm guessing there was a problem with the fair use rationale or something, someone put the dvd cover up instead since it was better than no image at all, good to see someone has uploaded it again, hopefully all the fair use issues have been dealt with. Stardust8212 21:56, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Bender Toys

This article may be relevant to expanding an impact section for Bender, I'm not sure if it's worthwhile to add info on the various toy-benders that are available but that would be the place to start. Stardust8212 12:51, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

"First born son"

There's a bit of disputed text that I added about the short sequence in BwaBB that shows bender's son- I think it's fairly obviously a reference to the biblical story about the plague of the firstborn, but I do agree it needs a source. I think the best bet for one would be in the audio commentary- anyone own the dvd and would be willing to take a listen to that scene? ~ L'Aquatique[talk] 00:39, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

From what I can remember they ponder how Bender can possibly have a son, and suggest that there are possibly more children. I don't recall any mention of biblical stories or even where the inspiration for that came from. Might double check though. --.:Alex:. 21:03, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Your questing a cartoon? you sir, are a mad idiot!--Jakezing (talk) 03:06, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Tortoise (Aka, the Blade Runner test)

I was just watching The Crimes of the Hot, and it occurred to me that the bit when he cries about the turtles migrating to holland it's a reference to Blade Runner with that test they do to detect Replicants. So, if anyone is better at writing than me, i reckon it should go in there somewheres. 70.179.98.58 (talk) 02:28, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Creation

Are there any statements by the creators regarding Startling Comics #49? It seems clear that this was at least an inspiration for Bender's appearance, but I'm having trouble finding more information about it:

http://www.rtsunlimited.com/CoverPages/startling%2349.htm 74.131.110.31 (talk) 23:14, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Me, Bender

As a long-time fan of the show, I've noticed that whenever Bender refers to himself, he always says, "Me, Bender" rather than simply "Me". I'm not sure if this is relevant enough to warrant mention, but it is sort of a catch-phrase or mannerism of his. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.121.74.122 (talk) 05:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Don't do it, he's evil!

If I'm not mistaken, on 2 occasions during a confrontation/deal with a percieved villain, Fry says this phrase. Now most'd think it meant for Bender not workin with Nixon/Robot Devil, however they're the one's who respond to Fry about Bender being the evil one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.181.68 (talk) 01:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Unilateral move

This page was just moved unilaterally by User:JoeLoeb. Such moves should be discussed and the move should only happen when there is consensus for it, but none of it happened in this case. Articles for all the other Futurama characters are named after the character's full name, and now this article is an odd one out. If nothing else, we should be consistent. I hereby call for the move to be reverted. Haakon (talk) 18:10, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

I reverted the move since there has been no reply here. There has also been no follow-up in regards to fixing redirects in the wake of the move. I am still open to moving the article, but we should gather consensus first. Haakon (talk) 17:40, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Articles about people and characters are normally under the name they are best known by. I had no idea who "Bender Bending Roruiguez" was until I actually came to the article. DJ Clayworth (talk) 23:14, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

This should be moved to Bender (Futurama) per WP:COMMONNAME. The original person who moved it was correct in doing so. I will be moving it now since it seems only a single user is objecting to it.--Jersey Devil (talk) 22:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 01:24, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

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Bender Bending Rodríguez → Bender (Futurama) — This name is used very little, in fact I only recall it being used in one episode. Per WP:COMMONNAME I believe this should be moved to simply Bender (Futurama), due to Bender on its own being a whole lot more used. Relisted. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 22:31, 20 June 2010 (UTC) Harry Blue5 (talk) 23:08, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose Using a more complete name as opposed to an artificial parenthesized disambiguator (i.e. "(Futurama)") is preferred. --Cybercobra (talk) 00:27, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

WP:PRECISION: "[Disambiguation] is often done by adding a disambiguating tag in parentheses (or sometimes after a comma); however in certain cases it may be done by choosing a different form of the title in order to achieve uniqueness. If there is a natural mode of disambiguation in standard English, as with Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger, use that instead." --Cybercobra (talk) 00:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

• Support. I don't buy the precision argument The full name is only used in a relative handful of reliable sources (20ish news articles and 8 books), versus the thousands that use simply "Bender". Almost no readers will know who "Bender Bending Rodríguez" is, but many will know who "Bender (Futurama)" is. Fences&Windows 14:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support He is overwhelmingly known as simply Bender. Propaniac (talk) 18:44, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

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Benders weight

I reckon thats wrong in the article in "Into the wild green yonder" Bender says he weighs 2 tonnes If anyone wants to check its about 1 hour 5 minutes in 12:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.253.96.84 (talk)

I removed it, as it is trivial and not important to his character. CTJF83 12:12, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Processor

Bender has a MOS Technology 6502 Microprocessor in his head. Same chip as the Apple II and Commodore 64 computers. http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/processors/25-microchips-that-shook-the-world/0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.180.69.235 (talk) 17:49, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

The photo that shows Bender's processor is from the episode "Fry & The Slurm Factory". 79.180.69.235 (talk) 10:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Since the article feels his "metallurgical composition" is relevant, his microprocessor should definitely be added as well. - Mecandes (talk) 00:00, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

In the recent episode he is shown having an AMD Athlon II processor in his shiny metal ass, so he is a duel core? Rippey574 (talk) 11:27, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Mexican accent

Most Mexican-Americans do not speak Spanish or have a Mexican accent. Reference to this should be ommitted. Bender is born in Mexico but has lived in the USA most of his life. He is Mexican-American.

 Done CTJF83 12:49, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Cleanup

I removed the quality cleanup tag/msg after fixing the cite error and getting rid of the red ink, shouldn't have other quality problems, left the other cleanup tags. TheHappiestCritic (talk) 20:02, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Benders Make up

In 'A Pharaoh to Remember', the professor mentions that the standard bending unit is made up of an iron-osmium alloy, and Bender had a 0.04% nickle impurity, to which bender replied "It's what made me me". It might be worth mentioning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Egreiner.idea (talk • contribs) 22:08, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Composition

Bender's composition as stated in the 'Role' section of this article differs from that stated in the 'Composition' section and both fail to mention Bender's osmium content. During the 4 production seasons Bender (and the Professor) claim that he is:

40% Zinc (Fry and the Slurm Factory)

40% Titanium (A Head in the Polls)

An iron/osmium alloy with a 0.04% nickel impurity (A Pharaoh to Remember)

30% Iron (The 30% Iron Chef)

40% Dolomite (Jurassic Bark)

I thought I could change the article to include this information however I'm not sure how to go about it... especially how much should be included in the 'Role' section and its wording. Thoughts? --Marshmellis (talk) 14:54, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

In the newest episode, they say he's 40% Chromium now —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.92.116.175 (talk) 18:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I think it should be in there somewhere; it certainly seems more worthwhile than some of the other stuff. 24.207.132.240 (talk) 03:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Prototype of Bender?

Check this old picture (Jan 1948) out. Looks like Bender had a real prototype :) . Doronenko (talk) 12:18, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Lovely, but you'd need some sort of reliable source indicating that it was an influence for the character design. DP76764 (Talk) 15:18, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

I don't have any reliable source so I have put it just here. Anyway looks very similar... Doronenko (talk) 17:49, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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Bender's relatives

I suggest removing Flexo from the list of Bender's relatives on the side bar. My reasoning is that there are no clear criteria for the inclusion of any character into the Bender's family other than Bender's own claims, which needless to say are also questionable at best. If Flexo is considered to be Bender's sibling, than Billy West, the Moon farmer, should be too...and that makes little sense because all other robots that share Bender's chassis, such as Anglelyne, Flexo's ex-wife, would begin falling into the category of Bender's relatives should the similarity in design and manufacture be used as a criterion for human-like family kinship for robots. 24.148.48.7 (talk) 20:04, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

On a similar vein, ALL robot's built by Mom's Friendly Robot Company could be considered relatives of Bender. Bender refers to relatives occasionally, often as one-off jokes of questionable reliability (as in "screwier than my aunt Rita...and she's a screw!"), but rarely treats any robots as kin. 65.191.6.31 (talk) 02:15, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Bender's father: In S2E01 Bender mentiones his father who was killed by a tinopener.--RicHard-59 (talk) 15:00, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

In The Wild Green Yonder when Bender breaks down the prison wall to liberate the Feministas, Leela asks "Bender?" and he replies "Who'd you expect; my twin brother Buster?"The joy of all things (talk) 20:21, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Bender's Occupation at Planet Express

Bender's Big Score reveals that Bender is the Assistant Manager of Sales at Planet Express. Should the infobox be changed to reflect that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diamond10974 (talk • contribs) 18:58, 5 May 2020 (UTC)