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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|name=Pocket Pal | |name=Pocket Pal | ||
|type=t | |type=t | ||
|image=[[ | |type2=a | ||
|image=[[File:Pocket Pal.png|225px]] | |||
|origin=[[Earth]] | |origin=[[Earth]] | ||
|species=[[Robot]] | |species=[[Robot]] | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=[[manbot|Male]] | ||
|family=Other Pocket Pals | |family=Other Pocket Pals | ||
|voiced by= | |voiced by=Tress MacNeille | ||
|first appear={{ | |first appear={{f|2}} | ||
}}'''Pocket Pal''' is the name of a miniature robot, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to | }} | ||
'''Pocket Pal''' is the name of a miniature {{robot}}, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to tell [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] about certain aspects of the future, and thus function as a tool for the audience to understand the [[31st century|31st-century]] setting better. This was abandoned early on and the character forgotten about. In ''[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'', it was used by [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] to demonstrate that robots cannot go through the [[anomaly]]. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it. | |||
==Additional info== | == Additional info == | ||
===Appearances=== | === Trivia === | ||
*{{ | *Pocket Pal was mentioned and discussed during {{commentary|Less than Hero}}. A similar robot appearing in "Less than Hero" is [[Andrew]]. | ||
=== Quotes === | |||
{{q| | |||
<poem>'''Pocket Pal''': Playtime is funtime! | |||
'''Wernstrom''': Not this time! | |||
''[Wernstrom kills Pocket Pal.]''</poem> | |||
}} | |||
=== Appearances === | |||
*{{f|2}} | |||
*{{clink|US#073|Night of the Automated Dead}} | |||
[[Category:Abandoned ideas]] | |||
[[Category:Robots]] |
Latest revision as of 23:18, 9 August 2015
Tertiary character Abandoned character | |
Pocket Pal | |
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Gender | Male |
Species | Robot |
Planet of origin | Earth |
Relatives | Other Pocket Pals |
First appearance | The Beast with a Billion Backs |
Voiced by | Tress MacNeille |
Pocket Pal is the name of a miniature robot, made just big enough to use a AA battery. It was originally supposed to tell Fry about certain aspects of the future, and thus function as a tool for the audience to understand the 31st-century setting better. This was abandoned early on and the character forgotten about. In The Beast with a Billion Backs, it was used by Wernstrom to demonstrate that robots cannot go through the anomaly. Farnsworth and Wernstrom then just decided to kill a bunch of other pocket pals just for the fun of it.
Additional info
Trivia
- Pocket Pal was mentioned and discussed during the commentary for "Less than Hero". A similar robot appearing in "Less than Hero" is Andrew.
Quotes
Pocket Pal: Playtime is funtime!
Wernstrom: Not this time!
[Wernstrom kills Pocket Pal.]