"Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" (also known as "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television", and in program records as "BSNBAOTV") is the sixth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on August 3, 2003.
After a robot actor on All My Circuits malfunctions, an open casting call is held for a replacement actor. Bender applies (even though the part is that of a childbot). He boos all the other ch...
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"Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" (also known as "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television", and in program records as "BSNBAOTV") is the sixth episode of the fourth production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on August 3, 2003.
After a robot actor on All My Circuits malfunctions, an open casting call is held for a replacement actor. Bender applies (even though the part is that of a childbot). He boos all the other childbots until his turn, fooling Calculon into thinking that none of them will be received well. During his audition, Bender turns the script into total rubbish with his "flawless" Spanish accent. Although Calculon is horrified, ("That was so bad I think you gave me cancer!"), the cheers of Fry and Leela from the other room convince him that the audience will like Bender, and win him the part.
On the set, the writers have written a part for Bender appropriate to his acting ability: an "irreversible, permanent... coma". Not liking the decision,...
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