Decapodian

The Decapodians are a fictional race of humanoid, lobster-like aliens, who speak with a Yiddish accent, from the animated television show Futurama. The Decapodians are natives of the planet Decapod 10 (literally meaning "10-legged 10") that made contact with Earth in the 23rd century. The Decapodians found the Earth anchovy so delicious that they promptly ate it into extinction (as explained in "A Fishful of Dollars"). Although there have been ... more

The Decapodians are a fictional race of humanoid, lobster-like aliens, who speak with a Yiddish accent, from the animated television show Futurama. The Decapodians are natives of the planet Decapod 10 (literally meaning "10-legged 10") that made contact with Earth in the 23rd century. The Decapodians found the Earth anchovy so delicious that they promptly ate it into extinction (as explained in "A Fishful of Dollars"). Although there have been several minor Decapodian characters on the show, the only main Decapodian is Doctor Zoidberg, the Planet Express doctor, who is good natured but has a poor understanding of human anatomy (and even less knowledge of human social behavior, a problem which seems more prominent in Zoidberg than in other Decapodians). Although little is known of Decapodian biology, it is known that the Decapodians have four hearts: In "Roswell That Ends Well", one of Dr. Zoidberg's hearts is removed. Later in "A Taste of Freedom," he says that "two of [his] three... less