Episode 21 of "Futurama"
s02e12 Raging Bender
Title: Raging Bender
Original Air Date: 02/27/2000 on Fox
Director: Ron Hughart
Writer: Lewis Morton
Guest Stars: Tom Kenny (Abner Doubledeal), Mr. Moviefone (Himself)
Plot Outline:
Hermes has been taken over by a brain slug, and so to avoid getting infected by one themselves, the Planet Express crew go to the movies. After much consideration over what to see, they decide to see All My Circuits: The Movie. A robot sits down in front of Bender and Bender starts annoying him. Thinking the robot is a wimp, Bender challenges him to a fight, but the robot is really the Masked Unit from the Ultimate Robot Fighting League! Bender runs off, dropping his popcorn - this causes the Masked Unit to slip. Everyone thinks Bender defeated him, and Bender is asked to join the URFL. After his first match as "Bender the Offender", Bender discovers that the URFL is a fix. He's not bothered by that, since the most popular robot always wins - and right now, Bender is HOT! However Bender's popularity decreases, and he has to become "The Gender Bender" to lose a fight. When Leela discovers that Bender's opponent, the Destructor, is being controlled by her old martial arts teacher, who taunted her when she was younger, she trains Bender to win the fight - but will he do it and make himself and Leela proud?
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