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Topic: Benders sense of taste
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
 Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 11:59 |
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In the episode "A fistful of dollars" Bender tried anchovies and spat them out with everyone else, there he was capable of tasting them and disliking them. However in what I believe is the next episode "My three suns", he becomes a chef and Leela says he doesn't have a sense of taste. If he didn't have a sense of taste how would he dislike anchovies, or the converse: if he disliked the anchovies how could he not have a sense of taste. As a side note of non-contuinity in the first episode when Fry asked why he drank he replied with "I don't need to drink", however later on we learn he needs to drink to fuel his power cells. Theres less discrepancy in that however since his reply could have been just mere sarcasm.
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Books
Starship Captain
 Since: Sep 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 15:07 |
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Its a tv show set in the future.
Its called "Futurama".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 18:35 |
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so thats your version of the wizard did it?
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
 Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 18:41 |
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Bender spit out the anchovies because everyone else was doing it. He just wanted to be popular.As for in SP3K with the not needing to drink. At that point the writers had come up with the idea that alcohol fuels his power cells. It was the pilot not everything was worked out. By I, Roommate they had decided that Bender needed alcohol to kee his fuel cells charged. A 2 episode gap between deciding to have the alcohol serve a purpose. Or you can stick with the wizards excuse.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 19:05 |
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yes thats what i thought, however I just like being a nerd about meaningless non contuinty =p
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 19:26 |
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Same here. I hate when the continutity of a show gets screwy.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 21:41 |
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I know, they can plan far enough to include nibbler in the freeze scene but they can't work out these details.
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Frisco17
Liquid Emperor
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 01-16-2008 22:04 |
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They had the Nibbler thing planned from the beginning unlike the other stuff. They decided later that they wanted to make a joke or something so they either forgot or ignored what they said earlier since it was just a side note or something.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 22:27 |
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Guess I can't blame them, it must be hard to get everything straight when you're starting a show off.
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 22:34 |
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Yep but at least they kept with the Nibbler stuff.
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Frisco17
Liquid Emperor
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 01-16-2008 22:35 |
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Yeah alot of stuff is messed up in season 1.
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 22:39 |
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Yeah but what ya gonna do? What's done is done.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-16-2008 22:40 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Frisco17:
Yeah alot of stuff is messed up in season 1.
yet season one is one of the best seasons imo
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-17-2008 20:29 |
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Yes it is a good season.
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Frisco17
Liquid Emperor
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 01-17-2008 22:01 |
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Oh yeah, Its the best one after the almighty season 2.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-17-2008 22:03 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Frisco17:
Oh yeah, Its the best one after the almighty season 2.
I concur
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-17-2008 22:09 |
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Season 3 is better.
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chanukahzombie
Crustacean
Since: Nov 2007
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posted 01-18-2008 00:14 |
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In "Mother's Day," Greeting Card mentions that "Liquor is the opiate of the human bourgeoisie" and that "In the glorious robot workers' paradise, there will be no liquor. Only efficient synthetic fuels." So it looks like robots don't NEED to drink at all. As for the taste thing, that's always bothered me too. I think there's a thing with smell, too.
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Bendersfan1221
Professor
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 01-18-2008 00:22 |
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Robots have noses they just don't use them. Well at least Bender has one according to Bender Gets Made.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
Since: Aug 2001
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posted 01-18-2008 09:28 |
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quote:
Originally posted by JackedOn:
As a side note of non-contuinity in the first episode when Fry asked why he drank he replied with "I don't need to drink", however later on we learn he needs to drink to fuel his power cells.
Waiter: "Would monsieur care to see the wine list?"
Bender: "No poison for us, thanks. I'll stick with good old mineral oil. Ah, functional."
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futz
Professor
Since: Apr 2005
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posted 01-18-2008 15:49 |
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In BBS Bender uses something that functions and slurps like a tongue. He may have the hardware (like standard robot mouth assembly RM-017-A or something) for tasting but not the software and/or tasting chip. It might be considered useless in a bending unit and make it more expensive.
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trickster381
Starship Captain
Since: Nov 2006
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posted 01-18-2008 15:52 |
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i like futz explanation, its technical and makes some what sense
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Frisco17
Liquid Emperor
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 01-18-2008 22:37 |
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FryBender4
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 01-19-2008 17:05 |
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your right JackedOn its weird
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KurtPikachu2001
Liquid Emperor
Since: Sep 2003
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posted 01-19-2008 20:40 |
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Sometimes I wonder how Bender tastes beer. Considering robots have no sense of taste.
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THM
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2004
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posted 01-20-2008 15:28 |
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The rate Bender drinks at, it'd be a miracle if he could taste it, even IF he had 'taste buds'.  ------------------
Fry: He was a good man, Leela. Leela: Yeah...you were. - Bender's Big Score
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-20-2008 17:38 |
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What's also weird is that in Bender gets Mad he eats food and says it tastes good if he has no sense of taste.
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FryBender4
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 01-20-2008 17:41 |
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also why does he smoke?/
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Sil
Professor
Since: Jun 2003
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posted 01-21-2008 02:01 |
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Because cigars make him look cool.[This message has been edited by Sil (edited 01-21-2008).]
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FryBender4
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 01-21-2008 09:45 |
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yeah your right he does look cool smoking a cigar
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-21-2008 15:15 |
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how come in raging bender when he kicked and wrapped his foot around his neck he couldn't breathe, he's a robot they don't need to breathe ><
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FryBender4
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 01-21-2008 22:13 |
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idk its weird but i was just watching that episode 2day
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 01-28-2008 00:36 |
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quote:
Originally posted by chanukahzombie:
In "Mother's Day," Greeting Card mentions that "Liquor is the opiate of the human bourgeoisie" and that "In the glorious robot workers' paradise, there will be no liquor. Only efficient synthetic fuels." So it looks like robots don't NEED to drink at all.
I was under the impression that only Bender Units needed to drink.  And another thing...Bender says to Fry "I don't have anything else to do...let's get drunk!" in "Space Pilot 3000", yet it seems that the only time Bender displays human-like inebriation is when he doesn't drink ("Bender! You're blind stinking sober!" ). Curious... [This message has been edited by NastyInThePasty (edited 01-28-2008).]
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Futurama Llama
Starship Captain
Since: Aug 2006
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posted 01-28-2008 11:54 |
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He's drunk when he's sober and sober when he's drunk.
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futz
Professor
Since: Apr 2005
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posted 01-28-2008 13:45 |
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JackedOn - Fuel cells need oxygen. I do wonder where he intakes it though since he doesn't use his nose.
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JackedOn
Bending Unit
Since: Dec 2007
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posted 01-31-2008 15:07 |
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futz- perhaps his mouth? He is able to inhale cigars, however I doubt they effect him in any way since he doesnt have blood or lungs.
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Futurama Llama
Starship Captain
Since: Aug 2006
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posted 01-31-2008 18:40 |
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Yeah, remember in the Anthology ep-
Bender: "Wow! This is great!"
(don't remember right now): "You drank and smoked before, Bender!"
Bender: "Yeah, but now its bad for me!"
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Frisco17
Liquid Emperor
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 01-31-2008 22:07 |
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Bender: "GOODBYE MODERATION!"
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Futurama Llama
Starship Captain
Since: Aug 2006
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posted 02-01-2008 20:15 |
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Bingo. So there are multiple examples in the show showing how our dear Bender can, indeed, taste. Leela is just a crazy *CENSORED*.
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jerkberg
Starship Captain
Since: Sep 2004
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posted 02-02-2008 04:29 |
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quote:
Originally posted by Futurama Llama:
Yeah, remember in the Anthology ep-
Bender: "Wow! This is great!"
(don't remember right now): "You drank and smoked before, Bender!"
Bender: "Yeah, but now its bad for me!"
ha ha what a great reason to try someting.
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