zoidberg's not rich

[Reply #120 on:]

 

Originally posted by titchywitchy:
Yeh i suppose, Im sorry to say i have the tendersy to point out the other points of view, Which normally turn out wrong.

 
Aw. Dont worry. Everyone makes mistakes.
What you gotta do is look on the Bright Side of Life

Look on the Bright side of Life! De Doo, De Doo De doo da doo doo
*marches off singing before being dragged away by a pair of Mental Institution guards*

[Reply #121 on:]

He gets paid but he's not a wise investor as shown in Devils Hands Are Idle Playthings he bought 8 copies of the news paper and Fry's holophoner record set. In the commentaries it was revealed that the writers didn't think to make him poor until the second season so there is every possibility that Zoidberg had at least some money the first season invested it very badly and lost it all or he just doesn't flaunt it so everyone thinks that he's poor.

[Reply #122 on:]

Zoidberg just buys idiotic things like the hair and 8 copies of things.

[Reply #123 on:]

maby he just has to pay loads of tax and earns a lot but pays all of it to inland revnue.

[Reply #124 on:]

... So Zoidberg was rich?

[Reply #125 on:]

Once. But not anymore.

[Reply #126 on:]

he was never shown getting the room the next time u see him was with the female squid

[Reply #127 on:]

Zoidberg was rich until "a loobster in love" where he was due to die.. now if we all knew we are going to die a certain day and we didnt have any relative (or any desire to) to inherit our money wouldnt we spend it all until that day?

Zoidberg spent all his money until that day (he is seeing hadling a big ammount to Bender to bet on himself) , but since he didnt die he then is broken from onwards   

[Reply #128 on:]

theres two resions why zoidberg stayed in the uper deck.
1.

Originally posted by *David A*:
*the owner of the company, the company doctor, and the guy in charge of accounting and legal all get fancy accommodations, while the three newly hired employees and the intern get to share a room on the Fiesta Deck.*

2. it states in the comintary of the valintins episode between fry/amy that it was the first episode theres a zoidberg is poor joke in it.

that menes zoidberg isn't poor untill that episode.

[Reply #129 on:]

This is probably way off but it would seem from Zoidbergs flashbacks that his family was kindave rich and up scale.

I mean his mother was ashamed that he wanted to be a comedian instead of a docter and then because he wanted to be a docter instead of a comedian.

[Reply #130 on:]

Yeah, I agree with Rex- in the flashback, they look like they have a pretty upper middle class house, and in the episode "Future Stock" it is shown that zoidberg owns 51 % of Planet Express's stocks

[Reply #131 on:]

 

Originally posted by Javier Lopez:
Zoidberg was rich until "a loobster in love" where he was due to die.. now if we all knew we are going to die a certain day and we didnt have any relative (or any desire to) to inherit our money wouldnt we spend it all until that day?

Zoidberg spent all his money until that day (he is seeing hadling a big ammount to Bender to bet on himself) , but since he didnt die he then is broken from onwards   

That is a very good point. I never thought of that. It makes perfect sense and I think that you're probably right.

[Reply #132 on:]

I think Hermes is putting a stop to Zoidbergs earnings. Hermes clearly disslikes the poor lobster.

In season 1 Hermes does economic cutbacks like the Saltwalter tank, and zoidberg quotes "It's a witchunt!". Or something like that.

Hermes also blames Zoidberg for "wasting a hole heap a' juice", "electricity", when it really is bender having an Electric-addiction.

So i think Hermes is the reason for Zoidberg beeing poor.

[Reply #133 on:]

but he does give Zoidberg majority share of Planet Express

[Reply #134 on:]

De shares were worthless!  And he kept asking for toilet paper!

[Reply #135 on:]

Why has nobody mentioned the large bet on himself in round 1 he placed in WMIBaCiL?

[Reply #136 on:]

1. He may have had a large sum of Decapodian sheckels, or whatever it is that they use as currency, but that doesn't necessarily make him rich in the real world.

2. He was fairly confident of winning, and if he lost he'd be dead, so I doubt that he was worried about having to pay up.

3. Zoidberg's idea of a "large bet" might be considered chump change by most folks.

Take your pick.

[Reply #137 on:]

Just saying, it's a bet he lost, thus he lost a large sum of money to Bender.

[Reply #138 on:]

Assuming that Bender was able to collect on the bet.

And again, the large sum of money may not have actually been that much.

[Reply #139 on:]

he gives his money to Bender, even if he won the fight, Bender would never pay him back, Zoidberg's just too damn stupid to have money, he buys stupid items (sometimes 8 at a time) and he's an awful negotiator (selling his shares for a sandwhich, which he even thought was ripping off the other guy)

[Reply #140 on:]

Keep in mind that Zoidberg owned 50% of the stocks to the company. (Though traded them away for a sandwich with "that guy" ) in ep 321 i think. Future Stock.

So he had to have been rich.

[Reply #141 on:]

He didn't buy them El-Luxo remember Hermes said that he gave them to Zoidberg for toilet paper because they were worthless?

   

That Guy: I neglected to mention that the shares I bought from Dr. Zoidberg gave me majority control.
Leela: Zoidberg owned 51% of the company?
Hermes: The shares were worthless and he kept asking for toilet paper.

[Reply #142 on:]

Zoidberg is poor.

[Reply #143 on:]

Truth is Zoidberg was established as poor early in the series.  The reason he had luxury accomodations is as previously stated the three upper managment types got the good stuff and the crew got the fiesta deck

[Reply #144 on:]

It's not like PE completely intended him to be penniless, they did set aside a retirement account for him, he's just to stupid to put any money in it

[Reply #145 on:]

Hehe yeah, and i love that scene! 
Zoidberg: Aww, you kept track of it all this time! (Sobs) ^^

[Reply #146 on:]

 

Originally posted by tyraniak:
he gives his money to Bender, even if he won the fight, Bender would never pay him back, Zoidberg's just too damn stupid to have money, he buys stupid items (sometimes 8 at a time) and he's an awful negotiator (selling his shares for a sandwhich, which he even thought was ripping off the other guy)

hahahhah, i agree fully. 
"i would have settle for a hard roll with ketchup in it!"

[Reply #147 on:]

Maybe he was more popular in that season, so people liked him more then.

[Reply #148 on:]

I thought the answer to be pretty clear, it seems you guys are looking too far into this:

the 3 main characters are stuck down there. Remember it was those 3 who asked the professor for a job and have always been segregated from the rest of the group.

Remember when they get fired all because leela forgets the keys in the ship and fry and bender take the ship out. Zoidberg is like now im the popular one; lets all talk to zoidberg!

[Reply #149 on:]

Zoidberg is close to the professor but only in the sense of a pet.
And yes Zoidberg does make bad consumer choices but only half the time. Like the time he bought 8 of fry's holophone records (Like leela said "most people cant play the holophone" ) and since Fry lost his lvl 75 hands of the devil he pretty much went out buisness. That value of zoids record will sky rocket to the point where zoid is set for life, i think.

[Reply #150 on:]

unless they were crappy records to begin with or if people lost interest in Fry's holophone records

[Reply #151 on:]

GO ZOIDBERG! you rock