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* HeistEpisode: Bender plans to steal the royal jewels of the Robo-Hungarian Empire, and tries to recruit the others as his CaperCrew. When they refuse, he has to go at it alone, with less than stellar results.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: When asked if there's a way to get around the limitations of the mind-switching machine, Professor Farnsworth (in Bender's body) dramatically declares "I'm afraid we need to use... ''math!''", which is followed by a dramatic sting.
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* AndThisIsFor: After Big Bertha sacrifices herself to let the professor reach the prince in time to save him, he announces "this is for Big Bertha". However this is subverted as the professor actually misses and corrects himself by saying "That is not what I meant to give you for Big Bertha".
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** Hermes has his own weight woes. When he offers to switch bodies with Amy, she says she'll only ruin ''his'' body, too. Hermes sadly replies that it's already ruined.
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-->'''Amy!Bender:''' ''(after punching him out)'' I ''said'', "Bakka wow, bakka wow wow..."

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* BodySurf: Everybody does a bit of this, especially when it's time to get back into their normal bodies.



** The mind-switching machine is apparently related to the one the Professor used back in ''Bender's Game''. Amy complains about having to clean up dead monkeys it caused.

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** The mind-switching machine is apparently related to the one the Professor used back in ''Bender's Game''. Amy complains about having to clean up the heaps of dead monkeys it caused.

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As Bender plans to steal the crown of a Robo-Hungarian prince, Fry and Leela question the depth of their relationship, and Amy would very much like to begin unhealthily eating out of control again. But when it turns out the professor's [[FreakyFridayFlip mind switching machine]] cannot work on the same two people twice in a row, the plot spirals out of control as Planet Express and then some begin using the machine for their own nefarious purposes. Professor Farnswoth runs away and joins the Robot Circus as the world's most indifferent robot daredevil, 'Nonchalonto', while Scruffy and Washbucket admit their love for each other.

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As Bender plans to steal the crown of a Robo-Hungarian prince, Fry and Leela question the depth of their relationship, and Amy would very much like to begin unhealthily eating out of control again. But when it turns out the professor's [[FreakyFridayFlip mind switching machine]] cannot work on the same two people twice in a row, the plot spirals out of control as Planet Express and then some begin using the machine for their own nefarious purposes.

Professor Farnswoth runs away and joins the Robot Circus as the world's most indifferent robot daredevil, 'Nonchalonto', while Circus, Scruffy and Washbucket admit their love for each other.
other, Amy binges in three different bodies, Bender has to give a speech to the UN and Fry and Leela go on a date as Zoidberg and Farnsworth to try and prove that the other only cares about looks. In the end though, everything can be fixed with math. And robot clowns.



* GrandTheftMe: While nobody is forced to switch bodies, they are rarely honest in how they go about it. Then Farnsworth runs off with Bender's body to join the circus.



* ThrillSeeker: At first Farnsworth thinks he can use Amy's young, healthy body to finally have an exciting time, but she's just not invincible enough for the things he wants to do. So he trades Amy's body to Bender, and uses Bender's body to run off and join the Robot Circus as Nonchalanto, the world's most indifferent robot daredevil. He even comments to Big Bertha that he's always longed to be shot out of something, and politely asks if she'd fire him out of her cannon.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nikolai's girlfriend takes an impressive lack of interesting in learning Bender is a robot in a Chinese-Martian physicist's body.

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nikolai's girlfriend takes an impressive lack of interesting interest in learning Bender is a robot in a Chinese-Martian physicist's body.
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As Bender plans to steal the crown of a Robo-Hungarian prince, Fry and Leela question the depth of their relationship, and Amy would very much like to begin unhealthily eating out of control again. But when it turns out the professor's [[FreakyFridayFlip mind switching machine]] cannot work on the same two people twice in a row, the plot spirals out of control as Planet Express and then some begin using the machine for their own nefarious purposes, prompting the professor to run away and Scruffy to break down in tears.

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As Bender plans to steal the crown of a Robo-Hungarian prince, Fry and Leela question the depth of their relationship, and Amy would very much like to begin unhealthily eating out of control again. But when it turns out the professor's [[FreakyFridayFlip mind switching machine]] cannot work on the same two people twice in a row, the plot spirals out of control as Planet Express and then some begin using the machine for their own nefarious purposes, prompting the professor to run purposes. Professor Farnswoth runs away and joins the Robot Circus as the world's most indifferent robot daredevil, 'Nonchalonto', while Scruffy to break down in tears.and Washbucket admit their love for each other.
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* AmIJustAToyToYou: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[FanDisservice have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.

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* AmIJustAToyToYou: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing tries to teach her a lesson by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[FanDisservice have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.
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* NutritionalNightmare: One of the foods that Amy eats in Leela's body is a deep-fried ice cream sandwich wrapped in frosting and lightly baconed, which she proceeds to eat with ketchup.
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* AmIJustAToyToYou?: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[FanDisservice have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.

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* AmIJustAToyToYou?: AmIJustAToyToYou: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[FanDisservice have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.
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* AmIJustAToyToYou?: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[Squick have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.

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* AmIJustAToyToYou?: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[Squick [[FanDisservice have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.
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* AmIJustAToyToYou?: Leela believes Fry only loves her for her looks and switches bodies with Amy who is in the body of the professor. Fry does the same thing to her by switching bodies with Zoidberg to prove she isn't attracted to him in a gross body. Eventually, they prove their true devotion to each other and [[Squick have sex]] in their equally gross bodies.

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* IgnoreTheFanservice: The reason Bender stole Amy's body was to utilise her body to seduce the guards. This fails the minute he encounters Basil, who as a robot obviously isn't going to be distracted by a human woman. Bender has to resort to punching him out.



* NotDistractedByTheSexy: The reason Bender stole Amy's body was to utilise her body. This fails the minute he encounters Basil, who as a robot obviously isn't going to be distracted by a human woman. Bender has to resort to punching him out.
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-->'''Bender''': [[GratuitousSpanish ¡Adios!]] And I'm left with the real jewels safely inside... ''(Looks inside his chest cabinet.)'' [[OhCrap HIS COMPARTMENT?!]] AW! All right, I'll need accomplices.

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-->'''Bender''': [[GratuitousSpanish ¡Adios!]] And I'm left with the real jewels safely inside... ''(Looks inside his chest cabinet.)'' [[OhCrap HIS COMPARTMENT?!]] AW! All right, [[HereWeGoAgain I'll need accomplices.accomplices]].

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** Robo-Hungary gets a lot of mentions.

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** Robo-Hungary gets a lot of mentions.Robo-Hungary, introduced back in ''The Honking'' is important to the plot.



** The mind-switching machine is apparently related to the one the Professor used back in ''Bender's Game''. Amy complains about having to clean up dead monkeys because of it.

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** The mind-switching machine is apparently related to the one the Professor used back in ''Bender's Game''. Amy complains about having to clean up dead monkeys because of it.it caused.



* {{Fanservice}}: Bender in Amy's body dresses in a bikini.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Bender in Amy's body dresses in a bikini. Washbucket in Amy's body dressed in a negligee when she tries to seduce Scruffy.


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* InsaneTrollLogic: Leela, suffering from body image problems, is running on it. She asks Fry how he feels about her eye, and when he tries to be supportive, criticizes him for it, something that makes Fry do a double-take.


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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: The reason Bender stole Amy's body was to utilise her body. This fails the minute he encounters Basil, who as a robot obviously isn't going to be distracted by a human woman. Bender has to resort to punching him out.


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* ShoutOut: In order to test Bender in Amy's body, Basil and Nikolai employ a ''reverse'' Turing Test, an inversion of the Turing Test, which is when a computer can pretend to be sufficiently human.
** The sign on the U.N. building is a dead ringer for the sign welcoming visitors to Las Vegas.


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* UpperClassTwit: Nikolai is more concerned with partying, and more partying, than being a responsible leader. He doesn't grow out of it, either.
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* ShaggyDogStory: Bender attempts to steal Robo-Hungarian Emperor Nikolai's jewels while in possession of his body, and once everything is resolved...
-->'''Nikolai''': So long, filthy commoners!
-->'''Bender''': [[GratuitousSpanish ¡Adios!]] And I'm left with the real jewels safely inside... ''(Looks inside his chest cabinet.)'' [[OhCrap HIS COMPARTMENT?!]] AW! All right, I'll need accomplices.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Zoidberg in Fry's body & Nikolai in Wash Bucket's body ignite gas and blow it up in Fry's apartment, but in the next few scenes, they are shown uninjured and unaffected.

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* BluffTheImposter: Bender is asked to prove he actually is a robot. He chooses his break-dancing skills. It works.
-->'''Basil:''' He steps forward yet ''moves backwards''!
-->'''Nikolai:''' By the gods! He is a machine!
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** Bender's poor grasp of math comes back to bite him when Emperor Nikolai asks him to prove he's a robot.
** Robo-Hungary gets a lot of mentions.
** The Harlem Globetrotters get called in for their math skills once more.
** The mind-switching machine is apparently related to the one the Professor used back in ''Bender's Game''. Amy complains about having to clean up dead monkeys because of it.
** Amy's childhood obesity is brought up again.
* ChainsawGood: The swords Basil and the Professor use also function as chain''swords''.



* EpicFail: The Professor in Bender's body draws a sword, and tries to stab Basil... and misses completely.



* FemmeFatale: As mentioned above, Bender uses Amy's body in an attempt to distract Emperor Nikolai's guard.

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* FemmeFatale: FauxHorrific: The Professor's declaration that they need to use math is met with a lean-in and dramatic music.
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As mentioned above, Bender uses Amy's body in an attempt to distract Emperor Nikolai's guard.guard. It fails, on account of the guard being a robot, and Bender being... well, Bender.
** Princess Flavia.


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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nikolai's girlfriend takes an impressive lack of interesting in learning Bender is a robot in a Chinese-Martian physicist's body.
-->'''Flavia:''' How ''tedious''.

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* ClownCar: The clowns at the Robo-Hungarian circus use Bender's body as one.



* HeroicSacrifice: Big Bertha fires Farnsworth in Bender's body so that it can reach the United Nations to save Bender in Nikolai's body, even though the blast will end up destroying her already battered body.
** In a lesser vein, Hermes lets Amy use his body so she won't ruin Leela's body further. She won't have to worry about ruining Hermes' body because "thirty years of the munchies beat you to it."
* LostMyAppetite: Amy is finally cured of her obsessive eating after seeing Fry and Leela making out in Zoidberg and Prof. Farnsworth's bodies.
* MundaneLuxury: Zoidberg in Fry's body marvels at Bender and Fry's humble apartment, several steps up from Zoidberg's home in the garbage bin. "A ''floor''? We live like kings!"



* WeightWoe: After years of suppressing her hunger Amy takes the oppertunity to gorge to her heart'ss content while in Leela's body. However she's soon depressed at at how fat she's made the body, how she can't seem to stop herself from eating and how desperate for food she is (Hermes catches her eating a stick of butter and licking the wrapper).

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* WeightWoe: After years of suppressing her hunger hunger, Amy takes the oppertunity opportunity to gorge to her heart'ss heart's content while in Leela's body. However she's soon depressed at at how fat she's made the body, how she can't seem to stop herself from eating and how desperate for food she is (Hermes catches her eating a stick of butter and licking the wrapper).
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* WeightWoe: After years of suppressing her hunger Amy takes the oppertunity to gorge to her hearts content while in Leela's body. However is soon depressed at at how fat she's made the body, how she can't seem to stop herself from eating and how desperate for food she is (Hermes catches her eating a stick of butter and licking the wrapper).

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* WeightWoe: After years of suppressing her hunger Amy takes the oppertunity to gorge to her hearts heart'ss content while in Leela's body. However is she's soon depressed at at how fat she's made the body, how she can't seem to stop herself from eating and how desperate for food she is (Hermes catches her eating a stick of butter and licking the wrapper).
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* FanDisservice: Leela and Fry sitting to a romantic dinner at Elzar's restaurant jump up onto their table and begin making out... ''in Zoidberg and Farnsworth's bodies''. On the bright side, it cures Amy of her desire to eat (ever again) appetite and loses Hermes' body some weight.

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* FanDisservice: Leela and Fry sitting to a romantic dinner at Elzar's restaurant jump up onto their table and begin making out... ''in Zoidberg and Farnsworth's bodies''. On the bright side, it cures Amy of her desire to eat (ever again) appetite and loses Hermes' body some weight.
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* WeightWoe: After years of suppressing her hunger Amy takes the oppertunity to gorge to her hearts content while in Leela's body. However is soon depressed at at how fat she's made the body, how she can't seem to stop herself from eating and how desperate for food she is (Hermes catches her eating a stick of butter and licking the wrapper).
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* BalloonBelly: Amy gives Leela's body one of these.

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* BalloonBelly: Being able to give into her real appitite for once. Amy gives is able to make Leela's body one gain a large amount of these.weight in a relatively short amount of time.



* FanDisservice: Leela and Fry sitting to a romantic dinner at Elzar's restaurant jump up onto their table and begin making out... ''in Zoidberg and Farnsworth's bodies''. On the bright side, it cures Amy of her sudden increase of appetite and loses Hermes' body some weight.

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* FanDisservice: Leela and Fry sitting to a romantic dinner at Elzar's restaurant jump up onto their table and begin making out... ''in Zoidberg and Farnsworth's bodies''. On the bright side, it cures Amy of her sudden increase of desire to eat (ever again) appetite and loses Hermes' body some weight.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Fry and Leela apparently have sex off screen in Zoidberg and the professor's body.

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* SexyDiscretionShot: Fry and Leela apparently have sex off screen in Zoidberg and the professor's body.body... for which the audience is profoundly grateful.
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* FreakyFridayFlip: Notable in that, while most "FreakyFridayFlip" plots use magic or don't explain why two or more people switch personalities (other than it being AnAesop about learning perspective and "walking a mile in someone else's shoes"), the episode writer (Ken Keeler) came up with a mathematical theory that makes this physically possible.

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* FreakyFridayFlip: Notable in that, while most "FreakyFridayFlip" plots use magic or don't explain why two or more people switch personalities (other than it being AnAesop about learning perspective and "walking a mile in someone else's shoes"), the episode writer (Ken Keeler) came up with a mathematical theory that makes this physically possible.possible and the reason why two or more people are switching personalities is part of a criminal plot gone wrong rather than a "two different people argue over who has it tougher" plot.
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* FreakyFridayFlip

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* FreakyFridayFlipFreakyFridayFlip: Notable in that, while most "FreakyFridayFlip" plots use magic or don't explain why two or more people switch personalities (other than it being AnAesop about learning perspective and "walking a mile in someone else's shoes"), the episode writer (Ken Keeler) came up with a mathematical theory that makes this physically possible.



* ShownTheirWork: This episode is notable for having episode writer Ken Keeler (the same one who wrote the infamous ''Simpsons'' episode "The Principal and the Pauper"[[note]]the one where Principal Skinner is revealed to be a street punk named Armin Tamzarian, while the real Seymour Skinner is a Vietnam War vet who was missing and presumed dead[[/note]]) create The ''Futurama'' theorem, a real-life mathematical theorem invented purely for use in this episode, proving that regardless of how many mind switches have been made, they can still all be restored to their original bodies using only two extra people, provided these two people have not had any mind switches prior.

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* ShownTheirWork: This As mentioned before, this episode is notable for having episode writer Ken Keeler (the same one who wrote the infamous ''Simpsons'' episode "The Principal and the Pauper"[[note]]the one where Principal Skinner is revealed to be a street punk named Armin Tamzarian, while the real Seymour Skinner is a Vietnam War vet who was missing and presumed dead[[/note]]) create The ''Futurama'' theorem, a real-life mathematical theorem invented purely for use in this episode, proving that regardless of how many mind switches have been made, they can still all be restored to their original bodies using only two extra people, provided these two people have not had any mind switches prior.
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* ShownTheirWork: the writers. One of them developed a mathematical formula just to solve the episode's main plot!

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* ShownTheirWork: This episode is notable for having episode writer Ken Keeler (the same one who wrote the writers. One of them developed infamous ''Simpsons'' episode "The Principal and the Pauper"[[note]]the one where Principal Skinner is revealed to be a street punk named Armin Tamzarian, while the real Seymour Skinner is a Vietnam War vet who was missing and presumed dead[[/note]]) create The ''Futurama'' theorem, a real-life mathematical formula just theorem invented purely for use in this episode, proving that regardless of how many mind switches have been made, they can still all be restored to solve the episode's main plot!their original bodies using only two extra people, provided these two people have not had any mind switches prior.

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* FemmeFatale: As mentioned above, Bender uses Amy's body in an attempt to distract Emporer Nikolai's guard.

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* FemmeFatale: As mentioned above, Bender uses Amy's body in an attempt to distract Emporer Emperor Nikolai's guard.


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* ShownTheirWork: the writers. One of them developed a mathematical formula just to solve the episode's main plot!
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As Bender plans to steal the crown of a Robo-Hungarian prince, Fry and Leela question the depth of their relationship, and Amy would very much like to begin unhealthily eating out of control again. But when it turns out the professor's [[FreakyFridayFlip mind switching machine]] cannot work on the same two people twice in a row, the plot spirals out of control as Planet Express and then some begin using the machine for their own nefarious purposes, prompting the professor to run away and Scruffy to break down in tears.
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* BalloonBelly: Amy gives Leela's body one of these.
* CoolSword: Nikolai's cousin Basil fights with a sword that functions as a chainsaw.
* EnsembleCast: There's no central plot other than disorganized chaos around the rapidly switching bodies.
* FanDisservice: Leela and Fry sitting to a romantic dinner at Elzar's restaurant jump up onto their table and begin making out... ''in Zoidberg and Farnsworth's bodies''. On the bright side, it cures Amy of her sudden increase of appetite and loses Hermes' body some weight.
** Also Zoidberg showing Fry and Hermes the barnacles on his tuchus.
* {{Fanservice}}: Bender in Amy's body dresses in a bikini.
* FemmeFatale: As mentioned above, Bender uses Amy's body in an attempt to distract Emporer Nikolai's guard.
* FreakyFridayFlip
* SexyDiscretionShot: Fry and Leela apparently have sex off screen in Zoidberg and the professor's body.
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