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* BackFromTheDead:
** Bender possessing the Robot Devil and getting him crushed by a geodesic sphere barely inconveniences Beelzebot, who turns out to have a closet full of [[BodyBackupDrive spare bodies]].
** After getting admitted to Robot Heaven Bender decides instead to return to the mortal world, causing the appliances the crew made from his body parts to fly back together and reconstruct his body.



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%%* HauntedTechnology* HauntedTechnology: Bender as a ghost can possess anything electronic, hence why Fry moves to the Amish homeworld where such technology is forbidden. He even manages to possess the Robot Devil, and the greeter to Robot Heaven.
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[[caption-width-right:1000:"Hold onto your dookie. It's about to get spooky!"]]
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* AutomaticDoorMalfunction: Part of Bender's ability to manipulate electric objects as a ghost in includes being able to open and close automatic doors. Naturally, he uses it in an attempt to scare Fry to death, who is left having to time his jump through one of the doors of the Planet Express Building.
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Buxom Is Better has been renamed.


* BuxomIsBetter: Lampshaded by [[HospitalHottie Dr. Cahill]] with her cleavage-baring labcoat.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Lampshaded by [[HospitalHottie Dr. Cahill]] with her cleavage-baring labcoat.
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''[[CouchGag #1 most viewed show among viewbots]]''
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* ContinuityNod: The Robot Devil mentions the "hand-swapping incident" with Fry, and the first part of the Robot Hell song can be heard before Bender shuts the band up.

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* ContinuityNod: The Robot Devil mentions the "hand-swapping incident" with Fry, and the first part of the Robot Hell song can be heard before Bender shuts begs the band to shut up.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Lampshaded with [[HospitalHottie Dr. Cahill]].
-->'''Dr. Cahill''': I'm afraid your heart has suffered a lot of damage, Mr. Fry. And my cleavage isn't helping.
-->'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''(smiling)'' Not helping ''him.''



* BuxomIsBetter: Lampshaded by [[HospitalHottie Dr. Cahill]] with her cleavage-baring labcoat.
-->'''Dr. Cahill''': I'm afraid your heart has suffered a lot of damage, Mr. Fry. And my cleavage isn't helping.\\
'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[smiling]'' Not helping ''him.''



* HauntedTechnology

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* %%* HauntedTechnology



-->'''Bender:''' What'd you do with Granny Hester?!
-->'''Robot Devil:''' She's naked but unharmed!

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-->'''Bender:''' What'd you do with Granny Hester?!
-->'''Robot
Hester?!\\
'''Robot
Devil:''' She's naked but unharmed!



-->'''Fry:''' All I know is I've got a ghost that needs busting. ''(dials a phone)''
-->'''Hermes:''' Who you gonna call?
-->'''Fry:''' [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Gho-]]
-->'''Phone:''' ''(UNAVAILABLE BEEPS)'' The number you have dialed has been ''[[TakeThat lame]]'' [[Film/GhostbustersII since 1989]].

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-->'''Fry:''' All I know is I've got a ghost that needs busting. ''(dials ''[dials a phone)''
-->'''Hermes:'''
phone]''\\
'''Hermes:'''
Who you gonna call?
-->'''Fry:'''
call?\\
'''Fry:'''
[[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Gho-]]
-->'''Phone:'''
Gho-]]\\
'''Phone:'''
''(UNAVAILABLE BEEPS)'' The number you have dialed has been ''[[TakeThat lame]]'' [[Film/GhostbustersII since 1989]].
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** Fry, who had admitted to seeing human life as more important than robot life, breaks down crying as he realizes how precious his robot friend bender was to him.

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** Fry, who had admitted to seeing human life as more important than robot life, breaks down crying as he realizes how precious his robot friend bender Bender was to him.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Robot Devil has nothing against [[MuggedForDisguise mugging an old lady for her clothes]], but he pointedly mentions he hasn't harmed her otherwise.
-->'''Robot Devil:''' She's naked but unharmed!
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* DrivenToSuicide: Bender attempts suicide after Fry admits he prioritizes human life over robot life. Apparently, this isn't the first time he's threatened to kill himself, just the first time he's actually gone through with it.
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* HeelRealization: Two in quick succession.
** Fry, who had admitted to seeing human life as more important than robot life, breaks down crying as he realizes how precious his robot friend bender was to him.
** Bender remembers how much he loves Fry when Fry has the above epiphany.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Bender is "murdered" by a suicide booth that turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of his (still bitter about their break-up) seconds after asking [[AnimateInanimateObject her]] to kill him. Whether he would have weaseled out of getting killed otherwise is unknown, because according to the rest of the PE-crew, he's [[CryingWolf cried wolf]] on this subject many times before.[[note]]In fact, Hermes notes that the last time Bender went to a suicide booth (the same booth that ends up murdering him), he and said booth (a fembot named Lynn) ended up dating for six months.[[/note]]

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* AmbiguousSituation: Bender is Bender's "murdered" by a suicide booth that turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of his (still named Lynn (who's clearly still bitter about their break-up) breakup) seconds after asking [[AnimateInanimateObject her]] to kill him. Whether he would have weaseled out of getting killed otherwise is unknown, because according to the rest of the PE-crew, he's Planet Express-crew, Bender has [[CryingWolf cried wolf]] on this subject many times before.[[note]]In fact, Hermes notes that the last time Bender went to a suicide booth (the same booth that ends up murdering him), (his ex-girlfriend, Lynn), he and said booth (a fembot named Lynn) ended up dating for six months.[[/note]]



** Fry's attempt to dial a company strongly implied to be the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} is met with the operator saying "The number you have dialled has been lame since 1989", the year that ''Film/GhostbustersII'' was released.

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** Fry's attempt to dial a company strongly implied to be the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} is met with the operator saying "The number you have dialled dialed has been lame ''lame'' since 1989", the year that ''Film/GhostbustersII'' was released.



* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the main themes of the episode. Bender is outraged that Fry regards human life as more valuable than that of a robot, and his suicide attempt is partially to make everyone feel bad about the loss of a robot life. The Robot Devil, likewise, is furious to hear this, and offers Bender a deal to get his own life back by taking Fry's; eventually Bender refuses to go through with it, and he realises in his own way that he values a human's life (Fry's) more than a robot's (his own).

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the main themes of the episode. Bender is outraged that Fry regards human life as more valuable than that of a robot, and his suicide attempt is partially to make everyone feel bad about the loss of a robot life. The Robot Devil, likewise, is furious to hear this, and offers Bender a deal to get his own life back by taking Fry's; eventually Bender refuses to go through with it, and he realises realizes in his own way that he values a human's life (Fry's) more than a robot's (his own).
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* AmbiguousSituation: Bender is "murdered" by a suicide booth that turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of his (still bitter about their break-up) seconds after asking [[AnimateInanimateObject her]] to kill him. Whether he would have weaseled out of getting killed otherwise is unknown, because according to the rest of the PE-crew, he's [[CryingWolf cried wolf]] on this subject many times before.[[note]]In fact, Hermes notes that the last time Bender went to a suicide booth, he and said booth ended up dating for six months (the booth that "murdered" Bender was the one he had previously dated).[[/note]]

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* AmbiguousSituation: Bender is "murdered" by a suicide booth that turns out to be an ex-girlfriend of his (still bitter about their break-up) seconds after asking [[AnimateInanimateObject her]] to kill him. Whether he would have weaseled out of getting killed otherwise is unknown, because according to the rest of the PE-crew, he's [[CryingWolf cried wolf]] on this subject many times before.[[note]]In fact, Hermes notes that the last time Bender went to a suicide booth, booth (the same booth that ends up murdering him), he and said booth (a fembot named Lynn) ended up dating for six months (the booth that "murdered" Bender was the one he had previously dated).months.[[/note]]
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* HatsOffToTheDead: Professor Farnsworth tells everyone to put on their "taking off hats" when Bender is found dead. Fry is confused, to which the Professor responds, "It's a sign of respect, you numbskull!"

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* HatsOffToTheDead: Professor Farnsworth tells everyone to put on their "taking off hats" when Bender is found dead. Fry is confused, to which the Professor responds, "It's a sign of respect, you numbskull!"savage!"
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the main themes of the episode. Bender is outraged that Fry regards human life as more valuable than that of a robot, and his suicide attempt is partially to make everyone feel bad about the loss of a robot life. The Robot Devil, likewise, is furious to hear this, and offers Bender a deal to get his own life back by taking Fry's; eventually Bender refuses to go through with it, and he realises in his own way that he values a human's life (Fry's) more than a robot's (his own).

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