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* {{Bowdlerization}}: In American syndicated television airings, the photo shoot of the Female Professor was censored by placing the fan in front of her.
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* FanDisservice: The second part of the Girly Calendar with the men-turned-woman starts out nice, but rapidly becomes very disturbing.

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* FanDisservice: The second part of the Girly Calendar with the men-turned-woman starts out nice, nice (Female Fry), but rapidly becomes very disturbing.disturbing (Female Professor).
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** Plus, all three in a scene washing the ship in bikini. Seems another shoot for the calendar and instead was just ordinary routine. Indeed, for Amy [[Recap/FuturamaS4E3LoveAndRocket is not the first time]].

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** Plus, all three in a scene washing the ship in bikini. Seems bikinis. It seems another shoot for the calendar and calendar, but instead was it's just ordinary routine. Indeed, for Amy [[Recap/FuturamaS4E3LoveAndRocket it is not the first time]].

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** Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and [=LaBarbara=]. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.

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** Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and [=LaBarbara=].[=LaBarbara=] (Hermes's wife). Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.


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* MrFanservice: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbara=] look ''very'' attractive as men (particularly [=LaBarbara=]).
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being genderbent would be the main focus of the episode--in reality, said genderbending doesn't happen until the last five(ish) minutes of the episode, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.
* NoBiologicalSex: The rock-alien turns everyone gender-neutral, which boils down to removing their genitals (and breasts, in the case of the females).

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being genderbent would be the main focus of the episode--in reality, said genderbending doesn't even happen until the last five(ish) minutes of the episode, episode and most of the jokes in those five minutes during that time were already shown in the commercials.
* NoBiologicalSex: The rock-alien turns everyone gender-neutral, which boils down to removing their genitals (and breasts, (and, in the case of the females).females, breasts).
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** Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and La Barbara. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.

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** Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and La Barbara.[=LaBarbara=]. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.



* FanDisservice: The second part of the Girly Calendar with the men-turned-woman. It starts out nice, then rapidly becomes very disturbing.

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* FanDisservice: The second part of the Girly Calendar with the men-turned-woman. It men-turned-woman starts out nice, then but rapidly becomes very disturbing.

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* GirlsVsBoysPlot: The characters end up stranded on a barren, hot, rocky planet, and bicker relentlessly about which gender was responsible for the crash. A local rock-alien notes that, due to the gender divide, there clearly must be a ''superior'' gender, and makes them compete for the title...with the losing team dying in the heat. They all struggle, until it turns out that this was a test to try and teach them about cooperation. Because they failed, they simply get their genders removed, instead...

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* GirlsVsBoysPlot: The characters end up stranded on a barren, hot, rocky planet, and bicker relentlessly about which gender was responsible for the crash. A local rock-alien notes that, due to the gender divide, there clearly must be a ''superior'' gender, and makes them compete for the title...with the losing team dying in the heat. They all struggle, until it turns out that this was a test to try and teach them about cooperation. Because they failed, they simply get their genders removed, instead...instead.
* LarynxDissonance: All of the gender-swapped characters keep their original genders' voices.

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Planet Express is going bankrupt (Again) so to raise money they convert their delivery company into an airline service. Some "difficulties" between the males and females result in a crash landing on a planet with a mineral-based life form, who uses them for test subjects of its studies, including playing hob with their genders.

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Planet Express is going bankrupt (Again) again, so to raise money they convert their delivery company into an airline service. Some "difficulties" between the males and females result in a crash landing on a planet with a mineral-based life form, who uses them for test subjects of its studies, including playing hob with their genders.



* AlienGenderConfusion: The mineral alien, having no concept of gender, tries to restore the now-sexless character to their previous conditions, it gets them mixed up and makes the male characters female and vice versa.

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* AlienGenderConfusion: The mineral alien, having no concept of gender, tries to restore the now-sexless character characters to their previous conditions, it gets them mixed up and makes the male characters female and vice versa.



* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: The episode exaggerates the differences between men and women for comedic purposes, before introducing a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who creates harmony by [[NoBiologicalSex making everyone gender-neutral]]. Everyone's fine with it until they realize it means [[AllMenArePerverts no mo]][[AllWomenAreLustful re sex]], at which point they demand their genders back -- only the alien [[GenderBender gets a few things wrong]].

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* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: The episode exaggerates the differences between men and women for comedic purposes, before introducing a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who creates harmony by [[NoBiologicalSex making everyone gender-neutral]]. Everyone's fine with it until they realize it means [[AllMenArePerverts no mo]][[AllWomenAreLustful re no]] [[AllWomenAreLustful sex]], at which point they demand their genders back -- only the alien [[GenderBender gets a few things wrong]].


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* NoBiologicalSex: The rock-alien turns everyone gender-neutral, which boils down to removing their genitals (and breasts, in the case of the females).
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being genderbent would be the focus of the episode--in reality, the genderbending doesn't happen until the last five(ish) minutes of the episode, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being genderbent would be the main focus of the episode--in reality, the said genderbending doesn't happen until the last five(ish) minutes of the episode, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being Gender Bent would be the focus of the episode. It doesn't happen until the last five minutes, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being Gender Bent genderbent would be the focus of the episode. It episode--in reality, the genderbending doesn't happen until the last five minutes, five(ish) minutes of the episode, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.



* SexyStewardess: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbarba=] become this when the Planet Express ship is changed into a commercial airline.

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* SexyStewardess: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbarba=] (Hermes' wife) become this when the Planet Express ship is changed into a commercial airline.
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* {{Butterface}}: Zapp finds ''almost'' all of Female!Fry attractive.
-->'''Zapp''': Well, hello from the neck down!
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* AlienGenderConfusion: The mineral alien, having no concept of gender, tries to restore the now-sexless character to their previous conditions, it gets them mixed up and makes the male characters female and vice versa.
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* GirlsVsBoysPlot: The characters end up stranded on a barren, hot, rocky planet, and bicker relentlessly about which gender was responsible for the crash. A local rock-alien notes that, due to the gender divide, there clearly must be a ''superior'' gender, and makes them compete for the title...with the losing team dying in the heat. They all struggle, until it turns out that this was a test to try and teach them about cooperation. Because they failed, they simply get their genders removed, instead...
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* CharityWorkplaceCalendar: In order to keep Planet Express afloat the Professor decides to put out a "Girls of Planet Express' calendar to raise money. The female employees aren't interested and are offended, but after [[GenderBender an alien switches the Planet Express male and female sexes]] the now female (formerly male) Planet Express employees enthusiastically put together the calendar.
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* TestesTest: Done twice. First everyone checks up on themselves when their genitals are gone and again later when they are restored.
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* BrickJoke: Midway through, Fry hits his groin on a stalagmite but it doesn't hurt. He [[TestesTest checks]] and immediately notices the problem. His groin area is gone. At the end, when his manly features are restored, Fry tries riding a bicycle and hits his groin again, this time with the proper effect.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: The first we see of the Professor is his slippers... well his slipper walking aid.
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* AttractiveBentGender: Fry during his bikini shoot. The Professor... not so much.

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* AttractiveBentGender: Fry during his bikini shoot. The Professor... [[FanDisservice not so much.much]].
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* AttractiveBentGender: Fry during his bikini shoot. The Professor... not so much.
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* ShownTheirWork: When everyone is neutered, some of them exclaim about losing their sexual body parts. Zoidberg yells, "My gonopores!" and when everyone gives him a funny look he tells them to look it up. Indeed, gonopores are a lobster's equivalent to private parts.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Borax Kid is a mineral version of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Borax Kid is a mineral version of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''.''Film/GoneWithTheWind''.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and La Barbara. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.

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* {{Fanservice}}: {{Fanservice}}:
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Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and La Barbara. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.
** Plus, all three in a scene washing the ship in bikini. Seems another shoot for the calendar and instead was just ordinary routine. Indeed, for Amy [[Recap/FuturamaS4E3LoveAndRocket is not the first time]].



-->'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Ladies, here are your demeaning, skimpy stewardess outfits.

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-->'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Ladies, here are your demeaning, skimpy stewardess outfits.outfits.
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* SexyStewardesses: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbarba=] become this when the Planet Express ship is changed into a commercial airline.

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* SexyStewardesses: SexyStewardess: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbarba=] become this when the Planet Express ship is changed into a commercial airline.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Borax Kid is a mineral version of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Borax Kid is a mineral version of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''.''GoneWithTheWind''.
* SexyStewardesses: Leela, Amy and [=LaBarbarba=] become this when the Planet Express ship is changed into a commercial airline.
-->'''Leela:''' There. It was hard work, but it beats posing in demeaning, skimpy modelling outfits.
-->'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Ladies, here are your demeaning, skimpy stewardess outfits.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for "Neutopia" made it appear that the cast being Gender Bent would be the focus of the episode. It doesn't happen until the last five minutes, and most of the jokes in those five minutes were shown in the commercials.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Most of the first calendar shoot with Amy, Leela and La Barbara. Particularly when Leela is wearing nothing on her upper body except suspenders.
* FanDisservice: The second part of the Girly Calendar with the men-turned-woman. It starts out nice, then rapidly becomes very disturbing.
* FirstLawOfGenderBending: Appears to occur to Scruffy, as he is in the bathroom when everybody else is returned to their normal gender. However, this is actually subverted, as in the next episode "Benderama", [[StatusQuoIsGod Scruffy is seen returned to normal.]]

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* GenderBender

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* GenderBenderGenderBender: The alien swaps sexes of the entire Planet Express crew. Leela and Amy do not enjoy being male, while Fry, Bender, and the other men-turned-women find the experience fun. And in a CallBack, Bender's female form is Coilette.
* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: The episode exaggerates the differences between men and women for comedic purposes, before introducing a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who creates harmony by [[NoBiologicalSex making everyone gender-neutral]]. Everyone's fine with it until they realize it means [[AllMenArePerverts no mo]][[AllWomenAreLustful re sex]], at which point they demand their genders back -- only the alien [[GenderBender gets a few things wrong]].
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The Borax Kid is a rocky Rhett Butler.


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* GenderBenderGenderBender
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Borax Kid is a mineral version of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''.
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Planet Express is going bankrupt (Again) so to raise money they convert their delivery company into an airline service. Some "difficulties" between the males and females result in a crash landing on a planet with a mineral-based life form, who uses them for test subjects of its studies, including playing hob with their genders.

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* ContinuityNod: Female!Bender looks like Coilette, from "Bend Her".
* GenderBender

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