The Voice of Bender Speaks
There are many things to love about Bender, but irreverence is probably the best. But then again, it’s interesting to step back about, and compare Futurama with it’s sister program, The Simpsons. One cannot remotely compare any of the main characters from one show with the other. There’s only one Zoidberg, Fry, Leela, Hermes, Bender or Professor, just like there’s only one Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie. Good writing and show development is certainly key, but one can also make the case that it’s the voice actor’s personality that also plays a dominating, shaping role.
With that in mind, the BBC has a quick interview with Joe DiMaggio, the man responsible for Bender’s distinctive voice, as well as other characters. He deflects most hard news questions about the forthcoming movies and their plots, but he does offer a few teasers, like this:
Yes but I’m not allowed to say the other plots. But Bender does get a little pirate-y. And there are various things that are gross. I don’t know if anyone remembers the episode with the Slurm Queen when she sucks her own tail? It’s along them lines. My father got disgusted by that. So there’s really gross stuff and it’s really funny.
He also goes on to talk about leaving rude answer machine messages “as” Bender, as well what his favorite Bender-ism might be.
Bender, Futurama, Cartoons, Comedy, Animation
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