Reception and Cultural Influence
Bender (being the show's breakout character) has made several cameos in different episodes of The Simpsons, another series by Matt Groening. Within The Simpsons, Bender has appeared in episodes "Future-Drama", "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade", "Missionary: Impossible" and "Replaceable You." He also appears as one of the enemies, along with Doctor Zoidberg, in The Simpsons Game. Bender has cameo appearances in several Family Guy episodes. In "Blue Harvest" he can be seen in a cantina, and in "The Splendid Source", he is one of the people who had heard and told a dirty joke whose original author Peter, Joe and Quagmire are seeking.
In 2008, Bender took second place behind the Terminator in a poll for the "Baddest Movie Robot" on Techradar.com.
The song "Bend It Like Bender!" from the Devin Townsend Project album Addicted, is a direct reference to Bender and contains the quote, "Game's over, losers! I have all the money!"
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