Futurama Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV (Season 5, Episode 15)
TV-14
TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Futurama

Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV (Season 5, Episode 15)

TV-14

TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Bender becomes a star on his favorite soap opera by forgetting his lines and reverting to character, but becomes concerned about the effect he is having on the audience.

Director

Ron Hughart

Writers

Matt Groening (created by) (developed by) | David X. Cohen (developed by) | Lew Morton (written by) (as Lewis Morton) | Kristin Gore (staff writer) | David Mirsky (staff writer) (as Mirsky)

Producers

Brian J. Cowan | Eric Horsted | Claudia Katz | Michael Rowe | Geraldine Symon

Composer

Christopher Tyng

Editors

Paul D. Calder | Danik Thomas

Casting Directors

Julie Mossberg | Jill Anthony Thomas (as Jill Anthony)

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 3, 2003

Release date

Aug 3, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 24 wins & 58 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Billy West Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg / TV Announcer / Network President (voice) Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg / TV Announcer / Network President (voice) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
Katey Sagal Turanga Leela (voice) Turanga Leela (voice) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
John DiMaggio Bender / Human Friend / Sal / Antonio Calculon, Jr. (malfunctioning) / Cool-o-Meter / Additional Voices (voice) Bender / Human Friend / Sal / Antonio Calculon, Jr. (malfunctioning) / Cool-o-Meter / Additional Voices (voice) See fewer	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Tress MacNeille Monique / Tinny Tim / Linda / Mombot / Emotitron Jr. / … (voice) See more Monique / Tinny Tim / Linda / Mombot / Emotitron Jr. / Macaulay Culckon / Executive Gamma / Children at Party (voice) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Maurice LaMarche Calculon / Morbo / Executive Alpha / Executive Beta / Additional Voices (voice) Calculon / Morbo / Executive Alpha / Executive Beta / Additional Voices (voice) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
Phil LaMarr Hermes Conrad / Antonio Calculon, Jr. (voice) Hermes Conrad / Antonio Calculon, Jr. (voice) See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
David Herman Director / Casting Director (voice) Director / Casting Director (voice) See fewer	Idiocracy (2006)
Kath Soucie Cubert Farnsworth / Casting Director / Emotitron Jr. / Children at Party (voice) Cubert Farnsworth / Casting Director / Emotitron Jr. / Children at Party (voice) See fewer	Rugrats (2021)
Bumper Robinson Dwight Conrad (voice) Dwight Conrad (voice) See fewer	Enemy Mine (1985)