Bend Her story
"Bend Her" is the thirteenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on July 20, 2003. In the episode, Bender changes into a female robot and adopts the name Coilette. Directed by: James Purdum. Story by: Michael Rowe.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| female stereotype | major | Bender adopted numerous female stereotype after undergoing a robo-sex change operation. |
| gender bending | major | Bender underwent a robo-sex change operation and began dated the man-bot Calculon. |
| gold digging | major | Bender became engaged to become Calculon's trophy wife. |
| humanoid robot | major | Bender competed in the Olympics as a fembot because he couldn't compete at bending with the male robots. |
| infatuation | major | Calculon went head over heals for Bender. |
| what men want | major | Bender maintained that men want women who use lots of lipstick etc, but Leela and Amy disagreed. |
| engaged couple | minor | Bender got engaged to Calculon. |
| gender in sports | minor | The viewer is made to ponder whether and how to let people of different gender compete in different categories when the gender line is fluid. |
| husband and wife | minor | Hermes and LeBarbara. |
| multiculturalism | minor | The 3004 Olympics was a showcase of multiculturalism. |