The thing about Bender is he's easy to make as the "bad boy" character because he's a robot and doesn't have human morals. He actually NEEDS to drink alcohol and has other vices that aren't out there because he's not human. Bart started out as the star of The Simpsons because he's a trouble maker. Bender was the same way. Fry is a lot easier to relate to, though, because he is a loser and yet he gets a lot of tail (as seen in this set
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The difference between Bender and Bart is that the producers of Futurama never STOPPED selling Bender as the break-out character even though Fry and even Dr. Zoidberg were funnier and cooler. Bart was only focused so heavily on in the early first seasons because he WAS the break-out character in The Tracey Ullman Show shorts. It wasn't until they started doing half hour episodes that Homer was given a personality other than a grumpy authoritarian.
PYHoMS: The part where Fry thinks they are being too serious always bothered me. I know Fry is supposed to be a typical guy but it was SO mean and stupid.
Yeah, Futurama didn't stop selling Bender, but maybe if it went on for even half as long as The Simpsons has, it would've adjusted accordingly. I think I'm giving Fry a pass because Amy is ditzy and stupid as well, and she seemed to rebound pretty quickly.
I don't know about Bender. In interviews the producers seemed AWFULLY proud of him. I'd liked to have THINKED that would have happened but I'm just not sure.
There are more episodes of Futurama coming next year, and all the talk from the producers indicates it's a giant Bender opus. they're still selling Bender.
I'm not crazy about Bender because he ruined the ending to The Luck of the Fryish which is otherwise a perfect episode. I'm not surprised the producers love him but he simply isn't THAT great and is far from the best character.
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PYHoMS: The part where Fry thinks they are being too serious always bothered me. I know Fry is supposed to be a typical guy but it was SO mean and stupid.
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