Description

When Bender is paralyzed in a tragic can opener accident, he discovers his musical washboard skills and goes on tour as a member of Beck's folk-rock band, acting as a voice for broken robots everywhere. Fry, Leela, Amy, and Zoidberg tag along in Fry's antique 1960s VW Van.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It plays these songs...

Jimmy Crack Corn
performed by Traditional

This Song is played in Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3
Bender sings this song multiple times while stuck to a magnet.

My Broken Friend
performed by Beck and Bender

This Song is played in Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3

Sexx Laws
performed by Beck

This Song is played in Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3

Where It's At
performed by Beck

This Song is played in Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3
Beck and Bender sing this song together (with slightly changed lyrics including "I've got a washboard stomach and a microphone").

It parodies these songs...

It refers to these songs...

It refers to these people...

Simon & Garfunkel

This Person is referred to by Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3
Garfunkel has teamed up with a robot to form "Cylon and Garfunkel" in this episode.
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It refers to these albums...

Odelay
performed by Beck

This Album is referred to by Bendin' in the Wind part of Futurama Season 3
Bender says that "Odelay" is not a word, and Beck tells him to look it up in the Becktionary.

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

America
performed by Simon & Garfunkel

 

Bookends
performed by Simon & Garfunkel

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The Boxer
performed by Simon & Garfunkel

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Bookends
performed by Simon & Garfunkel

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Futurama Season 3

# Title Air Date
Futurama
3:1 The Honking Nov 5, 2000
3:2 War is the H-Word Nov 26, 2000
3:3 The Cryonic Woman Dec 3, 2000
3:4 Parasites Lost Jan 21, 2001
3:5 Amazon Women in the Mood Feb 4, 2001
3:6 Bendless Love Feb 11, 2001
3:7 The Day the Earth Stood Stupid Feb 18, 2001
3:8 That's Lobstertainment! Feb 25, 2001
3:9 The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz Mar 4, 2001
3:10 The Luck of the Fryrish Mar 11, 2001
3:10 The Cyber House Rules Apr 1, 2001
3:12 Insane in the Mainframe Apr 8, 2001
3:13 Bendin' in the Wind Apr 22, 2001
3:14 Time Keeps On Slippin' May 6, 2001
3:15 I Dated a Robot May 13, 2001

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