Bender (Futurama: Bender’s Big Score) Interview

What's it like to go from your normal 22-minute episodes to an epic, feature-length adventure?

Normally, in a 22-minute adventure, my face appears onscreen for only 20 or 21 minutes – and I have to beat up Fry and Leela just to get that much screen time. In Bender's Big Score, I finally get to hog the screen for over one full hour, which is exactly what the public has been demanding. And I still beat up Fry and Leela, although this time there was no particular reason for it.

It's been several years since we last saw you. What have you been doing?

I spent several years drinking heavily, and after that it was right now. Anyone care for a drink?

Bender, there's a rumor that you commit serious crimes like robbery in the new DVD. Any comment?

Sure, I steal some stuff. Tons of stuff. But it's okay, because the stuff I steal is extremely valuable. I want to make sure all the children out there understand this important lesson: stealing things that aren't extremely valuable is a waste of time.

Was it exciting to be working once again with guest-star Al Gore?

Very exciting. I even kept his Nobel Prize as a memento. He even inspired us by threatening to give us another lecture.

Bender, if you could be any animal, what would it be?

Me.


Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment release Futurama: Bender’s Big Score on DVD on 7th April 2008.