Amy and Kif’s children emerge from an alien swamp.
WAR
54.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Children Of A Lesser Bog” ranks #37 of 170 Futurama episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.4 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 3.9 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Bender landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Bender · Fry: You mean you'll do two things, and I only have to do one thing? Yeah. Just save the world. Sucker.
Bender Fry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Bender: Maybe I did, Fry. Maybe I did. Or maybe I rescued one last mini-Bender to fold stupid, ugly sweaters while I laughed at him.
Bender Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dr. Zenus: If only I'd programmed the robot to be more careful what I wished for. Robot, experience this tragic irony for me.
Dr. Zenus Meta/Self-Referential Escalation ★ Rewatch Bender: There's only two of them. Wait. You want me to do two things? Man, I'd call my lawyer if dialing a phone wasn't such a hassle.
Bender Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bender: If we all pitch in, we each only have to do one quintillionth of a thing.
Bender Callback Observational ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 59 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Professor: Due to budget cutbacks, we will no longer be offering free squid guts in the kitchen.
Bender Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Fry: I like how it's not killing us so far.
Fry Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Professor: You see, as I age, I've been shrinking and feeling colder. So now I need twice as many sweaters, in a smaller size.
Fry: So, that's where baby sweaters come from.
Fry Wordplay/Pun Observational Narrator: The Scary Door opening sequence with eerie canal and two E's joke
Narrator Meta/Self-Referential Absurdist ★ Rewatch Narrator: Dr. Daniel Zenus, an inventor with a terminal case of 'The Lazies.'
Award Presenter: Dr. Zenus, for a lifetime of scientific achievement, we present this award to your robot.
Child: Daddy, I love you. (said to robot)
Child Dark/Subversive Escalation Dr. Zenus: If only I'd programmed the robot to be more careful what I wished for. Robot, experience this tragic irony for me.
Dr. Zenus Meta/Self-Referential Escalation ★ Rewatch Bender: I'm sorry, do you see a robot in this room named 'Folder'?
Bender Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Professor: Bender, would you mind bending my new sweaters?
Bender: There's only two of them. Wait. You want me to do two things? Man, I'd call my lawyer if dialing a phone wasn't such a hassle.
Bender Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bender: Razza frazza two things.
Bender Character Comedy Callback Callback Small Bender · Bender: Go to hell, old man! I like your attitude. Let's party.
Small Bender: I'm sorry, do you see a robot in this room named 'Folder'?
Leela: Does that mean they only do 60% of the work you do, or that they actually do more work because they're only 60% as lazy?
Leela Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Bender: All that and a small wiener? This guy's got it goin' on!
Bender Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Bender: I hope that's vanishing cream, 'cause that needs to go away.
Bender Cringe/Discomfort Wordplay/Pun Fry Reaction Beat Character Comedy Bender: Yep, and there's still a little more tension. So, look out!
Bender Escalation Character Comedy Bender: You so ugly, when trick-or-treaters come to your house, they give you candy.
Bender Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Bender: You so ugly, when you go to the bank, they ask you to put on a ski mask!
Bender Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm Bender: You so ugly, you cracked The Daily Mirror. It's a newspaper!
Bender Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Fry: Don't feel bad, sir. It's not your fault. You probably just inherited your appearance from your mother.
Fry Misdirection Cringe/Discomfort Bender: God, shield your eyes! It's like Edward James Olmos on IMAX!
Bender Observational Cringe/Discomfort Bender · Fry: Did you see his face when I said he so ugly? No, I blacked out, 'cause he so ugly!
Small Benders · Bender: One thing each? Sounds fair. Wait, make that four cigars. You want us to do four things?
Hermes Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Leela · Amy: A rat! Yes, she is a rat. No, look!
Tiny Bender: Which way to the tiny hookers?
Scruffy: It appears to be giving you the finger, sir. Enjoy.
Scruffy Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Tiny Bender: Help me, help me! I'm too lazy to escape!
Professor: Don't wait for me. It's non-convergent! Oh, dip!
Bender: Wait, does that include me?
Bender Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Fry: Too bad he didn't have his own Bible.
Fry Dark/Subversive Observational Leela: Wait, this isn't a real Bender. It's a talking doll from when Bender had that sitcom about the city robot who moves back to the farm.
Leela Meta/Self-Referential Absurdist ★ Rewatch Bender Doll: Shut your pumpkin, bumpkin.
Tiny Bender: Bite my tiny metal ass!
Professor: God! We've opened Pandora's fly. They'll reproduce without limit, consuming all the matter in the world! Like the Kardashians.
Bender: A problem that solves itself? That sounds like a job for me, Bender.
Bender Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Linda: I can no longer face my children!
Linda Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Professor: It's like fine cognac with a hint of aged scrotum.
Bender: No! What will I mix with my scotch?
Bender Character Comedy Misdirection Morbo: That's right, Linda. Water is now booze, and everyone's tiddy much protally fit-shaced.
Morbo Wordplay/Pun Physical/Slapstick Morbo: There were no survivors.
Morbo Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Zoidberg · Amy: You want to see a picture of my boy? Sure. That's your penis. That's my boy.
Fry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Bender: You're so stinky, you need Right Guard and left guard.
Bender Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Bender: Your face has been declared a weapon of mass disgusting.
Bender Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Bender · Fry: You mean you'll do two things, and I only have to do one thing? Yeah. Just save the world. Sucker.
Bender Fry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Bender: If we all pitch in, we each only have to do one quintillionth of a thing.
Bender Callback Observational ★ Rewatch Callback Bender: Let this beating be a lesson about never attacking those more handsome than oneself.
Bender Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Bender · Space Monster: Your mama's so ugly! I told you not to talk about my mama!
Bender: Man, do I have to walk?
Bender Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Bender: Yeah, if you're into gray dust.
Bender Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Bender: Ladies and gentlemen, if, together we were able to defeat this giant space monster, think how also we might defeat the monsters of poverty and disease and unliteracy.
Bender Irony/Sarcasm Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Small Bender: Come on, let's go someplace where we don't have to do one quintillionth of a thing all the time.
Bender: Maybe I did, Fry. Maybe I did. Or maybe I rescued one last mini-Bender to fold stupid, ugly sweaters while I laughed at him.
Bender Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch