Dr. Daniel Zenus' robot

Dr. Daniel Zenus' robot is a character on the T.V. show The Scary Door. Zenus, who built the robot to undertake his tasks, had it do his research and assume his social obligations, but the scientific recognition and the love that he would have gotten later went to the robot. Zenus then had the robot experience this tragic irony for him.

In 3011, Bender and Fry watched this episode. In 3013, the actor who played Zenus' robot was in a railroad camp with Bender.

Trivia

 * Dr. Daniel Zenus' robot may be based on the early science-fiction icon, who was used in a  episode with a similar story &mdash; "".
 * In the reading for 6ACV17, the robot was voiced by Billy West.