Episode
Futurama: A Head in the Polls
Overview
When the price of titanium skyrockets, Bender pawns his titanium-rich body and lives the high life as just a head. But when the head-in-a-jar of Richard M. Nixon uses Bender's body to run for election for President of Earth, Bender vows to get his rightful property back.
Details
- Series
- Futurama
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1999-12-12
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
A Head in the Polls is Episode 7 in Season 2 of Futurama. It aired on 1999-12-12. The runtime is 22 min.
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