: Ben desperately wants to be a bending robot just like his father.
: Bev quickly abandons the child, dumping the responsibilities of single parenthood directly onto Bender. 💔 The Sacrifice: A Heartbreaking Dilemma
To keep the episode from getting too heavy, a ridiculous B-plot runs parallel to the father-son drama: [S7E1] The Bots and the Bees
: Planet Express acquires a new, sentient soda vending machine named Bev (voiced brilliantly by guest star Wanda Sykes).
: After trading insults and eventually hooking up, Bev gives birth to a hybrid baby robot named Ben . : Ben desperately wants to be a bending
: Because his mother did not have arms, Ben did not inherit the necessary arm-control software.
: Professor Farnsworth explains that Ben only has one expansion slot. It currently holds his memory card. : After trading insults and eventually hooking up,
While Bender initially rejects the idea of being a dad, a fast-moving montage shows him growing incredibly close to Ben. However, the core conflict arises from a harsh technological limitation: