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"You mean I'd be the first woman ever to play Major League Blernsball?"
Leela
"Well, yeah, but basically you'd just be a publicity stunt. I figure a one-eyed lady skull-buster might bring out the freakshow crowd."
Abner Doubledeal[source]


Abner Doubledeal is the sleazy owner of at least two sports organizations in the show. He owned the Ultimate Robot Fighting League[1] and a year later he sold the URFL and bought the New New York Mets[2]. He also acts as the announcer for the Butterfly Derby held at the Moon.

Trivia

  • The name Abner Doubledeal is a reference to Abner Doubleday, the man who supposedly invented baseball.
  • Abner Doubledeal, like Bender Bending Rodriguez has adopted all the orphans from Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium.
  • Abner is in charge of the Tickleodeon network and at one point refers to one of its programs, Spongebot Squarebolts, ironically Tom Kenny voices Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants.

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