Changes: Richard M. Nixon's Head

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"Haroo!"

―Richard M. Nixon

Richard M. Nixon was the President of the United States from January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974. He helped open relations with China and the USSR during the Cold War and is the only president in history to resign. At some point following his death in 1994, his head was resuscitated along with those of other former Presidents. He was elected President of Earth in 3000 during the episode A Head in the Polls.

During the episode, Nixon purchases Bender's body to use in his campaign for Presidency. He is portrayed as being corrupt and even admits himself to becoming crazy over the years. He also has an in your face scene of wit and on one occasion during the episode refers to Bender as a “drugged up communist”. Bender, Fry and Leela later blackmail Nixon into giving Bender his body back. They record Nixon telling them what he will do should he win the election. However, Nixon later appeared with a gigantic robotic body, thus winning the election due to robot popularity.

During his Presidency, Nixon is Commander-in-chief of the Earth invasion force of Spheron I, during the episode War is the H-Word. He supported the killing of all robots in Crimes of the Hot. He was tricked into selling Earth to the scammers during Bender's Big Score, thus forcing everybody to immigrate off Earth. Then during Into the Wild Green Yonder, he claimed to have staged the moon landing on Venus.

Real-life References

300 dollar bill — The $300 bill with Nixon's head

During Futurama there are several occasions upon which Nixon or another character will quote or make reference to his past. During the episode A Head in the Polls, Bender, Fry and Leela blackmail Nixon by use of audiotape. This is a reference to the famous Nixon tapes. He also says “You're all going to jail, and don't expect me to grant a pardon like that sissy Ford”. This is a clear reference to the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. Also, in A Head in the Polls, Nixon stays at the Watergate, a reference to the scandal which caused Nixon to resign.

Notes

His head is on the $1000 bill and $300 bill.
He is the "original Gerber baby" according to Zapp Brannigan.
He claims to have staged the Moon Landing, on Venus.
Nixon appears with the Headless Body of Spiro Agnew, his Vice President during the 70's.
He still has Checkers' head in a jar during his election campaign.
He is a fan of Ultimate Robot Fighting.
Due to their similar personalities, he is a friend of Morbo.

Behind the Scenes

Richard M. Nixon is voiced by Billy West. West's voice for the character is a parody of Anthony Hopkins's portrayal of the former President in the film Nixon. He makes "Haroo" noises because he reminds Billy West of a werewolf.
On occasion, the character of Nixon states "Oh, expletive deleted!" This is in reference to transcripts of Oval Office recordings, which censored Nixon's cursing with that phrase.
Richard Nixon's head is an extra in the Toynami Futurama collectible of Zapp Brannigan.

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-Stolen article from thhhe infosphere, you stole our work, Nixon is a sex addict whodid it with Labarbara one summer night.
+| name       = {{PAGENAME}}
+| image      = [[File:Nixon.jpg|250px]]
+| gender     = Male
+| species    = [[Human]], [[Heads in Jars|Head in Jar]]
+| age        = 1,097
+| planet     = [[Earth]]
+| job        = [[President of Earth]]
+| relatives  =
+| appearance = [[Space Pilot 3000]]
+| voiced by  = [[Billy West]]
+}}
+{{Quote|Haroo!|Richard M. Nixon}}
+'''Richard M. Nixon''' was the [[President of the United States]] from January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974. He helped open relations with [[Wikipedia:China|China]] and the [[Wikipedia:USSR|USSR]] during the [[Wikipedia:The Cold War|Cold War]] and is the only president in history to resign. At some point following his death in 1994, his head was resuscitated along with those of other former Presidents. He was elected [[President of Earth]] in [[3000]] during the episode [[A Head in the Polls]].
+During the episode, Nixon purchases [[Bender]]'s body to use in his campaign for Presidency. He is portrayed as being corrupt and even admits himself to becoming crazy over the years. He also has an in your face scene of wit and on one occasion during the episode refers to Bender as a “drugged up communist”. Bender, [[Fry]] and [[Leela]] later blackmail Nixon into giving Bender his body back. They record Nixon telling them what he will do should he win the election. However, Nixon later appeared with a gigantic robotic body, thus winning the election due to robot popularity.
+During his Presidency, Nixon is Commander-in-chief of the [[Earth]] invasion force of [[Spheron I]], during the episode [[War is the H-Word]]. He supported the killing of all robots in [[Crimes of the Hot]]. He was tricked into selling Earth to the [[scammers]] during [[Bender's Big Score]], thus forcing everybody to immigrate off Earth. Then during [[Into the Wild Green Yonder]], he claimed to have staged the moon landing on [[Venus]].
+==Real-life References==
+[[File:300_dollar_bill.jpg|thumb|left|The $300 bill with Nixon's head]]
+During Futurama there are several occasions upon which Nixon or another character will quote or make reference to his past. During the episode [[A Head in the Polls]], Bender, Fry and Leela blackmail Nixon by use of audiotape. This is a reference to the famous Nixon tapes. He also says “You're all going to jail, and don't expect me to grant a pardon like that sissy Ford”. This is a clear reference to the 38th President of the United States, [[Wikipedia:Gerald Ford|Gerald Ford]]. Also, in [[A Head in the Polls]], Nixon stays at the Watergate, a reference to the scandal which caused Nixon to resign.
+==Notes==
+*His head is on the $1000 bill and $300 bill.
+*He is the "original [[Wikipedia:Gerber_baby|Gerber baby]]" according to Zapp Brannigan.
+*He claims to have staged the Moon Landing, on Venus.
+*Nixon appears with the [[Headless Body of Spiro Agnew]], his Vice President during the 70's.
+*He still has [[Checkers' head]] in a jar during his election campaign.
+*He is a fan of [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]].
+*Due to their similar personalities, he is a friend of [[Morbo]].
+== Behind the Scenes ==
+*Richard M. Nixon is voiced by [[Billy West]]. West's voice for the character is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Anthony Hopkins|Anthony Hopkins]]'s portrayal of the former President in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Nixon (film)|Nixon]]''. He makes "Haroo" noises because he reminds [[Billy West]] of a werewolf.
+*On occasion, the character of Nixon states "Oh, expletive deleted!" This is in reference to transcripts of Oval Office recordings, which censored Nixon's cursing with that phrase.
+*Richard Nixon's head is an extra in the Toynami Futurama collectible of [[Zapp Brannigan]].
+== Appearances ==
+=== Episodes ===
+*[[Space Pilot 3000]]
+*[[A Head in the Polls]]
+*[[Raging Bender]]
+*[[War Is the H-Word]]
+*[[Insane in the Mainframe]]
+*[[Time Keeps on Slippin']]
+*[[Anthology of Interest II]]
+*[[A Taste of Freedom]]
+*[[Crimes of the Hot]]
+*[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]
+*[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]
+*[[Bender's Big Score]]
+*[[The Beast with a Billion Backs]]
+*[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]
+*[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]
+=== Comics ===
+*[[Xmas Time Is Fear]]
+*[[Freaky Fry-day]]
+*[[Six Characters in Search of a Story]]
+*[[A Fit Worse than Death]]
+*[[As the Wormhole Turns]]
+*[[Son of the Sun]]
+*[[Soldier Boys]]
+==Footnotes==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Heads]]
 [[Category:Characters]]