# Best minor recurring character in Futurama? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044 "2012-04-07T00:37:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/1 "2012-04-07T00:37:46Z")
Nothing complicated here- Fans of the series will know there’s the main cast, then there’s a lot of regular supporting characters. (Mom, Calculon, Lrrrr, and so on), and then there’s recurring minor characters who don’t have a great deal of screen time but many of whom are still hilarious. So, who’s your favourite minor recurring character in _Futurama_? Personally, I’d have to say Morbo, with Hedonism Bot a very close second. I’m still waiting for an opportunity to begin an interview with “_MORBO DEMANDS AN ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS!_” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/2 "2012-04-07T00:46:55Z")
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! I \<3 Morbo! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/3 "2012-04-07T00:49:55Z")
Zap Branigan, no question. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/4 "2012-04-07T00:50:49Z")
All glory to the Hypnotoad. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/5 "2012-04-07T00:57:26Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Zap Branigan, no question. > > What do I win? I suspect the OP would say nothing, as Zapp Branigan probably qualifies as a regular supporting character, not a few-seconds-here-and-there character a la Morbo. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/6 "2012-04-07T01:03:24Z")
He is not a regular. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/7 "2012-04-07T01:20:10Z")
Amy’s parents are pretty good. And for the bestest/leastest/most tear jerking appearance…Fry’s dog from yesteryear ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/8 "2012-04-07T01:27:04Z")
Scruffy ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/9 "2012-04-07T01:30:34Z")
Top 3 - Morbo, Scruffy, and Calculon. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/10 "2012-04-07T01:35:16Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > Scruffy I’ve never seen you before. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/11 "2012-04-07T03:39:19Z")
Frances Clampowski… The Crushinator Flexo ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/12 "2012-04-07T03:46:50Z")
HedonismBot! I apologize for nothing! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/13 "2012-04-07T03:49:18Z")
Another vote for Hedonism Bot After the explosion that destroyed his home that was having his orgiastic party: “Everywhere I looked, there were piles of bodies. And then the explosion struck.” [Begins to laugh, but it crumbles into uncontrollable sobbing.] ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/14 "2012-04-07T03:50:18Z")
Absolutely Scruffy! How is this even in question! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/15 "2012-04-07T03:54:00Z")
Zapp Brannigan is literally the best animated character of all time, so if you count him as “minor” or “recurring” then it’s definitely him. If he’s out, then Scruffy and Hedonismbot come to mind first. I’m also a big fan of President Nixon. Morbo is alright but he doesn’t do it for me like the others. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/16 "2012-04-07T04:19:03Z")
Oh how could I forget the Robot Devil? He’s fantastic!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/17 "2012-04-07T04:51:29Z")
We named one of our cats Flo’ **Lrrr**. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/18 "2012-04-07T05:19:41Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Another vote for Hedonism Bot +1 “I trust the orgy pit has been scraped and buttered.” ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/19 "2012-04-07T06:49:54Z")
What? No love for Santa Claus? ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044/20 "2012-04-07T07:51:38Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I suspect the OP would say nothing, as Zapp Branigan probably qualifies as a regular supporting character, not a few-seconds-here-and-there character a la Morbo. Precisely. Zap’s had a significant role in numerous episodes over the course of the series (although he’s hardly been in series six at all), whereas characters like Morbo, Hedonism Bot, Scruffy, Elzar, Dr Wernstrom, and the Hypnotoad are typically only on screen for a short time. Having said that, yes, Zap is an awesome character. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-minor-recurring-character-in-futurama/618044.md?page=2)