In the episode of Futurama "Overclockwise", Mom tells the Hoverfish "Bring me the clock of Bender Rodriguez" in reference to the film.
Heartbroken, Fry attempts to commit suicide by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
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In the episode, Bender is overclocked by Cubert Farnsworth, gradually becoming more powerful in computing ability, until eventually becoming omniscient and able to foresee future events.
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He anticipates the arrival of Mom's robots, and manages to destroy them and steal their processors, increasing his capacities even further.