In the Futurama episode "Bendless Love," Bender is sent back to the factory when his need for bending things gets out of control. He finds love at the factory in the form of curvy robot Angelyne. But he discovers that she is still in love with her ex, Flexo. When the Robot Mafia drops a girder on Flexo, Bender uses his strength to save him because he knows it will make Angelyne happy. Bender then returns to Planet Express, having purged his urge to bend things.

