Futurama: 15 Obscure Easter Eggs & References You Probably Missed

2. The Great White Hope

In Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love, Bender is taking bets on a fight between Zoidberg and Fry, and he calls Zoidberg "The Great Red Hope.€ This is a reference to boxer James J. Jeffries who was known as €œThe Great White Hope€ when he fought Jack Johnson in 1910.
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