He first appears in " Hell Is Other Robots ", kidnapping Bender and tormenting him until Fry and Leela manage to save Bender. He plays another major role in " The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings ", in which Fry makes a deal with the Devil to improve his holophonor skills. Fry wins the Robot Devil's hands and uses them to write an opera about his and Leela's life all the way up until he makes his deal with the Robot Devil. The Robot Devil manages to reverse the trade after setting up a complicated scheme to force Fry into relinquishing his hands as a condition for Leela not to marry him under contractual obligation. The character also makes brief cameos in " A Tale of Two Santas " and " Crimes of the Hot ". In the episode " The Silence of the Clamps " he is shown as one of the wedding guests. He plays a key role in the Season 6 episode " Ghost in the Machines ", offering to reunite Bender's body and spirit if Bender scares Fry to death. This same episode reveals that he keeps several spare bodies in his office and can transfer his spirit to one of these if his body is destroyed.