Holophonor

Item from Futurama by Matt Groening & David X. Cohen

A musical instrument combining an oboe with a holographic projector — nearly impossible to play well, and the source of one of television's most beautiful love stories.

Also known as: Holophonor

What They Know

• A combination of an oboe and a holographic projector — notes trigger visual holograms
• Nearly impossible to play well — only a few people in the universe can manage it at all
• Fry composed a beautiful opera for Leela using the Robot Devil's borrowed hands
• Based on the Visi-Sonor from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy
• The finale of 'The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings' features Fry's crude but heartfelt holophonor playing

Connections

• played by — fry
• subject of deal with — robot-devil
• used to express love for — leela

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