Malfunctioning Eddie is an unstable robot who owns Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket-car Emporium. He has a problem with constantly shaking and would often combust whenever he is surprised. He was sent to the Hal Institute for Criminally Insane Robots for this reason. While in the institute, he was Fry's roommate and contributed to Fry's developing madness because of his exploding problem. Over time, Eddie would slowly overcome this, with frequent visits from his doctor, until he was considered safe for discharge and was replaced by Roberto. Later.