Cubert Farnsworth is a fictional character, Professor Hubert Farnsworth's clone from the animated television series Futurama. He was created from a growth on the Professor's back in 2989. Cubert differs from the Professor in appearance due to his nose being squashed up against the wall of his cloning tube from being left there too long. His hair is reminiscent of his great-great-great-etc. grand-uncle/grandfather Fry. According to the DVD commentaries he was the first character to be designed, and was originally to first appear in the episode "A Big Piece of Garbage" in the first season, but was cut for time. Originally, he was to be a character who pointed out obvious plotholes (for example, how Leela, who has little to no depth perception, could pilot the Planet Express ship) but it was