Hostess

Hostess turns up wherever Futurama needs someone poised and professional to run the show — introducing contestants, narrating an event, keeping the proceedings moving with a bright, practiced smile. She is polished, unflappable, and entirely at ease in front of a crowd, treating even the strangest occasion as just another program to host.

She's the kind of small, functional role that Futurama uses to skewer television itself, and Tress MacNeille gives her exactly the plastic, over-rehearsed cheer of a real broadcast professional. It's a tiny performance, but it's precise: the voice alone tells you everything about the absurd spectacle she's fronting.