4/13 Episode Dyns/Refs (not many, though)

Review:

The 1st two parts were really funny. Particularly the bar scene and the running joke about poking the guy's eye out. That last part wasn't as good, but not bad.

Misc Dyns:

Only Leela and Bender don't go home with someone? Amy goes with the M5438, Fry with the 21st century woman, and the Doctor the Lobster. And at least Bender goes to a saucy puppet show...

M5438 sounds a lot like the Pimply faced teenager from the Simpsons (and coincidently perhaps, they both get lucky this week)

There actually seems to be 1 of each alien animal in the cargo bay, not 2, so it doesn't really matter if they all get eaten. Unless, they're all like the hermaflamingos...

Part of the episode takes place on April 13th, the same as it's aired?

Refs:

The Jetsons - the "Hip Joint" looks a lot like something from the Jetsons

Star Wars - the planet hologram from the attack on the Deathstar briefing, and the Dark Matter hologram is I believe the targetting computer of the Millenium Falcon...

Star Trek - pretty obvious...pretty much the entire scene on Brannigan's ship.

? Ufology - the 1st Officer (Kit?) looks remarkably like a (early) sketch of the aliens reportedly seen by Betty and Barney Hill. Of course, they would change the description a bunch of times, so it's probably a coincidence. But...

The symbol/emblem for "Doop" looks familiar. Either for an old video game called "Zoop" or maybe the hand cleaner "Goop".

Obscure Ref:

Leela wearing skimpy underwear on the ship like Ripley in Alien(s).

Yeah, I noticed that too. And she was in the room alone with nibbler like Riply was with her cat in Aliens.

Yea, I'm just waiting for a pic of that to show up in a.b.p.e.c. hhehe, I already got a half dozen others if anyone wants em...

chris black wrote:

Actually M5438 sounds an awful lot like Billy West impersonating Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling when he was on the Howard Stern Show.

On Wed, Apr 14, 1999, 5:07am, Jerry Corneilus wrote: Actually M5438 sounds an awful lot like Billy West impersonating Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling when he was on the Howard Stern Show.

Exactly what I thought! It was the Jackie Puppet!

Robert.

You've (the universial you) mentioned the Zapp picture in the Luv-nasium looking like JFK. However, I could swear I've seen a Shatner portrait exactly like it. Also, Zapp has the fluctuating beer belly. Probably enhanced by girdle a la Shatner.

Bryan

In alt.tv.futurama, "Jeremy Reaban" writes: |

The lobster actually reminded me a lot of Pinchy, Homer's pet lobster. You know, from that other animated series.

mikey