"JFK Jr. Airport" line to be changed

I have confirmation from a private source that the line spoken in Sunday night's [Aug. 7] episode, [1ACV01] "Space Pilot 3000", will in fact be changed to something less sensitive. I was not told exactly what the new line will be. Fire up your VCR's if you like to keep copies of episodes' ambiguities.

There has been speculation in recent days in this ng under the thread "line in pilot episode" about this topic.

For those of you who don't remember, a man walked into a `NNYC People Tube' and stated his destination "JFK Jr. Airport". In addition to that, there has been one other reference to the airport named after him, remember this FOX promotional .jpg from several months ago? http://futurama.simplenet.com/jfk_jr_airport.jpg

For more on this episode, see [1ACV01] Episode Capsule: http://futurama.simplenet.com/episodes/1ACV01.txt

And finally, this is not the first time something like this has occured with a MG cartoon. Here's the entry from my Simpsons Archive file "Dearly Departed on the Simpsons"

http://www.snpp.com/guides/departed.html
Dr. Haing S. Ngor
    passed away on 2.25.96, a murder victim
    In [3F10] Team Homer, about a month before his death, a scene
    showed Homer with Dr. Ngor's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for
    The Killing Fields. Homer had crossed out his name, and wrote
    in Homer Simpson. Dave Kathman says, "Dr. Haing S. Ngor is a
    real doctor, a refugee from Cambodia." Dr. Ngor's life was
    filled with tragedy. After his death, the oscar joke was
    thought to be in poor taste, so instead of cutting the scene
    in syndication, his name was replaced. [aired 1.7.96]

Benjamin Robinson reveals further irony in this story: "...for following showings Ngor's name was digitally replaced with Don Ameche. By odd coincidence, Ameche also died (of natural causes) after the revised episode aired. I don't think the name was changed for a third time, possibly for fear of sending another hapless actor to his grave."

Dave Sweatt Futurama Chronicles http://futurama.simplenet.com

In article , [email] wrote:

Damn idiots. Remind me to insist that if *MY* name is ever used that they NEVER EVER CHANGE IT FOR ANY PC REASONS. I'll put it in my will.

It was changed to "Radio City Mutant Hall" on tonight's episode.

[email] wrote in message ...

That's right, and let me tell you, the mutants are really upset about it!!!

In article , "Rick Carlson" wrote:

I represent a lobby group that pushes for equal time on television for mutants. We are please to get the exposure. We'd like to send out our thanks to the PC thugs at the FOX TV Censors Dept.

very truely yours, A. Gorrila NNYC Mutants for Equal Time Society [NNYC METS]

I wonder what goes on in the Radio City Mutant Hall? Any ideas? Xerm

It was left intact on Global in Canada.

On 09 Aug 1999 01:45:45 GMT, [email] (Jeremy Harris) wrote:

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Canadians can be so sensible at times... I wonder if I can get the local area to secede. We get enough Canadians here part of the year anyway. :)

Let's hope they just changed it temporarily and on the next airing put things back to the good way. Or IOW, actually funny. RC Mutant hall just isn't...something to laugh at..

On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 02:58:55 GMT, vxpmrz3 wrote:

Maybe they're just lazy. Or clueless. Or inconsiderate bastards. It could be interpreted any number of ways.

Radio City Mutant Hall is more humorous than some dead president's son's name on an airport, dead or alive. It also fits in nicely with the other attractions like Madison Cube Gardens.

Lance

Or maybe, who her cares? He's a Yankee celeb anyways. Maybe, who would notice? Hell, half the people in here didn't notice the first time. Going out of your way to deny the fact something happened by avoiding all possible reference to it or to avoid stirring up "feelings" is pathetic... Not clueless or inconsiderate, not like how generalizing about a large, diverse group of people is clueless and inconsiderate.

Nekano

In ye olden post [email] (Lance Dooly) spake...

Now if JFK Jr. Airport were located in New Jersey... now that WOULD be disrespectful... :)

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And I think it's sensible behavior. You can feel otherwise, if you want, no skin off my nose.

I personally don't think it is funny at all. It just doesn't make me laugh. It's just a change of words that really doesn't seem in any way hilarious to me.

How so? Madison Cube Gardens is funny, because it's a name change which has some humorous context, but I can't see much reason for Mutant Hall popping up.

vxpmrz3 wrote in message news:7olg5a$k7a$[email]...

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They're not Canadians, they're from Quebec. All the ones in Florida, anyway.

And at other times they can be even more foolish than the folks in the USA.

Jeremy Harris wrote in message ...

Maybe the Rockettes each have at least three legs.

The Rocketettes? The Robotettes?

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It must be a tremendour blow to the family that this line was changed. After all, JFK jr. loved to fly. It must have been a real compliment to him that in the year 3000, there would be an airport named after him. Now they have changed all that, and there is no airport to attest to his love of flying. That's a real shame.

Paul

On 9 Aug 1999 09:08:18 -0500, [email] (Paul Tomko) wrote:

I aggree, Paul. I dont think they should have changed it in the first place, but I can understand why, I guess. Let's just hope they only changed it for this airing, and the original line remains for future re-runs. I think it was more of a tribute than anything else. He [JFK jr] had a real passion for flying, and I think he would be honored by it.

"Follow your dreams" kidstuff

Actually I heard he only started flying private planes to escape the media circus that followed him around. He also didn't want to learn until after his mom died. My screen background here is the Futurama landscape shot and in the bottom right is the billboard "Visit scenic Neptune, flights on the hour from JFK, Jr. Airport" I suppose this will have to change too in some episode.

Why music got turned into mutant escapes me though. Perhaps the Rockettes are all now of Dr Zoidberg's species (no pumps, all sandals).

Hedley

Paul Tomko wrote:

Disregarding the fact that the Kennedys probably don't watch Futurama, I'd wager that the last thing they want to do is celebrate JFK Jr's love of flying. That's like celebrating Christopher Reeve's skill at horseback riding, or James Dean's interest in motorcycles. Ugh. Besides, you can consider the airport as still being there . . . it just won't be mentioned again. For what it's worth, I like "Radio City Mutant Hall" better, but they're both just minor jokes really.

Not sure how James Dean's love of motorcycles fits in, in that he died when someone made a left turn in front of the __sports car__ he was driving and he couldn't stop in time.

Bronco Bob wrote in message news:[email]...

Maybe if he was riding a motorcycle, he could have stopped in time. Ohhh, the irony of it all!

dhmac wrote:

What? Oh, fuck. I've got my facts wrong. My point stands, though.

Aw, screw it.

I'm an idiot.

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Exactly... it's like they stripped him of that (obscure, true) honour.

Nekano

Actually, the airport is still there. The guy just changed where he wanted to go THIS time. "I watched the tape too, but I didn't think he would do it again!" (dumb _____ watching a guy commit suicide on the news)

Paul Tomko wrote in message ...

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[email] wrote:

God, that is so freaking stupid--- it's like just because he died we're suddenly not allowed to say his name anymore. If it were something which insulted JFK Jr. then it would be a different story. Hey, JFK died before his time too! I guess we should all refrain from mentioning him in TV programs too!