Commentary:The Series Has Landed

Topics of Discussion

 * The Producers hoped for this episode to air after the Superbowl.
 * Hermes was originally called Dexter and wasn't Jamaican.
 * The inspiration for Dr. Zoidberg.
 * Zoidberg's name comes from an undeveloped game by David X. Cohen called Zoid
 * Bender and the Professor's voices have changed quite a bit since the earlier episodes.
 * If Sal has a bunch of clones or if he just keeps getting different jobs.
 * The Gophers were meant to have a much longer show.
 * Scientists wrote in saying the episode was a bit unrealistic.
 * The joke with the professor being "already in his pajamas" was meant to be in more episodes.
 * David explains how the lunar pod is still on the Moon after it departed back to Earth and points out a sign that was added late in the development of the episode.
 * John DiMaggio's improvised panting sounds inappropriate when used out of context.
 * Matt Groening listens to the episodes with his eyes closed.
 * About making Bender in 3D for the last shot

Goofs

 * They notice Leela's nose seems to change size