Commentary:Put Your Head on My Shoulders

Topics of Discussion

 * The Harvard comedy writers use Lincoln a lot.
 * Malfunctioning Eddie is named after a real-life electronics salesman from New York who eventually turned criminal, "Crazy Eddie".
 * Dave Herman has once again lots of minor roles.
 * Billy West has a crush on Amy Wong.
 * Hg's fuel is named after the chemical symbol for Mercury and they're on Mercury.
 * The word underpants is 20% funnier than the word underwear according to Ken Keeler.
 * Ken introduced the poor joke for Zoidberg which is now used frequently.
 * Ken gets very angry about the confusion between the robots and computers on the show.
 * Zoidberg can't drive this car but he can drive others in other episodes.
 * This episode features quite a few math jokes.
 * Al Gore has said this is his favourite show.
 * It was quite hard to animate two heads on one body.
 * This is the first time Sal speaks with "S" on the end of some of his words.
 * The laser cannon in the chest is mentioned appears in a later episode.

Highlights / Quotes

 * Matt Groening: I've got a question for the Harvard writers. David X. Cohen: That's us. Matt Groening: What's your obsession with Lincoln?
 * David X. Cohen: So any inspiration for this Ken? Ken Keeler: Nope...