Assie Come Home

"Assie Come Home" is the one hundred and thirty-fifth episode of Futurama, the twenty-first of the seventh production season and the eighth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 31 July, 2013, on Comedy Central. Bender searches the universe for his missing shiny metal rear end.

Production
By 26 July, 2013, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring a fight between the crud gang and the blip gang.

Trivia

 * The episode's title caption is very similar to that of "Möbius Dick", which was also the eighth episode of its broadcast season, and also featured a sea setting.

Allusions

 * The episode's title is a reference to the 1943 movie , directed by.
 * A planet run by gangs could be a reference to the Star Trek episode "".
 * Fry getting his head stuck in a honey jar marked "HUNNY" is a reference to the fictional bear.
 * A, from Doctor Who, from  and what appear to be the robot versions of Bill and Ted from  appear in the scene in the robot chop shop, behind Smitty and Yuri.
 * When Smitty and URL arrive in the robot chop shop, Yuri appears to be chopping up . The head of the title character from the 1999 film  can be seen hanging in the background.
 * A (from the science-fiction TV series Doctor Who),  (from the children's TV series ') and what appear to be the robot versions of Bill and Ted from the 1991 film ' appear in the scene in the chop shop.
 * Tarquin's boat is marked "FLOTSAM & JETSON", a reference to the maritime terms and the animated sitcom .

Goofs

 * Without his ass, Bender has a lot of exposed circuitry, but, in "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", his container unit is shown to be empty.
 * Bender's design constantly changes throughout the show. This may be due to Bender getting modifications.

Characters

 * Debut: Alejandro
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Debut: Blip gang
 * Borax Kid
 * Debut: Captain of the S.S. Miami Muy Caliente
 * Debut: Crud gang
 * Dean Streptococcus
 * Fat-bot
 * Flabby
 * First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan
 * Fry
 * Gearshift
 * Hedonismbot
 * Hermaphrobot
 * Hermes
 * Human-horn dealer
 * Hypnotoad
 * Debut: Johnny
 * Debut: Johnny's parents
 * Leela
 * Oily
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Smitty
 * Debut: Tarquin
 * Tinny Tim
 * URL
 * Yuri
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * The Beast With Two Bucks
 * Debut: Peoples α
 * Feldspar Queen
 * Galactic Bazaar
 * Mars University
 * Miami
 * Planet Express conference room
 * Planet Express employee lounge
 * Planet Express lobby
 * Debut: Scenic Detroit
 * South Street Spaceport
 * Debut: St. Hope's Charity Hospital for Robot Orphans