Commentary:A Big Piece of Garbage

Topics of Discussion

 * David Herman's great performance as Wernstrom
 * The young professor has red hair proving he's related to Fry
 * Ron Popeil sold them 80,000 dollars to appear on the show
 * Wernstrom's fish, Cinnamon, is named after David's cat
 * Secrets include:
 * The coffee stain is the animation studio's logo
 * The episode was nominated for an Emmys but was beaten by King of the Hill
 * The writer can't make a joke about Uranus as its now named Urectum
 * Matt and David wanted to include a documentary in each season
 * The character of Cubert Farnsworth was supposed to first appear in this episode
 * The public still don't know what the really filthy country was
 * The characters of Morbo and Linda
 * That the episode reflects the movie Armageddon
 * The ending song is from Dr. Strangelove

Highlights / Quotes

 * Lewis Morton: That, I think, was the only joke used that year with the word "symposia" in it.
 * David X. Cohen: The fish is named Cinnamon after my cat Cinnamon, that I had when I was a young child.
 * David X. Cohen: How did we ever get permission to use that footage?!
 * Susie Dietter: Where'd you get the name 'Ogden'? Lewis Morton: I don't know. David X. Cohen: Good answer.