Leela and the Genestalk

"Leela and the Genestalk" is the one hundred and thirty-sixth episode of Futurama, the twenty-second of the seventh production season and the ninth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 7 August, 2013, on Comedy Central. After a rare condition causes Leela to grow tentacles, she stumbles upon a secret genetic engineering facility.

Production
By 1 August, 2013, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring Fry sell the Planet Express ship to pay for an operation for Leela.

On 6 August, it was revealed that the characters Finn and Jake, from the animated TV series , would appear in the episode.

Trivia

 * In "Fry and Leela's Big Fling", Leela stated that her arm bracelet could only be removed via cutting off her arm. She takes it off without difficulty while packing her things.
 * John DiMaggio, the voice of Bender, provides the voice of Jake in Adventure Time.

Allusions

 * The name "Tex 1138's" is a reference to the 1971 film , directed by Star Wars creator.
 * Momsanto is a parody of the agricultural-biotechnology corporation, previously parodied in "The Series Has Landed", as the Monsanto Corporation.

Continuity

 * The professor refers to the ship as Bessie. He named it Bessie in "2-D Blacktop".
 * The salesman that Fry sells the ship to mentions the common cold. The common cold was previously mentioned in "Cold Warriors".
 * Leela's seven-eighths blernsball jersey, from "A Leela of Her Own", can be seen in her locker.

Characters

 * Actual Doctor
 * Debut: Adam West's head
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Debut: Burt Ward's head
 * Debut: Carlos
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Debut:
 * Fry
 * Debut: Fry's cousin
 * God
 * Hermes
 * Hyper-Chicken
 * Hypnotoad
 * Igner
 * Inez
 * Larry
 * Leela
 * Debut: Little Drunk Sheila
 * Leo
 * Mom
 * Morris
 * Munda
 * Debut: Stan
 * Underwater house salesman
 * Walt
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * Debut: Cloud Castle
 * New New York sewers
 * Debut: Parts 'n' Crafts
 * Planet Express conference room
 * Planet Express hangar
 * Planet Express headquarters
 * Planet Express locker room
 * Taco Bellevue Hospital
 * Debut: Tex 1138's
 * Texas
 * Turanga house

Miscellaneous

 * Blob
 * Neptunian
 * Debut: Pinupork
 * Tube Transport System
 * Wristlojackimator