The Scary Door

Description
The Scary Door is a program sometimes viewed by the characters on Futurama. It is a spoof of the classic science fiction TV series "The Twilight Zone."

The Last Man On Earth
Appearance: "A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03)

Transcript
[opening credits] Announcer: You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Scary Door. [Scene: In a desolated world, a man with glasses walks through a library that was somehow spared from destruction.] Announcer: As per your request, please find enclosed the last man on Earth. Man: Finally, solitude. I can read books for all eternity! [He drops his glasses] Man: It's not fair... (panicked) it's not fair! (calmer) Wait, my eyes aren't that bad; I can still read the large-print books. [As he reaches for a book, his eyes fall out] Man: (hysterical) It's not f-... (calmer) Well, lucky I know how to read braille. [His hands fall off. He screams, and then his tongue falls out. Then his head falls off.] Announcer: Hey, look at that weird mirror...

Credits

 * Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
 * Man: Maurice LaMarche



Episode 2
Appearance: "I Dated a Robot" (3ACV15)

Transcript
[opening credits]

Announcer: You're entering a realm which is unusual. Maybe it's magic, or contains some kind of monster... The second one. Prepare to enter the Scary Door.

[Scene: An elderly man wearing a green visor exits 3-Eyed Jack's Casino.]

Announcer: Please send the man 'round back and pick up Clyde Smith. A professional gambler who's about to have an unfortunate accident.

[While crossing the street, Clyde is hit by a car.]

[Clyde wakes up in front of a slot machine. He pulls the lever and it comes up with three Bars.]

Clyde: (laughs) A casino where I'm winning? That car must've killed me; I must be in heaven!

[He pulls the lever again, three Bars come up again.]

Clyde: A casino where I always win? That's boring. I must really be... [dramatic] In hell!

[A man enters from offscreen.]

Man: No, Mr. Smith, you're not in heaven or hell. You're on an airplane!

[Man opens curtain, revealing airplane windows. Clyde looks out the window and sees a gremlin on the wing, tearing out the wiring.]

Clyde: There's a gremlin destroying the plane! You've gotta believe me!

Man: Why should I believe you? You're Hitler!

[Man holds up a mirror, revealing that Clyde's reflection is that of Hitler.]

Clyde: No!

[Clyde is transformed into Hitler when he turns to the person next to him.]

Clyde: Eva Braun, help me!

[Eva Braun pulls off her face to reveal that she's actually a giant fly.]

Clyde: [screams]

Credits

 * Announcer: Maurice LaMarche

Episode 3
Appearance: "Spanish Fry" (4ACV17), The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz deleted scene

Transcript
[Opening sequence, objects flying through space] Announcer: You're on a scenic route through a state recreational area known as the human mind. You ask a passerby for directions, only to find he has no face or something. Suddenly up ahead, a door in the road. You swerve, narrowly avoiding The Scary Door.

[scene: a scientist is in a Frankensteinesque laboratory mixing chemicals in a beaker.]

Scientist: I have combined the DNA of the world's most evil animals to make the most evil creature of them all.

[A pod reminiscent of the ones from the movie "The Fly" opens with a cloud of steam. It clears, revealing a naked human male.]

Man: It turns out it's man.

Credits

 * Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
 * Scientist: Maurice LaMarche
 * Man: Maurice LaMarche