Fry Am the Egg Man

"Fry am the Egg Man" is the one-hundred-and-tenth episode of Futurama, the twenty-second of the sixth production season and the ninth of the eighth broadcast season. It aired 11 August, 2011 on Comedy Central. Fry nurtures an alien egg that hatches into a horrific monster.

Production
During May and June 2011, Countdown to Futurama released three items of promotional material for the episode: concept art of a new character, Mr. Peppy, on 30 May, part of the storyboard showing Bender and Fry at the drive-thru on 31 May, and a video clip featuring Bender and Mr. Peppy playing fetch on 19 June.

Trivia

 * This is one of four episodes of broadcast season 8 to be broadcast in production order. The other three are "Cold Warriors", "Overclockwise" and "Reincarnation".

Allusions

 * The title is a play on the lyric "I am the egg man" from ' song "".
 * The "Local Group Farmer's Market" refers to the that includes the Milky Way.
 * When Fry says to Dr. Zoidberg "Leggo me eggo you crab-o," this is a parody of the famous Eggo Waffles commercial slogan.
 * The planet Doohan 6 and it's Scottish-like inhabitants are a reference to of  fame.

Continuity

 * Bender watches All My Circuits, a TV program that has appeared several times before.
 * Fishy Joe's makes its first appearence since "The Problem with Popplers".
 * Despite the fact that Fishy Joe's sold popplers (Omicronian young) as food in "The Problem with Popplers", Lrrr is still eating at Fishy Joe's.
 * The Amazonian women reappear at the Local Group Farmer's Market selling "Aunt Snu-Snu's Maple Syrup". The term "snu-snu" on Amazonia means "sex" as established in "Amazon Women in the Mood".
 * Also, Fry is once again arroused by the presence of the Amazonian women.
 * Zuban Cigars are re-established as fine smokables since "Three Hundred Big Boys"

Characters

 * Bender
 * Boxy Robot
 * Calculon
 * Debut: Mr. Peppy
 * Fishy Joe
 * Fry
 * Lrrr
 * Debut: Angus McZongo
 * Monique
 * Ornik
 * Thog
 * Debut: The smart-ass teen