Commentary:Ghost in the Machines

Topics of Discussion

 * The episode was originally meant to be a Halloween special that would air around the end of October, but this was before the production crew knew Comedy Central would be airing the episodes during summer only.
 * The plot for the episode was created in the summer of 2009, before the plot for "Lethal Inspection" (6ACV06) was created, an episode also dealing with Bender's mortality.
 * The episode was originally meant to be part of the first half of Season 6.
 * Patric Verrone frequently makes comments on the amount of pipes and tubes seen in the background on the show (such as the pipes on the walls in the ) and questions what they are used for.
 * The original title for the episode was "G-g-g-ghost in the Machine".
 * Originally, Fry was meant to go to a tropical jungle planet to escape the trauma of Bender haunting him, but this was changed to the Amish Homeworld to stress that there is no technology allowed on the planet.