Zapp Dingbat

"Zapp Dingbat" is the one hundred and nineteenth episode of Futurama, the fifth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 11 July 2012 on Comedy Central. Leela is upset when her mother starts dating Zapp Brannigan.

Production
On 16 November 2011, Eric Rogers revealed that he was the author of the episode.

In 2012, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title to be "Zapp Dingba" and its director to be Frank Marino. On 15 March, Eric Rogers announced the "1st color screening of [his] 1st episode as a full time hack [there] on the show" - probably referring to this episode - and revealed that he "[could not] wait to see what Rough Draft [had] done" and, later that day, that it had been "delightful", that he "could not be happier with how [it] turned" and that it was "gonna be a great episode". On 2 May, revealed the episode's plot and air date.

In May, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released seven items: A design of a new character, the carcaron admiral, which revealed the episode's actual title on 25 May, a promotional picture showing Leela - in lingerie - and Zapp Brannigan in what appears to be an apartment in space and a character design of Leela in lingerie on 26 May, a character design of Bender in a -style dress with a headdress made of rotting fruit and a design of another new character, the mouth monster, on 28 May and part of the storyboard showing Morris, Fry and Bender be chased by three leprechauns and a video clip featuring Zapp Brannigan and Kif negotiate a peace treaty with the carcaron admiral and a similar creature - which revealed the carcaron admiral to be named "Admiral Chew" - on 29 May.

Trivia

 * The title "Blue Munda", which was registered on the US on 8 September 2011, was possibly a working title for this episode.

Allusions

 * The episode's title is a reference to, a common typeface which is composed almost entirely of symbols.
 * The headdress worn by Bender is a reference to the headdress worn by the late Portuguese-born Brazilian performer in the 1943 film .

Continuity

 * The relationship between Zapp Brannigan and Leela begins.
 * Mexico is referenced for the first time.
 * Leprechauns appear for the first time.
 * Mexico is referenced for the first time.
 * Leprechauns appear for the first time.
 * Leprechauns appear for the first time.

Characters

 * Bender
 * Debut: Admiral Chew
 * Fry
 * Kif
 * Leela
 * Morris
 * Debut: The mouth monster
 * Munda
 * Zapp Brannigan