Commentary:Where the Buggalo Roam

Topics of Discussion

 * They note how they tend to take one city and use it to characterize and entire planet (based off the Wong Ranch characterizing all of Mars and having a "Wild West" theme.
 * They discuss how there are canals on Mars that they never address.
 * Billy West does not feel guilty about doing an overexaggerated Chinese accent for Leo Wong.
 * Later, when Singing Wind is talking, they decide that Billy West likes doing "divisive voice"
 * Also, Singing Wind's voice is apparently based on that of West's gardener.
 * The Buggalo were voiced by numerous "mouth sounds" that overlapped one another.
 * Yet, David Cohen was certain that Maurice LaMarche did the voice for Betsy, and jokingly added that it was the best voice he did.
 * The Buggalo were originally introduced in The Series Has Landed on The Moon, and they discuss whether the Buggalo were native to Mars or the Moon, and which they migrated to. They agree it will be settled by the plot of the episode, but the topic never resurfaces.
 * This is Pat Shinagawa's directorial debut on Futurama.
 * The censors had a problem with the smoking bits that involved Kif and R.J.
 * Specifically, the inclusion of Joe, a character strikingly similar to, was a point of dispute, but Cohen argued that his inclusion was meant to be satirical.
 * Following Bender burping within the episode, Cohen notes that John DiMaggio is a fantastic burper, better than Billy West.
 * Furthermore, they notice that they fall upon burping as a source of humor very frequently within the show.
 * They say how they got the acreage of half of Mars accurate, thus pleasing die hard fans on the internet.
 * Matt jumps the gun, quoting a Zapp line from the episode about 10 minutes before it is said.
 * Shinegawa says how the episode is nicely balanced between character focus, including Kif, Amy, Zapp, Fry, Leela, and Bender very well.
 * Inez Wong wears a pot leaf on her hat.
 * Also, later in the episode, Amy hides in bushes that look suspiciously like pot. Nevertheless, Cohen jokes that it is a Martian plant called "poot."
 * Apparently, about 10 minutes of Martian exploration got cut from the episode.
 * They mention how Amy Wong is probably a sexual image to some fans, and misname this website site "Can't Get Enough Amy Wong."
 * Matt Groening launches into a lengthy story about Tuvan throat singing, and Tuvans who visited Los Angeles and apparently recording with Frank Zappa at some point.
 * This stemmed from the comparison of the Martian chanting to Tuvan throat singing.
 * Ken Keeler, apparently, is a talented throat singer.
 * Zapp's uniform was originally to be even more exaggerated, with a shorter bottom and taller boots.
 * After seeing and discussing the Great Stone Face of Mars, they discuss where or not there's life there.
 * Shinegawa thinks there is.
 * Cohen hopes there is, but doesn't think that's the case.
 * Stewart Burns jokingly mentions that, like in the episode, there might be life underground.
 * Shinegawa thinks that people won't understand the reference.
 * They notice that, after the Martians abandon their planet because their bead was really a giant diamond, there is really no "message" within the episode.
 * There was originally a plot line where Kif became addicted to smoking based off the two times he did so within the episode.

Related DVD Features

 * Season 3, Disc 2
 * Where the Buggalo Roam, deleted scene