Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!



US Issue Number: Futurama/Simpsons Crossover 001

UK Issue Number(s): 003

Published (US): August 21, 2002 Title Reference: The song Somewhere Over the Rainbow from the movie, The Wizard of Oz.

Act I
The Planet Express crew are delivering Simpsons Comics to the Geek-e-Galaxy to be sealed in liquid diamond forever. While there they find the Brain Spawn who are planning to collect comics so no-one can read them again and will move on to other literature which will reduce the I.Q. of Earth so they can invade. The Brain Spawn bring the rest of Planet Express and Nibbler to the planet and the whole crew is trapped in a Simpsons Comic. Everyone has amnesia and wanders off except Fry and Nibbler.

Act II
Bender heads into Moes where he gets in a fight with Homer Simpson and later make friends. Fry poses as the substitute teacher for Bart Simpson’s class and tries to explain everything to him but Bart doesn’t believe Fry and has him locked in the school at the end of the day. Lisa Simpson is bullied at school but Leela beats up the bullies for her. Zoidberg and Hermes are in the Nuclear power plant and Mr. Burns mistakes Zoidberg for a mutant and offers him dinner so he isn’t sued. Professor Farnsworth makes an image of a woman in the traffic lights which causes several crashes and he is sent to the Springfield Retirement home. Marge Simpson spots nibbler who disguises himself as a baby but Marge gives him milk which makes him lose his memory...

Trivia

 * This comic is set after (3ACV07) and before (4ACV10)

Quotes
Leela: You'll wake up Nibbler! He looks so cute sleeping. Bender: Yeah, not like Fry, drooling all that blood and all.

Professor: Let ME say it this time. Hermes: Go ahead. Professor: Fry, you're an idiot.

Narrator: Is all lost for the Planet Express crew? Are they finally, truly, totally boned? Brain Spawn #1: Yes, they are! Brain Spawn #2: Who are you talking to?

Outside References

 * Nerdanus 12 is a parody of the Marvel Comics character Ego the Living Planet.
 * When Comic Book Guy gets into a car crash, he says "You are as blind as Matt Murdoch!", referencing the alter ego of the Marvel superhero Daredevil.

Goofs

 * Bart's shirt changes from blue to orange.

Characters
(In alphabetical order)


 * Amy
 * Bart Simpson
 * Bender
 * Brain Spawn
 * Fry
 * Hermes
 * Homer Simpson
 * Lisa Simpson
 * Maggie Simpson
 * Marge Simpson
 * Mr. Burns
 * Nibbler
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Scruffy
 * Smithers
 * Zoidberg

Comic Credits

 * Inks
 * Unknown
 * Scripts
 * Unknown
 * Colors
 * Unknown