Fry and Leela's Big Fling

Fry and Leela's romantic vacation goes disturbingly wrong.

Production
In January 2012, Eric Rogers made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode. On 23 January, he revealed that the animatic for the episode would be screened two days later.

On 5 February, 2013, released a preview clip for the tenth broadcast season, which contained footage from the episode.

Trivia

 * The resort's name is Casa Isolada Eco Resort. "Casa isolada" is Portuguese for "isolated house".
 * Fry and Leela play the . was an Italian traveller whose journey inspired, another Italian traveller. Columbus is parodied in this episode.
 * Prairie elephants are a mix of elephants and prairie dogs.
 * Zoidberg tells Bender to "listen to Sparkles", referring to Amy. In "The Problem with Popplers", Zoidberg says "listen to the father", also referring to Amy.

Goofs

 * Leela claims it's impossible to remove her wristlojackimator without cutting off her arm, but in previous episodes she could remove it like a bracelet.
 * When Darlene walks in while Fry and Sean are fighting, Fry's pants are layered over his right arm for a second.

Allusions

 * Fry and Leela order two giant ants in Elzar's. Outside on the sign it says "THEM! ANY STYLE". This is a reference to the 1954 monster film .
 * On Simian 7, there is an advertisement for Blue Ass Group, a reference to the musical ensemble.
 * Colobus Circle is a parody of Manhattan's.
 * The name "Smithsimian" is a play on the words "" and "".

Continuity

 * The Awesome Express uniforms appear once again.
 * Zoidberg previously referred to Fry as "the Fry" in "The Prisoner of Benda".
 * This is not the first time that Fry has performed karate.
 * Bender previosuly said "oh, your God" in "Amazon Women in the Mood". He has also said "as your god is my witness", in "Brannigan, Begin Again".
 * Bone Vampires and a Cyclophage are kept as exhibits in the City Zoo on Simian 7. Pictures of them can also be seen in Dr. Banjo's office.
 * It is interesting to note that both of these creatures are endangered/extinct.
 * The moon worm, which Al Gore's head claimed that he had ridden, is finally seen.

Characters

 * Amy
 * Dr. Banjo
 * Barbados Slim
 * Bender
 * Debut: Christopher Colobus
 * Debut: Darlene
 * Debut: Edwards
 * Elzar
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Fry
 * Guenter
 * Hermes
 * LaBarbara
 * Leela
 * Nibbler
 * Scruffy
 * Sean (first on-screen appearance)
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * Debut: Bonobo & Associates
 * Central Park
 * Debut: City Zoo
 * Debut: Colobus Circle
 * Elzar's Fine Cuisine
 * Leela's apartment
 * Debut: Pick-N-Eat
 * Planet Express hangar
 * Debut: Simian 7
 * Debut: Smithsimian Art Gallery