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|name=Xmas Time Is Fear<br />
|image=[[Image:Futurama Comic 6.jpg|225px]]<br />
|us no=006<br />
|uk no=008<br />
|title caption=Printed in Mint Condition!<br />
|us publish=October 24th 2001<br />
|paperback=[[Futurama Adventures]]<br />
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==The Story==<br />
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===Act I===<br />
The [[Robot Mafia]] trades their list of marks to the [[Robot Devil]] in exchange for immunity from [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. The [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] announces that for his community service, the staff will be performing ''The Story of [[Xmas]]''. [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] leaves to receive a prize a lifetime supply of beer he won. The prize was a fake, Robot Devil offers Bender $5 for each person he can get to times square on Xmas Eve to meet Santa who's been re-programmed. The crew continue rehearsal and on TV [[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon]] confirms the Robot Devil's story. Bender continues to spread the good news, but meets up with [[Fender]] who got a better deal, so he heads back to see the Devil.<br />
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===Act II===<br />
Bender sees the Devil talking with a head-in-a-jar about the plan involving a still evil Santa, and captures it on tape. He informs the others and the crew head to &radic;2 News to give [[Morbo]] the exclusive. Nixon interupts and insists they broadcast from the White House. Santa intercepts them in the limo. They awaken in the Robot Devil's torture chamber, where it is revealed that this was all part of Nixon's plan to look heroic before starting his re-election campaign. However, Robot Santa and the Robot Devil begin fighting over the vice presidency they were both promised. Fry, Leela, Bender and Nixon escape in time to appear in the last scenes of the play.<br />
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==Additional Info==<br />
[[Image:Zombie Jesus Nativity.jpg|right|thumb|Baby Zombie Jesus?]]<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] is in the background yet again.<br />
*''The Story of Xmas'' is performed by the staff of Planet Express. It appears to involve the birth of [[Religion#Zombie Jesus|Zombie Jesus]], Ebenezer Omicronian, the wise Omicronians, the monolith, six ghosts and [[Mom]] (played by Amy).<br />
**A nativity scene is in the background of one shot, Zombie Jesus' mother appears to be a fembot.<br />
*The ''Salvation Army'' now collects weapons for the defenseless to protect themselves on Xmas Eve instead of collecting money.<br />
*Santa and the Devil are on each other's lists.<br />
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===Quotes===<br />
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*'''Professor''': Well, we should get back to our rehearsal. Leela, how about we block your love scene with Zoidberg?<br />
*'''Fry''': Leela, don't you get it? This is what Xmas is supposed to be like! Besides, why would Nixon lie?<br />
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===Questions===<br />
*Who did that?<br />
**Fry did.<br />
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===Alien Language Sightings===<br />
'''Time''': <br /><br />
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'''Language''': [[Alien Languages#AL1|AL1]]<br /><br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Bender & Fender perform the secret Robot House hand shake.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*As Fry and Bender are walking to 666 Dante's Circle, Fry's hands are colored the same as his skin where as his hands are drawn as if he is wearing gloves<br />
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===Special Features===<br />
*Comic - ''[[Horrible Gelatinous Blob|H.G. Blob]] in Revenge of the Blob''<br/> H.G. Blob goes to the cinema where he sees 20th century classic horror ''The Blob''. He enjoys seeing the blob devour people. Someone insults H.G., calling him the Blob's cousin so he does what comes naturally.<br />
**First appearance of [[Mrs. Blob]].<br />
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===Characters===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Clamps]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Donbot]]<br />
*[[Fender]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[iZac]]<br />
*[[Joey Mousepad]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Richard Nixon's head|Nixon's head]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Presidential Bodyguards]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Robot Devil]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*[[Santa Claus]]<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*[[Tinny Tim]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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==Comic Credits==<br />
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*Writer<br />
**[[Eric Rogers]]<br />
*Pencils<br />
**[[James Lloyd]]<br />
*Inks<br />
**[[Steve Steere, Jr.]]<br />
*Colors<br />
**[[Dave Stewart]]<br />
*Letters<br />
**[[Karen Bates]]<br />
*Editor<br />
**[[Bill Morrison]]<br />
*Naughty But Nice<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
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The '''Polluting Medal of Pollution''' is an award medal received by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] as a reward from [[Richard Nixon's head]] when the Professor fixed the [[Global warming]] problem by moving the [[Earth]] further from the [[Sol|sun]] using the [[Robot|robots]] gases blowing to the sun. It is actaually polluting, it has an image of factory towers which blow real smoke.<br />
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===Appearences===<br />
*{{e|4ACV08}}</div>190.31.8.212http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Polluting_Medal_of_Pollution&diff=51914Polluting Medal of Pollution2009-12-02T01:25:30Z<p>190.31.8.212: Created page with 'Category:Technology {{item infobox |image= |name=Polluting Medal of Pollution |owner=Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth |type=Medal |first appear={{e|4ACV08}} }} The '''Pollu...'</p>
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The '''Polluting Medal of Pollution''' is an award medal received by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] as a reward from [[Richard Nixon's head]] when the Professor fixed the [[Global warming]] problem by moving the [[Earth]] further from the [[Sol|sun]] using the [[Robot|robots]] gases blowing to the sun. It is actaually polluting, it has an image of factory towers which blow smoke.<br />
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*{{e|4ACV08}}</div>190.31.8.212http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Crimes_of_the_Hot&diff=51913Crimes of the Hot2009-12-02T00:45:09Z<p>190.31.8.212: /* Act III: Tonight: Great Robot Party, Tomorrow: Great Scrap-Metal Giveaway */</p>
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{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Crimes of the Hot<br />
|no=62<br />
|image=[[Image:Crimes of the Hot.jpg|225px]]<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=5<br />
|number=4ACV08<br />
|caption=Known to cause insanity in laboratory mice<br />
|first aired=10 November, 2002<br />
|written by=[[Aaron Ehasz]]<br />
|directed by=[[Peter Avanzino]]<br />
|title reference=The film ''Crimes of the Heart''.<br />
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|broadcast number=S05E01<br />
|special guest=[[Al Gore]]<br />
|prev ep=Jurassic Bark<br />
|next ep=Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles<br />
|broad prev=Where No Fan Has Gone Before<br />
|broad next=Jurassic Bark<br />
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"'''Crimes of the Hot'''" is the sixty-second episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the eighth of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the first of the [[Broadcast season 5|fifth broadcast season]]. It aired 10 November, 2002 on FOX. It guest stars [[Al Gore]] as himself in a [[Head Jars|jar]]. The method for combating [[global warming]] is in need of renewal, Al Gore arranges a climate conference in [[Kyoto]], Japan, where [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] reveals the cause of global warming.<br />
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==The Story==<br />
===Act I: This could mean the end of the Banana Daquiri as we know it!===<br />
The city of [[New New York]] is haunted by a heat wave, and the [[Planet Express]] crew intend to go swimming in an outdoor pool. Unfortunately [[Nibbler]] drinks the water all in one go and then burps out a cloud of chlorine, nearly poisoning everyone but [[Bender]], who is merely seriously corroded. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] shows them a movie, [[Educational_Films#None_Like_it_Hot.21|"Global Warming, or None Like it Hot!"]], in which the phenomenon of [[global warming]] is explained in a strange 1950s style, and the solution to counter it - dropping a giant ice cube into the ocean every now and then. It now seems that the time has come for this measure, as [[Richard Nixon's head]] calls for the crew to fly to [[Halley's Comet]] to obtain the necessary ice. As they arrive there, however, they learn that the ice resources of the comet are depleted, leaving [[Earth]] with a serious problem.<br />
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===Act II: Morbo is pleased, but sticky!===<br />
Earth is now experiencing the effects of intense global warming. The polar icecaps melt, causing floods, and the intense heat is making African turtles migrate to Holland. Bender travels there to help and bring back with him a turtle that has fallen on its back, out of sympathy - because they share the same weakness: Bender cannot get up either when he lies on his back. This fact is immediately tested to the extreme by the crew and proves to be true. Meanwhile, a scientific conference is called to Kyoto to solve the problem of global warming by the combined brainpower of Earth's scientific community. The Professor seems very reluctant to go, but does so eventually. Al Gore calls for the saving of Earth and offers a bag of Moon saphires as reward. The first contestant is [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]] who presents his solution for the problem - a giant space-borne parabolic mirror that reflects 40% of all sunlight and thus cools off Earth. However, the mirror is struck by a passing meteorite which causes it to turn and reflect the sun light onto Kyoto, frying part of the conference center away - obviously this is not the optimal solution. The next speaker, though reluctantly, is Professor Farnsworth, who admits that he caused the current global warming problem by creating the alcohol-powered [[Sport-Utility Robot]], the ancestor of all modern robots that cause pollution by burning alcohol and building up greenhouse gases. As a solution, Wernstrom now calls for the destruction of all robots, to the dismay of Bender.<br />
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===Act III: Tonight: Great Robot Party, Tomorrow: Great Scrap-Metal Giveaway===<br />
Richard Nixon's head is throwing a party for all robots on Earth on the Galapágos Islands, and Bender is attending to it, although he knows it is a trap. All robots on the planet are congregating on the remote island, to be killed by Wernstrom's giant mirror that has been modified to fire a gigantic electromagnetic pulse on the Galápagos Islands. As Bender is telling his favourite turtle of Nixon's plan, the other robots learn of it and a panic ensues. At this moment, the Planet Express Ship with [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and the Professor on board arrives, for the Professor has thought of a solution: all robots must turn their exhaust vents upwards and fire one great blast of exhaust straight up, to move Earth further away from the sun. Every robot must join in, or else it will not work. Every robot obeys, except Bender who has fallen on his back in a scuffle with Preacherbot and can't get up. The huge blast does not have the desired effect at first, and Wernstrom is zeroing his mirror in on Galapágos. Bender then watches his favourite turtle, which lay on its back as well, rock itself upright and copies its maneuver. Then he too joins in in the exhaust blast, and with his help, the blast is strong enough to move the planet. This throws Wernstrom's mirror off target, and the EMP blast misses Earth. For saving Earth and foiling his plan, Richard Nixon's head presents Professor Farnsworth with the Earth's new highest honour - the [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]]. Now that the problem is solved, there is only one thing still to think of - how to name the additional week in the now longer Earth year. It is declared "Robot Party Week" by the [[President of Earth|President]].<br />
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==Additional Info==<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
[[Image:Tim the Enchanter.jpg|right|thumb|Tim the Enchanter]]<br />
[[Image:An Inconvenient Truth.jpg|right|thumb|Al Gore uses a Futurama clip in his movie.]]<br />
*In the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s flashback, Mom's hair is dark grey instead of just grey as in [[Mother's Day|2ACV14]]<br />
*More or less every robot on the show has a little cameo appearance on the Galápagos Islands (with the exception of [[Flexo]], the [[Robot Elders]], and [[Robot Santa Claus]]).<br />
*The horned wizard who is interested in the Moon Sapphires (and subsequently, the opening of the Gate of Garash) is based on Tim the Enchanter from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.<br />
*The "Global Warming or none like it hot!" newsreel in this episode is featured in Al Gore's documentary, 'An Inconvenient Truth'<br />
*The "Curious Pussycat" sign in Kyoto translates to "I love you more than your mother does".<br />
*Morbo's quote "Windmills do not work that way!" is referenced by the ''Neopets'' virtual item "The Way Windmills Work", with the description: ''Windmills do, in fact, work that way.''<br />
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===Quotes===<br />
*'''Bender''': Don't touch my stuff after I'm dead! It's booby-trapped!<br />
*'''Professor Farnsworth''': A billion robot's lives are going to be extinguished! Ooh, the Jedis are going to feel this one...<br />
*'''Bender''': ''(after the chlorine cloud emerges and knocks everyone out)'' Hahahaha, lightweights! Oh wait, chlorine... ''(corrodes completely and falls over)''<br />
*'''Zoidberg''': I don't hear any gasping...<br />
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===Outside References===<br />
[[Image:Promo 4ACV08.jpg|right|thumb|Promotional Picture for this episode]]<br />
*One of the first robots Farnsworth designed at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]] was based on the [[starwars:Droid|Droid]] [[starwars:C-3PO|C-3PO]] from [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]].<br />
*Later in the episode, the professor says "Ooh, the [[starwars:Jedi|Jedis]] are going to feel this one..."<br />
*The medal ceremony is very reminiscent of the scene in [[starwars:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]].<br />
*The conference at Kyoto is a spoof of the UN climate conference held there.<br />
*Fry's mention about spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on his lap to cool himself off is an allusion to the controversial lawsuit case of an elderly woman who accidentally did just that.<br />
*Curious Pussycat is a parody of Hello Kitty.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*Seen from space, the exhaust blast from the robots is, in some shots, not coming from Galápagos.<br />
*Somehow it is odd that around the PE building, which is right in downtown New New York at the waterside and therefore close to the ocean, the water has not risen at all with the severe flooding reported on the news.<br />
*It was referenced in an earlier episode that global warming was canceled out by nuclear winter.<br />
*The Mirror is over America and cools them despite the fact that they are in Japan.<br />
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===Characters===<br />
{{chars-begin|Essentially every robot that's been seen before, except Flexo, the robot elders, and Robot Santa, is seen in this episode.}}<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Headless body of Agnew]]<br />
*[[Al Gore]]<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Barrier Bots]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Chain Smoker]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Civil Defense Van]]<br />
*[[Clamps]]<br />
*[[The Clearcutter]]<br />
*[[The Crushinator]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Dark Wizard]]<br />
*[[Donbot]]<br />
*[[Destructor]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Fatbot]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Hookerbot 5000]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Hedonism Bot]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Joan Rivers' head]]<br />
*[[Joey Mousepad]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Lulubelle 7]]<br />
*[[Malfunctioning Eddie]]<br />
*[[Mom]]<br />
*[[Monique]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
*[[Preacherbot]]<br />
*[[Randy Munchnik]]<br />
*[[Roberto]]<br />
*[[Robot Demons]]<br />
*[[Robot Devil]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Robot Keg]]<br />
*[[Robot Mafia]]<br />
*[[Stripperbot]]<br />
*[[URL]]<br />
*[[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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==Episode Credits==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Aaron Ehasz]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Peter Avanzino]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Frank Welker]]<br />
**[[Lauren Tom]]<br />
**[[Phil LaMarr]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Ron Weiner]]<br />
**[[Ken Keeler]]<br />
**[[David Goodman]]<br />
**[[Peter Avanzino]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*Special Guests<br />
**[[Al Gore]]<br />
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