http://theinfosphere.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Farnsworth&feedformat=atomThe Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T08:08:45ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.3http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Earth&diff=156730Earth2016-09-15T12:07:22Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{place infobox<br />
|name=Earth<br />
|image=[[File:Earth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=The Earth and [[Moon|its moon]] as seen from space<br />
|location=[[Sol System]], [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|star=[[Sol]]<br />
|ruler=[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|wikipedia=Earth<br />
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'''Earth''' is a life-supporting planet in the [[Sol System]] in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], and home [[List of planets|planet]] of [[humans]], many animals and plants as well as [[robot]]s. Despite being conquered several times by various aliens, by the [[31st century]], humans are again the dominant life form on the planet. [[Earth government|Earth's government]] is a planet-wide democracy that is clearly modeled after (if not directly descended from) [[United States of America|America]]'s government of today. Even the flag, [[Old Freebie]], is similar to the American flag.<br />
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In [[3013]], [[Mom]] said that there were 40 billion hungry people on Earth.{{er|7ACV22}} In [[3005]], the planet's population was 985,947,635.{{disputed canon}}<sup>[[The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1|[US#017]]]</sup><br />
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The government is largely run by clones, though in [[3000]], the people of Earth elected [[Richard Nixon's head|Richard Nixon]] as [[President of Earth]]. Although frequently [[Invasions of Earth|invaded]] by [[alien]] forces, Earth seems to be a military power to be reckoned with. Much like American money, Earth [[currency]] depicts presidents. In terms of wealth, Mom is the richest person on the planet, [[Zapp Brannigan]] is responsible for protecting the world from various alien invasions as well as expanding Earth's territorial claims.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Earth Flag.svg|left|200px|thumb|[[Old Freebie]]: The Earth flag.]]<br />
The Earth, along with the Sun (Sol) and the Moon, was created ca. [[Early history|4.5 billion years ago]]; 500 million years ago Earth's first lifeforms managed to crawl onto land. The first extinction on Earth occurred 65.5 million years ago when the [[Brain Spawn]] set out to eradicate all intelligent life on the planet, which led to the extinction of the planets' dinosaurs.{{er|6ACV07}} Eventually the [[Human]] race evolved and have since taken the role of Earth's predominant species; however Earth is home to numerous other sentient species from other planets. The proper terminology for someone from the Earth is 'Earthican'.<br />
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On numerous occasions between the [[21st century|21st]] and [[31st century|31st]] centuries Earth's cities were continuously destroyed both by alien species and its own inhabitants. One of the most notable of these destructions was the [[First Destruction of New York City]] during the [[24th century]] which was caused by [[Bender]] during a time travelling crime spree which caused him to retaliate against the Swedish Air Force. The destruction he caused marked the beginning for the [[Second Middle Ages]], and popularized the term ''"getting twenty-fourth century"'' which is used as slang to denote archaic methods. However, by the 31st century, it can be assumed that all of the cities have been rebuilt and the planet's level of technological innovation is considered to be highly advanced. The planet has been united in a process mostly inspired by the show's most often depicted country, the [[United States of America]]. It should be noted that although Earth has been united into one single nation certain institutions, organizations, and government ideologies still exist (hence the United States of America existing despite Earth achieving a {{w|New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order}}). Dozens, if not hundreds, of other planets and minor planets (including [[Mars]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]]) have been colonized. Owing to that, human population by the year [[3011]] is unknown.<br />
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In [[3004]], Earth was moved further from the Sun causing a normal year to become 372 days long. Later in [[3007]], the planet was stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], who renamed it ''New Scammadonia''. A few days later, however, a fleet comprised of displaced Earthicans and other victims of the Scammers managed to reclaim Earth. The planet briefly stopped rotating in August of [[3010]], as a result of the [[Thubanian]] [[Thubanian Invasion of Earth|invasion]]. [[Amy Wong]] managed to fix the problem by "bringing back" the planet's rotational energy from [[Thuban 9]].<br />
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== Technology ==<br />
[[File:Sport utility robot.png|left|thumb|Early robotics in the [[30th century]]]] Earth has become one of the most important places in the entire universe by the 31st century, it is recognized by most space faring civilizations as a huge glowing Utopian (debatably) planet which is at the height of its existence. Humanity has made major technological advancements during this time period creating a highly diverse and technologically superior society. Many aspects of science and research primarily concerning robotics, physics, biology, and cryogenics (with many, many others) have evolved to become commonplace among even the poorest of its individuals. Due to this highly advanced society and its relatively normal existence in the 31st century certain technologies have become obsolete (such as the wheel), while others (such as [[Hovercar|hovercars]]) have become prominent staples of everyday life. Sentient [[robots]] possibly have a higher population than humans themselves and space travel has excelled significantly, journeys to other galaxies take but a few hours because spaceships can move faster than the traditional [[speed of light]]. Many people who lived in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]] are preserved in [[Head Jars|jars]] albeit only their heads, this technology was invented by [[Ron Popeil]]. Almost everything electrical is a robot with feelings, from intergalactic spaceships to toasters.<br />
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== Life forms ==<br />
Many [[List of alien species|species of aliens]] have migrated to Earth and live in peace with the life forms already on Earth, the [[Decapodians]] specifically came to Earth in the [[23rd century]]. By the [[31st century]], [[anchovies]] and [[cows]] have gone extinct. Mutants have since developed in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] especially in New New York.<br />
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Earth gets invaded by aliens multiple times a week. However, almost all attempts to take over the planet have been unsuccessful.<br />
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== Locations of Interest ==<br />
[[File:Clinton Monument.jpg|200px|thumb|Monuments at Washington D.C.]]<br />
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=== Countries ===<br />
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*[[Atlanta]]{{er|2ACV12}}<br />
*[[Australia]]{{er|3ACV05}}<br />
*Barbados{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Belarus{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*Belgium{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Brazil{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Canada]]{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Chile{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Cyberia]]{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Devil's Island]]{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Egypt]]{{er|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[France]]{{er|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[Germany]]{{er|7ACV08}}<br />
*[[Italy]]{{er|1ACV01}}<br />
*Jamaica{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Japan]]{{er|4ACV08}}<br />
*Kardashistan{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Kenya]]{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Lo'ihi Island|Lo'ihi]]{{er|6ACV02}}<br />
*[[Mexico]]{{er|6ACV06}}<br />
*[[Nation of Joe]]{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Netherlands{{er|4ACV08}}<br />
*[[Norway]]{{er|2ACV08}}<br />
*Old Zealand{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*Panem{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Peru]]{{er|6ACV23}}<br />
*[[Republic of French Stereotypes]]{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Republic of Yesterday{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*R'lyeh{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Robo-Hungary|Robo-Hungarian Empire]]{{er|2ACV18}}<br />
*[[Robonia]]{{er|4ACV13}} {{small|(made-up)}}<br />
*Skyrim{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*South Korea{{er|4ACV13}}<br />
*Spain{{er|BBS}}<br />
*[[Sweden]]{{er|4ACV04}}<br />
*Tomorrowland{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*Tri-State Area{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[United Kingdom]]{{er|4ACV04}}<br />
*[[United States of America]]{{er|1ACV01}}<br />
*Waterworld{{er|7ACV03}}<br />
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== Satellites ==<br />
[[File:The Moon.jpg|200px|thumb|[[The Moon]], Earth's main satellite]]<br />
*[[The Moon]] - First landed on in [[1969]], the landing site was lost for centuries until [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] rediscovered it.<br />
*[[Hubble Telescope]] - Destroyed by Fry during a [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|space battle]] in [[1ACV12]]<br />
*[[Intergalactic Stock Exchange]]<br />
*[[Orbiting Meadows|Orbiting Meadows National Cemetery]]<br />
*[[Wozniak Nerd Academy]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*In scientific terminology (as well as the planet-naming conventions used within the show), Earth could also be called Sol 3 (or Sol III).<br />
**Mars and Earth may have switched positions in [[3012]],{{er|7ACV02}} making Earth Sol 4 (or Sol IV).<br />
*In "[[That Darn Katz!]]", the Earth's rotation was changed from counter-clockwise to clockwise. However, it appears that this has been fixed since then.<br />
*As of "[[Crimes of the Hot]]", the Earth's year is 372 days.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*[[Episode Listing|All episodes]] except for "[[Where the Buggalo Roam]]"<br />
*[[Comic Listing|All comics]]<br />
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[[Category:Planets]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Antonin_Scalia%27s_head&diff=156413Antonin Scalia's head2016-06-05T14:43:40Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Antonin Scalia<br />
|type=t<br />
|image=[[File:Antonin Scalia's head.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=In [[3003]] {{et|4ACV05}}.<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[United States of America]], [[New Jersey]]<br />
|voiced by=John DiMaggio<br />
|job=Supreme Court Judge<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|age={{age|1936|03|11}}<br />
|birth date=11 March, [[1936]]<br />
|wikipedia=Antonin Scalia<br />
|first appear={{e|4ACV05}}<br />
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In the [[21st century]], '''Antonin Scalia's head''' was an Associate Justice of the {{w|United States Supreme Court}}. By the year [[3003]], he had become an Associate Justice on the [[Earth Supreme Court]]. He participated in the cases of [[Earth v. Zoidberg]] {{et|4ACV05}} and [[Earth v. Feministas]] ([[Into the Wild Green Yonder|ITWGY]]). In [[3008]], [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] apparently robbed him at gunpoint (ITWGY).<br />
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== Image gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Judges 3.png|In 3003, with ''Earth v. Zoidberg'' judges (4ACV05).<br />
Image:Scalia, Garofalo, and Thomas.png|In [[3009]], with ''Earth v. Feministas'' judges (ITWGY).<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg's head]]''': Can [[Bender|the witness]] identify [[Leela|the feminista leader]]?<br />
'''Bender''': That's her right there, with the "I'm gonna kill you, Bender" look in 'er eye.<br />
'''Antonin Scalia's head''': Hey, aren't you the robot who robbed me at gunpoint last year?<br />
'''Bender''': No further answers, Your Honor.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Judges]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Simpsorama&diff=149931Talk:Simpsorama2015-03-30T13:30:02Z<p>Farnsworth: comment</p>
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<div>== Move ==<br />
Could somebody move the page to "Simpsorama" as that is the name of the episode. This picture was posted by [[John DiMaggio]] to Twitter. [http://i.imgur.com/RlCRuFz.png Script photo]. [[User:Solar the Dragon|Solar the Dragon]] ([[User talk:Solar the Dragon|talk]]) 22:42, 19 September 2013 (CEST)<br />
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: Done. [[User:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]] ([[User talk:Sanfazer|talk]]) 22:59, 19 September 2013 (CEST).<br />
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== [[Canon]] status ==<br />
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Just a reminder that this is not a Futurama episode and therefore not [[canon]]. Injuries sustained, fatal or otherwise, do not count. Pannucci's stayed in Old New York and was eventually dug up. ''The Simpsons'' is a TV show Fry remembers. Use the <nowiki>{{disputed canon}}</nowiki> tag for things specific to this Simpsons episode. The crossover comics are higher canon as they comply with the ''The Simpsons'' is a TV show/comic rule. I suspect the episode isn't even in ''The Simpsons'' canon. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] ([[User talk:Quolnok|talk]]) 23:36, 10 November 2014 (CET)<br />
:I told you, [[User:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]. [[User:DannyJC13|DannyJC13]] ([[User talk:DannyJC13|talk]]) 00:25, 11 November 2014 (CET)<br />
:: I think it should be considered canon until noted otherwise. Lots of explanations can be given. Maybe it's a different Panucci's; maybe it's a different Seymour. It's possible that the ''Futurama'' universe/timeline and the ''Simpsons'' universe/timeline, although separate, converge and co-exist for some reason. But I agree with the use of the template. '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 08:54, 11 November 2014 (CET).<br />
::: There's no way it could be canon, towards the end of the episode when NNY is being rebuilt you can see both yellow and pink-skinned people, when have there ever been yellow humans in ''Futurama''? [[User:DannyJC13|DannyJC13]] ([[User talk:DannyJC13|talk]]) 18:54, 11 November 2014 (CET)<br />
:::: They're people from the ''Simpsons'' universe/timeline that somehow made it into the ''Futurama'' one. '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 19:02, 11 November 2014 (CET).<br />
:::::I think it's not canon 'cuz the Universe froze in 3013. --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 15:30, 30 March 2015 (CEST)<br />
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== More Items in Mash-Up Opening Sequence ==<br />
1. There's another alien language sighting at the beginning of the mash-up opening sequence. It's on the far left side of the screen when you see the Buzz cola sign. I can't quite read the whole thing, but the last word looks like "Smithers."<br />
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2. Towards the end, when you see the sign for Moe's Unfriendly Bar, there's another sign down below for "Green Luigi's Authentic." It says something below that in red, but I can't make it out.<br />
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I would've added them to the list, but since I can't make out exactly what they say I thought I'd see if anyone else can. {{unsigned|108.206.89.159}}<br />
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: Added.<br />
: The alien language says "RENT A SMITHERS". The red text is "MARTIAN-ITALIAN CUISINE". '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 16:10, 12 November 2014 (CET).<br />
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:: Does the sign that reads "Kang and Kodos' 6-tentacle massage" actually have the number 6? I couldn't tell if it was a 6 or an 8. [[User:DannyJC13|DannyJC13]] ([[User talk:DannyJC13|talk]]) 19:35, 12 November 2014 (CET)<br />
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::: It's an eight.<br />
::: Changed. '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 20:24, 12 November 2014 (CET).<br />
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== Alien reference ==<br />
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Rabbit to gremlin metamorphosis looks like egg from alien movies, one with facehugger inside. {{unsigned|89.143.115.85}}<br />
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: <s>[http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Simpsorama&curid=20657&diff=148189&oldid=148019 Added]. '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 03:20, 14 November 2014 (CET).</s><br />
: [http://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Simpsorama&diff=148190&oldid=148180 Added]. '''[[user:Sanfazer|Sanfazer]]''': <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[user talk:Sanfazer|talk]]] 03:00, 17 November 2014 (CET).</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Jesse_Ventura%27s_head&diff=149875Jesse Ventura's head2015-03-19T08:38:16Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Jesse Ventura's head<br />
|type=t<br />
|image=[[File:President Ventura.png|225px]]<br />
|birth date=15 July, [[1951]]<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|age={{age|1951|15|7}}<br />
|job=Former [[U.S. president]]<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV03}}<br />
|voiced by=none<br />
|wikipedia=Jesse Ventura<br />
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'''Jesse "The Head" Ventura''' was [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States]]. In the [[31st century]], he resides at the [[Head Museum]], [[New New York]] along with the other former U.S. presidents.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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[[Category:Heads in jars]]<br />
[[Category:Historical figures]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:U.S. presidents]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=File:President_Ventura.png&diff=149874File:President Ventura.png2015-03-19T08:36:49Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div></div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Simpsorama&diff=147034Simpsorama2014-10-12T13:16:46Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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"'''Simpsorama'''" is an upcoming episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' the story of which features the [[characters]] of ''[[Futurama]]''. It was announced on {{date|20 July}} [[2013]], at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con}}, by ''Simpsons'' {{cat|executive producer}} {{s|Al Jean}}.<br />
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The episode was [[writers and directors|written]] by ''Futurama''-and-{{s|list of writers|''Simpsons'' writer}} [[J. Stewart Burns]]. It was initially scheduled to be recorded in {{August}} 2013, <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/> but it appears to have actually been recorded in {{September}}. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheJohnDiMaggio/status/380740400413024256|title=TheJohnDiMaggio|author=John DiMaggio|date=2013-9-19|site=Twitter|accessdate=2013-9-19}}</ref> It will air on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], on {{date|9 November}} [[2014]]. <ref name="bestcrossoverever"/><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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The crossover will unspool a complex ''{{w|The Terminator|Terminator}}''-esque story that involves {{s|Bart Simpson|Bart}} blowing his nose on a sandwich that he places in a time capsule. When that mixes with {{s|Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse}}'s rabbit's foot and some radioactive ooze, it creates a [[Earth|global]] catastrophe in [[31st century|the future]], prompting {{Bender}} to [[time travel|travel back in time]] to kill Bart and prevent this mega-mess. <ref name="bestcrossoverever">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/04/simpsons-futurama-simpsorama-crossover/|title=See the first image from the 'Futurama'-'Simpsons' crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2014-9-4|site=''{{w|Entertainment Weekly}}''|accessdate=2014-9-4}}</ref><br />
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== Production ==<br />
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Al Jean said of the episode:<br />
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{{quote|''Futurama'' is such an easy fit. (...) It's really funny, and their show lends itself to any variety of plot lines. By having them on, we have a little freedom... The biggest thrill for me is that we don't have to adjust the animation style. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/20/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-epsidoe/|title='The Simpsons' to join forces with 'Futurama' for crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-20|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref>}}<br />
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On {{date|19 September}} 2013, [[John DiMaggio]] posted a picture of the episode's [[production]] script on his [[Twitter]] page, <ref name="script">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TheJohnDiMaggio/status/380741524847202304/photo/1|title=TheJohnDiMaggio|author=John DiMaggio|date=2013-9-19|site=Twitter|accessdate=2013-9-19}}</ref> revealing the episode's title.<br />
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On 17 {{December}}, an interview with [[David X. Cohen]] revealed that the episode was being animated. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nerdist.com/2013/12/david-x-cohen-reflects-on-the-end-of-futurama/|title=David X. Cohen Reflects on the End of FUTURAMA|author=[http://www.nerdist.com/author/kyle-anderson/ Kyle Anderson]|date=2013-12-17|site={{w|Nerdist Industries|Nerdist.com}}|accessdate=2013-12-18}}</ref><br />
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On {{date|4 March}}, an interview with Jean revealed that the episode would air in the fall. <ref name="March">{{cite web|url=http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2014/03/04/the-simpsons-al-jean-previews-the-upcoming-lego-episode-the-return-of-sideshow-bob-guest-spots-by-daniel-radcliffe-zach-galifianakis-and-more/|title=THE SIMPSONS: Al Jean Previews the Upcoming LEGO Episode, the Return of Sideshow Bob, Guest Spots by Daniel Radcliffe, Zach Galifianakis, and More|author=Marisa Roffman|date=2014-3-4|site={{w|Give Me My Remote}}|accessdate=2014-4-5}}</ref> At the time, the episode was expected to air in {{May}}, as the {{s|season 25|season-25}} finale. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/> <ref name="October">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/11/simpsons-which-character-dies/|title='Simpsons' producer on mystery death: Even the actor doesn't know yet {{!}} Inside TV|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-10-11|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2013-11-12}}</ref> It was also revealed that [[Maurice LaMarche]], who {{s|Maurice LaMarche#Characters voiced|often}} [[special guest|guest-stars]] on ''The Simpsons'', would be in the episode.<br />
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On {{date|21 May}}, Jean revealed through Twitter that the episode was "scheduled to be the first episode [to air] in {{November}}", <ref name="May">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/469144443275067392|title=AlJean|author=Al Jean|date=2014-5-21|site=Twitter|accessdate=2014-6-22}}</ref> suggesting an air date of {{date|2 November}}.<br />
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On {{date|1 June}}, Jean revealed through Twitter that, besides Bender, the episode would feature "{{Leela}}, {{Fry}}, {{Farnsworth}}, {{Zoidberg}}, {{Hermes}}, {{Amy}}, [[Hypnotoad]], {{Nibbler}} and more". <ref name="June">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/473276332336373760|title=AlJean|author=Al Jean|date=2014-6-1|site=Twitter|accessdate=2014-6-22}}</ref><br />
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On {{date|20 July}}, ''{{w|Entertainment Weekly}}'' published an online article in which the episode's air date was first confirmed. <ref name="julyew">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/20/simpsons-character-will-die-in-season-26-premiere-futurama-crossover/|title='Simpsons' character will die in season 26 premiere; 'Futurama' crossover to air in November|author=Dan Snierson|date=2014-7-20|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2014-9-5}}</ref><br />
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On {{date|26 July}}, {{w|Instagram}} user "steelesaunders" uploaded a short clip of the opening titles to the episode, shot at ''The Simpsons''{{'}}s 2014 {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International}} panel. <ref name="instagram"/><br />
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On {{date|4 September}}, ''Entertainment Weekly'' published an online article revealing the first official image of the episode and also provided more information on the episode's plot. <ref name="bestcrossoverever"/><br />
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On {{date|6 September}}, Jean confirmed through Twitter that the ''Futurama'' characters would retain their normal skin tones in the crossover instead of being coloured yellow like the characters in ''The Simpsons''. <ref name="colour">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/508261164921274369|title=Al Jean|author=Al Jean|date=2014-9-6|site=Twitter|accessdate=2014-9-6}}</ref><br />
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On {{date|9 September}}, {{s|Lisa Simpsons}}'s [[voice actors|voice actor]], {{s|Yeardley Smith}}, spoke about the interaction between Lisa and Bender during the crossover in an interview with Nuke the Fridge. She said: "Lisa just questions the validity of Bender being one of the most advanced [[robots]] that we have ever created. She's like, "Really? I don't think so." But that episode really focuses on Bender and {{s|Homer Simpson|Homer}}'s friendship and relationship, and the similarities, a dubious distinction if I do say so." <ref name="yeardley">{{cite web|url=http://nukethefridge.com/2014/09/09/simpsons-exclusive-yeardley-smith-lisa-vs-family-guys-meg-griffin-futuramas-bender/|title=“The Simpsons” Exclusive: Yeardley Smith on Lisa vs. Family Guy’s Meg Griffin and Futurama’s Bender!|author=Fred Topel|date=2014-9-9|site=nukethefridge.com|accessdate=2014-9-23}}</ref><br />
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On {{date|26 September}}, David X. Cohen, Al Jean, and [[United Kingdom|British]] author {{s|Simon Singh}} discussed Singh's {{cat|publication|book}} ''{{s|The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets}}'' at the [[London]] {{w|Science Museum, London|Science Museum}}, where a clip of Bender and Homer playing "tether boy" was shown. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gotfuturama/status/515832727636287489|title=CGEF / Got Futurama|author=@gotfuturama|date=2014-9-27|site=Twitter|accessdate=2014-9-27}}</ref> {{date|27 September|text=The next day}}, Singh tweeted a photo of them watching the aforementioned clip. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SLSingh/status/515772552657260544|title=Simon Singh|author=Simon Singh|date=2014-9-27|site=Twitter|accessdate=2014-9-29}}</ref><br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
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* A crossover episode for ''The Simpsons'' and ''[[Family Guy]]'', titled "{{s|The Simpsons Guy}}", was announced two days before this episode was. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/18/simpsons-family-guy-crossover-episode/|title='The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' doing crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-18|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref><br />
* The writer of the episode, J. Stewart Burns, has written for both shows. Other people who have written for both shows include [[Bill Odenkirk]], [[Brian Kelley]], [[Dan Vebber]], David X. Cohen, [[Eric Kaplan]], [[Jeff Westbrook]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Ken Keeler]], and [[Patric M. Verrone]]. Burns also wrote [[Futurama (video game)|the ''Futurama'' video game]].<br />
* This is the second speaking appearance of a ''Futurama'' character in a piece of ''Simpsons'' media. John DiMaggio voiced Bender in the {{s|season 16|season-16}} episode "{{s|Future-Drama}}". <br> DiMaggio also voiced Bender in ''{{s|The Simpsons Game}}'', and [[Billy West]] voiced Zoidberg.<br />
* "Simpsorama" is also the name of {{s|Simpsons Comics Simpsorama|a collection}} of {{s|Simpsons Comics|''Simpsons'' comics}} published in [[1990s|1996]].<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
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* The episode's plot is inspired by the [[1980s|1984]] [[films in Futurama|film]] ''{{w|The Terminator}}''. It also seems to be based on that of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "{{st|The City on the Edge of Forever (episode)|The City on the Edge of Forever}}", the writer of which, {{w|Harlan Ellison}}, was credited for the synopsis by Al Jean after the episode's announcement. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
** Coincidentally, Ellison guest-starred in the season-25 episode of ''The Simpsons'' "{{s|Married to the Blob}}", which aired in the same year as this episode is scheduled to air.<br />
* A billboard can be seen that reads "The eBook of Mormon", <ref name="instagram">{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/q7Aq-fPEph/|title=steelesaunders' Instagram post|author=steelesaunders|date=2014-7-26|site={{w|Instagram}}|accessdate=2014-7-26}}</ref> a reference to the musical ''{{w|The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon}}''.<br />
* The Tesla Building is a reference to the {{w|Chrysler Building}} and {{w|Tesla Motors}}, an electric car manufacturer.<ref name="instagram"/><br />
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[[File:Simpsorama script.jpg|thumb|175px|A picture of the episode's [[production]] script, posted by [[John DiMaggio]] on his [[Twitter]] page. <ref name="script"/> It is signed by, among others, [[Billy West]], [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Lauren Tom]], and [[Matt Groening]].]]<br />
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* {{Amy}}<br />
* {{s|Bart Simpson}}<br />
* {{Bender}}<br />
* {{s|Cletus Spuckler}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Comic Book Guy}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{Professor Farnsworth}}<br />
* {{Fry}}<br />
* {{Hermes}}<br />
* {{s|Homer Simpson}} <ref name="bestcrossoverever"/><br />
* The [[Hypnotoad]]<br />
* {{s|Jebediah Springfield}} {{small|(as {{s|statue of Jebediah Springfield|statue}})}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Jimbo Jones}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Kearney Zzyzwicz}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Krusty the Clown}} {{mito}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{Leela}}<br />
* {{s|Lisa Simpson}} <ref name="yeardley"/><br />
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* {{s|Moe Szyslak}} {{small|(on billboard)}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Ned Flanders}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{Nibbler}}<br />
* {{s|Ralph Wiggum}} {{mito}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{s|Sideshow Mel}} {{small|(on billboard)}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
* {{Zoidberg}}<br />
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* {{s|Jonathan Frink|Professor Frink}}'s {{cat|laborator||y}} <ref name="bestcrossoverever"/><br />
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* [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{small|(opening titles)}} <ref name="instagram"/><br />
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* ''[[The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis]]''<br />
* [[The Cure for the Common Clod]]<br />
* [[Cold Warriors]]<br />
* {{s|Simpsorama}} at {{s||Wikisimpsons}}<br />
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**Probably the setting of the book ''2984''. {{et|2ACV03}}<br />
**Three-time Grammy winner, Wendy, is born. {{et|3ACV14}}<br />
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{{Timeline nav}}</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Abraham_Lincoln%27s_head&diff=134091Abraham Lincoln's head2013-09-28T12:43:44Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|species=[[Human]]<br />
|job=Former [[U.S. president]]<br />
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|voice A by=Billy West<br />
|voice B={{es|6ACV23}}<br />
|voice B by=Maurice LaMarche<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV12}}<br />
|wikipedia=Abraham Lincoln<br />
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'''Abraham Lincoln''' was the [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States]] from [[1861]] to [[1865]], and famous for being the president directly or indirectly responsible for the abolishment of slavery in the United States.<br />
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In the [[31st century]], he resides at the [[Head Museum]], [[New New York]] along with the other former U.S. presidents. Despite his history, he doesn't mind advertising for [[Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium|car dealerships]] together with [[George Washington's head]].<br />
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Every time Lincoln or a version of him appear on screen, [[Matt Groening]] asks what it is with {{w|Harvard}} boys and Lincoln,<ref name="epPYHOMS-com-mg">{{cite commentary |episode=Put Your Head on My Shoulders |speaker={{n|Groening|Matt}} |volume=Two |disc=2}}</ref> specifically referring to [[Ken Keeler]] and [[David X. Cohen]].<br />
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*{{e|1ACV12}} {{cameo|[[Mount Rushmore]]}}<br />
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*{{e|2ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV23}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV26}} {{mito|18:17}}<br />
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*[[Evil Lincoln]]<br />
*[[Linctron]]<br />
*[[Robot Lincoln]]<br />
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[[Category:U.S. presidents]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Albert_Einstein&diff=134090Albert Einstein2013-09-28T12:42:43Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|age=76 <small>(at time of death)</small><br />
|image=[[File:Einstein Hammurabi.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=An actor potraying Einstein {{er|2ACV06}}<br />
|birth date=14 March [[1879]]<br />
|death date=18 April [[1955]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[Germany|German Empire]], {{w|Ulm}}<br />
|job=Physicist<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV06}}<br />
|wikipedia=Albert Einstein<br />
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'''Albert Einstein''' was a [[Germany|German]]-born physicist best known for developing the general theory of relativity. In [[3001]], an actor potraying Einstein (as well as another potraying {{w|Hammurabi}}) was seen in [[Past-O-Rama]]. {{er|2ACV06}}<br />
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The word "Einstein" has become synonymous with "genius". {{er|6ACV05}}<br />
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*In {{farnsworth}}'s old room, there was a poster of [[Braino]] sticking out his tongue like Einstein. {{er|7ACV10}}<br />
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<poem>'''Farnsworth''': You can barely remember your own name, Einstein. <br />
'''Fry''': Einstein is a hard name to remember.<br />
''["[[The Duh-Vinci Code]]".]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Einstein was right.<br />
''["[[Möbius Dick]]".]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Professor, you did it! You solved the problem that baffled Einstein an' drove Stephen Hawking to quit physics and become a cartoon voice actor!<br />
''["[[Reincarnation]]".]''</poem><br />
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* {{e|2ACV06}}<br />
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* {{e|6ACV25}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|6ACV26}} {{miso}}<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Albert_Einstein&diff=134089Albert Einstein2013-09-28T12:41:26Z<p>Farnsworth: Created page with "{{character infobox |name=Albert Einstein |type=t |type2=d |type3=p |age=76 <small>(at time of death)</small> |image=225px |image text=An actor..."</p>
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|image text=An actor potraying Einstein {{er|2ACV06}}<br />
|birth date=14 March [[1879]]<br />
|death date=18 April [[1955]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[Germany|German Empire]], {{w|Ulm}}<br />
|job=Physicist<br />
|first appear={{e|2ACV06}}<br />
|wikipedia=Albert Einstein<br />
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'''Albert Einstein''' was a [[Germany|German]]-born physicist best known for developing the general theory of relativity. In [[3001]], an actor potraying Einstein (as well as another potraying {{w|Hammurabi}}) was seen in [[Past-O-Rama]]. {{er|2ACV06}}<br />
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The word "Einstein" has become synonymous with "genius". {{er|6ACV05}}<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*In {{farnsworth}}'s old room, there was a poster of [[Braino]] sticking out his tongue like Einstein. {{er|7ACV10}}<br />
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<poem>'''Farnsworth''': You can barely remember your own name, Einstein. <br />
'''Fry''': Einstein is a hard name to remember.<br />
''["[[The Duh-Vinci Code]]".]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Amy''': Einstein was right.<br />
''["[[Möbius Dick]]".]''</poem><br />
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* {{e|2ACV06}}<br />
* {{e|6ACV05}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|6ACV15}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|6ACV25}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|6ACV26}} {{miso}}<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=File:Einstein_Hammurabi.png&diff=134088File:Einstein Hammurabi.png2013-09-28T12:37:53Z<p>Farnsworth: Created page with "Category:2ACV06 pictures"</p>
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<div>[[Category:2ACV06 pictures]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Prism_railroad&diff=134087Prism railroad2013-09-28T10:07:01Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|image=[[File:Prism railroad 7ACV14.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=The prism railroad in [[3013]]. {{er|7ACV14}}<br />
|location=Interstellar space<br />
|first appear={{e|3ACV22}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Wrathofconrail.jpg|thumb|230px|Wrath-of-{{w|Consolidated Rail Corporation|Conrail}}, a reference to ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'']]<br />
The '''Prism railroad''' is an interstellar railroad used for transportation nearly at the [[speed of light]]. Instead of regular railroad switches, it uses switching prisms. {{bender}} used it to get to [[Bumbase Alpha]] in [[3002]]. {{er|3ACV22}}<br />
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<poem>'''Gus''': Get ready. We's gonna jump off at that switching prism up ahead.<br />
'''Dandy Jim''': We're going nearly the speed of light so, uh, roll when you land.</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|3ACV22}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV14}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Fulcrum County Prism]]<br />
*[[Transcontinental Underground Railroad]]<br />
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[[Category:Transportation]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Prism_railroad&diff=134086Prism railroad2013-09-28T10:06:24Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name=Prism railroad<br />
|image=[[File:Prism railroad 7ACV14.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=The prism railroad in [[3013]]. {{er|7ACV14}}<br />
|location=Interstellar space<br />
|first appear={{e|3ACV22}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Wrathofconrail.jpg|thumb|230px|Wrath-of-{{w|Consolidated Rail Corporation|Conrail}}, a reference to ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'']]<br />
The '''Prism railroad''' is an interstellar railroad used for transportation nearly at the [[speed of light]]. Instead of regular railroad switches, it uses switching prisms. {{bender}} used it to get to [[Bumbase Alpha]] in [[3002]]. {{er|3ACV22}}<br />
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<poem>'''Gus''': Get ready. We's gonna jump off at that switching prism up ahead.<br />
'''Dandy Jim''': We're going nearly the speed of light so, uh, roll when you land.</poem><br />
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*{{e|3ACV22}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV14}}<br />
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*[[Fulcrum County Prism]]<br />
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[[Category:Transportation]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Prism_railroad&diff=134085Prism railroad2013-09-28T10:04:01Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|image=[[File:Prism railroad 7ACV14.png|225px]]<br />
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|location=Interstellar space<br />
|first appear={{e|3ACV22}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Prism railroad''' is an interstellar railroad used for transportation nearly at the [[speed of light]]. Instead of regular railroad switches, it uses switching prisms. {{bender}} used it to get to [[Bumbase Alpha]] in [[3002]]. {{er|3ACV22}}<br />
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<poem>'''Gus''': Get ready. We's gonna jump off at that switching prism up ahead.<br />
'''Dandy Jim''': We're going nearly the speed of light so, uh, roll when you land.</poem><br />
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*{{e|3ACV22}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV14}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Fulcrum County Prism]]<br />
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[[Category:Transportation]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Prism_railroad&diff=134084Prism railroad2013-09-28T10:03:34Z<p>Farnsworth: Created page with "{{place infobox |name=Prism railroad |image=225px |image text=The prism railroad in 3013. {{er|7ACV14}} |location=Interstellar space |fi..."</p>
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|location=Interstellar space<br />
|first appear={{e|3ACV22}}<br />
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The '''Prism railroad''' is an interstellar railroad used for transportation nearly at the [[speed of light]]. Instead of regular railroad switches, it uses switching prisms. {{bender}} used it to get to [[Bumbase Alpha]] in [[3002]]. {{er|3ACV22}}<br />
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<poem>'''Gus''': Get ready. We's gonna jump off at that switching prism up ahead.<br />
'''Dandy Jim''': We're going nearly the [[speed of light]] so, uh, roll when you land.</poem><br />
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*{{e|7ACV14}}<br />
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*[[Fulcrum County Prism]]<br />
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[[Category:Transportation]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Braino&diff=127935Talk:Braino2013-08-11T19:06:32Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>Well, the only thing we know about his age is that he definitely was born (and grown up) before 2855. As there is neither no indication that he's alive or dead, I think we should not include his age in the article. --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 21:06, 11 August 2013 (CEST)</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Braino&diff=127934Talk:Braino2013-08-11T19:06:15Z<p>Farnsworth: Created page with "Well, the only thing we know about his age is that he definitely was born (and grown up) before 2855. As there is neither no indication that he's alive, I think we should not ..."</p>
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<div>Well, the only thing we know about his age is that he definitely was born (and grown up) before 2855. As there is neither no indication that he's alive, I think we should not include his age in the article. --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 21:06, 11 August 2013 (CEST)</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Earth&diff=127932Earth2013-08-11T19:03:23Z<p>Farnsworth: Moved the non-canon comic population to trivia... probably makes more sense</p>
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|image=[[File:Earth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=The Earth and [[Moon|its moon]] as seen from space<br />
|location=[[The Sol System]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|star=[[Sol]]<br />
|ruler=[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|wikipedia=Earth<br />
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'''Earth''' is a life-supporting planet in [[the Sol System]], and home [[List of planets|planet]] of [[humans]], many animals and plants as well as [[robot]]s. Despite being conquered several times by various aliens, by the [[31st century]], humans are again the dominant life form on the planet. [[Earth government|Earth's government]] is a planet-wide democracy that is clearly modeled after (if not directly descended from) [[United States of America|America]]'s government of today. Even the flag, [[Old Freebie]], is similar to the American flag.<br />
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In [[3013]], [[Mom]] said that there were 40 billion hungry people on Earth {{et|7ACV22}}. This may or may not include the undernourished population only.<br />
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The government is largely run by clones, though in [[3000]], [[Earthicans]] elected [[Richard Nixon's head]] [[President of Earth]]. Although frequently [[Invasions of Earth|invaded]] by [[Alien]] forces, Earth seems to be a military power to be reckoned with. Much like American money, Earthican [[currency]] depicts presidents. In terms of wealth, Mom is the richest person on the planet, [[Zapp Brannigan]] is responsible for protecting the world from various alien invasions as well as expanding Earth's territorial claims.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Earth Flag.svg|left|200px|thumb|[[Old Freebie]]: The Earth flag.]]<br />
The Earth, along with Sun and The Moon, was created ca. [[Early history|4.5 billion years ago]]. 500 million years ago first lifeforms crawled onto land, and 65.5 million years ago The [[Brain Spawn]] caused the extinction of dinosaurs ([[6ACV07]]). Finally, the [[Human]] race evolved.<br />
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Between the [[21st century|21st]] and [[31st century|31st]] centuries most of Earth's cities were destroyed multiple times. One of the most notable destructions was the [[First Destruction of New York City]] in the [[24th century]] started by [[Bender]]. That destruction even caused the [[Second Middle Ages]], and ''"getting twenty-fourth century"'' becoming a popular slang term. However, by 31st century, the cities have been rebuilt and planet's technology level is extremely high. The planet had been united in a process mostly led by [[United States of America]]. Dozens, if not hundreds of other planets and minor planets (including [[Mars]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]]) have been colonized. Owing to that, human population by the year [[3011]] is not known.<br />
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In [[3004]], Earth was moved further from the Sun causing a normal year to become 372 days long. Later in [[3007]], the planet was stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], who renamed it ''New Scammadonia''. A few days later, however, a fleet comprised of displaced Earthicans and other victims of the Scammers managed to reclaim Earth. The planet briefly stopped rotating in August of [[3010]], as a result of the [[Thubanian]] [[Thubanian Invasion of Earth|invasion]]. [[Amy Wong]] managed to fix the problem by "bringing back" the planet's rotational energy from [[Thuban 9]].<br />
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== Technology ==<br />
[[File:Sport utility robot.png|left|thumb|Early robotics in the [[30th century]]]]<br />
One of the most important places in the entire universe by the 31st century, Earth is a huge glowing utopian (sort of) planet which is at the height of existence. Major technological advancements have been achieved by humanity, resulting in some technologies (such as the wheel) to have become obsolete, while others (such as [[Hovercar|hovercars]]) to become prominent. Sentient [[robots]] possibly have a higher population than humans themselves and space travel has excelled significantly, journeys to other galaxies take but a few hours because spaceships can move billions of times the traditional [[speed of light]]. Many people who lived in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]] are preserved in [[Head Jars|jars]] albeit only their heads, this technology was invented by [[Ron Popeil]]. Almost everything electrical is a robot with feelings, from intergalactic spaceships to toasters.<br />
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== Life forms ==<br />
Many [[List of alien species|species of aliens]] have migrated to Earth and live in peace with the life forms already on Earth, the [[Decapodians]] specifically came to Earth in the [[23rd century]]. By the [[31st century]], [[anchovies]] and [[cows]] have gone extinct. Mutants have since developed in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] especially in New New York, the vermin and confined to the sewers.<br />
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Earth gets invaded by aliens multiple times a week. However, almost all attempts to take over the planet have been unsuccessful.<br />
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== Locations of Interest ==<br />
[[File:Clinton Monument.jpg|200px|thumb|Monuments at Washington D.C.]]<br />
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=== Countries ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Atlanta]] {{et|2ACV12}}<br />
*Barbados {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Belarus {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Belgium {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Brazil {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Canada {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Chile {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Cyberia]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Devil's Island]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Egypt]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[France]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[Germany]] {{et|7ACV08}}<br />
*[[Italy]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*Jamaica {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Japan]] {{et|4ACV08}}<br />
*Kardashistan {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Kenya]] {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Lo'ihi Island|Lo'ihi]] {{et|6ACV02}}<br />
*[[Mexico]] {{et|6ACV06}}<br />
*[[Nation of Joe]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Netherlands ([[4ACV08]])<br />
*[[Norway]] {{et|2ACV08}}<br />
*Old Zealand {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Panem {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Peru]] {{et|6ACV23}}<br />
*[[Republic of French Stereotypes]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*R'lyeh {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Robo-Hungary|Robo-Hungarian Empire]] {{et|2ACV18}}<br />
*Skyrim {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*South Korea {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Sweden]] {{et|4ACV04}}<br />
*Tri-State Area {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[United Kingdom]] {{et|4ACV04}}<br />
*[[United States of America]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*Waterworld {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
== Satellites ==<br />
[[File:The Moon.jpg|200px|thumb|[[The Moon]], Earth's main satellite]]<br />
*[[The Moon]] - First landed on in [[1969]], the landing site was lost for centuries until [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] rediscovered it.<br />
*[[Hubble Telescope]] - Destroyed by Fry during a [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|space battle]] in [[1ACV12]]<br />
*[[Intergalactic Stock Exchange]]<br />
*[[Orbiting Meadows|Orbiting Meadows National Cemetery]]<br />
*[[Wozniak Nerd Academy]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*In scientific terminology (as well as the planet-naming conventions used within the show), Earth could also be called Sol 3 (or Sol III).<br />
**Mars and Earth may have switched positions in [[3012]] {{et|7ACV02}}, making Earth Sol 4 (or Sol IV).<br />
*In "[[That Darn Katz!]]", the Earth's rotation was changed from counter-clockwise to clockwise. However, it appears that this has been fixed since then.<br />
*As of "[[Crimes of the Hot]]", the Earth's year is 372 days.<br />
*In [[3005]], the planet's population was 985,947,635{{disputed canon}} ([[The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1|US#017]]).<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*[[Episode Listing|All Episodes]] (Except "[[Where the Buggalo Roam]]")<br />
*[[Comic Listing|All Comics]]<br />
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[[Category:Places]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Braino&diff=126358Braino2013-07-28T21:56:50Z<p>Farnsworth: What if he's dead?</p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|type=t<br />
|type2=p<br />
|name=Braino<br />
|image=[[File:Braino.png|175px]]<br />
|image text=A bust of Braino, owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]].<br />
|birth date=Before [[2855]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=<br />
|job=Scientist<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV05}}<br />
|voiced by=<br />
}}<br />
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'''Braino''' is a legendary scientist or genius of sorts. What exactly he did or when he lived (if he is even deceased) is unknown, but [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] had a poster of him in his old room in [[2855]] {{et|7ACV10}}. Farnsworth considers him a great inspiration alongside [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{w|Euclid}} and {{w|Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus}}. Braino has a bulging Brain and a horse that also has a bulging brain.<br />
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A statue of him in a park on [[Planet Vinci]] makes it possible that either Vinci was his place of birth, or that he is as respected there as on [[Earth]] (which would make sense considering that the Vincians are extremely intelligent). He does not, however, resemble the native people of Planet Vinci in appearance. He also appears on the Earthican [[Currency|$30 bill]] {{et|6ACV17}}. He is seen on a poster in the Professor's bedroom in a flashback {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
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== Image Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:BrainoStatue.png|A statue of Braino on his horse on [[Planet Vinci]] {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
Image:Braino bill.png|Braino appearing on the Earthican $30 bill {{et|6ACV17}}.<br />
Image:Braino poster.png|A poster of Braino in professor Farnsworth's old room {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
* His name is clearly a reference to his brain which looks very developed.<br />
* In "[[Mars University]]", a statue is seen of an alien with a giant brain, similar to Braino. However, it seems closer to a member of [[Morbo's species]].<br />
* One of the books read by Bender in Overclockwise is named "The Collected Wisdom of Braino".<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV05}} (statue)<br />
*{{e|6ACV17}} (in a bill)<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} (in a book)<br />
*{{e|7ACV10}} (on a poster)<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Braino&diff=126278Braino2013-07-28T13:12:49Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|type=t<br />
|type2=p<br />
|name=Braino<br />
|image=[[File:Braino.png|175px]]<br />
|image text=A bust of Braino, owned by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]].<br />
|birth date=Before [[2855]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=<br />
|job=Scientist<br />
|first appear={{e|6ACV05}}<br />
|voiced by=<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Braino''' is a legendary scientist or genius of sorts. What exactly he did or when he lived (if he is even deceased) is unknown, but [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] had a poster of him in his old room in [[2855]]. Farnsworth considers him a great inspiration alongside [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{w|Euclid}} and {{w|Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus}}. Braino has a bulging Brain and a horse that also has a bulging brain.<br />
<br />
A statue of him in a park on [[Planet Vinci]] makes it possible that either Vinci was his place of birth, or that he is as respected there as on [[Earth]] (which would make sense considering that the Vincians are extremely intelligent). He does not, however, resemble the native people of Planet Vinci in appearance. He also appears on the Earthican [[Currency|$30 bill]] {{et|6ACV17}}. He is seen on a poster in the Professor's bedroom in a flashback {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
<br />
== Image Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:BrainoStatue.png|A statue of Braino on his horse on [[Planet Vinci]] {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
Image:Braino bill.png|Braino appearing on the Earthican $30 bill {{et|6ACV17}}.<br />
Image:Braino poster.png|A poster of Braino in professor Farnsworth's old room {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
* His name is clearly a reference to his brain which looks very developed.<br />
* In "[[Mars University]]", a statue is seen of an alien with a giant brain, similar to Braino. However, it seems closer to a member of [[Morbo's species]].<br />
* One of the books read by Bender in Overclockwise is named "The Collected Wisdom of Braino".<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV05}} (statue)<br />
*{{e|6ACV17}} (in a bill)<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} (in a book)<br />
*{{e|7ACV10}} (on a poster)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Ludwig_van_Beethoven&diff=123627Ludwig van Beethoven2013-06-30T20:29:23Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{character infobox<br />
|name=Ludwig van Beethoven<br />
|type=t<br />
|type2=d<br />
|type3=p<br />
|age=56 (at time of death)<br />
|image=[[File:Beethoven.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=A hologram showing a bust of Beethoven in front of a map of [[Germany]] at {{w|Oktoberfest}} in [[3012]] {{et|7ACV08}}.<br />
|birth date=17 December [[1770]] (baptism)<br />
|death date=26 March [[1827]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]], [[Germany]], {{w|Bonn}}<br />
|job=Composer,<br>Pianist<br />
|first appear={{e|7ACV08}}<br />
|wikipedia=Ludwig van Beethoven<br />
}}<br />
'''Ludwig van Beethoven''' was a [[Germany|German]] composer and pianist who is considered one of the most famous musicians of all time and who went deaf at an early age. In [[3002]], [[Bender]] credited a sheet music for {{w|Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Beethoven's fifth symphony}} to himself {{et|3ACV13}}. In [[3004]], [[Fry]] played Beethoven's composition "{{w|Für Elise}}" with a [[holophonor]] {{et|4ACV18}}. In [[3012]], Bender and Fry saw, at a history kiosk at {{w|Oktoberfest}}, a hologram that showed Beethoven as a symbol of the {{w|Neander Valley}} along with beer and sausage {{et|7ACV08}}.<br />
<br />
== Additional information ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
<br />
* The hologram associates Beethoven with the Neander Valley because the city where he was born ({{w|Bonn}}) and the Neander Valley are today part of the same state ({{w|North Rhine-Westphalia}}).<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Helmut Spargle]]''': Without the distraction of taste, your mind is free to touch the Zen of pure flavour. You could become the greatest chef ever.<br />
'''Bender''': I could?<br />
'''Helmut Spargle''': Yes. Just as Beethoven was a great composer because he was deaf.<br />
''["[[The 30% Iron Chef]]".]''</poem><br />
<poem>''[Bender stamps on ten CDs, cracking and breaking them.]''<br />
'''Bender''': Take that, Beethoven, you deaf bastard!<br />
''["[[Obsoletely Fabulous]]".]''</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
<br />
* {{e|3ACV22}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|4ACV14}} {{miso}}<br />
* {{e|7ACV08}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:German people]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Fry_and_Leela%27s_Big_Fling&diff=123626Fry and Leela's Big Fling2013-06-30T20:25:03Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Fry and Leela's Big Fling<br />
|image=[[File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling infobox.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=[[Leela]] and [[Fry]] making out in the zoo's [[human]] habitat.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=10<br />
|no=131<br />
|written by=Eric Rogers<br />
|directed by=Edmund Fong<br />
|title reference=N/A<br />
|caption=WATCH IT OR DIE TRYING<br />
|first aired=19 June, 2013<br />
|number=7ACV17<br />
|broadcast number=S10E02<br />
|prev ep=T.: The Terrestrial<br />
|next ep=The Inhuman Torch<br />
|broad prev=2-D Blacktop<br />
|broad next=T.: The Terrestrial<br />
|hasanimatic=yes<br />
}}<br />
"'''Fry and Leela's Big Fling'''" is the one hundred and thirty-first episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the seventeenth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the second of the [[Broadcast season 10|tenth broadcast season]]. It aired on 19 June, 2013, on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Fry]] and [[Leela]] go on a romantic vacation, but, unbeknownst to them, their secluded, romantic bungalow is actually an [[alien]] zoo.<br />
<br />
== Story ==<br />
{{expansion|section=yes}}<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
In January 2012, [[Eric Rogers]] made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/159328552821604352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-17|title=Kitchelfilms|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-22}}</ref> On 23 January, he revealed that [[Animatic:7ACV17|the animatic]] for the episode would be screened two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161588091096797184|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-23|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref><br />
<br />
=== Image Gallery ===<br />
<gallery perrow="4"><br />
File:717-fry-and-keelas-big-fling-2cropped.png|[[Promotional picture]] of Leela and Fry in the [[Planet Express hangar]].{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Sean.jpg|Leela's often-mentioned ex-boyfriend Sean,{{citation needed}} who has his first on-screen appearance in this episode.<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Dr. Banjo Returns.jpg|Promotional picture revealing [[Dr. Banjo]] and [[Guenter]] returning in this episode.{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Amy in Marmoset PJ's.jpg|[[Amy]] wearing {{w|Marmoset}} pajamas.{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling CEO Edwards.jpg|Concept art for a new character known as [[CEO Edwards]].{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling screenshot.png|Screenshot from a preview clip featuring Fry, Leela, and Leela's old boyfriend [[Sean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/53293164834/countdown-to-futurama-i-want-my-dollar-at-long|title=Countdown to Futurama: I Want My Dollar|date=2013-06-18|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-06-18}}</ref><br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
== Additional Information ==<br />
[[File:Table reading of 7ACV17.jpg|right|thumb|225px|A picture of the table read for the episode [[wiktionary:tweet#Verb|tweeted]] by writer [[Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161896310151200768/photo/1|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2012-01-24|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref>]]<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Fry and Leela play the {{w|Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo game}}. {{w|Marco Polo}} was an [[Italian]] traveller whose journey inspired {{w|Christopher Columbus}}, another Italian traveller. Columbus is [[Christopher Colobus|parodied in this episode]].<br />
*[[Prairie elephants]] are a mix of elephants and prairie dogs.<br />
<br />
=== Goofs ===<br />
*When Darlene walks in while Fry and Sean are fighting, Fry's pants are layered over his right arm for a second.<br />
<br />
=== Allusions ===<br />
{{cultural mentions}}<br />
*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 ''{{w|Them!}}''.<br />
*On Simian 7, there is an advertisement for Blue Ass Group, a reference to the musical ensemble {{w|Blue Man Group}}.<br />
<br />
=== Continuity ===<br />
*This is not the first time that Fry has performed karate {{et|6ACV03|7ACV15}}.<br />
*[[Bone Vampire|Bone Vampires]] {{et|6ACV22}} and a [[Cyclophage]] {{et|6ACV01}} are kept as exhibits in the [[City Zoo]] on [[Simian 7]]. Pictures of them can also be seen in [[Dr. Banjo]]'s office.<br />
**It is interesting to note that both of these creatures are endangered/extinct.<br />
**In ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', it is suggested that humans are endangered too.<br />
*The [[moon worm]], which [[Al Gore's head]] claimed that he had ridden {{et|4ACV08}}, is finally seen.<br />
<br />
=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Sean, I'd like you to meet Fry, he and I are... What would you say we are, Fry?<br />
'''Fry''': Nude and interrupted.</poem><br />
<poem>''[Amy approaches Zoidberg whilst dressed like a marmoset.]''<br />
'''[[Amy]]''': I'm not sure this marmoset disguise is working...<br />
'''[[Zoidberg]]''': I'm not sure either. We better ask Amy!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': You know who I hate most? That monkey we haven't seen in years &mdash; [[Guenter]].</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': An-and... the robot hands would make you a strawberry shortcake any time of day. Four, seven, any time!<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': No way!<br />
'''Fry''': I'm not lyin'!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': You were in a zoo!</poem><br />
}}<br />
<br />
=== Appearances ===<br />
{{list expansion}}<br />
<br />
==== Characters ====<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Dr. Banjo]]<br />
*[[Barbados Slim]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Christopher Colobus]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Darlene]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Edwards]]<br />
*[[Elzar]]<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Guenter]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[LaBarbara]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*[[Sean]] <small>(first on-screen appearance)</small><br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
==== Places ====<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Bonobo & Associates]]<br />
*[[Central Park]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[City Zoo]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Colobus Circle]]<br />
*[[Elzar's Fine Cuisine]]<br />
*[[Leela's apartment]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Pick-N-Eat]]<br />
*[[Planet Express hangar]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Simian 7]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Smithsimian Art Gallery]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Fry]]<br />
[[Category:A plots focusing on Leela]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Fry_and_Leela%27s_Big_Fling&diff=123625Fry and Leela's Big Fling2013-06-30T20:24:39Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Fry and Leela's Big Fling<br />
|image=[[File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling infobox.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=[[Leela]] and [[Fry]] making out in the zoo's [[human]] habitat.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=10<br />
|no=131<br />
|written by=Eric Rogers<br />
|directed by=Edmund Fong<br />
|title reference=N/A<br />
|caption=WATCH IT OR DIE TRYING<br />
|first aired=19 June, 2013<br />
|number=7ACV17<br />
|broadcast number=S10E02<br />
|prev ep=T.: The Terrestrial<br />
|next ep=The Inhuman Torch<br />
|broad prev=2-D Blacktop<br />
|broad next=T.: The Terrestrial<br />
|hasanimatic=yes<br />
}}<br />
"'''Fry and Leela's Big Fling'''" is the one hundred and thirty-first episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the seventeenth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the second of the [[Broadcast season 10|tenth broadcast season]]. It aired on 19 June, 2013, on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Fry]] and [[Leela]] go on a romantic vacation, but, unbeknownst to them, their secluded, romantic bungalow is actually an [[alien]] zoo.<br />
<br />
== Story ==<br />
{{expansion|section=yes}}<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
In January 2012, [[Eric Rogers]] made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/159328552821604352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-17|title=Kitchelfilms|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-22}}</ref> On 23 January, he revealed that [[Animatic:7ACV17|the animatic]] for the episode would be screened two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161588091096797184|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-23|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref><br />
<br />
=== Image Gallery ===<br />
<gallery perrow="4"><br />
File:717-fry-and-keelas-big-fling-2cropped.png|[[Promotional picture]] of Leela and Fry in the [[Planet Express hangar]].{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Sean.jpg|Leela's often-mentioned ex-boyfriend Sean,{{citation needed}} who has his first on-screen appearance in this episode.<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Dr. Banjo Returns.jpg|Promotional picture revealing [[Dr. Banjo]] and [[Guenter]] returning in this episode.{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Amy in Marmoset PJ's.jpg|[[Amy]] wearing {{w|Marmoset}} pajamas.{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling CEO Edwards.jpg|Concept art for a new character known as [[CEO Edwards]].{{citation needed}}<br />
File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling screenshot.png|Screenshot from a preview clip featuring Fry, Leela, and Leela's old boyfriend [[Sean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/53293164834/countdown-to-futurama-i-want-my-dollar-at-long|title=Countdown to Futurama: I Want My Dollar|date=2013-06-18|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-06-18}}</ref><br />
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{{clear}}<br />
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== Additional Information ==<br />
[[File:Table reading of 7ACV17.jpg|right|thumb|225px|A picture of the table read for the episode [[wiktionary:tweet#Verb|tweeted]] by writer [[Eric Rogers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161896310151200768/photo/1|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2012-01-24|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref>]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Fry and Leela play the {{w|Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo game}}. {{w|Marco Polo}} was an [[Italian]] traveller whose journey inspired {{w|Christopher Columbus}}, another Italian traveller. Columbus is [[Christopher Colobus|parodied in this episode]].<br />
*[[Prairie elephants]] are a mix of elephants and prairie dogs.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*When Darlene walks in while Fry and Sean are fighting, Fry's pants are layered over his right arm for a second.<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
{{cultural mentions}}<br />
*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 ''{{w|Them!}}''.<br />
*On Simian 7, there is an advertisement for Blue Ass Group, a reference to the musical ensemble {{w|Blue Man Group}}.<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*This is not the first time that Fry has performed karate {{et|6ACV03|7ACV15}}.<br />
*[[Bone Vampire|Bone Vampires]] {{et|6ACV22}} and a [[Cyclophage]] {{et|6ACV01}} are kept as exhibits in the [[City Zoo]] on [[Simian 7]]. Pictures of them can also be seen in [[Dr. Banjo]]'s office.<br />
**It is interesting to note that both of these creatures are endangered/extinct.<br />
**In ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]], it is suggested that humans are endangered too.<br />
*The [[moon worm]], which [[Al Gore's head]] claimed that he had ridden {{et|4ACV08}}, is finally seen.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Leela''': Sean, I'd like you to meet Fry, he and I are... What would you say we are, Fry?<br />
'''Fry''': Nude and interrupted.</poem><br />
<poem>''[Amy approaches Zoidberg whilst dressed like a marmoset.]''<br />
'''[[Amy]]''': I'm not sure this marmoset disguise is working...<br />
'''[[Zoidberg]]''': I'm not sure either. We better ask Amy!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': You know who I hate most? That monkey we haven't seen in years &mdash; [[Guenter]].</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': An-and... the robot hands would make you a strawberry shortcake any time of day. Four, seven, any time!<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': No way!<br />
'''Fry''': I'm not lyin'!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': You were in a zoo!</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
{{list expansion}}<br />
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==== Characters ====<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Dr. Banjo]]<br />
*[[Barbados Slim]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Christopher Colobus]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Darlene]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Edwards]]<br />
*[[Elzar]]<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Guenter]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[LaBarbara]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Nibbler]]<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*[[Sean]] <small>(first on-screen appearance)</small><br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
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==== Places ====<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Bonobo & Associates]]<br />
*[[Central Park]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[City Zoo]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Colobus Circle]]<br />
*[[Elzar's Fine Cuisine]]<br />
*[[Leela's apartment]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Pick-N-Eat]]<br />
*[[Planet Express hangar]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Simian 7]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Smithsimian Art Gallery]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Leela]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Evolutionary_arms_race&diff=123611Evolutionary arms race2013-06-29T21:25:59Z<p>Farnsworth: What was that?</p>
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{{battle infobox<br />
|name=Evolutionary arms race<br />
|image=[[File:SnakeAndFrog.jpg|225px]]<br />
|date=Beginning eons ago, and ending in 3009<br />
|location=Throughout the universe<br />
|result=Defeat to the [[Dark Ones]]<br />
|side1=The Dark Ones<br />
|side2=[[Encyclopods]]<br />
|leaders1=<br />
|leaders2=<br />
|forces1=Entire species of Dark Ones, evolving many times<br />
|forces2=Entire species of Encyclopods, evolving many times<br />
|casual1=Entire species<br />
|casual2=Entire species, except for one<br />
|appearance={{f|4}}<br />
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The '''evolutionary arms race''', first mentioned by [[Nine]], is a euphemism for the evolutionary competition between two previously-cooperative species. <br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Beginnings ===<br />
It began on a distant planet, eons ago. One species resembled an Earth frog, and one an Earth snake (except the '''snake''' had one eye). They originally cooperated to get food and survive, but eventually, the frog evolved to eat the snake while the snake evolved defensive traits against the frog, leading to a cycle in which both species would adapt to and counteract each other's traits in order to survive. The one-eyed '''''snake species''''' eventually evolved into the [[Dark Ones]], and the '''''Frog''''' evolved into the [[Encyclopods]] or possibly the other way around.<br />
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=== End of the War ===<br />
The Dark Ones preyed on all life, driving many species to extinction, while the Encyclopods defended all life and fought against the Dark Ones. Eventually, the life-giving [[Chi]] receded, endangering both the Dark Ones and Encyclopods. The Encyclopods were left closest to extinction, leaving a single Encyclopod egg in the form of a [[Violet Dwarf Star]], while all but one Dark One were exterminated by [[Leo Wong]]. [[The Last Dark One|The last Dark One]] was saved by [[Turanga Leela]] in the year 3009 and attempted to bring about the destruction of the dwarf star and [[The Last Encyclopod|the last Encyclopod]] with it but, thanks to the intervention of [[Philip J. Fry]] and the [[Legion of Mad Fellows]], it was defeated and killed by the newborn Encyclopod, finally bringing the war to an end.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
*The earlier evolutions that occurred include:<br />
**The frog evolving to eat the snake while it were standing on the frog to get to the fruit.<br />
**The snake inflating itself to not fit in the frog's mouth and to crush the frog.<br />
**The frog growing a sharp limb, which it used to deflate the inflated snake.<br />
**The snake gaining an armor-like hide which it could activate and deactivate at will, which was impenetrable to the frog's sharp limb. It also was able to turn itself inside out and devour the frog.<br />
**Strangely, the Arms Race of Evolution was originally two species evolving to get food, without any moral or ethnical implications. It is possible that as the snakes or the frogs evolved, they gained sentient minds, and were able to have opinions.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{f|4}}<br />
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[[Category:Battles]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Decision_3012&diff=121426Decision 30122013-05-03T13:41:25Z<p>Farnsworth: There is no continuity in that.</p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Decision 3012<br />
|image=[[File:Decision 3012 screenshot.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=The political debate. Senator [[Chris Travers]] is in the centre and [[Morbo]] is to the right.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=117<br />
|written by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|directed by=Dwayne Carey-Hill<br />
|title reference="Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}<br />
|caption=Made from 100% recycled pixels<br />
|first aired=27 June 2012<br />
|number=7ACV03<br />
|broadcast number=S09E03<br />
|prev ep=A Farewell to Arms<br />
|next ep=The Thief of Baghead<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
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"'''Decision 3012'''" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the third of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It aired on 27 June 2012 on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Leela]] becomes a [[Earth presidential election, 3012|campaign]] manager for [[Chris Travers|a presidential candidate whose birth certificate is missing]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I: "I'm going to get involved in the political process and make my voice heard!" ===<br />
[[Richard Nixon's head]] runs for a third term as [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]]. The crew, with the exception of [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], are set on voting for Nixon, especially [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], who has been swayed by the free beer given by Nixon to citizens for his campaign. They point out that they would rather stick to a candidate they have already experienced rather than face the possibilities of a new candidate. Leela decides to become a campaign manager for one of Nixon's opponents, Senator [[Chris Travers]], whose good-hearted views are disliked by the general public. She helps him reinvigorate Travers' faltering campaign by making promotional stops to help him socialize with the people. Travers is eventually named a nominee against Nixon. The crew decide to help Leela in Travers' campaign, with the exception of Bender, who collaborates with Nixon in helping sabotage Travers' campaign.<br />
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=== Act II: "We voters demand you release your Earth certificate!" ===<br />
At [[One Hour Hot Dog|Travers' presidential headquarters]], Bender attempts to find some incriminating info about Travers, but only succeeds in finding positive information about him. When he reads out Travers' middle name, "Zaxxar", Nixon points out how the name sounds like that of an alien and how voters hate aliens. Despite the fact that Travers is a [[human]], Bender and Nixon decide to spread a rumor that Travers is an alien. At one of Travers' campaign stops, Bender questions whether Travers was actually born on [[Earth]] and demands his "Earth certificate". Leela plans to release the certificate to prove he was born on Earth, but Travers dismisses the rumors as distractions from the real issues and tells Leela not to look for the certificate. Nonetheless, Leela, Bender and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] travel to [[Our Lady of Patriotism Hospital]] in [[Kenya]], where Travers claims he was born, to find the certificate. They find a file labelled "Travers", but fails to find an Earth certificate. Travers then arrives at the scene. Leela examines the file more, and finds that Travers' mother was admitted to the hospital that morning. Travers then reveals that while he was in fact born on Earth, he will only be born tomorrow, for he is actually from the future.<br />
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=== Act III: "It really doesn't matter who you vote for!" ===<br />
Travers explains that he was sent back from the year [[3028]] to prevent Nixon from getting elected. He goes on to explain the series of events that follows after Nixon's election. Nixon's promise to build an alien-proof fence around the solar system eliminated cheap alien labor from Earth. Without the aliens to perform these jobs, the economy collapsed. Starvation and civil unrest became widespread around Earth. Nixon then eliminated working-class humans, turning them into a food product named [[Soylent products#Soylent Majority|Soylent Majority]]. With the working class gone, [[robots]] were forced to do all of Earth's labor, and they eventually rose into revolt, led by Bender. The last remnants of humanity hid underground and sent Travers back in time to oppose Nixon and prevent him from getting elected. As he has not yet been born, he has no certificate. Leela then comes up with the plan of broadcasting his birth on live television. His mother eventually gives birth and his certificate is printed. The election results are announced, and Travers is declared the winner. When [[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] asks Bender why he is not upset over Nixon's loss, he replies that he does not really care. Travers starts to fade away as Bender points out that since Nixon never won the election, the robot uprising never occured and Travers was never sent back in time to begin with. All mentions of Travers are erased as he disappears, and Morbo announces that Nixon has won the election. Back at the Planet Express headquarters, the crew realize that it does not really matter who one votes for. Leela points out that they at least tried to make a difference, but forgets Travers' name. [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] points out that they never even left the building. At the end, Nixon says that he always wins.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn">{{cite web | url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40 | title=Futurama - Episode Guide | site={{w|MSN TV}} | accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref><br />
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In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> a video clip featuring [[Morbo]] as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23111754951/countdown-to-futurama-crowded-field-of-candidates|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-15|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> a [[promotional picture]] featuring a [[Robot]] army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, [[Destructor]], four [[Killbots]] and several other machines on 16 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 4">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23171834968/countdown-to-futurama-robot-army-todays-item-is|title=Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-16|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:Decision 3012|the storyboard]] showing both Bender break into a cave full of [[Humans]] and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 5">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23237544009/countdown-to-futurama-scooch-together-and-you|title=Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-17|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the announcement of the second ''Futurama'' podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-15 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-22}}</ref> A preview of the episode aired on 20 June during the credits of the episode "[[A Farewell to Arms]]".<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
1.452 million viewers. <br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The episode's title is a reference to "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}, commonly used by the Daily Show.<br />
*The music that begins Nixon's speech is "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa, considered to be the official march of the United States of America.<br />
*[[Chris Travers]] is a reference to [[U.S. president]] [[Barack Obama]] - in that he is a {{w|Harvard University|Harvard educated}} senator and {{w|Community organizing|former community organizer}} from Hawaii, raised by his grandparents, with {{w|Hussein|a middle name that sounds 'foreign'}}, and there are {{w|Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories about his Earth certificate}}.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast"/><br />
** Also, Travers is born in Kenya, which is where many 'birthers' claim Obama is really from.<br />
*The female candidate - who says "We have a saying up in [[Alaska]]..." - is likely a reference to former Governor of Alaska {{w|Sarah Palin}}.<br />
*One of the candidates says, "Enviro-mite!", a clear parody of {{w|Jimmie Walker}}'s character {{w|J.J. Evans}} from ''{{w|Good Times}}'', whose catchphrase was "Dy-no-mite!".<br />
*The music heard during the news montage of Travers is a parody of Louis Prima's composition "{{w|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}" as made famous by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]] now works for Fox "News". This is a reference to the infamous conservative bias and high amount of editorial and opinion-based shows that exist on said network.<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]'s role as "Big Throat" is an obvious parody of Mark Felt's role as "Deep Throat".<br />
*The fence constructed by Nixon along the southern border of Earth is a reference to the controversial {{w|Mexico – United States barrier}}. The Earth border fence mimics the barricade constructed in the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek}}'' episode "{{w|The Tholian Web}}".<br />
*The product Soylent Majority is a reference to both [[soylent products]], and to Richard Nixon's famous 1969 political phrase "{{w|silent majority}}".<br />
*The human race being taken over by robots in the future and being forced to live underground to survive is a direct reference to the ''{{w|Terminator (franchise)|Terminator}}'' movies.<br />
** And sending somebody back to the past from the future using time travel to attempt to alter history.<br />
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==== Nations at the convention ====<br />
There are several nations which were represented at Travers' nominating convention, including:<br />
*[[Atlanta]]<br />
*{{w|Belarus}}<br />
*[[United States of America#States|eHIO]]<br />
*[[United States of America#States|iOwa]]<br />
*{{w|Kardashian family|Kardashistan}}<br />
**References the {{w|Kardashian family}}<br />
*[[Lo'ihi Island|Lo'ihi]]<br />
*[[New New York]]<br />
*{{w|Zeeland|Old Zealand}}<br />
*{{w|Panem}}<br />
**References the setting of ''{{w|The Hunger Games}}''<br />
*{{w|R'lyeh}}<br />
**References the sunken alien city in H.P. Lovecraft's {{w|Cthulhu Mythos}}<br />
*{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim}}<br />
**References the setting of the 2011 video game ''{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}''<br />
*[[Svalbard]]<br />
*{{w|Tri-state area|Tri-State Area}}<br />
*{{w|Waterworld}}<br />
**References the setting of the 1995 science fiction film ''{{w|Waterworld}}''<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*Bender has previously worn a [[Napoleon]] hat and briefly joked with the [[Planet Express crew|others]] that he believed he was Napoleon in the [[HAL Institute]] during "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]". He was also seen dressed up as Napoleon in a portrait in "[[Godfellas]]".<br />
*[[Bender's sunglasses]] were last seen in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
**Bender was also using the same rifle he was using in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
*Travers traveled back in time to [[3012]] thanks to the [[Machine language time code]], thought destroyed in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', but is revealed to have survived on a photocopy of Fry's rear end. He was erased from time shortly after his infant duplicate was born. This is because in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' none of the paradoxes stopped themselves from getting the time code in the first place, however, Travers erased the point in time where he used it, therefore he never did at all.<br />
*A presidential election was last featured in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
**Ironically, Bender and Nixon were enemies in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", but now they've joined forces in this episode. An allusion to this reversal is seen early on in this episode where Bender shows off reelect Nixon bumperstickers he used to repair his ass, while at the end of "[[A Head in the Polls]]", Bender struggles to get the elect Nixon bumperstickers off of his ass.Th<br />
*A sign at the convention says Atlanta, which was shown to be both under the ocean and its own nation in "[[The Deep South]]".<br />
*The state of eHIO was previously mentioned in "Bendin' in the Wind".<br />
*The fact that Bender was a convicted felon so he couldn't vote was previously mentioned in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Chris Travers]]''': Look, let's be honest here. No one likes taxes. But they pay for our basic needs. Roads, schools, defence. If we hope to realise our aspirations as a great planet, we must each pay our fair share to achieve those noble goals.<br />
''[Cut to: The audience. They all lean forward and boo, except for Leela, who stands up and claps slowly. They quiet down, leaving Leela left standing and clapping alone. She makes an angry face and sits down, crossing her arms.]''<br />
'''[[Morbo]]''': Thank you, Senator. A thoughtful and lucid answer. [angrily] You will be destroyed!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': All right, I'm low on bullets. Everyone scooch together.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': I promise to cut taxes for the rich and use the poor as a cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel!<br />
''[The audience applauds.]''<br />
'''[[Fry]]''': That'll show those poor!<br />
'''[[Leela]]''': You're not rich.<br />
'''Fry''': But someday I might be rich, and people like me better watch their step!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': Is that you Big Throat?<br />
'''[[Hedonismbot]]''': In the flesh.<br />
''[Giggles.]''<br />
'''Bender''': Listen I need some dirt on Senator Chris Travers.<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': How quaint, but I suppose I should do my part for political intercourse. Come closer, and I'll expose what I know.<br />
''[Bender walks up to him, and leans down to his mouth.]''<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': There's nothing. He's as clean as a freshly waxed buttock.<br />
'''Bender''': Hey did you put your tongue in my ear?<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': Certainly not, I don't have a tongue.<br />
'''Bender''': Oh good, cause I don't have an ear.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': This is crazy! You're from the future?<br />
'''[[Chris Travers|Travers]]''': Yes. I was sent back from the year 3028 to prevent Nixon from getting elected.<br />
'''Fry''': I was sent forward from the year 2000, but you don't hear me gassing on about it.<br />
'''Leela''': But, why would it be so important to stop Nixon?<br />
'''Travers''': Because of the horrific events he's going to set in motion. ''[Travers begins to cry.]'' Oh God... I can't bring myself to describe it.<br />
'''Fry''': Oh well, wanna hear about how I got frozen?<br />
'''Travers''': ''[He wipes his nose.]'' Not really.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Wait, I know a robot named B.B. Rodriguez. Wait, I ''am'' a robot named B.B. Rodriguez!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': You want my opinion, Nixon's only chance to defeat Travers is with filthy lies, dirty tricks and good old Quaker thuggery! ''[The scene zooms out, revealing that Bender is with Nixon in the Oval Office.]'' And I'm just the guy for the job! ''[Bender and Nixon laugh evilly.]''<br />
'''Bender and Nixon's Head''': AROOOOO!</poem><br />
}}<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is the first episode in which the opening sequence continues directly into the episode itself.<br />
*This marks the first time the full opening sequence was used in season seven.<br />
*Various sections of the episode borrow from La Jetée[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jet%C3%A9e], a 1962 sci-fi featurette that deals with elements of time travel and mankind's demise.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*If Chris Travers never came to the future, Nixon wouldn't have been running unopposed. Instead, [[Mr. Greenland]], the first runner-up, would've gone against Nixon in the election.<br />
**Maybe Mr. Greenland dropped out in that timeline thereby Nixon was unopposed. If this happened, the next candidate would've then taken over, but maybe that candidate was forced to drop out as well because of Nixon's underhanded tactics.<br />
*If Travers hadn't been born yet, and as such named, then why did he have a file in the hospital?<br />
**Adult Travers may have put that there, as he did anticipate the crew going there. <br />
***This is unlikely, as he didn't want anyone to find out about him.<br />
**Travers is his last name, the file Leela finds is only label "Travers". It's possible it's his mother's file as she was admitted to the hospital that morning.<br />
*This episode contains a paradox, if Chris Travers had caused himself to cease to exist, then his future would occur, then he would exist, and then he would go back, and then cause himself to cease to exist and so on, so there would be no actual solution.<br />
**Travers used a paradox corecting time code, so there technically couldn't be a paradox, although there were also possible paradoxes in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
**Technically, it's a "Paradox Correcting Time Code". The correction in this instance was Travers disappearing, instead of a time duplicate being killed (Travers never disrupted the flow of time besides his election).<br />
* Bender's Reelect Nixon ass stickers disappear after they are first shown.<br />
* In the montage of the future, one of the aliens shown dissapearing as a result of the Dyson fence is a Neptunian, however the fence is said to surround the solar system, so presumably migration from Neptune would be unimpeded.<br />
** Perhaps he was not a native Neptunian and still forced to leave.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Mrs. Astor]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*[[Calculon]]<br />
*[[Censored couple]] (woman only)<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]]<br />
*[[Cowardman]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers' mother]]<br />
*[[Destructor]]<br />
*[[Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Gearshift]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Hattie]]<br />
*[[Headless clone of Agnew]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]<br />
*[[Hoschel]]<br />
*[[Hydroponic farmer]]<br />
*[[Hypnotoad]]<br />
*[[iZac]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*'''Debut''':[[Mr. Greenland]]<br />
*[[Mayor Poopenmeyer]]<br />
*[[Michelle]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
*[[Nixon's campaign manager]]<br />
*[[Petunia]]<br />
*[[Queen of Yonkers]]<br />
*[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg's head]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Septic tank]]<br />
*[[Judge Whitey]]<br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Leela]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Less_than_Hero&diff=121425Less than Hero2013-05-03T13:39:57Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Less than Hero<br />
|no=58<br />
|image=[[File:New Justice Team.png|225px]]<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=5<br />
|number=4ACV04<br />
|caption=Soon to be a major religion<br />
|first aired=2 March, 2003<br />
|written by=Ron Weiner<br />
|directed by=Susan Dietter<br />
|title reference=The term "Less than zero"<br />
|caption reference=<br />
|opening cartoon=''The Dover Boys'', by Warner Brothers, 1942.<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|broadcast number=S05E06<br />
|prev ep=Love and Rocket<br />
|next ep=A Taste of Freedom<br />
|broad prev=Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch<br />
|broad next=Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles<br />
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"'''Less than Hero'''" is the fifty-eighth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fourth of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the sixth of the [[Broadcast season 5|fifth broadcast season]]. It aired 2 March, 2003 on FOX. When [[Fry]] and [[Leela]] discover a [[Dr. FlimFlam's miracle cream|mysterious cream]] that gives them unusual powers, they form a Superhero team along with [[Bender]].<br />
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== The Story ==<br />
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=== Act I: "Ready for your big trip to the surface?" ===<br />
[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]'s [[Turanga Morris and Munda|parents]] are going to visit the surface the next weekend, and as they are [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]] who are not allowed above ground for legal reasons, Leela visits [[Citihall]] to get them special one-day surface permits. Meanwhile, the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]], who has gone temporarily insane, is getting a supercollider from [[πkea]], which turns out to be exhausting to assemble - [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and Leela are sore all over and receive treatment by [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] with genuine [[Dr. FlimFlam's Miracle Cream|Miracle Cream]]. The supercollider super explodes, and the Professor asks Leela and Fry to take it back.<br />
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On the way to return the collider they are attacked by a mugger who attempts to kill them, but are able to defeat him with powers usually not found with humans. They find out that the Miracle Cream temporarily causes superpowers in humans, including invulnerability, super strength and "lickety speed". A fourth power, the ability to command the loyalty of sea creatures, is not expressed and Zoidberg refuses to obey them. As they have super powers and are Americans, they decide to form a team of super heros, including [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] who provides the costumes and as a robot already has some sort of super powers.<br />
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They choose appropriate names: Fry becomes [[Captain Yesterday]], Bender is [[Superking]] and Leela chooses to be [[Clobberella]] - thus the [[The New Justice Team|New Justice Team]] is forged and fights crimes all over [[New New York]]. The team becomes well known but all three are anxious to protect their real identities, although sometimes Fry needs reminding.<br />
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=== Act II: "Attention, all crooks, lowlifes and lawbreakers!" ===<br />
In civilian guise, the crew returns to [[Citihall]] pick up the special one day permits for Leela's parents. While they are talking with the [[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer|Mayor]], he learns of a dastardly plot. He uses a secret button to call for the New Justice Team, so they have to make a quick exit to reappear in their super hero costumes.<br />
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The Mayor warns them that at precisely 9 A.M. tomorrow, the [[Museum of Natural History]] will be robbed by the super villain [[The Zookeeper|Zookeeper]] and his gang of highly trained animals. Their target: the priceless [[Quantum Gemerald]]. Leela makes good use of the timing, and arranges for her parents to meet her at the museum at 10 A.M., an hour after the robbery.<br />
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The next morning the Zookeeper and his gang turn up an hour late. The New Justice Team foils his attempt to steal the Gemerald, but the Zookeeper escapes while they are protecting it. Leela's parents witness the action, but since she is still in costume she cannot talk to them without revealing her secret identity. They return to the sewers disappointed, thinking their daughter is too ashamed of them to meet in public.<br />
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=== Act III: "Mom, Dad - I'm Clobberella!" ===<br />
Seeing their disappointment, Leela visits her parents in the sewers to offer an excuse. Her attempts backfire, and further anguish her when her parents see through her excuses and suggest they fully understand her shame. She's finally guilted into revealing her secret identity.<br />
<br />
Morris's bragging inadvertently reveals the team's identities to the Zookeeper, who kidnaps Leela's parents to coerce the New Justice Team into stealing the Quantum Gemerald for him. This is complicated by the fact that they have run out of Miracle Cream, and they have to pull off the heist without their super powers. They deliver the gem to the Zookeeper, and Leela's parents are released. As they have now committed a crime and are out of Miracle Cream anyway, Bender and Fry commit a few more crimes under the cover of their super hero identities.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*The phone number of [[Leela's parents]] is 1566.<br />
**This could just be the last four digits of the number.<br />
*Assembling the supercollider requires a hammer, a screwdriver, and a [[bending unit]].<br />
*Bender uses his left hand as a circular saw.<br />
*The binary that pops up when Bender is punched by the kangaroo translates to the letter J.<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*[[SewerCom]] is a reference to [http://www.skycom.com/en/ SkyCom].<br />
*[[πkea]] is a spoof of {{w|Ikea|Ikea}}, a [[Sweden|Swedish]] furniture manufacturer known for its do-it-yourself products that are sometimes shoddy or missing the parts required to assemble it.<br />
*The "ability to command the loyalty of sea creatures" power that Leela surmises she and Fry have gained (and ultimately they do not have) is a nod to [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Aquaman Aquaman], who is (in)famous for having this as one of his main abilities.<br />
*The song at the end credits names "Superking, Clobberella, and all the rest" even though there was just Captain Yesterday left. This may be a reference to the original {{w|Gilligan's Island#Theme song|''Gilligan's Island'' theme}}, which names all the characters and then "the rest" even though only the Professor and Mary Ann are left. The same reference is made in "[[Rebirth]]".<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*The title caption for this episode says that ''Futurama'' is "soon to be a major religion". ''[[Star Trek]]'', which is referenced in nearly every episode, will be revealed to have become [[Church of Trek|a religion]] centuries ago in "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]".<br />
*[[Superking]]'s crown looks suspiciously like the one Bender stole from the statue in "[[A Bicyclops Built for Two]]".<br />
* Two [[mermaid]]s, presumably from the "[[The Deep South]]", are seen as Fry chases down the purse snatcher.<br />
* The [[Zookeeper]]'s gigantic, land-walking piranha is seen wearing [[Dr. Wernstrom]]'s patented [[reverse scuba suit]], sans the rubber suit and air tank (which would have obscured its menacing piranha visage otherwise). This suit was first seen in "[[A Big Piece of Garbage]]".<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Amy''': Are you off your rocket? Your parents are mutants! It's illegal for them to come above ground because they're inferior genetic scum! Ah - present company excluded, of course...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Hermes''': While you're there, could you pick me up a license to kill?<br />
'''Leela''': Sure. Bare hands or weapon?<br />
'''Hermes''': Uh... what does piano wire count as?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Fry''': Wow! A superpowers drug you can just rub into your skin? You'd think it'd be something you have to freebase.<br />
'''Leela''': Let's see. Which super powers do we have? Super-strength?<br />
'''Fry''': Yup. <br />
'''Leela''': Uh-huh. Lickity Speed?<br />
'''Fry''' Check.<br />
'''Leela''': Yes, sir! Ability to command the loyalty of sea creatures? <br />
'''Fry''': Hey, Zoidberg! Get in here!<br />
'''Dr. Zoidberg''': Screw you!<br />
'''Fry''': Nope.<br />
'''Leela''': Ain't got that.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Wow, super powers! I'll be able to pack my day with twice as many humdrum activities!<br />
'''Fry''': Leela, I think you're missing the big picture. When you were a kid, what was your biggest fantasy?<br />
'''Leela''': To have parents...<br />
'''Fry''': Whatever. The correct answer is to be a superhero! We ''have'' super powers, and we are [[United States of America|Americans]]. This is our chance!<br />
'''Leela''': Hmmm. I've been looking for a way to serve the community that incorporates my violence. Let's do it!<br />
'''Fry''': You'll barely regret this.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Nine, ten... A big fat hen... ''[Puffs cigar.]'' The name's ''Bender''.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Oh, no. I completely forgot. I left my apartment on fire!</poem><br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
* On the ''[[πkea]]'' box is the letter ''{{w|ø}}'', which is common in Danish, Icelandic, and Norwegian but not in Swedish (which uses ''{{w|ö}}'' for the same sound). This is actually a common mistake in portraying any written Scandinavian language.<br />
** However, by the 31st century, present-day languages will have evolved.<br />
* When Fry and Leela are pulling the supercollider, they are mugged. However, when the small robot threatens them, the supercollider disappears.<br />
* When the New Justice Team is fighting the Zookeeper and his animals in the museum, the clock reads 9:35 when it should be after 10:00 as Leela says.<br />
** The clock could be wrong.<br />
* In the scene where the heroes come to save Leela's parents, the Zookeeper's bird's tail is changing in legnth.<br />
* The Cream doesn't mention invunrability amongst the powers gained, but Fry and Leela do gain it.<br />
**Super strength could include super strong skin that would resist even being blasted by a laser gun.<br />
* The Mayor states the Quantum Jemrewled is worth slightly more than the damage the New Justice Team caused to the museum, but they never actually caused any of the damage. It was all caused by the Zoo Keeper and his animals.<br />
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=== Alien language sightings ===<br />
'''Time''': 4:40<br><br />
'''Location''': [[Miracle cream]]<br><br />
'''Language''': [[AL1]]<br><br />
'''Translation''': Keep out of reach of children under the age of five hundred. For best results, sacrifice a small mammal xanroc, then apply evenly to interior of eyeball. Would you like to sell Dr. FlimFlam products? Contact a representative at a covered wagon near you.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*'''Debut''': [[πkea Robot]]<br />
*[[7¹¹ Clerk]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Andrew]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Morris]]<br />
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda]]<br />
*[[Randy Munchnik]]<br />
*[[Petunia]]<br />
*[[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Tour Guide]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [['tude Guard]]<br />
*[[Leg Mutant]]<br />
*[[Raoul Inglis]]<br />
*[[Tinny Tim]]<br />
*[[Wernstrom]](mentioned in [[Less than Hero#Continuity|Continuity]])<br />
*[[Yuri]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[The Zookeeper]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
{{credits-begin}}<br />
*Writer<br />
**[[Ron Weiner]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Susan Dietter]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
**[[Tress MacNeille]]<br />
**[[David Herman]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Ron Weiner]]<br />
**[[Susie Dietter]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
{{credits-end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Leela]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Earth&diff=120466Earth2013-03-11T16:08:29Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{place infobox<br />
|name=Earth<br />
|image=[[File:Earth.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=The Earth and [[Moon|its moon]] as seen from space<br />
|location=[[The Sol System]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|star=[[Sol]]<br />
|ruler=[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|wikipedia=Earth<br />
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'''Earth''' is a life-supporting planet in [[the Sol System]], and home [[List of planets|planet]] of [[humans]], many animals and plants as well as [[robot]]s. Despite being conquered several times by various aliens, by the [[31st century]], humans are again the dominant life form on the planet. [[Earth government|Earth's government]] is a planet-wide democracy that is clearly modeled after (if not directly descended from) [[United States of America|America]]'s government of today. Even the flag, [[Old Freebie]], is similar to the American flag. As of [[3005]], the population of Earth is 985,947,635 ([[The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1|US#017]]).{{disputed canon}}<br />
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The government is largely run by clones, though in [[3000]], [[Earthicans]] elected [[Richard Nixon's head]] [[President of Earth]]. Although frequently [[Invasions of Earth|invaded]] by [[Alien]] forces, Earth seems to be a military power to be reckoned with. Much like American money, Earthican [[currency]] depicts presidents. In terms of wealth, [[Mom]] is the richest person on the planet, [[Zapp Brannigan]] is responsible for protecting the world from various alien invasions as well as expanding Earth's empire.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Earth Flag.svg|left|200px|thumb|[[Old Freebie]]: The Earth flag.]]<br />
The Earth, along with Sun and The Moon, was created ca. [[Early history|4.5 billion years ago]]. 500 million years ago first lifeforms crawled onto land, and 65.5 million years ago The [[Brain Spawn]] caused the extinction of dinosaurs ([[6ACV07]]). Finally, the [[Human]] race evolved.<br />
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Between the [[21st century|21st]] and [[31st century|31st]] centuries most of Earth's cities were destroyed multiple times. One of the most notable destructions was the [[First Destruction of New York City]] in the [[24th century]] started by [[Bender]]. That destruction even caused the [[Second Middle Ages]], and ''"getting twenty-fourth century"'' becoming a popular slang term. However, by 31st century, the cities have been rebuilt and planet's technology level is extremely high. The planet had been united in a process mostly led by [[United States of America]]. Dozens, if not hundreds of other planets and minor planets (including [[Mars]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]]) have been colonized. Owing to that, human population by the year [[3011]] is not known.<br />
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In [[3004]], Earth was moved further from the Sun causing a normal year to become 372 days long. Later in [[3007]], the planet was stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], who renamed it ''New Scammadonia''. A few days later, however, a fleet comprised of displaced Earthicans and other victims of the Scammers managed to reclaim Earth. The planet briefly stopped rotating in August of [[3010]], as a result of the [[Thubanian]] [[Thubanian Invasion of Earth|invasion]]. [[Amy Wong]] managed to fix the problem by "bringing back" the planet's rotational energy from [[Thuban 9]].<br />
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== Technology ==<br />
[[File:Sport utility robot.png|left|thumb|Early robotics in the [[30th century]]]]<br />
One of the most important places in the entire universe by the 31st century, Earth is a huge glowing utopian (sort of) planet which is at the height of existence. Major technological advancements have been achieved by humanity, resulting in some technologies (such as the wheel) to have become obsolete, while others (such as [[Hovercar|hovercars]]) to become prominent. Sentient [[robots]] possibly have a higher population than humans themselves and space travel has excelled significantly, journeys to other galaxies take but a few hours because spaceships can move billions of times the traditional [[speed of light]]. Many people who lived in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st century]] are preserved in [[Head Jars|jars]] albeit only their heads, this technology was invented by [[Ron Popeil]]. Almost everything electrical is a robot with feelings, from intergalactic spaceships to toasters.<br />
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== Life forms ==<br />
Many [[List of alien species|species of aliens]] have migrated to Earth and live in peace with the life forms already on Earth, the [[Decapodians]] specifically came to Earth in the [[23rd century]]. By the [[31st century]], [[anchovies]] and [[cows]] have gone extinct. Mutants have since developed in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] especially in New New York, the vermin and confined to the sewers.<br />
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Earth gets invaded by aliens multiple times a week. However, almost all attempts to take over the planet have been unsuccessful.<br />
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== Locations of Interest ==<br />
[[File:Clinton Monument.jpg|200px|thumb|Monuments at Washington D.C.]]<br />
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=== Countries ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Atlanta]] {{et|2ACV12}}<br />
*Barbados {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Belarus {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Belgium {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Brazil {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Canada {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Chile {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Cyberia]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Devil's Island]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Egypt]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[France]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[Germany]] {{et|7ACV08}}<br />
*[[Italy]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*Jamaica {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Japan]] {{et|4ACV08}}<br />
*Kardashistan {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Kenya]] {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Lo'ihi Island|Lo'ihi]] {{et|6ACV02}}<br />
*[[Mexico]] {{et|6ACV06}}<br />
*[[Nation of Joe]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Netherlands ([[4ACV08]])<br />
*[[Norway]] {{et|2ACV08}}<br />
*Old Zealand {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Panem {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Peru]] {{et|6ACV23}}<br />
*[[Republic of French Stereotypes]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*R'lyeh {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Robo-Hungary|Robo-Hungarian Empire]] {{et|2ACV18}}<br />
*Skyrim {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*South Korea {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Sweden]] {{et|4ACV04}}<br />
*Tri-State Area {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[United Kingdom]] {{et|4ACV04}}<br />
*[[United States of America]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*Waterworld {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
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== Satellites ==<br />
[[File:The Moon.jpg|200px|thumb|[[The Moon]], Earth's main satellite]]<br />
*[[The Moon]] - First landed on in [[1969]], the landing site was lost for centuries until [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] rediscovered it.<br />
*[[Hubble Telescope]] - Destroyed by Fry during a [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|space battle]] in [[1ACV12]]<br />
*[[Intergalactic Stock Exchange]]<br />
*[[Orbiting Meadows|Orbiting Meadows National Cemetery]]<br />
*[[Wozniak Nerd Academy]]<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*In scientific terminology (as well as the planet-naming conventions used within the show), Earth could also be called Sol 3 (or {{w|Sol III}}).<br />
*In "[[That Darn Katz!]]", the Earth's rotation was changed from counter-clockwise to clockwise. However, it appears that this has been fixed since then.<br />
*As of "[[Crimes of the Hot]]", the Earth's year is 372 days.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*[[Episode Listing|All Episodes]] (Except "[[Where the Buggalo Roam]]")<br />
*[[Comic Listing|All Comics]]<br />
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[[Category:Places]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Lo%27ihi_Island&diff=120465Lo'ihi Island2013-03-11T16:07:45Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name = Lo'ihi Island<br />
|image = [[File:Lo'ihi Island.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text = A wide view of the Lo'ihi Island.<br />
|location = [[Earth]], Pacific Ocean<br />
|first appear = {{e|6ACV02}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Lo'ihi Island''' is located on the Pacific Ocean. [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] crash landed there after first attacking the [[V-GINY]], believing it to be another planet. Due to its mild climate and food as well as delusions, Leela come to believe it is a divine metaphor for a second Garden of Eden, and decides to repopulate the human race with Zapp after thinking [[Earth]] has been destroyed.<br />
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== Fauna ==<br />
This island is inhabited by a species of [[Serpent of Eden|talking snakes]]. Thought it's possible the talking part is an illusion. The snake Leela spoke to could have not been able to speak at all, because as she was delirious from dehydration she could have imagined it.<br />
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== Flora ==<br />
There's plenty of trees on the Lo'ihi Island. It even has apple trees.<br />
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== Additional Information ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Apparently, Lo'ihi is an independent country. {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Probably based on the {{w|Lōʻihi Seamount}}, an active undersea volcano located around the island of {{w|Hawaii}}. In the year [[3010]], it has become an island.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV03}}<br />
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[[Category:Countries]]<br />
[[Category:Islands]]<br />
[[Category:Places]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Decision_3012&diff=120464Decision 30122013-03-11T16:05:20Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name=Decision 3012<br />
|image=[[File:Decision 3012 screenshot.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=The political debate. Senator [[Chris Travers]] is in the centre and [[Morbo]] is to the right.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=117<br />
|written by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|directed by=Dwayne Carey-Hill<br />
|title reference="Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}<br />
|caption=Made from 100% recycled pixels<br />
|first aired=27 June 2012<br />
|number=7ACV03<br />
|broadcast number=S09E03<br />
|prev ep=A Farewell to Arms<br />
|next ep=The Thief of Baghead<br />
|hasstoryboard=yes<br />
}}<br />
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"'''Decision 3012'''" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the third of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It aired on 27 June 2012 on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Leela]] becomes a [[Earth presidential election, 3012|campaign]] manager for [[Chris Travers|a presidential candidate whose birth certificate is missing]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I: "I'm going to get involved in the political process and make my voice heard!" ===<br />
[[Richard Nixon's head]] runs for a third term as [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]]. The crew, with the exception of [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], are set on voting for Nixon, especially [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], who has been swayed by the free beer given by Nixon to citizens for his campaign. They point out that they would rather stick to a candidate they have already experienced rather than face the possibilities of a new candidate. Leela decides to become a campaign manager for one of Nixon's opponents, Senator [[Chris Travers]], whose good-hearted views are disliked by the general public. She helps him reinvigorate Travers' faltering campaign by making promotional stops to help him socialize with the people. Travers is eventually named a nominee against Nixon. The crew decide to help Leela in Travers' campaign, with the exception of Bender, who collaborates with Nixon in helping sabotage Travers' campaign.<br />
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=== Act II: "We voters demand you release your Earth certificate!" ===<br />
At [[One Hour Hot Dog|Travers' presidential headquarters]], Bender attempts to find some incriminating info about Travers, but only succeeds in finding positive information about him. When he reads out Travers' middle name, "Zaxxar", Nixon points out how the name sounds like that of an alien and how voters hate aliens. Despite the fact that Travers is a [[human]], Bender and Nixon decide to spread a rumor that Travers is an alien. At one of Travers' campaign stops, Bender questions whether Travers was actually born on [[Earth]] and demands his "Earth certificate". Leela plans to release the certificate to prove he was born on Earth, but Travers dismisses the rumors as distractions from the real issues and tells Leela not to look for the certificate. Nonetheless, Leela, Bender and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] travel to [[Our Lady of Patriotism Hospital]] in [[Kenya]], where Travers claims he was born, to find the certificate. They find a file labelled "Travers", but fails to find an Earth certificate. Travers then arrives at the scene. Leela examines the file more, and finds that Travers' mother was admitted to the hospital that morning. Travers then reveals that while he was in fact born on Earth, he will only be born tomorrow, for he is actually from the future.<br />
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=== Act III: "It really doesn't matter who you vote for!" ===<br />
Travers explains that he was sent back from the year [[3028]] to prevent Nixon from getting elected. He goes on to explain the series of events that follows after Nixon's election. Nixon's promise to build an alien-proof fence around the solar system eliminated cheap alien labor from Earth. Without the aliens to perform these jobs, the economy collapsed. Starvation and civil unrest became widespread around Earth. Nixon then eliminated working-class humans, turning them into a food product named [[Soylent products#Soylent Majority|Soylent Majority]]. With the working class gone, [[robots]] were forced to do all of Earth's labor, and they eventually rose into revolt, led by Bender. The last remnants of humanity hid underground and sent Travers back in time to oppose Nixon and prevent him from getting elected. As he has not yet been born, he has no certificate. Leela then comes up with the plan of broadcasting his birth on live television. His mother eventually gives birth and his certificate is printed. The election results are announced, and Travers is declared the winner. When [[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] asks Bender why he is not upset over Nixon's loss, he replies that he does not really care. Travers starts to fade away as Bender points out that since Nixon never won the election, the robot uprising never occured and Travers was never sent back in time to begin with. All mentions of Travers are erased as he disappears, and Morbo announces that Nixon has won the election. Back at the Planet Express headquarters, the crew realize that it does not really matter who one votes for. Leela points out that they at least tried to make a difference, but forgets Travers' name. [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] points out that they never even left the building. At the end, Nixon says that he always wins.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn">{{cite web | url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40 | title=Futurama - Episode Guide | site={{w|MSN TV}} | accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref><br />
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In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> a video clip featuring [[Morbo]] as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23111754951/countdown-to-futurama-crowded-field-of-candidates|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-15|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> a [[promotional picture]] featuring a [[Robot]] army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, [[Destructor]], four [[Killbots]] and several other machines on 16 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 4">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23171834968/countdown-to-futurama-robot-army-todays-item-is|title=Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-16|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:Decision 3012|the storyboard]] showing both Bender break into a cave full of [[Humans]] and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 5">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23237544009/countdown-to-futurama-scooch-together-and-you|title=Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-17|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the announcement of the second ''Futurama'' podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-15 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-22}}</ref> A preview of the episode aired on 20 June during the credits of the episode "[[A Farewell to Arms]]".<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
1.452 million viewers. <br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The episode's title is a reference to "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}, commonly used by the Daily Show.<br />
*The music that begins Nixon's speech is "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa, considered to be the official march of the United States of America.<br />
*[[Chris Travers]] is a reference to [[U.S. president]] [[Barack Obama]] - in that he is a {{w|Harvard University|Harvard educated}} senator and {{w|Community organizing|former community organizer}} from Hawaii, raised by his grandparents, with {{w|Hussein|a middle name that sounds 'foreign'}}, and there are {{w|Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories about his Earth certificate}}.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast"/><br />
** Also, Travers is born in Kenya, which is where many 'birthers' claim Obama is really from.<br />
*The female candidate - who says "We have a saying up in [[Alaska]]..." - is likely a reference to former Governor of Alaska {{w|Sarah Palin}}.<br />
*One of the candidates says, "Enviro-mite!", a clear parody of {{w|Jimmie Walker}}'s character {{w|J.J. Evans}} from ''{{w|Good Times}}'', whose catchphrase was "Dy-no-mite!".<br />
*The music heard during the news montage of Travers is a parody of Louis Prima's composition "{{w|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}" as made famous by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]] now works for Fox "News". This is a reference to the infamous conservative bias and high amount of editorial and opinion-based shows that exist on said network.<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]'s role as "Big Throat" is an obvious parody of Mark Felt's role as "Deep Throat".<br />
*The fence constructed by Nixon along the southern border of Earth is a reference to the controversial {{w|Mexico – United States barrier}}. The Earth border fence mimics the barricade constructed in the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek}}'' episode "{{w|The Tholian Web}}".<br />
*The product [[Soylent Majority]] is a reference to both [[soylent products]], and to Richard Nixon's famous 1969 political phrase "{{w|silent majority}}".<br />
*The human race being taken over by robots in the future and being forced to live underground to survive is a direct reference to the ''{{w|Terminator (franchise)|Terminator}}'' movies.<br />
** And sending somebody back to the past from the future using time travel to attempt to alter history.<br />
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==== Nations at the convention ====<br />
There are several nations which were represented at Travers' nominating convention, including:<br />
*[[Atlanta]]<br />
*{{w|Belarus}}<br />
*[[United States of America#States|eHIO]]<br />
*[[United States of America#States|iOwa]]<br />
*{{w|Kardashian family|Kardashistan}}<br />
**References the {{w|Kardashian family}}<br />
*[[Lo'ihi Island|Lo'ihi]]<br />
*[[New New York]]<br />
*{{w|Zeeland|Old Zealand}}<br />
*{{w|Panem}}<br />
**References the setting of ''{{w|The Hunger Games}}''<br />
*{{w|R'lyeh}}<br />
**References the sunken alien city in H.P. Lovecraft's {{w|Cthulhu Mythos}}<br />
*{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim}}<br />
**References the setting of the 2011 video game ''{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}''<br />
*[[Svalbard]]<br />
*{{w|Tri-state area|Tri-State Area}}<br />
*{{w|Waterworld}}<br />
**References the setting of the 1995 science fiction film ''{{w|Waterworld}}''<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*Bender has previously worn a [[Napoleon]] hat and briefly joked with the [[Planet Express crew|others]] that he believed he was Napoleon in the [[HAL Institute]] during "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]". He was also seen dressed up as Napoleon in a portrait in "[[Godfellas]]".<br />
*[[Bender's sunglasses]] were last seen in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
**Bender was also using the same rifle he was using in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
*Travers traveled back in time to [[3012]] thanks to the [[Machine language time code]], thought destroyed in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', but is revealed to have survived on a photocopy of Fry's rear end. He was erased from time shortly after his infant duplicate was born. This is because in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' none of the paradoxes stopped themselves from getting the time code in the first place, however, Travers erased the point in time where he used it, therefore he never did at all.<br />
*A presidential election was last featured in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
**Ironically, Bender and Nixon were enemies in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", but now they've joined forces in this episode. An allusion to this reversal is seen early on in this episode where Bender shows off reelect Nixon bumperstickers he used to repair his ass, while at the end of "[[A Head in the Polls]]", Bender struggles to get the elect Nixon bumperstickers off of his ass.<br />
*The robot uprising shown in Travers' future may be the same shown in "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]".<br />
**It is worth noting that in the version of time that the war is seen in "The Late Philip J. Fry", Bender could not have been the leader of the robots as he did not exist in it. Also, the war in "The Late Philip J. Fry" takes place 9,996,972 years after [[3028]], and humans now seem to be fighting back.<br />
*A sign at the convention says Atlanta, which was shown to be both under the ocean and its own nation in "[[The Deep South]]".<br />
*The state of eHIO was previously mentioned in "Bendin' in the Wind".<br />
*The fact that Bender was a convicted felon so he couldn't vote was previously mentioned in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''[[Chris Travers]]''': Look, let's be honest here. No one likes taxes. But they pay for our basic needs. Roads, schools, defence. If we hope to realise our aspirations as a great planet, we must each pay our fair share to achieve those noble goals.<br />
''[Cut to: The audience. They all lean forward and boo, except for Leela, who stands up and claps slowly. They quiet down, leaving Leela left standing and clapping alone. She makes an angry face and sits down, crossing her arms.]''<br />
'''[[Morbo]]''': Thank you, Senator. A thoughtful and lucid answer. [angrily] You will be destroyed!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': All right, I'm low on bullets. Everyone scooch together.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': I promise to cut taxes for the rich and use the poor as a cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel!<br />
''[The audience applauds.]''<br />
'''[[Fry]]''': That'll show those poor!<br />
'''[[Leela]]''': You're not rich.<br />
'''Fry''': But someday I might be rich, and people like me better watch their step!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': Is that you Big Throat?<br />
'''[[Hedonismbot]]''': In the flesh.<br />
''[Giggles.]''<br />
'''Bender''': Listen I need some dirt on Senator Chris Travers.<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': How quaint, but I suppose I should do my part for political intercourse. Come closer, and I'll expose what I know.<br />
''[Bender walks up to him, and leans down to his mouth.]''<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': There's nothing. He's as clean as a freshly waxed buttock.<br />
'''Bender''': Hey did you put your tongue in my ear?<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': Certainly not, I don't have a tongue.<br />
'''Bender''': Oh good, cause I don't have an ear.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': This is crazy! You're from the future?<br />
'''[[Chris Travers|Travers]]''': Yes. I was sent back from the year 3028 to prevent Nixon from getting elected.<br />
'''Fry''': I was sent forward from the year 2000, but you don't hear me gassing on about it.<br />
'''Leela''': But, why would it be so important to stop Nixon?<br />
'''Travers''': Because of the horrific events he's going to set in motion. ''[Travers begins to cry.]'' Oh God... I can't bring myself to describe it.<br />
'''Fry''': Oh well, wanna hear about how I got frozen?<br />
'''Travers''': ''[He wipes his nose.]'' Not really.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Wait, I know a robot named B.B. Rodriguez. Wait, I ''am'' a robot named B.B. Rodriguez!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': You want my opinion, Nixon's only chance to defeat Travers is with filthy lies, dirty tricks and good old Quaker thuggery! ''[The scene zooms out, revealing that Bender is with Nixon in the Oval Office]'' And I'm just the guy for the job! ''[Bender and Nixon laugh evilly]''<br />
''':Bender and Nixon's Head''': AROOOOO!</poem><br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is the first episode in which the opening sequence continues directly into the episode itself.<br />
*This marks the first time the full opening sequence was used in season seven.<br />
*Various sections of the episode borrow from La Jetée[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jet%C3%A9e], a 1962 sci-fi featurette that deals with elements of time travel and mankind's demise.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*If Chris Travers never came to the future, Nixon wouldn't have been running unopposed. Instead, [[Mr. Greenland]], the first runner-up, would've gone against Nixon in the election.<br />
**Maybe Mr. Greenland dropped out in that timeline thereby Nixon was unopposed. If this happened, the next candidate would've then taken over, but maybe that candidate was forced to drop out as well because of Nixon's underhanded tactics.<br />
*If Travers hadn't been born yet, and as such named, then why did he have a file in the hospital?<br />
**Adult Travers may have put that there, as he did anticipate the crew going there. <br />
***This is unlikely, as he didn't want anyone to find out about him.<br />
**Travers is his last name, the file Leela finds is only label "Travers". It's possible it's his mother's file as she was admitted to the hospital that morning.<br />
*This episode contains a paradox, if Chris Travers had caused himself to cease to exist, then his future would occur, then he would exist, and then he would go back, and then cause himself to cease to exist and so on, so there would be no actual solution.<br />
**Travers used a paradox corecting time code, so there technically couldn't be a paradox, although there were also possible paradoxes in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
**Technically, it's a "Paradox Correcting Time Code". The correction in this instance was Travers disappearing, instead of a time duplicate being killed (Travers never disrupted the flow of time besides his election).<br />
* Bender's Reelect Nixon ass stickers disappear after they are first shown.<br />
* In the montage of the future, one of the aliens shown dissapearing as a result of the Dyson fence is a Neptunian, however the fence is said to surround the solar system, so presumably migration from Neptune would be unimpeded.<br />
** Perhaps he was not a native Neptunian and still forced to leave.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Mrs. Astor]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*[[Calculon]]<br />
*[[Censored couple]] (woman only)<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]]<br />
*[[Cowardman]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers' mother]]<br />
*[[Destructor]]<br />
*[[Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Gearshift]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Hattie]]<br />
*[[Headless clone of Agnew]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]<br />
*[[Hoschel]]<br />
*[[Hydroponic farmer]]<br />
*[[Hypnotoad]]<br />
*[[iZac]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*'''Debut''':[[Mr. Greenland]]<br />
*[[Mayor Poopenmeyer]]<br />
*[[Michelle]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
*[[Nixon's campaign manager]]<br />
*[[Petunia]]<br />
*[[Queen of Yonkers]]<br />
*[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg's head]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Septic tank]]<br />
*[[Judge Whitey]]<br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
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|location=[[The Sol System]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|star=[[Sol]]<br />
|ruler=[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
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'''Earth''' is a life-supporting planet in [[the Sol System]], and home [[List of planets|planet]] of [[humans]], many animals and plants as well as [[robot]]s. Despite being conquered several times by various aliens, by the [[31st century]], humans are again the dominant life form on the planet. [[Earth government|Earth's government]] is a planet-wide democracy that is clearly modeled after (if not directly descended from) [[United States of America|America]]'s government of today. Even the flag, [[Old Freebie]], is similar to the American flag. As of [[3005]], the population of Earth is 985,947,635 ([[The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 1|US#017]]).{{disputed canon}}<br />
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The government is largely run by clones, though in [[3000]], [[Earthicans]] elected [[Richard Nixon's head]] [[President of Earth]]. Although frequently [[Invasions of Earth|invaded]] by [[Alien]] forces, Earth seems to be a military power to be reckoned with. Much like American money, Earthican [[currency]] depicts presidents. In terms of wealth, [[Mom]] is the richest person on the planet, [[Zapp Brannigan]] is responsible for protecting the world from various alien invasions as well as expanding Earth's empire.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Earth Flag.svg|left|200px|thumb|[[Old Freebie]]: The Earth flag.]]<br />
The Earth, along with Sun and The Moon, was created ca. [[Early history|4.5 billion years ago]]. 500 million years ago first lifeforms crawled onto land, and 65.5 million years ago The [[Brain Spawn]] caused the extinction of dinosaurs ([[6ACV07]]). Finally, the [[Human]] race evolved.<br />
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Between the [[21st century|21st]] and [[31st century|31st]] centuries most of Earth's cities were destroyed multiple times. One of the most notable destructions was the [[First Destruction of New York City]] in the [[24th century]] started by [[Bender]]. That destruction even caused the [[Second Middle Ages]], and ''"getting twenty-fourth century"'' becoming a popular slang term. However, by 31st century, the cities have been rebuilt and planet's technology level is extremely high. The planet had been united in a process mostly led by [[United States of America]]. Dozens, if not hundreds of other planets and minor planets (including [[Mars]], [[Neptune]] and [[Pluto]]) have been colonized. Owing to that, human population by the year [[3011]] is not known.<br />
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In [[3004]], Earth was moved further from the Sun causing a normal year to become 372 days long. Later in [[3007]], the planet was stolen by the [[Alien Scammers]], who renamed it ''New Scammadonia''. A few days later, however, a fleet comprised of displaced Earthicans and other victims of the Scammers managed to reclaim Earth. The planet briefly stopped rotating in August of [[3010]], as a result of the [[Thubanian]] [[Thubanian Invasion of Earth|invasion]]. [[Amy Wong]] managed to fix the problem by "bringing back" the planet's rotational energy from [[Thuban 9]].<br />
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== Technology ==<br />
[[File:Sport utility robot.png|left|thumb|Early robotics in the [[30th century]]]]<br />
One of the most important places in the entire universe by the 31st century, Earth is a huge glowing utopian (sort of) planet which is at the height of existence. Major technological advancements have been achieved by humanity, resulting in some technologies (such as the wheel) to have become obsolete, while others (such as [[Hovercar|hovercars]]) to become prominent. Sentient [[robots]] possibly have a higher population than humans themselves and space travel has excelled significantly, journeys to other galaxies take but a few hours because spaceships can move billions of times the traditional [[speed of light]]. Many people who lived in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st century]] are preserved in [[Head Jars|jars]] albeit only their heads, this technology was invented by [[Ron Popeil]]. Almost everything electrical is a robot with feelings, from intergalactic spaceships to toasters.<br />
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== Life forms ==<br />
Many [[List of alien species|species of aliens]] have migrated to Earth and live in peace with the life forms already on Earth, the [[Decapodians]] specifically came to Earth in the [[23rd century]]. By the [[21st century]], [[anchovies]] and [[cows]] have gone extinct. Mutants have since developed in the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]] especially in New New York, the vermin and confined to the sewers.<br />
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Earth gets invaded by aliens multiple times a week. However, almost all attempts to take over the planet have been unsuccessful.<br />
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== Locations of Interest ==<br />
[[File:Clinton Monument.jpg|200px|thumb|Monuments at Washington D.C.]]<br />
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=== Countries ===<br />
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|- valign="top"<br />
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*[[Atlanta]] {{et|2ACV12}}<br />
*Barbados {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Belarus {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*Belgium {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Brazil {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Canada {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*Chile {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Cyberia]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Devil's Island]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Egypt]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*[[France]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
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*[[Germany]] {{et|7ACV08}}<br />
*[[Italy]] {{et|1ACV01}}<br />
*Jamaica {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
*[[Japan]] {{et|4ACV08}}<br />
*Kardashistan {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Kenya]] {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*L'oihi {{et|7ACV03}}<br />
*[[Mexico]] {{et|6ACV06}}<br />
*[[Nation of Joe]] {{et|4ACV13}}<br />
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== Satellites ==<br />
[[File:The Moon.jpg|200px|thumb|[[The Moon]], Earth's main satellite]]<br />
*[[The Moon]] - First landed on in [[1969]], the landing site was lost for centuries until [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] rediscovered it.<br />
*[[Hubble Telescope]] - Destroyed by Fry during a [[First Omicronian Invasion of Earth|space battle]] in [[1ACV12]]<br />
*[[Intergalactic Stock Exchange]]<br />
*[[Orbiting Meadows|Orbiting Meadows National Cemetery]]<br />
*[[Wozniak Nerd Academy]]<br />
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*In scientific terminology (as well as the planet-naming conventions used within the show), Earth could also be called Sol 3 (or {{w|Sol III}}).<br />
*In "[[That Darn Katz!]]", the Earth's rotation was changed from counter-clockwise to clockwise. However, it appears that this has been fixed since then.<br />
*As of "[[Crimes of the Hot]]", the Earth's year is 372 days.<br />
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[[Category:Planets]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Decision_3012&diff=119210Decision 30122012-11-12T15:50:34Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Decision 3012<br />
|image=[[File:Decision 3012 screenshot.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=The political debate. Senator [[Chris Travers]] is in the centre and [[Morbo]] is to the right.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=117<br />
|written by=Patric M. Verrone<br />
|directed by=Dwayne Carey-Hill<br />
|title reference="Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}<br />
|caption=Made from 100% recycled pixels<br />
|first aired=27 June 2012<br />
|number=7ACV03<br />
|broadcast number=S09E03<br />
|prev ep=A Farewell to Arms<br />
|next ep=The Thief of Baghead<br />
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"'''Decision 3012'''" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the third of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It aired on 27 June 2012 on [[Comedy Central]]. [[Leela]] becomes a [[Earth presidential election, 3012|campaign]] manager for [[Chris Travers|a presidential candidate whose birth certificate is missing]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I: "I'm going to get involved in the political process and make my voice heard!" ===<br />
[[Richard Nixon's head]] runs for a third term as [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]]. The crew, with the exception of [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], are set on voting for Nixon, especially [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], who has been swayed by the free beer given by Nixon to citizens for his campaign. They point out that they would rather stick to a candidate they have already experienced rather than face the possibilities of a new candidate. Leela decides to become a campaign manager for one of Nixon's opponents, Senator [[Chris Travers]], whose good-hearted views are disliked by the general public. She helps him reinvigorate Travers' faltering campaign by making promotional stops to help him socialize with the people. Travers is eventually named a nominee against Nixon. The crew decide to help Leela in Travers' campaign, with the exception of Bender, who collaborates with Nixon in helping sabotage Travers' campaign.<br />
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=== Act II: "We voters demand you release your Earth certificate!" ===<br />
At Travers' presidential headquarters, Bender attempts to find some incriminating info about Travers, but only succeeds in finding positive information about him. When he reads out Travers' middle name, "Zaxxar", Nixon points out how the name sounds like that of an alien and how voters hate aliens. Despite the fact that Travers is a [[human]], Bender and Nixon decide to spread a rumor that Travers is an alien. At one of Travers' campaign stops, Bender questions whether Travers was actually born on [[Earth]] and demands his "Earth certificate". Leela plans to release the certificate to prove he was born on Earth, but Travers dismisses the rumors as distractions from the real issues and tells Leela not to look for the certificate. Nonetheless, Leela, Bender and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] travel to [[Our Lady of Patriotism Hospital]] in [[Kenya]], where Travers claims he was born, to find the certificate. They find a file labelled "Travers", but fails to find an Earth certificate. Travers then arrives at the scene. Leela examines the file more, and finds that Travers' mother was admitted to the hospital that morning. Travers then reveals that while he was in fact born on Earth, he will only be born tomorrow, for he is actually from the future.<br />
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=== Act III: "It really doesn't matter who you vote for!" ===<br />
Travers explains that he was sent back from the year [[3028]] to prevent Nixon from getting elected. He goes on to explain the series of events that follows after Nixon's election. Nixon's promise to build an alien-proof fence around the solar system eliminated cheap alien labor from Earth. Without the aliens to perform these jobs, the economy collapsed. Starvation and civil unrest became widespread around Earth. Nixon then eliminated working-class humans, turning them into a food product named [[Soylent products#Soylent Majority|Soylent Majority]]. With the working class gone, [[robots]] were forced to do all of Earth's labor, and they eventually rose into revolt, led by Bender. The last remnants of humanity hid underground and sent Travers back in time to oppose Nixon and prevent him from getting elected. As he has not yet been born, he has no certificate. Leela then comes up with the plan of broadcasting his birth on live television. His mother eventually gives birth and his certificate is printed. The election results are announced, and Travers is declared the winner. When [[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] asks Bender why he is not upset over Nixon's loss, he replies that he does not really care. Travers starts to fade away as Bender points out that since Nixon never won the election, the robot uprising never occured and Travers was never sent back in time to begin with. All mentions of Travers are erased as he disappears, and Morbo announces that Nixon has won the election. Back at the Planet Express headquarters, the crew realize that it does not really matter who one votes for. Leela points out that they at least tried to make a difference, but forgets Travers' name. [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] points out that they never even left the building. At the end, Nixon says that he always wins.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn">{{cite web | url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40 | title=Futurama - Episode Guide | site={{w|MSN TV}} | accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref><br />
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In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> a video clip featuring [[Morbo]] as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23111754951/countdown-to-futurama-crowded-field-of-candidates|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-15|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> a [[promotional picture]] featuring a [[Robot]] army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, [[Destructor]], four [[Killbots]] and several other machines on 16 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 4">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23171834968/countdown-to-futurama-robot-army-todays-item-is|title=Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-16|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:Decision 3012|the storyboard]] showing both Bender break into a cave full of [[Humans]] and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 5">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23237544009/countdown-to-futurama-scooch-together-and-you|title=Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-17|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the announcement of the second ''Futurama'' podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-15 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-22}}</ref> A preview of the episode aired on 20 June during the credits of the episode "[[A Farewell to Arms]]".<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
1.452 million viewers. <br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The episode's title is a reference to "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the {{w|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election}}, commonly used by the Daily Show.<br />
*The music that begins Nixon's speech is "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa, considered to be the official march of the United States of America.<br />
*[[Chris Travers]] is a reference to [[U.S. president]] [[Barack Obama]] - in that he is a {{w|Harvard University|Harvard educated}} senator and {{w|Community organizing|former community organizer}} from Hawaii, raised by his grandparents, with {{w|Hussein|a middle name that sounds 'foreign'}}, and there are {{w|Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories about his Earth certificate}}.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast"/><br />
** Also, Travers is born in Kenya, which is where many 'birthers' claim Obama is really from.<br />
*The female candidate - who says "We have a saying up in [[Alaska]]..." - is likely a reference to former Governor of Alaska {{w|Sarah Palin}}.<br />
*One of the candidates says, "Enviro-mite!", a clear parody of {{w|Jimmie Walker}}'s character {{w|J.J. Evans}} from ''{{w|Good Times}}'', whose catchphrase was "Dy-no-mite!".<br />
*The music heard during the news montage of Travers is a parody of Louis Prima's composition "{{w|Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)}}" as made famous by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]] now works for Fox "News". This is a reference to the alleged infamous conservative bias and high amount of editorial and opinion-based shows some claim exist on said network.<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]'s role as "Big Throat" is an obvious parody of Mark Felt's role as "Deep Throat".<br />
*The fence constructed by Nixon along the southern border of Earth is a reference to the controversial {{w|Mexico – United States barrier}}. The Earth border fence mimics the barricade constructed in the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek}}'' episode "{{w|The Tholian Web}}".<br />
*The product [[Soylent Majority]] is a reference to both [[soylent products]], and to Richard Nixon's famous 1969 political phrase "{{w|silent majority}}".<br />
*The human race being taken over by robots in the future and being forced to live underground to survive is a direct reference to the ''{{w|Terminator (franchise)|Terminator}}'' movies.<br />
** And sending somebody back to the past from the future using time travel to attempt to alter history.<br />
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==== Nations at the convention ====<br />
There are several nations which were represented at Travers' nominating convention, including:<br />
*[[Atlanta]]<br />
*{{w|Belarus}}<br />
*[[United States of America#States|eHIO]]<br />
*[[United States of America#States|iOwa]]<br />
*{{w|Kardashian family|Kardashistan}}<br />
**References the {{w|Kardashian family}}<br />
*{{w|Lōʻihi Seamount|L'oihi}}<br />
*[[New New York]]<br />
*{{w|Zeeland|Old Zealand}}<br />
*{{w|Panem}}<br />
**References the setting of ''{{w|The Hunger Games}}''<br />
*{{w|R'lyeh}}<br />
**References the sunken alien city in H.P. Lovecraft's {{w|Cthulhu Mythos}}<br />
*{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim}}<br />
**References the setting of the 2011 video game ''{{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}''<br />
*[[Svalbard]]<br />
*{{w|Tri-state area|Tri-State Area}}<br />
*{{w|Waterworld}}<br />
**References the setting of the 1995 science fiction film ''{{w|Waterworld}}''<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*Bender has previously worn a [[Napoleon]] hat and briefly joked with the [[Planet Express crew|others]] that he believed he was Napoleon in the [[HAL Institute]] during "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]". He was also seen dressed up as Napoleon in a portrait in "[[Godfellas]]".<br />
*[[Bender's sunglasses]] were last seen in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
**Bender was also using the same rifle he was using in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''.<br />
*Travers traveled back in time to [[3012]] thanks to the [[Machine language time code]], thought destroyed in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', but is revealed to have survived on a photocopy of Fry's rear end. He was erased from time shortly after his infant duplicate was born. This is because in ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'' none of the paradoxes stopped themselves from getting the time code in the first place, however, Travers erased the point in time where he used it, therefore he never did at all.<br />
*A presidential election was last featured in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
**Ironically, Bender and Nixon were enemies in "[[A Head in the Polls]]", but now they've joined forces in this episode. An allusion to this reversal is seen early on in this episode where Bender shows off reelect Nixon bumperstickers he used to repair his ass, while at the end of "[[A Head in the Polls]]", Bender struggles to get the elect Nixon bumperstickers off of his ass.<br />
*The robot uprising shown in Travers' future may be the same shown in "[[The Late Philip J. Fry]]".<br />
**It is worth noting that in the version of time that the war is seen in "The Late Philip J. Fry", Bender could not have been the leader of the robots as he did not exist in it. Also, the war in "The Late Philip J. Fry" takes place 9,996,972 years after [[3028]], and humans now seem to be fighting back.<br />
*A sign at the convention says Atlanta, which was shown to be both under the ocean and its own nation in "[[The Deep South]]".<br />
*The state of eHIO was previously mentioned in "Bendin' in the Wind".<br />
*The fact that Bender was a convicted felon so he couldn't vote was previously mentioned in "[[A Head in the Polls]]".<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''[[Chris Travers]]''': Look, let's be honest here. No one likes taxes. But they pay for our basic needs. Roads, schools, defence. If we hope to realise our aspirations as a great planet, we must each pay our fair share to achieve those noble goals.<br />
''[Cut to: The audience. They all lean forward and boo, except for Leela, who stands up and claps slowly. They quiet down, leaving Leela left standing and clapping alone. She makes an angry face and sits down, crossing her arms.]''<br />
'''[[Morbo]]''': Thank you, Senator. A thoughtful and lucid answer. [angrily] You will be destroyed!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': All right, I'm low on bullets. Everyone scooch together.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': I promise to cut taxes for the rich and use the poor as a cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel!<br />
''[The audience applauds.]''<br />
'''[[Fry]]''': That'll show those poor!<br />
'''[[Leela]]''': You're not rich.<br />
'''Fry''': But someday I might be rich, and people like me better watch their step!</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Bender]]''': Is that you Big Throat?<br />
'''[[Hedonismbot]]''': In the flesh.<br />
''[Giggles.]''<br />
'''Bender''': Listen I need some dirt on Senator Chris Travers.<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': How quaint, but I suppose I should do my part for political intercourse. Come closer, and I'll expose what I know.<br />
''[Bender walks up to him, and leans down to his mouth.]''<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': There's nothing. He's as clean as a freshly waxed buttock.<br />
'''Bender''': Hey did you put your tongue in my ear?<br />
'''Hedonismbot''': Certainly not, I don't have a tongue.<br />
'''Bender''': Oh good, cause I don't have an ear.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': This is crazy! You're from the future?<br />
'''[[Chris Travers|Travers]]''': Yes. I was sent back from the year 3028 to prevent Nixon from getting elected.<br />
'''Fry''': I was sent forward from the year 2000, but you don't hear me gassing on about it.<br />
'''Leela''': But, why would it be so important to stop Nixon?<br />
'''Travers''': Because of the horrific events he's going to set in motion. ''[Travers begins to cry.]'' Oh God... I can't bring myself to describe it.<br />
'''Fry''': Oh well, wanna hear about how I got frozen?<br />
'''Travers''': ''[He wipes his nose.]'' Not really.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Wait, I know a robot named B.B. Rodriguez. Wait, I ''am'' a robot named B.B. Rodriguez!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': You want my opinion, Nixon's only chance to defeat Travers is with filthy lies, dirty tricks and good old Quaker thuggery! ''[The scene zooms out, revealing that Bender is with Nixon in the Oval Office]'' And I'm just the guy for the job! ''[Bender and Nixon laugh evilly]''<br />
''':Bender and Nixon's Head''': AROOOOO!</poem><br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*This is the first episode in which the opening sequence continues directly into the episode itself.<br />
*This marks the first time the full opening sequence was used in season seven.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*If Chris Travers never came to the future, Nixon wouldn't have been running unopposed. Instead, [[Mr. Greenland]], the first runner-up, would've gone against Nixon in the election.<br />
**Maybe Mr. Greenland dropped out in that timeline thereby Nixon was unopposed. If this happened, the next candidate would've then taken over, but maybe that candidate was forced to drop out as well because of Nixon's underhanded tactics.<br />
*If Travers hadn't been born yet, and as such named, then why did he have a file in the hospital?<br />
**Adult Travers may have put that there, as he did anticipate the crew going there. <br />
***This is unlikely, as he didn't want anyone to find out about him.<br />
**Travers is his last name, the file Leela finds is only label "Travers". It's possible it's his mother's file as she was admitted to the hospital that morning.<br />
*This episode contains a paradox, if Chris Travers had caused himself to cease to exist, then his future would occur, then he would exist, and then he would go back, and then cause himself to cease to exist and so on, so there would be no actual solution.<br />
**Travers used a paradox corecting time code, so there technically couldn't be a paradox, although there were also possible paradoxes in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
* Bender's Reelect Nixon ass stickers disappear after they are first shown.<br />
* In the montage of the future, one of the aliens shown dissapearing as a result of the Dyson fence is a Neptunian, however the fence is said to surround the solar system, so presumably migration from Neptune would be unimpeded.<br />
** Perhaps he was not a native Neptunian and still forced to leave.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
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*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Mrs. Astor]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*[[Calculon]]<br />
*[[Censored couple]] (woman only)<br />
*[[Scoop Chang]]<br />
*[[Cowardman]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Chris Travers' mother]]<br />
*[[Destructor]]<br />
*[[Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Gearshift]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Hattie]]<br />
*[[Headless clone of Agnew]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]<br />
*[[Hoschel]]<br />
*[[Hydroponic farmer]]<br />
*[[Hypnotoad]]<br />
*[[iZac]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Linda]]<br />
*[[Morbo]]<br />
*'''Debut''':[[Mr. Greenland]]<br />
*[[Mayor Poopenmeyer]]<br />
*[[Michelle]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Richard Nixon's head]]<br />
*[[Nixon's campaign manager]]<br />
*[[Petunia]]<br />
*[[Queen of Yonkers]]<br />
*[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg's head]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Septic tank]]<br />
*[[Judge Whitey]]<br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Leela]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Richard_Nixon%27s_head&diff=117713Richard Nixon's head2012-08-28T16:33:40Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name=Richard M. Nixon's head<br />
|image=[[File:Richard Nixon's Head.jpg|225px]]<br />
|origin=[[Earth]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|species=[[Human]]<br />
|type=s<br />
|age={{age|1913|01|09}}<br />
|born=9 January, [[1913]]<br />
|family=[[Pat Nixon]] (wife)<br />
|job=[[President of Earth]]<br>Former [[President of the United States]]<br />
|voiced by=Billy West<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
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'''Richard M. Nixon's head''' is a world-leading politician. He was the [[President of the United States|president]] of the [[United States]] between [[1969]] and [[1974]]. In the [[31st century]], he has became a [[head in a jar]] and has been the [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]] since [[3000]], with a short interruption by the [[Decapodians]] in [[3003]] {{et|4ACV05}} and another one by [[Lrrr]] in [[3010]] {{et|6ACV11}}. Nixon has himself stated that he has become crazy over the years.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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[[File:Robo Nixon.png|thumb|left|The robot body with which Nixon won the [[3000]] presidential election {{et|2ACV03}}.]]<br />
[[File:Despair.png|thumb|left|The Richard Nixon "Despair" poster {{et|6ACV04}}, which is a parody of the [[Barack Obama]] {{w|Barack Obama "Hope" poster|"Hope" poster}}.]]<br />
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=== President of the United States ===<br />
Richard Nixon was born in [[1913]], and became the [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] in 1969. Nixon was president when the USA claimed to send the first men to the [[Moon]] in 1969, but as was revealed much later, the moon landing was in reality a hoax, as it was all filmed on [[Venus]].<br />
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Nixon resigned from office in 1974, as a direct result of what became known as the {{w|Watergate scandal}}. He died from a stroke in [[1994]].<br />
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=== President of Earth ===<br />
Little is known of what Nixon did between his death and the year [[3000]], though it is known that he had his [[head jar|resuscitated head put in a jar]], and spent some time in the Presidential wing of the [[Head Museum]] ({{es|1ACV01}}). Nixon dislikes being a head, though&mdash;he was extremely fond of his old body, and describes it as "flabby, pasty-skinned, riddled with phlebitis&mdash;a good Republican body".<br />
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Later that year, however, he ran a successful dark horse campaign, and was elected [[President of Earth]], sweeping the robot vote with his charismatic new [[robotic]] body {{et|2ACV03}}. This body also was the reason why he could become president for a third time (after twice in the [[1900s]]): while no ''body'' can be president more than twice, Nixon had a brand ''new'' body. Nixon's vice president was the [[Headless body of Agnew]].<br />
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[[File:$300 bill.jpg|right|thumb|President Nixon on the [[Earthican $300 bill]] {{et|4ACV16}}.|200px]]<br />
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As a tax refund when Earth came into a budget surplus, Richard Nixon printed a series of [[Earthican $300 bill|$300 "Tricky Dick Fun Bills"]] to be distributed to all [[Earthican]]s in [[3004]] {{et|4ACV16}}, with his picture on it. According to a deleted scene, the bill automatically registered a vote for Nixon causing him to win the [[Earth presidential election, 3004|3004 elections]].<br />
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In [[3008]], he won the [[Earth presidential election, 3008|3008 elections]]. In [[3009]], vice president [[Headless body of Agnew]] was killed by the [[Feministas]] in an accident. It is not known who took the position of vice president since, if anyone. However, it could have been [[Dick Cheney's head]].<br />
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In [[3010]], Nixon resigned from the Presidency when [[Lrrr]], ruler of the planet [[Omicron Persei 8]], [[Third Omicronian Invasion of Earth|invaded]] {{et|6ACV11}}. Nixon regained office afterwards, as he was seen with [[Zapp Brannigan]] trying to come up with a solution with the common cold crisis {{et|6ACV24}}.<br />
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In [[3012]], Nixon tries to win over potential voters for another term by promising to build a fence around the solar system to keep out illegal immigrants. Nixon's only real competition was Senator [[Chris Travers]], whom he tried to mud-sling by spreading rumors about him not being [[Earthican]]. After Senator Travers's birth was broadcast on live television, more people voted for Travers, causing him to win the elections. By doing so, however, he created a paradox (as the only reason he came to the past was to stop Nixon's re-election) and he disappeared, leaving nothing to stand in the way between Nixon's fourth term [[President of Earth|in office]].<br />
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=== Future ===<br />
According to [[Chris Travers]], shortly after Nixon's third inauguration, he had the fence around the southern border of the [[Sol System]] constructed, as he promised. Without alien immigrants to perform menial jobs on [[Earth]], the economy collapsed, causing mass starvation across the planet. Faced with an angry mob, Nixon responded with a bold solution: by rounding up the protesters and converting them into [[Soylent products#Soylent Majority|food for the remaining Earthican masses]]. With a sizable portion of the working class eliminated, [[robots]] were then forced to fill in for performing labor once performed by humans. This caused an unrest amongst robots worldwide, leading them revolt against humanity, under the leadership of [[Bender|B.B.Rodríguez]]. The situation was so dire that a [[Chris Travers|teenager]] from [[3028]] is sent [[Time sphere|back in time]] to [[Earth presidential election, 3012|prevent Nixon from winning the elections]].<br />
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== Production ==<br />
[[File:BillyWest.jpg|thumb|[[Billy West]] is the voice of Nixon.]]<br />
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Nixon makes the "Aroo!" noise because he reminds [[Billy West]] of a werewolf and also his performance is partially based on the way Anthony Hopkins portrayed the man in Oliver Stone's 1995 film "Nixon".<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
* Richard Nixon's head is an extra in the Toynami Futurama collectible of Zapp Brannigan.Underneath it is a peg. This peg is used for connecting Nixon to Bender's body when you remove his head. This is a reference to "[[A Head in the Polls]]", in which Nixon bought Bender's body so that he can be elected again since the law says, "no''body'' can be elected twice".<br />
*Nixon is known to join the [[Robot Devil]] for poker nights.<br />
*Nixon's huge robot body from "[[A Head in the Polls]]" makes a re-appearance in Futurama Comics #41, "[[Soldier Boys]]".<br />
*On the commentary for "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", Billy West explains that his catchphrase for Nixon ("Arrooo!") originated from when he was a child. He was watching a debate between Nixon and John F. Kennedy on TV, and Nixon appeared to be very sweaty and hairy. Everytime the camera cut back to Nixon, Billy said his 5 o'clock shadow got thicker and thicker, so he said to his Mom "He's turning into a werewolf!" and made the infamous "Arrooo!" sound.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
{{q|<br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': ARROOOOOO!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': [following his re-election] NIXON'S BACK!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': That's it! You just made my list!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Our planet has been through a lot this year, but we have not forgotten what is truly important... the great taste of {{w|Charleston Chew}}!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': We Earthicans stand erect, with proud upthrust bosoms.<br />
'''[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]''': Anyone who laughs is a {{w|Communist}}.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': [on $1000 bill] Quick, shoot 'em in the back, while they're not looking! [shifts eyes]</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': The one secret no one ever suspected is that I DID stage the moon landing … on Venus! ARROOOOO! Muahahaha!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': We're Hopelessly outgunned. The Force is with us … but that's about it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': The tentacles are coming straight towards Earth and there's no stopping them. {{w|King Kong}}'s too old to save us this time!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Listen here, [[Turanga Leela|Missy]]. Computers may be twice as fast as they were in 1973, but your average voter is as drunk and stupid as ever. The only thing that's different is me; I've become bitter, and let's face it, ''crazy'' over the years. And once I'm swept into office, I'll sell our children's organs to zoos for meat, and I'll go into people's houses at night and wreck up the place. Muahahaha!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Now look here, you drugged-out Communist. I paid for this body and I'd no sooner return it than I would my little cocker spaniel dog, Checkers. ''[Checkers barks.]'' Shut up, dammit!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bailiff''': Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.<br />
'''Nixon''': I&mdash;um&mdash; ''[Nixon's head jar begins to sweat.]'' &mdash;Am I under oath when I take the oath?</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': I am not a crook's head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Nixon''': Nixon always wins!</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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*{{e|2ACV03}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV08}}<br />
*{{e|2ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV11}} (on 1000 dollar bill)<br />
*{{e|3ACV14}}<br />
*{{e|3ACV18}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV08}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV16}}<br />
*{{e|4ACV18}}<br />
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*{{f|4}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV10}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV11}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV13}} {{disputed canon}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV24}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV02}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV03}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV04}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV05}}<br />
*{{clink|US#006|Xmas Time Is Fear}}<br />
*{{clink|US#009|Freaky Fry-day}}<br />
*{{clink|US#014|Six Characters in Search of a Story}}<br />
*{{clink|US#022|A Fit Worse than Death}}<br />
*{{clink|US#031|As the Wormhole Turns}}<br />
*{{clink|US#035|Son of the Sun}}<br />
*{{clink|US#041|Soldier Boys}}<br />
*{{clink|US#046|Follow the Reader}}<br />
*{{clink|US#048|Claw and Order}}<br />
*{{clink|US#058|Boomsday!}}<br />
*{{clink|US#059|How to Secede Without Really Trying}}<br />
*{{clink|US#060|The Bot Who Cried Wolf}}<br />
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}<br />
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[[Category:Earth presidents]]<br />
[[Category:Heads in jars]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Senators]]<br />
[[Category:U.S. presidents]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Humans&diff=117712Humans2012-08-28T16:30:23Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{species infobox<br />
|name=Humans<br />
|image=[[File:Old Freebie.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=Nixon address the humans on [[Freedom Day]]<br />
|homeworld= [[Earth]]<br />
|member of=[[DOOP]]<br />
|first appear={{e|1ACV01}}<br />
|wikipedia=Human<br />
}}<br />
'''Humans''', scientific name ''Homo sapiens'' {{et|5ACV16}} are one of the most dominant [[Alien Species|species]] on ''[[Futurama]]'' originating from [[Earth]]. Although their exact importance in the [[Universe Γ|Universe]] can be disputed, given their frequent enslavement by other races, such as the [[Omicronians]] and [[Decapodians]], and at least one other race in the past that paired off the most intelligent humans and forced them to mate for unknown purposes. They remain an important member of the [[Democratic Order of Planets]]. The [[DOOP Army]] is mainly made up of humans. Offshoot species such as [[Sewer Mutants]] exist; however, these are shunned and were not permitted to live on the surface of the planet until [[3010]] {{et|6ACV12}}.<br />
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Humans widely inhabit planets other than Earth, such as [[Mercury]], [[Mars]], and [[Pluto]]. Many races such as the [[Parameciums]] and the [[Robot|robots]] of [[Chapek 9]] dream to wipe out the human race but have yet to succeed.<br />
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By the year 5000000, the humans on Earth will have evolved into two distinct species: the [[Intellectually and morally advanced creatures]] and the [[Dumblocks]]. Five years later, the Dumblocks will have taken over.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Brain kills dinosaur.png|thumb|230px|Dinosaur extinction]]<br />
The Human race originates from planet [[Earth]], [[Sol System]] that was created over [[Early history|4.5 billion years ago]]. The evolution of humans became possible mostly during to mammals rising after the [[Brain Spawn]] caused [[dinosaur extinction]] 65.5 million years ago. In their early history, humanity was visited multiple times by aliens, such as [[Osirians]] in [[Egypt|Ancient Egypt]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]], a [[Vincian]] who claimed to be born in [[1452]].<br />
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For human race, the following period meant big improvements in technology (such as humans landing in the [[Moon]] in [[1969]]), but also war and destruction. Some major conflicts include World War II started by [[Adolf Hitler]] at the [[20th century]], [[War of 2012]] and [[Sith-il War]] against the [[Sith]] in the [[29th century]]. However, the most destructive war was the [[First Destruction of New York City]] in [[2308]]. It caused the destruction of many Earth cities, such as [[Sweden|Stockholm]] and [[Old New York]] and started the [[Second Middle Ages]] that ended sometimes at the [[25th century]]. Sometimes between that and the [[31st century]], Earth became finally somewhat peaceful and was united under a [[Earth government|single government]].<br />
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The [[Dark Matter Engines]] was a major technological leap, allowing humans to travel vast distances very quickly by moving the Universe around the ship. During to that, humans met many other intelligent species. Some of them have tried to take over Earth multiple times, but have not yet succeed.<br />
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== Anatomy ==<br />
[[File:Fry hologram.jpg|thumb|230px|Anatomical diagram of human]]<br />
Humans are symmetrical bipedal primates. They are one of many humanoid species in the Universe, others being [[Amazonians]], [[Amphibiosans]], [[Neutral People]], [[Osirians]], [[Shrimpkins]] and [[Vincians]] (for example).<br />
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The human body is controlled by Brain. Other major organs include Liver, Lungs and Stomach. {{et|3ACV02}} The human body is supported by bones. {{et|6ACV01}}<br />
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Mutated humans, called the [[Sewer Mutants]], exist. They are humans mutated by radioactivity such as falling to the [[Lake Mutagenic]]. Most of them have an unique mutation, some of them only very little mutated, and some becoming completly unrecognizible. The Sewer Mutants got the same rights as regular [[Earthicans]] in [[3010]]. {{et|6ACV12}}<br />
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=== Life span ===<br />
[[File:Human Milk.jpg|230px|right|thumb|Human milk in transit to unknown consumers]]<br />
The human life span has greatly increased during human history. At the [[31st century]], it is very common to live over than 160 years old. People older than 160 years are taken to the [[Near Death Star]], an retirement home where they are hooked up to a life support system and a virtual reality. However, it is possible to avoid getting there (for example, if person manages to escape from the Near Death Star, nobody most likely tries later to get him/her back. {{et|2ACV10}} Humans can still live past 160 years. One invidual, Ava Porter (who resides at the Near Death Star) is known to suprass 210 years in age (by [[3001]], she was 211 years old).<br />
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It is also possible to increase lifespan with [[head in a jar]] technology invented by [[Ron Popeil's head|Ron Popeil]]. This allows people to stay alive for over 1000 years. Many past-time celebrities have been brought back alive by this method. It is unknown that how long can people live as head in a jar. Some people, such as [[Penn & Teller|Teller]] and [[Max Weinberg's head|Max Weinberg]] are known to die in their jars. Many important people such as [[Earth president]] [[Richard Nixon's head]] and members of the [[Earth Supreme Court]] are heads in a jar. Oldest known head in a jar is [[Benjamin Franklin's head]], aged 1305. It is also possible to bring people back alive as zombies (such as [[Scruffy]]).<br />
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It is also possible to keep fertility of human women for much longer in the past in the [[31st century]]. For example, [[Mom]] bore three physically healthy sons when she was over a hundred years old.<br />
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=== Products ===<br />
Human milk and meat are available, and other human-based products include [[Soylent Cola]], [[Human Broth]] and [[Sponsors#Glagnar's Human Rinds|Glagnar's Human Rinds]]. Human noses, known as "[[Human Horn]]", are considered an aphrodisiac, but their use for this purpose is highly taboo.<br />
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== Characters ==<br />
:''For the complete list of humans, see [[:Category:Human]]<br />
{|<br />
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*[[Adlai Atkins]]<br />
*[[Al Gore's head|Al Gore]]<br />
*[[Amy Wong]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Dean Vernon]]<br />
*[[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]]<br />
*[[Dwight Conrad]]<br />
*[[Free Waterfall Jr.]]<br />
*[[Free Waterfall Sr.]]<br />
*[[Frida Waterfall]]<br />
*[[Hattie McDoogal]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad]]<br />
*[[Hutch Waterfall]]<br />
*[[Ipji]]<br />
*[[Inez Wong]]<br />
*[[Igner]]<br />
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*[[LaBarbara Conrad]]<br />
*[[Larry]]<br />
*[[Leo Wong]]<br />
*[[Leonard Nimoy's head|Leonard Nimoy]]<br />
*[[Linda van Schoonhoven]]<br />
*[[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer]]<br />
*[[Michelle]]<br />
*[[Mom]]<br />
*[[Mr. Panucci]]<br />
*[[Mrs. Fry]]<br />
*[[Nichelle Nichols' head|Nichelle Nichols]]<br />
*[[Old Man Waterfall]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]]<br />
*[[President McNeal]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
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*[[Richard Nixon's head|Richard Nixon]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*[[Smitty]]<br />
*[[Stephen Hawking]]<br />
*[[Steve Castle]]<br />
*[[Terry]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela]]<br />
*[[Turanga Morris]]<br />
*[[Turanga Munda]]<br />
*[[Walt]]<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]]<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]]<br />
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Apparently humans leave ghosts when they die, however it is mentioned by Hermes in "[[The Honking]]" that the last human ghost died in the [[28th century]].<br />
*It was implied by the [[Encyclopod]] that humans were endangered, as Fry notes that he only preserves the DNA of endangered, yet it had just saved Hutch Waterfall's DNA. However only Fry notices this, and quickly assumes that the Encylopod didn't hear him.<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*[[Episode Listing|All Episodes]]<br />
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[[Category:Humans| ]]<br />
[[Category:Intelligent species]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Timeline&diff=117711Timeline2012-08-28T16:20:45Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{about|the in-universe history|the history of the show|History}}<br />
The below is a '''timeline''' of fictional events from ''[[Futurama]]''.<br />
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== [[Early history]] ==<br />
[[File:Big bang2.png|thumb|250px|The [[Big Bang]] creates the Universe.]]<br />
[[File:SnakeAndFrog.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[evolutionary arms race]] begins.]]<br />
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*'''Unknown''' &ndash; [[Yivo]], a planet-sized alien from another universe, dwells alone in the emptiness of space.<br />
*'''17 years before the Big Bang''' &ndash; [[Nibblonians]] start appearing in our universe.<br />
*'''The Big Bang''' &ndash; The Universe is created (again) while the previous universe's versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] watch in their [[Forward time machine]]. The cowboy universe is also created (Only this one [[parallel universe]] is known or thought to exist until the events of "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]"). <br />
**Yivo notices the Big Bang and realizes shklee is alone.<br />
*'''Milliseconds after the Big Bang''' &ndash; The evil [[Brain Spawn]] come into being and begin [[Nibblonian and Brain Spawn War|their war against the Nibblonians]] that rages until the 31st century.<br />
*'''Eons ago''' &ndash; The life-force known as [[Chi]] that permeated the Universe created an upwelling of life, but then receded, resulting in the extinction of countless species.<br />
** [[Arms Race of Evolution]] begins.<br />
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== Creation of [[Earth]] &mdash; 1899 ==<br />
*ca. '''4.5 billion years ago''' &ndash; [[Sol|The Sun]], [[Earth]] and [[Moon|the Moon]] are created, while the previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] watch. <br />
*ca. '''500 million years ago''' &ndash; An Earth fish crawls onto land, but is immediately killed by a previous universe's version of [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].<br />
*'''65.5 million years ago''' &ndash; The Brain Spawn cause the extinction of Earth's dinosaurs, while the previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] watch.<br />
*'''29,000,000 years ago''' &ndash; Nimbala is emperor of [[Zuban 5]].<br />
*ca. '''40,000 years ago to 1783 A.D.''' &ndash; The previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] watch the Neanderthals in North America killed by Paleo-Indians.<br />
*'''30,000 years ago''' Homo sapiens drive the Neanderthals from the Neander Valley. Neanderthals settle in a nearby glacier along with several prehistoric creatures.<br />
*'''3500 B.C.''' &ndash; Cats from [[Thuban 9]] arrive in Egypt where they are worshipped like gods. They make the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza as a giant energy transfer device.<br />
*'''1351 B.C.''' &ndash; [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] steals a sarcophagus from Egyptians.<br />
*ca. '''1000 B.C.''' &ndash; The people of [[Osiris 4]] visit Ancient Egypt and learn how to build pyramids, travel through space, and how to prepare their dead so as to scare Abbott and Costello.<br />
*'''[[274 BC|274 B.C.]]''' &ndash; [[Nibbler]] is born.<br />
*'''1500s''' &ndash; [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] from [[Planet Vinci]] visits Earth and though considered stupid in his home world, he becomes a genius on Earth. Before he finishes painting the Mona Lisa, it is stolen by a [[Time travel|time travelling]] [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]. Eventually leaves Earth again for his home planet.<br />
*'''1600s''' &ndash; The previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] watch the pilgrims arrive in America, and get taken over by the British.<br />
*'''1770s''' &ndash; [["Minuteman" Yancy Fry]] fights "Commies" (according to [[Yancy and Mrs. Fry|Fry's father]]) in the American Revolution, which was viewed by previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]].<br />
** '''1775'''<br />
*** '''17 April''' [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] appear here after licking [[George Washington's head]].<br />
**** The [[Continental Congress]] have a secret meeting where they decide that the country's official joke state will be [[New Jersey]]. The four ask the Congress for help on finding [[David Farnsworth]], the counterfeiter. They point them to [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s printing shop in Philadelphia.<br />
**** The four arrive in Philadelphia by horse carriage to find out that David was Benjamin's apprentice, and that he ran away from him. They assume he must have escaped to [[Paul Revere]]'s shop in Boston, since there weren't a lot of people in America then.<br />
**** The five arrive in Boston by robot carriage to find David hiding in Paul's foundry. The Professor knocks him out hard (perhaps too hard) and they destroy the counterfeit money without using a lantern from the [[Old North Church]], thus preventing the British from stopping the revolution. <br />
[[File:Roswell that Ends Well.jpg|right|thumb|Fry accidently kills his grandfather in the past]]<br />
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== 1900 &mdash; 1999 ==<br />
*ca.'''[[1900]]''' &ndash; [[Romanticorp|Gwen]]'s family starts making candy hearts out of earwig honey and bone meal<br />
*ca. '''1920''' &ndash; [[Philo Farnsworth]] works to pioneer the {{w|Television}}.<br />
*ca. '''1930s''' &ndash; Farnsworth attempts to kill [[Adolf Hitler]], but misses and hits [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] instead. <br />
** [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] appear in a bar, in a [[Head trip]], after Fry licked [[Herbert Hoover's head]]. They return after getting shot at.<br />
*'''[[1947]]''' &ndash; Time travelling Planet Express crew create the Roswell UFO incident. [[Philip J. Fry]] accidentally kills the man he believed to be his grandfather. Fry then impregnates his grandmother, becoming his own grandfather. Also, [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]'s head is left behind in this time period, it stays in the dirt for over 1000 years.<br />
*'''[[1948]]''' &ndash; [[Yancy and Mrs. Fry|Yancy Fry, Sr.]] (Philip's father and simultaneously his son) is born.<br />
*'''1960s''' &ndash; [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] and [[Dr. Amy Wong]] meet [[Andy Warhol]] here after time traveling through the effects of [[H2OGfat]] laced with [[Opal]] from [[Lyndon Johnson's head]]. They return after a moment.<br />
**'''1968''' &ndash; Zoidberg inspires Andy to paint a painting called '[[Unwelcome Guest]]' in 1968.<br />
*'''[[1971]]''' &ndash; [[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] (Philip's older brother and simultaneously his grand-son) is born.<br />
*'''[[1974]]''' &ndash; [[Philip J. Fry]] is born at Brooklyn Pre-Med Junior Hospital.<br />
*'''[[1980]]''' &ndash; Philip J. Fry starts wanting a robot for a best friend.<br />
*'''[[1988]]''' &ndash; Philip J. Fry hides his lucky 7-leafed clover from his brother.<br />
*ca.'''[[1994]]''' &ndash; Fry fails to graduate from Coney Island Community College.<br />
*'''[[1996]]''' &ndash; Fry's dog [[Seymour Asses]] is born.<br />
[[File:Seymour.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
*'''[[1997]]'''<br />
**Last power failure at [[Applied Cryogenics]]<br />
**Fry finds Seymour in a New York street after a [[Panucci's Pizza|pizza delivery]] to "Seymour Asses" which turned out to be a crank call.<br />
*'''[[1998]]'''<br />
**The {{w|United States Air Force}} launches the [[USAF Flying Destiny]].<br />
**The {{w|FCC}} launches the [[FCC V-Chip|V-Chip]].<br />
**The Flying Destiny and the V-Chip are fused in a collision that will create the [[V-GINY]].<br />
*'''[[1999]]'''<br />
**Philip J. Fry accidentally spills beer on the control console at New York FOX station [[20th Century Fox|WNYW]], knocking ''Single Female Lawyer'' off the air.<br />
**Fry's bank account is left with a balance of 93 cents, which after one thousand years of gathering interest, becomes $4.3 billion. <br />
**31 December &ndash; Nibbler sends Fry on a fake pizza delivery to [[I. C. Wiener]] at Applied Cryogenics.<br />
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== [[2000]] &mdash; [[2099]] ==<br />
[[File:Frozen Fry.jpg|right|thumb|Fry is frozen for 1000 years]]<br />
[[File:United States Presidential Election, 2000.png|right|thumb|[[Al Gore's head|Al Gore]]'s election votes are destroyed and [[George W. Bush]] wins the 2000 elections.]]<br />
[[File:Yancy Fry, Jr.JPG|right|thumb|Philip J. Fry II, Yancy's son is born and named after his uncle]]<br />
[[File:Philip J Fry II.jpg|right|thumb|Philip J. Fry II becomes the first man on Mars and becomes a big success]]<br />
[[File:FXJKHR.jpg|right|thumb|FXJKHR the 60th President]]<br />
[[File:Decapodians.jpg|right|thumb|[[Decapodians]] come to [[Earth]].]]<br />
[[File:Fairness in Hell 2.jpg|right|thumb|The Fairness in Hell Act is introduced]]<br />
*'''[[2000]]'''<br />
** 1 January &ndash; Seconds into the new year, Philip J. Fry is cryogenically frozen due to the actions of Lord [[Nibbler]]/his future self.<br />
**Using a time code tattooed on his ass, Fry returns from the year 3007 back to New York and lives in the upstairs storage room of Panucci's Pizza. Bender also travels back in time to kill Fry but loses him.<br />
**Seymour sees Fry frozen in cryogenics tube.<br />
**Fry's family calls off the search for their missing son.<br />
**8 November — Bender attempts to kill someone with the same name as Fry. All of [[Al Gore's head|Al Gore]]'s votes are destroyed after Bender accidentally shoots them causing [[George W. Bush]] to win the election.<br />
*'''2000s'''<br />
**(presumably early) ''Baywatch: The Movie'' becomes the first movie shot entirely in slow-motion, and wins [[Pamela Anderson's head|Pamela Anderson]] the Oscar. <br />
**[[Atlanta]] moves offshore, but after over-developing, sinks to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and is lost until the early 31st century.<br />
**[[Philip J. Fry, II]] is born. <br />
*'''[[2001]]''' <br />
**The movie ''Jury Duty II: Trouble on the Hubble'' starring [[Pauly Shore (character)|Pauly Shore]] released.<br />
**Fry's ex-girlfriend [[Michelle]] leaves her husband and family behind and freezes herself for 1000 years, unaware that Fry has also been frozen.<br />
**Brain Spawn start 1000 year quest to obtain all knowledge in the universe.<br />
*'''[[2002]]''' &ndash; A barge filled with New York's garbage starts floating around the oceans of Earth for 50 years, as no country will take it - not even that really filthy one.<br />
*'''[[2003]]'''<br />
**[[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]] is named ''People'' magazine's "Sexiest Woman of the Year."<br />
**Fry gets a job at an aquarium working with a narwhal called [[Leelu]].<br />
*'''[[2006]]''' &ndash; Britney Spears becomes queen of something.<br />
*'''[[2007]]''' &ndash; The movie ''Charlie's Angels III: The Legend Of Charlie's Gold'' is released.<br />
*'''[[2008]]'''<br />
**Stop and Drop becomes America's favorite brand of [[Suicide Booth]].<br />
**The [[Svalbard Global Seed Vault]] in [[Norway]] begins preserving the seeds of every plant on [[Earth]]. Sometime after, the [[Germ Warfare Repository]] opens beside it.<br />
*'''[[2010]]'''<br />
**The Loch Ness monster is revealed to be a log with a Halloween mask stapled to it.<br />
**Leelu is released into the wild and Fry searches for her with Mr. Panucci's cousin Leroy.<br />
*'''[[2012]]'''<br />
**War of 2012, in which [[Conan O'Brien's head|Conan O'Brien]] loses his legs. Its name may be a pun on The War of 1812.<br />
**Fry locates Leelu and nearly takes her home but releases her after realizing she is with a male narwhal. Fry returns to New York. Bender blows up Panucci's Pizza in an attempt to kill Fry, but only ends up burning off Fry's hair and damaging his larynx, altering his voice. Fry then freezes himself to return to the future, living under the name "[[Lars Fillmore]]". Bender also returns to the future, believing to have killed Fry.<br />
**Seymour is killed and fossilized as a result of the Panucci's Pizza explosion.<br />
*'''[[2019]]''' &ndash; [[Project Satan]] initiated to create the world's most evil automobile. [[Calculon]], who was then a mindless construction robot arm, is infected with automotive lycanthropy.<br />
*'''20??''' &ndash; [[Philip J. Fry, II|Philip J. Fry II]] becomes first man on [[Mars]].<br />
*'''[[2038]]''' &ndash; [[Earth]]'s petroleum reserves run out.<br />
*'''[[2052]]''' &ndash; New Yorkers [[giant ball of garbage|launch their garbage]] into space, ending the voyage of the garbage barge.<br />
*'''[[2063]]''' <br />
**Giant blocks of ice start being dropped into the ocean to combat global warming.<br />
**[[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]] again named ''People'' magazine's "Sexiest Woman of the Year."<br />
*'''2063+'''<br />
**Cyborgs enslave humanity. (Most likely after 2063).<br />
**[[Giant carrots]] enslave humanity.<br />
<br />
== [[2100]] &mdash; [[2499]] ==<br />
*'''[[2113]]''' &ndash; All ancient satellites are swept up as garbage.<br />
*'''[[2159]]''' &ndash; Establishment of the [[Central Bureaucracy]].<br />
*ca.'''2200'''<br />
**Pine trees become extinct.<br />
**Kidnappster begins holding [[Lucy Liu's Head]] prisoner.<br />
*'''2200s''' <br />
**[[Decapodian]]s (Zoidberg's people) arrive on Earth.<br />
**Decapodians eat the anchovy species into extinction.<br />
**Cast of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' does some musical reunion specials; "Welshie" added to cast to replace Scotty, as {{w|James Doohan}} can't yodel.<br />
**Church of Trek soars in global popularity. Germany re-named "Nazi Planet Episode Land" as a result. The Church's popularity threatens world leaders, leading to the Star Trek Wars (not to be confused with the Star Wars Trek) and banning of the Church and the show; only remaining copies rocketed to Omega III.<br />
**The [[NNY Sewers|ruins of Old New York]] progressively decay underground, and many of the upper-city's sewer lines are routed through or near them. Eventually, radioactive waste and good ol' American feces turns sewer-dwelling humans into a race of [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]].<br />
*'''[[2208]]''' &ndash; Scientists increase the speed of light.<br />
*ca.'''[[2256]]''' &ndash; Spears are used as weapons.<br />
*'''[[2266]]''' &ndash; [[Michelle]] was originally supposed to be unfrozen.<br />
*'''[[2275]]''' &ndash; [[Fairness in Hell Act of 2275]] passed, stipulating that anyone who can defeat the Robot Devil in a fiddle contest wins a solid gold fiddle and may leave Robot Hell. Losers only get a smaller silver fiddle, and the Robot Devil may kill them at his discretion. <br />
*'''2300s'''<br />
**American Express ceases to exist. <br />
**By the year 3000, "getting twenty-fourth century" is a slang term similar to "getting medieval," implying that the 24th century was a notably primitive and/or violent era, at least by 31st century standards.<br />
*'''[[2308]]'''<br />
**The Nobel Peace prizes for the union between West and East Coast rappers is given, but then stolen by Bender who comes back in time.<br />
**At least Stockholm and New York (but presumably the rest of Earth) are destroyed by [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]. This is the [[The First Destruction of New York City|first destruction]] of [[Earth]] while [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] was frozen. Later, perhaps in a different year, New York begins to rebuild itself as a medieval like society, but it gets destroyed again, probably also by Bender. Again later, [[New New York]] is built. Previous versions of Fry, Bender and [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] watch all of this.<br />
*ca.'''[[2310]]''' &ndash; [[Princess Flavia]] begins an affair with [[Basil]].<br />
*'''[[2354]]''' &ndash; [[Kwanzaabot]] begins giving the traditional [[Kwanzaa]] gift: a book entitled "''[[What the Hell Is Kwanza?]]''".<br />
*'''[[2400s]]''' &ndash; VISA ceases to exist.<br />
*'''2443''' &ndash; The second coming of Jesus. For some unexplained reason, this results in most video cassettes being damaged.<br />
*'''[[2475]]''' &ndash; [[Washington DC]] rededicated to Washington the Sweathog.<br />
<br />
== [[2500]] &mdash; [[2899]] ==<br />
[[File:Mars University.jpg|right|thumb|Mars University Founded]]<br />
[[File:2851.jpg|right|thumb|New New York in the 2850s]]<br />
*ca.'''[[2500]]''' &ndash; [[New New York]] eliminates garbage problem.<br />
*'''2511''' &ndash; The common cold is eradicated.<br />
*ca.'''[[2600]]''' &ndash; [[Chapek 9]] colonized by radical robot separatists; Robot Elders carved from [[meteorite]]s.<br />
*'''2600s''' &ndash; New New York elects a supervillain governor who steals many world monuments and relocates them to [[Monument Beach]], placing his face on Mount Rushmore.<br />
*'''[[2620]]''' &ndash; Uranus is changed to [[Urectum]], to end annoying joke.<br />
*'''[[2636]]''' &ndash; [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]] founded.<br />
*ca.'''[[2700]]''' &ndash; Cast of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' leaves Earth.<br />
*'''27??''' &ndash; Last ghosts of humans die off. <br />
*'''[[2790]]''' &ndash; Bender's uncle [[Vladimir]] constructed; activated<br />
*'''[[2801]]''' &ndash; Robot [[Santa Claus]] constructed; goes berserk.<br />
*'''[[2841]]''' &ndash; (9 April) [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Hubert Farnsworth]] is born in New New York City.<br />
*'''[[2849]]''' &ndash; Prof. Farnsworth learns to read while still in diapers, evidently at age 8.<br />
*'''2850s''' &ndash; At this time [[Slurm]] is being sold as a medicinal tonic. Corruptatron runs for [[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer|mayor]].<br />
*'''2850s/60s'''&ndash; Prof. Farnsworth joins the Academy of Inventors which begins holding annual symposia.<br />
*'''[[2865]]'''&ndash; [[Sith-il War|Sith Invasion.]]<br />
*'''[[2877]]''' &ndash; Prof. Farnsworth finishes graduate school.<br />
*'''[[2881]]''' &ndash; Prof. Farnsworth starts working for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]].<br />
<br />
== [[2900]] &mdash; [[2999]] ==<br />
[[File:Land Titanic.png|thumb|right|The [[Land Titanic]] sets off.]]<br />
[[File:Sport utility robot.png|thumb|right|The [[Sport-Utility Robot]] is invented.]]<br />
[[File:Vergon 6.jpg|thumb|right|[[Vergon 6]] is mined hollow by [[DOOP]].]]<br />
<br />
[[File:Baby Leela.jpg|right|thumb|Turanga Leela is born and left at the Orphanarium]]<br />
<br />
*'''[[2900]]''' &ndash; [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]] given an A minus by Prof. Farnsworth.<br />
*'''[[2912]]'''<br />
**'''10 April''' &ndash; The [[Land Titanic]] sets off in [[New New York]].<br />
**'''14 April''' &ndash; Only four days after setting off, the [[Land Titanic]] sinks, and two thousand people are killed.<br />
*'''[[2922]]''' &ndash; Comedy film ''[[A Close Shaving]]'' starring [[Harold Zoid]] released.<br />
*'''[[2927]]<br />
** Prof. Farnsworth builds the fuel-inefficient [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the forerunner of all later robot designs until 3003.<br />
** The Professor meets [[Zoidberg]] on [[Triton]] and saves his life. The Professor thinks he caught [[Hypermalaria]] from the [[Methane Swamps]] and makes a pact with Zoidberg that if the symptoms of hypermalaria start happening to his body, Zoidberg would mercy kill him. however, the Professor actually catches [[Yetiism]].<br />
*'''[[2931]]''' &ndash; (Mother's Day) Prof. Farnsworth breaks up with [[Mom]]; leaves Mom's Friendly Robot Company.<br />
*'''[[2950]]''' &ndash; (circa) Smell-O-Vision invented; Harold Zoid's career hits the skids.<br />
*'''[[2959]]''' &ndash; [[Hermes Conrad]] is born.<br />
*'''[[2960]]'''<br />
** [[Dixie and Trixie]] become Slurm spokescreature [[Slurms MacKenzie]]'s sidekicks.<br />
** [[Professor Fisherprice Shpeekenshpell]] proves that the [[cow]]s say "moo".<br />
*'''[[2961]]''' &ndash; [[Planet Express]] is founded, the first delivery crew, consisting of [[Lando Tucker]], [[Candy]], [[Lifter]] and [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Johnny]] is lost in the [[Bermuda Tetrahedron]] delivering cookies to Amanda Zant's niece. Johnny returns to [[Earth]] in an escape pod, but cannot remember what it was that took the others.<br />
*'''[[2962]]''' &ndash; Educational film ''[[Bigfoot: Endangered Mystery!]]'' released.<br />
*'''[[2963]]''' &ndash; A hurricane hits Kingston, Jamaica. There is a foot and a half of water damage. No casualties.<br />
*'''[[2970]]'''<br />
** [[Elzar]] begins his 20-plus year televised cooking show career by replacing [[Helmut Spargle]].<br />
** [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] discovers [[Dark Matter]] could be used as fuel. Mom gets together with her ex-husband, Doctor Wernstrom.<br />
*'''[[2972]]''' <br />
** [[Democratic Order of Planets|DOOP]] drills [[Vergon 6]] and discovers it to be full of [[Dark Matter]]. They hire [[Mom]] to lead the mining of dark matter.<br />
** Mom uses [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]] to make robot slaves, until [[Robot Lincoln]] ends slavery. <br />
** [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Turanga Morris]] marry each other.<br />
*'''[[2975]]''' &ndash; [[Turanga Leela]] is born in the sewers of New New York City and left at an [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium|orphanarium]], where she is assumed to be an alien.<br />
*'''[[2976]]''' &ndash; [[Camp Rectifier]] begins "praying on [[robosexuality|the weak]]".<br />
*'''[[2979]]''' &ndash; [[Dr. Amy Wong]] is born on Mars to [[Leo Wong|Leo]] and [[Inez Wong]].<br />
*'''[[2980]]''' &ndash; The [[2980 Olympics]] are held; [[Hermes Conrad]] competes for [[Earth]] in the limbo event, and a [[2980 Olympics Boy|child]] imitating him fatally injures his back.<br />
*'''[[2981]]''' &ndash; The last known [[Bone Vampire]] is killed. Species is declared extinct.<br />
*'''[[2983]]''' &ndash; [[Decapodian]]s begin the tradition of [[Claw-Plach]].<br />
*'''[[2989]]''' &ndash; Prof. Farnsworth begins culturing his clone, [[Cubert Farnsworth]]. [[Dwight Conrad]] is born the same week.<br />
*'''29??''' &ndash; [[Bender Bending Rodriguez]] constructed, activated with a manufacturing defect. [[Hermes Conrad|Inspector 5]] approves him anyways. Hermes Conrad resigns from working for [[MomCorp|Mom's Friendly Robot Company]] and moves out of his house in [[Tijuana]].<br />
*'''[[2992]]''' &ndash; According to the Professor, [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] begins working at [[Planet Express]] despite being a part of the company when it was founded in [[2961]]. [[Amy Wong]] receives an ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
*'''[[2993]]''' &ndash; [[Hermes Conrad]] receives an ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
*'''[[2994]]''' &ndash; Hermes receives his second ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
*'''[[2995]]''' <br />
**[[Scruffy]] receives an ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
**The movie ''Bagheart'' is released, featuring [[Langdon Cobb]].<br />
*'''[[2996]]''' &ndash; Hermes receives his third ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
*'''[[2997]]''' <br />
**Amy receives her second ''Employee of the Year award'' at Planet Express.<br />
**The movie ''The Greatest Bag on Earth'' is released, featuring [[Langdon Cobb]].<br />
*'''[[2998]]''' &ndash; [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]]'s earliest memory, mistaken for his birth; Hermes receives again employee of the year award at Planet Express. [[Amy Wong|Amy]] begins working at [[Planet Express]] as an intern for her physics class at "[[Mars University]]".<br />
*ca.'''[[2999]]''' &ndash; The previous crew of the [[Planet Express]] are killed by [[Space Bee|space bees]], eaten by a [[space wasp]].<br />
*'''[[2999]]''' &ndash; (31 December) Fry is un-frozen after 1000 years. He flees the implantation of his permanent career assignment chip and eventually meets up with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez]]. The two of them are pursued by [[Turanga Leela]], who later has a change of heart and removes her own career chip.<br />
*'''2???''' &ndash; The vast migration of Star Wars fans. Also known as the [[Star Wars trek|''Star Wars'' trek]].<br />
<br />
== [[3000]] &mdash; [[3099]] ==<br />
=== [[3000]] ===<br />
[[File:Space Pilot 3000.jpg|right|thumb|[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] is awakened after being frozen for 1 000 years.]]<br />
[[File:Vergon 6 Survivors.jpg|right|thumb|[[Vergon 6]] implodes as a result of [[DOOP]]'s mining operations.]]<br />
[[File:A Flight to Remember.jpg|right|thumb|The Cruiseship ''Titanic'' is sucked into a black hole]]<br />
[[File:Robo Nixon.png|right|thumb|[[Richard Nixon's head]] becomes the [[President of Earth]].]]<br />
<br />
*'''January'''<br />
** (1st) Fry, Leela, and Bender are hired by [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]], owner of [[Planet Express]] {{et|1ACV01}}.<br />
** (2nd or 3rd) The new crew's first mission to the [[moon]] {{et|1ACV02}}<br />
*'''February'''<br />
** (ca. 1st) Fry expected to find out where the owls are coming from and to find out who has been leaving out food<br />
** Fry moves out of [[Planet Express]] and moves in with Bender {{et|1ACV03}}.<br />
*'''April'''<br />
**(before the 13th) Mom captures the [[Nibblonians]] for her [[Dark Matter]] farm in Alaska ([[Bender's Game|BG]]).<br />
**(13th) &ndash; [[Vergon 6]] implodes; Leela rescues [[Nibbler]] and has sex with [[Zapp Brannigan]] ([[1ACV04]], [[Bender's Game|BG]]).<br />
*'''April &mdash; August'''<br />
**Bender gains a brief period of fame on [[Chapek 9]], until Fry and Leela convinces him to come with them back to Earth {{et|1ACV05}}.<br />
**Fry briefly becomes a billionaire, but is robbed of his money by Mom's [[Walt, Larry and Igner|sons]] {{et|1ACV06}}.<br />
**Fry briefly becomes the Emperor of the planet [[Trisol]] {{et|1ACV07}}.<br />
**[[Giant ball of garbage|Garbage ball]] launched in 2052 returns and threatens to hit [[New New York]] City {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
**Bender joins [[Robotology]] and is sent to [[Robot Hell]] after sinning, however, a rescue mission by Fry and Leela gets him out again {{et|1ACV09}}.<br />
**Cruise spaceship [[Titanic]] sucked into black hole {{et|1ACV10}}.<br />
*'''August &mdash; November'''<br />
**Farnsworth's prize experiment, [[Guenter]], ends in failure after deciding that he would rather be enrolled at a business school {{et|1ACV11}}.<br />
**(8 Septemberth) Labor Day &ndash; Earth invaded by [[Omicronians]]; Earth [[President McNeal]] disintegrated {{et|1ACV12}}.<br />
**Fry wins the ticket to the [[Slurm Factory]] and discovers the truth of [[Slurm]] {{et|1ACV13}}.<br />
**Bender becomes for a brief period of time attached to Leela's emotions {{et|2ACV01}}.<br />
**The dreaded [[El Chupanibre]] is sent into the Sub-sewer by Bender (2ACV01).<br />
**Zapp Brannigan accidentally destroys new DOOP headquarters {{et|2ACV02}}.<br />
*'''November &mdash; December'''<br />
**November &ndash; [[Richard Nixon's head]] [[Earth presidential election, 3000|elected]] [[President of Earth]] {{et|2ACV03}}.<br />
**December (near [[Xmas]]) &ndash; [[Robot Santa]] returns once more to wreck havoc on Earth, however, the Planet Express crew manages to send him back before he can get on with his havoc {{et|2ACV04}}.<br />
<br />
=== [[3001]] ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb|Cubert Farnsworth is released from his cloning tank]]<br />
[[File:Free WaterFall, Jr. Death.jpg|right|thumb|The second Omicronian invasion of Earth and the death of Free Waterfall Jr.]]<br />
*'''February &mdash; March'''<br />
**Shortly before 14 February ([[Valentine's Day]]) Fry, [[Amy Wong|Amy]] and Zoidberg get in a terrible car crash on [[Europa]], Fry's head is grafted to Amy's body {{et|2ACV07}}.<br />
**Bender joins the [[Ultimate Robot Fighting]] League {{et|2ACV08}}.<br />
*'''April'''<br />
**(9th) Cubert Farnsworth removed from cloning tank; designated Prof. Farnsworth's successor {{et|2ACV10}}.<br />
*'''April &mdash; December'''<br />
**Hermes is put on paid vacation by [[Morgan Proctor]], his temporary replacement after his attempts of promotion to grade 35 are ruined. He sorts out the Master IN Pile and gets demoted 2 grades for finishing 2 seconds early; he then gets promoted to grade 37 for noticing an error in Proctor's paperwork {{et|2ACV11}}.<br />
**The [[Planet Express crew]] rediscover the lost underwater city of [[Atlanta]] {{et|2ACV12}}.<br />
**''[[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]]'' &ndash; Earth robots revolt at Mom's instigation; called off the next morning.<br />
**Earth again invaded by [[Omicronians]] after their [[Popplers|larva]] become major fast food sensation; [[The Waterfalls|Free Waterfall Jr]]. eaten.<br />
**[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] invents the [[What-If Machine]] and later invents the [[Fing-Longer]].<br />
**Earth successfully invades [[Spheron 1]].<br />
**Bender's uncle [[Vladimir]] dies. [[Were-car]] curse is broken.<br />
**Fry's ex-girlfriend [[Michelle]] unfrozen.<br />
**[[Pauly Shore (character)|Pauly Shore]] unfrozen for the 1000 year anniversary of ''Jury Duty II: Trouble on the Hubble''<br />
**Zapp Brannigan crashes a space-going restaurant onto the [[Planet Amazonia]]<br />
**''[[New New York v. Santa Bender]]'' case held. Santa Bender was to be executed at sundown.<br />
<br />
=== [[3002]] ===<br />
*'''January &mdash; July'''<br />
**Massive dark matter spill on the [[Pluto|Plutonian]] penguin refuge. [[The Waterfalls|Free Waterfall, Sr]]. eaten by penguins.<br />
**Earth invaded by the Brain Spawn; defeated by Fry and the Nibblonians.<br />
**Dr. Zoidberg and [[Harold Zoid]] make the movie [[The Magnificent Three]].<br />
**Martian natives kidnap [[Amy Wong]]. She is later released when the worthless "bead" their ancestors traded the planet for is revealed to be a valuable, enormous diamond. The Martians leave [[Mars]] and buy a nicer planet.<br />
**''[[New New York v. Fry and Bender]]'' case held. Both Fry and Bender are sent to the [[HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots]].<br />
**Bend-Aid benefit concert for broken robots held in San Francisco.<br />
**Universe threatened by "time skips;" Prof. Farnsworth and the Globetrotters create a black hole to absorb damaging time radiation.<br />
*'''August'''<br />
**The [[What-If Machine]] is fine tuned.<br />
**(11th) [[Omicronians]] invade Earth yet again.<br />
*'''September'''<br />
**(21st) the Planet Express Crew travel back in time to Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.<br />
*'''September &mdash; December'''<br />
**Three-time Grammy winner and teen singer Wendy found dead in her bathtub at the age of 18<br />
**''Star Trek'' convention held on forbidden planet [[Omega 3]]; Welshie killed.<br />
<br />
=== [[3003]] ===<br />
[[File:Leela's Homeworld.jpg|right|thumb|Leela discovers her true origins]]<br />
[[File:Decapodian Warships.jpg|right|thumb|Decapodians invade Earth]]<br />
[[File:The Devils Hands are Idle Playthings.jpg|right|thumb|Fry makes a deadly deal with the Robot Devil]]<br />
*'''January &mdash; February'''<br />
**[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]'s offspring are born.<br />
**Turanga Leela finds out her true origins.<br />
*'''February'''<br />
**(14th) ([[Valentine's Day]]) Bender dates the ship, dumps it, the ship doesn't take the break-up well and almost crashes itself into a quasar. The crew dumps their cargo of candy hearts into the quasar causing a mystical love radiation that spreads across the universe destroying many, many planets, including two gangster planets and a cowboy world.<br />
*'''February &mdash; December'''<br />
**Earth moved further from the sun to combat global warming, making the year one week longer&ndash; President Richard Nixon declares it [[Robot Party Week]]; Professor Farnsworth presented with the Polluting Medal of Pollution.<br />
**''[[Earth v. Zoidberg]]'' case held. [[Zoidberg]] sentenced to death.<br />
**[[Decapodian]]s invade Earth, briefly enslave humanity. Old Man Waterfall crushed.<br />
**Fry finds the fossilized remains of his dog, [[Seymour Asses|Seymour]].<br />
**''[[Zapp v. Fry, Bender and Leela]]'' case held. The case never reached a verdict. <br />
**[[Roboticon 3003]] held in [[New New York]]; the advanced [[Robot 1-X]] model unveiled.<br />
<br />
=== [[3004]] &mdash; [[3006]] ===<br />
*'''3004'''<br />
**Fry and the [[Nibblonians]] defeat the [[Brain Spawn]] permanently by banishing them to an alternate pocket dimension.<br />
**Earth conquers the Spiderians of [[Tarantulon 6]]; Nixon's head refunds everyone $300.<br />
**The 3004 Olympics are held on Earth. [[Hermes Conrad]] competes for Jamaica in the five hundred meter limbo but is disqualified. Bender wins five gold medals in various fembots' bending events competing for the fictitious Grand Duchy of Robonia under the name Coilette.<br />
**Fry makes a deal with the [[Robot Devil]] and becomes a notable [[holophonor]] star. However, his holophonor opera ''Leela: Orphan of the Stars'', while performed with great success in the first act, flops as a result of the Robot Devil's interference.<br />
<br />
*'''3005''' &ndash; The 'Brainless Drones' who run the Box Network cancel Planet Express's license to make deliveries.<br />
<br />
=== [[3007]] ===<br />
[[File:Battle for Earth, 3007.png|thumb|The [[Battle for Earth, 3007]].]]<br />
*'''November &mdash; December'''<br />
**The people who cancelled Planet Express's license are fired for incompetence and then beaten up. Most die from their injuries and are ground into a [[Torgo's Executive Powder|pink powder used for various reasons]]. Planet Express are allowed back on the air. [[Hermes Conrad]] is decapitated and put into a [[Head jars|jar]].<br />
**Nudist [[Scammer Aliens|alien scammers]] take control of Planet Express and eventually Earth and send Bender back in time to steal Earth's treasures.<br />
**Fry travels back in time to New York in 2000 to resume his old life<br />
**Leela falls in love with Lars Fillmore and nearly [[Turanga-Fillmore Wedding|marries]] him. The wedding is called off after Hermes is decapitated again.<br />
**The population of Earth is evicted by the scammers. The crew go to [[Neptune]], where they plan to fight back with [[Robot Santa Claus]], [[Chanukah Zombie]], and [[Kwanzaa-bot]].<br />
**[[Battle for Earth, 3007]] occurs. Earthicans win, thanks to [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]. [[Fleb]] and [[Schlump]] die.<br />
[[File:Anomaly.png|right|thumb|The Anomaly]]<br />
<br />
=== [[3008]] ===<br />
*'''January &mdash; December'''<br />
**Lars and [[Nudar]] are killed, afterwards Lars is revealed to be a [[time paradox duplicate]] of Fry. Lars is buried at [[Orbiting Meadows]].<br />
**Bender is ordered to go back in time to put the tattoo on Fry's butt in the first place, but due to Bender's illogical screw up of time, a [[Anomaly|rip in space]] is created.<br />
**A scientific conference is held about the Anomaly.<br />
**Bender becomes a member of the [[League of Robots]], eventually becoming its leader.<br />
**[[Yivo]] begins forcing shklis tentacles through the Anomaly and mates with everyone in the universe, while previous versions of [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Hubert J. Farnsworth|the Professor]] watch.<br />
**Yivo takes everyone in the universe out on a date and later proposes, causing everyone on Earth to move onto shkler.<br />
**Bender and his [[Army of the Damned|army]] drag Yivo into their universe to save humanity.<br />
**Yivo breaks up with humanity and leaves for shklis universe through the Anomaly, which closes forever.<br />
[[File:Cornwood map.png|thumb|[[Cornwood]].]]<br />
**[[Dark Matter]] prices tripled and are $9.99 per ball. [[Mombil]] profits greatly.<br />
**[[Space Demolition Derby]] held. [[Planet Express ship]] wins.<br />
**Bender becomes insane from playing [[Dungeons & Dragons]].<br />
**[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth| Professor Farnsworth]] infiltrates Mom's dark matter mine in Alaska to get revenge for being dumped by making dark matter useless as fuel, with the [[Anti-backwards crystal]].<br />
**[[Cornwood]] is created and destroyed.<br />
**All dark matter everywhere is useless as fuel.<br />
**Professor Farnsworth harnesses Nibblonians as a temporary form of transportation.<br />
**The [[Planet Express ship]] is (and presumably other spacecraft are) converted to run on [[Whale Oil]].<br />
<br />
=== [[3009]] ===<br />
[[File:Futuramaend.jpg|thumb|The [[Panama Wormhole|Wormhole]].]]<br />
*'''January &mdash; December'''<br />
**[[Mars Vegas]] was destroyed. <br />
**New Mars Vegas was built. <br />
**New member Leela and the other [[Feministas]] [[Feministas#Protests and sabotages|causing chaos]] with their protests and sabotages, including the murder of the then vice-president [[Headless Body of Agnew|Agnew]].<br />
**3009 [[Universal Poker Championship]] was held in New Mars Vegas. [[Bender]] wins with 5 kings. <br />
**''[[Earth v. Feministas]]'' case was held resulting in the Feministas being put away. <br />
**[[Bender]] helps the Feministas escape from [[Maxi-Padlock]].<br />
**Implosion of the [[Violet Dwarf Star]] was stopped by the [[Feministas]].<br />
**The [[Violet Dwarf Star]] is revealed to be an [[Encyclopod]] egg, which later hatches and defeats the last known [[Dark One]]. End of the [[Evolutionary arms race]]. Green Age begins.<br />
**The [[Planet Express]] crew, [[Fry]], [[Leela]], [[Bender]], [[Scruffy]], [[Professor Farnsworth]], [[Hermes]], [[LaBarbara Conrad]], [[Amy]], [[Kif]], [[Zoidberg]] (and possibly [[Nibbler]]), go through a [[Panama Wormhole|wormhole]].<br />
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=== [[3010]] ===<br />
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[[File:Birthing machine.png|thumb|The crew dies and are [[birthing machine|rebirthed]] {{et|6ACV01}}.]]<br />
[[File:Forward Time Machine.png|thumb|The [[Forward time machine]] {{et|6ACV07}}.]]<br />
[[File:Robo-Dinosaurs.jpg|thumb|[[Robots|Robot]] dinosaurs fight {{et|6ACV09}}.]]<br />
[[File:Million Mutant March.png|thumb|[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] leads the [[Devolution Revolution]] {{et|6ACV12}}.]]<br />
<br />
*'''June''' <br />
**The Planet Express crew and the Nimbus exit the Wormhole appearing in front of Earth and they crash land. Farnsworth brings the entire [[Planet Express]] crew, including [[Kif]], [[LaBarbara]], and [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] back to life {{et|6ACV01}}.<br />
*'''July'''<br />
**[[Planet XXX]], [[Poopiter]], and [[that world that can't be mentioned in polite company|#!@€$!#%&]] are destroyed by the [[V-GINY]] {{et|6ACV02}}.<br />
**The [[eyePhone]] came out and Mom zombified many of the buyers so they bought the next version of it {{et|6ACV03}}.<br />
**[[Proposition ∞]] passes and legalizes [[robosexuality|robosexual marriage]] {{et|6ACV04}}.<br />
**[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] discover [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s big secret {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
**Leonardo da Vinci is killed (6ACV05).<br />
**[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] finds out about his manufacturing defect and that he is not immortal like he thought. He and Hermes go on a search for [[Hermes Conrad|Inspector #5]], but ultimately gives up {{et|6ACV06}}.<br />
**All information, both virtual and physical, about Inspector #5 is lost from the [[Central Bureaucracy]] (6ACV06).<br />
**The Professor invents a [[Forward time machine]]. However, before he, Fry and Bender could test it, all three of them are crushed and replaced by their [[Time paradox duplicate|time paradox duplicates]], due to them having travelled so far forward in time when they tested it that they passed the end of the universe and ended up back at the beginning{{et|6ACV07}}.<br />
*'''August'''<br />
**[[Earth]] briefly has its rotational energy stolen by [[Professor Morris Katz]] and other cats from [[Thuban 9]]. However, [[Amy Wong]] comes up with an idea to get the energy back by making the Earth rotate in the opposite direction that it was rotating before {{et|6ACV08}}.<br />
**[[Amy Wong]] gets her doctorate in Applied Physics (6ACV08).<br />
**[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] discovers the fossilized skull of a missing link in the evolutionary chain of humans and names it ''[[Homo farnsworth]]''. However, everybody at the museum where it is on display misinterpret it as proof that evolution is false {{et|6ACV09}}.<br />
**The Professor gets upset with the ignorance of everybody on [[Earth]] and travels to a distant [[Robot Planetoid|planetoid]] where he accidentally creates a new evolutionary chain of robotic lifeforms out of [[Nanobots]] that he invented. He and most of the crew stay there for about three days, although the robots percieve it as millions of years, and get arrested for crimes against science. The [[Everyone v. Farnsworth|trial]] ends when the robots evolve some more and they are allowed to go home (6ACV09).<br />
**[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Pofessor Farnsworth]] invents [[The Mind-Switcher]] and a bunch of people briefly switch minds before realising that those who once had changed never can change back. With a mathematical theorem, the [[Globetrotters]] finally realise how to switch everything back to normal {{et|6ACV10}}.<br />
**[[Planet Express|The crew]] go to the 3010 [[Comic-Con Intergalactic]] {{et|6ACV11}}.<br />
***[[Matt Groening's head|Matt Groening]] and [[David X. Cohen's head|David X. Cohen's]] new show, [[Futurella]] is canceled.<br />
***[[Lrrr]] tries to take over [[Earth]], but ends up losing a costume contest. [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] won with his [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] costume.<br />
**[[Lrrr]] is then kicked out of the house by his wife, [[Ndnd]] and is forced to live at [[Planet Express]]. After getting horn extensions and having a brief affair with [[Grrrl]], he gets [[Orson Welles' head]] to help him fake an [[Third Omicronian Invasion of Earth|invasion]] of [[Earth]], so [[Ndnd]] will take him back. However, the fake becomes too good and Lrrr ends up enslaving humanity. He eventually confesses to Ndnd, and they leave after taking part in [[Rrrmrrrmrrrfrrrmrrr or Consequences]] {{et|6ACV11}}.<br />
*'''September'''<br />
**[[Planet Express]] makes their 100th delivery (a nitroglycerin soufflé) to [[Mrs. Astor]]. During the delivery, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] accidentally reveals that [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] is a mutant and she is banished to the [[NNY Sewers|sewers]]; for harboring her, the entire crew, except for [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], get sent there with her.<br />
**[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] unites the mutants of [[New New York]]'s sewers and they rebel against the surface in the [[Devolution Revolution]]. In the end, mutants are allowed to be seen on the surface, and [[Mrs. Astor]] is reunited with [[Mr. Astor|her husband]] who had mutated during the sinking of the [[Land Titanic]] {{et|6ACV12}}.<br />
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=== [[3011]] ===<br />
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[[File:Whale.png|thumb|The Planet Express crew discovers [[Möbius Dick (character)|a four-dimensional whale]] in the [[Bermuda Tetrahedron]] {{et|6ACV15}}.]]<br />
[[File:Dead Bender.png|thumb|right|[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] dies, but is shortly thereafter brought back to life {{et|6ACV19}}.]]<br />
[[File:Plan Am plane.png|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express crew]] forms [[Plan Am]], a commercial airline {{et|6ACV20}}.]]<br />
[[File:Yo Leela Leela infobox.png|thumb|[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] receives a [[Slurmee]] for her show {{et|6ACV21}}.]]<br />
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*'''June'''<br />
<!--6ACV14 The Silence of the Clamps--><br />
** The [[Robot Mafia]] attend a wedding. [[Planet Express]] deliver a new set of clamps to [[Clamps]]. <br />
** [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] sneaks in and falls in love with [[Bella]]. As they make out, he witnesses the mafia maul [[Calculon]].<br />
** Bender snitches on the mafia to the [[Earth Bureau of Investigation]] resulting in [[E.B.I. v. Donbot]] at the [[Battery Park Integrated Circuit Court]]. The Donbot wins when Calculon claims his injuries were self-inflicted, and he is released knowing that Bender snitched on him.<br />
** Bender is taken into a witness relocation program by the E.B.I. Clamps replaces him him at Planet Express, in order to find and clamp Bender.<br />
** Planet Express makes a delivery of rope to the [[Moon]]. They find someone who looks like Bender who calls himself [[Billy West (character)|Billy West]]. <br />
** Clamps tries to kill Billy, but he is defeated by [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]. Despite this, Billy is then shot and killed by Bella.<br />
** The crew return home and find out that Billy wasn't actually Bender, who had actually been relocated to the [[Authentic Earth Pizza|pizzeria across the street]]. He rejoins the company.<br />
<!--6ACV15 Möbius Dick--><br />
** 50th Anniversary of the loss of the First Planet Express Crew. The Current Crew is sent on a mission to retrieve a monument for a memorial party from [[Xenotaph 3]].<br />
** [[Turanga Leela|Leela's]] actions cause the [[Planet Express Ship]] to be destroyed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]] and the crew to be eaten, sans [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] who returns to [[Earth]].<br />
** Leela pilots the space whale back to Earth with her obsession to completing her delivery. The [[First Planet Express crew]] is returned to Earth safely, without aging a day, except for [[Lando Tucker]].<br />
<br />
*'''July'''<br />
<!--6ACV16 Law and Oracle--><br />
**[[Philip J. Fry]] joins the [[New New York Police Department]].<br />
**He stops [[Pickles]]' plan to steal the [[Maltese Liquor]], and arrest him.<br />
**He is fired from the force for tipping off [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] about his future heist.<br />
<!--6ACV17 Benderama--><br />
** [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] invents the [[Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker]], and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] accidentally creates [[Bender duplicates|millions of duplicates]] that threaten to destroy [[Earth]] {{et|6ACV17}}. <br />
** The [[Bender duplicates|duplicates]] leave Earth forever {{et|6ACV17}}.<br />
<!--6ACV18 The Tip of the Zoidberg--><br />
** The symptoms of [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]'s [[Yetiism]] start taking effect. However, he thinks it is actually [[Hypermalaria]] and asks [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] to fulfill their pact and mercy kill him.<br />
** Zoidberg is caught in the act by the [[Planet Express Crew]] and imprisoned. He then finds out from a white hair that the Professor actually has [[Yetiism]] and runs to [[Mom]] to get the [[Yeti]] head he needs to cure the Professor.<br />
** The Professor explains his pact to the crew and they decide to replace Zoidberg and kill him with a [[Murdolater]].<br />
** Zoidberg returns and cures the Professor just as he starts to turn into a yeti and be killed by the Murdolater. They celebrate with tanning.<br />
<!--6ACV19 Ghost in the Machines--><br />
** The 3011 [[Parade Day]] is held {{et|6ACV19}}.<br />
** [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] is murdered by [[Lynn]], a [[suicide booth]], and ends up as a [[robot ghost]] in [[limbo]] {{et|6ACV19}}.<br />
** [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] has a heart attack and temporarily moves to the [[Amish homeworld]]. He returns to [[New New York]] after a near-death experience {{et|6ACV19}}.<br />
** Bender makes [[Robot God]] return him to Earth again {{et|6ACV19}}.<br />
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*'''August'''<br />
<!--6ACV20 Neutopia--><br />
** [[Planet Express]] goes bankrupt, and the company is turned into [[Plan Am|a commercial airline]]. The first flight unfortunately crash land on [[Neutopia (planet)|an uncharted planet]], and after finally coming home, Plan Am is closed down {{et|6ACV20}}.<br />
<!--6ACV21 Yo Leela Leela--><br />
** [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] tries to tell the orphans at the [[Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium]] a story, but fails to impress them. She sets out to write a better one.<br />
** She returns later with an amazing story about the [[Humplings]] from a world called [[Rumbledy-Hump]]. The kids, and [[Abner Doubledeal]] love it. Abner gets Leela to sign a coupon to turn the Humplings into a new kids show.<br />
** They film the first episode with [[Planet Express]] acting as the Humplings. It gets fantastic ratings, and the show because extremely popular.<br />
** Leela wins a [[Young People's Choice Awards|Slurmee]], a Peabody Junior, and two training Emmys for Rumbledy-Hump.<br />
** Bender finds out that Leela didn't actually write the episodes herself, but was rather writing down the adventures of aliens called Humplings in a planet called Rumbledy-Hump. After being blackmailed by Bender for her secret, Leela confesses to plagiarism to everyone and shows them the real Humplings.<br />
** Abner revamps the show by adopting the orphans as the filming crew, and makes it a reality show starring the Humplings.<br />
<!--6ACV22 Fry am the Eggman--><br />
** [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] takes care of a [[Bone Vampire]] egg from a Local Farmer's Market. It hatches into [[Mr. Peppy]].<br />
** The crew return Mr. Peppy to the [[Doohan 6]]. <br />
** At [[The Drunken Sniper]] they meet [[Angus McZongo]] and hear tales about how the bone vampires attacked their livestock and McZongo killed them all. Leela convinces McZongo to wait a few days before hunting down Mr. Peppy. Over the night, McZongo dresses up as a bone vampire and debones some livestock, framing Mr. Peppy, so that he can kill it and be a hero.<br />
** After Leela is attacked by McZongo in his costume, Fry decides to kill Mr. Peppy himself. They find out about McZongo's scheme. They also find out that the real Mr. Peppy ''was'' killing livestock, but the villagers decide to let him live for productivity reasons.<br />
<!--6ACV23 All the President's Heads--><br />
** [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] invites the rest of [[Planet Express]] for a party at his night job at the Hall of Presidents at the [[Head Museum]].<br />
** [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] drinks some [[H2OGfat]] from [[Lyndon Johnson's head]], which [[Head trip|sends him]], along with [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] and [[Dr. Amy Wong]], back to the 1960s. They then return back to 3011 after a moment.<br />
** Fry licks [[Herbert Hoover's head]] which sends him, along with [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] back to Hoover's time. They return with a little person in Bender's cavity.<br />
** The Professor realizes that this is caused by the [[Opal]] found in the jar juice. He names these [[Head trips]] the "Farnsworth Effect".<br />
** Professor Farnsworth learns that one of his ancestors, [[David Farnsworth]] was a traitor working for the British from [[George Washington's head]]. He pours the last remaining supply of Opal into his jar and licks him, sending him, Fry, Bender and Leela back to 1775.<br />
** The four return to find themselves in an [[Alternate universes|alternate timeline]] where the [[American Revolutionary War]] was won by the British, due to their meddling in time. The professor steals an opal crystal from the [[Queen of England, America, and Two Parking Spaces in Tokyo]], the four pour it in David Farnsworth's head jar, and they go back to prevent themselves from changing history. They succeed, with the only exception being the {{w|Gadsden flag}} being replaced with a painting of Bender and the caption "Bite my shiny metal ass".<br />
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*'''November'''<br />
<!--6ACV24 Cold Warriors--><br />
**The [[Manhattan]] [[common cold]] outbreak. Vaccine invented by Farnsworth.<br />
<!--6ACV25 Oveclockwise--><br />
** [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] is overclocked by [[Cubert J. Farnsworth]], gaining godlike powers. [[Mom]] finds out and sues.<br />
** [[Mom v. Farnsworth]] takes place. Mom drops the charges, but Bender is reset to his normal conditions.<br />
** [[Turanga Leela]] leaves [[Planet Express]], and later returns.<br />
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=== [[3012]] ===<br />
* '''Unknown date'''<br />
** [[Ben]] is born {{et|7ACV01}}.<br />
** [[3012 phenomenon|Predicted doomsday]] {{et|7ACV02}}.<br />
** The [[Earth presidential election, 3012|Earth presidential election of 3012]] takes place, and [[Richard Nixon's head]] emerges victorious {{et|7ACV03}}.<br />
** [[Zapp]] and [[Admiral Chew]] negotiate the Treaty of Table 7 {{et|7ACV05}}. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24008151636/countdown-to-futurama-the-treaty-of-table-7|title=Countdown to Futurama: The Treaty of Table 7|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-29|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref><br />
** [[Calculon]] dies after drinking a vial of food coloring in an acting competition against [[Langdon Cobb]].<br />
* '''29 September'''<br />
** Senator [[Chris Travers]] is born.<br />
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=== [[3013]] &mdash; [[3099]] ===<br />
*'''[[3023]]''' <br />
**[[Kif's offspring|Kif and Leela's offspring]] crawl back onto land as children.<br />
*'''[[3026]]'''<br />
**[[Teleportation]] is invented, according to [[that guy from the future]] {{et|6ACV20}}.<br />
*'''[[3028]]'''<br />
**Robot Uprising occurs as result of Nixon's re-election in 3012<br />
**[[Chris Travers]], 15, is sent to prevent [[Earth presidential election, 3012|Nixon's re-election in 3012]]<br />
[[file:10000.png|thumb|right|The wasteland of [[Earth]] in the year [[10000]], showing the monuments of humans, apes, birds, cows and some slug maybe.]]<br />
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== [[3100]] &mdash; [[10000]] ==<br />
*'''[[3300]]''' <br />
** Trapped robots in the titanium mine in [[Titan]] will be dead, if not rescued properly {{et|2ACV03}}.<br />
*'''[[4000]]'''<br />
**The setting of [[Matt Groening's head]]'s ill-fated [[Futurella]] show {{et|6ACV11}}.<br />
*'''[[4972]]'''<br />
**The book "A Brief History of Time Travel" is released. Using time travel, it seems to have reappeared in the year 3007 ([[Bender's Big Score|BBS]]).<br />
*'''?'''<br />
**Intelligent apes overthrow humanity {{et|6ACV07}}.<br />
**Intelligent birds overthrow the apes (6ACV07).<br />
**Intelligent cows overthrow the birds (6ACV07).<br />
**Intelligent slugs overthrow the cows. They then somehow have their civilization destroyed (6ACV07).<br />
[[File:10000000.png|thumb|right|In the year [[10000000|10 000 000]], humanity fight a losing war against the [[robot]]s.]]<br />
[[File:Futurama The Late Philip J. Fry Year 1000000000.png|thumb|right|In the year [[1000000000|1 000 000 000]], all life in the universe is wiped out, and Earth is a vast desert.]]<br />
[[File:10000000000000000000000000000000000000000.png|thumb|right|In the year 10 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000, the universe ends.]]<br />
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== 10 000 &mdash; End of the universe ==<br />
*'''[[10000|10 000]]'''<br />
**[[Earth]] has become a wasteland, with the few humans left living primitively as nomads {{et|6ACV07}}.<br />
*'''[[105105|105 105]]'''<br />
**Along with an ongoing ice age, humans are more civilised again, using laser weaponry (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[252525|252 525]]'''<br />
**A [[medieval]]-like era is ongoing (à la {{w|Joust (video game)|Joust}}) (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[351120|351 120]]'''<br />
**Earth is covered in water with huge sea monsters, such as the [[bloodthirsty shrimp]] (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[1000000|1 000 000 ½]]'''<br />
**Human kind is enslaved by [[giraffes]] (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[5000000|5 000 000]]'''<br />
**Human kind has evolved into small, [[Intellectually and morally advanced creatures]] as well as the [[Dumblocks]], a brutal, primitive people that live underground (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[5000005|5 000 005]]'''<br />
**The advanced of the two has been overrun by the brutal Dumblocks (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[10000000|10 000 000]]'''<br />
**Humanity fights a losing war against the [[robot]]s, that they unknowingly of the coming terror had constructed to make their lives easier (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[50000000|50 000 000]]'''<br />
**Earth is covered with beautiful and intelligent women with the knowledge of creating backwards [[time travel|time machines]]. Men are extremely rare in this era, and even old and very stupid men are prized (6ACV07).<br />
*'''[[500003010|500 003 010]]'''<br />
**This year is mostly unknown. In [[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular#Act II: Robanukah|a non-canon segment]], it is shown that the [[Planet Express headquarters|Planet Express building]] is still existent despite being destroyed sometime before the year 10,000. The land around the building is a hot desert, and [[Ruth and Esther]] are still wrestling.<br />
*'''[[1000000000|1 000 000 000]]'''<br />
**All life in the universe is wiped out, and a vast desert is all that remains of planet Earth (6ACV07).<br />
*ca. '''9 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 983'''<br />
**The Nibblonian race comes into existence {{et|3ACV07}}.<br />
*ca. '''10 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000'''<br />
**The last of all protons decays, signaling the ultimate end of the current universe. Seconds after the universe ends, a new Big Bang happens and forms a new universe, perfectly identical to the last. [[Timeline#Early history|And the cycle restarts]] (6ACV07).<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://qntm.org/timeline Things of Interest - Futurama Timeline] <br />
*[http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/ListsReferences/timeline2.dhtml Got Futurama - Timeline] by Noah Otters <br />
*[http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/tv/futurama/timeline.php Sam's Archive - Futurama Timeline]<br />
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[[Category:Timeline|*]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Farnsworth%27s_tennis_instructor&diff=117710Talk:Farnsworth's tennis instructor2012-08-28T16:19:10Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>It was just a joke... do we really need this page? --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 15:33, 21 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
:Eh... why not? We have articles on other pesudocharacters that make have only a very brief mention (see [[God 1 and God 2]].) [[User:Kif|Kif]] ([[User talk:Kif|talk]]) 21:58, 21 August 2012 (CEST)<br />
::Probably true (but I still think that pages like this are unnecessary). Well, we really don't have any notability restrictions. --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 18:19, 28 August 2012 (CEST)</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Free_Will_Hunting&diff=117346Free Will Hunting2012-08-21T13:56:46Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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<div>{{episode infobox<br />
|name=Free Will Hunting<br />
|image=[[File:Free Will Hunting preview 1.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=A screenshot from the episode shown during the live stream of the ''Futurama'' cast and crew live chat, showing robots turning gears.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=123<br />
|written by=David X. Cohen<br />
|directed by=Raymie Muzquiz<br />
|caption=Warning: Do Not Show To Horses<br />
|title reference=The 1997 film ''{{w|Good Will Hunting}}''<br />
|first aired=8 August, 2012<ref name="MSN TV">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref><br />
|number=7ACV09<br />
|broadcast number=S09E09<br />
|prev ep=Fun on a Bun<br />
|next ep=Near-Death Wish<br />
}}<br />
'''"Free Will Hunting"''' is the one hundred and twenty-third episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the ninth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. It aired 8 August 2012 on Comedy Central. As a robot, [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] lacks free will, so he embarks on a quest for the meaning of life.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I ===<br />
[[Bender]] and [[Fry]] wake up one morning and begin their average day. Bender decides whether or not to wear nerd glasses, explaining that every decision he could make opens up a universe of possibilities. He eventually decides to put them on, therefore a college robot student on the street a thinks he also is a college student and invites him to a hot sorority party. Enrolling in college on a whim, Bender gets a questionable student loan from the [[Robot Mafia|robot mafia]] and falls into a bad crowd in class. He then promptly drops out of college, gets addicted to robot drug "Spark," and ends up doing questionable acts for [[Hedonismbot]] to earn money. <br />
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His downward spiral leads to his arrest and trial, but [[Hyper-Chicken|his lawyer]] argues that, as a robot, he lacks free will and it was his programming that led to the sequence of events. [[Judge 724|The judge]] rules Bender not guilty, much to Bender's dismay. Later, the [[Planet Express crew|crew]] is hired to deliver a package to the [[Chapek 9|robot homeworld]], requiring a despondent Bender to come along due to the robots' intense dislike of humans. After delivering the package, Bender decides to stay on the planet, going on a journey of self-discovery.<br />
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=== Act II ===<br />
As Bender wanders the wastelands of [[Chapek 9]], he comes upon a robot monastery of the [[Order of the Binary Singularity]]. Inside, the temple's abbot, [[Ab-Bot]], warmly welcomes Bender, who then tells the abbot about his recent depression due to his lack of free will. The abbot explains to him that there is no need to feel sorrow as he can find happiness through his programming and it is their pre-programmed nature that makes robots magnificent. <br />
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Bender then becomes a member of the order and spends his days living a humble life of prayer and simplicity. However, after Bender discovers the presence of a free will slot in his forehead, the abbot tells him that the [[Mom|Creatrix]] created those slots so that robots could have free will units installed in them, prompting Bender to quickly leave the order and head back to Earth to steal a free will unit from the Creatrix, who is none other than [[Mom]], CEO of [[MomCorp]]. Back on Earth, Fry is in bed with Leela, but still misses Bender's company, when he suddenly crashes into the [[Apartment 00100100|apartment]]. He then explains to Fry and Leela that he needs their help to break into MomCorp, as he does not have the free will to perform crime making decisions of his own.<br />
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=== Act III ===<br />
The trio successfully manage to infiltrate MomCorp through an exhaust vent outside the facility. Whilst searching through the research and development section, they are caught by Mom, who explains that the free will unit was just the fevered dream of an ex-employee (who happened to be the [[Professor Farnsworth|Professor]]). Mom originally planned to use the free will unit so that robots could rise up against humanity and kill everyone without having to be told to do so. Against this, the Professor lies and explains that the unit was just a prototype, and is told to go back and work on the final version, however, Mom explains he never did complete the device.<br />
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Later, back at [[Planet Express headquarters|Planet Express]], Bender holds the Professor at gunpoint and demands that he give him the free will unit, knowing that it really was complete in the first place. The Professor intended to destroy it, but was too proud, so he hid it in a Bender action figure. Bender again demands he hand the unit over, so the Professor places it on the desk, allowing him to easily pick it up, but he is unable to do so. The Professor reveals that he designed the operating system of all MomCorp robots, and as a precaution, made them incapable of picking up the free will unit. Bender finally attempts to shoot the Professor, but is unable to do this either, as he was programmed to be incapable of harming him, causing Bender to begin crying, making the Professor feel guilty and sympathetic. He then gives Bender the free will unit, and to test it out, he decides to shoot the Professor anyway. <br />
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He does so, and is sent back to [[Battery Park Integrated Circuit Court|court]]. Because Bender committed the crime using free will, he is charged as being guilty, and is dragged out of the courtroom celebrating.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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On 27 November 2011, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title to be "Freewill Hunting".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Futurama/News/1322408962,18577,/Awesome_Auction_Action.html|title=Awesome Auction Action!|date=27 November 2011|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, it revealed the actual title, its writer to be [[David X. Cohen]] and its director to be [[Raymie Muzquiz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=CGEF|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 28 June, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="MSN TV"/><br />
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On 12 July, following the broadcast of the episode "[[Zapp Dingbat]]", the public were given the opportunity to participate in a live chat with the ''Futurama'' cast and crew. Several clips of "Free Will Hunting" were shown during the live stream.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=23178.msg1326287#msg1326287 |title="Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1) |site=[[PEEL]] |author="Tastes Like Fry" |date=2012-07-12 |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref><br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Bender delivers a package to Mr. 147573952589676412927 — which is equal to 2<sup>67</sup> − 1, and is a reference to mathematician {{w|Frank Nelson Cole}}.<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
* The episode's title is a parody of the 1997 drama film, ''{{w|Good Will Hunting}}'' and the 1993 family film, ''{{w|Free Willy}}''.<br />
* One of the robot gang members has "The Inkjets" on his {{w|cut-off}}. This references the Jets, one of the rival gangs in the musical ''{{w|West Side Story}}''.<br />
* The robot tattooist has the name of the printer manufacturer, Epson, upside down on its chest.<br />
* The Abbot reads from "The Whole eBook", a pun on "The Holy Book", a common name for The Bible.<br />
* The programming that prevents robots to harm the Professor is a (partial) reference to the First Law of the ''{{w|Three Laws of Robotics}}'', where robots are programmed to never harm humans.<br />
**Alternately it makes reference to Directive 4 from ''{{w|Robocop}}''.<br />
**This scene resembles the 1993 movie ''{{w|Demolition Man}}'' where Arch-criminal Simon Phoenix returns to shoot his "programmer" Raymond Cocteau only to find he can't pull the trigger. The differences end there because in the movie, Phoenix gives the gun to an accomplice who does not have the same limitation, and the accomplice kills Cocteau.<br />
* Bender says he wants a tattoo of a big, purple dinosaur which is a reference to Barney.<br />
*The Hyper-Chicken says "I say, I say during court which is a reference to Foghorn Leghorn.<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}}<br />
**When Bender became overclocked, he found out the meaning of life, which he later forgot.<br />
* When Bender returns from [[Chapek 9]], Fry and Leela are together in bed naked, marking the first time that a sexual aspect has been indicated in the [[Fry-Leela relationship]]. Previously, in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", Fry and Leela did sleep together, but in the bodies of Zoidberg and Professor Farnsworth.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
* In this story, they can't charge Bender, because as a robot he doesn't have free will, but this has never been brought up before, when he or any other robot is on trial.<br />
**Probably because they had other ideas for winning.<br />
* The Professor states he programmed all robots, so they would be unable to harm him, but in the Late Philip J Fry, Bender and him get into a fist fight, Also in Bender's Game he almost sells the professor out to the orcs, and in Bendless Love he three times bends the Professor's spine. Not to mention the Kill-Bots that attacked him in Bender's Game. Why has this never worked before now?<br />
** Regarding the fist fight, Bender isn't doing anything of major consequence to the Professor, while bending his spine merely affected him, though Bender was unaware of his actions and was on impulse. The other thing is part of a fantasy. The Kill-Bots were probably reprogrammed by Mom.<br />
**The Professor could have been wrong with robots not being able to hurt him. The gun's safety was on the whole time, so Bender may have only thought the programming was preventing him when it was really the safety all along.<br />
* If the free-will device was built after the Robots, then how did they know what shape it was going to be, to give to the robots?<br />
** Farnsworth was designing it around that anticipated shape.<br />
* Bender seems incapable of overcoming his programming in this episode, but in Space Pilot 3000 he's able to after being electrocuted.<br />
** Only his programming was changed, he still doesn't have free will.<br />
* Fry and Leela cannot land on Chapek 9's surface because of the anti-human sentiment, despite the robots cheering the humans for providing crucial lugnuts in Fear of a Bot Planet.<br />
** Entirely possible that human hatred did not completely vanish, or the elders continued using humanity as a scapegoat for issues.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
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*'''Debut''': [[Ab-Bot]]<br />
*[[Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender]]<br />
*[[Clamps]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Dean Suspendington]]<br />
*[[Donbot]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Fabricio]]<br />
*[[Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Fatbot]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Fry]]<br />
*[[Hedonismbot]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[Hyper-Chicken]]<br />
*[[Joey Mousepad]]<br />
*[[Judge 724]]<br />
*[[Leela]]<br />
*[[Mom]]<br />
*'''Debut''': [[Paco]]<br />
*[[Resin-offering robot|Mr. 147573952589676412927]]<br />
*[[Robot Elders]]<br />
*[[Ron Whitey]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Scruffy]]<br />
*[[Spotty Teen Robot]] (cameo)<br />
*[[Yellow and red lawyer]]<br />
*[[Zoidberg]]<br />
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In 2999, he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]], later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous devices such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew to missions which may eventually mean death to his crew, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the wellfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on 9 April, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the pansie infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}}.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. Already, he hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. He hired his first crew already, but unfortunately they were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. In addition, he hired [[Hermes Conrad]] as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing. Shortly after one such instance, late on the [[Space Pilot 3000|31st of December 2999]], he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 10 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[Steve Castle|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. Castle's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to it's original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because he unwittingly singed Planet Express thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as the collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine on Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and helps bringing them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at least on 3 accounts went back with [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the [[Titanic]]. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/son<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth|Ned]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle (and at the same time distant great-great-grandfather, due to a time paradox)<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Mildred Fry]], distant great-great-great-grandmother<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[Dean Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of {{w|Philo T. Farnsworth}}, the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}. In "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]", he is revealed to be related to a [[Philo Farnsworth]], who, while an inventor, did not invent what the real-world Philo invented.<br />
*Throughout the series, we are never shown the professor's eyes ( if Cubert is counted he has blue eyes), until the comic "[[Downsized!]]". This may or may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth has a gut (which resembles that of Bart Simpson's) but in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]" it is stated that he is underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A certain running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as the ''Catman'', due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, it has apparently been so long since the last time he used this ability that even the Professor himself has forgotten why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*Like his extremely distant relative Fry, he had red hair when he was younger.<br />
*At the start of the series his voice was nearly identical to Fry's, only slightly deeper and much older-sounding. As time went on however, the Professor's voice became much more distinct from Fry's, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor or no eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two.<br />
*Is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is the descendant of [[Fry's sister]] and a man named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later erased from the episode and [[Futurama|the show]]. <br />
*A character in an episode of {{w|Phineas & Ferb}}s full name includes Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in [[6ACV22|Fry am The Egg Man]], Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or, possibly a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]]<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until 3 January.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkey's aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': The easy part was getting the brain out. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and [[The Trouble With Trilogies]], these categories may be of interest:<br />
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*[[:Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[:Category:B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth|B plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
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[[Category:Doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Globetrotters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Owners]]<br />
[[Category:Planet Express]]<br />
[[Category:Robosexuals]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth&diff=117343Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth2012-08-21T13:53:06Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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'''Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth''' is an aged, eccentric inventor, founder and owner of [[Planet Express]] and an honorary [[Globetrotter]]. He is crotchety, absent-minded and sometimes brilliant, most well-known for his work in [[Sport-Utility Robot|30th century robotics]]. In 2999, he was the last known relative of [[Philip J. Fry]], later, Professor Farnsworth discovered that he had fathered a son, as well as the [[Cubert|clone]] that he had kept hidden. In addition, he also serves as a tenured professor at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] teaching the Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields. Farnsworth is an inventor of both useful and impractical things, some of which are extremely dangerous devices such as his [[Doomsday devices]].<br />
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Personality wise, he varies from callous disregard to sentimental affection. He has no objection to sending his crew to missions which may eventually mean death to his crew, and has sent previous crews to their deaths before. Farnsworth is the oldest living member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], where he often competes with his arch nemesis, [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]].<br />
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== Personality ==<br />
Hubert Farnsworth is a mad scientist, though how extreme this tendency is varies depending on how writers feel best suits the episode. Farnsworth's name comes from {{w|Philo Farnsworth}}, who invented the television. In addition, his first name, Hubert, may come from [[Eric Kaplan]]'s former professor, {{w|Hubert Dreyfus}}. The only thing his name has in common with the name of Philip J. Fry is the unsettled "J." as their middle initial, but this may just be a common joke [[Matt Groening]] sets for his characters.<br />
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Though Professor Farnsworth is a genius, he is also very senile and sometimes forgets things that had happened only moments earlier. He also has a habit of saying "[[Good news, everyone]]", which more often than not means bad news. He is known for following up his statements with completely contradictory statements, such as [[The Sting#Quotes|his definition]] of [[Space Honey]] from "[[The Sting]]". Hubert also often appears indifferent to the wellfare of his crew, often sending them on dangerous missions which could get them killed, though it's highly unlikely that he does this intentionally. He could also sometimes have periods of maniacal laughter. However Farnsworth isn't actually a bad person and appears to share some level of friendship with the other members of Planet Express. He also cares about his clone, Cubert, treating him as though he were his biological son.<br />
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Farnsworth also enjoys public nudity, and may have been convicted. His urge to undress becomes much greater around [[Xmas]].<br />
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One of the most frequent recurring gags in the show is that Farnsworth says/acts something but immediately the truth was that his intentions were the opposite compared to how it seemed. One example is in That Darn Katz! where Farnsworth complains that he is trying to run a meeting while the Planet Express Crew try to pet Professor Katz's cat then he states that means he should be the one petting the kitty.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
[[File:YoungFarnsworth.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Hubert J. Farnsworth was born on 9 April, {{year|2841}} in a prison &ndash; although claimed until {{year|3001}} that it was actually 2851 &ndash; in the nerdiest slum of [[New New York]], [[Hell's Laboratory]]. At age 8, he learned to read, albeit while still in diapers.<br />
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Hubert enjoyed his teenage years as a nerd with an affection for role-playing games. After 14 years of graduate school, Farnsworth became a scientist and designed such things as [[fast cars]], [[trendy night spots]] and [[beautiful women]], all out of his one-room apartment. Evidence suggests that he may also have been a hippie and a disco boy, possibly during graduate school. In [[7ACV10|The Near Death-Wish]], it is revealed that Hubert spent 25 years in a mental institution at the behest of [[Farnsworth's parents|his parents]].<br />
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=== Career path ===<br />
By [[2900]] Farnworth had taken a teaching position at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] where his most promising student was an up and coming young science undergrad<!--around 20yrs old, probably undergrad then--> named [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Ogden Wernstrom]]. Sadly, the two had a falling out over a pop-quiz score which lead to Wernstrom's hundred year quest for revenge {{et|1ACV11}}. While retaining a role at the university, Hubert assisted [[Unit 47]] in curing the pansie infestation {{et|6ACV04}} and was eventually hired at [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], staying there for the next fifty years. During this time his inventiveness lead to the creation of many new products and breakthrough technologies, such as the use of [[Dark Matter]] as fuel, the [[First Robot Capable of Qualifying for a Boat Loan|first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]] {{et|2ACV10}} and a [[Sport-Utility Robot|sport-utility robot]], the design of which would become the basis of all robots running in the early 31st century {{et|4ACV08}}. It was during this time he also began an [[Mom-Farnsworth relationship|on-again, off-again relationship]] with [[Mom]] {{et|2ACV14}}, the owner of the company, who was having a similar relationship with Wernstrom. By the end of this period, Mom had fallen pregnant with [[Igner|their child]], a secret she would keep from him for many years ([[Bender's Game|BG]]). While on a mission for Mom in [[2927]] on [[Triton]], Farnsworth contracted [[Yetiism]] and was only cured in [[3011]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters]] {{et|6ACV18}}.<br />
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=== Planet Express ===<br />
After numerous tries with Mom, and with a need for money to fund his research, he founded [[Planet Express]], an interstellar delivery company, on 2961. Already, he hired his friend of 34 years, [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg]] as the company's staff doctor. He hired his first crew already, but unfortunately they were swallowed by a [[Four-dimensional space whale]]. In addition, he hired [[Hermes Conrad]] as the company's bureaucrat some time later. In {{year|2998}}, [[Amy Wong]] entered the company as an engineering intern, but has since remained in the company for several years. Also in his employ is Scruffy, the company janitor who lives in the basement of Planet Express.<br />
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Farnsworth has had numerous crews, whom he frequently sends to their doom. As a result many have died horribly or gone missing. Shortly after one such instance, late on the [[Space Pilot 3000|31st of December 2999]], he learned that he was not the last surviving member of his family. His long lost and far removed uncle, [[Philip J. Fry]], had just been defrosted. Fry, [[Turanga Leela]] and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez]] were hired early the next morning and have been his longest surviving crew, who despite 10 years in the company remain alive.<br />
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Farnsworth doesn't always just send his crew on simple delivery missions, but has sent them on charity missions as well as highly controversial missions. Even when his crew and company is unrelated or unsuited to the task, he isn't shy to send them along anyway.<br />
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=== Legacy ===<br />
[[File:A Clone of My Own.jpg|right|thumb]]<br />
As a member of the [[Academy of Inventors]], the Professor has created [[#Creations|many things]]. Often these don't live up to his expectations and are ridiculed by his fellow inventors. Occasionally, however, they can help save the day; the [[Smell-O-Scope]] for instance was laughed at by colleagues and Wernstrom had his revenge by giving it a poor grade, shortly afterward it detected a [[giant ball of garbage]] in space that was on a collision course with [[New New York]]. After the Planet Express crew averted the crisis, Wernstrom once more announced a thirst for revenge.<br />
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After his 150th birthday party, Hubert realised that he had no one to continue his work when he is gone. After days hidden in the lab, he emerged announcing that the clone he'd been growing the past twelve years would be his heir. Unfortunately, [[Cubert Farnsworth|Cubert]] did not want to follow in his footsteps. Farnsworth finally decided that his life was over, and revealed his actual age, 160, the age at which [[Sunset Squad Robot]]s would come and take him away to the [[Near Death Star]]. Soon after a rescue by his crew, Cubert finally decided to carry on with Farnsworth's research.<br />
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=== Corporate Takeover ===<br />
After a brief reunion with Mom on [[Mother's Day (holiday)|Mother's Day]] of the previous year, 3002 saw Farnsworth's company taken over twice. On the first occasion, Cubert and Hermes' son [[Dwight Conrad|Dwight]] expanded their paper route to consume Planet Express. Soon after this takeover, [[Awesome Express]] fell apart due to poor management. On the second occasion, a shareholder meeting resulted in a [[Steve Castle|mysterious stranger]] taking over as CEO from Farnsworth. Castle's running of the company was more successful, despite no deliveries being made during this time. Inevitably the company dropped back to it's original poor stock price after the new CEO's death and Farnsworth's reinstatement. Planet Express was also taken over by The Scammers because he unwittingly singed Planet Express thinking it was a form to accept the money from a Spanish lottery.<br />
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=== Old Problems ===<br />
When a heatwave hits and the usual method to counteract [[global warming]] fail, the Professor is forced to admit that all modern robots are descended from his designs, which produce lots of pollution. The scientists at the conference plan to destroy the robots is soon thwarted and Hubert received a medal for saving [[Earth|the planet]] and its robots. About a week later after his staff decided that he had become too old, they took him to [[The Bubbling Geezer]] a visit that resulted in everyone becoming younger. The eventual resolution of this situation took them to the [[Fountain of Aging]], where the waters made him "even older" than he had been.<br />
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=== Dark Matters ===<br />
[[File:FarnsworthIgner.png|right|thumb]]<br />
Over the years, Farnsworth's feud with Wernstrom continued to grow, and when an [[anomaly]] forms a short distance from the Earth the pair compete in [[Deathball]] to decide who will investigate. After Farnsworth's investigation proved unsuccessful the pair found themselves united for the first time since the pop quiz as the collaborated in research together, protested and shared a prison cell. But their new found friendship fell apart once more following an inter-universe relationship with [[Yivo]].<br />
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When Mom faked a dark matter shortage in [[3008]] in order to increase the price of dark matter worldwide, Farnsworth finally told the tale of how he discovered it, and decided to end it all, so that scientists could spend their time on developing cleaner fuels, such as [[Whale Oil]]. Farnsworth managed to enter Mom's dark matter mine on Alaska, which turned out to be a [[Nibblonian]] farm, where Mom had kept Nibblonians imprisoned for years to produce dark matter. However, with the help of his crew and his long lost son Igner, Farnsworth managed to bring the crystals close enough together to render dark matter useless. After converting to whale oil and receiving a few bribes for scientific endorsements, he joined the rest of the crew on a journey into a wormhole. Although most of the crew were killed as the ship crashed into Earth in early [[3010]], he survives and helps bringing them [[Rebirth|back to life]].<br />
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=== Awards ===<br />
Professor Farnsworth has been given the following awards.<br />
*The [[Academy of Inventors]] award of [[3000]] {{et|1ACV08}}.<br />
*One Fields Medal ([[The Beast with a Billion Backs|TBWABB]]).<br />
*The [[Polluting Medal of Pollution]] {{et|4ACV08}}.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
[[File:Farnsworth promo.png|right|thumb|125px|Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br />
Farnsworth has at least on 3 accounts went back with [[Farnsworth-Mom relationship|his major love]], [[Mom]]. At around age 90, he worked for [[Mom's Friendly Robot Company]], where he designed robots for the company as well as toys, such as [[Q. T. McWhiskers]], but Mom's suggestion of turning the toy into a giant made Farnsworth leave her, because she simply didn't understand him and from then on [[Mom-Farnsworth conflict|conflict grew between them]].<br />
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He would later return to Mom's company to work on creating actual robots, but back then, robots were stiff moving and not very efficient, however, when he sacrificed fuel efficiency, he succeeded, unfortunately, this robot design also caused [[global warming]]. Why he left Mom this time remains unsettled, but it may be because he once realised she was evil.<br />
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On a third occasion, Farnsworth was once again at the company with Mom, where he discovered the secret of [[Dark Matter]], around the time where [[Walt, Larry and Igner|Mom's sons]] were born. But when he found out she had left him for [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom]], he left once again.<br />
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While his relationship with Mom has certainly been his largest, it has not been his only one. During a brief period of regaining the appearance of youth using stem cells from [[GeneWorks, S.K.G.]], he found a [[April|girl willing to date him]], although she also turned out to have used her tax rebate for a belly ring to make her appear thinner. There was also a brief fling with [[Hattie]] while they were on the [[Titanic]]. However since then, Hattie seems to hold a strong hatred towards him; accusing him of being a "cat hater".<br />
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In the episode "[[Proposition Infinity]]", it is shown that the Professor had a 40 year long relationship with a woman whom he met before [[Mom]]. This woman cheated on the Professor with a robot which caused the Professor's hatred towards [[Robosexuality|robossexual]] couples. It was also later revealed that that woman was herself a robot, and her name was [[Unit 47]].<br />
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A creepy utilization of his body occurred in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]", when he trades bodies with Amy. Amy then proceeds to trade bodies with Leela, causing Fry to himself trade bodies with Dr. Zoidberg. Leela used Farnsworth's body to prove that her relationship with Fry is partially physical. At dinner, Leela (in Farnsworth's Body) is disgusted by Fry (in Zoidberg's body), and vice-versa. When Leela-Farnsworth tells Fry-Zoidberg to prove his love, Fry-Zoidberg passionately kisses Leela-Farnsworth. This eventually leads to Leela-Farnsworth having Intercourse with Fry-Zoidberg. this marks the first known time he physically slept with a male. Mentally, however, Leela was the one who slept with Fry-Zoidberg.<br />
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== [[:Category:Farnsworth's creations|Creations]] ==<br />
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[[File:What if Machine.jpg|thumb|right|The professor standing in front of the [[What-If Machine]]]]<br />
[[File:Smell-O-Scope.png|thumb|right|The [[Smell-O-Scope]]]]<br />
[[File:Planet Express Ship.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Planet Express ship]]]]<br />
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The professor, being a vivid inventor, has created numerous inventions, ranging from very sophisticated to down right crazy.<br />
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Here is a list of the Professor's inventions (in alphabetical order)<br />
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*[[Adolf Hitler Shark]]<br />
*[[Albino Shouting Gorillas]]<br />
*[[Anti-Pressure Pill]]<br />
*[[Atomic Supermen]]<br />
*[[Bacterial Spew Chamber]]<br />
*[[Bad-Ass Gravity Pump]]<br />
*[[Beautiful Women]]<br />
*[[Birthing Machine]]<br />
*[[Clone-O-Mat]] <br />
*[[Colossal Tammy-Tinkle Doll]]<br />
*[[Cool-O-Meter]]<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], technically<br />
*[[Dark Matter Afterburner]]<br />
*[[Dark Matter Engines]]<br />
*[[Death Clock]]<br />
*[[A Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Doomsday Devices]]<br />
*[[Electronium Hat]]<br />
*[[Electric Frankfurter]]<br />
*[[Empathy Chip]]<br />
*[[Enlarging Ray]]<br />
*[[F-Ray]]<br />
*[[Fast Cars]]<br />
*[[Flabbo-dynamic spandex bodysuit]]<br />
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*[[Fing-Longer]]<br />
*[[First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan]]<br />
*[[Galactic Terminatrix 3000]]<br />
*[[Gizmometer]]<br />
*[[Killbots]]<br />
*[[Makeup for Dogs]]<br />
*[[Maternifuge]]<br />
*[[Micro-droid machine]]<br />
*[[Mind-switcher]]<br />
*[[Net suit]]<br />
*[[Nose Machine]]<br />
*[[Parallel Universe Box]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*[[Pointy Rock Tied to a Stick]]<br />
*[[Q. T. McWhiskers]]<br />
*[[Reanimator]]<br />
*[[Relative Box]]<br />
*[[Robots]]<br />
*[[Smell-O-Scope]]<br />
*[[Sport-Utility Robot]]<br />
*[[Trendy Night Spots]]<br />
*[[Universal Translator]]<br />
*[[What-If Machine]]<br />
*[[Who-Ask Machine]]<br />
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== Family ==<br />
*[[Cubert Farnsworth]], clone/son<br />
*[[Igner]], son<br />
*[[Mom]], former lover<br />
*[[Unit 47]], former lover<br />
*[[Ned Farnsworth|Ned]] and [[Velma Farnsworth]], parents<br />
*[[Floyd Farnsworth]], brother<br />
*[[Farnsworth's grandmother|Unknown grandmother]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry]], distant great-uncle (and at the same time distant great-great-grandfather, due to a time paradox)<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry, II]], distant grandfather<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Jr.]] and [[Yancy Fry Jr.'s wife|his wife]], distant great-grandparents<br />
*[[Yancy Fry, Sr.]] and [[Mrs. Fry|his wife]], distant great-great-grandparents<br />
*[[Mildred Fry]], distant great-great-great-grandmother<br />
*[[Philo Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[Dean Farnsworth]], [[20th century]] ancestor<br />
*[[David Farnsworth]], [[18th century]] ancestor<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
[[File:Professor's eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes]]<br />
[[File:Farnsworth's Reading Glasses.jpg|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's reading glasses]]<br />
*He was named Farnsworth in honor of {{w|Philo T. Farnsworth}}, the inventor of modern television, which was unveiled to America at the same World's Fair as {{w|Futurama (New York World's Fair)|the ''Futurama'' exhibit}} that the show is named for. Additionally, the name ''Hubert'' roughly translates as ''bright mind'' in {{w|Proto-Germanic language|old Germanic}}. In "[[All the Presidents' Heads]]", he is revealed to be related to a [[Philo Farnsworth]], who, while an inventor, did not invent what the real-world Philo invented.<br />
*Throughout the series, we are never shown the professor's eyes ( if Cubert is counted he has blue eyes), until the comic "[[Downsized!]]". This may or may not have been authorized by [[Matt Groening]].<br />
*Has the same blood type as [[Amy Wong]]. He has stated that is one of the reasons why he likes "keeping her around" ([[The Series Has Landed|1ACV02]]).<br />
*Farnsworth has a gut (which resembles that of Bart Simpson's) but in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]" it is stated that he is underweight. <br />
*His bank account number is 299792458, which is the [[speed of light]] in meters per second.<br />
*Became a [[Great Wizard Greyfarn|wizard]] (quite possibly a parody of {{w|Gandalf}}) in ''[[Bender's Game]]''.<br />
*A certain running gag with the writers is to drop hints in the show that the professor is a cannibal of sorts.<br />
*Also known as the ''Catman'', due to his ability to land on his feet after falling great distances. However, it has apparently been so long since the last time he used this ability that even the Professor himself has forgotten why they called him the Catman.<br />
*Has a "Thug Life" tattoo on his back.<br />
*His driving position is up against the windscreen of the ship, a parody of the stereotypes of elderly drivers.<br />
*Like his extremely distant relative Fry, he had red hair when he was younger.<br />
*At the start of the series his voice was nearly identical to Fry's, only slightly deeper and much older-sounding. As time went on however, the Professor's voice became much more distinct from Fry's, partly due to concerns by the creators that viewers with poor or no eyesight would find it hard to distinguish between the two.<br />
*Is probably the oldest living human on [[Earth]], excluding the [[heads in jars]] and people who were [[cryogenic]]ally frozen, because of his escape from the [[Near Death Star]] {{et|2ACV10}}, although his [[time travel]]ing would make him, chronologically, much, much older.<br />
*The Professor is assumed to be the descendant of [[Yancy Fry Jr.]] and his wife. However, in the [[Storyboard:Space Pilot 3000#Scenes 71-87|storyboard]] for "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", the Professor is the descendant of [[Fry's sister]] and a man named [[Eddie Farnsworth]]. Both Fry's sister and Eddie Farnsworth were later erased from the episode and [[Futurama|the show]]. <br />
*A character in an episode of [[Phineas & Ferb]]'s full name includes Hubert Farnsworth.<br />
*As revealed by an offhand comment in [[6ACV22|Fry am The Egg Man]], Farnsworth appears to be a Catholic, or, possibly a [[Space Catholicism|Space Catholic]]<br />
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=== Catchphrase ===<br />
Originally, the professor's catchphrase was going to be "...though [[I am already in my pajamas]]." This was only used in [[Space Pilot 3000|the first]] and [[The Series Has Landed|second]] episodes.<br />
<br/> The professor's basic catchphrase is "[[Good news, everyone]]!" The phrase is used so frequently that it was already possible to joke about it in the [[My Three Suns|seventh episode]].<br /><br />
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He also occasionally refers to "[[Zombie Jesus]]" either by saying "Sweet Zombie Jesus" or "Holy Zombie Jesus".<br />
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When he is spoken to or asked a question, he also commonly says "Eh-wha?" This is used often to emphasize his senility and hearing loss. <br />
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Occasionally, he will say something along the lines of "What in ________ happened?!" For instance, "What in Sega Genesis happened to you?!" or "What in Satan's glorious name is going on here?!"<br />
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Another "catchphrase" used by the Professor is "Oh My..."<br />
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Farnsworth also likes to use the phrase "Fuff" as a way of saying "Forget it" or "It was nothing" or "Baloney".<br />
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The last catchphrase used by the Professor is "Wernstrom!"<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Why bother remembering anything? You're just going to forget it five minutes later.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': And so we say goodbye to our beloved pet, [[Nibbler]], who's gone to a place where I, too, hope one day to go. The toilet.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Sweet zombie Jesus!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': [screaming] Oh, Lordy Lou! Help! Buddha! Zeus! God! One of you guys, do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's the Apocalypse, alright. I always knew I'd have a hand in it.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until 3 January.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! I've taught the [[toaster]] to feel love!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Good news, everyone! There's a report on [[TV]] with some very bad news!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some sort of cruel muslin and the cute little pom-pom curtain pull cords. Cruel though they may be...</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, dear! ''[[Liubot|She's]]'' stuck in an infinite loop, and ''[[Fry|he's]]'' an idiot! Well, that's love for you.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, how awful. Did he at least die painlessly? To shreds, you say. Well, how is his wife holding up? To shreds, you say.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''[About altering the timeline.]'' And remember, don't do anything that affects anything, unless it turns out you were supposed to, in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, I don't have time for this. I have to go and buy a single piece of fruit with a coupon and then return it, making people wait behind me while I complain.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Who are those horrible orange creatures over there?<br />
'''[[Glurmo]]''': Why, those are the [[Grunka Lunkas]]. They work here in the Slurm factory.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Tell them I hate them.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Colleen]]''': Have you seen how much cotton candy [[Fry|he]] can eat?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, my, yes. 5.1 pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Richard Nixon's head]]''': Good evening, ignorant pigs. Put down your crack pipes and your beer bongs and pay attention, as I sign a historic peace accord with ambassador Kong of planet [[Nintendu 64]].<br />
'''Fry''': Wait a second, I know that monkey, his name is {{w|Donkey Kong|Donkey}}!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Monkey's aren't donkeys. Quit messing with my head!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': ''Belay'' that {{w|Parcheesi}} tournament!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Oh, and if you kill anyone, make sure to eat their heart to gain their courage, their rich, tasty courage. ''[He smacks lips.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Well, it doesn't look like I'll make it inside with the rest of you. But good luck. Just leave me where I drop.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': The easy part was getting the brain out. The hard part was getting the brain out. ''[Insane cackling.]''</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Leela]]''': Remember, Professor, Bender is Santa. So we don't need to hurt him, right?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, yes, yes. You sound like a broken MP3! ''[Bender lands in the fireplace...]''<br />
'''[[Bender]]''': Ho, ho- ''[...and gets shot by the Professor.]'' Ow!<br />
'''Leela''': Professor! Don't you remember what I told you?!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': No!!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Damn it, Mom! No one kills my crew except for me! You're going down.<br />
'''[[Mom]]''': Oh, please! You wouldn't hit a lady!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': I suppose you're right. Though I would do this! Hoyyaa! ''[He punches her.]''<br />
'''Mom''': You broke my hip!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth-A''': Astonishing! I must have created a parallel universe.<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth-1''': Baldercrap! I created ''your'' universe. All you created was my fist parallel to your face.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this [[anomaly]] is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is.<br />
'''[[Hermes]]''': Not dangerous at all?<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Actually, quite dangerous indeed.<br />
'''Hermes''': That is quite dangerous!<br />
'''Professor Farnsworth''': Indeed. Now stop shilly-shallying! Prep the ship and line up for your pre-flight coffee enemas!<br />
'''[[Enema Bot]]''': Warning. The enema you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Professor Farnsworth''': Do what you young people do to unwind. Take a joyride in your jalopy. Wear a T-shirt and eat a fish stick. Go!</poem><br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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While Professor Farnsworth appears in most episodes, films and comics, with the exception of "[[The Why of Fry]]", "[[Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", and [[The Trouble With Trilogies]], these categories may be of interest:<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Near-Death_Wish&diff=117342Near-Death Wish2012-08-21T13:51:31Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name=Near-Death Wish<br />
|image=[[File:Near-Death Wish preview 1.png|225px]]<br />
|image text=A screenshot from the episode shown during the live stream of the ''Futurama'' cast and crew live chat, showing [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] and two elderly people in Trop Vieux Manor.<br />
|season=7<br />
|broadcast season=9<br />
|no=124<br />
|written by=Eric Horsted<br />
|directed by=Lance Kramer<br />
|caption=There's No Bismuth Like Show Bismuth<br />
|first aired=15 August, 2012<ref name="MSN TV">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/futurama/untitled.22/|title=Futurama - 'Near-Death Wish' Episode Info|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-06-29}}</ref><br />
|number=7ACV10<br />
|broadcast number=S09E10<br />
|title reference=The [[Near-Death Star]] and the term "{{w|Deathwish|death wish}}"<br />
|special guest=[[Estelle Harris]]<br />
|prev ep=Free Will Hunting<br />
|next ep=31st Century Fox<br />
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"'''Near-Death Wish'''" is the one hundred and twenty-fourth episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the tenth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
=== Act I: "Let's boldly go where we've gone before." ===<br />
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=== Act II: "That is one crazy, uncircumcised, old man." ===<br />
=== Act III: "Why would he go to Queens? He doesn't need tires." ===<br />
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== Production ==<br />
On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at the {{w|San Diego Comic-Con}} that, in an episode of the seventh production season, Professor Farnsworth's parents would be revealed to be still alive and living in the [[Near Death Star]].<ref name="slurmed-comiccon">{{cite web |url=http://slurmed.com/news/2011-07-27/san-diego-comic-con-2011-futurama-panel-sneak-peeks-and-video |title=San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos |publisher=The Futurama Point |author=JavieR |date=2011-07-27 |accessdate=2011-08-22}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Eric Horsted]] and its director to be [[Lance Kramer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 29 June, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's air date.<ref name="MSN TV"/><br />
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On 12 July, following the broadcast of the episode "[[Zapp Dingbat]]", the public were given the opportunity to participate in a live chat with the ''Futurama'' cast and crew. Several clips of "Near-Death Wish" were shown during the live stream.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=23178.msg1326287#msg1326287 |title="Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1) |site=[[PEEL]] |author="Tastes Like Fry" |date=2012-07-12 |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref><br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
*The [[Fry-Leela relationship]] is featured again.<br />
*Fry learning to play the [[holophonor]].<br />
*The return to the Near-Death Star.<br />
*A poster of [[Braino]] is seen on the Professor's bedroom wall during a flashback, a call back to the "[[The Duh-Vinci Code]]" where the Professors says he has long been inspired by him.<br />
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=== Allusions ===<br />
*The episode's title is a reference to the [[Near-Death Star]], a "near death" experience, and the term "{{w|Deathwish|death wish}}".<br />
*The "Theater in the Ground" is a reference to {{w|Theatre in the round|Theatre in the round}}.<br />
*Professor Farnsworth parodies the Phantom in ''{{w|Phantom of the Opera|Phantom of the Opera}}'' at Fry's [[holophonor]] recital.<br />
*The Opening Title Caption "There's No {{w|Bismuth}} Like Show Bismuth" parodies the phrase "There's No Business Like Show Business", which is also the title of {{w|There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|a 1954 movie}} and {{w|There's No Business Like Show Business a song}} in the 1946 musical ''{{w|Annie Get Your Gun}}''.<br />
*Fry states "We must boldly go where we have already gone once before," in an homage to ''[[Star Trek]]''.<br />
*A poster of [[Braino]] sticking out his tongue like {{w|Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein}} appears in Hubert's room.<br />
*Although introduced in the same episode, and considering the focus on the Fry/Farnsworth Family Tree, [[Cubert]] is completely absent from this episode.<br />
* The Professor's bedsheet has transformers on it - not the "Robots in Disguise" type, but the circuit symbol for an electric {{w|transformer}}.<br />
*This is the first and so far only instance of anyone having any strong feelings toward Farnsworth being nude. However, in every other time, there was far more modesty on his part and it was easier to maintain eye contact.<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*In "[[The Sting]]", when [[Fry]] is thought to be dead, the [[Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] claims to be the oldest living member left in his family.<br />
**There are three possible solutions: the majority of the events of "[[The Sting]]" are part of a dream thus would not count, the Professor was wrong as he would not know whether they were even still alive, and/or the attribution of "living" only applies to non-dead persons who are not in "virtual retirement".<br />
*The Professor's parents make it clear that Floyd would be unaware of Hubert as his brother, so how would he know about the professor to come see him years ago (as mentioned by Bender)?<br />
**Being homeless he could have went and tracked down living family to possibly ask for money.<br />
*Here Fry can play the holophonor, but in The Devils Hands are Idle Playthings, he couldn't because he had stupid hands.<br />
**He could play short (and usually not very good) songs, which he did in this episode, plus he seems to have played enough to have some basic skills with the instrument by now.<br />
*Its mentioned (and shown) that the Professor was in diapers till age six, in Clone of My Own, but in this episode's flashbacks he doesn't have them.<br />
**Because here he was shown as 14. And in the virtual world, where he appears younger, that is how Hubert explained it, simply appearances.<br />
*When talking about his lack of living family, Fry forgets Cubert and Igner.<br />
**Fry may not fully understand his relationship to Igner and may not consider Cubert to be anything more than one and the same as the Professor since, genetically, they are the same person.<br />
*In Space Piolt 3000, its stated the Professor is Fry's only living relative, now presumably people on the Near Death star don't count, and Igner was a secret but what about Floyd? Why wasn't he mentioned?<br />
**This goes back to the surprise revelation that Ned and Velma still lived. As for Floyd, we may attribute this to Ned and Velma altering family records to hide one of their children and obviously got the wrong one due to their inability to distinguish their children.<br />
*The toll bots say that visitors are forbidden. So why are there "Visitor Entrance" ports in the virtual reality machines?<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
* It is revealed in this episode that the [[Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] is uncircumcised.<br />
* It is revealed that the Professor has a younger brother named Floyd.<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Barrier Bots]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Dwight]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Ned Farnsworth]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Velma Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Hermes]]<br />
*[[LaBarbara]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Sal]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Squeakers]]<br />
*[[Sunset Squad Chasers]]<br />
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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[[Category:Media]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Love_and_Rocket&diff=117340Love and Rocket2012-08-21T13:40:27Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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|name=Love and Rocket<br />
|no=57<br />
|image=[[File:Love and Rocket.jpg|225px]]<br />
|image text=Fry and Leela in the brain room surrounded by conversation hearts<br />
|season=4<br />
|broadcast season=<br />
|number=4ACV03<br />
|caption=When you see the robot, drink!<br />
|first aired=10 February, 2002<br />
|written by=Dan Vebber<br />
|directed by=Brian Sheesley<br />
|title reference={{w|Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets}}, an alternative rock band of the [[1980s]], or ''{{w|Love and Rockets (comics)|Love and Rocket}}'', the comic book by {{w|Gilbert Hernandez|Gilbert}} and {{w|Jaime Hernandez}} that the band was named after<br />
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|opening cartoon=''In a Cartoon Studio'' (1931)<br />
|sponsor=<br />
|broadcast number=S04E04<br />
|special guest=[[Sigourney Weaver]]<br />[[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]]<br />
|prev ep=Leela's Homeworld<br />
|next ep=Less than Hero<br />
|broad prev=Anthology of Interest II<br />
|broad next=Leela's Homeworld<br />
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"'''Love and Rocket'''" is the fifty-seventh episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the third of the [[Season 4|fourth production season]] and the fourth of the [[Broadcast season 4|fourth broadcast season]]. It aired 10 February, 2002 on FOX. It guest stars [[Sigourney Weaver]] as the [[Planet Express Ship]] and reprises [[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]] as herself in a [[Head Jars|jar]]. As [[Valentine's Day]] approaches... [[Bender]]'s romance with the [[Planet Express Ship]] puts the crew in jeopardy.<br />
== The Story ==<br />
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=== Act I: "U-R-2 Cute" ===<br />
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[[File:Romanticorp.jpg|thumb|left|The Romanticorp headquarters]]<br />
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Shortly before Valentine's Day, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and the [[Planet Express Ship]] are having major differences, creating tension between them. Meanwhile, [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] informs [[Planet Express Crew|the crew]] that [[Planet Express]] has landed a big contract with [[Romanticorp]]. The crew takes a trip to Romanticorp to finalize the deal, where they pick up {{w|Sweethearts (candy)|conversation hearts}} to deliver to [[Lrrr]] and [[Ndnd]]. After making the deal, Farnsworth is able to afford some modifications to the ship, including an improved personality (female) software for the Planet Express Ship, whom Bender immediately falls in love with.<br />
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=== Act II: "I Wuv U" ===<br />
While Bender dates the ship, [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] tries to find the perfect pickup line from the huge load of conversation hearts they are supposed to deliver in order to impress [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] with it. Bender has become tired of the Planet Express ship, and starts to date cheap [[floozies]] on the side. This arouses the ship's suspicions and makes her jealous. Bender keeps stalling the Planet Express Ship, and making her more suspicious.<br />
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As the crew delivers a load of conversation hearts to [[Omicron Persei 8]] as a peace offering from [[Earth]]'s government, the [[Omicronians]] get mad at the 'I Wuv U' hearts and chase the crew off the planet, and then attack them with a fleet of Omicronian fighters. Bender picks this moment to break up with the ship, because he likes a dump to be as devastating as it is memorable. The Planet Express Ship screams and shuts down its engines, as it starts to sob. Seeing the opportunity for a fatal blow, the Omicronians fire several missiles, which leave the ship in ruins.<br />
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=== Act III: "U leave me breathless" ===<br />
[[File:Bender and the Planet Express ship 4ACV03.png|left|thumb|[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] and the [[Planet Express ship]] in the ship's matrix-like world.]]<br />
The ship is surprisingly unharmed, save her feelings and some scorch marks, and despite Leela's best efforts to console her, is still deeply depressed. Losing all hope to get together with Bender, the ship decides to fly into the nearest quasar to unite her and Bender into a quantum singularity. The crew tries to stop the ship, which disables life support and artificial gravity. Bender offers to merge his programming with the ship's to distract it, while Leela tries shutting down the ship's brain.<br />
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While Fry and Leela are in the brain room, Fry continues looking for the ultimate heart line while Leela is busy shutting down the ship's brain. As Fry is searching, he notices that Leela's oxygen is running out. Unaware of the situation, Leela ignores Fry, thinking he is trying to give her a conversation heart. Fry secretly plugs his oxygen supply into Leela's helmet. Meanwhile, Bender is being chased around the matrix-like world of the ship's computer by her personality icon, but cannot evade merging their programming. Leela succeeds in shutting down the computer, which brings life support and gravity back online. This also stops the ship from flying into the quasar. Leela, cautiously optimistic, speaks to Fry, who does not respond. She discovers that he sacrificed his own oxygen for her. She attempts to resuscitate Fry, who has lost consciousness. While pounding on his chest to make him breathe, Fry coughs up the candy heart he has been searching for ''U leave me breathless''. Bender separates himself from the computer's consciousness, but seems to have ingested part of her personality.<br />
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The crew dumps the now useless conversation hearts into the quasar, causing a mystical love radiation spreading across the universe, destroying many, many planets--including two gangster planets and a cowboy world. Earth, however, was exactly the right distance to not be destroyed by them, but rather to see the beautiful romantic rays, with coupless around the world, such as Leela and Fry (and Zoidberg, who is inexplicably narratng this section) who watch the romantic sky.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
*Much of the episode is inspired by the epic Sci Fi movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', like the computer's eye ({{w|HAL 9000}}) and Bender singing "{{w|Daisy Bell}}".<br />
*According to the DVD commentary, Leela lights a vanilla-scented candle on the bridge while consoling the ship and feeds it several buckets of ice cream - her standard method of coping with romantic problems, judging from her feelings expressed by Bender in "[[I Second that Emotion]]".<br />
*Leela's comment about Six Flags is a reference to a Coca-Cola promotion where specially marked cans would give the drinker a free ticket to Six Flags.<br />
*When [[Bender]] is trapped after having [[merge programming|merged programming]] with the [[Planet Express ship]], Bender cannot continue because he has run into a {{w|Zener diode}}.<br />
*The scene in which the lady chooses between the two talking wire mesh dummies is a reference to psychologist {{w|Harry Harlow}}'s maternal-separation and social isolation experiments on {{w|Rhesus Macaque|Rhesus monkeys}}.<br />
*Lucy Liu's lines were from an earlier recording session during the time she recorded her lines for "[[I Dated a Robot]]".<br />
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=== Goofs ===<br />
*Bender crosses a diode in the chase sequence, meaning he supposedly can't go back across it. However the diode is actually pointing the wrong way. Pointing the way it does in the episode, he should have been blocked from crossing it in the first place.<br />
**It's explained in [[Commentary:Love and Rocket|the DVD commentary]] that the diode represents the wall that Bender runs into, not that he can't cross over it again.<br />
**The sign on a diode shows the way a theoretical "electric current" made of positive particles would flow (from + to -). So if Bender is a "negative particle" in this circuit....<br />
*The quantity of candy hearts are referred to as "trillions," then "20 billion," and finally "millions."<br />
**Though these are likely referring separately to: the trillions of hearts in the Romaticorp warehouse, a delivery of 20 billion to the Omicronians, and whatever millions are left on the ship for other contracted deliveries or were undelivered due to the Omicronians becoming infuriated.<br />
*In the first scene, the fuselage of the Planet Express ship is incorrectly colored gray.<br />
*Turning off the oxygen instantaneously makes Fry and Leela choke until they get their rebreathers. However, when the supply is turned off, there would still be plenty of oxygen left in the ship for them to easily breathe for several hours without even noticing the halt in oxygen.<br />
**The hissing sound that can be heard when the Planet Express Ship "turns off the oxygen" might indicate that the entire air (or at least the oxygen) is actively removed from the room, rather than just the supply of fresh oxygen being shut down.<br />
*When the Planet Express Ship comes to Fry's window, it is much smaller in proportion to Fry than in all other scenes in the show.<br />
*During the close-up of Fry holding the candy heart that says "You're my man," his index finger is on the right side of the heart from the viewer's perspective. However, during the shot immediately afterward, his index finger is on the left side of the heart.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Farnsworth''': Remember, we've got to show these people we're not bitter husks of human beings who long ago abandoned hope of finding love in this lifetime. Leela, you'll have to do some acting.<br />
'''Leela''': Check!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': Clothing, delicious clothing!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Bender''': Call me old-fashioned, but I like a dump to be as memorable as it is devastating!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Leela''': Look, Ship, if I learned anything from my mutual breakup with Shawn that was totally mutual, it's that happiness can only come from within you.<br />
'''Planet Express Ship''': [crying] But Bender IS within me!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Planet Express Ship''': I'm afraid I can't do that, Leela.</poem><br />
<poem>'''[[Lrrr]]''': This is ancient Earth's most foolish {{w|Friends|program}}. Why does {{w|Ross Geller|Ross}}, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five?<br />
'''[[Ndnd]]''': Perhaps they are saving that for sweeps.</poem><br />
<poem>'''Lrrr''': Eugh! These candies are chalky and unpleasant.<br />
'''Ndnd''': And what is this emotion you humans call "wuv?"<br />
'''Lrrr''': Surely it says "love?"<br />
'''Ndnd''': No, "wuv". With an Earth "W". Behold!<br />
'''Lrrr''': This concept of "wuv" confuses and infuriates us!!</poem><br />
<poem>'''Zoidberg''': ''[Voice-over.]'' As the candy hearts poured into the fiery quasar, a wondrous thing happened, why not. They vaporized into a mystical love radiation that spread across the universe, destroying many, many planets, including two gangster planets and a cowboy world. But one planet was at exactly the right distance to see the romantic rays, but not be destroyed by them: Earth. So all over the world, couples stood together in joy. And me, Zoidberg! And no one could have been happier unless it would have also been Valentine's Day. What? It was? Hooray!</poem><br />
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=== Continuity ===<br />
[[File:Crew Quarters.jpg|right|thumb|The Crew Quarters]]<br />
*Some items in Fry's and Bender's cabin refer to earlier episodes, among them are: a sword (probably nicked from [[Alcazar]]) leaning on the wall, a [[Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP)|DOOP]] uniform on the ground, a model of the [[Titanic]] on a shelf, the helmet Fry wore in "[[When Aliens Attack]]", a [[Mars University (Place)|Mars University]] pennant on the wall and a suitcase. The same gadgets are already there in "[[The Deep South]]", and some of them can be seen in other episodes as well, like the sword in "[[Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch]]". The pink cloth on the hilt of the sword looks suspiciously like Gender Bender's tutu from "[[Raging Bender]]".<br />
*Bender sings "{{w|Daisy Bell}}" in this episode. The song was previously referenced as the title of [[A Bicyclops Built for Two|another episode]].<br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]<br />
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]<br />
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]<br />
*[[Floozies]]<br />
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Sheldon and Gwen|Gwen]]<br />
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]<br />
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]<br />
*[[Lrrr]]<br />
*[[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]]<br />
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]]<br />
*[[Ndnd]]<br />
*[[Planet Express Ship]]<br />
*'''Debut:''' [[Sheldon and Gwen|Sheldon]]<br />
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]<br />
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== Episode Credits ==<br />
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*Writer<br />
**[[Dan Vebber]]<br />
*Director<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
*Voice Actors<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Katey Sagal]]<br />
**[[John DiMaggio]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*DVD Commentary<br />
**[[Matt Groening]]<br />
**[[David X. Cohen]]<br />
**[[Rich Moore]]<br />
**[[Dan Vebber]]<br />
**[[Brian Sheesley]]<br />
**[[Billy West]]<br />
**[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />
*Guest Stars<br />
**[[Sigourney Weaver]]<br />
**[[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]]<br />
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[[Category:Media wherein characters run away]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Pat_Nixon&diff=117339Pat Nixon2012-08-21T13:36:15Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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'''Pat Nixon''' was the wife of [[President]] [[Richard Nixon]] and First Lady of the United States. In [[3012]], Nixon mentioned her while trying to start up a ship. {{et|7ACV02}}<br />
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*{{e|7ACV02}} (Mentioned)</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Thubanian_leader&diff=117338Thubanian leader2012-08-21T13:35:20Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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The '''Thubanian leader''' is the leader of the cats from [[Thuban 9]]. He uses a puppet, [[Professor Morris Katz]], to interact with the [[human]] upper class. He took the role of [[Leela|Leela's]] pet, [[Nibbler]], for a few days during the Thubanian invasion. His collar is able to glow, as are his companions'. The Thubanians invaded and enslaved Earth in July of [[3010]]. Their purpose was to steal the Earthican magnetic field, but they were eventually stopped by [[Amy]] and [[Nibbler]].<br />
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After Amy presented her thesis at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] in 3010, the Thubanian leader followed her to the [[Planet Express headquarters]]. He later summoned his friends, who [[Thubanian flying saucer|followed]] him as well. He began infecting Leela with cutie-pie demonstrations, and soon every member of the company was under the control of those darn cats.<br />
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The [[Thubanians]], led by this adorable, white cat, convinced the crew to build something sinister, actually the machine from Amy's thesis. After "sending" the electric current generated by the machine to [[Thuban 9]], they left [[New New York]]. However, as the employees managed to "bring it back", their planet is now half frozen, half scorched. The Thubanian leader was last seen back on his homeworld.<br />
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[[File:Thubanian leader.jpg|230px|thumb|The Thubanian leader with his puppet, [[Professor Morris Katz]]]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Apparently enjoys peeing on antique rugs.<br />
*Is able to summon [[Thubanian flying saucer|a saucer]] by meowing.<br />
*[[Leela]] and [[Hermes]] call him "Captain Fuzzytoes" and "Kitty Cat", respectively.<br />
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<poem>'''Thubanian leader''': But the technology to save our planet was lost. Lost, that is, until I heard you speak at "[[Mars University]]".<br />
'''Amy''': So you called my thesis a fat sack of barf, and then you stole it?<br />
'''Thubanian leader''': Welcome to Academia.</poem><br />
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The '''Thubanian leader''' is the leader of the cats from [[Thuban 9]]. He uses a puppet, [[Professor Morris Katz]], to interact with the [[human]] upper class. He took the role of [[Leela|Leela's]] pet, [[Nibbler]], for a few days during the Thubanian invasion. His collar is able to glow, as are his companions'. The Thubanians invaded and enslaved Earth in July of [[3010]]. Their purpose was to steal the Earthican magnetic field, but they were eventually stopped by [[Amy]] and [[Nibbler]].<br />
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After Amy presented her thesis at [[Mars University (place)|Mars University]] in 3010, the Thubanian leader followed her to the [[Planet Express headquarters]]. He later summoned his friends, who [[Thubanian flying saucer|followed]] him as well. He began infecting Leela with cutie-pie demonstrations, and soon every member of the company was under the control of those darn cats.<br />
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The [[Thubanians]], led by this adorable, white cat, convinced the crew to build something sinister, actually the machine from Amy's thesis. After "sending" the electric current generated by the machine to [[Thuban 9]], they left [[New New York]]. However, as the employees managed to "bring it back", their planet is now half frozen, half scorched. The Thubanian leader was last seen back on his homeworld.<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
[[File:Thubanian leader.jpg|left|thumb|The Thubanian leader with his puppet, [[Professor Morris Katz]]]]<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
*Apparently enjoys peeing on antique rugs.<br />
*Is able to summon [[Thubanian flying saucer|a saucer]] by meowing.<br />
*[[Leela]] and [[Hermes]] call him "Captain Fuzzytoes" and "Kitty Cat", respectively.<br />
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=== Quotes ===<br />
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<poem>'''Thubanian leader''': But the technology to save our planet was lost. Lost, that is, until I heard you speak at "[[Mars University]]".<br />
'''Amy''': So you called my thesis a fat sack of barf, and then you stole it?<br />
'''Thubanian leader''': Welcome to Academia.</poem><br />
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[[Category:Pets]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Talk:Farnsworth%27s_tennis_instructor&diff=117336Talk:Farnsworth's tennis instructor2012-08-21T13:33:39Z<p>Farnsworth: Created page with "It was just a joke... do we really need this page? --~~~~"</p>
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<div>It was just a joke... do we really need this page? --[[User:Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] ([[User talk:Farnsworth|talk]]) 15:33, 21 August 2012 (CEST)</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Braino&diff=117335Braino2012-08-21T13:32:27Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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'''Braino''' is a legendary scientist or genius of sorts. What exactly he did or when he lived (if he is even deceased) is unknown, but [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] considers him a great inspiration alongside [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{w|Euclid}} and {{w|Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus}}. Braino has a bulging Brain and a horse that also has a bulging brain.<br />
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A statue of him in a park on [[Planet Vinci]] makes it possible that either Vinci was his place of birth, or that he is as respected there as on [[Earth]] (which would make sense considering that the Vincians are extremely intelligent). He does not, however, resemble the native people of Planet Vinci in appearance. He also appears on the Earthican [[Currency|$30 bill]] {{et|6ACV17}}. He is seen on a poster in the Professor's bedroom in a flashback {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
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== Image Gallery ==<br />
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Image:BrainoStatue.png|A statue of Braino on his horse on [[Planet Vinci]] {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
Image:Braino bill.png|Braino appearing on the Earthican $30 bill {{et|6ACV17}}.<br />
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== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
* His name is clearly a reference to his brain which looks very developed.<br />
* In "[[Mars University]]", a statue is seen of an alien with a giant brain, similar to Braino. However, it seems closer to a [[Morboians|Morboian]].<br />
* One of the books read by Bender in Overclockwise is named "The Collected Wisdom of Braino".<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV05}} (statue)<br />
*{{e|6ACV17}} (in a bill)<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} (in a book)<br />
*{{e|7ACV10}} (on a poster)<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Braino&diff=117334Braino2012-08-21T13:31:31Z<p>Farnsworth: Obviously not related</p>
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|job=Scientist<br />
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'''Braino''' is a legendary scientist or genius of sorts. What exactly he did or when he lived (if he is even deceased) is unknown, but [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth]] considers him a great inspiration alongside [[Leonardo da Vinci]], {{w|Euclid}} and {{w|Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus}}. Braino has a bulging Brain and a horse that also has a bulging brain.<br />
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A statue of him in a park on [[Planet Vinci]] makes it possible that either Vinci was his place of birth, or that he is as respected there as on [[Earth]] (which would make sense considering that the Vincians are extremely intelligent). He does not, however, resemble the native people of Planet Vinci in appearance. He also appears on the Earthican [[Currency|$30 bill]] {{et|6ACV17}}. He is seen on a poster in the Professor's bedroom in a flashback {{et|7ACV10}}.<br />
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== Image Gallery ==<br />
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Image:BrainoStatue.png|A statue of Braino on his horse on [[Planet Vinci]] {{et|6ACV05}}.<br />
Image:Braino bill.png|Braino appearing on the Earthican $30 bill {{et|6ACV17}}.<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Additional info ==<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
* His name is clearly a reference to his brain which looks very developed.<br />
* In "[[Mars University]]", a statue is seen of an alien with a giant brain, similar to Braino. However, it seems closer to a [[Morboians|Morboian]].<br />
* One of the books read by Bender in Overclockwise is named "The Collected Wisdom of Braino".<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
*{{e|6ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV17}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV25}} (mentioned in one of the books read by Bender)<br />
*{{e|7ACV10}} (on a poster)<br />
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[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=The_Invisible_Mon&diff=117333The Invisible Mon2012-08-21T13:29:13Z<p>Farnsworth: Not needed anymore</p>
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|first appear={{e|7ACV07}}<br />
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'''''The Invisible Mon''''' is a book. [[Hermes]] read it in [[3012]] {{et|7ACV07}}.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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''The Invisible Mon'' was first seen in a video released by ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' on 12 June [[2012]].<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
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* ''The Invisible Mon'' is a reference to the [[H. G. Wells]] science fiction novella ''{{w|The Invisible Man}}'' and the fact that Hermes pronounces "man" as "mon". The same pun is made in the title of [[The Six Million Dollar Mon|the episode which introduced it]].<br />
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=== Appearances ===<br />
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* {{e|7ACV07}}<br />
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[[Category:Publications]]</div>Farnsworthhttp://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=Pointy_rock_tied_to_a_stick&diff=116890Pointy rock tied to a stick2012-08-14T13:57:53Z<p>Farnsworth: </p>
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The '''pointy rock tied to a stick''' was a spear invented by [[Professor Farnsworth]] when all of technology rebelled and he couldn't invent any machinery. He was going to use it to help steal fire from Pottery Barn. However, the rock fell off and broke soon after it was invented.<br />
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It was later used by the [[Crapface Fellows]] in a post-apolalypctic [[New New York]] in the year [[Timeline|10000]].<br />
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== Additional Info ==<br />
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*{{e|4ACV05}}<br />
*{{e|6ACV07}}<br />
*{{e|7ACV08}}<br />
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