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"'''A Bicyclops Built for Two'''" was the twenty-second episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the ninth of the [[Season 2|second production season]] and the thirteenth of the [[Broadcast season 2|second broadcast season]]. It aired 19 March, 2000 on FOX. When searching for her origin, [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] runs into [[Alcazar]], but his story may not be what it appears to be. | |||
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| No. | 22 | ||||
| Production number | 2ACV09 | ||||
| Written by | [[Eric Kaplan]][[Category:Episodes written by Eric Kaplan|A Bicyclops Built for Two]] | ||||
| Directed by | [[Susan Dietter]][[Category:Episodes directed by Susan Dietter|A Bicyclops Built for Two]] | ||||
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| First air date | 19 March, 2000 | ||||
| Broadcast number | S02E13 | ||||
| Opening cartoon | "Hollywood Capers" | ||||
| Nomination(s) | Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, 2000, Bari Kumar (colour stylist) (won) Annie Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production, 2000, Susie Dietter | ||||
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"A Bicyclops Built for Two" was the twenty-second episode of Futurama, the ninth of the second production season and the thirteenth of the second broadcast season. It aired 19 March, 2000 on FOX. When searching for her origin, Leela runs into Alcazar, but his story may not be what it appears to be.
The Story
Act I: "We're online!"
After trying several years ago, the Professor finally connects to the Internet through AOL. Everyone except the Professor logs in to the virtual world. They eventually come across a "video game", Death Factory III: The Legend of Death Factory II, inside Leela meets another cyclops, but Fry kills his character and wins the game, preventing Leela learning about her species. On a delivery, Leela receives an email from Alcazar, the other cyclops, who invites her to their home planet. They dump the cargo, which drifts into the sun of the destination planet.
Act II: "Look at that statue, it's only got one eye."
The crew arive on the planet, where Leela learns of her heritige and Bender steals ALcazars possesions. Alcazar tells of their people's demise and that the two of them are the only survivors. Leela decides to try and continue the species. Alcazar, or "Al", begins to show his true colours, a lowlife jerk. Fry tries to search the forbidden valley but falls into the dungeon. Leela and Al get engaged to save the future of their species.
Act III: "It's time for this bird to walk!"
The rest of the staff arrives for the wedding. Fry gets out of the dungeon. He and Bender search the forbidden valley, it holds four identical castles, the first they visit has cyclops statues replaced with 5-eyed-aliens. Just as Leela is about to say "I do" Fry and Bender burst in with Alcazar's other fiances. He is revealed to be a shape-shifting grasshopper-type-alien. All weddings are called off and Leela continues wondering where she's from.
Additional Info
Trivia
- The video game played by the crew is "Death Factory III: The Legend of Death Factory II"
- This episode makes several obvious references to the TV Series "Married with Children", where Katey Sagal played Peg Bundy.
- To make room for more stolen items Bender dumps his goldfish bowl, toaster and two more goldfish bowls.
- This episode won an Emmy, outstanding colour direction for Bari Kumar
- This episode was named #8 on TV.com's list of Top 10 Futurama Episodes.
Quotes
- Fry: Is there a place on the web that panders to my lust for violence?
Bender: Is the Space Pope reptilian? - Alcazar: Well, this is the real me. But I can explain: We all have needs. Mine was to make it with five weirdos and have them scrub my five castles. I gave you all what you wanted and of course I made a few bucks letting Pig watch through the two-way mirror. Can any of you say you wouldn't have done the exact same thing in my position?
Bender: He's a saint!
Alien Language Sightings
Time:01:38
Location: Sign in the internet
Language: AL1
Translation: plump. juicy. humans. web
Time: 02.39
Location: door of a chatroom
Language: AL2
Translation: codebreakers chat room
Inside References
- David X. Cohen and three other crew members appear as internet nerds.
- Cohen wears a Wristlojackimator.
- Alcazar owns Lightspeed Briefs, which Leela is seen hanging to dry.
Allusions
- The playing of "Also sprach Zarathustra" when the Planet Express crew logs on to the Internet, and Fry's line "My God, it's full of ads!" are references to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Hermes dodges a pop-up ad the same way Neo dodged bullets in The Matrix.
- The scene with Alcazar and Leela at the couch, and Leela's new outfit/hairstyle, is a reference to one of Katey Sagal's older series Married with Children.
- Donkey Kong makes his second Futurama appearance in Death Factory III, he was previously spotted in the opening of Space Pilot 3000. he his also seen in Anthology of Interest II, and also in The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings
- The Professor's head appearing as a giant blue hologram could be a reference to Palpatine's appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
- A Macintosh style menu is used by Bender when selecting a disguise.
- One of the alien beings Alkazar transforms into is a Yithian from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow Out of Time"
Characters
- Debut: Alcazar
- Amy
- Bender
- Fry
- Hermes
- Leela
- Nibbler
- Debut: Pig
- Preacherbot
- Prof. Farnsworth
- Debut: Ratman and his girlfriend
- Zoidberg
Episode Credits
- Writer
- Director
- Voice Actors
- DVD Commentary