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===Act II: Now pitching for the Mets, Turanga Leela===
===Act II: Now pitching for the Mets, Turanga Leela===
[[File:Colourbarrier.jpg|left|thumb|The various colour barriers.]]
Leela's pitching "skills" prove popular with Mets fans. Leela garners many fans and some advertising appearances, thanks to her agent, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].
Leela's pitching "skills" prove popular with Mets fans. Leela garners many fans and some advertising appearances, thanks to her agent, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]].



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Season 3 episode
Broadcast season 4 episode
A Leela of Her Own
A Leela of Her Own.jpg
No.48
Production number3ACV16
Written by[[Patric M. Verrone]][[Category:Episodes written by Patric M. Verrone|A Leela of Her Own]]
Directed by[[Swinton O. Scott III]][[Category:Episodes directed by Swinton O. Scott III|A Leela of Her Own]]
Title captionScratch here to reveal price
First air date7 April, 2001
Broadcast numberS04E10
Title referenceThe film "A League of Their Own"
Special guest(s)Hank Aaron
Bob Uecker
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript

Pictures

Season 3
  1. Amazon Women in the Mood
  2. Parasites Lost
  3. A Tale of Two Santas
  4. The Luck of the Fryrish
  5. The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz
  6. Bendless Love
  7. The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
  8. That's Lobstertainment!
  9. The Cyber House Rules
  10. Where the Buggalo Roam
  11. Insane in the Mainframe
  12. The Route of All Evil
  13. Bendin' in the Wind
  14. Time Keeps on Slippin'
  15. I Dated a Robot
  16. A Leela of Her Own
  17. A Pharaoh to Remember
  18. Anthology of Interest II
  19. Roswell that Ends Well
  20. Godfellas
  21. Future Stock
  22. The 30% Iron Chef
← Season 2Season 4 →

"A Leela of Her Own" is the forty-eighth episode of Futurama, the sixteenth of the third production season and the tenth of the fourth broadcast season. It aired on 7 April, 2001. It guest stars Hank Aaron and Bob Uecker as themselves in jars. Turanga Leela finds herself being the first female ever to play major league Blernsball, but not because it is any good at it, but because she is a great crowd pleaser.

The Story

Act I: We got guano. Very fresh

After the wall of a nearby strip club fell down, Fry took to looking out the window. But eventually noticed a pizza parlor opening next door. After Fry reminisces about his old job, the crew decide to go and welcome their new Cygnoid neighbours. The pizzas turn out to be disgusting, so Fry decides to teach them, concluding with a Blernsball lesson. Planet Express's staff and family play a game against the Cygnoid's pizzeria. Leela proves to be a terrible pitcher, hitting the batters in the head each time. Her bad playing draws a crowd and she is recruited for the Mets.

Act II: Now pitching for the Mets, Turanga Leela

The various colour barriers.

Leela's pitching "skills" prove popular with Mets fans. Leela garners many fans and some advertising appearances, thanks to her agent, Bender.

Act III: I'm not doing this for the wad

During a signing at Family Bros. Pizza, Jackie Anderson, an NNYU blernsballer tells Leela off for ruining the chances for competent women players. After a quick review of Leela's statistics Hermes informs her that she is likely to become the worst player ever, and Leela vows not to let that happen.

Act IV: You better get a batting helmet

The crew visit the current worst player, Hank Aaron XXIV, at the Blernsball Hall of Fame. Hank manages to teach Leela not to hit batters in the head.

Act V: Ancient Cygnoid secret

The Cygnoids open a franchise, then sell to Fishy Joe's. Leela convinces the coach to let her play after having trained with a Hank Aaron. As Leela takes the mound, Jackie comes in to bat on the third strike Jackie hits the ball hard enough to break the string and send the ball into the "win the game" hole, scoring a grand slam blern. Leela is now officially the worst player ever, and retires, having inspired women to prove they aren't all terrible.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • This episode comes closest to explaining blernsball, the writers intend to make the sport confusing and so they threw in a few oddities at the end of the episode.
  • Hank Aaron was reluctant to be in this episode, but agreed when he found out Bob Uecker had agreed.

Quotes

  • Leela: I didn't hit the batter! For once I was pitching and not just belly-itching!
    Aaron Jr.: Oh, you got that too? I think there's a rash goin' around.
  • Fry: Wow! I must say, I'm impressed. You look just like a ball player. Can I pat you on the butt?
    Leela: Fry, I'm a professional athlete! So go ahead.
    Fry: Oh! Now I'm too nervous.
  • Cygnoid: Please, lady, I want to live. Can I use bat to protect head?
    [Leela beans him]
    Bender: Apparently not.
  • Bob Uecker: Mulligan drives the ball, it's going, going and caught by the shortstop. Man I haven't seen play this bad since the days of Bob Uecker! This is Bob Uecker saying thanks for watching!

Goofs

  • Hank Aaron XXIV is shown to have played for the Atlanta Braves but, as we learned in "The Deep South," Atlanta has been submerged in the Atlantic Ocean for quite some time. Unless his lifespan is somehow incredibly longer than everyone else's, he would have to be either a mermaid or a head in a jar.
    • This was something the production staff were aware of and the Atlanta Braves logo is updated from the 20th century design, which used a tomahawk, to feature a trident.

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

Episode Credits