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[[Image:A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg|right|thumb|]]
|name=A Big Piece of Garbage
'''Production Number:''' 1ACV08<br/>
|image=[[File:A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg|225px]]
'''DVD:''' Season 1, Disc 2
|number=1ACV08
|season=1
|disc=2
|next ep=Hell Is Other Robots
|prev ep=My Three Suns
|parti A=Matt Groening
|parti A job=Creator
|parti B=David X. Cohen
|parti B job=Executive producer
|parti C=Rich Moore
|parti C job=Supervising director
|parti D=Lewis Morton
|parti D job=Writer
|parti E=Susan Dietter
|parti E job=Director
|parti F=John DiMaggio
|parti F job=Actor ([[Bender]], etc.)
}}


==Commentary==
=== Topics of Discussion ===
===Topics of Discussion===
*David Herman's great performance as Wernstrom
*David Herman's great performance as Wernstrom
*The young professor has red hair proving hes related to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
*The young professor has red hair proving he's related to [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
*Ron Popeil sold them 80,000 dollars to appear on the show
*Ron Popeil sold them 80,000 dollars to appear on the show
*Wernstrom's fish is named after David's cat
*Wernstrom's fish, [[Cinnamon]], is named after David's cat
*Secrets include
*Secrets include:
**The coffee stain is the animation studio's logo
**The coffee stain is the animation studio's logo
*The episode was nominated for the Emmys but was beat by King of the Hill
*The episode was nominated for an Emmys but was beaten by King of the Hill
*The writer can't make a joke about Uranus as its now named Urectum
*The writer can't make a joke about Uranus as its now named Urectum
*Matt and David wanted to include a documentary in each season
*Matt and David wanted to include a documentary in each season
*The character of [[Cubert Farnsworth]] was supposed to be in this episode
*The character of [[Cubert Farnsworth]] was supposed to first appear in this episode
*The public still don't know what the really filthy country was
*The public still don't know what the really filthy country was
*The characters of [[Morbo]] and [[Linda]]
*The characters of [[Morbo]] and [[Linda]]
*That the episode refects the movie Armagaddon
*That the episode reflects the movie Armageddon
*The ending song is from Dr. Strangelove
*The ending song is from Dr. Strangelove
===Highlights / Quotes===
*'''Matt Groeing''': That was the only joke all year with the word symposiam in it in all of television
*'''David X. Cohen''': The fish's name cinnamon after my cat
*'''David X. Cohen''': How did we ever get permission for that


==Commentators==
=== Highlights / Quotes ===
*[[Matt Groening]]
{{q|
**Creator
<poem>'''Lewis Morton''': That, I think, was the only joke used that year with the word "symposia" in it.</poem>
*[[David X. Cohen]]
<poem>'''David X. Cohen''': The fish is named Cinnamon after my cat Cinnamon, that I had when I was a young child.</poem>
**Executive Producer
<poem>'''David X. Cohen''': How did we ever get permission to use that footage?!</poem>
*[[Rich Moore]]
<poem>'''Susie Dietter''' Where'd you get the name 'Ogden'?
**Supervising Director
'''Lewis Morton''': I don't know.
*[[Lewis Morton]]
'''David X. Cohen''': Good answer.</poem>
**Writer
}}
*[[Susan Dietter]]
**Director
*[[John DiMaggio]]
**Actor ([[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], miscellaneous)


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[[Category:Commentaries]][[Category:DVD box sets]]

Latest revision as of 11:06, 5 November 2013

Commentary for
A Big Piece of Garbage
A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg
Production number1ACV08
On DVDSeason 1
Disc 2
Additional
Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening
Creator
David X. Cohen
Executive producer
Rich Moore
Supervising director
Lewis Morton
Writer
Susan Dietter
Director
John DiMaggio
Actor (Bender, etc.)

Topics of Discussion

  • David Herman's great performance as Wernstrom
  • The young professor has red hair proving he's related to Fry
  • Ron Popeil sold them 80,000 dollars to appear on the show
  • Wernstrom's fish, Cinnamon, is named after David's cat
  • Secrets include:
    • The coffee stain is the animation studio's logo
  • The episode was nominated for an Emmys but was beaten by King of the Hill
  • The writer can't make a joke about Uranus as its now named Urectum
  • Matt and David wanted to include a documentary in each season
  • The character of Cubert Farnsworth was supposed to first appear in this episode
  • The public still don't know what the really filthy country was
  • The characters of Morbo and Linda
  • That the episode reflects the movie Armageddon
  • The ending song is from Dr. Strangelove

Highlights / Quotes

    Lewis Morton: That, I think, was the only joke used that year with the word "symposia" in it.

    David X. Cohen: The fish is named Cinnamon after my cat Cinnamon, that I had when I was a young child.

    David X. Cohen: How did we ever get permission to use that footage?!

    Susie Dietter Where'd you get the name 'Ogden'?
    Lewis Morton: I don't know.
    David X. Cohen: Good answer.