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|name= Three Hundred Big Boys | |name= Three Hundred Big Boys | ||
|image= [[ | |image= [[File:Three Hundred Big Boys.jpg|225px]] | ||
|number= | |number=4ACV16 | ||
|season= | |recorded={{date|30 January}} [[2003]] | ||
|disc= | |season=4 | ||
| | |disc=4 | ||
| | |parti A=Matt Groening | ||
| | |parti A job=Executive Producer | ||
| | |parti B=David X. Cohen | ||
| | |parti B job=Executive Producer | ||
| | |parti C=Rich Moore | ||
|parti C job=Supervising Director | |||
|parti D=Eric Kaplan | |||
|parti D job=Writer | |||
|parti E=Swinton O. Scott III | |||
|parti E job=Director | |||
|parti F=Billy West | |||
|parti F job=Actor ({{Fry}}, {{Professor Farnsworth}}, {{Zoidberg}}, miscellaneous) | |||
}} | }} | ||
=== | === Topics of Discussion === | ||
<!-- Add some funny or interesting quotes from the episode here. It may be difficult to identify who said it, just put "Unknown". | *Episode had not aired at the time of commentary recording. | ||
*At the time this was being written, there was a very big story in the news that [[president of the United States|President]] {{head|George W. Bush}} was planning a similar $300 tax rebate. But then there was a terrorist attack and everyone forgot about the rebate. | |||
**One of the cigars' names was going to be a suicide bomber joke (script handed in on {{date|10 September}} [[2001]]). | |||
*Episode is similar to ''[[The Simpsons]]''{{'}} episode ''{{w|22 Short Films About Springfield}}'', which David co-wrote, but couldn't quite remember the correct name of. | |||
**The film ''Nashville'' also follows a similar style. | |||
*Increased challenge in the writing and animating process, especially when it needed to be cut down. | |||
*David is asked in annual interviews what items from ''[[Futurama]]'' he'd like to exist, his new answer is the flying bicycle, Matt suggests the [[Fing-Longer]]. | |||
*[[Suicide Booth]]s and whether they could exist already. | |||
*There was more offensive stuff about the stem cells earlier in the process. | |||
*The [[Whale Biologist]]. | |||
*Process of making the battle. | |||
*{{Leela}} making a "karate noise" while doing something ordinary also happens in "[[Crimes of the Hot]]". This was done when they had cut another joke or didn't have one. | |||
*The security camera transition is from ''Blue'' from the "tricolor trilogy" by Kieslowski. | |||
*The writers often had too much coffee. | |||
*Only some of the hyperactive {{Fry}} talking required electronic speeding up. | |||
*The vomiting noise had to be duplicated as they couldn't record enough of it. | |||
*They attempted to get as many side characters in as possible. | |||
**{{Randy}} and his lover were to have fought over how to spend the money, accidentally burnt it, then decided that their love was more important. | |||
*[[Roseanne Barr's hologram|Roseanne Barr]]'s appearance. | |||
**The correct pronunciation of {{w|ambergris}} was discussed at length during production. | |||
*Logistics of the tax refund. | |||
*Cigar originally landed in an awkward position on the silk image of {{Zapp}}. | |||
*Hyper speed Fry music is original by [[Christopher Tyng]]. | |||
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=== Goofs === | |||
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== | === Related DVD Features === | ||
*A mention of the [[List_of_deleted_scenes#DVD_4_3|deleted scene]] with Bender on the roof talking about his sister. | |||
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| Production number | 4ACV16 | ||
| Recorded date | 30 January 2003 | ||
| On DVD | Season 4 Disc 4 | ||
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Topics of Discussion
- Episode had not aired at the time of commentary recording.
- At the time this was being written, there was a very big story in the news that President George W. Bush was planning a similar $300 tax rebate. But then there was a terrorist attack and everyone forgot about the rebate.
- One of the cigars' names was going to be a suicide bomber joke (script handed in on 10 September 2001).
- Episode is similar to The Simpsons' episode 22 Short Films About Springfield, which David co-wrote, but couldn't quite remember the correct name of.
- The film Nashville also follows a similar style.
- Increased challenge in the writing and animating process, especially when it needed to be cut down.
- David is asked in annual interviews what items from Futurama he'd like to exist, his new answer is the flying bicycle, Matt suggests the Fing-Longer.
- Suicide Booths and whether they could exist already.
- There was more offensive stuff about the stem cells earlier in the process.
- The Whale Biologist.
- Process of making the battle.
- Leela making a "karate noise" while doing something ordinary also happens in "Crimes of the Hot". This was done when they had cut another joke or didn't have one.
- The security camera transition is from Blue from the "tricolor trilogy" by Kieslowski.
- The writers often had too much coffee.
- Only some of the hyperactive Fry talking required electronic speeding up.
- The vomiting noise had to be duplicated as they couldn't record enough of it.
- They attempted to get as many side characters in as possible.
- Randy and his lover were to have fought over how to spend the money, accidentally burnt it, then decided that their love was more important.
- Roseanne Barr's appearance.
- The correct pronunciation of ambergris was discussed at length during production.
- Logistics of the tax refund.
- Cigar originally landed in an awkward position on the silk image of Zapp.
- Hyper speed Fry music is original by Christopher Tyng.
Related DVD Features
- A mention of the deleted scene with Bender on the roof talking about his sister.
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