Commentary:War Is the H-Word

← Previous	Navigation in production order	Next →

Commentary for
War Is the H-Word
Production number	2ACV17
On DVD	Season 2 Disc 4
Additional
Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening Creator David X. Cohen Executive producer Rich Moore Supervising director Eric Horsted Writer Ron Hughart Director John DiMaggio Actor (Bender, etc.)

Topics of Discussion

• They mention this was the season premier of broadcast season 3
• Why they spend time coming up with names for the gum
• The animators spent lots of money for the army poster that appears briefly
• They debated on what the professor says about brains was too insane
• They have made Zapp's skirt more female over time
• Billy's impression of Nixon is very funny
  • Where the growl came from
• They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is Leela
• The original Lee Lemon had a ZZ Top like beard
• Zapp tends to use an extra syllable in his words
• Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
• They praise the 3D department for the animation of the balls
• John does the voice of the southern soldier
• If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
• They say Moe's impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
• This is the one time in the show that Kif shouts
• Many people don't notice iHawk has the glass attached to him
• A part of the episode was influenced by Starship Troopers and another part by M*A*S*H
• They are concerned that Zapp and Nixon are oblivious to the explosions outside
• This is the first time Fry sings I'm Walking on Sunshine
• This was originally shown at Comic-Con
• The writers just tried to find a funny ball joke for two days
• The list of Bender's most used words was hard to make
• The Brain Balls' HQ looks like the Epcot ball
• Bender says all the words on his list within a minute
• The bomb ticks even though it doesn't have a timer
• The original newspaper headline said Earth Licks Balls, but was changed
• The supposed bomb explosion was added last minute

Highlights / Quotes

• David X. Cohen: It appears for like one billionth of a second.
• Matt Groening: It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy little names for things.
• David X. Cohen: So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.
  Rich Moore?:Can I say it now?
  David X. Cohen: Sure.
  Rich Moore?: Its Leela.
  David X. Cohen: What? I must have misunderstood the story.
• Unknown: Oh My God.
• Matt Groening: Its coming up... wait.
• David X. Cohen: Eric only wrote one joke and moved it about five times.
• John DiMaggio: Hippidy Hop or Hoppedy Hip.

← Previous	Navigation in production order	Next →