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===Topics of Discussion=== | ===Topics of Discussion=== | ||
*When [[Conan O'Brien]] left ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[David X. Cohen|David]] | *When [[Conan O'Brien]] left ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[David X. Cohen|David]] immediately took his desk and started working there. O'Brien left a note for whoever would take the office informing them among other things that the window was sticky, where the garbage was and which corner of the office to urinate in. | ||
**Animation of heads in jars is harder if, like O'Brien, they stick out of the jar slightly. | **Animation of [[head Jars|heads in jars]] is harder if, like O'Brien, they stick out of the jar slightly. | ||
*Matt says that Bender falling off the cliff and through the ice is one of the best moments in ''[[Futurama]]''. | *Matt says that Bender falling off the cliff and through the ice is one of the best moments in ''[[Futurama]]''. | ||
**The skating kids are a homage to ''Peanuts'', and are all dead now. | **The skating kids are a homage to ''Peanuts'', and are all dead now. | ||
*The snow and rain in ''Futurama'', according to Cohen, is better than any other show, including live action shows. | *The snow and rain in ''Futurama'', according to Cohen, is better than any other show, including live action shows. | ||
*The medal Farnsworth won is a bronze. It was decided that a gold would be too far fetched. | *The medal [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] won is a bronze. It was decided that a gold would be too far fetched. | ||
*A commentator's mother<!--whom?-->, a teacher, only ever commented on one thing in the series the use of "[[coinage#A|aks]]" | *A commentator's mother<!--whom?-->, a teacher, only ever commented on one thing in the series the use of "[[coinage#A|aks]]" | ||
**In early production they considered regular use of updated words such as "aks" and "li-bary". | **In early production they considered regular use of updated words such as "aks" and "li-bary". | ||
*The scenes around the Xmas tree were written to be in the lounge, but they decided it would work better in the bigger room in which the [[ | *The scenes around the [[Xmas]] tree were written to be in the lounge, but they decided it would work better in the bigger room in which the [[Smell-o-scope]] is kept. | ||
*Unlike ''The Simpsons'', female characters are used for slapstick comedy. | *Unlike ''The Simpsons'', female characters are used for slapstick comedy. | ||
*This episode's plot was one of the earliest developed, with the gist of it worked out before the [[Space Pilot 3000|pilot]]'s | *This episode's plot was one of the earliest developed, with the gist of it worked out before the [[Space Pilot 3000|pilot]]'s | ||
*It is | *It is incredibly difficult to storyboard movement of characters and the camera in a round room. | ||
*Humans have designed and built robots that serve no purpose or endanger them, such as homeless robots, [[Santa]] and the [[Robot Mafia]]. | *Humans have designed and built robots that serve no purpose or endanger them, such as homeless robots, [[Santa]] and the [[Robot Mafia]]. | ||
**However this can be explained by the robots building themselves | **However this can be explained by the robots building themselves | ||
*The [[Store Clerk]] was last seen in [[Fishful of Dollars]]. | *The [[Store Clerk]] was last seen in [[A Fishful of Dollars]]. | ||
*Bongo from ''Life in Hell'' appears | |||
*[[Frank Welker]] is the parrot, it took a lot of work to make it more and more annoying as the episode progressed. | |||
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]' chair was designed so that his butt would hang out of it. | |||
*Clock tower is based on the film ''Safety Last'', ''The New Yorker'' then stole the joke from them. | |||
*Voice of Santa was John Goodman here but later became [[John DiMaggio]] | |||
*Episode was controversial, and the network forbid them from airing the subsequent Xmas episode at 7pm. | |||
**The show was never intended to be aired at 7pm. | |||
**The the clock at the end is set to be the time at which the episode was to air. | |||
*the "trash pickup" line was re-written about 10 times. | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | ===Highlights / Quotes=== | ||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
*Cohen mistakes Fishful of Dollars for episode 104, whereas it was actually 106 | *Cohen mistakes "A Fishful of Dollars" for episode 104, whereas it was actually 106 | ||
==Commentators== | ==Commentators== | ||
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*[[John DiMaggio]] | *[[John DiMaggio]] | ||
**Actor ([[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], miscellaneous) | **Actor ([[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], miscellaneous) | ||
{{navigation bottom/commentary | {{navigation bottom/commentary | ||
|prev ep=A Head in the Polls | |prev ep=A Head in the Polls | ||
|next ep=Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love? | |next ep=Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love? | ||
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| Production number | 2ACV04 | ||
| Recorded date | 2001 | ||
| On DVD | Season 2 Disc 1 | ||
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Topics of Discussion
- When Conan O'Brien left The Simpsons, David immediately took his desk and started working there. O'Brien left a note for whoever would take the office informing them among other things that the window was sticky, where the garbage was and which corner of the office to urinate in.
- Animation of heads in jars is harder if, like O'Brien, they stick out of the jar slightly.
- Matt says that Bender falling off the cliff and through the ice is one of the best moments in Futurama.
- The skating kids are a homage to Peanuts, and are all dead now.
- The snow and rain in Futurama, according to Cohen, is better than any other show, including live action shows.
- The medal Farnsworth won is a bronze. It was decided that a gold would be too far fetched.
- A commentator's mother, a teacher, only ever commented on one thing in the series the use of "aks"
- In early production they considered regular use of updated words such as "aks" and "li-bary".
- The scenes around the Xmas tree were written to be in the lounge, but they decided it would work better in the bigger room in which the Smell-o-scope is kept.
- Unlike The Simpsons, female characters are used for slapstick comedy.
- This episode's plot was one of the earliest developed, with the gist of it worked out before the pilot's
- It is incredibly difficult to storyboard movement of characters and the camera in a round room.
- Humans have designed and built robots that serve no purpose or endanger them, such as homeless robots, Santa and the Robot Mafia.
- However this can be explained by the robots building themselves
- The Store Clerk was last seen in A Fishful of Dollars.
- Bongo from Life in Hell appears
- Frank Welker is the parrot, it took a lot of work to make it more and more annoying as the episode progressed.
- Hermes' chair was designed so that his butt would hang out of it.
- Clock tower is based on the film Safety Last, The New Yorker then stole the joke from them.
- Voice of Santa was John Goodman here but later became John DiMaggio
- Episode was controversial, and the network forbid them from airing the subsequent Xmas episode at 7pm.
- The show was never intended to be aired at 7pm.
- The the clock at the end is set to be the time at which the episode was to air.
- the "trash pickup" line was re-written about 10 times.
Highlights / Quotes
- Matt Groening: I'm Matt Groening. I hung around a little bit.
- Bill Odenkirk: It's only marginally more difficult to get a live head to live in a jar, than to animate it.
- Unknown: I always love doing Bender dancing, it always comes with a really good song.
Goofs
- Cohen mistakes "A Fishful of Dollars" for episode 104, whereas it was actually 106
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Writer
- Executive Producer
- Rich Moore
- Supervising Director
- Peter Avanzino
- Director
- Paul Calder
- Editor
- Bill Odenkirk
- Producer
- John DiMaggio
- Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)
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