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* The Professor states he programmed all robots, so they would be unable to harm him, but in the Late Philip J Fry, Bender and him get into a fist fight, Also in Bender's Game he almost sells the professor out to the orcs, and in Bendless Love he three times bends the Professor's spine. Why has this never worked before now?
* The Professor states he programmed all robots, so they would be unable to harm him, but in the Late Philip J Fry, Bender and him get into a fist fight, Also in Bender's Game he almost sells the professor out to the orcs, and in Bendless Love he three times bends the Professor's spine. Why has this never worked before now?
**Regarding the fist fight, Bender isn't doing anything of major consequence to the Professor, while bending his spine merely affected him, though Bender was unaware of his actions and was on impulse. The other thing is part of a fantasy.
**Regarding the fist fight, Bender isn't doing anything of major consequence to the Professor, while bending his spine merely affected him, though Bender was unaware of his actions and was on impulse. The other thing is part of a fantasy.
* When Fry arrives at his apartment, he's alone, but moments later Leela's with him.
**Some time may have passed.
* If the Freewill device was built after the Robots, then how did they know what shape it was going to be, to give to the robots?
* If the Freewill device was built after the Robots, then how did they know what shape it was going to be, to give to the robots?
**Farnsworth was designing it around that anticipated shape.
**Farnsworth was designing it around that anticipated shape.

Revision as of 20:35, 9 August 2012

Season 7 episode
Broadcast season 9 episode
Free Will Hunting
Free Will Hunting preview 1.png
A screenshot from the episode shown during the live stream of the Futurama cast and crew live chat, showing robots turning gears.
No.123
Production number7ACV09
Written byDavid X. Cohen
Directed byRaymie Muzquiz
Title captionWarning: Do Not Show To Horses
First air date8 August, 2012[1]
Broadcast numberS09E09
Title referenceThe 1997 film Good Will Hunting
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript

Pictures

Season 7
  1. The Bots and the Bees
  2. A Farewell to Arms
  3. Decision 3012
  4. The Thief of Baghead
  5. Zapp Dingbat
  6. The Butterjunk Effect
  7. The Six Million Dollar Mon
  8. Fun on a Bun
  9. Free Will Hunting
  10. Near-Death Wish
  11. 31st Century Fox
  12. Viva Mars Vegas
  13. Naturama
  14. Forty Percent Leadbelly
  15. 2-D Blacktop
  16. T.: The Terrestrial
  17. Fry and Leela's Big Fling
  18. The Inhuman Torch
  19. Saturday Morning Fun Pit
  20. Calculon 2.0
  21. Assie Come Home
  22. Leela and the Genestalk
  23. Game of Tones
  24. Murder on the Planet Express
  25. Stench and Stenchibility
  26. Meanwhile
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"Free Will Hunting" is the one hundred and twenty-third episode of Futurama, the ninth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. As as a robot, Bender lacks free will so he embarks on a quest for the meaning of life.[1] This will feature a return to Chapek 9.[2]

Plot

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Production

On 27 November 2011, CGEF revealed the episode's title to be "Freewill Hunting".[3] On 29 February 2012, it revealed the actual title, its writer to be David X. Cohen and its director to be Raymie Muzquiz.[4][5] On 28 June, MSN TV revealed the episode's plot and air date.[1]

On 12 July, following the broadcast of the episode "Zapp Dingbat", the public were given the opportunity to participate in a live chat with the Futurama cast and crew. Several clips of "Free Will Hunting" were shown during the live stream.[6]

Additional information

Trivia

  • Bender delivers a package to Mr. 147573952589676412927 - which is equal to 2^67 - 1.

Allusions

Continuity

Goofs

  • In this story, they can't charge Bender, because as a robot he doesn't have freewill, but this has never been brought up before, when he or any other robot is on trial.
  • The Professor states he programmed all robots, so they would be unable to harm him, but in the Late Philip J Fry, Bender and him get into a fist fight, Also in Bender's Game he almost sells the professor out to the orcs, and in Bendless Love he three times bends the Professor's spine. Why has this never worked before now?
    • Regarding the fist fight, Bender isn't doing anything of major consequence to the Professor, while bending his spine merely affected him, though Bender was unaware of his actions and was on impulse. The other thing is part of a fantasy.
  • If the Freewill device was built after the Robots, then how did they know what shape it was going to be, to give to the robots?
    • Farnsworth was designing it around that anticipated shape.
  • Bender seems incapable of overcoming his programming in this episode, but in Space Pilot 3000 he's able to after being electrocuted.
    • Even if the program has changed, it does not mean that Bender had free will.

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
  2. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (17 June 2024). 10 Spoilers: '90210' Season 5 seeks Ryan Gosling, Shawn and Juliet sort of split on 'Psych,' and Amy Smart returns to 'Men at Work'. Retrieved on 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ Awesome Auction Action!. (CGEF.) 27 November 2011. Retrieved on 27 November 2011.
  4. ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Tastes Like Fry" (12 July 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 July 2012.