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In January [[2012]], [[Eric Rogers]] made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/159328552821604352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-17|title=Kitchelfilms|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-22}}</ref> On 23 January, he revealed that [[Animatic:7ACV17|the animatic]] for the episode would be screened two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161588091096797184|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-23|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref>
In {{January}} [[2012]], [[Eric Rogers]] made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/159328552821604352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-17|title=Kitchelfilms|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2012-01-22}}</ref> On {{date|23 January}}, he revealed that [[Animatic:7ACV17|the animatic]] for the episode would be screened two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/161588091096797184|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-01-23|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref>


On 5 February, 2013, {{w|Vulture.com}} released [[Vulture preview clip|a preview clip]] for the tenth broadcast season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/watch-a-preview-of-futuramas-seventh-season.html|title=Watch a Preview of ''Futurama''’s Seventh Season|author=Jesse David Fox|date=2013-2-5|site=Vulture.com|accessdate=2013-8-17}}</ref> which contained footage from the episode.
On 5 {{February}}, 2013, {{w|Vulture.com}} released [[Vulture preview clip|a preview clip]] for the tenth broadcast season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/watch-a-preview-of-futuramas-seventh-season.html|title=Watch a Preview of ''Futurama''’s Seventh Season|author=Jesse David Fox|date=2013-2-5|site=Vulture.com|accessdate=2013-8-17}}</ref> which contained footage from the episode.


=== Image Gallery ===
=== Image Gallery ===
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File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Dr. Banjo Returns.jpg|Promotional picture revealing [[Dr. Banjo]] and [[Guenter]] returning in this episode.{{citation needed}}
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Dr. Banjo Returns.jpg|Promotional picture revealing [[Dr. Banjo]] and [[Guenter]] returning in this episode.{{citation needed}}
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Amy in Marmoset PJ's.jpg|[[Amy]] wearing {{w|Marmoset}} pajamas.{{citation needed}}
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling Amy in Marmoset PJ's.jpg|[[Amy]] wearing {{w|Marmoset}} pajamas.{{citation needed}}
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling CEO Edwards.jpg|Concept art for a new character known as [[CEO Edwards]].{{citation needed}}
File:Futurama Fry and Leela's Big Fling CEO Edwards.jpg|[[Concept art]] for a new character known as [[Edwards]].{{citation needed}}
File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling screenshot.png|Screenshot from a preview clip featuring Fry, Leela, and Leela's old boyfriend [[Sean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/53293164834/countdown-to-futurama-i-want-my-dollar-at-long|title=Countdown to Futurama: I Want My Dollar|date=2013-06-18|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-06-18}}</ref>
File:Fry and Leela's Big Fling screenshot.png|Screenshot from a preview clip featuring Fry, Leela, and Leela's old boyfriend [[Sean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/53293164834/countdown-to-futurama-i-want-my-dollar-at-long|title=Countdown to Futurama: I Want My Dollar|date=2013-06-18|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-06-18}}</ref>
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== Additional Information ==
== Additional Information ==


=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*The resort's name is Casa Isolada Eco Resort. "''Casa isolada''" is Portuguese for "isolated house".
*The resort's name is [[City Zoo#Casa Isolada Eco Resort|Casa Isolada Eco Resort]]. "''Casa isolada''" is Portuguese for "isolated house".
*Fry and Leela play the {{w|Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo game}}. {{w|Marco Polo}} was an [[Italian]] traveller whose journey inspired {{w|Christopher Columbus}}, another Italian traveller. Columbus is [[Christopher Colobus|parodied in this episode]].
*Fry and Leela play the {{w|Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo game}}. {{w|Marco Polo}} was an [[Italian]] traveller whose journey inspired {{w|Christopher Columbus}}, another Italian traveller. Columbus is [[Christopher Colobus|parodied in this episode]].
*[[Prairie elephants]] are a mix of elephants and prairie dogs.
*[[Prairie elephants]] are a mix of elephants and prairie dogs.
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=== Allusions ===
=== Allusions ===
{{cultural mentions}}
{{cultural mentions}}
*Fry and Leela order two giant ants in [[Elzar's]]. Outside on the sign it says "THEM! ANY STYLE". This is a reference to the [[1954]] monster film ''{{w|Them!}}''.
*Fry and Leela order two giant ants in [[Elzar's]]. Outside on the sign it says "THEM! ANY STYLE". This is a reference to the [[1954]] {{cat|monster}} film ''{{w|Them!}}''.
*On [[Simian 7]], there is an advertisement for Blue Ass Group, a reference to the musical ensemble {{w|Blue Man Group}}.
*On [[Simian 7]], there is an advertisement for Blue Ass Group, a reference to the {{cat|s=no|music}}al ensemble {{w|Blue Man Group}}.
*[[Colobus Circle]] is a parody of [[Manhattan]]'s {{w|Columbus Circle}}.
*[[Colobus Circle]] is a parody of [[Manhattan]]'s {{w|Columbus Circle}}.
*The name "[[Smithsimian Art Gallery|Smithsimian]]" is a play on the words "{{w|Smithsonian Institute|Smithsonian}}" and "{{w|simian}}".
*The name "[[Smithsimian Art Gallery|Smithsimian]]" is a play on the words "{{w|Smithsonian Institute|Smithsonian}}" and "{{w|simian}}".
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*The [[Awesome Express]] uniforms{{er|3ACV12}} appear once again.
*The [[Awesome Express]] uniforms{{er|3ACV12}} appear once again.
*Zoidberg previously referred to Fry as "the Fry" in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]".
*Zoidberg previously referred to Fry as "the Fry" in "[[The Prisoner of Benda]]".
*This is not the first time that Fry has performed karate.{{er|space=no|6ACV03|7ACV15}}
*Zoidberg describes Fry as the one with "the cool red jacket and the walking on sunshine", referencing his trademark look and his tendency to sing "[[Walking on Sunshine]]" (which Fry hasn't sung since "[[Jurassic Bark]]").
*Fry previously performed karate in "[[Attack of the Killer App]]" and "[[2-D Blacktop]]".
*[[Bender]] previosuly said "oh, your [[God]]" in "[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]". He has also said "as your god is my witness", in "[[Brannigan, Begin Again]]".
*[[Bender]] previosuly said "oh, your [[God]]" in "[[Amazon Women in the Mood]]". He has also said "as your god is my witness", in "[[Brannigan, Begin Again]]".
*[[Bone Vampire|Bone Vampires]]{{er|6ACV22}} and a [[Cyclophage]]{{er|6ACV01}} are kept as exhibits in the [[City Zoo]] on Simian 7. Pictures of them can also be seen in [[Dr. Banjo]]'s office.
*Fry and Leela previously had sex in "The Prisoner of Benda".
*[[Bone vampire|Bone vampires]]{{er|6ACV22}} and a [[Cyclophage]]{{er|6ACV01}} are kept as exhibits in the [[City Zoo]] on Simian 7. Pictures of them can also be seen in [[Dr. Banjo]]'s office.
**It is interesting to note that both of these creatures are endangered/extinct.
**It is interesting to note that both of these creatures are endangered/extinct.
*The [[moon worm]], which [[Al Gore's head]] claimed that he had ridden,{{er|4ACV08}} is finally seen.
*The [[moon worm]], which [[Al Gore's head]] claimed that he had ridden,{{er|4ACV08}} is finally seen.
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'''Amy''': I'm not sure this marmoset disguise is working...
'''Amy''': I'm not sure this marmoset disguise is working...
'''Zoidberg''': I'm not sure either. We better ask Amy!</poem>
'''Zoidberg''': I'm not sure either. We better ask Amy!</poem>
<poem>'''Fry''': You know who I hate most? That monkey we haven't seen in years &mdash; [[Guenter]].</poem>
<poem>'''Fry''': You know who I hate most? That {{cat|monkey}} we haven't seen in years &mdash; [[Guenter]].</poem>
<poem>'''Fry''': An-and... the {{robot}} hands would make you a strawberry shortcake any time of day. Four, seven, any time!
<poem>'''Fry''': An-and... the {{robot}} hands would make you a strawberry shortcake any time of day. Four, seven, any time!
'''[[Hermes]]''': No way!
'''[[Hermes]]''': No way!

Revision as of 19:53, 14 March 2014

Season 7 episode
Broadcast season 10 episode
Fry and Leela's Big Fling
Fry and Leela's Big Fling infobox.png
Leela and Fry making out in the zoo's human habitat.
No.131
Production number7ACV17
Written byEric Rogers
Directed byEdmund Fong
Title captionWATCH IT OR DIE TRYING
First air date19 June, 2013
Broadcast numberS10E02
Title referenceN/A
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript
Animatic

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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"Fry and Leela's Big Fling" is the one hundred and thirty-first episode of Futurama, the seventeenth of the seventh production season and the second of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 19 June, 2013, on Comedy Central. Fry and Leela's romantic vacation goes disturbingly wrong.

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In January 2012, Eric Rogers made two revelations concerning the episode. On 17 January, he revealed that he was the author of the episode.[1] On 23 January, he revealed that the animatic for the episode would be screened two days later.[2]

On 5 February, 2013, Vulture.com released a preview clip for the tenth broadcast season,[3] which contained footage from the episode.

Image Gallery

Additional Information

Trivia

Goofs

  • Leela claims it's impossible to remove her wristlojackimator without cutting off her arm, but in previous episodes[citation needed] she could remove it like a bracelet.
  • When Darlene walks in while Fry and Sean are fighting, Fry's pants are layered over his right arm for a second.

Allusions

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Continuity

Quotes

A picture of the table read for the episode tweeted by writer Eric Rogers.[5]

    Leela: Sean, I'd like you to meet Fry, he and I are... What would you say we are, Fry?
    Fry: Nude and interrupted.

    [Amy approaches Zoidberg whilst dressed like a marmoset.]
    Amy: I'm not sure this marmoset disguise is working...
    Zoidberg: I'm not sure either. We better ask Amy!

    Fry: You know who I hate most? That monkey we haven't seen in years — Guenter.

    Fry: An-and... the robot hands would make you a strawberry shortcake any time of day. Four, seven, any time!
    Hermes: No way!
    Fry: I'm not lyin'!

    Bender: You were in a zoo!

Appearances

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Characters

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References

  1. ^ Eric Rogers (17 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 22 January 2012.
  2. ^ Eric Rogers (23 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ Jesse David Fox (05 February 2013). Watch a Preview of Futurama’s Seventh Season. (Vulture.com.) Retrieved on 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ Countdown to Futurama: I Want My Dollar. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 18 June 2013. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ Eric Rogers (24 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 24 January 2012.