Fry and the Slurm Factory
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| No. | 13 | ||||
| Production number | 1ACV13 | ||||
| Written by | [[Lewis Morton]][[Category:Episodes written by Lewis Morton|Fry and the Slurm Factory]] | ||||
| Directed by | [[Ron Hughart]][[Category:Episodes directed by Ron Hughart|Fry and the Slurm Factory]] | ||||
| Title caption | Live from Omicron Persei 8 | ||||
| First air date | November 14, 1999 | ||||
| Broadcast number | S02E04 | ||||
| Title reference | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | ||||
| Opening cartoon | The Simpsons shorts | ||||
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The Story
Act I: "Whimmy wham wham wozzle... let's party!"
Fry and Bender are watching "All My Circuits", when a commercial for Slurm comes on. The commercial advertises a new contest; the grand prize is a chance to party with Slurms MacKenzie at the Slurm Factory on Wormulon.
Act II: "I've never seen anyone so addicted to Slurm."
Fry starts guzzling Slurm like crazy, hoping to win the contest. Bender is feeling sick, and the Professor uses his new invention, the F-Ray, to see inside him and find the problem. He leaves the F-Ray with Fry and Bender "to be kept out of the wrong hands." They immediately start abusing it, and use it to search for the Slurm can with the winning bottle cap. Just when they give it up, Fry almost chokes on the cap, found in a can of Slurm in the fridge at Planet Express.
Act III: "Something's rotten on planet Wormulon!"
Fry and all of his friends arrive on Wormulon, and are greeted by Glurmo and Slurms MacKenzie. Glurmo leads them on a tour, where they encounter the Grunka Lunkas. While Glermo narrates the tour, they begin asking questions about the Secret Ingredient of Slurm. After Fry falls into the river of Slurm, Leela jumps in to save him; Bender jumps as well, just to fit in. Sucked down the drain, they wind up lost in an underground part of the factory. Fry tastes Slurm from the river, only to discover it's not slurm at all, and they begin nosing around, and discover the disgusting secret - Slurm is a fluid squirted out by a giant worm! Meanwhile, Zoidberg, Amy, and The Professor finish the tour, and Glurmo notices that the others are missing.
Act IV: "That's the secret ingredient of Slurm? Ewwwwww!"
Fry, Leela, and Bender try to escape, only to run in a circle and wind up back in the room with the Slurm Queen, where Glurmo captures them. Bender is recycled into Slurm cans, and Leela is going to be dipped into a vat of Royal Slurm, transforming her into a Slurm Queen. Fry is force-fed a taste of concentrated Super-Slurm, which is so addictive he can't stop eating, even to save his friends. Still eating, Fry drags the vat over until he can release Leela. She saves Bender, and then dumps the Super-Slurm down a sewer grate, to Fry's horror. They make their escape, and run into Slurms MacKenzie, who wants to escape with them. When the Slurm Queen finds them, Slurms MacKenzie sacrafices himself to allow the crew to escape.
Additional Info
Trivia
- According to audio commentary, Glurmo's name was originally to have been "Slurmy Slonka" - furthering the references to Willy Wonka.
- This episode is named #3 on IGN's list of Top 25 Futurama Episodes.
Continuity
- "Parasites Lost" (3ACV02)
- Fry's sperm production is healed.
Quotes
- See List of song performances#Grunka Lunka Songs. for the lyrics of the Grunka Lunka songs.
- Advert Voice: Odds of winning virtually insignificant.
Fry: Hey, I like those odds! - Fry: This is nothing. Back in high school, I used to drink 100 cans of cola a week, right up until my third heart attack.
- [Fry and Bender see a fembot walk by.]
Bender: Hold still, sexy lady.
[Bender uses the f-ray on the fembot but is stunned.]
Fry: What's wrong?
Bender: That's no lady!
Hermaphrobot: Damn, chico! One more upgrade and I'll be more of a lady than you can handle! Why you so stoopid, stoopid?
Bender: Hey, bite my shiny metal ass!
Hermaphrobot: You couldn't afford it, honey! - Glurmo: [about Grunka Lunkas] They think they have a good union but they don't. They're basically slaves.
- Slurm Queen: [about foul Slurm from Leela-Slurm-Queen-to-be]...we'll market it as New Slurm. Then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back Classic Slurm and make billions!"
- Slurms McKenzie: Enjoy the tour, dudes!! ...I'm gonna go lie down.
- Slurm Queen: Honey comes from a bee's behind, milk comes from a cow's behind. And have you ever used toothpaste?
Fry: Who's behind does that come from?
Slurm Queen: You don't wanna know.
Goofs
- Fry says he can't swim, but he is treading water, once Leela jumps in to save him.
- Fry, Leela and Bender went down the drain in the Slurm river, yet when they open the door to the fake factory, it is revealed they are level with the river.
Alien Language Sightings
Time:01:19
Location: Rules of the contest
Language: AL1
Translation: The following species are ineligible: space wasps, space beavers, any other animal with the word 'space' in front of it, space chickens, and the elusive yak-face.
Time:03:25
Location: Eye Chart
Language: AL1
Translation:
n o
s q u i
n t i n g
f o u r
e y e s
References
- The Factory, Grunka Lunkas, and Glurmo are references to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- The Slurm Queen's plan to use Leela to market "New Slurm" is a reference to "New Coke."
- Slurms MacKenzie's name is a reference to "Spuds McKenzie", a former Budweiser advertising mascot.
- The Soylent Cola is the first of many references to the film "Soylent Green" in the show.
Characters
(In alphabetical order)
- Amy
- Debut: Babe
- Bender
- Boxy Robot
- Calculon
- Debut: Dixie
- Monique
- Fry
- Debut: Glurmo
- Debut: Grunka Lunkas
- Debut: Hermaphrobot
- Hermes
- Leela
- Prof. Farnsworth
- Debut: Slurms MacKenzie
- Debut: Slurm Queen
- Zoidberg
Episode Credits
- Writer
- Director
- Voice Actors
- Special Guest
- DVD Commentatary