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=== Goofs ===
=== Goofs ===
* Ground sloth and saber-toothed cats were only found in the Americas, thus Neanderthals would have never interacted with them.
* Ground sloth and saber-toothed cats were only found in the Americas, thus Neanderthals would have never interacted with them.
* At the beginning, and during Oktoberfest, they are only shown and stated to have tiny cups of beer, but during the invasion, they are shown to have giant jugs, if Fry was so hung up on drinking, why not drink them?
** The 11 thousand years since then could change that.
* During the battle, the ship is seen firing, but in previous episodes, they require a gunner to man the weapons, but here Leela can do it all from the controls, so why require a gunner?
* At the beginning of and during Oktoberfest, Fry is unhappily sober because all beer is dispensed in tiny steins, but during the invasion, much larger mugs are shown.
** Most likely, to give Fry something to do to make him feel useful or keep him out of trouble.
* During the invasion, the ship is seen firing, but in previous episodes a gunner (Fry) was in place. The gunner position itself is unnecessary if Leela can control the ships guns all from her console.
** How does giving him control of the weapons keep him out of trouble?
** It is most likely that the ship has a targeting system via Leela's console, but a manual gunner position is available to take the strain off of the captain so he/she can concentrate on flying.
*** He seems to be a decent shot, so maybe he is operating gun because he is better at this than Leela?
* Although the map of Germany and the location of the famous Neanderthal are quite accurate, the Oktoberfest is actually held in Munich in the southeast (although in the 1000 years between our day and theirs it could have changed location). The glaciers of the Alps nearby would have made a good place for finding prehistoric mammoths and people, since for example Ötzi the Iceman was found there.
* Although the map of Germany and the location of the famous Neanderthal are quite accurate, the Oktoberfest is actually held in Munich in the southeast (although in the 1000 years between our day and theirs it could have changed location). The glaciers of the Alps nearby would have made a good place for finding prehistoric mammoths and people, since for example Ötzi the Iceman was found there.
* During the Battle, all the ships are far to weak to actual stand up to space travel.


=== Characters ===
=== Characters ===

Revision as of 23:00, 3 August 2012

Season 7 episode
Broadcast season 9 episode
Fun on a Bun
Fun on a Bun screenshot.png
Bender pulling a woolly mammoth's body out of a hole.[1]
No.122
Production number7ACV08
Written byDan Vebber
Directed byStephen Sandoval
Title captionN/A
First air date1 August 2012[2]
Broadcast numberS09E08
Title referenceBender's catchphrase "fun on the bun"
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript
AnimaticStoryboard

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
← Season 6Season 8 →
Not to be confused with Fun on the bun.

"Fun on a Bun" is the one hundred and twenty-second episode of Futurama, the eighth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Fry is the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.[2]

Plot

The Planet Express crew visits Oktoberfest, which has now turned into a classy affair, much to Fry's dismay. Bender enters a sausage-making contest where Fry becomes the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident. He joins a group of neanderthals and leads a battle against an army of modern spaceships led by Zapp Brannigan.[3] He and Leela lose their memories of each other.[4]

Production

In 2011, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 15 November, Futurama assistant director Aimee Steinberger revealed that "[the production team was] done with [the episode]", calling it "[her] most time intensive grueling ep ever", and that the animatic would be screened "on the FOX lot [on the next day]".[5] On the next day, after leaving the screening, she revealed that "Everyone [had] liked it"[6] and, after watching the animatic, Futurama writer Eric Rogers revealed that it "might be [the best episode of the ninth broadcast season]", calling it "EPIC".[7]

In 2012, more revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Dan Vebber and its director to be Stephen Sandoval.[8][9] On 20 April, Steinberger revealed that she "[had seen] fully animated color acts 2 and 3 back from Korea on [her 7ACV08 the previous day]" and that she "still [thought it was] a really great show"[10] and Rogers jokingly asked her if "[she had been] expecting it to be worse".[11] On the next day, she, in reply to him, revealed that "[it had been] demanding a lot" and that "[she thought that] when [it was] done [it would] be nice"[12] and he, in reply to her, revealed that "[it was] a monster, for sure, but [that Rough Draft] always [delivered]" and that "[it would] be awesome as always".[13] By 8 June,[14] MSN TV had revealed the episode's plot and air date.[2]

In June, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released seven items: a design of the cover of Unfrozen Dude Magazine on 13 June,[15] a design of a Neanderthal chief on 14 June,[16] part of the storyboard set in a sausage contest showing Bender angry about winning third place and Zapp as a judge on 15 June,[17] a design of a Neanderthal version of Fry on 16 June,[18] a promotional picture showing a drunk Fry on 17 June,[19] a video clip featuring Bender and a drunken Fry, wearing a chicken over his head, searching for woolly mammoth with an elephant detector on 18 June[1] and a promotional picture of a group of Neanderthals charging with woolly mammoth on 19 June.[20] The seventh Countdown to Futurama podcast revealed more information about the episode, including elements of its plot.[3]

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 "Fun on a Bun" were shown during the live stream.[21]

Reception

On 3 May 2012, Aimee Steinberger revealed that she had "watched the finalish color, full animation for [the episode] at the FOX lot [on that day]", that "it really did turn out nice" and that she was "Really proud of [it]"[22] and Eric Rogers called it the "2013 Emmy nominee", "Epic fun"[23] and "awesome".[24]

Additional information

Trivia

Allusions

Continuity

Quotes

    Professor: Crew, you're working too hard.
    [Bender staples another picture of a clown to the wall, which has been poorly coloured in, like a child's drawing.]
    Bender: Tell me about it.
    Professor: For once, I thought it might be nice to do something in a social setting! Finally get to know each other. Why, I don't even know half your names! [He points to Fry.] You, boy! What do they call you?
    Fry: Most folks just call me 'Orange Joe'.

Goofs

  • Ground sloth and saber-toothed cats were only found in the Americas, thus Neanderthals would have never interacted with them.
    • The 11 thousand years since then could change that.
  • At the beginning of and during Oktoberfest, Fry is unhappily sober because all beer is dispensed in tiny steins, but during the invasion, much larger mugs are shown.
  • During the invasion, the ship is seen firing, but in previous episodes a gunner (Fry) was in place. The gunner position itself is unnecessary if Leela can control the ships guns all from her console.
    • It is most likely that the ship has a targeting system via Leela's console, but a manual gunner position is available to take the strain off of the captain so he/she can concentrate on flying.
  • Although the map of Germany and the location of the famous Neanderthal are quite accurate, the Oktoberfest is actually held in Munich in the southeast (although in the 1000 years between our day and theirs it could have changed location). The glaciers of the Alps nearby would have made a good place for finding prehistoric mammoths and people, since for example Ötzi the Iceman was found there.

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

References

  1. ^ a b Matt Tobey (18 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Woolly Mammoth Clip. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Comedy Central (20 June 2012). iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 7). (iTunes Store.) Retrieved on 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ Max Nicholson (18 June 2012). Futurama's Back.... (IGN.) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
  5. ^ Aimee Steinberger (15 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
  6. ^ Aimee Steinberger (16 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
  7. ^ Eric Rogers (16 November 2011). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 17 November 2011.
  8. ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  10. ^ Aimee Steinberger (20 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
  11. ^ Eric Rogers (20 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
  12. ^ Aimee Steinberger (21 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
  13. ^ Eric Rogers (21 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
  14. ^ Just Fan (08 June 2012). Futurama: Futurama News (including but not limited to Countdown to Season 7) - Page 8. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
  15. ^ Matt Tobey (13 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Unfrozen Dude Magazine. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 13 June 2012.
  16. ^ Matt Tobey (14 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Neanderthal Chief. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 16 June 2012.
  17. ^ Matt Tobey (15 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Sausage Judge. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 16 June 2012.
  18. ^ Matt Tobey (16 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Neanderthal Fry. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
  19. ^ Matt Tobey (17 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Drunk Fry. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 18 June 2012.
  20. ^ Matt Tobey (19 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Mastodon. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 21 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Tastes Like Fry" (12 July 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 July 2012.
  22. ^ Aimee Steinberger (03 May 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
  23. ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
  24. ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.