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(Undo revision 76475 by Jimx (talk) I'm sorry to delete all that fine writing, but that's too much speculation. We don't even know if Gil is the reference.)
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=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*They are possibly named after [[simpsons:Gil Gunderson|Gil Gunderson]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', who had an idea for unshelled nuts.
*They are possibly named after [[simpsons:Gil Gunderson|Gil Gunderson]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', who had an idea for unshelled nuts.
**This implies that Gil was finally successful with one of his crazy half-baked ideas, ironically with one of the most mundane ones he had.
**They might also be a reference to ex-FBI chief [http://www.apfn.org/okc/lid_off.htm Ted Gunderson], who some might consider nuts.
**Also, since the name and the type of product seems not to have changed at all in a thousand years, it is perhaps the ''most'' successful business of any kind, anywhere, in the Simpsons/Futurama universe.
**Bender having to crack open an "unshelled nut" may be in reference to how useless Ol' Gil was at everything he attempted, whether by bad luck, judgment, skill, knowledge, etc. If Gil managed to produce such a low-quality product which was successful for at least a thousand years despite its inferiority, he has surely achieved the zen of crap.
**We can only hope now that Gil's head turns up in a jar in a later episode to tell his amazing story (whether it's true or not).
*They might also be a reference to ex-FBI chief [http://www.apfn.org/okc/lid_off.htm Ted Gunderson], who some might consider nuts.
*''Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts'' only appeared in [[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular#Act I: Xmas|a non-canon segment]], so it may not exist in [[Universe Γ|the real universe]].
*''Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts'' only appeared in [[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular#Act I: Xmas|a non-canon segment]], so it may not exist in [[Universe Γ|the real universe]].


Revision as of 12:52, 22 December 2010

Gunderson's Nuts
Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts.png
The first logo seen in its debut episode.
TypeFood
First appearance"The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (6ACV13)
Episode
Current statusPopular

Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts is a brand of unshelled nuts. They were the sponsor of "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular", and had a message before every segment. Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts used three different logos during the episode, one of which didn't have the Unshelled part.

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  • The second logo.

  • The third logo.

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