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"'''I Dated a Robot'''" is the forty-seventh episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 3|third production season]] and the fifteenth and the last of the [[Broadcast season 3|third broadcast season]]. It aired 13 May, 2001 on FOX. It guest stars [[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]] as herself in a [[Head Jars|jar]] as well the [[Liubot]]s. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] downloads Liu illegally onto a blank robot, and starts dating. The discontent of the others, reveals a more sinister nature behind the corporation where she was downloaded from. | "'''I Dated a Robot'''" is the forty-seventh episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 3|third production season]] and the fifteenth and the last of the [[Broadcast season 3|third broadcast season]]. It aired 13 May, 2001 on FOX. It guest stars [[Lucy Liu's Head|Lucy Liu]] as herself in a [[Head Jars|jar]] as well the [[Liubot]]s. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] downloads Liu illegally onto a blank robot, and starts dating. The discontent of the others, reveals a more sinister nature behind the corporation where she was downloaded from. | ||
==The Story== | == The Story == | ||
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===Act I: "I want to see the edge of the universe!"=== | === Act I: "I want to see the edge of the universe!" === | ||
The crew is watching [[The Scary Door#Episode 2|The Scary Door]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] enters to try to convince them that the future is far better than his time. They decide to do (almost) everything Fry ever dreamed of. After travelling to the end of the universe, blowing up a planet and riding a dinosaur, Fry decides the last thing he wishes to do is to be romantically linked with a celebrity. | The crew is watching [[The Scary Door#Episode 2|The Scary Door]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] enters to try to convince them that the future is far better than his time. They decide to do (almost) everything Fry ever dreamed of. After travelling to the end of the universe, blowing up a planet and riding a dinosaur, Fry decides the last thing he wishes to do is to be romantically linked with a celebrity. | ||
===Act II: "On to the internet you go!"=== | === Act II: "On to the internet you go!" === | ||
Fry and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] go online and locate nappster.com, where Fry chooses to download Lucy Liu. The download is successful and Fry falls for the [[Lucy Liu's Head#Liubot|Liubot]]. | Fry and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] go online and locate nappster.com, where Fry chooses to download Lucy Liu. The download is successful and Fry falls for the [[Lucy Liu's Head#Liubot|Liubot]]. | ||
===Act III: "Humans dating robots is sick!"=== | === Act III: "Humans dating robots is sick!" === | ||
The crew considers the relationship sick. They try to make him end the relationship, and show him a [[Instructional_Movies#I_Dated_A_Robot|propaganda film]] which shows that humans dating robots will lead to disaster. The film has no effect on Fry, who is busy making out with the Liubot. Leela, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] head off to shut down nappster.com, where it is revealed that the company (secretly known as kidnappster.com) is holding various heads in jars hostage in order to scan them to create the robot duplicates, [[Lucy Liu's Head|Liu]] having been there 800 years. The three rescue Lucy Liu's Head and escape. Kidnappster sends Liubots to kill them. | The crew considers the relationship sick. They try to make him end the relationship, and show him a [[Instructional_Movies#I_Dated_A_Robot|propaganda film]] which shows that humans dating robots will lead to disaster. The film has no effect on Fry, who is busy making out with the Liubot. Leela, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] head off to shut down nappster.com, where it is revealed that the company (secretly known as kidnappster.com) is holding various heads in jars hostage in order to scan them to create the robot duplicates, [[Lucy Liu's Head|Liu]] having been there 800 years. The three rescue Lucy Liu's Head and escape. Kidnappster sends Liubots to kill them. | ||
===Act IV: "Bender don't bend that way!"=== | === Act IV: "Bender don't bend that way!" === | ||
The real Lucy Liu is apparently attracted to Bender. A swarm of Liubots begin attacking. They hide in a movie theatre, where they find Fry and his Liubot on a date. The swarm enters and continues its rampage. Fry leads Bender, Leela, Zoidberg, Lucy and his Liubot to the projection room. The Lius prepare to enter through the window, but are stopped by a huge quantity of popcorn, until the swarm begins shooting the popcorn back. | The real Lucy Liu is apparently attracted to Bender. A swarm of Liubots begin attacking. They hide in a movie theatre, where they find Fry and his Liubot on a date. The swarm enters and continues its rampage. Fry leads Bender, Leela, Zoidberg, Lucy and his Liubot to the projection room. The Lius prepare to enter through the window, but are stopped by a huge quantity of popcorn, until the swarm begins shooting the popcorn back. | ||
===Act V: "Massive corn clog in port seven!"=== | === Act V: "Massive corn clog in port seven!" === | ||
Fry's Liubot sacrifices herself to destroy the others and save Fry. Bender and Lucy admit their feelings for one another, much to Fry's disappointment. | Fry's Liubot sacrifices herself to destroy the others and save Fry. Bender and Lucy admit their feelings for one another, much to Fry's disappointment. | ||
==Additional Info== | == Additional Info == | ||
[[Image:Promo_3ACV15.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Promo pic]] of this episode]] | [[Image:Promo_3ACV15.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Promo pic]] of this episode]] | ||
===Trivia=== | === Trivia === | ||
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*[[Pamela Anderson's head]] is now at kidnappster, having last been seen helping [[Mom's sons]] in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]". | *[[Pamela Anderson's head]] is now at kidnappster, having last been seen helping [[Mom's sons]] in "[[A Fishful of Dollars]]". | ||
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*The title for this episode was close to being "J-Lo Dolly", though it remains unknown why the crew changed their minds so late in the progress or whether the original title had implied an appearance by {{w|Jennifer Lopez}}, commonly known as 'J-Lo'. | *The title for this episode was close to being "J-Lo Dolly", though it remains unknown why the crew changed their minds so late in the progress or whether the original title had implied an appearance by {{w|Jennifer Lopez}}, commonly known as 'J-Lo'. | ||
===Quotes=== | === Quotes === | ||
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Format Example: | Format Example: | ||
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<poem>'''Liubot''': Take that! and This! and One of these!</poem> | |||
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=== Continuity === | |||
===Continuity=== | |||
*Lucy Liu returns in "[[Love and Rocket]]". | *Lucy Liu returns in "[[Love and Rocket]]". | ||
*While there are currently only the two [[Parallel universes|alternate universes]], many parallel ones come into existence in "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]". | *While there are currently only the two [[Parallel universes|alternate universes]], many parallel ones come into existence in "[[The Farnsworth Parabox]]". | ||
*Bender refers to robosexuals in [[Space Pilot 3000]], it is possible that this is a reference to a romantic relationships between a human and a robot as seen in this episode. | *Bender refers to robosexuals in "[[Space Pilot 3000]]", it is possible that this is a reference to a romantic relationships between a human and a robot as seen in this episode. | ||
===Allusions=== | === Allusions === | ||
*Lucy Liu parodies her successful ''Charlie's Angels'' movies, reprising her role in the 2007 classic ''Charlie's Angels III: The Legend of Charlie's Gold'' (which features a vampire ''and'' an explosion) | *Lucy Liu parodies her successful ''Charlie's Angels'' movies, reprising her role in the 2007 classic ''Charlie's Angels III: The Legend of Charlie's Gold'' (which features a vampire ''and'' an explosion) | ||
**The title is based on ''City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' | **The title is based on ''City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' | ||
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*At one point, Bender acts in the manner of Archie Bunker from ''All in the Family'' and even sits in Archie's trademark living room chair. | *At one point, Bender acts in the manner of Archie Bunker from ''All in the Family'' and even sits in Archie's trademark living room chair. | ||
===Goofs=== | === Goofs === | ||
*The jar holding Lucy Liu's head seems to change sizes between scenes for the last act. It goes from being roughly the size of Bender's compartment when he tosses Pavarotti to make room for her, to being slightly smaller than the compartment when Lucy gives Fry the speech about illegal downloading, to being larger when Bender's holding her next to him after Fry erases the last Liubot. | *The jar holding Lucy Liu's head seems to change sizes between scenes for the last act. It goes from being roughly the size of Bender's compartment when he tosses Pavarotti to make room for her, to being slightly smaller than the compartment when Lucy gives Fry the speech about illegal downloading, to being larger when Bender's holding her next to him after Fry erases the last Liubot. | ||
*After the Liubots tear through the cinema screen, the exact same scene as had just past is shown, albeit blurred onscreen. However, this may just be to make fun of the repetitive nature of the film. | *After the Liubots tear through the cinema screen, the exact same scene as had just past is shown, albeit blurred onscreen. However, this may just be to make fun of the repetitive nature of the film. | ||
===Characters=== | === Characters === | ||
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]] | *[[Amy Wong|Amy]] | ||
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==Episode Credits== | == Episode Credits == | ||
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|broad next=Roswell that Ends Well}} | |broad next=Roswell that Ends Well}} | ||
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| No. | 47 | ||||
| Production number | 3ACV15 | ||||
| Written by | Eric Kaplan | ||||
| Directed by | James Purdum | ||||
| Title caption | No humans were probed in the making of this episode | ||||
| First air date | 13 May, 2001 | ||||
| Broadcast number | S03E15 | ||||
| Title reference | The "I Dated a/an <archetype>" auto-biography title | ||||
| Opening cartoon | "Censored" | ||||
| Special guest(s) | Lucy Liu | ||||
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"I Dated a Robot" is the forty-seventh episode of Futurama, the fifteenth of the third production season and the fifteenth and the last of the third broadcast season. It aired 13 May, 2001 on FOX. It guest stars Lucy Liu as herself in a jar as well the Liubots. Fry downloads Liu illegally onto a blank robot, and starts dating. The discontent of the others, reveals a more sinister nature behind the corporation where she was downloaded from.
The Story
Act I: "I want to see the edge of the universe!"
The crew is watching The Scary Door, Fry enters to try to convince them that the future is far better than his time. They decide to do (almost) everything Fry ever dreamed of. After travelling to the end of the universe, blowing up a planet and riding a dinosaur, Fry decides the last thing he wishes to do is to be romantically linked with a celebrity.
Act II: "On to the internet you go!"
Fry and Leela go online and locate nappster.com, where Fry chooses to download Lucy Liu. The download is successful and Fry falls for the Liubot.
Act III: "Humans dating robots is sick!"
The crew considers the relationship sick. They try to make him end the relationship, and show him a propaganda film which shows that humans dating robots will lead to disaster. The film has no effect on Fry, who is busy making out with the Liubot. Leela, Bender and Zoidberg head off to shut down nappster.com, where it is revealed that the company (secretly known as kidnappster.com) is holding various heads in jars hostage in order to scan them to create the robot duplicates, Liu having been there 800 years. The three rescue Lucy Liu's Head and escape. Kidnappster sends Liubots to kill them.
Act IV: "Bender don't bend that way!"
The real Lucy Liu is apparently attracted to Bender. A swarm of Liubots begin attacking. They hide in a movie theatre, where they find Fry and his Liubot on a date. The swarm enters and continues its rampage. Fry leads Bender, Leela, Zoidberg, Lucy and his Liubot to the projection room. The Lius prepare to enter through the window, but are stopped by a huge quantity of popcorn, until the swarm begins shooting the popcorn back.
Act V: "Massive corn clog in port seven!"
Fry's Liubot sacrifices herself to destroy the others and save Fry. Bender and Lucy admit their feelings for one another, much to Fry's disappointment.
Additional Info
Promo pic of this episode
Trivia
- Pamela Anderson's head is now at kidnappster, having last been seen helping Mom's sons in "A Fishful of Dollars".
- Other celebrities being held captive included Cheech Marin, Harrison Ford, George Michael, Nicole Kidman and Madeleine Albright
- Some of Fry's dreams are destroying a planet, riding a dinosaur, to be invisible in a chocolate factory, and to date a celebrity.
- The idea of love between a robot and a human being wrong as it does not produce children (as said in the propaganda film) refers to the sometimes argument put forward by those opposed to homosexuality.
- The title for this episode was close to being "J-Lo Dolly", though it remains unknown why the crew changed their minds so late in the progress or whether the original title had implied an appearance by Jennifer Lopez, commonly known as 'J-Lo'.
Quotes
Continuity
- Lucy Liu returns in "Love and Rocket".
- While there are currently only the two alternate universes, many parallel ones come into existence in "The Farnsworth Parabox".
- Bender refers to robosexuals in "Space Pilot 3000", it is possible that this is a reference to a romantic relationships between a human and a robot as seen in this episode.
Allusions
- Lucy Liu parodies her successful Charlie's Angels movies, reprising her role in the 2007 classic Charlie's Angels III: The Legend of Charlie's Gold (which features a vampire and an explosion)
- The title is based on City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
- A large focus on the copyright infringement issues causing problems for Napster
- "We would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling adults!" - similar line (with kids instead of adults) is found in most episodes of Scooby Doo.
- The Scary Door segment includes several references to The Twilight Zone episodes:
- "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - Smith's "there's a gremlin destroying the plane, you gotta believe me!"
- At one point, Bender acts in the manner of Archie Bunker from All in the Family and even sits in Archie's trademark living room chair.
Goofs
- The jar holding Lucy Liu's head seems to change sizes between scenes for the last act. It goes from being roughly the size of Bender's compartment when he tosses Pavarotti to make room for her, to being slightly smaller than the compartment when Lucy gives Fry the speech about illegal downloading, to being larger when Bender's holding her next to him after Fry erases the last Liubot.
- After the Liubots tear through the cinema screen, the exact same scene as had just past is shown, albeit blurred onscreen. However, this may just be to make fun of the repetitive nature of the film.
Characters
- Amy
- Bender
- Fry
- Hermes
- Leela
- Debut: Liubot
- Debut: Lucy Liu's head
- Prof. Farnsworth
- Sal
- Zapp Brannigan
- Zoidberg
Episode Credits
- Writer
- Director
- Voice Actors
- DVD Commentary
- Special Guest