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Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch

Production Number: 4ACV01
Title Caption: BIGFOOT'S CHOICE
First Aired: January 12, 2003

The Story

Act I: Prepare for Ship-to-Ship-Intimacy!

Kif just can't stand his long-distance relationship with Amy any more - he wants more. Just at this moment, the crew is to deliver pain medicine to the hive mind of Nigel 7, around where the Nimbus is patrolling. Amy smuggles herself on board of the Planet Express Ship and changes course towards the Nimbus while the crew is in hibernative naptosis to save oxygen. Kif and Amy share an intimate moment on the Nimbus' Holo-shed where he tries to display his romantic feelings to her, when the Holo-shed malfunctions and the holographic characters come alive. Kif and Amy flee towards the bridge, pursued by the holograms. Zapp fires on the pursuers, causing an explosive decompression that whirls everyone around on the bridge. In the process, Kif looses his right glove and has skin contact with everyone present. Later in sickbay, the doctor finds that Kif is pregnant.

Act II: So the toilet seat is the uncle or something?

It turns out that Amphibians can exchange genetic material over their skins when romantically engaged. Kif is delighted, but Amy does not quite share his enthusiasm. Besides, it is unclear who is the sire of Kif's offspring. They travel back to Earth and let the Professor figure it out with the Alien Cross-Species Genetic Analyzer - it turns out that Leela has provided the DNA. But Kif states that his romantic involvement is with Amy, his smizmar, who after the rules of his people is considered the mother. On a pre-birthing party with the crew in Fry's and Bender's appartment, Amy can't stand it any longer - she is not yet ready for the responsibility of motherhood and runs away in tears, leaving Kif behind alone.

Act III: What a disgusting and beautiful process

Just then, Kif's birthing process is about to start and he returns to his home world Amphibion 9, accompagnied by the Leela, Fry, Bender and Zapp. They enter the ancestral birthing grounds of Clan Kroker in a swamp, where they meet the Grand Midwife. Since his smizmar Amy is not with him, he has to go through the beginning of the birthing ceremony alone, but then Amy arrives and assists in the birth of the several hundred tadpole-like offspring. Leela and Amy defend the little creatures as they are attacked on the way towards the water and succeed. In twenty years time, the offspring will crawl onto land as children, and Amy thinks she will be ready then. Leela indeed turns out to be the genetical mother - many of the tadpoles have just one eye.

Additional Info

Trivia

The DVD commentaries state the ship-to-ship-intimacy is a spoof from the James Bond movie "Moonraker". It might also have been inspired by the slightly older predecessor "You only live twice" that had a similar setting.
Outside the Nimbus' sickbay, the sign reads "Sick Bay & Horta Burn Clinic", referring to a Star Trek TOS episode featuring a crystalline being named Horta.

Quotes

Amy: "Spirit! Kif, that's the pony I always wanted but my parents said I had too many ponies already."

Kif: "Yes, I programmed it in for you. Four million lines of Basic!"

Kif: "The Holo-shed's on the fritz again! The characters turned real!"

Zapp: "Damn! The last time that happened, I got slapped with three paternity suits!"

Kif: "As long as Amy is with me in my heart, I will have the strength of two. *gnarg* Apparently, Amy hasn't been working out much lately..."

Prof. Farnsworth: If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome!

Goofs

In the shot after Zoidberg is ejected from the materno-fuge, it looks as if he's got no pants on - belly and legs are carapace-coloured.

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

Episode Credits

DVD Commentary

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 ==The Story==
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+[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] just can't stand his long-distance relationship with [[Amy Wong|Amy]] any more - he wants more. Just at this moment, the crew is to deliver pain medicine to the hive mind of Nigel 7, around where the [[Nimbus]] is patrolling. Amy smuggles herself on board of the [[Planet Express Ship]] and changes course towards the Nimbus while the crew is in [[Hibernative naptosis|hibernative naptosis]] to save oxygen. Kif and Amy share an intimate moment on the Nimbus' [[Holo-shed]] where he tries to display his romantic feelings to her, when the Holo-shed malfunctions and the holographic characters come alive. Kif and Amy flee towards the bridge, pursued by the holograms. [[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]] fires on the pursuers, causing an explosive decompression that whirls everyone around on the bridge. In the process, Kif looses his right glove and has skin contact with everyone present. Later in sickbay, the doctor finds that Kif is pregnant.
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+===Act II: So the toilet seat is the uncle or something?===
+It turns out that [[Amphibians]] can exchange genetic material over their skins when romantically engaged. Kif is delighted, but Amy does not quite share his enthusiasm. Besides, it is unclear who is the sire of Kif's offspring. They travel back to [[Earth]] and let the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] figure it out with the [[Alien Cross-Species Genetic Analyzer]] - it turns out that [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] has provided the DNA. But Kif states that his romantic involvement is with Amy, his [[smizmar]], who after the rules of his people is considered the mother. On a pre-birthing party with the crew in [[Philip J. Fry|Fry's]] and [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender's]] appartment, Amy can't stand it any longer - she is not yet ready for the responsibility of motherhood and runs away in tears, leaving Kif behind alone.
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+===Act III: What a disgusting and beautiful process===
+Just then, Kif's birthing process is about to start and he returns to his home world [[Amphibion 9]], accompagnied by the Leela, Fry, Bender and Zapp. They enter the ancestral birthing grounds of Clan Kroker in a swamp, where they meet the [[The Grand Midwife|Grand Midwife]]. Since his smizmar Amy is not with him, he has to go through the beginning of the birthing ceremony alone, but then Amy arrives and assists in the birth of the several hundred tadpole-like offspring. Leela and Amy defend the little creatures as they are attacked on the way towards the water and succeed. In twenty years time, the offspring will crawl onto land as children, and Amy thinks she will be ready then. Leela indeed turns out to be the genetical mother - many of the tadpoles have just one eye.
 ==Additional Info==
 ===Trivia===
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+*The DVD commentaries state the ship-to-ship-intimacy is a spoof from the James Bond movie "Moonraker". It might also have been inspired by the slightly older predecessor "You only live twice" that had a similar setting.
+*Outside the Nimbus' sickbay, the sign reads "Sick Bay & Horta Burn Clinic", referring to a Star Trek TOS episode featuring a crystalline being named Horta.
 ===Quotes===
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 *'''Prof. Farnsworth''': If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome!<br>
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+*In the shot after [[Zoidberg]] is ejected from the materno-fuge, it looks as if he's got no pants on - belly and legs are carapace-coloured.
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