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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
=== Allusions === | === Allusions === | ||
[[File:Law and Oracle screenshot 2.jpg|thumb|left|A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious ''{{w|Tron}}'' parody.]] | [[File:Law and Oracle screenshot 2.jpg|thumb|left|A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious ''{{w|Tron}}'' parody.]] | ||
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* The title of the episode is a parody of the long-running {{w|NBC}} legal drama television series ''{{w|Law & Order}}''. | * The title of the episode is a parody of the long-running {{w|NBC}} legal drama television series ''{{w|Law & Order}}''. | ||
* The concept of trying people for crimes committed in the future was a major plot point of the [[2004]] film ''{{w|Minority Report (film)|Minority Report}}''. | * The concept of trying people for crimes committed in the future was a major plot point of the [[2004]] film ''{{w|Minority Report (film)|Minority Report}}''. | ||
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* [[Circuit City]] is a reference to the American retailer of the same name, {{w|Circuit City Stores|Circuit City}}. | * [[Circuit City]] is a reference to the American retailer of the same name, {{w|Circuit City Stores|Circuit City}}. | ||
* A light cycle chase scene in the episode, featuring [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[URL]] in [[Circuit City]], is an obvious reference to the 1982 science-fiction movie ''{{w|Tron}}'' and its sequel, ''{{w|Tron Legacy}}''. | * A light cycle chase scene in the episode, featuring [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[URL]] in [[Circuit City]], is an obvious reference to the 1982 science-fiction movie ''{{w|Tron}}'' and its sequel, ''{{w|Tron Legacy}}''. | ||
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* A reference to "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" is shown, with Fry once again delivering a pizza to a prank name at [[Applied Cryogenics]]. | * A reference to "[[Space Pilot 3000]]" is shown, with Fry once again delivering a pizza to a prank name at [[Applied Cryogenics]]. | ||
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* The episode includes the first time [[Dandy Jim]] is seen alone, after only having been seen with his [[hobo]] friend [[Gus]] before. | |||
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=== Characters === | === Characters === | ||
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| No. | 104 | ||||
| Production number | 6ACV16 | ||||
| Written by | Josh Weinstein | ||||
| Directed by | N/A | ||||
| Title caption | N/A | ||||
| First air date | 7 July, 2011[1] | ||||
| Broadcast number | S08E04 | ||||
| Title reference | Law & Order, or the phrase "law and order" | ||||
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"Law and Oracle" is the one hundredth and fourth episode of Futurama, the sixteenth of the sixth production season and the fourth of the eighth broadcast season.
Story
Fed up with his go-nowhere job, Fry joins the police force.[2]
Production
During May and June 2011, Countdown to Futurama released three items of promotional material for the episode: concept art of the police station's future crimes division on 20 May, part of the storyboard showing Fry be pranked by Ipgee, Terry and Lou on 21 May, and a video clip showing Fry and URL in a light cycle chase in Circuit City on 16 June.
Image gallery
Concept art of the police station's future crimes division.
Page 84 of the storyboard.
A screenshot from the video clip.
Additional Info
Allusions
A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious Tron parody.
- The title of the episode is a parody of the long-running NBC legal drama television series Law & Order.
- The concept of trying people for crimes committed in the future was a major plot point of the 2004 film Minority Report.
- Circuit City is a reference to the American retailer of the same name, Circuit City.
- A light cycle chase scene in the episode, featuring Fry and URL in Circuit City, is an obvious reference to the 1982 science-fiction movie Tron and its sequel, Tron Legacy.
Continuity
- A reference to "Space Pilot 3000" is shown, with Fry once again delivering a pizza to a prank name at Applied Cryogenics.
- The episode includes the first time Dandy Jim is seen alone, after only having been seen with his hobo friend Gus before.