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*Bender and Leela make a delivery to the 3-D planet of [[Pandora]], and Leela asks if they can use their avatars.  This is a reference to the 2009 3-D blockbuster film ''{{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}'', which largely takes place on a planet called Pandora.
*Bender and Leela make a delivery to the 3-D planet of [[Pandora]], and Leela asks if they can use their avatars.  This is a reference to the 2009 3-D blockbuster film ''{{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}'', which largely takes place on a planet called Pandora.
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] moves the ship back and forth as she tries to land in front of the giant tree on Pandora.  This is a reference to cheap gags in some 3-D movies where objects seems to jump out of the screen at the audience.
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] moves the ship back and forth as she tries to land in front of the giant tree on Pandora.  This is a reference to cheap gags in some 3-D movies where objects seems to jump out of the screen at the audience.
** At the end of the 3-D sequence, Bender throws his sandwich at the screen, to similar effect.
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[[File:Law and Oracle screenshot 2.jpg|thumb|right|A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious ''{{w|Tron}}'' parody.]]
[[File:Law and Oracle screenshot 2.jpg|thumb|right|A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious ''{{w|Tron}}'' parody.]]

Revision as of 00:59, 9 July 2011

Season 6 episode
Broadcast season 8 episode
Law and Oracle
Law and Oracle screenshot.jpg
URL and Fry chase down a criminal in Circuit City.
No.104
Production number6ACV16
Written byJosh Weinstein
Directed byStephen Sandoval
Title captionFor the sophisticated shut-in
First air date7 July, 2011[1]
Broadcast numberS08E04
Title referenceLaw & Order, or the phrase "law and order"
Additional
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript
Storyboard

Pictures

Season 6
  1. Rebirth
  2. In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela
  3. Attack of the Killer App
  4. Proposition Infinity
  5. The Duh-Vinci Code
  6. Lethal Inspection
  7. The Late Philip J. Fry
  8. That Darn Katz!
  9. A Clockwork Origin
  10. The Prisoner of Benda
  11. Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences
  12. The Mutants Are Revolting
  13. The Futurama Holiday Spectacular
  14. The Silence of the Clamps
  15. Möbius Dick
  16. Law and Oracle
  17. Benderama
  18. The Tip of the Zoidberg
  19. Ghost in the Machines
  20. Neutopia
  21. Yo Leela Leela
  22. Fry Am the Egg Man
  23. All the Presidents' Heads
  24. Cold Warriors
  25. Overclockwise
  26. Reincarnation
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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.

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

Reception

In its original U.S. broadcast on 7 July, 2011, "Law and Oracle" scored a 0.7 share among adults 18-49 and 1.548 million viewers,[2] down about 400,000 viewers since Ghost in the Machines, making it the second lowest rated episode of season 6 after "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular".

Additional Info

Trivia

Allusions

  • The title of the episode is a parody of the long-running NBC legal drama television franchise Law & Order.
  • Pickles, the colored balls, the screens controlled by hand movements, and the overall concept of trying people for crimes committed in the future, are all obvious references to the 2002 film Minority Report.
  • The opening scene is a direct reference to the opening scene of "Space Pilot 3000".
  • The Sound Effects 5000 is a direct parody of Sgt. Larvelle Jones from the Police Academy films. The sign in front of the police academy also states that they are not affiliated with Police Academy IV.
  • Bender and Leela make a delivery to the 3-D planet of Pandora, and Leela asks if they can use their avatars. This is a reference to the 2009 3-D blockbuster film Avatar, which largely takes place on a planet called Pandora.
  • Leela moves the ship back and forth as she tries to land in front of the giant tree on Pandora. This is a reference to cheap gags in some 3-D movies where objects seems to jump out of the screen at the audience.
    • At the end of the 3-D sequence, Bender throws his sandwich at the screen, to similar effect.
A screenshot from the chase scene which is an obvious Tron parody.
  • Circuit City is a reference to the American retailer of the same name, Circuit City.
  • The light cycle chase scene, featuring Fry and URL in Circuit City, is an obvious reference to the 1982 science-fiction movie Tron and its sequel, Tron Legacy.
  • The man being chased in the light cycle scene is Erwin Schrödinger, a 20th-century Austrian physicist known for his Schrödinger's cat paradox. The cat is found alive in a box inside Schrödinger's car, along with a lot of drugs.
  • Fry makes two references to "Speed Buggy", a 1970's Hanna-Barbera cartoon similar to Scooby-Doo about a mystery-solving trio of teenagers and their talking car, Speed Buggy.
  • The Maltese Liquor is a reference to the priceless stuffed falcon known as the Maltese Falcon, which is also the subject of attempted thievery in the film of the same name.
  • After Fry is named "Executive Delivery Boy", Hermes whispers to Leela that "executive" is a meaningless title that helps people with low self esteem feel better about themselves. This is a fourth-wall break that mocks the numerous "Executive Producer" and "Co-Executive Producer" credits on the show, including a direct jab at Matt Groening and David X. Cohen whose "Executive Producer" credits appear right after Hermes finished talking.

Continuity

Goofs

  • Fat-bot is drawn with a closed grin on his face instead of a light-up mouth.

Quotes

    Fry: Hi, I'm Fry!
    Sound Effects 5000: I'm the Sound Effects 5000! [Produces various police-themed sound effects.]
    Fry: Wow! That would be impressive if you were a human!
    Sound Effects 5000: [gloomily] Yeah...

    Sound Effects 5000: [Produces a cheering sound effect.]
    Gretsky: Ah, my tinnitus!

    Police officer: Yeah, that's great. Now can you actually turn on the ignition?
    Sound Effects 5000: I don't have any hands!

    Chief O'Mannahan: [in the locker room topless] Congratulations on your big bust.
    Fry: You, too.

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

References