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*{{the crew|caps=yes}} {{deliver}}s ''[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' <ref>See also ''[[Robo-chicken]]''.</ref> soup to [[Chapek 9]].
*{{the crew|caps=yes}} {{deliver}}s ''[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' <ref>See also ''[[Robo-chicken]]''.</ref> soup to [[Chapek 9]].
*{{Bender}} rides the soup can a la ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''.
*{{Bender}} rides the soup can a la ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''.
*[[Zoidberg]] mentions the board games {{w|Pictionary}} and {{w|Trivial Pursuit}}.
*When the robot zombies get inside the Planet Express building, the professor says the situation has gone from "bad-to-Kirkman", a reference to {{w|Robert Kirkman}} who created ''{{w|The Walking Dead (comic book)|The Walking Dead}}''.


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*On the last page [[Morbo]] says "...I only hope for all of our sakes...", however the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
*On the last page [[Morbo]] says "...I only hope for all of our sakes...", however the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
*When Bender says  "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, professor?!", Professor Farnsworth responds with "Not quite. You see, the robots...", suggesting Bender's line has been altered from the first draft of the comic.
*When Bender says  "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, professor?!", Professor Farnsworth responds with "Not quite. You see, the robots...", suggesting Bender's line has been altered from the first draft of the comic.
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Revision as of 14:49, 22 November 2014

Night of the Automated Dead
Futurama Comic 73.jpg
Characters on the cover: URL, Joey Mousepad, Roberto, Tinny Tim, Leela, Calculon, Bender, Fry, Clamps, and (seemingly) Monique.
US Publish Number73
Written byEric Rogers
Art byJames Lloyd
Published (US)November 19, 2014
Title referenceThe 1968 film Night of the Living Dead
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"Night of the Automated Dead" is the seventy-third comic issue, released on November 19, 2014 in the US.

The Story

If you thought computer viruses were bad, just wait until Planet Express' morally bankrupt bending unit starts spreading a social disease of his own around New New York City, causing a calamitous epidemic of robot zombies!

Production

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Additional Info

Trivia

Allusions

Continuity

  • On seeing zombie Calculon, Fry reflects on the time they killed him.
    • It is possible that due to the zombie antivirus, he may be alive again. However there's no evidence of this.
  • Amy says Leela reads e-books about the lives of courageous koalas, a reference to the running gag of Leela reading books about brave animals.

Goofs

  • On the last page Morbo says "...I only hope for all of our sakes...", however the "f" in the word "for" is missing.
  • When Bender says "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, professor?!", Professor Farnsworth responds with "Not quite. You see, the robots...", suggesting Bender's line has been altered from the first draft of the comic.

Quotes

    Bender: Oh, it's just you two. I was just having a nightmare that someone was asking me to do actual work.
    Fry: I have those nightmares, too! Sooo scary.

    Farnsworth: I'm stunned you aren't dead, Bender. This is some truly ganked-up fluid flowing through your body.
    Zoidberg: It's so nasty-looking, even I don't want to eat it! And I once used one of Hermes' dreadlocks as a breadstick!

Appearances

(In alphabetic order)

Characters

Places

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Comic Credits

Notes

  1. ^ See also Robo-chicken.