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|image text=Two [[blip gang|blips]] watching the {{planet express|ship}} land on Peoples α, in [[3013]] {{ | |image text=Two [[blip gang|blips]] watching the {{planet express|ship}} land on Peoples α, in [[3013]]. {{er|7ACV21}} | ||
|first appear={{e|7ACV21}} | |first appear={{e|7ACV21}} | ||
|inhabited by=[[Amphibiosans]], <br> giant spiders, <br> other [[alien]]s | |inhabited by=[[Amphibiosans]], <br> giant spiders, <br> other [[alien]]s | ||
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'''Peoples α''' is the planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers, and is controlled by two rival gangs — the [[blip gang|blips]] and the [[crud gang|cruds]]. A lot of ships get stolen there. | '''Peoples α''' is the planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers, and is controlled by two rival gangs — the [[blip gang|blips]] and the [[crud gang|cruds]]. A lot of ships get stolen there. | ||
In [[3013]], [[Planet Express]] [[list of Planet Express deliveries|delivered]] a crate to the blips {{ | In [[3013]], [[Planet Express]] [[list of Planet Express deliveries|delivered]] a crate to the blips. {{er|7ACV21}} The crate contained guns, and was a gift from the cruds, who sent it as a sign of trust, so that, together, the two gangs could rid their streets of the real enemy — giant spiders. However, because [[Bender]] had bent the guns, both a group of blips and a group of cruds accidentally shot themselves. | ||
During the delivery, Bender stayed with [[the ship]], to prevent it from being stolen, and some cruds <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/51389707496/countdown-to-futurama-crud-gang-yesterday-we|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crud Gang|date=2013-5-26|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-8-4}}</ref> took all of his body parts except for his eyes and his mouth, <ref>These cruds did not know that Bender had bent the guns.</ref> which they later sold to [[Yuri]]. | During the delivery, Bender stayed with [[the ship]], to prevent it from being stolen, and some cruds <ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/51389707496/countdown-to-futurama-crud-gang-yesterday-we|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crud Gang|date=2013-5-26|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Central's Tumblr page]|accessdate=2013-8-4}}</ref> took all of his body parts except for his eyes and his mouth, <ref>These cruds did not know that Bender had bent the guns.</ref> which they later sold to [[Yuri]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:15, 23 August 2013
| Peoples α | |
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| Inhabited by | Amphibiosans, giant spiders, other aliens |
| Ruled by | Blip gang, Crud gang |
| First appearance | "Assie Come Home" (7ACV21)  |
Peoples α is the planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers, and is controlled by two rival gangs — the blips and the cruds. A lot of ships get stolen there.
In 3013, Planet Express delivered a crate to the blips. [7ACV21] The crate contained guns, and was a gift from the cruds, who sent it as a sign of trust, so that, together, the two gangs could rid their streets of the real enemy — giant spiders. However, because Bender had bent the guns, both a group of blips and a group of cruds accidentally shot themselves.
During the delivery, Bender stayed with the ship, to prevent it from being stolen, and some cruds [1] took all of his body parts except for his eyes and his mouth, [2] which they later sold to Yuri.
Locations
- Scenic Detroit
- Blip Turf
- Blipton
Production
Peoples α was first seen in a preview clip for broadcast season 10, in February 2013. [3] It was also featured in a promotional picture released by Countdown to Futurama, in May. [4]
Additional information
Two aliens warming up around a barrel robot.
Trivia
- The concept of a planet run by gangs may be a reference to the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action".
- In "Love and Rocket", Zoidberg says that two gangster planets were destroyed by the Romanticorp candy hearts.
- In "The Cure for the Common Clod", Bender says that the crew is on the planet with the civilisation based on a book about gangster films.
- The concept of a planet whose inhabitants are separated based on different placement of the same two colors is reminiscent of the planet Cheron, as seen in the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
- Peoples α is very similar in colour and design to the city of Detroit in the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, where rival gangs are a major plot point.
- Blipton is a reference to Compton, California, which is in the vicinity of where the African American gangs the Bloods and the Crips, the namesake of the blips and the cruds, originated. It may also be a reference to the tea brand Lipton.
Quotes
Professor Farnsworth: Ladies and gentlemen. We'll be delivering this mysterious crate to Peoples α.
Hermes: Peoples α? The planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers?!
Bender: Ooh! Let's go let's go let's go!
Appearances
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Crud Gang. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 26 May 2013. Retrieved on 04 August 2013.
- ^ These cruds did not know that Bender had bent the guns.
- ^ Jesse David Fox (05 February 2013). Watch a Preview of Futurama’s Seventh Season. (Vulture.com.) Retrieved on 04 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Bender’s Eyes and Mouth in Trash. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 25 May 2013. Retrieved on 04 August 2013.