Commentary:The Honking

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Commentary for
The Honking
Production number	2ACV18
On DVD	Season 2 Disc 4
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Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening Creator David X. Cohen Executive producer Rich Moore Supervising director Ken Keeler Writer Susan Dietter Director John DiMaggio Actor (Bender, etc.) Billy West Actor (Fry, Dr. Zoidberg, etc.)

Topics of Discussion

• They says underpants are 20% funnier than underwear.
• Where the line Mumbo perhaps.
• Preacherbot is based on Phil LaMarr's uncle.
• So much work went into the Eastern Europe location.
• Hermes' line about ghosts.
• The joke about binary.
• What the binary phrase says.
• The were-car was cleverly designed.
• If Maurice LaMarche or Frank Welker did the were-cars howl.
• How Bender can have bloodshot eyes.
• The gangsters have a messed up life.
• They couldn't figure out if it was obvious that Bender was the were-car.
• They mention that the Gypsy returns.
• That with the Gypsy for once they wanted bad animation on a character.
• The digital clock was meant to be the same as in the episode "Xmas Story".
• The writers have an obsession with Lincoln.
• They can't tell the difference between the 2D and 3D car.
• Fry is focused on the wrong things in this episode.
• The farmer does no damage to Bender.
• Fry has a brilliant scowl.
• Calculon was one of the first robots to be created on the show.
• Why the robot arm is named Calculon.
• The shortest scene they have ever had is in Paris.
• Where you can get a silver potato.
• Characters in TV and movies can outrun cars and never jump to the sides.

Highlights / Quotes

• David X. Cohen: Thats not gibberish either but I'll let you figure it out.
• Matt Groening: So when do you the viewers figure it out whats going on.
• Billy West: And I pay no attention.
• Susan Dietter: Where does someone get a silver potato?
  Billy West: eBay.

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