Commentary:War Is the H-Word

Topics of Discussion

 * They mention this was the season premier of broadcast season 3
 * Why they spend time coming up with names for the gum
 * The animators spent lots of money for the army poster that appears briefly
 * They debated on what the professor says about brains was too insane
 * They have made Zapp skirt more female over time
 * Billy's impression of Nixon is very funny
 * Where did the growl come from
 * They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is Leela
 * The original Lee Lemon had a different beard
 * Zapp tends to use an extra syllable in his words
 * Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
 * They praise the 3D department for the animation of the balls
 * John does the voice of the southern soldier
 * If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
 * They say the impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
 * This is the one time in the show that Kif shouts
 * Many people don't notice iHawk has the glass attached to him
 * A part of the episode was influenced by Starship Troopers and another part by MASH
 * They are concerned that Zapp and Nixon are oblivious to the explosions outside
 * This is the first time Fry sings I'm Walking on Sunshine
 * This was originally shown at Comic-Con
 * The writers just tried to find a funny ball joke for two days
 * The list of Bender's most used words was hard to make
 * The Brain Balls HQ looks like the Epcot ball
 * Bender says all the words on his list within a minute
 * The bomb ticks even though it doesn't have a timer
 * The original newspaper headline said Earth Licks Balls, which was removed
 * The supposed bomb explosion was added last minute

Highlights / Quotes

 * David X. Cohen: It appears for like one billionth of a second.
 * Matt Groening: It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things.
 * David X. Cohen: So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end. Unknown:Can I say it now? David X. Cohen: Sure Unknown: Its Leela David X. Cohen: What? I must have misunderstood to story.
 * Unknown: Oh My God
 * Matt Groening: Its coming up... wait
 * David X. Cohen: Eric only wrote one joke and moved it about five times
 * John DiMaggio: Hippidy Hop or Hoppedy Hip

Commentators

 * Matt Groening
 * Executive Producer
 * David X. Cohen
 * Executive Producer
 * Rich Moore
 * Supervising Director
 * Eric Horsted
 * Writer
 * Ron Hurgart
 * Director
 * John DiMaggio
 * Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)