Commentary:Brannigan, Begin Again

Discussion

 * Lou talks about the cold opening and how he was invited to Skywalker Ranch to converse.
 * Matt notices how strong Leela is when she lifts the couch that Fry and Bender occupy.
 * Rich notes that Hermes says the "unspoken words" Star Trek.
 * Matt realizes "doop" spelt upside down is "doop."
 * Christopher mistakenly thinks it would be "pood."
 * David remembers that type of word is called an ambigram and Lou calls it "awesome."
 * Lou talks about the Amazonian woman coming back later in the series with an entire show about her kind.
 * David forgets this is season 2 and thinks that episode was the previous one. "I am rightfully shamed."
 * Ideas about the Neutral People. David apparently loves everything they say and how Zapp talks about them.
 * David defines "Nimbus," Zapp's ship.
 * Rich notes that complicated 2D animation often moves very fast.
 * Rich says the animated explosion of the new DOOP headquarters could be his most favourite one ever.
 * Lou questions the number of O.J. Simpson jokes in the show.
 * Billy likes the Hyper-Chicken. He describes it as a Gerry Spence voice.
 * Billy West does the Small Glurmo #1 voice and then does an impression of an analog alarm clock.
 * Rich then asks Christopher to do a voice.
 * There is a lawyer on staff, Patric Verrone, and he helped with the courtroom scenes.
 * Matt always insists on having a squeaky shoe noise when it is possible.
 * For quite some time, it was like every act ended with a sigh from Kiff.
 * Davids comments on racking focus in a cartoon.
 * Billy and David talk about what this montage is referencing, Midnight Cowboy.
 * The commentators wonder why Hattie is rich.
 * Matt believes an audience that hoots at all of the jokes would make for a good commentary.
 * Lou suggests they do it and everybody commences hooting. They hoot again when Zapp says "...service you sexually..."
 * David and Chris laugh at the SLAM button for the door.
 * The room is silent for about 15 seconds before Lou says "We've totally run out of energy."
 * Matt says this is because it's the fourth commentary they've recorded. Apparently, the first one they did was "gangbusters."
 * Matt suggests they do a commentary on the commentary.
 * Lou talks about the preposterous ship layout here. "It's an L-shaped Planet Express ship."
 * Lou has a cold.
 * Matt finds it strange that they deliver pillows.
 * David tells a story about having genuine lead weights shipped to him from China.
 * David talks about how Star Trek planets all have the same gravitational pull.
 * Talk of a deleted scene where they reach the hotel and get a tip.
 * David's favourite world record was always the world's largest coin.
 * Geoffry talks about Zapp's growing gut.
 * Billy likes the Lovenasium.
 * David explains that a brig would be a waste of space on a delivery ship. Matt comments on the laundry (brig) room and how it's being used. David asks which character is doing their laundry.
 * David explains Fry's "pancake" rant. Billy provided the improvised noises and Dwanye Carry Hill animated it. Dwayne was promoted to the position of director for that scene.
 * The commentators point out and laugh at all of the Neutral jokes.
 * They laugh at the handle on the back of Kif's suit.
 * Bender's banjo used to be a French horn, but the writers remembered that he likes to play the banjo.
 * Billy is confused as to how he can play a banjo with "105 pound hands."
 * Lou attempts to remember a deleted scene related to the Neutral people.

Highlights / Quotes

 * David X. Cohen: What is the name of those things? Ambigram, right? When a word you can look at a different way and it says the same thing. Lou Morton: I know what I call it: awesome. Rich Moore: Totally.
 * Billy West (as Zapp): [After Zapp blows up the new DOOP Headquarters] Oops, I did it again.
 * Lou Morton: Thank you for buying our DVD. Billy West: Take 'em while you can get 'em. Big credits. Rich Moore: You don't get that on TV.

Commentators

 * Matt Groening
 * Creator
 * David X. Cohen
 * Executive Producer
 * Rich Moore
 * Supervising Director
 * Jeffery Lynch
 * Guest-Director
 * Louis Morton
 * Writer
 * Christopher Tyng
 * Composer
 * Billy West
 * Actor (Fry, Zapp, miscellaneous)