Commentary:Amazon Women in the Mood

Production Number: 3ACV01 DVD: Season 3, Disc 1

Topics of Discussion

 * This episode was nominated for an emmy but lost.
 * Zoidberg's animation without his shell.
 * Matt was at the emmys with the Futurama crew they they said "and the winner is the Simpsons" and he went to get up with The Simpsons crew but a guard stopped him.
 * The character of Kif
 * Kif was based on an annoyed Mr. Spock.
 * Louis' inspirations for this episode was his favourite joke.
 * The song Funky Town is so funny.
 * Maurice was nervous about Kif and Morbo's singing.
 * Zapp's singing can be compared to William Shatner.
 * It was a lot easier to destroy the ship than build it.
 * Leela's first appearance with two eyes.
 * The names of a women are Thog the rest are unknown.
 * Bender is funniest when he is out of control or scared
 * In the early version the men weren't beaten up but they wanted it to be in.
 * If women actually can dunk.
 * Ken Keeler came up with the idea of casting for the Bea Arthur as the Femputer.
 * Bea Arthur was nervous and had never done a voice over before.
 * The phrase What Are You Gay?.
 * The line What Are You Gay? was cut out of the episode Raging Bender.
 * They see Kif has three niples.
 * Amy's swearing is real.
 * Zapp looked at his lower area when said the his body was weak.
 * Billy says he had a crush on Lauren Tom not Amy despite what he's said before.
 * Hermes once again is the meanest to Zoidberg.

Highlights / Quotes

 * Louis Morton: This is my favourite emmy losing episode.
 * David X. Cohen: Some episodes we try to win emmys but we haven't.
 * Matt Groening: I was at the emmys with the Futurama people they they said and the winner is the Simpsons and I went up with them but a guard stopped me.
 * Billy West: Smell the Ham.
 * David X. Cohen: So what was the inspiration. Louis Morton: Well the inspiration comes from my favourite dirty joke.
 * Billy West: (to John) See your funniest when out of control.
 * David X. Cohen: Hey that was uncalled for.

Other Commentary Reference

 * The phrase cut out of this episode What Are You Gay? is mentioned again in Raging Bender (commentary).

Commentators

 * Matt Groening
 * Executive Producer
 * David X. Cohen
 * Executive Producer
 * Rich Moore
 * Supervising Director
 * Louis Morton
 * Writer
 * Brain Sheesley
 * Director
 * John DiMaggio
 * Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)
 * Billy West
 * Actor (Fry, The Professor, miscellaneous)
 * Maurice LaMarche
 * Guest Actor (Kif, Calculon, miscellaneous)