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[[Richard Nixon's head]] runs for a third term as [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]]. Among the candidates running against him is [[Chris Travers]], a senator from Hawaii. [[Leela]] becomes Travers' campaign manager. However, his campaign encounters difficulties when his opponents point out that his "Earth certificate" is missing.<ref name="Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-15 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-22}}</ref> | [[Richard Nixon's head]] runs for a third term as [[President of Earth|president]] of [[Earth]]. Among the candidates running against him is [[Chris Travers]], a senator from Hawaii. [[Leela]] becomes Travers' campaign manager. However, his campaign encounters difficulties when his opponents point out that his "Earth certificate" is missing.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-15 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-22}}</ref> | ||
[[Bender]] finally gets to fulfill his wish to kill all humans, leading all [[robot]]s in a revolt against humanity.<ref name="Podcast"/> | [[Bender]] finally gets to fulfill his wish to kill all humans, leading all [[robot]]s in a revolt against humanity.<ref name="Week 3 Podcast">{{cite web | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/futurama-countdown-to-futurama/id526059138 | title = iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 3) | author = [[Comedy Central]] | date = 2012-05-22 | site = {{w|iTunes Store}} | accessdate = 2012-05-24}}</ref> | ||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn"/> | In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Patric M. Verrone]] and its director to be [[Dwayne Carey-Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 25 April, {{w|MSN TV}} revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="msn"/> | ||
In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> a video clip featuring [[Morbo]] as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23111754951/countdown-to-futurama-crowded-field-of-candidates|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-15|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> a [[promotional picture]] featuring a [[Robot]] army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, [[Destructor]], four [[Killbots]] and several other machines on 16 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 4">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23171834968/countdown-to-futurama-robot-army-todays-item-is|title=Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-16|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:Decision 3012|the storyboard]] showing both Bender break into a cave full of [[Humans]] and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23237544009/countdown-to-futurama-scooch-together-and-you|title=Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-17|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the announcement of the second ''Futurama'' podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.<ref name="Podcast"/> | In May, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of [[Bender]] dressed as {{w|Napoleon}} on 13 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/22974946825/countdown-to-futurama-bender-as-napoleon-sketch|title=Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-13|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> a character design of Senator [[Chris Travers]] on 14 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23045832365/countdown-to-futurama-senator-chris-travers-over|title=Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-14|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-14}}</ref> a video clip featuring [[Morbo]] as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23111754951/countdown-to-futurama-crowded-field-of-candidates|title=Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-15|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> a [[promotional picture]] featuring a [[Robot]] army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, [[Destructor]], four [[Killbots]] and several other machines on 16 May<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 4">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23171834968/countdown-to-futurama-robot-army-todays-item-is|title=Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-16|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-16}}</ref> and part of [[Storyboard:Decision 3012|the storyboard]] showing both Bender break into a cave full of [[Humans]] and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/23237544009/countdown-to-futurama-scooch-together-and-you|title=Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-05-17|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-05-17}}</ref> and the announcement of the second ''Futurama'' podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.<ref name="Week 2 Podcast"/> | ||
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*[[Morbo]]<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3"/> | *[[Morbo]]<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 3"/> | ||
*[[Richard Nixon's head]]<ref name="Podcast"/> | *[[Richard Nixon's head]]<ref name="Week 2 Podcast"/> | ||
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No. | 117 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV03 | ||||
Written by | Patric M. Verrone | ||||
Directed by | Dwayne Carey-Hill | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 27 June 2012[2] | ||||
Broadcast number | S09E03 | ||||
Title reference | "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the 2012 U.S. presidential election | ||||
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"Decision 3012" is the one hundred and seventeenth episode of Futurama, the third of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 27 June 2012[2] on Comedy Central. Leela becomes a campaign manager for a presidential candidate whose Earth certificate is missing.[2]
Plot
Richard Nixon's head runs for a third term as president of Earth. Among the candidates running against him is Chris Travers, a senator from Hawaii. Leela becomes Travers' campaign manager. However, his campaign encounters difficulties when his opponents point out that his "Earth certificate" is missing.[3]
Bender finally gets to fulfill his wish to kill all humans, leading all robots in a revolt against humanity.[4]
Production
In 2012, two revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Patric M. Verrone and its director to be Dwayne Carey-Hill.[5][6] On 25 April, MSN TV revealed the episode's plot and air date.[2]
In May, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released five items: a character design of Bender dressed as Napoleon on 13 May,[7] a character design of Senator Chris Travers on 14 May,[8] a video clip featuring Morbo as the host of a political debate and suggesting that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers on 15 May,[1] a promotional picture featuring a Robot army consisting of Bender dressed as Napoleon, Destructor, four Killbots and several other machines on 16 May[9] and part of the storyboard showing both Bender break into a cave full of Humans and the portion of the video clip where Morbo addresses Travers for the last time[10] and the announcement of the second Futurama podcast - which confirmed that the presidential candidate mentioned in the MSN TV plot was Travers - on 17 May.[3]
Image gallery
Additional information
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to "Decision 2012", a media nickname for the 2012 U.S. presidential election.
- Chris Travers is a reference to U.S. president Barack Obama - in that he is from Hawaii and his "Earth certificate" is missing. [2]
- The female candidate - who says "We have a saying up in Alaska..." - is likely a reference to former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin.
Continuity
- Bender wore a Napoleon hat and briefly joked with the others that he believed he was Napoleon in the HAL Institute during "Insane in the Mainframe". He was also seen dressed up as Napoleon in a portrait in "Godfellas".
Quotes
Chris Travers: Look, let's be honest here. No one likes taxes. But they pay for our basic needs. Roads, schools, defence. If we hope to realise our aspirations as a great planet, we must each pay our fair share to achieve those noble goals.
[Cut to: The audience. They all lean forward and boo, except for Leela, who stands up and claps slowly. They quiet down, leaving Leela left standing and clapping alone. She makes an angry face and sits down, crossing her arms.]
Morbo: Thank you, Senator. A thoughtful and lucid answer. [angrily] You will be destroyed!
Bender: All right, I'm low on bullets. Everyone scooch together.
Characters
References
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (15 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Crowded Field of Candidates Clip. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b c Comedy Central (15 May 2012). iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 2). (iTunes Store.) Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ^ Comedy Central (22 May 2012). iTunes - Podcasts - Futurama: Countdown to Futurama by Comedy Central (Week 3). (iTunes Store.) Retrieved on 24 May 2012.
- ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ Matt Tobey (13 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Bender as Napoleon Sketch. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (14 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Senator Chris Travers. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (16 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Robot Army. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 16 May 2012.
- ^ Matt Tobey (17 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 17 May 2012.