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|image text= | |image text=Page 121 of [[Storyboard:Möbius Dick|the storyboard]], released by ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]''. | ||
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"'''Möbius Dick'''" is the one hundredth and third episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 6|sixth production season]] and the eighth of the [[Broadcast season 8|eighth broadcast season]]. | "'''Möbius Dick'''" is the one hundredth and third episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the fifteenth of the [[Season 6|sixth production season]] and the eighth of the [[Broadcast season 8|eighth broadcast season]]. | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode in June [[2011]]. It has so far released two items: concept art of the [[Planet Express ship]] with sails on 1 June and part of [[Storyboard:Möbius Dick|the storyboard]] showing [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] crash in the ship's escape pod on 2 June. | |||
== Promotional material == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Episode 6ACV14 on episode overview.jpg|The episode overview showing what appears to be a whale. | |||
File:615-Sail-Ship.jpg|Concept art of the Planet Express ship with sails. | |||
File:615-Board A.jpg|Page 121 of the storyboard. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
=== Trivia === | |||
*The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "[[Benderama]]" would air on 23 June in its place<ref name="airdate">{{cite web |url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Futurama/News/1304464909,59072,/How_many_Benders_is_too_many.html |title=How many Benders is too many? |publisher=[[CGEF]] |author=reed |date=2011-05-03 |accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref> proved otherwise. | |||
*This is the first episode where Dr. Zoidberg is addressed as Johnny. | |||
=== Allusions === | === Allusions === | ||
*The title and the overall plot is a parody of the {{w|Herman Melville}}-penned novel ''{{w|Moby Dick}}'', which was previously referenced in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]", and the {{w|Möbius strip}}. | *The title and the overall plot is a parody of the {{w|Herman Melville}}-penned novel ''{{w|Moby Dick}}'', which was previously referenced in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]", and the {{w|Möbius strip}}. | ||
**''Möbius Dick'' is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: ''What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?'' | **''Möbius Dick'' is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: ''What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?'' | ||
=== Characters === | === Characters === | ||
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] | *[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] | ||
*[[Dr. Zoidberg]] | *[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] | ||
== References == | == References == |
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No. | 103 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV15 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | N/A | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 4 August, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E08 | ||||
Title reference | Moby Dick and Möbius strips | ||||
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"Möbius Dick" is the one hundredth and third episode of Futurama, the fifteenth of the sixth production season and the eighth of the eighth broadcast season.
Story
The crew encounters a dangerous four-dimensional space whale.[2]
Production
Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode in June 2011. It has so far released two items: concept art of the Planet Express ship with sails on 1 June and part of the storyboard showing Dr. Zoidberg crash in the ship's escape pod on 2 June.
Promotional material
Additional Info
Trivia
- The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "Benderama" would air on 23 June in its place[3] proved otherwise.
- This is the first episode where Dr. Zoidberg is addressed as Johnny.
Allusions
- The title and the overall plot is a parody of the Herman Melville-penned novel Moby Dick, which was previously referenced in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", and the Möbius strip.
- Möbius Dick is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?
Characters
References
- ^ Futurama - Episode Guide - MSN TV
- ^ Can't get enough Futurama: Episode Guide: 6 ACV
- ^ reed (03 May 2011). "How many Benders is too many?". CGEF. Retrieved on 04 May 2011.