The Bots and the Bees
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The Bots and the Bees | |||||
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No. | 115 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV01 | ||||
Written by | Eric Horsted | ||||
Directed by | Stephen Sandoval | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 20 June 2012[2] | ||||
Broadcast number | S09E01 | ||||
Title reference | The phrase "the birds and the bees" | ||||
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"The Bots and the Bees" is the one hundred and fifteenth episode of Futurama and the first of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 20 June 2012[2] on Comedy Central. Planet Express gets a new soda machine and Bender impregnates it.[3]
Plot
Bender's son Ben is born - however, due to his mother not having arms, he lacks his father's talent in bending.[4]
Production
On 20 December 2011, Volume 6 was released and, with it, a part of the animatic for the "The Bots and the Bees" was also released,[5] hinting that "The Bots and the Bees" was 7ACV01. In 2012, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 25 January, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode would air in June.[6] On the next day, he revealed that the production team had just seen the first full-color animation for the episode, calling it, "Un. Be. Lievable."[7] On the day after that, Aimee Steinberger revealed that the full-color animation had been screened on the Fox lot, that it received "lots of yays",[8] that she could not go due to her work on "7ACV14", that she watched it nonetheless and that she found it "lovely".[9] On 18 February, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode "Probably" was titled "The Bots and the Bees".[10] On 29 February, CGEF confirmed that it was and revealed its writer to be Eric Horsted and its director to be Stephen Sandoval.[11][12] On 25 April, MSN TV revealed the episode's air date.[2]
On 1 May, Countdown to Futurama released a version of the part of the animatic for the episode released with Volume 6 in color, but smaller and with different music.[1]
Reception
On 30 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that his favourite episode from the ninth broadcast season was either this one, "A Farewell to Arms" or "31st Century Fox".[13]
Additional information
Trivia
- BoozMart, the market which Bender and Ben rob, was originally called "Liquors" - according to the animatic. Its final name was first seen in the video released by Countdown to Futurama.
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to the phrase "the birds and the bees".
Quotes
Leela: Bender. I was wrong. You're a fine parent an' I want to apologi—
Bender and Ben: Leela was wrong! Leela was wrong!
Farnsworth: I hate to crush a boy's dreams, but... [happy] What the heck!
Characters
- Debut: Ben
- Bender
- Bender's mother (mentioned only)
- Professor Farnsworth
- Leela
- Queen of Yonkers
- Sal
References
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (01 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Here’s Your First Look at the Season Premiere! (Video). (Comedy Central Insider.) Retrieved on 01 May 2012.
- ^ a b c Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 26 April 2012.
- ^ "'The episode we just recorded, which I believe but can't guarantee will be the season premiere in 2012, Planet Express gets a new soda machine, so that's breaking news, and Bender impregnates it. So I think that will be the premiere for 2012.'" — Cohen, David X.
Cohen, David X. (23 June 2011). Futurama's David X. Cohen Speaks From The World of Tomorrow!. Retrieved on 23 June 2011. - ^ Animatic:The Bots and the Bees.
- ^ 20th Century Fox (25 December 2011). Futurama Bots and The Bees Sneak Preview. (YouTube.) Retrieved on 01 March 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (25 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 26 January 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (26 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 26 January 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (27 January 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (27 January 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (18 February 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 18 February 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.
- ^ Eric Rogers (30 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 31 January 2012.