Stench and Stenchibility
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No. | 139 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV25 | ||||
Written by | Eric Horsted | ||||
Directed by | Crystal Chesney-Thompson | ||||
Title caption | Not The Episode With The Dead Dog | ||||
First air date | 28 August 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E12 | ||||
Title reference | The 1811 Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility | ||||
Special guest(s) | Emilia Clarke Tara Strong | ||||
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"Stench and Stenchibility" is the one hundred and thirty-ninth episode of Futurama, the twenty-fifth of the seventh production season and the twelfth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 28 August 2013, on Comedy Central. Dr. Zoidberg meets the love of his life while Bender squares off in a deadly tap-dancing competition.
Plot
the episode opens with Zoidberg talking to his girlfriend Zindy. She states that her space bus will arrive at four thirty at the train station.Bender drops a bug bomb in Zoidberg's dumpster but tap dances killing them. Zoidberg super excited does everything to impress Zindy even spending his life saving on half a bouquet of Daisies and charming the merchant working there. Zoidberg arrives at the train station and Zindy gets of the train they embrace and Zindy begins to notice his foul stench. Zoidberg suggest it may be the train station. they leave the station onto some other road and Zindy still notices the stench sniffing and verifying that the stench is coming from Zoidberg she dumps him. Sad Zoidberg heads back to his dumpster and tells the flower girl he need to return the flowers. She responds that she does not get enough buisness to give refunds.
Production
On 11 April 2012, Futurama writer Eric Rogers revealed that "[this episode and "7ACV26"] now [had] stories". [1]
On 5 February 2013, Vulture.com released a preview clip for the tenth broadcast season, [2] which contained footage from the episode.
On 22 August, MTV Geek released a 50-second preview clip featuring Fry, Leela, and Bender at the NNY Recreation Center. [3]
By 23 August, a one-minute preview clip featuring Zoidberg meeting Marianne had been released. [4]
Image Gallery
Concept art of Zoidberg's internet girlfriend Zindy. [5]
Concept art of Marianne. [7]
Promotional picture of Zoidberg and Marianne getting robbed by Roberto. [8]
Additional Information
Trivia
- Both this episode, which is the second-to-last episode of the tenth broadcast season, and "Viva Mars Vegas", which was originally planned to be the second-to-last episode of the ninth broadcast season, have Zoidberg as the main character.
- The title caption for the episode — "Not The Episode With The Dead Dog" — is presumably a reference to Seymour — Fry's dog. The episode referred to is most likely "Jurassic Bark", in which Seymour famously debuted.
- Emilia Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen in the T.V. series Game of Thrones. She and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, who guest-stars in "Game of Tones", another episode of the season, used to date. [9]
- The blonde woman in the pink dress, seen at the NNY Recreation Center, resembles Stephanie.
- Marianne mentions a "falafel guy". This may be the falafel cart man.
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The episode's title is a reference to the 1811 Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility.
- Bender's bug bombs are named "Hal's Roach Bombs", a homage to American film and television producer, director, and actor Hal Roach.
- Marianne's flower stand is named "The Flowering Inferno", a reference to the 1974 film The Towering Inferno.
- Marianne's character may be a reference to the character Eliza Doolittle, from the 1912 play Pygmalion and the 1964 film My Fair Lady, who had a Cockney accent and sold flowers, though the plots of the episode and the play/film differ greatly.
- Bender's knee injury is a reference to the 1994 assault case where professional figure skater Nancy Kerrigan received a knee injury from fellow skater Tonya Harding.
- Bender's line "Together, we shall rule the galaxy!" is likely a reference to Star Wars' Darth Vader's line "Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son", from the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Continuity
- The professor uses the F-ray, previously seen in "Fry and the Slurm Factory" and "Murder on the Planet Express".
- In "The Six Million Dollar Mon", his previous appearance, Roberto was executed. No explanation is given for his return, although it is likely that it is due to him having a back-up unit.
- The professor calls Fry Orange Joe. In "Fun on a Bun", the professor asked Fry his name, and Fry told him that it was Orange Joe.
- Randy's line "The robot has to go!" was previously spoken in "I, Roommate". Both episodes are also written by the same person.
Goofs
- When Zoidberg says "Nope", his eyes are white.
- Roberto runs away from Zoidberg's smell, but it was previously stated that robots don't have a sense of smell.
- Previous episodes have shown that Zoidberg can't tell the difference between male and female humans, yet in this episode he clearly can tell that Marianne is female.
- He may have finally learned to tell the difference.
Quotes
[Zoidberg and Marianne lean in to kiss each other for the first time, but Zoidberg pulls away.]
Zoidberg: First, let me pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming! [He pinches his arm with his claw and cuts it open.] [screaming] Owch! I forgot I was a giant crab!
Bender: The rest of you might as well give up now, 'cuz I'm gonna take home da— Hey. What's my grand prize gonna be?
Randy: Oh. There is no prize, Dorothy. Unless you count the satisfaction of winning.
Bender: It... will... be... mine!
Fry: Dude! You made the finals! Congrats!
[Fry smiles.]
Randy: Okay, dance maniacs. Let's have a big hand for our finalists — cute, little Tonya... and mean, old what's-his-name!
Appearances
Characters
- Amy
- Mrs. Astor
- Bender
- Dr. Cahill
- Professor Farnsworth
- Fry
- Debut: Greg
- H.G. Blob
- Hattie
- Hermes
- Leela
- Debut: Marianne
- Petunia
- Randy Munchnik
- Roberto
- Debut: Tonya
- Wash bucket
- Debut: Zindy
- Dr. Zoidberg
Places
- Debut: Chizzler (mentioned in speech only)
- Debut: Discount Petting Zoo
- Debut: The Flowering Inferno
- Debut: Limburger King
- New Jersey
- Debut: NNY Bus Terminal
- Debut: NNY Recreation Center
- Planet Express conference room
- Planet Express employee lounge
- Planet Express headquarters
- Zoidberg's dumpster
- Zoidberg's office
Miscellaneous
- Debut: Band-Ape Bandages for Monkeys
- F-ray
- Debut: Fleur de Liz Parfum
- Debut: Hal's Roach Bombs
- "Me, Bender"
- Debut: Parolee's Choice Bus Lines
References
- ^ Eric Rogers (11 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 12 April 2012.
- ^ Jesse David Fox (05 February 2013). Watch a Preview of Futurama’s Seventh Season. (Vulture.com.) Retrieved on 17 August 2013.
- ^ Charles Webb (22 August 2013). So Do You Think Bender’s Got Talent In This ‘Futurama’ Clip? [EXCLUSIVE]. (MTV Geek.) Retrieved on 22 August 2013.
- ^ Futurama "Stench and Stenchibility" date clip. (Comedy Central.) 22 August 2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Zindy. (Comedy Central Tumblr blog.) 08 June 2013. Retrieved on 08 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Nurse Amy. (Comedy Central Tumblr blog.) 09 June 2013. Retrieved on 09 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Marianne. (Comedy Central Tumblr blog.) 10 June 2013. Retrieved on 10 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Zoidberg and Marianne Get Robbed. (Comedy Central Tumblr blog.) 11 June 2013. Retrieved on 11 June 2013.
- ^ Taryn Ryder (20 March 2013). Seth MacFarlane and ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Emilia Clarke Break Up. (Omg.yahoo.com.) Retrieved on 19 June 2013.