Zapp Dingbat
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No. | 119 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV05 | ||||
Written by | Eric Rogers | ||||
Directed by | Frank Marino | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 11 July 2012[2] | ||||
Broadcast number | S09E05 | ||||
Title reference | Zapf Dingbats, a common typeface which is composed almost entirely of symbols | ||||
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"Zapp Dingbat" is the one hundred and nineteenth episode of Futurama, the fifth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 11 July 2012[2] on Comedy Central. Leela is upset when her mother starts dating Zapp Brannigan.[2]
Production
On 16 November 2011, Eric Rogers revealed that he was the author of the episode.[3]
In 2012, three revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title to be "Zapp Dingba" and its director to be Frank Marino.[4][5] On 15 March, Eric Rogers announced the "1st color screening of [his] 1st episode as a full time hack [there] on the show" - probably referring to this episode - and revealed that he "[could not] wait to see what Rough Draft [had] done"[6] and, later that day, that it had been "delightful", that he "could not be happier with how [it] turned" and that it was "gonna be a great episode".[7] On 2 May, MSN TV revealed the episode's plot and air date.[2]
On 25 May, Countdown to Futurama released a design of a new character, the carcaron admiral, which revealed the episode's actual title.[1]
Additional information
Trivia
- The title "Blue Munda", which was registered on the US Copyright Catalog on 8 September 2011,[8] was possibly a working title for this episode.
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to Zapf Dingbats, a common typeface which is composed almost entirely of symbols.
Characters
- Debut: The carcaron admiral
- Leela
- Munda
- Zapp
References
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (25 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Carcaron Admiral. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 02 May 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (16 November 2011). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 17 November 2011.
- ^ 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 (15 March 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 15 March 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (15 March 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 March 2012.
- ^ WebVoyage Record View 1. (US Copyright Catalog.) 08 September 2011. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.