Commentary:Hell Is Other Robots

Hell is Other Robots

Production Number: 1ACV09
DVD: Season 1, Disc 2 & Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection

Commentary

Topics of Discussion

• Only two of the Beastie Boys could record their voices
• Who came up with the idea for jacking on
• The superb animation when Bender is on drugs
• They knew they couldn't get away with a character taking drugs unless it was a robot
• That Hermes is so mean to Dr. Zoidberg
• The Coalsack nebula that's mentioned is a real nebula; it was originally going to be the Van Allen Belt but they didn't know how to animate it
• The scene when Bender is electrocuted was originally meant to be on the Empire State
• How cool Fry's afro is
• There were complaints about the Church of Robotology
• Bender's pupils were meant to be larger when he became religious
• They mention Lucy Lui appearing in a future episode
• A religious person on the crew refused to work on this episode
• Also they discuss why Bender wears a towel when he is always naked anyway
• The first musical number appears in this episode
• There was another verse to the Hell Song
• It was hard to animate the robot devil's face
• The Devil has very girly screams for such an evil person

Highlights / Quotes

• David X. Cohen: I'm a huge Beastie Boys fan so this was exciting for me
• John DiMaggio: Bender talking to Fender, me talking to me
• John DiMaggio: No throat rubbing there
• David X. Cohen: John DiMaggio and I both from New Jersey
• David X. Cohen: There was another verse to this, Eric do you know what was cut
  Eric Kaplan: Seduction by a Nun Machine I think

Commentators

• Matt Groening
  • Creator
• David X. Cohen
  • Executive Producer
• Rich Moore
  • Supervising Director
• Eric Kaplan
  • Writer
• Gregg Vanzo
  • Supervising Director
• John DiMaggio
  • Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)

Second Commentary

• A second commentary is available with the animatic on the Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection.

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