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"'''Fun on a Bun'''" is the one hundred and twenty-second episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the eighth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. | "'''Fun on a Bun'''" is the one hundred and twenty-second episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the eighth of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. [[Fry]] is the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.<ref name="MSN TV"/> | ||
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In 2011, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 15 November, ''Futurama'' assistant director [[Aimee Steinberger]] revealed that "[the production team was] done with [the episode]", calling it "[her] most time intensive grueling ep ever", and that [[Animatic:Fun on a Bun|the animatic]] would be screened "on the [[20th Century Fox|FOX]] lot [on the next day]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/136597639612469248|author=[[Aimee Steinberger]]|date=2011-11-15|title=aimeekitty|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref> On the next day, after leaving the screening, she revealed that "Everyone [had] liked it"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/136911753979248640|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2011-11-16|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref> and, after watching the animatic, ''Futurama'' writer [[Eric Rogers]] revealed that it "might be [the best episode of the ninth broadcast season]", calling it "EPIC".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/137026436946067456|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2011-11-16|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref> | In 2011, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 15 November, ''Futurama'' assistant director [[Aimee Steinberger]] revealed that "[the production team was] done with [the episode]", calling it "[her] most time intensive grueling ep ever", and that [[Animatic:Fun on a Bun|the animatic]] would be screened "on the [[20th Century Fox|FOX]] lot [on the next day]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/136597639612469248|author=[[Aimee Steinberger]]|date=2011-11-15|title=aimeekitty|site={{w|Twitter}}|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref> On the next day, after leaving the screening, she revealed that "Everyone [had] liked it"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/136911753979248640|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2011-11-16|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref> and, after watching the animatic, ''Futurama'' writer [[Eric Rogers]] revealed that it "might be [the best episode of the ninth broadcast season]", calling it "EPIC".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/Kitchelfilms/status/137026436946067456|author=[[Eric Rogers]]|date=2011-11-16|title=Kitchelfilms|site=Twitter|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref> | ||
In 2012, more revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Dan Vebber]] and its director to be [[Stephen Sandoval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 20 April, Steinberger revealed that she "[had seen] fully animated color acts 2 and 3 back from [[Rough Draft, Korea|Korea]] on [her 7ACV08 the previous day]" and that she "still [thought it was] a really great show"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/193403665237815299|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2012-04-20|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> and Rogers jokingly asked her if "[she had been] expecting it to be worse".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ERogTweets2Much/status/193412455408484352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-04-20|title=ERogTweets2Much|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> On the next day, she, in reply to him, revealed that "[it had been] demanding a lot" and that "[she thought that] when [it was] done [it would] be nice"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/193503099539816448|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2012-04-21|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> and he, in reply to her, revealed that "[it was] a monster, for sure, but [that [[Rough Draft]]] always [delivered]" and that "[it would] be awesome as always".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ERogTweets2Much/status/193503352896761856|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-04-21|title=ERogTweets2Much|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> | In 2012, more revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, [[CGEF]] revealed the episode's title, its writer to be [[Dan Vebber]] and its director to be [[Stephen Sandoval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> On 20 April, Steinberger revealed that she "[had seen] fully animated color acts 2 and 3 back from [[Rough Draft, Korea|Korea]] on [her 7ACV08 the previous day]" and that she "still [thought it was] a really great show"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/193403665237815299|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2012-04-20|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> and Rogers jokingly asked her if "[she had been] expecting it to be worse".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ERogTweets2Much/status/193412455408484352|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-04-20|title=ERogTweets2Much|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> On the next day, she, in reply to him, revealed that "[it had been] demanding a lot" and that "[she thought that] when [it was] done [it would] be nice"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/aimeekitty/status/193503099539816448|author=Aimee Steinberger|date=2012-04-21|title=aimeekitty|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> and he, in reply to her, revealed that "[it was] a monster, for sure, but [that [[Rough Draft]]] always [delivered]" and that "[it would] be awesome as always".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/#!/ERogTweets2Much/status/193503352896761856|author=Eric Rogers|date=2012-04-21|title=ERogTweets2Much|site=Twitter|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref> By 8 June, {{w|MSN TV}} had revealed the episode's plot and air date.<ref name="MSN TV">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/futurama/?ipp=40|title=Futurama - Episode Guide|site={{w|MSN TV}}|accessdate=2012-06-09}}</ref> | ||
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Production number | 7ACV08 | ||||
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First air date | 1 August 2012[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S09E08 | ||||
Title reference | Bender's catchphrase "fun on the bun" | ||||
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- Not to be confused with Fun on the bun.
"Fun on a Bun" is the one hundred and twenty-second episode of Futurama, the eighth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Fry is the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.[1]
Production
In 2011, a few revelations concerning the episode were made. On 15 November, Futurama assistant director Aimee Steinberger revealed that "[the production team was] done with [the episode]", calling it "[her] most time intensive grueling ep ever", and that the animatic would be screened "on the FOX lot [on the next day]".[2] On the next day, after leaving the screening, she revealed that "Everyone [had] liked it"[3] and, after watching the animatic, Futurama writer Eric Rogers revealed that it "might be [the best episode of the ninth broadcast season]", calling it "EPIC".[4]
In 2012, more revelations concerning the episode were made. On 29 February, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Dan Vebber and its director to be Stephen Sandoval.[5][6] On 20 April, Steinberger revealed that she "[had seen] fully animated color acts 2 and 3 back from Korea on [her 7ACV08 the previous day]" and that she "still [thought it was] a really great show"[7] and Rogers jokingly asked her if "[she had been] expecting it to be worse".[8] On the next day, she, in reply to him, revealed that "[it had been] demanding a lot" and that "[she thought that] when [it was] done [it would] be nice"[9] and he, in reply to her, revealed that "[it was] a monster, for sure, but [that Rough Draft] always [delivered]" and that "[it would] be awesome as always".[10] By 8 June, MSN TV had revealed the episode's plot and air date.[1]
Reception
On 3 May 2012, Aimee Steinberger revealed that she had "watched the finalish color, full animation for [the episode] at the FOX lot [on that day]", that "it really did turn out nice" and that she was "Really proud of [it]"[11] and Eric Rogers called it the "2013 Emmy nominee", "Epic fun"[12] and "awesome".[13]
Additional information
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to Bender's catchphrase "fun on the bun".
References
- ^ a b c Futurama - Episode Guide. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 09 June 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (15 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (16 November 2011). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 16 November 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (20 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (20 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (21 April 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (21 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ Aimee Steinberger (03 May 2012). aimeekitty. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (03 May 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 03 May 2012.