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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
=== Cultural References === | === Cultural References === | ||
*The title and overall plot is a parody of the {{w|Herman Melville}}-penned novel ''{{w|Moby Dick}}'', which was previously referenced in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]" | *The title and the overall plot is a parody of the {{w|Herman Melville}}-penned novel ''{{w|Moby Dick}}'', which was previously referenced in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]", and the {{w|Möbius strip}}. | ||
**''Möbius Dick'' is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: ''What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?'' | |||
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== References == | == References == |
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No. | 103 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV15 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | N/A | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | TBA | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E02 | ||||
Title reference | Moby Dick and Möbius strips | ||||
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"Möbius Dick" is the one hundredth and third episode of Futurama, the fifteenth of the sixth production season and the second of the eighth broadcast season.
Story
The crew encounters a dangerous four-dimensional space whale.[1]
Additional Info
Cultural References
- The title and the overall plot is a parody of the Herman Melville-penned novel Moby Dick, which was previously referenced in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", and the Möbius strip.
- Möbius Dick is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?