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*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}}. | *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?'' | **''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?'' | ||
=== Goof === | |||
* When hunting [[fourth-dimensional whale|the whale]], [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] calls for [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] from above the ship and Leela replies. Seeing as sound can't travel in space, they couldn't have heard eachother. | |||
=== Characters === | === Characters === | ||
*[[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] | |||
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] | |||
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] | *[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] | ||
*'''Debut''': [[Fourth-dimensional whale]] | |||
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] | |||
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] | |||
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] | |||
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] | *[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] | ||
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No. | 103 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV15 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | N/A | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 4 August, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E08 | ||||
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 eighth of the eighth broadcast season.
Story
The crew encounters a dangerous four-dimensional space whale.[2]
Production
Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode in June 2011, and released three items: concept art of the Planet Express ship with sails on 1 June; part of the storyboard showing Dr. Zoidberg crash in the ship's escape pod on 2 June; a one-minute clip of the Planet Express crew hunting the whale down on 18 June.
Promotional material
Additional Info
Trivia
- The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "Benderama" would air on 23 June in its place[3] proved otherwise.
- This is the first episode where Dr. Zoidberg is addressed as "Johnny" (his first name being John).
Allusions
- 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?
Goof
- When hunting the whale, Bender calls for Leela from above the ship and Leela replies. Seeing as sound can't travel in space, they couldn't have heard eachother.
Characters
References
- ^ Futurama - Episode Guide - MSN TV
- ^ Can't get enough Futurama: Episode Guide: 6 ACV
- ^ reed (03 May 2011). "How many Benders is too many?". CGEF. Retrieved on 04 May 2011.