Near-Death Wish

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Season 7 episode
Broadcast season 9 episode
Near-Death Wish
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A screenshot from the episode shown during the live stream of the Futurama cast and crew live chat, showing Fry, Bender, Leela and two elderly people in Trop Vieux Manor.
No.124
Production number7ACV10
Written byEric Horsted
Directed byLance Kramer
Title captionThere's No Bismuth Like Show Bismuth
First air date15 August, 2012[1]
Broadcast numberS09E10
Title referenceThe Near-Death Star and the term "death wish"
Additional
Commentary
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Transcript

Pictures

Season 7
  1. The Bots and the Bees
  2. A Farewell to Arms
  3. Decision 3012
  4. The Thief of Baghead
  5. Zapp Dingbat
  6. The Butterjunk Effect
  7. The Six Million Dollar Mon
  8. Fun on a Bun
  9. Free Will Hunting
  10. Near-Death Wish
  11. 31st Century Fox
  12. Viva Mars Vegas
  13. Naturama
  14. Forty Percent Leadbelly
  15. 2-D Blacktop
  16. T.: The Terrestrial
  17. Fry and Leela's Big Fling
  18. The Inhuman Torch
  19. Saturday Morning Fun Pit
  20. Calculon 2.0
  21. Assie Come Home
  22. Leela and the Genestalk
  23. Game of Tones
  24. Murder on the Planet Express
  25. Stench and Stenchibility
  26. Meanwhile
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Not to be confused with Near-Death Star.
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"Near-Death Wish" is the one hundred and twenty-fourth episode of Futurama, the tenth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season.

Plot

When the Professor learns that his parents are coming out of virtual retirement from the Near-Death Star, he becomes upset.[1]

Production

On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that, in an episode of the seventh production season, Professor Farnsworth's parents would be revealed to be still alive and living in the Near Death Star.[2] On 29 February 2012, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Eric Horsted and its director to be Lance Kramer.[3][4] On 29 June, MSN TV revealed the episode's air date.[1]

On 12 July, following the broadcast of the episode "Zapp Dingbat", the public were given the opportunity to participate in a live chat with the Futurama cast and crew. Several clips of "Near-Death Wish" were shown during the live stream.[5]

Image gallery

Additional information

Continuity

Allusions

  • The episode's title is a reference to the Near-Death Star and the term "death wish".
  • The "Theater in the Ground" is reference Theatre in the Round.
  • Professor Farnsworth parodies the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera at Fry's Holophoner recital.
  • The Opening Title Caption parodies the phrase "There's No Business Like Show Business" which is also the title to the 1954 movie and the song in the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun.
  • Fry states "We must boldly go where we have already gone once before," in an homage to Star Trek.

Goofs

  • In "The Sting", when Fry is thought to be dead, the Professor claims to be the oldest living member left in his family.
    • There three possible solutions: the majority of the events of The Sting are part of a dream as part of Leela's coma and thus non-Canon, the Professor is senile, and/or the attribution of "living" only applies to non-dead persons who are not in "virtual retirement".

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Futurama - 'Near-Death Wish' Episode Info. (MSN TV.) Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ JavieR (27 July 2011). "San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos". The Futurama Point. Retrieved on 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Tastes Like Fry" (12 July 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 1). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 July 2012.