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At this point, listeners are treated to a fake ad from the [[Borax Kid]] for Kloch the Avenger's Borax Flakes, as well as a real ad for the mobile game ''Futurama: [[Worlds of Tomorrow]]'' from [[Hermes]] and Zoidberg.
At this point, listeners are treated to a fake ad from the [[Borax Kid]] for Kloch the Avenger's Borax Flakes, as well as a real ad for the mobile game ''Futurama: [[Worlds of Tomorrow]]'' from [[Hermes]] and Zoidberg.


==Part 2==
===Part 2===
Back at the nursing home, the doctor reveals that Bender's mother is suffering from planned obsolescence, and that she will be dying within a matter of days.
 
Less than a week later, it is the day of the recording of the podcast. All the cast members, including Calculon, [[Monique]], [[Boxy Robot]], and [[Human Friend]], are at the studio. But Bender arrives late, bringing some friends along, including Fry, Leela, [[Bubblegum]], [[Hattie]], [[Randy]], [[Roberto]] and [[Fatbot]].


==Part 3==
==Part 3==

Revision as of 04:41, 17 September 2017

Disputed canon
Podcast audio episode
Radiorama
Radiorama.png
Radiorama promotional image
Written byDavid X. Cohen, Ken Keeler and Patric M. Verrone
Title captionThe show that never dies, but is so sick, it lost its video
First air date14 September 2017
Special guest(s)Chris Hardwick as Klaxxon and himself
SponsorsKloch the Avenger's Borax Flakes
Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
The Robot with No Name
Commentary
(Transcript)
Transcript
Pictures

During a routine delivery to the deleted file planet, Junkleon 7, the Planet Express crew are confronted by Klaxxon, an evil being made entirely of soundwaves from podcasts from the 21st century.

Plot

Part 1

After a rather lengthy introduction from Nerdist host Chris Hardwick about how this episode came about, the theme song is heard and we are welcomed into this episode by our favorite Transition Announcer, Mr. Don Cunningham.

Professor Farnsworth walks into the Planet Express headquarters meeting room to announce that All My Circuits, which was cancelled some time after Calculon's second death, is being revived as a podcast, since Calculon's voicebox somehow survived. Later, Fry brings Leela into the basement to show her a gift he made her, which is a three-dimensional sculpture of himself. Leela feels insulted by this gift, since she only has one eye, she is only able to see in one dimension. When she shows it to the crew, they are actually marveled by this nude 3D portrait. Fry attempts to throw it out, but Farnsworth says that since it is digital, they must throw it out on the digital garbage planet, Junkleon 7.

When the crew blasts off to the planet, Bender confesses that he feels sorry that his mother never got to see his brief turn on All My Circuits as Calculon's son, Antonio Calculon, Jr., since she was only a mechanical arm with no eyes. When they reach the planet, Fry throws out his sculpture, while Bender steals what he sees as the most valuable item on the planet, and puts it in his chest cavity.

While the crew randomly beats Zoidberg with a banjo, Bender receives a phone call from none other than Calculon himself. Calculon offers Bender to reprise his role for the All My Circuits podcast, which Bender accepts. Bender then decides to tell his mother the exciting news.

At a robot nursing home, Bender, alongside Fry and Amy, who is there to interpret the sign language that Bender's mother uses. When they see her, Bender tells her the good news, but Mrs. Rodriguez acts nonchalant about it, revealing that she is close to death.

At this point, listeners are treated to a fake ad from the Borax Kid for Kloch the Avenger's Borax Flakes, as well as a real ad for the mobile game Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow from Hermes and Zoidberg.

Part 2

Back at the nursing home, the doctor reveals that Bender's mother is suffering from planned obsolescence, and that she will be dying within a matter of days.

Less than a week later, it is the day of the recording of the podcast. All the cast members, including Calculon, Monique, Boxy Robot, and Human Friend, are at the studio. But Bender arrives late, bringing some friends along, including Fry, Leela, Bubblegum, Hattie, Randy, Roberto and Fatbot.

Part 3

Production

On 8 September 2017, the Worlds of Tomorrow Facebook page was updated with a promotional graphic promoting "Radiorama".[1] Chris Hardwick revealed that he was voicing the villain, Klaxxon. Hardwick revealed that he pitched the idea of doing an audio episode on the Nerdist podcast to Matt Groening and David X. Cohen in 2016. The episode came together due to TinyCo, the company that runs the freemium game based on Futurama, Worlds of Tomorrow. As a tie-in to the episode, Chris Hardwick's head in a jar appears in the Worlds of Tomorrow game.[2] On 9 September 2017, USA Today released a one minute preview of the episode through Soundcloud.[3]

Trivia

  • This is the first audio episode of Futurama.
  • The Transition Announcer's name is revealed to be Don Cunningham.
  • While this episode had two fake sponsors, it was also the first one to have a real sponsor, in the form of the Worlds of Tomorrow app.

Quotes

    Calculon: Once you've established a character, the audience won't stand for any recasting. No matter how excruciatingly incompetent the ACTOR!
    Zoidberg: Ah, so you're getting the original writers back too?
    Calculon: No, we fire them all the time. It saves money, and it's fun!

Appearances

(In alphabetic order)

Characters

Places

Notes and references

  1. ^ Worlds of Tomorrow Radiorama Facebook cover photo. (Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow Facebook page.) 09 August 2017. Retrieved on 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ ‘Futurama’ returns for a one-off, 42-minute podcast episode. (Engadget.) 08 September 2017. Retrieved on 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ Exclusive preview: 'Futurama' cast reunites for original podcast. (USA Today.) 09 September 2017. Retrieved on 10 September 2017.