Storyboard:The Problem with Popplers

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Storyboard for
"The Problem with Popplers"

Some of the storyboard for "The Problem with Popplers" was made public on 7 September, 2011. It covers Act I, and is dated 18 October, 1999. The artist is Aaron Rozenfeld, and both David X. Cohen and Patric M. Verrone made notes throughout the storyboard.

The storyboards were made known by Reddit.com user "glitterbones", through a post entitled "A friend of my mother's worked on 'Futurama', here is some of that work". The post linked to the Imgur account of Annika Holland, where the storyboards were visible.

Act I

Scenes 1-23

• Scenes 1-9: The Planet Express ship is flying away from the Planet of the Moochers. After Fry and Leela reject Bender's inedible meal of baking soda and capers, Bender proposes a fight to the death with the loser being cooked.
• Scenes 10-14: Fry notices a planet and believes it might have food. Leela advises him not to get his hopes up, but she lands the ship on the planet anyway.
• Scenes 15-20: They begin scouring the Type M planet. Leela believes it should have roddenberries, while Fry describes his prowess at mushroom foraging. Bender finds some rocks, but even sautéing them in mud doesn't interest Leela.
• Scenes 21-23: Fry finds something that looks like a ditch full of fried shrimp, while Bender thinks it looks like a hole filled with fried prawns. Leela picks one up.

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  The title page for Act I.

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  Page 1, Act I, Scene 1

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  Pg. 2, I.2

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  Pg. 3, I.3-4

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  Pg. 4, I.4-5

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  Pg. 5, I.6-7

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  Pg. 6, I.8-9

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  Pg. 7, I.10-11

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  Pg. 8, I.12-14

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  Pg. 9, I.14

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  Pg. 10, I.14-15

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  Pg. 11, I.16-18

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  Pg. 12, I.19-21

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  Pg. 13, I.21

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  Pg. 14, I.21-22

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  Pg. 15, I.23

Scenes 24-47

• Scenes 24-30: Leela scans the item under her wristlojackimator, which says they aren't poisonous. She tastes one, and then begins rapidly eating from the pit. Fry tries one.
• Scenes 31-33: Fry finds them delicious, and Bender begins telling them what they would go great with.
• Note: Missing scenes 34, 35, 36, and part of 37.
• Scenes 37-38: Bender starts stuffing his chest with the items, but Leela says to stuff the ship.
• Scenes 39-40 : Leela, Bender, and Fry return to Planet Express. Hermes guides them in while Leela eats while driving.
• Scenes 41-43 : The rest of the crew begins eating and enjoying the food. Zoidberg asks what they are called, but no name has been decided. Bender notes that they are tasty.
• Note: Missing scenes 44, 45, and part of 46.
• Scenes 46-47 : Leela rejects Bender's name choice because it sounds too similar to "test-sicles".

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  Pg. 16, I.24-25

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  Pg. 17, I.25-26

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  Pg. 18, I.27-28

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  Pg. 19, I.29-30

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  Pg. 20, I.30-31

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  Pg. 21, I.31-32

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  Pg. 22, I.32-33. Missing pages 23-24.

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  Pg. 25, I.37-38

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  Pg. 26, I.39

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  Pg. 27, I.39-40

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  Pg. 28, I.40-41

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  Pg. 29, I.42-43. Missing page 30.

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  Pg. 31, I.46-47. Missing page 32.

Scenes 51-

• Note: Missing scenes 48, 49, and 50.
• Scenes 51-53: Fry is pleased with himself. Zoidberg is happy he is getting a free meal, but Bender can't stand to see poor people getting free food. He proposes that they sell them, and everyone (including himself) congratulates Bender.
• Scenes 54- They begin selling "Popplers" on Wall Street. Fry notes that business is doing great.

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  Pg. 33, I.51-53

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  Pg. 34, I.53

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  Pg. 35, I.53

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  Pg. 36, I.53-55