"Futurama" Anthology of Interest I (2000)

Directors:

Chris Louden
Rich Moore

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
Matt Groening (developer) ...

TV Series:

"Futurama" (1999)

Original Air Date:

21 May 2000 (Season 2, Episode 20)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In this episode of Futurama the Professor creates a What If machine that answers every question. The...

Plot Keywords:

Giant Monster | Murder | Murder Mystery | Actor Playing Himself | Reference To Dracula

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 11

12:45 AM

COMEDY

Anthology of Interest 1

#2.20

Cast

Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg (voice)
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Bender / Mr. Panucci (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Tress MacNeille	...	Deep Blue (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Narrator (voice)
Al Gore	...	Himself (voice) (as Vice President Al Gore)
Stephen Hawking	...	Himself (voice)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Herself (voice)
E. Gary Gygax	...	Himself (voice) (as Gary Gygax)
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad (voice)
David Herman	...	Scruffy (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Cubert Farnsworth (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Nibbler / Giant Anteaters (voice)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Trivia:

The guns that the military are shooting at 500' Bender have three-pronged electrical plugs on the end of them.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Giant Bender is 500ft tall and the Empire state building 1200ft tall. So when he falls on to it there is no way it can pierce him in the middle of his back.

Quotes:

[Fry has disrupted the space-time continuum]
Al Gore: Well, it's obvious what should have happened. That whang to the head should have killed you.
Fry: What?
Nichelle Nichols: [menacingly] Let's finish the job.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Soundtrack:

MMMBop

One of the best episodes ever.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This was meant to be a Futurama version of the Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, and I wish they'd made more. The idea of the 'what if' machine is fantastic and allows the characters to really explore new areas. The most successful story is the one where Leela goes on a killing spree, which is simply some of the best television ever made, solid laughs all the way through. You get Leela finally getting her own back on Amy for her crap comments, and Zoidberg's exposition, which is pure comic genius. I could talk about this forever. Anyway, the Bender is really huge story was almost as good, especially capturing Zoidberg with a guinea pig and his subsequent rampage. The Fry story is slightly less good, but with a great cameo from Stephen Hawking.