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An anthology of three "what if" stories: what if Bender was human, what if life was more like a video game, and what if Leela found her true home.
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Professor Hubert Farnsworth: What do you nice kids want?
Dr. Zoidberg: Nothing. I'm leaving. But if you had extra courage I'd haul it away for you, maybe.
Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Oh blithery poop, my cowardly lobster. You don't need courage. After all, who needs courage when you have a gun?
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(uncredited)
Written by Gloria Estefan
Performed by Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine
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After the Space Invaders spoof, Q*bert hops down the stairs and, while speaking backward, says, "where can a guy get some pants around here?" See more »Goofs
Many of the characters in the "if life were like a video game" segment are referred to as "Nintendians", a reference to the video game manufacturer Nintendo. However, very few of these characters are actually from games by Nintendo. See more »Quotes
[the Professor is The Wizard of Oz, Zoidberg is the Cowardly Lion]Professor Hubert Farnsworth: What do you nice kids want?
Dr. Zoidberg: Nothing. I'm leaving. But if you had extra courage I'd haul it away for you, maybe.
Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Oh blithery poop, my cowardly lobster. You don't need courage. After all, who needs courage when you have a gun?
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Opening Subtitle: Hey, TiVo! Suggest THIS! See more »Soundtracks
"Conga"(uncredited)
Written by Gloria Estefan
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It is time for the second 'Anthology of Interest' so the professor has repaired his 'what if' machine and assembled the crew to ask it three more questions. Once again it is Bender, Fry and Leela asking the questions; Bender wants to know what it would be like to be human; Fry wonders what it would be like if life was more like a video game and Leela just wants to know what it would be like to go home. In Bender's story he delights in over indulging on all of life's pleasures that one week later he is so fat that his width matches his height; Fry's section features a battle which spoofs such classic video games as Donkey Kong, Pac Man and Space Invaders and Leela's segment is closely based on 'The Wizard of Oz'; although there is a nice twist to the end.
I thought this 'Anthology of Interest' episode wasn't quite as good as the first but they are pretty close; and I'm sure different viewers will have their own favourites from the two episodes. Here I enjoyed the final section the most; the spoof of 'The Wizard of Oz' was great with lots of laughs which I suspect will work whether you've seen the film or not; although it will obviously be better if you have seen it. Bender's section was second best although many of the jokes might be considered a little too crude by some viewers. Fry's section was the weakest of the three for me but I suspect that might be because I was never really into video games; I suspect people who enjoyed the games being spoofed will enjoy it far more. Over all this was a quality episode and I'm sure everybody will enjoy at least one of the sections if not all three.