Attack of the Killer App (1 Jul. 2010)

Fry and Bender compete to see who can get the most fans on their Twitter-like application on their new eyePhones, not knowing that it's actually part of Mom's evil conspiracy to unleash a new virus on people's brains.

Director:

Stephen Sandoval

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator), Matt Groening (developer),

Stars:

Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg / EyePhone Commercial Announcer / Clerk (voice)
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Bender / Flexo / Antarian #2 / Igner / Sal / Cashier (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Mom / Leela's Phone / Housewife of Sim City / Monique (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Japanese Toilet / Scoop Chang / Morbo / Walt / Calculon / Pizza Ad / Mr. Chunks (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / Calculon's Nephew / Antarian Children (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / Antarian #1 (voice)
David Herman	...	Infosquito / Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer / Dr. Ben Beeler / Larry / Sal's Friend / Scruffy (voice)
Craig Ferguson	...	Susan Boil (voice)

Storyline

A strangely prophetic episode commenting on the rise of social networking. Dear, old Mom is still up to her megalomaniacal plottings. This time, she's concocted a grand scheme to control consumers with a fancy new gadget: the EyePhone. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter... they're all present, accounted for and poked fun at as a story involving a "who can get the most followers" contest between Fry and Bender emerges.

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Plot Keywords:

contest | conspiracy | video phone | reference to marilyn monroe | third world | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

1 July 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

The naming of Leela's boil is a joke reference to Susan Boyle. She is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV program Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables.

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Quotes

Bender: This looks like a good place to ditch some evidence.
[Opens bin, finds Flexo inside]
Bender: Flexo! What are you doing in a hazardous waste bin?
Flexo: Didn't you hear? Us bending units are dangerously outdated. We overheat, we're radioactive, we cause erectile dysfun...
[Bender closes bin]
Prof. Hubert Farnsworth: Bender, who were you talking to?
Bender: No one! Your momma! Shut up! Take your pick.

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Connections

Spoofs The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006)

User Reviews

A fun look at the technological society and where it is headed

This episode of Futurama provides us with a look at where our society is headed. From the beginning, Futurama has always made an effort to make fun of the cult followings of our time and this episode did not fall short. With quick humor such as everyone quickly throwing away their phones to get the new eyephone to waiting "online" to get the phone to the viral video sensations, not one part of our modern day society isn't thrown back at us via jokes that are funny because of their truth. The return of Mom also provides for a hilarious look at how businesses depend on what we do with their product to make something happen. This truly was one of Futuramas best episodes to date. From recognizing our dependency on our phones and even our want to gain the most followers online, this episode is truly one that sets the tone of how Futurama should flow and will want to keep us returning for many weeks to come.