Attack of the Killer App 

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 (created by), Matt Groening (developed by)

Stars:

Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert J. 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:

body in a dumpster | cell phone | contest | conspiracy | video telephone | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Curiosity Company, The, 20th Century Fox Television, Rough Draft Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to David X. Cohen, he knew instantly that Fry's line, "Shut up and take my money!" would take off and become an internet meme.

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Goofs

When Bender records the video of the ship crashing it is recorded from the point of view of Hermes, even though Bender is the other side of the table at the time.

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Quotes

Antarian #1: We burn your e-waste down to the usable metals, safely releasing the toxins into our air and drinking water.
Turanga Leela: Uch! That's the worst thing I've ever seen.
Antarian #1: Really? Then don't look over there.
[Points to children playing in a pile of waste]
Antarian #1: Okay, kids. Let's play Find The Shiny.
Turanga Leela: That's even more horrific! Is all the work done by children?
Antarian #1: Not the whipping.

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Connections

References Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

User Reviews

A clunky attempt at satire

An episode that is light on comedy and wit and relies on tired jokes about the spread of technology. Despite slurm being a coke or Pepsi reference, the eyephone feels a little on th me e nose