The Cyber House Rules

Production Number: 3ACV09

Title Caption: PLEASE RISE FOR THE FUTURAMA THEME SONG

First Aired: April 1, 2001

Act I: It's a baby!
The crew is watching Good Morning Earth when the doorbell rings. Fry and Bender's laziness forces Leela to answer the door. She finds what she thinks to be a "doorbell baby", but it turns out to be an invitation to a reuinion at her orphanarium. She is at first reluctant to go, since they constantly teased her while she was there, but Fry convinces her that she can rub her success in their faces.

Warden Vogel greets Leela, and they reminisce briefly. Fry and Bender are enjoying the buffet, when Leela shows them a photo of her group. She reveals that, although he picked on her, she had a crush on fellow orphan, Adlai Atkins. Leela attempts to show the other orphans how successful she's become, but in spite of their horrible lives, they still lord their two eyes over her. Adlai, however, stands up for her, and she is wooed when she discovers he's a doctor.

While Bender is partaking of the free bar, Warden Vogel pitches adoption. Bender is swayed by the prospect of a government stipend of one hundred dollars per week.

Adlai apologizes for making fun of Leela, and to make up for it, offers to give her a prosthetic eye to appear normal. Bender meanwhile shows Fry his new adoptive children, then leaves to pick up his government stipends.

Act II: Leela doesn't need surgery!
At Planet Express...

Trivia

 * This episode was nominated for an award for positive portrayal of the handicapped.

Quotes

 * Warden Vogel: Keep adoption in mind. It's a great way to have a kid without having sex.

Alien Language Sightings
Time: 09:05

Location: In the window of a shop.

Language: AL1

Translation: humane human traps

Outside References

 * The scene in the hospital where the blonde woman is revealed is a reference to the Twilight Zone episode "The Eye of the Beholder" in which a woman undergoes treatments to attempt to make her appear "normal". The end of the episode reveals that she appears to be normal, while the rest of the population looks like "monsters".

Goofs

 * At the end, when the children are hugging Bender, it appears he moves while struggling, but closer inspection shows only the children move, while Bender's limbs remain stationary. It's obvious the cel with the children was rotated, while the cel with Bender on it was not animated to match.

Characters
(In alphabetical order)
 * Debut: Adlai Atkins
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Elzar
 * Hermes
 * Ignar
 * Larry
 * Leela
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Walt
 * Warden Vogel
 * Zoidberg

Episode Credits

 * Writer
 * Lewis Morton
 * Director
 * Susie Dietter
 * Voice Actors
 * Billy West
 * David Herman
 * John DiMaggio
 * Katey Sagal
 * Kath Soucie
 * Nicole St. John
 * Tom Kenny
 * DVD Commentary
 * Susie Dietter
 * David X. Cohen
 * Lewis Morton
 * Maurice LaMarche
 * John DiMaggio
 * Billy West
 * Matt Groening
 * Rich Moore