Assie Come Home

Bender searches the universe for his missing shiny metal rear end.

Story
After the crew is sent to a planet ruled by gangsters, Bender has all his parts stolen, and it's up to Fry and Leela to find them. They contact the police and find Yuri, who sold Bender's parts, and he gives them a list of all the buyers. After traversing across the galaxy collecting all the parts, the only one left to find is Bender's ass, which unfortunately was on a space ship that sank in a gaseous space sea. The crew then goes to said sea and meet Tarquin, the local keeper of a poorly lit lighthouse, who helps them salvage the ship and recover the ass plate, much to Bender's joy, but they soon find out that Bender's ass is a better reflector than the one in the lighthouse, forcing Bender to part with it to ensure that scurvy cursing sailors do not die at sea, thus being unable to spread curse words. After returning to Earth, Bender is heartbroken and depressed because of his loss, but his friends assure him that he should be happy that his ass is doing some good. Meanwhile, back at the lighthouse, Tarquin is spending some quality time with Bender's shining ass while reading a Bible, but just then the rotating device goes out of control and flings the ass plate out of the lighthouse. The ass plate then flies off and saves a boy who fell into a, and then continues to fly all the way back to Earth, where it reunites with a happy Bender in Planet Express. However, back on the gaseous sea, ships are crashing everywhere due to the lighthouse having lost its reflector.

Production
On 5, 2013, released a preview clip for the tenth broadcast season, which contained footage from the episode.

By 26 July, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring a fight between the crud gang and the blip gang.

Trivia

 * The episode's title caption is very similar to that of "Möbius Dick", which was also the eighth episode of its broadcast season, and also featured a sea setting.
 * The ship's deck is filled with crates. The first labelled crate to be seen supposedly contains the, which was the focus of , and the third labelled crate to be seen supposedly contains the , which was the focus of . The fourth crate contains from the 1997 film ', which was released after the 1980s ' trilogy.
 * In "Space Pilot 3000", upon being told to "bite my shiny metal ass" by Bender, Fry remarks that "it doesn't look so shiny to me". However, in this episode it is shown that Bender's ass shines brighter than "the brightest object in the known universe", i.e. the original lighthouse light.
 * The piece of music that plays at the Galactic Bazaar is used on the main menu for the second disc of Volume 8.
 * According to the commentary, the episode's title was Ken Keeler's idea.

Allusions

 * The episode's title is a reference to the 1943 movie , directed by.
 * The concept of a planet run by gangs may be a reference to the Star Trek episode "".
 * The blips and the cruds are named after the African American gangs the and the.
 * The concept of a planet whose inhabitants are separated based on different placement of the same two colors is reminiscent of the planet, as seen in the Star Trek episode "".
 * Peoples α is very similar in colour and design to the of  in the video game , where rival gangs are a major plot point.
 * Fry getting his head stuck in a honey jar marked "HUNNY" is a reference to the fictional bear . He also says "Oh, bother", which was Pooh's catchphrase.
 * Fry asks Leela if she thinks that they "walked straight outta Blipton". Blipton is a reference to, which is in the vicinity of where the Bloods and the Crips originated. It may also be a reference to the tea brand . The phrase "straight outta Blipton" is likely a reference to the  .
 * Many robots from other works are seen in the chop shop.
 * , from the Star Wars franchise
 * The title character from the 1999 film 
 * Rosie the Robot Maid, from the animated sitcom 
 * What appear to be the robot versions of Bill and Ted from the 1991 film 
 * , from the children's TV series 
 * The title character from the anime TV series ', adapted in the United States as '
 * A, from the science-fiction TV series Doctor Who
 * A Cylon, from the  franchise
 * Bender hugging his butt and saying "You came home!" is a similar reference to the story of the Prodigal Son from the Bible.


 * At Hedonismbot's mansion, a from the Academy of Inventors is spanked by a robot resembling R2-D2.
 * The hospital's name may be a reference to the Christian martyred saints.
 * The name "Sargaseous Sea", which Leela pronounces as "Sargashes Sea", is a pun on the name "" and the word "gaseous".
 * The lighthouse, its tenant, and his lines reference the 2005 video game .
 * According to the commentary, the name "Tarquin" is a play on "Quint", the name of a character in the 1975 film .
 * The bathysphere and diving suits reference the 2010 video game .
 * Tarquin's boat is marked "FLOTSAM & JETSON", a reference to the maritime terms and The Jetsons.
 * The head of a corpse missing an eye floating out of the ship's wreckage mirrors an identical scene in Jaws.
 * Johnny being the name of a boy trapped in a well may be a reference to the 1899 film Ding, Dong, Dell, Johnny's in the Well.

Goofs

 * When Fry and Leela are looking at the blips' reflection in the mirror, the thing that Leela wears on her wrist is on her left arm, even though only the s are in the mirror.
 * When Bender is found by Fry and Leela, he only has his mouth and eyes. However, since he doesn't have a brain, he shouldn't be able to speak.
 * There may be a secondary brain inside his mouth or his eyes.
 * It's possible that his brain still controlled his eyes and mouth wirelessly, just as his arms have been seen to move independently in various episodes.
 * Without his ass, Bender has a lot of exposed circuitry, but, in "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", his container unit is shown to be empty.
 * Bender's design constantly changes throughout the show. This may be due to Bender getting modifications.

Characters

 * Debut: Alejandro
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Debut: Blip gang
 * Borax Kid
 * Debut: Captain of the S.S. Miami Muy Caliente
 * Debut: Crud gang
 * Dean Streptococcus
 * Doingg
 * Fat-bot
 * Feffernoose
 * Flabby
 * First Robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan
 * Fry
 * Gearshift
 * Hedonismbot
 * Hermaphrobot
 * Hermes
 * Human-horn dealer
 * Debut: Johnny
 * Debut: Johnny's parents
 * Lady Buggle
 * Leela
 * Mrs. Astor (deleted scene)
 * Oily
 * Pimparoo
 * Princess Num Num
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Rosie the Robot Maid
 * Smitty
 * Debut: Tarquin
 * Tinny Tim
 * Unnamed clown
 * URL
 * Yuri
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * The Beast With Two Bucks
 * Debut: Blip Turf
 * Debut: Blipton
 * Feldspar Queen
 * Galactic Bazaar
 * Mars University
 * Debut: Peoples α
 * Planet Express conference room
 * Planet Express employee lounge
 * Planet Express lobby
 * Debut: Sargaseous Sea
 * Debut: Scenic Detroit
 * Debut:
 * South Street Spaceport
 * Debut: St. Hope's Charity Hospital for Robot Orphans
 * Waldorf Asteroid (deleted scene)
 * Waldorf Asteroid (deleted scene)

Miscellaneous

 * "Bite my shiny metal ass"
 * Debut: Floatwell
 * "Good news, everyone"
 * Human horn (mentioned in text, 7:40)
 * Mobile app
 * Debut: S.S. Miami Muy Caliente
 * Whale oil