Leela and the Genestalk

"Leela and the Genestalk" is the one hundred and thirty-sixth episode of Futurama, the twenty-second of the seventh production season and the ninth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 7 August, 2013, on Comedy Central. After a rare condition causes Leela to grow tentacles, she stumbles upon a secret genetic engineering facility.

Production
By 1 August, 2013, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring Fry sell the Planet Express ship to pay for an operation for Leela.

On 6 August, it was revealed that the characters Finn and Jake, from the animated TV series , would appear in the episode.

Trivia

 * John DiMaggio, the voice of Bender, provides the voice of Jake in Adventure Time.
 * In "Fry and Leela's Big Fling", Leela stated that her arm bracelet could only be removed via cutting off her arm. She takes it off without difficulty while packing her things.

Allusions

 * The name "Tex 1138's" is a reference to the 1971 film , directed by Star Wars creator.

Continuity

 * The professor refers to the ship as Bessie. He named it Bessie in "2-D Blacktop".
 * The salesman that Fry sells the ship to mentions the common cold. The common cold was previously mentioned in "Cold Warriors".
 * Leela's seven-eighths blernsball jersey, from "A Leela of Her Own", can be seen in her locker.

Characters

 * Actual Doctor
 * Debut: Adam West's head
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Debut: Burt Ward's head
 * Debut: Carlos
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Debut:
 * Fry
 * Debut: Fry's cousin
 * God
 * Hermes
 * Hyper-Chicken
 * Igner
 * Inez
 * Larry
 * Leela
 * Debut: Little Drunk Sheila
 * Leo
 * Mom
 * Morris
 * Munda
 * Debut: Stan
 * Underwater house salesman
 * Walt
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * Debut: Cloud Castle
 * New New York sewers
 * Debut: Parts 'n' Crafts
 * Planet Express conference room
 * Planet Express hangar
 * Planet Express headquarters
 * Planet Express locker room
 * Taco Bellevue Hospital
 * Debut: Tex 1138's
 * Texas
 * Turanga house

Miscellaneous

 * Blob
 * Neptunian
 * Debut: Pinupork