Leela and the Genestalk
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Leela and the Genestalk | |||||
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No. | 136 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV22 | ||||
Written by | Eric Horsted | ||||
Directed by | Lance Kramer | ||||
Title caption | SPOILER ALERT: ROBOTS AND WHATNOT | ||||
First air date | 7 August, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E09 | ||||
Title reference | The folk story "Jack and the Beanstalk" | ||||
Opening cartoon | Unknown | ||||
Special guest(s) | Adam West Burt Ward | ||||
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"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.
Story
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. [1]
On 6 August, it was revealed that the characters Finn and Jake, from the animated TV series Adventure Time, would appear in the episode. [2]
Image gallery
Promotional picture featuring the Planet Express crew and Amy's mother line-dancing. [4]
Promotional picture of Mom poking Leela with a stick. [6]
Additional information
Trivia
- 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.
- John DiMaggio, the voice of Bender, provides the voice of Jake in Adventure Time.
- Amy's mother, who was featured in the first promotional picture, was replaced with a random man for the episode. It's possible that the scene originally took place at the Wong Ranch.
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The name "Tex 1138's" is a reference to the 1971 film THX 1138, directed by Star Wars creator George Lucas.
- Momsanto is a parody of the agricultural-biotechnology corporation Monsanto Company, previously parodied in "The Series Has Landed", as the Monsanto Corporation.
- Leela letting her "hair" down so that Fry and Bender can climb up the tower is a reference to the German fairy tale "Rapunzel". Burt Ward also says "holy Rapunzel, Manbat".
- Burt Ward tells Adam West that there is a duo there to rescue them, and West asks how dynamic they are. This is a reference to the term "dynamic duo", used to refer to Batman and Robin.
- After Fry and Bender find Leela in Momsanto, Bender offers to "bend this wooden door" to get them out. Fry tells Bender that he knows he can't bend a wooden door. Then Bender does it anyways. This is likely a reference to the gag from the BBC show "Doctor Who", the sonic screwdriver accessory of whose can affect anything but wood.
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.
Quotes
Jake: What time is it?
Bender: Time for you to shut up!
Goofs
- After Leela is declared the winner, two of the same man can be seen clapping.
- Leela is strictly against Genetic engineering in this episode, but in previous episodes she didn't seem to mind.
- Mom states its illegal to perform her Genetic experiments on earth, thus why she is doing it on her floating cloud. However after Leela crashes her lab back to earth, she still proceeds to perform her experiments.
Appearances
Characters
- Actual Doctor
- Debut: Adam West's head
- Amy
- Auctioneer (cameo, 1:30)
- Bender
- Debut: Burt Ward's head
- Debut: Carlos (mentioned in speech only)
- Crack addict (cameo, 1:10)
- Professor Farnsworth
- Debut: Finn and Jake
- Fry
- Debut: Fry's cousin (mentioned in speech only)
- God (mentioned in speech only)
- Hermes
- Hyper-Chicken
- Hypnotoad (cameo, 10:26)
- Igner
- Inez (in promotional picture only)
- Larry
- Leela
- Debut: Little Drunk Sheila
- 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
- Buggalo
- Neptunian
- Debut: Pinupork
- Tube Transport System
- Wristlojackimator
References
- ^ Magic Beans - Video Clip. (Comedy Central.) Retrieved on 01 July 2013.
- ^ a b Charles Webb (06 August 2013). Algebraic News, Everyone! ‘Adventure Time’ Crosses Over With ‘Futurama’ This Week!. (MTV Geek.) Retrieved on 06 August 2013.
- ^ a b Countdown to Futurama: Adam West and Burt Ward. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 29 May 2013. Retrieved on 31 July 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Planet Express Crew Line-Dancing. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 30 May 2013. Retrieved on 30 May 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Cloud Castle. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 31 May 2013. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Mom Poking Leela. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 01 June 2013. Retrieved on 31 July 2013.