Fry and Leela finish talking.
Bender: “9, 10. A big fat Hen. (pause) The names Bender.”
I love that line.
From the Atlanta episode:
Zoidberg: I’ve got a little place outside town. Maybe you could come for a visit?
Fry (looks back at Colonel, who shakes his head slightly): Sorry Zoidberg. I’m trying to get into the coutry club.
–Cliffy
From “Put your Head on my Shoulder”
Fry: Amy, you know how at first you like chocolate, but then you start to get tired of it because it always wants to hang out with you?
Amy: Huh? You don’t like chocolate?
Fry: Look, could chocolate just let me finish?
Zoidberg: I’d pay anything to end my miserable loneliness. If only I weren’t so desperately poor…
Bender: Wait – you mean people would pay good money for romance? Hmm. I think I have a scheme so deviously clever that I…
::quick cut::
Judge: Five hundred dollars and time served!
Bender: Stupid anti-pimping laws!
“We love you Bender!”
“Shut up baby – I know it.”
–Cliffy
Bender: But Fry, you might be able to make a metaphorical “deal” with the “devil.” And by “devil” I mean robot devil. And by “deal” I mean get your coat.
Pauly Shore: Actually, while researching my role for Biodome 2 I discovered that the entire enclosed-ecosystem concept is fundamentally flawed, whether expressed via dome, bubble, or even the stately dodecahedron, buuuuuuudy.
Tonight’s episode of Futurama brought to you by Molten Boron! <jingle> “Nobody doesn’t like molton boron!”
–Cliffy
My Manwich!!!
I must be the only guy who liked “A Pharoh to Remember”! I loved the way Bender embraced slavery, wouldn’t give the slaves their freedom and then conned his way into leadership!
The bad thing about the cancellation of Futurama is that it was really hitting its creative stride when the end came.
It was unique in that it was a silly type of show, but had the capacity to hit such great emotional highs.
I’ll admit there have been times where the show has got me a bit watery eyed.
It was also well planned from the beginning. The back story about Nibbler, the Brains, Fry’s parentage and what caused him to be frozen was planned before the series started.
The great thing about this show was that they could do anything. They could be a workplace drama, an action show, a scifi show, or just a comedy.
I am glad for the 72 episodes that they got, but I could have used another 50.
BEST EPISODE EVER:
Luck of the Fryrish-
What happened to Fry’s lucky clover? The ending of this episode was pretty powerful. With a cheesy 80’s anthem playing, I still got a lump in my throat.
It even had one of the funniest lines of the series.
Fry (upon opening the safe): Everything held up pretty well.
Bender(leaning into the shot): Except Sports* By Huey Lewis.
A Few Other favorite episodes:
Godfellas-
Bender becomes a god to a civilization that grows on him from space. A funny look at the divine and organized religion.
Less than a Hero-
The gang become superheroes. A funny take on the genre. Especially their theme music.
Obseletely Fabulous-
Embarrassed by a new model, Bender undergoes a “Downgrade”!
Oh. But I forgot my favorite moment:
When Fry “dies” from the Bee Sting: The funeral has both comedy and sadness. It is funny because all of the women Fry has slept with give him medicore ratings, but Bender has a touching line: “When I said KILL ALL THE HUMANS, I always whispered to myself ‘Except Fry’.”
His line was both touching and funny at the same time.
The episode centered on Farnsworth and Mom (forgive me for not knowing ep titles); where Farnsworth says he would create a race of giant shouting albino gorillas to shout his love for Mom, from the tops of buildings.
And the payoff, at the end of the episode, where we see a scene of giant shouting albino gorillas hanging off rooftops.
That was a good line in a great episode, but it bugged me that Fry was already wearing his coat.
“My manwich!”
That was Mother’s Day, where Mom ordered the robots to destroy civilization. “I’ve got a big big thirst for human blood!”
–Cliffy
GOODBYE, from the WORLD OF TOMORROW!
“Death to all humans!”
(mom pushes button on the remote)
“Free soda for all humans!”