# Futurama - All the Presidents' Heads (Jul/28/11) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747 "2011-07-29T16:30:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/1 "2011-07-29T16:30:15Z")
Stellar episode! I think it may have been the best this season. Certainly a whole lot better than the last two weeks. My favourite part was near the beginning when they were all getting off work, and Bender said he was going to go clubbing. And then brought out a bat, and said he was going to look for baby seals. It was awesome on two levels… there is still a lot of brouhaha over Canada’s seal clubbing, so of course Bender’s going to be offensive about it. On a personal level, whenever any of my friends suggest clubbing, I always respond with “Baby seals?! How dare you!” Also, do you think Fry is working at the head museum because Lars worked at the head museum? I don’t know if the writers were going for this, but that was an interesting callback to the first movie… ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/2 "2011-07-30T03:06:12Z")
> [@Grapefruit](#): > > Also, do you think Fry is working at the head museum because Lars worked at the head museum? I don’t know if the writers were going for this, but that was an interesting callback to the first movie… Did you miss Doctor Goodnplenty (or whatever) calling him Lars? Definitely a reference. I loved this episode. Best since the hiatus. The Brit future was delightful. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/3 "2011-07-30T05:20:39Z")
I loved the Bender flag at the end. “Bite my _f_hiny metal a_ff_.” Also Ma_ff_achu_f_ett_f_ and “_f_tupid _f_hithead”. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/4 "2011-07-30T05:39:14Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > Did you miss Doctor Goodnplenty (or whatever) calling him Lars? Definitely a reference. > > I loved this episode. Best since the hiatus. The Brit future was delightful. I wanted this to be a two parter just so we could see more of the British future. > [@cochrane](#): > > I loved the Bender flag at the end. > > “Bite my _f_hiny metal a_ff_.” > > Also Ma_ff_achu_f_ett_f_ and “_f_tupid _f_hithead”. More like Tax_ff_achu_f_ett_f_ ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/5 "2011-07-30T07:41:39Z")
Is there any way to watch recent episodes online? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/6 "2011-07-30T10:07:15Z")
You can download them from iTunes, but as far as I know, there’s no way to legally watch them for free. But if you get Comedy Central and just happened to miss this week’s episode, they’ll repeat it a few more times before the next episode, including immediately preceding next week’s new show. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/7 "2011-07-30T16:01:26Z")
I thought it was a pretty weak episode truth be told…but by no means was it as bad as the first and second episodes (IMO of course) ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/8 "2011-07-30T20:03:26Z")
Was this the first time we saw President George W. Buch in the Hall of Presidents? I wonder if we’ll ever see them do Obama. Oh, and was it just be or did one of the heads in the backgound say _Sharon Angle_ on it? :eek: There’s a terrifying (& dated) thought. IMHO Palin would’ve been a munch better gag. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/9 "2011-07-30T22:55:10Z")
“Has anyone seen Ulysses Grant? He owes me a cheroot.” “He’s over there, puking in the Bushes.” George H. W. and George W.: NOOOOOOOO! ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/10 "2011-07-30T23:58:21Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > Did you miss Doctor Goodnplenty (or whatever) calling him Lars? Definitely a reference. Whoops! I totally missed that, but I rewatched it, and Fry was addressed as Lars. It would be awesome to get more insight as to why Fry decided to work at the Head Museum, though. Does he actually have to _be_ Lars to win Leela’s heart? I thought they would have Mom be the queen, but the weird red queen caricature was okay too. ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/11 "2011-07-31T00:02:29Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > “Has anyone seen Ulysses Grant? He owes me a cheroot.” > “He’s over there, puking in the Bushes.” > > George H. W. and George W.: NOOOOOOOO! That was a great skit! ---
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/12 "2011-07-31T01:40:09Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > “Has anyone seen Ulysses Grant? He owes me a cheroot.” > “He’s over there, puking in the Bushes.” > > George H. W. and George W.: NOOOOOOOO! Literally the only thing in this episode that made me laugh. I thought it was terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/13 "2011-07-31T03:05:06Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > IMHO Palin would’ve been a munch better gag. I think they were worried about feeling like Charlie Chaplin after he made ‘the Great Dictator’ and then found out the real horror behind the laughs. Anyway, as an Englishman, I mostly enjoyed it, other than the absolutely atrocious accents (except for LaMarr’s) and the extreme anti-loyalist bias. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/14 "2011-07-31T05:22:17Z")
1. Lick president. 2. Go back in time. 3. By opal. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/15 "2011-07-31T08:23:36Z")
By the way, Farnsworth’s ancestors actually existed (although I don’t know if they were related to one another). Philo T. Farnsworth, of course, was famous as the pioneer of electronic television. Dean Farnsworth really did invent the colorblindness test. And David Farnsworth actually was a counterfeiter in Revolutionary times and was eventually hanged for his crimes. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/16 "2011-07-31T08:45:20Z")
Given his grandma-nailing ways (and I appreciate that the episode gave this a shout-out), shouldn’t Phillip Fry have been in Hubert’s branch of the family tree? The implication has always been that Hubert is descended from Phil’s brother Yancy, and if Phil is his own grandfather, he’s presumably Yancy’s grandfather as well. ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/17 "2011-07-31T10:06:15Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Given his grandma-nailing ways (and I appreciate that the episode gave this a shout-out), shouldn’t Phillip Fry have been in Hubert’s branch of the family tree? The implication has always been that Hubert is descended from Phil’s brother Yancy, and if Phil is his own grandfather, he’s presumably Yancy’s grandfather as well. Fry was… on the rotten branch with the bugs. I think the Farnsworth side either came from Yancy’s wife, or in the later generations. Phillip Fry II may have had a daughter that married a Farnsworth. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/18 "2011-07-31T11:42:25Z")
Well, wouldn’t that make Phillip an uncle-by-marriage, at best? Then what was the deal with the finger-poke genetic scanning dingus in the first episode? _I demand a better quality of continuity in my sci-fi comedy cartoons!_ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/19 "2011-08-01T01:17:32Z")
Semi-related: How many episodes are they doing this season? More than last season? I would hope so since the dvd set seemed expensive for how few eps it had…also hopefully blu-ray this time. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747/20 "2011-08-01T01:30:49Z")
Wiki says three more new ones are coming, bringing this season to a standard 26 and (good news, everyone!) another 26 are coming through 2012-3. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-all-the-presidents-heads-jul-28-11/590747.md?page=2)