In last week’s Futurama (the episode where everyone was made young), the scene at the end, where the gargoyle was talking to his young, puzzled me.
I felt like it had to be an allusion to something, it was so out of the blue.
But I have no idea what it could be alluding to.
Some help?
I missed it; what did he say?
I don’t know exactly what your question is…
I think it was a continuation or segue to the fact that he got his “freedom” from the Prof. cuz he saved his life from the Pool of Aging.
I saw this ep 2 weeks ago so my memory is a little fuzzy.
I think the father gargoyle said “and that’s how i got my freedom” or something like that to his son (smaller gargoyle) and then stared towards the viewers. But just before that line, the Prof. asks after the gargoyle saved his life, “what is it that you wish, just name one thing and it’s yours…”
i hope that helps but again, no idea what you are asking for…
I don’t know exactly what your question is…
I think it was a continuation or segue to the fact that he got his “freedom” from the Prof. cuz he saved his life from the Pool of Aging.
I saw this ep 2 weeks ago so my memory is a little fuzzy.
I think the father gargoyle said “and that’s how i got my freedom” or something like that to his son (smaller gargoyle) and then stared towards the viewers. But just before that line, the Prof. asks after the gargoyle saved his life, “what is it that you wish, just name one thing and it’s yours…”
i hope that helps but again, no idea what you are asking for…
It was Farnsworth’s gargoyle. At the beginning of the episode, he was chasing it. It eventually saved him.
I think what the OP is asking is whether the gargoyle that escaped from the lab and was granted its freedom after saving Farnsworth’s life was a literary reference. Was there perhaps a French story that featured a gargoyle earning its freedom? (I say French because gargoyles feature prominently in French architecture.)
At the beginning of the episode, there was a shot of the Planet Express building. The large gargoyle burst out from the roof, and Farnsworth screamed: “I put you through college and this is how you repay me! I’ll hunt you down!”
This is what made the Prof want to drive the ship, which is why everyone complained about him being to dang old for his own good, which led everyone getting youth-enized. Which in turn led to the Pool of Aging, which led to the gargoyle reappearing to save them.
Apparently the gargolye had been hanging on the rear of the ship the whole time.
(Baby Bender! Aww!)
Johnny L.A. has accurately clarified my (apparently poorly-expressed) question.
I understood the scene on its face, Madawc and mobo85; what I’m wondering is if there’s a subtext or reference beyond that that I’ve missed.
I found the scene to be creepy in the extreme. “Bon nuit! Bon nuit to you all!”
At the beginning of the episode, there was a shot of the Planet Express building. The large gargoyle burst out from the roof, and Farnsworth screamed: “I put you through college and this is how you repay me! I’ll hunt you down!”
This is what made the Prof want to drive the ship, which is why everyone complained about him being to dang old for his own good, which led everyone getting youth-enized. Which in turn led to the Pool of Aging, which led to the gargoyle reappearing to save them.
Apparently the gargolye had been hanging on the rear of the ship the whole time.
(Baby Bender! Aww!)
That was odd. Anyway, since it seems you didn’t need a plot explanation, I apologize.
“And that, leetle one, is how Papa gain his freedom. And now, bonne nuit, bonne nuit, to you all!” (I watched that scene twice, with closed captioning on the second.)
It was very odd. Even for “Futurama.” And does Farnsworth have a habit of putting mutated creatures through college, or is it just me?
I wondered if it meant something deeper, too. If it isn’t a reference, it’ll be all the more bizarre. But even if I can’t answer it, Fiver, I’ll be trying to guess along with you.
Baby Bender was sooo cute. So was little Zoidberg, and little Gargoyle. And all of them. Man, Amy really got her comeuppance, didn’t she? (Hehe!)
Also, the gargoyle’s name was Pazuzu. As in the demon. The same name is used for the demon in The Exorcist, actually…
wait, was this on FOX or Cartoon Network?
FOX. Yes believe it or not, FOX is showing new Futuramas on Sundays again. I figure it’s just for exposure so they can sell the DVDs, but those of us who care, bought them already.
Speaking of, has anyone watched the commentary on the first episode? They mentioned a secret hidden in the scene when Fry falls back in his chair, and I had no idea what it was. Until this past Sunday when the new episode explained it! I went back to the DVD and I’ll be damned if they didn’t plan this plot 4 years in advance!
On a slightly less impressive example of planning ahead, Nibbler’s stalk eye was also seen peeking out of a trash can in 1999 during the “Fry’s Dog” episode from earlier this season.