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*The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "[[Benderama]]" would air on 23 June in its place<ref name="airdate">{{cite web |url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Futurama/News/1304464909,59072,/How_many_Benders_is_too_many.html |title=How many Benders is too many? |publisher=[[CGEF]] |author=reed |date=2011-05-03 |accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref> proved otherwise. | *The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "[[Benderama]]" would air on 23 June in its place<ref name="airdate">{{cite web |url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Futurama/News/1304464909,59072,/How_many_Benders_is_too_many.html |title=How many Benders is too many? |publisher=[[CGEF]] |author=reed |date=2011-05-03 |accessdate=2011-05-04}}</ref> proved otherwise. | ||
===Characters=== | |||
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] | |||
*[[Dr. Zoidberg]] | |||
== References == | == References == |
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No. | 103 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV15 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | N/A | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 4 August, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E08 | ||||
Title reference | Moby Dick and Möbius strips | ||||
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"Möbius Dick" is the one hundredth and third episode of Futurama, the fifteenth of the sixth production season and the eighth of the eighth broadcast season.
Story
The crew encounters a dangerous four-dimensional space whale.[2]
Production
On 1 June, 2011, Countdown to Futurama released concept art of the Planet Express ship with sails.
Additional Info
Allusions
- The title and the overall plot is a parody of the Herman Melville-penned novel Moby Dick, which was previously referenced in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", and the Möbius strip.
- Möbius Dick is also well known in the mathematics community as the answer to a pun-based math riddle: What's non-orientable and lives in the ocean?
Trivia
- The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season's second, but the announcement that "Benderama" would air on 23 June in its place[3] proved otherwise.
Characters
References
- ^ Futurama - Episode Guide - MSN TV
- ^ Can't get enough Futurama: Episode Guide: 6 ACV
- ^ reed (03 May 2011). "How many Benders is too many?". CGEF. Retrieved on 04 May 2011.