T.: The Terrestrial
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T.: The Terrestrial | |||||
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No. | 130 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV16 | ||||
Written by | Josh Weinstein | ||||
Directed by | Lance Kramer | ||||
Title caption | One of the 77 Wonders of the Future World | ||||
First air date | 26 June, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E03 | ||||
Title reference | The 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | ||||
Opening cartoon | Unknown | ||||
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"T.: The Terrestrial" is the one hundred and thirtieth episode of Futurama, the sixteenth of the seventh production season and the third of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 26 June, 2013, on Comedy Central. After being marooned on an distant planet, Fry is befriended by a young monster.
Story
Production
Image Gallery
Additional Information
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The episode's title is a parody of the 1982 science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg.
- The Jeffersons Memorial is a reference to the Jefferson Memorial, dedicated to the third president of the United States — Thomas Jefferson —, and the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons.
- The image of Bender knocking out Fry mimics the famous photo of Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston.
- When the crew is on Omicron Persei 8, Fry asks Bender if he will let him know if they have to "cheese it", and Bender replies that that is the first law of robotics. The first law of robotics, one of the three created by American science-fiction author Isaac Asimov, says that "a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm".
- In Jrrr's room, there is a bowl containing Blinky the fish, from The Simpsons, a doll that looks like Boba Fett, from the Star Wars franchise, a Klingon bat'leth, from the Star Trek franchise, and a toy/model of an Omicronian saucer.
Continuity
- Bender previously read a Cigar Jerk publication in "Fry Am the Egg Man".
Appearances
Characters
Places
References
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Fry Captured in Omicronian Cage. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 08 May 2013. Retrieved on 26 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Bender Boxing Fry. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 07 May 2013. Retrieved on 26 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Jrrr Show’s Fry His Fleem [sic]. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 09 May 2013. Retrieved on 19 June 2013.