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'''Production Number:''' | '''Production Number:''' 2ACV17<br/> | ||
'''DVD:''' Season | '''DVD:''' Season 2, Disc 4 | ||
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*They mention this was the season premier of [[Episode Listing (broadcast order)|broadcast]] season 3 | |||
*Why they spend time coming up with names for the gum | |||
*The animators spent lots of money for the army poster that appears briefly | |||
*They debated on what the professor says about brains was too insane | |||
*They have made Zapp skirt more female over time | |||
*Billy's impression of Nixon is very funny | |||
**Where did the growl come from | |||
*They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] | |||
*The original Lee Lemon had a different beard | |||
*Zapp tends to use an extra sylibal in his words | |||
*Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like | |||
*They praise the 3D department for the animation of the balls | |||
*John does the voice of the southern soldier | |||
*If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon | |||
*They say the impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great | |||
*This is the one time in the show that [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] shouts | |||
*Many people don't notice [[iHawk]] has the glass attached to him | |||
*A part of the episode was influenced by Starship Troopers and another part by MASH | |||
*They are concerned that Zapp and Nixon are oblivious to the explosions outside | |||
*This is the first time Fry sings I'm Walking on Sunshine | |||
*This was originally shown at Comic-Con | |||
*The writers just tried to find a funny ball joke for two days | |||
*The list of Bender's most used words was hard to make | |||
*The Brain Balls HQ looks like the Epcot ball | |||
*Bender says all the words on his list within a minute | |||
*The bomb ticks even though it doesn't have a timer | |||
*The original newspaper headline said Earth Licks Balls, which was removed | |||
*The supposed bomb explosion was added last minute | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | ===Highlights / Quotes=== | ||
*'''David X. Cohen''': It appears for like one billionth of a second. | |||
*'''Matt Groening''': It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things. | |||
*'''David X. Cohen''': | *'''David X. Cohen''': So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.<br>'''Unknown:'''Can I say it now?<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' Sure'''<br>Unknown:''' Its Leela<br>'''David X. Cohen:''' What? I must have misunderstood to story. | ||
*'''Unknown''': | *'''Unknown:''' Oh My God | ||
*'''Matt Groening''': Its coming up... wait | |||
*'''David X. Cohen''': Eric only wrote one joke and moved it about five times | |||
*'''John DiMaggio:''' Hippidy Hop or Hoppedy Hip | |||
==Commentators== | ==Commentators== | ||
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** | **Executive Producer | ||
*[[David X. Cohen]] | *[[David X. Cohen]] | ||
**Executive Producer | |||
*[[Rich Moore]] | |||
**Supervising Director | |||
*[[Eric Horsted]] | |||
**Writer | **Writer | ||
** | *[[Ron Hurgart]] | ||
**Director | |||
*[[John DiMaggio]] | *[[John DiMaggio]] | ||
**Actor ([[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], miscellaneous) | **Actor ([[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]], miscellaneous) | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, 13 September 2007
Production Number: 2ACV17
DVD: Season 2, Disc 4
Commentary
Topics of Discussion
- They mention this was the season premier of broadcast season 3
- Why they spend time coming up with names for the gum
- The animators spent lots of money for the army poster that appears briefly
- They debated on what the professor says about brains was too insane
- They have made Zapp skirt more female over time
- Billy's impression of Nixon is very funny
- Where did the growl come from
- They joke about how obvious it is that Lee Lemon is Leela
- The original Lee Lemon had a different beard
- Zapp tends to use an extra sylibal in his words
- Bender originally has a long speech about what men are like
- They praise the 3D department for the animation of the balls
- John does the voice of the southern soldier
- If the bomb is one of the balls or a weapon
- They say the impression of Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is great
- This is the one time in the show that Kif shouts
- Many people don't notice iHawk has the glass attached to him
- A part of the episode was influenced by Starship Troopers and another part by MASH
- They are concerned that Zapp and Nixon are oblivious to the explosions outside
- This is the first time Fry sings I'm Walking on Sunshine
- This was originally shown at Comic-Con
- The writers just tried to find a funny ball joke for two days
- The list of Bender's most used words was hard to make
- The Brain Balls HQ looks like the Epcot ball
- Bender says all the words on his list within a minute
- The bomb ticks even though it doesn't have a timer
- The original newspaper headline said Earth Licks Balls, which was removed
- The supposed bomb explosion was added last minute
Highlights / Quotes
- David X. Cohen: It appears for like one billionth of a second.
- Matt Groening: It seems we spend loads of time coming up with goofy littl names for things.
- David X. Cohen: So at what point do you the viewers figure out whats going on. We should keep it a secret until the end.
Unknown:Can I say it now?
David X. Cohen: Sure
Unknown: Its Leela
David X. Cohen: What? I must have misunderstood to story. - Unknown: Oh My God
- Matt Groening: Its coming up... wait
- David X. Cohen: Eric only wrote one joke and moved it about five times
- John DiMaggio: Hippidy Hop or Hoppedy Hip
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Executive Producer
- Rich Moore
- Supervising Director
- Eric Horsted
- Writer
- Ron Hurgart
- Director
- John DiMaggio
- Actor (Bender, miscellaneous)