Difference between revisions of "A Big Piece of Garbage"

From The Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(screenshot)
 
m (cleanup, whitespace, etc)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Category:Media]][[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Media]][[Category:Episodes]]
[[Image:A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg|right|thumb|A Big Piece of Garbage]]
[[Image:A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg|right|thumb|A Big Piece of Garbage]]
<!-- Fill in the correct production number, the caption from the opening sequence, and the first aired date
'''Production Number''': 1ACV08<br />
If you don't know the correct value, note it in the summary and move on -->
'''Title Caption''': Mr. Bender's Wardrobe By Robotany 500<br />
'''Production Number''': 1ACV08<br\>
'''Title Caption''': Mr. Bender's Wardrobe By Robotany 500<br\>
'''First Aired''': 5/11/99
'''First Aired''': 5/11/99


==The Story==
==The Story==
<!-- Act headings should have the episode titles from the DVD releases. Leave blank if unknown. Under each, give a brief summary of the major events of that act. The acts begin and end at commercial breaks, and they also correspond to the chapters of the DVDs.
If you know how, make links of the first reference to any other characters, places, or things that have/should have their own articles.
-->
===Act I: "Tonight is a special night and I want all of you to be alive!"===
===Act I: "Tonight is a special night and I want all of you to be alive!"===
[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]] tells the crew that they'll be making a delivery to Ebola 9, the Virus planet. He delays the delivery until the next day, so they will still be still be alive to attend the [[Accademy of Inventors]] annual symposium and see him unveal his new invention, the [[Death Clock]].
[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]] tells the crew that they'll be making a delivery to Ebola 9, the Virus planet. He delays the delivery until the next day, so they will still be still be alive to attend the [[Accademy of Inventors]] annual symposium and see him unveal his new invention, the [[Death Clock]].
Line 18: Line 13:


===Act III: "New New York is going to be destroyed by a giant ball of garbage!"===
===Act III: "New New York is going to be destroyed by a giant ball of garbage!"===
Farnsworth runs to warn the [[Mayor Poopenmeyer||Mayor of New New York]] about the ball of garbage. Wernstrum, acting as the Mayor's science advisor, denounces Farnsworth as a crackpot, until a report comes in from [[Neptune]] confirming Farnsworth's claims. A plan is prepared to send the [[Planet Express]] crew to plant explosives to destroy it. The plan goes awry because Farnsworth set the bomb's timer wrong.  
Farnsworth runs to warn the [[Mayor Poopenmeyer||Mayor of New New York]] about the ball of garbage. Wernstrum, acting as the Mayor's science advisor, denounces Farnsworth as a crackpot, until a report comes in from [[Neptune]] confirming Farnsworth's claims. A plan is prepared to send the [[Planet Express]] crew to plant explosives to destroy it. The plan goes awry because Farnsworth set the bomb's timer wrong.
 
===Act IV: "Get that robot some more beer!"===
===Act IV: "Get that robot some more beer!"===
In desperation, they come up with an alternate plan: to deflect the garbage ball by hitting it with another garbage ball. The people of New New York are called into action to start producing garbage. With guidance from Fry, they rise to the occassion and the new garbage ball is launched. The plan comes off without a hitch, and Wernstrum's Academy prize is taken and awarded to Farnsworth instead.
In desperation, they come up with an alternate plan: to deflect the garbage ball by hitting it with another garbage ball. The people of New New York are called into action to start producing garbage. With guidance from Fry, they rise to the occassion and the new garbage ball is launched. The plan comes off without a hitch, and Wernstrum's Academy prize is taken and awarded to Farnsworth instead.


==Additional Info==
==Additional Info==
===Quotes===
===Quotes===
*'''Prof. Wernstrum''': I give your invention the worst grade imaginable: An A-minus-''minus''.
*'''Prof. Wernstrum''': I give your invention the worst grade imaginable: An A-minus-''minus''.


===Characters===
===Characters===
Line 45: Line 39:


==Episode Credits==
==Episode Credits==
<!-- replace the unknowns and add any other voice actors. -->
*Writer
*Writer
**[[Lewis Morton]]
**[[Lewis Morton]]

Revision as of 10:22, 28 February 2006

A Big Piece of Garbage

Production Number: 1ACV08
Title Caption: Mr. Bender's Wardrobe By Robotany 500
First Aired: 5/11/99

The Story

Act I: "Tonight is a special night and I want all of you to be alive!"

Prof. Farnsworth tells the crew that they'll be making a delivery to Ebola 9, the Virus planet. He delays the delivery until the next day, so they will still be still be alive to attend the Accademy of Inventors annual symposium and see him unveal his new invention, the Death Clock.

Act II: "The Smelloscope is brilliant, I tell you!"

At the convention, the Farnsworth is confronted by his old nemesis, Prof. Wernstrum. Wernstrum makes fun of Farnsworth's entry the previous year - another Death Clock. Farnsworth quickly designs something else on a coctail napkin. Wernstrum presents the Reverse Scuba Suit, demonstrated by his pet fish Cinnamon. When Farnsworth's turn arrives, he presents his crude sketch of the Smelloscope, a device that would allow you to smell distant objects, but the audience just laughs at him. The next day, he remembers that he already invented the Smelloscope, and with it Fry discovers a giant ball of trash headed straight for New New York.

Act III: "New New York is going to be destroyed by a giant ball of garbage!"

Farnsworth runs to warn the |Mayor of New New York about the ball of garbage. Wernstrum, acting as the Mayor's science advisor, denounces Farnsworth as a crackpot, until a report comes in from Neptune confirming Farnsworth's claims. A plan is prepared to send the Planet Express crew to plant explosives to destroy it. The plan goes awry because Farnsworth set the bomb's timer wrong.

Act IV: "Get that robot some more beer!"

In desperation, they come up with an alternate plan: to deflect the garbage ball by hitting it with another garbage ball. The people of New New York are called into action to start producing garbage. With guidance from Fry, they rise to the occassion and the new garbage ball is launched. The plan comes off without a hitch, and Wernstrum's Academy prize is taken and awarded to Farnsworth instead.

Additional Info

Quotes

  • Prof. Wernstrum: I give your invention the worst grade imaginable: An A-minus-minus.

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

Trivia

  • In this episode, the professor reveals that the planet Uranus has been renamed "Urectum."

Episode Credits


Retrieved from "https://theinfosphere.org/index.php?title=A_Big_Piece_of_Garbage&oldid=2972"