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|name= Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
|name= Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
|image= [[Image:Kif gets knocked up a notch.jpg|225px]]
|image= [[File:Kif gets knocked up a notch.jpg|225px]]
|number=4ACV01
|number=4ACV01
|season=4
|season=4
|disc=1
|disc=1
|parti A=Matt Groening
|parti A job=Executive Producer
|parti B=David X. Cohen
|parti B job=Executive Producer
|parti C=Bill Odenkirk
|parti C job=Writer
|parti D=Wes Archer
|parti D job=Director
|parti E=Billy West
|parti E job=Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], miscellaneous)
|parti F=Maurice LaMarche
|parti F job=Actor ([[Kif Kroker|Kif]], miscellaneous)
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===Topics of Discussion===
 
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] and [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s relationship wasn't pre planed
=== Topics of Discussion ===
*[[Kif Kroker|Kif]] and [[Amy Wong|Amy]]'s relationship wasn't pre-planned
*[[Wes Archer|Wes]]' first episode.
*[[Wes Archer|Wes]]' first episode.
*[[Matt Groening|Matt]] suggested having the angry dome visible
*[[Matt Groening|Matt]] suggested having the angry dome visible
*The writers thought jumping out of pants was something that happened often in ''Casper'', but it wasn't. So [[Lee Supercinski]], a post production supervisor, had to look through hours of footage.
*The writers thought jumping out of pants was something that happened often in ''Casper'', but it wasn't. So [[Lee Supercinski]], a post production supervisor, had to look through hours of footage.
*The Ship-to-ship intimacy animation is a reference to James Bond film ''Moonraker''.
*The Ship-to-ship intimacy animation is incorrectly (and ironically) attributed to the [[James Bond]] film ''{{w|Moonraker (film)|Moonraker}}''. The correct film is ''{{w|You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice}}''.
*Kif now has more pictures of Amy in his quarters.
*Kif now has more pictures of Amy in his quarters.
*Similarity between the [[Holo-Shed]] and ''Star Trek'''s holo-deck.
*Similarity between the [[Holo-Shed]] and ''Star Trek'''s holo-deck.
**Likewise there's a similar doctor to Bones named Veins, and a sign referring to a [[Wikipedia:Horta (Star Trek)|Horta]], which is apparently also from ''Trek''.
**Likewise there's a similar doctor to {{w|Leonard McCoy|Bones}} named [[Dr. Veins McGee|Veins]], and a sign referring to a {{st|Horta}}, which is apparently also from ''Trek''.
*Whether the moon was a reused model or not.
*Whether the moon was a reused model or not.
*The term [[Smizmar]].
*The term [[Smizmar]].
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*[[Billy West|Billy]] did make [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]'s crying noise.
*[[Billy West|Billy]] did make [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]'s crying noise.
*[[Scruffy]]'s jokes take three times as long as most other jokes.
*[[Scruffy]]'s jokes take three times as long as most other jokes.
*The content written for [[Amphibios 9]] was enough for an entire additional episode, Kif visited the tree where he grew up, met his old neighbours, saw his family and all his old friends, he needed to get instructions for the quest to the birthing grounds, there was a river and they needed to collect three items in the forest including an egg from the top of a mountain for the tea.
*The content written for [[Amphibios 9]] was enough for an entire additional episode, Kif visited the tree where he grew up, met his old neighbours, saw his family and all his old friends, he needed to get instructions for the quest to the birthing grounds, there was a river, they camped out overnight and they needed to collect three items in the forest including an egg from the top of a mountain for the tea.
*Footage of the birthing process.
*Footage of the birthing process.
*Took a cheap way out by making the children not need to be taken care of.
*Took a cheap way out by making the children not need to be taken care of.
**Though it could be a spin-off.
**Though it could be a spin-off.


===Highlights / Quotes===
=== Highlights / Quotes ===
*'''Unknown''' ''[During development]'': Four million lines of BASIC? Not even one percent of the audience is going to get that.<br/>'''Eric Kaplan''' ''[During development]'': Screw them.
{{q|
<poem>'''Unknown''' ''[During development]'': Four million lines of BASIC? Not even one percent of the audience is going to get that.
'''Eric Kaplan''' ''[During development]'': Screw them.</poem>
}}


===Goofs===
=== Goofs ===
*David's phone rings, he's not used to getting reception in that room.
*David's phone rings; he's not used to getting reception in that room.
*Attila the Hun is drawn with very Asian features and voiced with an East Asian accent. It is possible that the writers and producers were confusing the Huns with the Mongols (who were from present-day Mongolia). Although the Huns' ancestors ''may'' have been from central Asia, by the time of Attila they were living in what is now Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria region). The Huns are generally considered to be Caucasian (white) rather than Asian.
*If all of History's Greatest Villains (Attila the Hun, Jack the Ripper, Professor Moriarty, and Evil Lincoln) were sucked out of the hole blasted by Zapp in wall of the ''Nimbus'', how did Evil Lincoln get into Kif's cabin to comment on his pregnancy?


===Related DVD Features===
=== Related DVD Features ===
*Some of the extra content on Amphibios 9 made it into the Animatic, and therefore the storyboards found on the DVD.
*Some of the extra content on Amphibios 9 apparently made it into the Animatic, and therefore should be in the storyboards found on the DVD, but there isn't anything that isn't also in the [[list of deleted scenes|deleted scenes]].


==Commentators==
*[[Matt Groening]]
**Executive Producer
*[[David X. Cohen]]
**Executive Producer
*[[Bill Odenkirk]]
**Writer
*[[Wes Archer]]
**Director
*[[Billy West]]
**Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], miscellaneous)
*[[Maurice LaMarche]]
**Actor ([[Kif Kroker|Kif]], miscellaneous)
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 6 September 2017

Commentary for
Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch
Kif gets knocked up a notch.jpg
Production number4ACV01
On DVDSeason 4
Disc 1
Additional
Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening
Executive Producer
David X. Cohen
Executive Producer
Bill Odenkirk
Writer
Wes Archer
Director
Billy West
Actor (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, miscellaneous)
Maurice LaMarche
Actor (Kif, miscellaneous)

Topics of Discussion

  • Kif and Amy's relationship wasn't pre-planned
  • Wes' first episode.
  • Matt suggested having the angry dome visible
  • The writers thought jumping out of pants was something that happened often in Casper, but it wasn't. So Lee Supercinski, a post production supervisor, had to look through hours of footage.
  • The Ship-to-ship intimacy animation is incorrectly (and ironically) attributed to the James Bond film Moonraker. The correct film is You Only Live Twice.
  • Kif now has more pictures of Amy in his quarters.
  • Similarity between the Holo-Shed and Star Trek's holo-deck.
    • Likewise there's a similar doctor to Bones named Veins, and a sign referring to a Horta, which is apparently also from Trek.
  • Whether the moon was a reused model or not.
  • The term Smizmar.
  • Bender is in the locker because the room is so small, explaining it in the episode wasn't as interesting as just putting him in there.
  • Spinning rides at carnivals.
  • There was a debate about whether Amy should be the biological parent, this way she is only really abandoning her relationship (briefly), not her children as well.
  • Pointing out the jokes on the Calendar.
  • Crowd scene dialogue is often not written in detail and the actors just say random things. Fry mentioning his face being stuck in pizza is an example of this.
  • Kif often shakes.
  • Billy did make Zoidberg's crying noise.
  • Scruffy's jokes take three times as long as most other jokes.
  • The content written for Amphibios 9 was enough for an entire additional episode, Kif visited the tree where he grew up, met his old neighbours, saw his family and all his old friends, he needed to get instructions for the quest to the birthing grounds, there was a river, they camped out overnight and they needed to collect three items in the forest including an egg from the top of a mountain for the tea.
  • Footage of the birthing process.
  • Took a cheap way out by making the children not need to be taken care of.
    • Though it could be a spin-off.

Highlights / Quotes

    Unknown [During development]: Four million lines of BASIC? Not even one percent of the audience is going to get that.
    Eric Kaplan [During development]: Screw them.

Goofs

  • David's phone rings; he's not used to getting reception in that room.
  • Attila the Hun is drawn with very Asian features and voiced with an East Asian accent. It is possible that the writers and producers were confusing the Huns with the Mongols (who were from present-day Mongolia). Although the Huns' ancestors may have been from central Asia, by the time of Attila they were living in what is now Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria region). The Huns are generally considered to be Caucasian (white) rather than Asian.
  • If all of History's Greatest Villains (Attila the Hun, Jack the Ripper, Professor Moriarty, and Evil Lincoln) were sucked out of the hole blasted by Zapp in wall of the Nimbus, how did Evil Lincoln get into Kif's cabin to comment on his pregnancy?

Related DVD Features

  • Some of the extra content on Amphibios 9 apparently made it into the Animatic, and therefore should be in the storyboards found on the DVD, but there isn't anything that isn't also in the deleted scenes.