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Topics of Discussion
- Matt leaves during the introduction to make a phone call and doesn't return.
- The initial idea for the episode was to have Leela live with her parents.
- Only a few of the vehicles needed to be created from scratch
- The space station blown up is Deep Space Nine, from the Star Trek series of the same name.
- Leela's book's cover features an alien based on the Gorn from Star Trek
- The 2000 election recounts.
- Cut scenes included Farnsworth selecting soft foods at the salad bar.
- This commentary was recorded a little over a week after the episode premiered.
- Popularity of botulism injections and use as an actual medical treatment.
- Actors needed to adjust their voices for the character variations, the commentators are especially impressed by those of Billy West, due to the sheer number of variations required of him.
*The producers considered nominating him for an emmy
- Designing younger versions of characters.
- Fry and Leela already had some young versions in earlier episodes.
- Zoidberg's progression through various species.
- Bender's early forms include the antennae ears that were in the early concept art.
- Race inspired by Star Wars' pod racers.
- The (mostly) scientific origins of the oil eating bacteria.
- David X. Cohen once lost an auction of trilobite fossils to Nicholas Cage.
- Pazuzu is named for the Assyro-Babylonian god Pazuzu, king of the demons of the wind. Although they actually got the name from The Exorcist.
- Maurice LaMarche is credited despite not acting, Brian Cowan, a producer who happened to be there, confirmed that Maurice won't be paid for the episode.
Highlights / Quotes
- Jeff Westbrook: We always like to get the Professor naked, it's one of our favourite visuals.
Bret Haaland: Maybe one of yours.
