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|name=Downsized!
|name=Downsized!
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|art by=Mike Kazaleh
|art by=Mike Kazaleh
|title caption=Apply Directly Where It Hurts
|title caption=Apply Directly Where It Hurts
|us publish=January 31, 2007
|us publish=31 January, 2007
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"'''Downsized!'''" is the twenty-ninth [[comic]] issue, which was released 31 January, 2007 in the US.  <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->
"'''Downsized!'''" is the twenty-ninth [[comic]] issue, which was released 31 January, 2007 in the US.  <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->


==The Story==
== The Story ==
===Act I===
=== Act I ===
[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] are sent on a mission to deliver glass cleaner to the city Glassopolis.  The city is a small glass bottle inhabited by small humans.  Using the [[Shrinky Dinky Fun Slide]], the crew shrinks down small enough to enter the city.   
[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Turanga Leela|Leela]], and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] are sent on a mission to deliver glass cleaner to the city Glassopolis.  The city is a small glass bottle inhabited by small humans.  Using the [[Shrinky Dinky Fun Slide]], the crew shrinks down small enough to enter the city.   
While they’re in the city they attend the Great Recycling ceremony.  In the ceremony, people that have turned thirty are put into an arena and eventually a garbage disposal for population control.  After it is learned that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] are thirty, they are forced into the arena.
While they’re in the city they attend the Great Recycling ceremony.  In the ceremony, people that have turned thirty are put into an arena and eventually a garbage disposal for population control.  After it is learned that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] are thirty, they are forced into the arena.


===Act II===
=== Act II ===
[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] shows the movie Logan’s Run to prevent Fry and Leela getting killed but he steals the crowd's wallets and they chase the crew to the end of the bottle. The crew knocks Glassopolis off the table because Fry hits the edge and it falls on the floor. [[Amy Wong|Amy]] slips on the bottle, and it rolls into the street.  After the chaos, the city is destroyed and the Glassopolians must find a new place to live.  Since the size of the people on Earth is too dangerous, they decide to use their doomsday devices to destroy [[Earth]]. Fry, Bender and Leela escape to Planet Express using dog fleas to ride on and Professor Farnsworth uses the Laffy Daffy Taffy puller to enlarge them, a reference to ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. Fry finds the bottle and has to give the people of Glassopolis a new home to prevent the detonation of the world. He uses snowglobes which satisfy them and Bender drinks all the water.
[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] shows the movie Logan’s Run to prevent Fry and Leela getting killed but he steals the crowd's wallets and they chase the crew to the end of the bottle. The crew knocks Glassopolis off the table because Fry hits the edge and it falls on the floor. [[Amy Wong|Amy]] slips on the bottle, and it rolls into the street.  After the chaos, the city is destroyed and the Glassopolians must find a new place to live.  Since the size of the people on Earth is too dangerous, they decide to use their doomsday devices to destroy [[Earth]]. Fry, Bender and Leela escape to Planet Express using dog fleas to ride on and Professor Farnsworth uses the Laffy Daffy Taffy puller to enlarge them, a reference to ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. Fry finds the bottle and has to give the people of Glassopolis a new home to prevent the detonation of the world. He uses snowglobes which satisfy them and Bender drinks all the water.
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==Additional Info==
== Additional Info ==
===Trivia===
=== Trivia ===
[[Image:Professor's_eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes seen for the first time.]]
[[File:Professor's_eyes.JPG|right|thumb|Professor Farnsworth's eyes seen for the first time.]]
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]’s eyes are seen for the first time anywhere, almost effectively ending the mystery and ruining a running joke. It possible that Matt Groening didn't authorize it, but it somehow made it into production.
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]’s eyes are seen for the first time anywhere, almost effectively ending the mystery and ruining a running joke. It possible that Matt Groening didn't authorize it, but it somehow made it into production.
*It is revealed that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] are thirty years old which set the comic in [[3005]].
*It is revealed that [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] and [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] are thirty years old which set the comic in [[3005]].


===Quotes===
=== Quotes ===
*'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]:''' Eveyone spread out and get looking!  The first person to find the bottle city and save Earth gets a hug!<br/>
*'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]:''' Eveyone spread out and get looking!  The first person to find the bottle city and save Earth gets a hug!<br/>
*'''[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]:''' Huzzah!
*'''[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]:''' Huzzah!
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===Questions===
=== Questions ===
*Who did that?
*Who did that?
**Fry did.
**Fry did.


===Alien Language Sightings===
=== Alien Language Sightings ===
'''Page''': <br />
'''Page''': <br />
'''Location''': <br />
'''Location''': <br />
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===Inside References===
=== Inside References ===
*[[Fry]] and [[Leela]] are thirty.
*[[Fry]] and [[Leela]] are thirty.


===Outside References===
=== Outside References ===
*The idea of using a taffy puller to enlarge a shrunken person is a clear reference to Mike Teavee in ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''
*The idea of using a taffy puller to enlarge a shrunken person is a clear reference to Mike Teavee in ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''


===Fast Forward===
=== Fast Forward ===
List instances of things from this episode that are referenced later.
List instances of things from this episode that are referenced later.


===Goofs===
=== Goofs ===
*In the episode, '''[[Parasites Lost]]''', the Professor says that shrinking things would require tiny atoms and be too expensive.  In this issue, he has no problem using the [[Shrinky Dinky Fun Slide]] to shink the crew and re-enlarge them with the [[Laffy Daffy Taffy Puller]].
*In the episode, '''"[[Parasites Lost]]"''', the Professor says that shrinking things would require tiny atoms and be too expensive.  In this issue, he has no problem using the [[Shrinky Dinky Fun Slide]] to shink the crew and re-enlarge them with the [[Laffy Daffy Taffy Puller]].


===Special Features===
=== Special Features ===
List any other interesting things included in the comic.
List any other interesting things included in the comic.
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===Characters===
=== Characters ===
(In alphabetical order)
(In alphabetical order)
*'''Debut:''' Horton<br/>
*'''Debut:''' Horton<br/>
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*[[Morbo]]<br/>
*[[Morbo]]<br/>
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]
==Comic Credits==
 
== Comic Credits ==
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*Inks
*Inks
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Revision as of 17:06, 30 April 2010

Downsized!
Comic29.JPG
US Publish Number029
UK Publish Number(s)046
Written byIan Boothby
Art byMike Kazaleh
Title captionApply Directly Where It Hurts
Published (US)31 January, 2007

"Downsized!" is the twenty-ninth comic issue, which was released 31 January, 2007 in the US.

The Story

Act I

Fry, Leela, and Bender are sent on a mission to deliver glass cleaner to the city Glassopolis. The city is a small glass bottle inhabited by small humans. Using the Shrinky Dinky Fun Slide, the crew shrinks down small enough to enter the city. While they’re in the city they attend the Great Recycling ceremony. In the ceremony, people that have turned thirty are put into an arena and eventually a garbage disposal for population control. After it is learned that Fry and Leela are thirty, they are forced into the arena.

Act II

Bender shows the movie Logan’s Run to prevent Fry and Leela getting killed but he steals the crowd's wallets and they chase the crew to the end of the bottle. The crew knocks Glassopolis off the table because Fry hits the edge and it falls on the floor. Amy slips on the bottle, and it rolls into the street. After the chaos, the city is destroyed and the Glassopolians must find a new place to live. Since the size of the people on Earth is too dangerous, they decide to use their doomsday devices to destroy Earth. Fry, Bender and Leela escape to Planet Express using dog fleas to ride on and Professor Farnsworth uses the Laffy Daffy Taffy puller to enlarge them, a reference to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Fry finds the bottle and has to give the people of Glassopolis a new home to prevent the detonation of the world. He uses snowglobes which satisfy them and Bender drinks all the water.

Additional Info

Trivia

Professor Farnsworth's eyes seen for the first time.
  • Professor Farnsworth’s eyes are seen for the first time anywhere, almost effectively ending the mystery and ruining a running joke. It possible that Matt Groening didn't authorize it, but it somehow made it into production.
  • It is revealed that Fry and Leela are thirty years old which set the comic in 3005.

Quotes

  • Professor Farnsworth: Eveyone spread out and get looking! The first person to find the bottle city and save Earth gets a hug!
  • Zoidberg: Huzzah!

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

Comic Credits