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'''''Futurama Comics'' #80''' is the eightieth [[Comic Listing|comic]] issue, expected to be released on {{date|24 August}}, [[2016]] <ref name="release date"/>  in the [[United States|US]]. <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->
'''Dumbsday!''' is the eightieth [[Comic Listing|comic]] issue, released on {{date|24 August}}, [[2016]] <ref name="release date"/>  in the [[United States|US]]. <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->


== The Story ==
== The Story ==
=== Synposis ===
When President {{Nixon}} discovers that the population is getting too smart to re-elect him again, he gets [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom]] to create a machine that will make everyone stupider until [[:Category:Elections|Election]] Day. However, the Dumbsday device affects everyone but {{Fry}}, making him “the smartest man in the world.”
When President {{Nixon}} discovers that the population is getting too smart to re-elect him again, he gets [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom]] to create a machine that will make everyone stupider until [[:Category:Elections|Election]] Day. However, the Dumbsday device affects everyone but {{Fry}}, making him “the smartest man in the world.”
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=== Act I ===
=== Act I ===
Nixon is in a political debate against the Visible Woman, Bernie Burnman & the cloned head of himself. A member of the media reveals that they have decided to let the audience ask Nixon some questions (instead of the pre-prepared ones), which results in him offending a pair of frost giants (who have previously voted for Nixon three times). Meanwhile, at [[Planet Express headquarters|Planet Express]], Fry accidentally gets popcorn all over the lounge, causing the [[Planet Express crew|others]] to insult his intelligence and laugh him out of the room. Nixon later consults with [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Dr. Wernstrom]] about raising his number of voters on [[Earth]] (which currently stands at a total of 85) by making everyone stupider. Wernstrom devises a plan to send out a baby [[Brain Spawn]]'s intelligence-reducing waves through an antenna that will reach everyone on the planet.


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== Additional Info ==
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=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
*Nixon's head first became [[Earth]] president in "[[A Head in the Polls]]" in the year 3000 and has continued to use that loophole to be re-elected every four years, most recently in "[[Decision 3012]]".
*Nixon's head first became [[Earth]] president in "[[A Head in the Polls]]" in the year 3000 and has continued to use that loophole to be re-elected every four years, most recently in "[[Decision 3012]]".
*Everyone on Earth, excluding Fry, also suffered from reduced intelligence in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]".
*Everyone on Earth, excluding Fry, also suffered from reduced intelligence caused by [[Brainspawn]] in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]". How Wernstrom got his hands on a baby one is unclear.
*Wernstrom was previously misidentified as "Wormstorm" in "[[How to Secede Without Really Trying]]".
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=== Allusions ===
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*Bernie Burnman is a cross between ''Marvel's'' Human Torch and American politician Bernie Sanders.
* The head of the titular character from the Cartoon Network series ''Steven Universe'' appears in a garbage pile.
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==== Characters ====
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*{{Amy}}
*{{Bender}}
*{{Bender}}
*'''Debut''': Bernie Burnman
*[[Boxy Robot]]
*[[Calculon]]
*'''Debut''': Cloned head of Richard Nixon
*[[Cubert]]
*{{Farnsworth}}
*'''Debut''': Frost giants
*{{Fry}}
*{{Fry}}
*{{Hermes}}
*{{Leela}}
*{{Leela}}
*[[Linda]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Monique]]
*[[Morbo]]
*[[Nibbler]]
*{{Nixon}}
*{{Nixon}}
*[[Scruffy]]
*'''Debut''': The Visible Woman
*{{Wernstrom}}
*{{Wernstrom}}
*'''Debut''': Wolfman Blitzer
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== References ==
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Revision as of 04:25, 22 December 2016

Dumbsday!
Futurama Comic 80.jpg
Characters on the cover: Bender.
US Publish Number80
Written byIan Boothby
Art byJames Lloyd
Published (US)24 August, 2016 [1]
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Dumbsday! is the eightieth comic issue, released on 24 August, 2016 [1] in the US.

The Story

Synposis

When President Nixon discovers that the population is getting too smart to re-elect him again, he gets Dr. Wernstrom to create a machine that will make everyone stupider until Election Day. However, the Dumbsday device affects everyone but Fry, making him “the smartest man in the world.”

Act I

Nixon is in a political debate against the Visible Woman, Bernie Burnman & the cloned head of himself. A member of the media reveals that they have decided to let the audience ask Nixon some questions (instead of the pre-prepared ones), which results in him offending a pair of frost giants (who have previously voted for Nixon three times). Meanwhile, at Planet Express, Fry accidentally gets popcorn all over the lounge, causing the others to insult his intelligence and laugh him out of the room. Nixon later consults with Dr. Wernstrom about raising his number of voters on Earth (which currently stands at a total of 85) by making everyone stupider. Wernstrom devises a plan to send out a baby Brain Spawn's intelligence-reducing waves through an antenna that will reach everyone on the planet.

Act II

Additional Info

Continuity

Allusions

  • Bernie Burnman is a cross between Marvel's Human Torch and American politician Bernie Sanders.
  • The head of the titular character from the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe appears in a garbage pile.

Appearances

(In alphabetic order)

Characters

Comic Credits

References

  1. ^ a b [1]