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{{comic infobox | {{comic infobox | ||
|name=Freaky Fry-day | |name=Freaky Fry-day | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:Futurama Comic 9.jpg|225px]] | ||
|us no=009 | |us no=009 | ||
|uk no=011 | |uk no=011 | ||
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|art B by=John Delaney | |art B by=John Delaney | ||
|title caption=Made in the U.S.A.! <small>(printed in Canada)</small> | |title caption=Made in the U.S.A.! <small>(printed in Canada)</small> | ||
|us publish=May | |us publish=22 May 2002 | ||
|title referee=A parody of the movie ''Freaky Friday''. | |title referee=A parody of the movie ''Freaky Friday''. | ||
|paperback=[[Futurama Adventures]] | |paperback=[[Futurama Adventures]] | ||
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"'''Freaky Fry-day'''" is the ninth [[comic]] issue, which was released 22 May, 2002 in the US. <!-- insert brief plot summary here --> | "'''Freaky Fry-day'''" is the ninth [[comic]] issue, which was released 22 May, 2002 in the US. <!-- insert brief plot summary here --> | ||
==The Story== | == The Story == | ||
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===Act I=== | |||
=== Act I === | |||
At the ''Mid-Galaxy Spaceship and Robot Bikini Wash Co.'' [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and the [[Planet Express Ship]] get cleaned, while [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] has her hair done and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] does some last minute shopping for a Great Nephew's Day gift for the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]]. The necklaces that Fry buys cause them to switch bodies during the night. The staff of [[Planet Express]] take Fry in Professor (FiP) to [[New New York#Taco_Bellevue_Hospital|Taco Bellevue Hospital]] to see if they can figure out why he thinks he's Fry. Meanwhile, Professor in Fry (PiF) arrives at work, changes into his lab coat and slippers, then decides to head off and attack [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]]. At the hospital, the doctor determines that FiP is insane. | At the ''Mid-Galaxy Spaceship and Robot Bikini Wash Co.'' [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and the [[Planet Express Ship]] get cleaned, while [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] has her hair done and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] does some last minute shopping for a Great Nephew's Day gift for the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]]. The necklaces that Fry buys cause them to switch bodies during the night. The staff of [[Planet Express]] take Fry in Professor (FiP) to [[New New York#Taco_Bellevue_Hospital|Taco Bellevue Hospital]] to see if they can figure out why he thinks he's Fry. Meanwhile, Professor in Fry (PiF) arrives at work, changes into his lab coat and slippers, then decides to head off and attack [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]]. At the hospital, the doctor determines that FiP is insane. | ||
===Act II=== | === Act II === | ||
PiF spends some time at a bar and hooks up with a woman. After a delivery, with [[Scruffy]] filling in for Fry, the crew determines that the Professor and Fry have swapped bodies. [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] comes in to tell everyone that the doctor is going to perform a lobotomy on FiP. They head off to find PiF, who is at [[The Hip Joint]]. [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] abducts PiF with help from his Chinese grad-students, but Bender uses his "Fryjac" to find them. The staff of Planet Express scares off the grad-students and rescue him. PiF signs out FiP and gives Bender the necklaces before the Professor and Fry switch back their bodies with a new invention. | PiF spends some time at a bar and hooks up with a woman. After a delivery, with [[Scruffy]] filling in for Fry, the crew determines that the Professor and Fry have swapped bodies. [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] comes in to tell everyone that the doctor is going to perform a lobotomy on FiP. They head off to find PiF, who is at [[The Hip Joint]]. [[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] abducts PiF with help from his Chinese grad-students, but Bender uses his "Fryjac" to find them. The staff of Planet Express scares off the grad-students and rescue him. PiF signs out FiP and gives Bender the necklaces before the Professor and Fry switch back their bodies with a new invention. | ||
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==Additional Info== | == Additional Info == | ||
===Trivia=== | === Trivia === | ||
*[[Bender]] has a [[Junior|son]]. | *[[Bender]] has a [[Junior|son]]. | ||
*Background appearances while queuing for ''[[The Hip Joint]]'' - [[Glurmo|Small Glurmo #1]], [[Zapp Brannigan]], [[Walt, Larry and Igner]] and [[Fender]]. | *Background appearances while queuing for ''[[The Hip Joint]]'' - [[Glurmo|Small Glurmo #1]], [[Zapp Brannigan]], [[Walt, Larry and Igner]] and [[Fender]]. | ||
*June | *15 June is Great Nephew's Day. | ||
*The green rocks apparently match the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]]'s eyes, but in [[Mother's Day]], it was said by [[Mom]] that they were blue. | *The green rocks apparently match the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]]'s eyes, but in "[[Mother's Day]]", it was said by [[Mom]] that they were blue. | ||
*[[Amy]] secretly wants to be a clown. | *[[Amy]] secretly wants to be a clown. | ||
*[[Wernstrom]] respects Farnsworth's intelligence. | *[[Wernstrom]] respects Farnsworth's intelligence. | ||
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===Quotes=== | === Quotes === | ||
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===Questions=== | === Questions === | ||
*Who did that? | *Who did that? | ||
**Fry did. | **Fry did. | ||
===Alien Language Sightings=== | === Alien Language Sightings === | ||
'''Time''': <br /> | '''Time''': <br /> | ||
'''Location''': <br /> | '''Location''': <br /> | ||
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===Outside References=== | === Inside References === | ||
*The Crushinator informed her "father" that she was pregnant with Bender's child in a deleted scene of "[[The Series Has Landed]]". | |||
=== Outside References === | |||
*A parody of ''Freaky Friday'' (1976, 1995, 2003) | *A parody of ''Freaky Friday'' (1976, 1995, 2003) | ||
**Despite the UK and US sequence being different, in both release orders the last three comics have been parodies. | **Despite the UK and US sequence being different, in both release orders the last three comics have been parodies. | ||
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===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 === | ||
List any mistakes made in the issue, like continuity errors, erroneous statements, etc. | List any mistakes made in the issue, like continuity errors, erroneous statements, etc. | ||
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===Special Features=== | === Special Features === | ||
[[Alien Languages#AL1|Alien language 1]] word search and translation key. | [[Alien Languages#AL1|Alien language 1]] word search and translation key. | ||
===Characters=== | === Characters === | ||
(In alphabetical order) | (In alphabetical order) | ||
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*[[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] | *[[Dr. Ogden Wernstrom|Wernstrom]] | ||
==Comic Credits== | == Comic Credits == | ||
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*Script | *Script | ||
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|next=The Big Sweep | |next=The Big Sweep | ||
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[[Category:A plots focusing on Professor Farnsworth]] | |||
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| US Publish Number | 009 | ||||||
| UK Publish Number(s) | 011 | ||||||
| Written by | Eric Rogers | ||||||
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| Title caption | Made in the U.S.A.! (printed in Canada) | ||||||
| Published (US) | 22 May 2002 | ||||||
| Title reference | A parody of the movie Freaky Friday. | ||||||
| In trade paperback | Futurama Adventures | ||||||
"Freaky Fry-day" is the ninth comic issue, which was released 22 May, 2002 in the US.
The Story
Act I
At the Mid-Galaxy Spaceship and Robot Bikini Wash Co. Bender and the Planet Express Ship get cleaned, while Leela has her hair done and Fry does some last minute shopping for a Great Nephew's Day gift for the Professor. The necklaces that Fry buys cause them to switch bodies during the night. The staff of Planet Express take Fry in Professor (FiP) to Taco Bellevue Hospital to see if they can figure out why he thinks he's Fry. Meanwhile, Professor in Fry (PiF) arrives at work, changes into his lab coat and slippers, then decides to head off and attack Wernstrom. At the hospital, the doctor determines that FiP is insane.
Act II
PiF spends some time at a bar and hooks up with a woman. After a delivery, with Scruffy filling in for Fry, the crew determines that the Professor and Fry have swapped bodies. Zoidberg comes in to tell everyone that the doctor is going to perform a lobotomy on FiP. They head off to find PiF, who is at The Hip Joint. Wernstrom abducts PiF with help from his Chinese grad-students, but Bender uses his "Fryjac" to find them. The staff of Planet Express scares off the grad-students and rescue him. PiF signs out FiP and gives Bender the necklaces before the Professor and Fry switch back their bodies with a new invention.
Additional Info
Trivia
- Bender has a son.
- Background appearances while queuing for The Hip Joint - Small Glurmo #1, Zapp Brannigan, Walt, Larry and Igner and Fender.
- 15 June is Great Nephew's Day.
- The green rocks apparently match the Professor's eyes, but in "Mother's Day", it was said by Mom that they were blue.
- Amy secretly wants to be a clown.
- Wernstrom respects Farnsworth's intelligence.
- A computer chip in Fry's nose allows Bender to find him at anytime.
Quotes
- Bender: Wow! I never knew my ass could get that shiny! I hope no one ever bites it now!
- Fry: ...All the family the other has. Unless you count Cubert.
Hermes: No one ever has. Why start now?
Inside References
- The Crushinator informed her "father" that she was pregnant with Bender's child in a deleted scene of "The Series Has Landed".
Outside References
- A parody of Freaky Friday (1976, 1995, 2003)
- Despite the UK and US sequence being different, in both release orders the last three comics have been parodies.
- The Professor confuses the glowing green rock on the necklace for Kryptonite, Superman's weakness.
Special Features
Alien language 1 word search and translation key.
Characters
(In alphabetical order)
- Amy
- Bender
- Cinnamon in the Reverse Scuba Suit
- Dr. Zoidberg
- Fry
- Hermes
- iZac
- Debut: Junior
- Debut: Lana Labianca
- Taco Bellevue Doctor
- Leela
- Prof. Farnsworth
- Richard Nixon's head
- Sal
- Scruffy
- The Crushinator
- Wernstrom
Comic Credits
- Script
- Pencils
- Inks
- Colors
- Letters
- Editor
- Mysterious Stranger
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