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== Production == | == Production == | ||
''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode in May [[2011]]. It has so far released five items: a [[promotional picture]] featuring the [[Robot Devil]] on 15 May, concept art of an [[Earthican pride float]] depicting [[Zapp Brannigan]] and the ''[[Nimbus]]'' on 16 May, a promotional picture featuring the [[Planet Express crew]] mourning for Bender as his ghost watches from above on 17 May, part of [[Storyboard:Ghost in the Machines|the storyboard]] showing [[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer|Mayor Poopenmeyer]] give [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] the keys to [[New New York|the city]] on 18 May, and a promotional picture featuring Fry and Bender's ghost sleeping in [[Apartment 00100100|their apartment]] on 19 May. | |||
== Promotional material == | == Promotional material == |
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No. | 107 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV19 | ||||
Written by | N/A | ||||
Directed by | N/A | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 30 June, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E03[2] | ||||
Title reference | The phrase "Ghost in the machine" | ||||
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"Ghost in the Machines" is the one hundredth and seventh episode of Futurama, the nineteenth of the sixth production season and the third of the eighth broadcast season.[2]
Story
After Bender dies, his software takes on a ghostly existence.[3]
Production
Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode in May 2011. It has so far released five items: a promotional picture featuring the Robot Devil on 15 May, concept art of an Earthican pride float depicting Zapp Brannigan and the Nimbus on 16 May, a promotional picture featuring the Planet Express crew mourning for Bender as his ghost watches from above on 17 May, part of the storyboard showing Mayor Poopenmeyer give Fry the keys to the city on 18 May, and a promotional picture featuring Fry and Bender's ghost sleeping in their apartment on 19 May.
Promotional material
Additional Info
Allusions
- The title is a parody of the phrase "Ghost in the machine".
Continuity
- The concept of robots turning into ghosts was previously seen in "The Honking".
- Bender's mortality was the main theme of "Lethal Inspection".
Quotes
Mayor Poopenmeyer: [After giving Fry the keys to the city.] Care to say a few words, son?
Fry: Uh, heroes don't do drugs. Except for Drugman, I guess.