Peoples α

Peoples α
Two blips watching the Planet Express ship land on Peoples α, in 3013. [7ACV21]
Inhabited by	Amphibiosans, giant spiders, other aliens
Ruled by	Blip gang, Crud gang
First appearance	"Assie Come Home" (7ACV21)

Peoples α is the planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers, and is controlled by two rival gangs — the blips and the cruds. A lot of ships get stolen there.

In 3013, Planet Express delivered a crate to the blips. ^[7ACV21] The crate contained guns, and was a gift from the cruds, who sent it as a sign of trust, so that, together, the two gangs could rid their streets of the real enemy — giant spiders. However, because Bender had bent the guns, both a group of blips and a group of cruds accidentally shot themselves.

During the delivery, Bender stayed with the ship, to prevent it from being stolen, and some cruds took all of his body parts except for his eyes and his mouth, which they later sold to Yuri.

Locations

• Scenic Detroit
• Blip Turf
• Blipton

Production

Peoples α was first seen in a preview clip for broadcast season 10, in February 2013. It was also featured in a promotional picture released by Countdown to Futurama, in May.

Additional information

Two aliens warming up around a barrel robot.

Trivia

• The concept of a planet run by gangs may be a reference to the Star Trek episode "A Piece of the Action".
  • In "Love and Rocket", Zoidberg says that two gangster planets were destroyed by the Romanticorp candy hearts.
  • In "The Cure for the Common Clod", Bender says that the crew is on the planet with the civilisation based on a book about gangster films.
• The concept of a planet whose inhabitants are separated based on different placement of the same two colors is reminiscent of the planet Cheron, as seen in the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
• Peoples α is very similar in colour and design to the city of Detroit in the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, where rival gangs are a major plot point.
• Blipton is a reference to Compton, California, which is in the vicinity of where the African American gangs the Bloods and the Crips, the namesake of the blips and the cruds, originated. It may also be a reference to the tea brand Lipton.

Quotes

Professor Farnsworth: Ladies and gentlemen. We'll be delivering this mysterious crate to Peoples α.
Hermes: Peoples α? The planet of gangs, thugs, and hustlers?!
Bender: Ooh! Let's go let's go let's go!

Appearances

• "Assie Come Home" (7ACV21)
  

See also

• Bumbase Alpha