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===Act I===
===Act I===
[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] catches a disease while on a delivery. [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] checks the shipboard medical books and diagnoses Fry with something thought to have been eradicated centuries ago; the common cold. At [[Planet Express]], Fry sneezes over [[Amy Wong|Amy]], Leela and [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] during a medical exam from [[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]. The cure for the disease has been forgotten, and because the cold is so contagious Fry is quarantined. [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|The Professor]] explains why he, [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] and Zoidberg couldn't have been infected. They then watch in disbelief as Leela strips naked and jumps into a tree outside to gather acorns. She has reverted to her primal state due to the mutated cold virus, so has Hermes, who is still his normal bureaucrat self. They realise Amy may be infecting everyone else in the city, so they head to her sorority's lingerie rave. Amy never made it to the party, but had been spotted at the library.


===Act II===
===Act II===
 
They leave Fry in his bubble at the door and enter via the roof. In her primal state Amy is busy trying to solve [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann%27s_hypothesis Riemann's Hypothesis], the Professor explains that tis will take days and that she is contained. Satisfied that the city is safe, they exit via the front door, which sends Fry's bubble rolling into the city's water supply, where it splits open. The next day everyone is acting weird because of the virus. The Professor decides that he should use one of his doomsday devices. The others stop him when Amy returns feeling better after blowing her nose. She and other infected people are hacking up huge germs, these come together through reverse mitosis and form a single gigantic germ. Leela's mutant metabolism creates a germ that is an antibody, but it's too small. They enlist the [[Sewer Mutants]] to produce more antibodies, they agree because they believe the infection will be like a party (which it seems to be for them). The antibodies head to the surface and merge, where they destroy the giant germ. A ceremony is held at [[New_New_York#Citihall|Citihall]] to thank the mutants.
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==Additional Info==
==Additional Info==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*The [[Australian Guy]] is seen amongst the crowd of infected New New Yorkers, implying that he's not a slave anymore. Also seen are the [[Omicronians]], who are on Earth for some reason. (the crowd 40 or so characters we've seen before and a few we haven't.)<!-- hence I'm not listing them here, a scan may be coming soonish -->
*The ship has it's own library.
*The Professor started the tradition of Lingerie Raves when he was in Kappa Kappa Wong.


===Quotes===
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*'''Amy''': You're just faking it because you want to weasel out of going to the all night rave my sorority is having at the lingerie warehouse tonight.
*'''Zoidberg''': There's something ''beating'' in here. I better open you up and get it out of there.
*'''Raoul''': [on his head] Look at me! I'm a tripod!<br/>'''Leg Mutant''': [on Vyolet's head] So what? I'm a totem pole!
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===Inside References===
===Inside References===
References to other things in the Futurama Universe
*"Robots only get sick in crappy science fiction stories". This occurs in [[Fry and the Slurm Factory]] and this comic.


===Outside References===
===Outside References===
References in Futurama to things in the real world
*The title character of Where's Wally/Waldo is seen in the crowd.
 
*The start of the comic refers to ''Mad Magazine''.
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*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]
*[[Sewer_Mutants#Dwayne|Dwayne]]
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
*[[Sewer_Mutants#Leg Mutant|Leg Mutant]]
*[[Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer]]
*[[Morbo]]
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Farnsworth]]
*[[Sewer_Mutants#Raoul|Raoul Inglis]]
*[[Minor_Characters#Sal|Sal]]
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Morris]]
*[[Turanga Morris and Munda|Turanga Munda]]
*[[Sewer_Mutants#Vyolet|Vyolet]]
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]


==Comic Credits==
==Comic Credits==
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*Script
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]
*Pencils
**[[Tom King]]
*Inks
*Inks
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Phyllis Novin]]
*Scripts
**[[Unknown]]
*Colors
*Colors
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Joey Mason]]
*Letters
**[[Karen Bates]]
*Editor
**[[Bill Morrison]]
*Dr. Feel Good
**[[Matt Groening]]


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Revision as of 14:43, 21 July 2006

The Cure For The Common Clod

US Issue Number: 011
UK Issue Number(s): 013
Title Caption: The Most Influenzal Comic of All Time
Published (US): January 23rd 2003

The Story

Act I

Fry catches a disease while on a delivery. Leela checks the shipboard medical books and diagnoses Fry with something thought to have been eradicated centuries ago; the common cold. At Planet Express, Fry sneezes over Amy, Leela and Hermes during a medical exam from Zoidberg. The cure for the disease has been forgotten, and because the cold is so contagious Fry is quarantined. The Professor explains why he, Bender and Zoidberg couldn't have been infected. They then watch in disbelief as Leela strips naked and jumps into a tree outside to gather acorns. She has reverted to her primal state due to the mutated cold virus, so has Hermes, who is still his normal bureaucrat self. They realise Amy may be infecting everyone else in the city, so they head to her sorority's lingerie rave. Amy never made it to the party, but had been spotted at the library.

Act II

They leave Fry in his bubble at the door and enter via the roof. In her primal state Amy is busy trying to solve Riemann's Hypothesis, the Professor explains that tis will take days and that she is contained. Satisfied that the city is safe, they exit via the front door, which sends Fry's bubble rolling into the city's water supply, where it splits open. The next day everyone is acting weird because of the virus. The Professor decides that he should use one of his doomsday devices. The others stop him when Amy returns feeling better after blowing her nose. She and other infected people are hacking up huge germs, these come together through reverse mitosis and form a single gigantic germ. Leela's mutant metabolism creates a germ that is an antibody, but it's too small. They enlist the Sewer Mutants to produce more antibodies, they agree because they believe the infection will be like a party (which it seems to be for them). The antibodies head to the surface and merge, where they destroy the giant germ. A ceremony is held at Citihall to thank the mutants.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • The Australian Guy is seen amongst the crowd of infected New New Yorkers, implying that he's not a slave anymore. Also seen are the Omicronians, who are on Earth for some reason. (the crowd 40 or so characters we've seen before and a few we haven't.)
  • The ship has it's own library.
  • The Professor started the tradition of Lingerie Raves when he was in Kappa Kappa Wong.

Quotes

  • Amy: You're just faking it because you want to weasel out of going to the all night rave my sorority is having at the lingerie warehouse tonight.
  • Zoidberg: There's something beating in here. I better open you up and get it out of there.
  • Raoul: [on his head] Look at me! I'm a tripod!
    Leg Mutant: [on Vyolet's head] So what? I'm a totem pole!

Inside References

Outside References

  • The title character of Where's Wally/Waldo is seen in the crowd.
  • The start of the comic refers to Mad Magazine.

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

Comic Credits

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