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|name=The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3 | |name=The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3 | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:Futurama comics 19.jpg|225px]] | ||
|us no=019 | |us no=019 | ||
|uk no=028, 029 | |uk no=028, 029 | ||
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|art by= John Delaney | |art by= John Delaney | ||
|title caption=More fun than a barrel of brain slugs | |title caption=More fun than a barrel of brain slugs | ||
|us publish=September | |us publish=29 September 2004 | ||
|uk publish=12th January 2006 | |uk publish=12th January 2006 | ||
|paperback=[[Futurama: The Time Bender Trilogy|The Time Bender Triology]] | |paperback=[[Futurama: The Time Bender Trilogy|The Time Bender Triology]] | ||
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"'''The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3'''" is the nineteenth [[comic]] issue and the third and last of [[The Time Bender Trilogy]], which was released 29 September, 2004 in the US and 12 January, 2006 in the UK. <!-- insert brief plot summary here --> | "'''The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3'''" is the nineteenth [[comic]] issue and the third and last of [[The Time Bender Trilogy]], which was released 29 September, 2004 in the US and 12 January, 2006 in the UK. <!-- insert brief plot summary here --> | ||
==The Story== | == The Story == | ||
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===Act I=== | |||
=== Act I === | |||
In 1917 [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] wins an award for saving the world and tells his story of how he did it: Fry is lost on his way to the Omicronian Empire and asks for directions, but he ends up asking the leader and is sent to P.O.W. camp. He helps with a breakout but accidentally enters the leader’s bedroom and has tests which prove he’s an idiot. So he doesn’t dumb the place down, Fry and the prisoners are released and the war is over. The award ceremony is empty and Fry knocks over an ice statue which happened to have [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] inside who tells her story: Leela doesn’t have any money to pay for her trip to the underworld and kicks the ferryman<!--he's not Hades, that's where they are, if anyone he'd be Charon--> into the river. The other dead people say that all the gods are robots. Leela discovers that they were never really dead and she escapes. Leela is taken by a god who she beats up and asks Bucky, the person who takes him everywhere, to take her to Mount Olympus where she reprograms the gods to compliment each other. Hermes, the messenger comes to deliver a rocket that will melt the North Pole, but as it heads off Leela grabs on and falls into the water, freezing her. | In 1917 [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] wins an award for saving the world and tells his story of how he did it: Fry is lost on his way to the Omicronian Empire and asks for directions, but he ends up asking the leader and is sent to P.O.W. camp. He helps with a breakout but accidentally enters the leader’s bedroom and has tests which prove he’s an idiot. So he doesn’t dumb the place down, Fry and the prisoners are released and the war is over. The award ceremony is empty and Fry knocks over an ice statue which happened to have [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] inside who tells her story: Leela doesn’t have any money to pay for her trip to the underworld and kicks the ferryman<!--he's not Hades, that's where they are, if anyone he'd be Charon--> into the river. The other dead people say that all the gods are robots. Leela discovers that they were never really dead and she escapes. Leela is taken by a god who she beats up and asks Bucky, the person who takes him everywhere, to take her to Mount Olympus where she reprograms the gods to compliment each other. Hermes, the messenger comes to deliver a rocket that will melt the North Pole, but as it heads off Leela grabs on and falls into the water, freezing her. | ||
===Act II=== | === Act II === | ||
At the award ceremony [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] approaches telling his story of what he has done for the past 400 years: When Bender was tied to the stake he didn’t need to escape because robots don’t burn. Then he bummed around Europe, took a pottery class and led all robots in a revolt against the human race, but got bored and sold humanity back the world for $100 and now he’s a shoe shine boy. The time machine pieces attach themselves to each other and lead the crew to a museum where the body of the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] is with the other time machine piece. The crew are taken to the time of the dinosaurs and Fry is eaten by a t-rex and so is the Professor but the t-rex forgot to chew and the Professor takes the population back to the present. Everything is back to normal except Fry and the Professor are still in the t-rex. | At the award ceremony [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] approaches telling his story of what he has done for the past 400 years: When Bender was tied to the stake he didn’t need to escape because robots don’t burn. Then he bummed around Europe, took a pottery class and led all robots in a revolt against the human race, but got bored and sold humanity back the world for $100 and now he’s a shoe shine boy. The time machine pieces attach themselves to each other and lead the crew to a museum where the body of the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]] is with the other time machine piece. The crew are taken to the time of the dinosaurs and Fry is eaten by a t-rex and so is the Professor but the t-rex forgot to chew and the Professor takes the population back to the present. Everything is back to normal except Fry and the Professor are still in the t-rex. | ||
==Additional Info== | == Additional Info == | ||
===Trivia=== | === Trivia === | ||
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*The Omicronian leader has a strong resemblance to [[Lrrr]] so it may actually be Lrrr | *The Omicronian leader has a strong resemblance to [[Lrrr]] so it may actually be Lrrr | ||
===Quotes=== | === Quotes === | ||
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===Questions=== | === Questions === | ||
*Who did that? | *Who did that? | ||
**Fry did. | **Fry did. | ||
===Alien Language Sightings=== | === Alien Language Sightings === | ||
'''Page''': <br /> | '''Page''': <br /> | ||
'''Location''': <br /> | '''Location''': <br /> | ||
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===Inside References=== | === Inside References === | ||
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===Outside References=== | |||
=== Outside References === | |||
*The POW camp is a reference to ''Hogan's Heroes'', as is Colonel Hoggan. | *The POW camp is a reference to ''Hogan's Heroes'', as is Colonel Hoggan. | ||
*A Captain Kirk-like (''Star Trek'') character is also in the camp. | *A Captain Kirk-like (''Star Trek'') character is also in the camp. | ||
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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. | ||
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===Goofs=== | |||
=== Goofs === | |||
*Why is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920171/ Dawn Wells], known as a sitcom star/dictator in this version of history, present prior to the year 1917? | *Why is [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920171/ Dawn Wells], known as a sitcom star/dictator in this version of history, present prior to the year 1917? | ||
*Had the Professor successfully travelled through time to the 3000s to prevent himself from inventing the time machine, Leela would have no memory of it, and there'd be two Professors and Frys. However to actually change time back, all persons from the 31st century would need to travel with him to not disrupt the timeline, otherwise he'd end up in the alternate future, thus leaving the world with two of everyone except Cubert. Technically it would be impossible to match the exact timeline unless they were supposed to be in the past. A frame on the last page of the comic has Cubert holding up a multiple page list of reasons the story made no sense, these are presumably some of the reasons listed. | *Had the Professor successfully travelled through time to the 3000s to prevent himself from inventing the time machine, Leela would have no memory of it, and there'd be two Professors and Frys. However to actually change time back, all persons from the 31st century would need to travel with him to not disrupt the timeline, otherwise he'd end up in the alternate future, thus leaving the world with two of everyone except Cubert. Technically it would be impossible to match the exact timeline unless they were supposed to be in the past. A frame on the last page of the comic has Cubert holding up a multiple page list of reasons the story made no sense, these are presumably some of the reasons listed. | ||
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===Special Features=== | |||
=== Special Features === | |||
List any other interesting things included in the comic. | List any other interesting things included in the comic. | ||
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===Characters=== | === Characters === | ||
(In alphabetical order) | (In alphabetical order) | ||
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*[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] | *[[Dr. John Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] | ||
==Comic Credits== | == Comic Credits == | ||
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*Script | *Script | ||
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|next=Bender Breaks Out | |next=Bender Breaks Out | ||
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| US Publish Number | 019 |
| UK Publish Number(s) | 028, 029 |
| Written by | Ian Boothby |
| Art by | John Delaney |
| Title caption | More fun than a barrel of brain slugs |
| Published (US) | 29 September 2004 |
| Published (UK) | 12th January 2006 |
| In trade paperback | The Time Bender Triology |
"The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3" is the nineteenth comic issue and the third and last of The Time Bender Trilogy, which was released 29 September, 2004 in the US and 12 January, 2006 in the UK.
The Story
Act I
In 1917 Fry wins an award for saving the world and tells his story of how he did it: Fry is lost on his way to the Omicronian Empire and asks for directions, but he ends up asking the leader and is sent to P.O.W. camp. He helps with a breakout but accidentally enters the leader’s bedroom and has tests which prove he’s an idiot. So he doesn’t dumb the place down, Fry and the prisoners are released and the war is over. The award ceremony is empty and Fry knocks over an ice statue which happened to have Leela inside who tells her story: Leela doesn’t have any money to pay for her trip to the underworld and kicks the ferryman into the river. The other dead people say that all the gods are robots. Leela discovers that they were never really dead and she escapes. Leela is taken by a god who she beats up and asks Bucky, the person who takes him everywhere, to take her to Mount Olympus where she reprograms the gods to compliment each other. Hermes, the messenger comes to deliver a rocket that will melt the North Pole, but as it heads off Leela grabs on and falls into the water, freezing her.
Act II
At the award ceremony Bender approaches telling his story of what he has done for the past 400 years: When Bender was tied to the stake he didn’t need to escape because robots don’t burn. Then he bummed around Europe, took a pottery class and led all robots in a revolt against the human race, but got bored and sold humanity back the world for $100 and now he’s a shoe shine boy. The time machine pieces attach themselves to each other and lead the crew to a museum where the body of the Professor is with the other time machine piece. The crew are taken to the time of the dinosaurs and Fry is eaten by a t-rex and so is the Professor but the t-rex forgot to chew and the Professor takes the population back to the present. Everything is back to normal except Fry and the Professor are still in the t-rex.
Additional Info
Trivia
- The Omicronian leader has a strong resemblance to Lrrr so it may actually be Lrrr
Quotes
- Professor: First order of business, Fry has to stop hogging the lower intestine!
- Bender: I lead my robot brothers and sisters againts the human race, crushing all that stood in our way, becoming supreme ruler of earth in a reign of terror humanity called "THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!"
Outside References
- The POW camp is a reference to Hogan's Heroes, as is Colonel Hoggan.
- A Captain Kirk-like (Star Trek) character is also in the camp.
Goofs
- Why is Dawn Wells, known as a sitcom star/dictator in this version of history, present prior to the year 1917?
- Had the Professor successfully travelled through time to the 3000s to prevent himself from inventing the time machine, Leela would have no memory of it, and there'd be two Professors and Frys. However to actually change time back, all persons from the 31st century would need to travel with him to not disrupt the timeline, otherwise he'd end up in the alternate future, thus leaving the world with two of everyone except Cubert. Technically it would be impossible to match the exact timeline unless they were supposed to be in the past. A frame on the last page of the comic has Cubert holding up a multiple page list of reasons the story made no sense, these are presumably some of the reasons listed.
Characters
(In alphabetical order)
Comic Credits
- Script
- Pencils
- Inks
- Colors
- Letters
- Editor
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