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No. | 140 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV26 | ||||
Written by | Ken Keeler | ||||
Directed by | Peter Avanzino | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 4 September 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E13 | ||||
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"Meanwhile" is the one hundred and fortieth and last [2] episode of Futurama, the twenty-sixth and last of the seventh production season and the thirteenth and last of the tenth broadcast season.
Plot
Act I: "My little meatbag's growing up!"
The episode finds Fry, Leela and Bender making a delivery to the moon and visiting the amusement park there. [3] After a ride accident, Leela seemingly dies. Luckily, all is well. She was trapped inside a stuffed animal. The close call was too much for Fry to handle, and he announces to Bender that he's going to finally propose to Leela.
Meanwhile, Professor Farnsworth invents a device that lets him travel 10 seconds into the past. He uses it to steal money from Zoidberg. Fry takes the time machine to steal diamonds, along with Bender.
He uses the stolen diamonds to fashion an engagement ring, which he hides in a clam. When he presents it to Leela, she reaches for the ring and the clam snaps shut, severing her hand and a bloody stump.
Production
In 2012, Futurama writer Eric Rogers made two revelations concerning the episode. On 11 April, he revealed that "["7ACV25" and this episode] now [had] stories". [4] On 20 April, he revealed that the episode was being "[pitched] out" and urged fans to buy merchandise in order for the show to "come back". [5]
On 5 February 2013, Vulture.com released a preview clip for the tenth broadcast season, [6] which contained footage from the episode.
On 22 April, it was announced that Futurama had not been renewed for an eight season, making this the series finale.
On 20 July, the cast read the episode's first act at Comic-Con. [3]
By 29 August, Comedy Central had released a fifty-second preview clip featuring Fry and Leela alone in a time-frozen New New York. [7]
Image gallery
Promotional picture of Leela and Fry on a swing made of people. [8] [9]
Concept art of Ultra Guy. [10]
Concept art of a time shelter. [11]
Promotional picture of Fry falling from a building.[12]
Concept art of Fry in a tuxedo. [13]
Additional information
Trivia
- The episode will air on cast member John DiMaggio's forty-fifth birthday.
- Bender tells Fry that he told Leela that he loved her "like 140 times". [3] This episode is the one hundred and fortieth episode of Futurama.
Allusions
- Petunia says "I'll have what she's having", [3] a famous line from the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally....
- A Spider-Man-like robot can be seen when time is frozen. [7]
Continuity
- When Fry is staring at the time button, his eyes narrow. [3] This is a reference to a scene from "The Lesser of Two Evils", which originated an internet meme.
- Fry's tuxedo and Leela's wedding gown [13] are both from previous episodes. The tuxedo is from "Calculon 2.0", and the gown is from "Time Keeps on Slippin'".
- This episode features Fry and Leela's third wedding. Their first wedding was seen in "Time Keeps on Slippin'", and their second was in "Bender's Big Score"; when Leela was going to marry Lars, a time-paradox duplicate of Fry.
Appearances
Characters
- 20th-century lecturer (cameo, unknown moment) [7]
- 21st-century girl (cameo, unknown moment) [7]
- Abner Doubledeal [7]
- Albert [6] [3]
- Amy
- Bender
- Craterface [3]
- Dandy Jim [7]
- Elzar [3]
- Professor Farnsworth
- Fry
- Hattie [7]
- Hermes
- Kif [7]
- Last clone of Agnew
- Leela
- Mom
- Morbo
- Nibbler [1]
- Petunia
- Roberto [7]
- Sal [7]
- Scruffy
- Smitty [7]
- Space Pope [1]
- Debut: Ultra Guy
- Underwater-house salesman (cameo, unknown moment) [7]
- URL
- Victor [7]
- Zapp Brannigan [7]
- Zoidberg [3]
Places
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ a b c "Meanwhile" Fry & Leela's wedding preview. (Comedy Central.) 31 August 2013. Retrieved on 31 August 2013.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (22 April 2013). 'Futurama' to end seven-season run on Sept. 4 -- EXCLUSIVE. (EW.com.) Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l David Perra (21 July 2013). Futurama Panel Comic-Con 2013 (Series finale act I). (YouTube.) Retrieved on 22 July 2013.
- ^ Eric Rogers (11 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 12 April 2012.
- ^ Eric Rogers (20 April 2012). ERogTweets2Much. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 21 April 2012.
- ^ a b Jesse David Fox (05 February 2013). Watch a Preview of Futurama’s Seventh Season. (Vulture.com.) Retrieved on 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Broke The Universe - Video Clip. (Comedy Central.) Retrieved on 29 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Leela and Fry on a Swing Made of People. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 12 June 2013. Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Lee Supercinski (18 June 2013). supercinski. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 18 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Ultra Guy. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 14 June 2013. Retrieved on 14 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Time Shelter. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 15 June 2013. Retrieved on 15 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Fry Falling. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 16 June 2013. Retrieved on 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b Countdown to Futurama: Fry in Tuxedo and Leela in Wedding Gown. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 17 June 2013. Retrieved on 17 June 2013.
- ^ Annalee Newitz (20 July 2013). Get ready for Futurama‘s death by snu snu. (io9.) Retrieved on 21 July 2013.