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|name | |name=''A Close Shaving'' | ||
|image | |image=[[File:A Close Shaving.png|225px]] | ||
|type | |image text=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]'s ''A Close Shaving'' [[78 Million RPM HoloDisk|HoloDisk]] {{et|3ACV08}}. | ||
|origin | |type=[[Films in Futurama|Film]] | ||
|first appear | |origin=[[Earth]] | ||
|first appear={{e|3ACV08}} | |||
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'''''A Close Shaving''''' is | '''''A Close Shaving''''' is an [[2922|MMCMXXII]] holographic short silent comedy [[Films in Futurama|film]] starring [[Harold Zoid]] {{et|3ACV08}}. A man enters a barber shop without realising that the [[Decapodian]] who is about to attend to him is extremely incompetent. | ||
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<poem>'''Man''': ''[He walks in a shop, where a [[Decapodian]] barber, played by [[Harold Zoid]], sharpens his razor blades.]'' Your finest trim, please. ''[He takes his hat off and the barber uses his claws to cut the man's moustache completely off. The man is shocked.]'' You are a buffoon. Now cut my beard. | |||
'''Barber''': ''[He puts shaving foam over the man's chin and cuts his head off. The man's head bounces through the door. The barber waves the man's hat.]'' Sir, you forgot your hat! ''[The film ends with the captions "The End" and "Buy Moxie".]''</poem> | |||
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== Cast and Crew == | == Cast and Crew == | ||
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=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
*''A Close Shaving'' is a parody of silent movies of the [[1920s]] and [[1930s|30s]]. Its title could be an allusion to the [[1995]] {{w|Wallace and Gromit}} short film ''{{w|A Close Shave}}''. | *''A Close Shaving'' is a parody of silent movies of the [[1920s]] and [[1930s|30s]]. Its title could be an allusion to the [[1995]] {{w|Wallace and Gromit}} short film ''{{w|A Close Shave}}''. | ||
=== Quotes === | |||
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<poem>'''[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]]''': My Uncle Harold was a big Hollywood star back in the era of silent holograms. | |||
'''[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]''': Your uncle was Harold Zoid? | |||
'''Dr. Zoidberg''': This I cannot deny. | |||
'''[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]''': Why, I've been a Harold Zoid fan since back when my hips were made of bone. As it happens, I still have some of my original 78s. ''[He picks up a big [[78 Million RPM Holodisk]], blows the dust off it, and puts the disc onto a gramophone-like machine. A black-and-white 3D picture appears in the middle of the table.]'' | |||
'''[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]''': ''[After the [[Planet Express crew]] has watched the movie.]'' You're right, crabby. He's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be.</poem> | |||
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=== Appearances === | === Appearances === | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 6 March 2011
| A Close Shaving | |
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| Type | Film |
| Origin | Earth |
| First appearance | "That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08)  |
A Close Shaving is an MMCMXXII holographic short silent comedy film starring Harold Zoid (3ACV08). A man enters a barber shop without realising that the Decapodian who is about to attend to him is extremely incompetent.
Story
Transcript
Man: [He walks in a shop, where a Decapodian barber, played by Harold Zoid, sharpens his razor blades.] Your finest trim, please. [He takes his hat off and the barber uses his claws to cut the man's moustache completely off. The man is shocked.] You are a buffoon. Now cut my beard.
Barber: [He puts shaving foam over the man's chin and cuts his head off. The man's head bounces through the door. The barber waves the man's hat.] Sir, you forgot your hat! [The film ends with the captions "The End" and "Buy Moxie".]
Image Gallery
Cast and Crew
Cast
- Harold Zoid as the barber
- Unnamed Human as the customer
Crew
- Harold Zoid
- Writer
- Director
- Metropolitan Holoplays
- Production studio
Additional Info
Trivia
- A Close Shaving is a parody of silent movies of the 1920s and 30s. Its title could be an allusion to the 1995 Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave.
Quotes
Dr. Zoidberg: My Uncle Harold was a big Hollywood star back in the era of silent holograms.
Leela: Your uncle was Harold Zoid?
Dr. Zoidberg: This I cannot deny.
Professor Farnsworth: Why, I've been a Harold Zoid fan since back when my hips were made of bone. As it happens, I still have some of my original 78s. [He picks up a big 78 Million RPM Holodisk, blows the dust off it, and puts the disc onto a gramophone-like machine. A black-and-white 3D picture appears in the middle of the table.]
Hermes: [After the Planet Express crew has watched the movie.] You're right, crabby. He's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be.