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{{episode infobox | {{episode infobox | ||
|name=The Six Million Dollar Mon | |name=The Six Million Dollar Mon | ||
|image=[[File:Mecha Hermes 1.jpg|225px]] | |image=[[File:Mecha Hermes 1.jpg|225px]] | ||
|image text=A [[promotional picture]] showing [[Leela]], [[Amy]], [[Zoidberg]], [[Farnsworth]], a {{w|mecha}} [[Hermes]], [[Bender]] and [[Fry]] in the [[Planet Express employee lounge]] which was released by ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' on 6 June 2012.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama"/> | |image text=A [[promotional picture]] showing [[Leela]], [[Amy]], [[Zoidberg]], [[Farnsworth]], a {{w|mecha}} [[Hermes]], [[Bender]] and [[Fry]] in the [[Planet Express employee lounge]] which was released by ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' on 6 June 2012.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1"/> | ||
|season=7 | |season=7 | ||
|broadcast season=9 | |broadcast season=9 | ||
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"'''The Six Million Dollar Mon'''" is the one hundred and twenty-first episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the seventh of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. [[Hermes]] upgrades his body with [[robot]] parts.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama"/> | "'''The Six Million Dollar Mon'''" is the one hundred and twenty-first episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', the seventh of the [[Season 7|seventh production season]] and the [[Broadcast season 9|ninth broadcast season]]. [[Hermes]] upgrades his body with [[robot]] parts.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1"/> | ||
== Production == | == Production == | ||
On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|the San Diego Comic-Con}} that, in an episode of the seventh production season, "Hermes [would] realize he [was] less efficient than a machine, so he [would] chop some unnecessary parts of his body and [would] become a cyborg".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slurmed.com/news/2011-07-27/san-diego-comic-con-2011-futurama-panel-sneak-peeks-and-video|title=San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos|author=JavieR|date=2011-07-27|site=[[The Futurama Point]]|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref> On 30 August, a photograph of the cover of the episode's production script was posted on a {{w|Tumblr}} blog - revealing the episode's title.<ref name="Tumblr">{{cite web|url=http://oldblueeyes.tumblr.com/post/9597761424/just-got-back-from-a-table-read-of-a-forthcoming|title=Pizza & Orange Juice|date=2011-08-13|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, [[CGEF]] confirmed the episode's title and revealed its writer to be [[Ken Keeler]] and its director to be [[Peter Avanzino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> | On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|the San Diego Comic-Con}} that, in an episode of the seventh production season, "Hermes [would] realize he [was] less efficient than a machine, so he [would] chop some unnecessary parts of his body and [would] become a cyborg".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slurmed.com/news/2011-07-27/san-diego-comic-con-2011-futurama-panel-sneak-peeks-and-video|title=San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos|author=JavieR|date=2011-07-27|site=[[The Futurama Point]]|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref> On 30 August, a photograph of the cover of the episode's production script was posted on a {{w|Tumblr}} blog - revealing the episode's title.<ref name="Tumblr">{{cite web|url=http://oldblueeyes.tumblr.com/post/9597761424/just-got-back-from-a-table-read-of-a-forthcoming|title=Pizza & Orange Juice|date=2011-08-13|accessdate=2012-05-13}}</ref> On 29 February 2012, [[CGEF]] confirmed the episode's title and revealed its writer to be [[Ken Keeler]] and its director to be [[Peter Avanzino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/7ACV/|title=Episode Guide: 7 ACV|date=2012-02-29|site=[[CGEF]]|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=22731.msg1299002#msg1299002|title="Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)"|site=[[PEEL]]|author="Just Fan"|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> | ||
In June, ''[[Countdown to Futurama]]'' began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released three items: A [[promotional picture]] showing [[Leela]], [[Amy]], [[Zoidberg]], [[Farnsworth]], a {{w|mecha}} Hermes, [[Bender]] and [[Fry]] in the [[Planet Express employee lounge]] and a design of the mecha Hermes - together with the revelation that the episode was the one associated with the Hermes plot at the San Diego Comic-Con - on 6 June<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 1">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24549394332/countdown-to-futurama-mecha-hermes-i-know-what|title=Countdown to Futurama: Mecha Hermes|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-06|site=[http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/ Comedy Centrl [sic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref> and a design of the cover of the magazine ''[[Astounding Tales]]'' on 7 June.<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2">{{cite web|url=http://comedycentral.tumblr.com/post/24619167851/countdown-to-futurama-astounding-tales-get-the|title=Countdown to Futurama: Astounding Tales|author=Matt Tobey|date=2012-06-07|site=Comedy Centrl|accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> | |||
=== Image gallery === | === Image gallery === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Six Million Dollar Man production script.png|The cover of the episode's production script. | Six Million Dollar Man production script.png|The cover of the episode's production script. | ||
Mecha Hermes 2.jpg|The design. | Mecha Hermes 2.jpg|The first design. | ||
707-astounding-tales.jpg|The second design. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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=== Allusions === | === Allusions === | ||
*The episode's title is a reference to the American television series ''{{w|The Six Million Dollar Man}}'' - {{w|Steve Austin (fictional character)|the title character of which}} is, like Hermes here, a cyborg - and the fact that Hermes pronounces "man" as "mon". | *The episode's title is a reference to the American television series ''{{w|The Six Million Dollar Man}}'' - {{w|Steve Austin (fictional character)|the title character of which}} is, like Hermes here, a cyborg - and the fact that Hermes pronounces "man" as "mon". | ||
*''[[Astounding Tales]]''<ref name="Countdown to Futurama 2"/> is a reference to the American science fiction magazine ''{{w|Analog Science Fiction and Fact}}'' - which was initially published as "''Astounding Stories''" - and the American anthology comic book series ''{{w|Astonishing Tales}}''. | |||
=== Characters === | === Characters === | ||
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"The Six Million Dollar Mon" is the one hundred and twenty-first episode of Futurama, the seventh of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Hermes upgrades his body with robot parts.[1]
Production
On 28 July 2011, it was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that, in an episode of the seventh production season, "Hermes [would] realize he [was] less efficient than a machine, so he [would] chop some unnecessary parts of his body and [would] become a cyborg".[2] On 30 August, a photograph of the cover of the episode's production script was posted on a Tumblr blog - revealing the episode's title.[3] On 29 February 2012, CGEF confirmed the episode's title and revealed its writer to be Ken Keeler and its director to be Peter Avanzino.[4][5]
In June, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released three items: A promotional picture showing Leela, Amy, Zoidberg, Farnsworth, a mecha Hermes, Bender and Fry in the Planet Express employee lounge and a design of the mecha Hermes - together with the revelation that the episode was the one associated with the Hermes plot at the San Diego Comic-Con - on 6 June[1] and a design of the cover of the magazine Astounding Tales on 7 June.[6]
Image gallery
The cover of the episode's production script.
The first design.
The second design.
Additional information
Allusions
- The episode's title is a reference to the American television series The Six Million Dollar Man - the title character of which is, like Hermes here, a cyborg - and the fact that Hermes pronounces "man" as "mon".
- Astounding Tales[6] is a reference to the American science fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact - which was initially published as "Astounding Stories" - and the American anthology comic book series Astonishing Tales.
Characters
References
- ^ a b c Matt Tobey (06 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Mecha Hermes. (Comedy Centrl [sic].) Retrieved on 06 June 2012.
- ^ JavieR (27 July 2011). San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Futurama panel sneak peeks + videos. (The Futurama Point.) Retrieved on 06 June 2012.
- ^ Pizza & Orange Juice. 13 August 2011. Retrieved on 13 May 2012.
- ^ Episode Guide: 7 ACV. (CGEF.) 29 February 2012. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Just Fan" (29 February 2012). "Futurama: Futurama News (pre-season 7)". (PEEL.) Retrieved on 29 February 2012.
- ^ a b Matt Tobey (07 June 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Astounding Tales. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 07 June 2012.