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No. | 137 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV23 | ||||
Written by | Michael Rowe | ||||
Directed by | Edmund Fong | ||||
Title caption | IF UNABLE TO SEE THIS MESSAGE, TURN ON FUTURAMA NOW | ||||
First air date | 14 August, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E10 | ||||
Title reference | The TV series Game of Thrones | ||||
Special guest(s) | Sarah Silverman Seth MacFarlane Tom Kenny (likely) | ||||
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"Game of Tones" is the one hundred and thirty-seventh episode of Futurama, the twenty-third of the seventh production season and the tenth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 14 August, 2013, on Comedy Central.
Plot
The Planet Express crew journeys into Fry's dreams to pull off a mission in the year 1999.
Production
As late as 8 January 2013,[2] the episode's title was revealed.[3]
On 19 June, it was revealed that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane would voice Seymour in the episode.[1]
By 9 July, part of the animatic for the episode had been released online.[4]
By 8 August, Comedy Central had released a two-minute preview clip featuring the crew trying to discover the source of alien musical tones.[5]
Image gallery
Promotional picture of Fry licking Seymour.[6]
Concept art for a Nibblonian ship[7] similar to Nibbler's.
Additional information
Trivia
- In "Space Pilot 3000", Fry says "oh, crud", but in this episode he says "aw, crud".
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The episode's title is a reference to the TV series Game of Thrones.
- English actress Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, guest-stars in another episode of the season, "Stench and Stenchibility". She and Seth MacFarlane used to date.[9]
Appearances
Characters
Places
- Applied Cryogenics
- Debut: Booby Tuesday's
- Eiffel Tower
- Fry's house
- Debut: Fry's old apartment
- Debut: Mount Shushmore
- O'Grady's Pub
- Panucci's Pizza
- Planet Express employee lounge
- Planet Express lab
- Debut: Planet Z-7
- Robot Arms Apartments
- Vergon 6 (mentioned in speech only)
Miscellaneous
- Charleston Chew (mentioned in speech only)
- Cryo-Tube (mentioned in speech only)
- "Good news, everyone"
- Owls
- "Walking on Sunshine"
References
- ^ a b Dan Snierson (19 June 2013). 'Futurama': Seth MacFarlane to play.... -- EXCLUSIVE. (Entertainment Weekly.) Retrieved on 19 June 2013.
- ^ Eric Rogers (08 January 2012). EricRogersLA. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 17 January 2012.
- ^ FoxFast: Futurama. (FoxFast.com.) Retrieved on 17 January 2013.
- ^ Roy Camacho. FUTURAMA 723 :Rufino Roy Camacho II. Retrieved on 09 July 2013.
- ^ I Too Was on Earth That Day - Video Clip. (Comedy Central.) Retrieved on 08 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Fry Licking Seymour. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 02 June 2013. Retrieved on 02 June 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Nibblonian Ship. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 03 June 2013. Retrieved on 07 August 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Nibbler and Digby. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 04 June 2013. Retrieved on 07 August 2013.
- ^ Taryn Ryder (20 March 2013). Seth MacFarlane and ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Emilia Clarke Break Up. (Omg.yahoo.com.) Retrieved on 19 June 2013.