The Inhuman Torch
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The Inhuman Torch | |||||
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No. | 132 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV18 | ||||
Written by | Dan Vebber | ||||
Directed by | Frank Marino | ||||
Title caption | AS SEEN AT THE 1939 WORLD'S FAIR | ||||
First air date | 10 July 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E05 | ||||
Title reference | See here | ||||
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"The Inhuman Torch" is the one hundred and thirty-second episode of Futurama, the eighteenth of the seventh production season and the fifth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 10 July 2013, on Comedy Central. Bender becomes a famous firefighter, but the crew suspects him of arson.
Story
People have begun mining helium from the sun, thanks in part to Professor Farnsworth's antiheat technology.
Production
On 17 January 2012, Futurama writer Eric Rogers revealed that the episode was being written.[1] On 7 February, an image of the episode's production script cover was posted to Twitter, revealing the episode's title.[2] On 11 December, executive producer David X. Cohen revealed the episode's plot in an interview with Crave Online.[3]
Image Gallery
Bender as a firefighter.[5]
Professor Farnsworth dressed as a fire chief.[5]
Promotional picture of Bender carrying Fry.[7]
Additional Info
Trivia
- The title caption mentions Futurama's namesake, the 1939 New York world's fair.
- Fry asks if they picked a new pope. A new pope was elected exactly 17 weeks before this episode aired.
- After Bender saves Hattie, a journalist can be seen holding a camera just like his.
Allusions
- Click here to see cultural mentions made in this episode.
- The episode's title may be a reference to either the Human Torch or the Inhuman Torch, both members of the fictional superhero team the Fantastic Four. It can also be a reference to the original Human Torch, who was actually a robot.
- The plot is very similar to an episode of the science-fiction series Sliders called "The Fire Within". In the episode a sentient flame follows the characters, with the intention of burning everything on Earth.
- The name "Count Bankula" is a reference to the literary villain Count Dracula.
- Above the door to the meat market, there is a sign that reads "K", in Alienese. This may be a reference to the discount store Kmart.
- In Bender's locker, there is an issue of Gorts Illustrated, a reference to the robot Gort and to the media franchise Sports Illustrated.
- Flamo may be a reference to the fire demon Calcifer, from the 1986 fantasy novel Howl's Moving Castle.
Goofs
- Bender's voice should not be affected by the helium in the doom chamber as he doesn't have vocal cords.
- In the scene where Bender walks in after coming back from the meat market, Amy's suspenders are switching from on to off between 2 frames.
- Fry's bed is incorrectly layered (time: 17:08).
- One of Leela's breasts is off-model in one frame.
Continuity
- The fing-longer last appeared in "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences".
- The New New York Times was first seen in "Reincarnation", as the NNY Times.
Quotes
Helium miner #1: Mine collapse! Mine collapse!
Zapp Brannigan: So? Mine collapse too.
Mayor Poopenmeyer: These boys must have hero in their bones, and you, ma'am, must have heroine in your veins.
Professor Farnsworth: We can't have an arsonist in our midst. We can have four idiots and a fat guy, but no arsonists!
Fry: Someone save me! I made a rope from my clothes, but then this fire started.
Alien-language Sightings
Time: 10:20
Location: Meat-market sign
Language: AL1
Translation: K
Appearances
Characters
- Amy
- Mrs. Astor
- Dr. Beeler
- Mrs. Beeler
- Bender
- Calculon (cameo, 11:33)
- Professor Farnsworth
- Debut: Flamo
- Fry
- Hattie
- Debut: The helium miners
- Hermes
- The Hypnotoad (heard only)
- Kif
- Leela
- Linda
- Morbo
- Debut: The mystic aldermen of the sun
- Nibbler
- Mayor Poopenmeyer
- The pope (mentioned in speech only)
- The queen of Yonkers
- Randy Munchnik
- The Robot Devil
- Ruth and Esther
- Scruffy
- Scoop Chang
- Smitty
- Stephanie (cameo, 10:29)
- URL
- Debut: The vampire
- Zapp Brannigan
- Zoidberg
Places
- The accusing parlour
- Apartment 00100100
- The Arctic Ocean
- Cairo (mentioned in speech only)
- Debut: Count Bankula Vampire Bank
- Debut: Farnsworth Lanes
- Debut: The meatery
- The Planet Express attic
- The Planet Express employee lounge
- The Planet Express conference room
- The Planet Express headquarters
- The Planet Express lobby
- The Planet Express sub-basement
- Robot Arms Apartments
- Robot Hell
- Debut: The solar helium mine
- The sun
References
- ^ Eric Rogers (17 January 2012). Kitchelfilms. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b cocoa j (07 February 2012). cocoalikesthis. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 08 February 2012.
- ^ Fred Topel (11 December 2012). David X Cohen on ‘Futurama’ Season 7 And Beyond!. (CraveOnline.) Retrieved on 22 December 2012.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Solar Helium Mine. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 14 May 2013. Retrieved on 03 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Countdown to Futurama: Fireman Bender, Professor Fire Chief & Fire Dalmatian Nibbler. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 15 May 2013. Retrieved on 03 July 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Gold Fry, Bender and Leela. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 16 May 2013. Retrieved on 03 July 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Bender Saves Fry. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 17 May 2013. Retrieved on 03 July 2013.
- ^ Comedy Central. Retrieved on 02 July 2013.