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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode name is a combination of ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]''. | *The episode name is a combination of ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]''. | ||
| − | *The episode's plot seems to be based on that of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "{{ | + | *The episode's plot seems to be based on that of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "{{W|The City on the Edge of Forever}}", the writer of which, [[Harlan Ellison]], was credited for the synopsis by [[Al Jean]] after the episode's announcement.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/20/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-epsidoe/ Inside TV - "'The Simpsons' to join forces with 'Futurama' for crossover episode"]</ref> |
| − | **Ellison also voiced himself in | + | **Ellison also voiced himself in "[[Married to the Blob]]" from [[season 25]]. |
| − | * | + | *The jukebox in [[Moe's Tavern]] plays "{{W|(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman}}". |
| − | *In a scene with the mutant rabbits, [[Binky]] the rabbit from | + | *Moe refers to Bender as "blade rummy", a reference to the 1982 film ''{{W|Blade Runner}}''. |
| + | *When [[Bender]] makes his mouth say "Happy Birthday Lisa", "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}} plays. | ||
| + | *In a scene with the mutant rabbits, [[Binky]] the rabbit and [[Bongo]] from Matt Groening's comic ''[[Life in Hell]]'' can be seen writing "Crossovers are Hell" on a wall. | ||
| + | *When everyone passes [[Panucci's Pizza]], [[Seymour Asses]] is seen outside. "{{W|I Will Wait for You}}" then plays. | ||
| + | *Homer says he owes ''Clash of Candies'' $20,000, a reference to ''{{W|Clash of Clans}}'' and ''{{W|Candy Crush Saga}}''. | ||
| + | *The mutant creatures mutation resembles the hatching of {{W2|Alien|creature in Alien franchise|the alien}} from ''[[Alien]]''. | ||
| + | *A billboard can be seen that reads ''The eBook Of Mormon'', a reference to the musical ''{{W|The Book of Mormon}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Hubert J. Farnsworth]]'s prayer partially parodies the {{W|Lord's Prayer}}. | ||
| + | *A February 3014 calendar featuring a photo of the [[Professor Farnsworth|Professor]] with long hair and in a swimsuit is seen. The photo resembles [[Farrah Fawcett]]'s iconic 1976 poster. | ||
| + | *[[The Tesla Building]] is a reference to the [[Chrysler Building]], in [[Manhattan]], and {{W|Tesla Motors}}, an electric car manufacturer. | ||
| + | *Madison Cube Garden hits an [[FXXX]] satellite, a reference to the [[20th Century Fox|FOX]] channels {{W2|FX|TV channel}} and [[FXX]]. | ||
| + | *In the end of the episode, Homer sings lyrics to the "[[Futurama theme]]". | ||
| + | *In the mash up opening sequence, [[Darth Maul]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'' is mentioned in a sign, as Sideshow Maul. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*There is a comic book reprint called ''[[Simpsons Comics Simpsorama]]'', which was released in [[1996]]. | *There is a comic book reprint called ''[[Simpsons Comics Simpsorama]]'', which was released in [[1996]]. | ||
| + | *[[Kang]] and [[Kodos]]' last names are revealed to be Johnson, and they're a lesbian couple. | ||
*Despite being the main character in ''Futurama'', [[Fry]] only plays a minor role in the crossover, with only four lines. | *Despite being the main character in ''Futurama'', [[Fry]] only plays a minor role in the crossover, with only four lines. | ||
| + | *Things seen in the opening sequence mash up: | ||
| + | **The [[Statue of Liberty]] is replaced with the [[Lard Lad|Lard Lad statue]], but in the style of {{IS|Morbo's species}}. | ||
| + | **"RENT A [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|SMITHERS]]" in {{IS|alien languages|Alienese}} | ||
| + | **[[Buzz Cola]] - "With cocaine again!" | ||
| + | **[[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|The Android's Penthouse]] - "Take me to your comic books & baseball cards" | ||
| + | **Duff Holo Beer - "All the rage but none of the calories" | ||
| + | **A flying version of [[Blinky]] | ||
| + | **Re-elect [[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby-Head]] | ||
| + | **FFI - Freeze Frame Industries | ||
| + | **[[Milhouse]] of Ill Repute | ||
| + | **Kang and Kodos' 8-Tentacle Massage | ||
| + | **Frinkatorium | ||
| + | **Prof. Frink's Carbon Dating Service | ||
| + | **[[Stonecutters]] World HQ | ||
| + | **"[[Eat my shorts!|EAT MY SHORTS]]" in Alienese | ||
| + | **Park 'n' Dent | ||
| + | **{{Krusty show|The Krusty the Klone Show}} with [[Mr. Teeny]] 1,521 and [[Sideshow Mel|Sideshow]] {{W|Darth Maul|Maul}}''. | ||
| + | **"CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE A NERD" in Alienese | ||
| + | **[[D'oh]] Bots | ||
| + | **[[Moe's Tavern|Moe's Unfriendly Bar]] - "No humans or robots" | ||
| + | **Green [[Luigi]]'s Authentic - "Martian-[[Italy|Italian]] cuisine" | ||
| + | **[[Howard's Flowers]] | ||
| + | **A statue of [[Ralph Wiggum]], showing his birth date as 2006 and death date as 2017. | ||
| + | **A future [[Ned]] is seen with {{ap|Mom|Futurama}}'s hairstyle. | ||
| + | *[[Scruffy]] sweeping the streets without a head after shooting himself references the Futurama episode {{IS|Law and Oracle}} where it was revealed that Scruffy somehow died and was reconstructed as a zombie. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *The February 3014 calendar was previously seen being created in the ''Futurama'' episode "{{IS|Neutopia}}". | ||
| + | *Bender plays [[Bowling]] with a [[Pin Pals]] t-shirt. ("[[Team Homer]]") | ||
| + | *A [[New New York creatures|New New York creature]] laser-graffiti's "SKINNER IS A WIENER". ("[[Bart the Genius]]").* | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
*[[Bart]]'s birthday is said to be on February 23rd. However, his official birthday is on April 1st, as stated in ''[[The Bart Book]]''.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2014/11/09/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-clip-released-gets-barts-birthda/ The Simpsons & Futurama Crossover Clip Released, Gets Bart's Birthday Wrong]</ref><ref>''[[The Bart Book]]''</ref> | *[[Bart]]'s birthday is said to be on February 23rd. However, his official birthday is on April 1st, as stated in ''[[The Bart Book]]''.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2014/11/09/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-clip-released-gets-barts-birthda/ The Simpsons & Futurama Crossover Clip Released, Gets Bart's Birthday Wrong]</ref><ref>''[[The Bart Book]]''</ref> | ||
| + | **This may not be so much a goof as it is a reference to the popularized rumor that Bart's birthday was on February 23rd.<ref>[http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-day-twitter-gave-birth-to-bart-simpson/ The Day Twitter Gave Birth to Bart Simpson]</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Seymour Asses]] is seen, although in Futurama, he dies in 2012.<ref>"[https://theinfosphere.org/Bender%27s_Big_Score_Part_2 Bender's Big Score Part 2]"</ref> | ||
| + | *9 years after the episode aired, it was revealed in the first episode of the Hulu revival of Futurama, {{IS|The Impossible Stream}}, that a reversal of the time freeze from the previous episode, {{IS|Meanwhile}}, caused the events in the Futurama universe to get stuck between 3013 and 3023, skipping 3014, the year the scenes of this episode which are set in New New York happened. | ||
| + | **This could make the episode non-canon in the Futurama universe. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Trivia]] | [[Category:Trivia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Goofs]] | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode name is a combination of Simpsons and Futurama.
- The episode's plot seems to be based on that of the Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", the writer of which, Harlan Ellison, was credited for the synopsis by Al Jean after the episode's announcement.[1]
- Ellison also voiced himself in "Married to the Blob" from season 25.
- The jukebox in Moe's Tavern plays "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman".
- Moe refers to Bender as "blade rummy", a reference to the 1982 film Blade Runner.
- When Bender makes his mouth say "Happy Birthday Lisa", "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa plays.
- In a scene with the mutant rabbits, Binky the rabbit and Bongo from Matt Groening's comic Life in Hell can be seen writing "Crossovers are Hell" on a wall.
- When everyone passes Panucci's Pizza, Seymour Asses is seen outside. "I Will Wait for You" then plays.
- Homer says he owes Clash of Candies $20,000, a reference to Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Saga.
- The mutant creatures mutation resembles the hatching of the alien from Alien.
- A billboard can be seen that reads The eBook Of Mormon, a reference to the musical The Book of Mormon.
- Hubert J. Farnsworth's prayer partially parodies the Lord's Prayer.
- A February 3014 calendar featuring a photo of the Professor with long hair and in a swimsuit is seen. The photo resembles Farrah Fawcett's iconic 1976 poster.
- The Tesla Building is a reference to the Chrysler Building, in Manhattan, and Tesla Motors, an electric car manufacturer.
- Madison Cube Garden hits an FXXX satellite, a reference to the FOX channels FX and FXX.
- In the end of the episode, Homer sings lyrics to the "Futurama theme".
- In the mash up opening sequence, Darth Maul from Star Wars is mentioned in a sign, as Sideshow Maul.
Trivia[edit]
- There is a comic book reprint called Simpsons Comics Simpsorama, which was released in 1996.
- Kang and Kodos' last names are revealed to be Johnson, and they're a lesbian couple.
- Despite being the main character in Futurama, Fry only plays a minor role in the crossover, with only four lines.
- Things seen in the opening sequence mash up:
- The Statue of Liberty is replaced with the Lard Lad statue, but in the style of Morbo's species.
- "RENT A SMITHERS" in Alienese
- Buzz Cola - "With cocaine again!"
- The Android's Penthouse - "Take me to your comic books & baseball cards"
- Duff Holo Beer - "All the rage but none of the calories"
- A flying version of Blinky
- Re-elect Mayor Quimby-Head
- FFI - Freeze Frame Industries
- Milhouse of Ill Repute
- Kang and Kodos' 8-Tentacle Massage
- Frinkatorium
- Prof. Frink's Carbon Dating Service
- Stonecutters World HQ
- "EAT MY SHORTS" in Alienese
- Park 'n' Dent
- The Krusty the Clown Show with Mr. Teeny 1,521 and Sideshow Maul.
- "CONGRATULATIONS YOU'RE A NERD" in Alienese
- D'oh Bots
- Moe's Unfriendly Bar - "No humans or robots"
- Green Luigi's Authentic - "Martian-Italian cuisine"
- Howard's Flowers
- A statue of Ralph Wiggum, showing his birth date as 2006 and death date as 2017.
- A future Ned is seen with Mom's hairstyle.
- Scruffy sweeping the streets without a head after shooting himself references the Futurama episode Law and Oracle where it was revealed that Scruffy somehow died and was reconstructed as a zombie.
Continuity[edit]
- The February 3014 calendar was previously seen being created in the Futurama episode "Neutopia".
- Bender plays Bowling with a Pin Pals t-shirt. ("Team Homer")
- A New New York creature laser-graffiti's "SKINNER IS A WIENER". ("Bart the Genius").*
Goofs[edit]
- Bart's birthday is said to be on February 23rd. However, his official birthday is on April 1st, as stated in The Bart Book.[2][3]
- This may not be so much a goof as it is a reference to the popularized rumor that Bart's birthday was on February 23rd.[4]
- Seymour Asses is seen, although in Futurama, he dies in 2012.[5]
- 9 years after the episode aired, it was revealed in the first episode of the Hulu revival of Futurama, The Impossible Stream, that a reversal of the time freeze from the previous episode, Meanwhile, caused the events in the Futurama universe to get stuck between 3013 and 3023, skipping 3014, the year the scenes of this episode which are set in New New York happened.
- This could make the episode non-canon in the Futurama universe.
References[edit]
