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Futurama - Season 4 - Episode 3 - Anthology of Interest II
Futurama - Season 4 - Episode 3 - Anthology of Interest II
Watch Futurama - Anthology of Interest II
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"Anthology of Interest II" is episode eighteen of Futurama's third season. It originally aired in North America on January 6, 2002. This episode, as well as the earlier "Anthology of Interest I", serves to showcase three "imaginary" stories.
I, Meatbag
Human Bender's outfit (a white shirt, blue pants and black shoes) is nearly identical to the normal attire of Homer Simpson. It is possible this was intended as a nod to Matt Groening's other show. The song that Bender becomes infatuated with as a human is "Conga" by Gloria Estefan. The title of the section is also a nod to the Isaac Asimov collection of short stories I, Robot.
Raiders of the Lost Arcade
The "Raiders of the Lost Arcade" segment is a "non-stop barrage of game references" with jokes and allusions referencing a wide array of classic video games. The title is a reference to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The segment starts off with a reference to Asteroids where the Planet Express ship is dodging rocks. "Ambassador Kong" is a reference to the arcade game Donkey Kong, as well as Italy's Ambassador to the U.N. being Mario. The maze which the characters run through is an homage to both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man both appear in the episode (Pac-Man as General Colin Pacman, and Ms. Pac-Man as his wife/widow). Zoidberg adds to this when he coughs up certain objects which are in the Pac-Man mazes. During the battle, the Lrrr's ship shoots Colin Pacman, and he dies in the same manner as in the Pac-Man games, after which Ms. Pac-Man arrives and cries mournfully over him.
The Nintendians' fleet is composed of Space Invaders ships, which move in the same pattern as those in the original video game. Also the song that is playing when Fry is playing is "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. The planet Nintendu 64 is a reference to the game console Nintendo 64. When the Milatari HQ is first shown, the green tank from Battlezone is shown driving past. When the characters walk through the HQ, they go past doors labelled Moon Patrol and Missile Command. As the video game villains (Lrrr, Donkey Kong, a Berzerk robot, BurgerTime's Mr. Egg, and Q*bert) exit the landed ship, one character says the phrase All your base are belong to us.
Wizzin'
The majority of the plot is a direct parody of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with Leela taking the place of Dorothy, Amy as the Good Witch of the North, Fry as the Scarecrow, Bender as the Tin Man, Zoidberg as the Cowardly Lion, Professor Farnsworth as the Wizard and Mom as the Wicked Witch of the West. When Leela first exits the spaceship, a parody of the NBC peacock logo is seen spreading its feathers.
I, Meatbag
Human Bender's outfit (a white shirt, blue pants and black shoes) is nearly identical to the normal attire of Homer Simpson. It is possible this was intended as a nod to Matt Groening's other show. The song that Bender becomes infatuated with as a human is "Conga" by Gloria Estefan. The title of the section is also a nod to the Isaac Asimov collection of short stories I, Robot.
Raiders of the Lost Arcade
The "Raiders of the Lost Arcade" segment is a "non-stop barrage of game references" with jokes and allusions referencing a wide array of classic video games. The title is a reference to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The segment starts off with a reference to Asteroids where the Planet Express ship is dodging rocks. "Ambassador Kong" is a reference to the arcade game Donkey Kong, as well as Italy's Ambassador to the U.N. being Mario. The maze which the characters run through is an homage to both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man both appear in the episode (Pac-Man as General Colin Pacman, and Ms. Pac-Man as his wife/widow). Zoidberg adds to this when he coughs up certain objects which are in the Pac-Man mazes. During the battle, the Lrrr's ship shoots Colin Pacman, and he dies in the same manner as in the Pac-Man games, after which Ms. Pac-Man arrives and cries mournfully over him.
The Nintendians' fleet is composed of Space Invaders ships, which move in the same pattern as those in the original video game. Also the song that is playing when Fry is playing is "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. The planet Nintendu 64 is a reference to the game console Nintendo 64. When the Milatari HQ is first shown, the green tank from Battlezone is shown driving past. When the characters walk through the HQ, they go past doors labelled Moon Patrol and Missile Command. As the video game villains (Lrrr, Donkey Kong, a Berzerk robot, BurgerTime's Mr. Egg, and Q*bert) exit the landed ship, one character says the phrase All your base are belong to us.
Wizzin'
The majority of the plot is a direct parody of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with Leela taking the place of Dorothy, Amy as the Good Witch of the North, Fry as the Scarecrow, Bender as the Tin Man, Zoidberg as the Cowardly Lion, Professor Farnsworth as the Wizard and Mom as the Wicked Witch of the West. When Leela first exits the spaceship, a parody of the NBC peacock logo is seen spreading its feathers.
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