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Futurama: Episode Two: The Series Has Landed

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Planet Express is in charge of delivering a package to an amusement park on the moon. Newly arrived Fry shows Leela how to appreciate the celestial body. Meanwhile Amy and Bender try to recover the keys to the spaceship. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Ken Keeler

Director:: Peter Avanzino

Stars:: Katey Sagal (Turanga Leela); John DiMaggio (Bender/Sal/Animatronic Whalers/Not Evans/Evans/Man in Line); Maurice LaMarche (Horrible Gelatinous Blob/Moon Rover Ride Narrator/Animatronic Ralph Kramden/The Crushinator/Buggalo); Phil LaMarr (Hermes Conrad/Animatronic Gopher #2); Tress MacNeille (Craterface/Animatronic Gopher #1/Lulubelle 7/Daisy Mae 128K); Lauren Tom (Amy Wong); Billy West (Philip J. Fry/Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth/Dr. Zoidberg/Moon Farmer/Commercial Announcer)

Dr. Zoidberg has teeth for the first few episodes starting with this one. edit »
When Amy is using the claw machine to get the keys back, she moves the stick to her left but the claw moves to her right. edit »
Zoidberg's name came from a game that David Cohen programmed named "Zoid". He sent it in to a company to see if he could sell the idea but, he was rejected. edit »
In this episode as well as "The Lesser of Two Evils" it is shown that the people of the future have lost all touch with history, but in the rest of the series they show remarkable knowledge of history. edit »
Assuming the Sea of Tranquility is quicksand, its pull should get stronger depending on the force that is exerted in the opposite direction. This means that Fry and Leela would go further in instead of getting out. edit »

This episode was nominated for a Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production. edit »
According to the show's producers, and the Season 1 DVD, a scene in an early version of this episode had the Crushinator indicate to her father that she was pregnant with Bender's child. edit »
According to rough sketches on Disc 3, Hermes' name was originally going to be 'Dexter.' edit »
According to the DVD commentary, the Professor's line about the commercial being aired during the Super Bowl was written when they thought this episode would premiere right after the Super Bowl, but Family Guy took the time-slot instead. edit »
According to the DVD commentary, Amy does, in fact, speak actual Chinese when she gets upset. edit »

Leela: So, Fry. Was the moon everything you imagined it would be?
Fry: Eh. Close enough.
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Bender: (singing) Well, I'll shoot her with my ray gun when she comes,
Yes, I'll shoot her with my ray gun when she comes,
Yes, I'll shoot her with my ray gun,
Oh, I'll shoot her with my ray gun,
Yes, I'll shoot her with my ray gun when she comes,
When she comes!

I'll be blastin' all the humans in the world,
I'll be blastin' all the humans in the world,
I'll be blastin' all the humans,
I'll be blastin' all the humans,
I'll be blastin' all the humans in the world,
In the world! edit »
Fry: I never told anybody this, but a thousand years ago I used to look up at the moon and dream about being an astronaut. I just didn't have the grades, nor the physical endurance. Plus I threw up a lot and nobody liked spending a week with me.
Leela: A week would be a little much. edit »
Leela: Well if the oxygen holds out we might live long enough to starve to death. edit »
Leela: Hurry, before we freeze.
Bender: What do you mean "we", mammal? edit »

Luna Park
Luna Park is the name of a real theme park in Australia edit »
Luna Park
Luna Park is also the name of a theater in Argentina. edit »
LEGO
The emblems on Fry and Leela's spacesuits are identical to the emblems on old LEGO astronaut figures. In recent years, they've been making more intricately decorated spaceman figures, but on the old figures, they all had the same gold planet and rocket orbit logo. edit »
Apple Macintosh 128K
Daisy May 128K is a possible reference to Apple's first Mac, the Macintosh 128K. edit »
The Jetsons
The Crushinator looks like one of the robot football players from the animated TV series The Jetsons. edit »

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Blind_Legend
member since: Jun 21, 2008
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed
The Bottom Line: "Above average"
funny episode ...Continue »
06/22/08 12:24am | report abuse
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stitch069917
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Episode Two: The Series Has Landed
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
Fry goes to the moon. ...Continue »
06/13/08 10:07am | report abuse
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andybyrnelfc14
member since: Mar 1, 2007
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed
The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"
fry leela and bender join the plantet exprees company and have to deliver a parcel to the moon ...Continue »
05/06/08 11:50am | report abuse
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twilightboy
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Episode Two: The Series Has Landed
The Bottom Line: "Average"
The moon is boring. ...Continue »
03/28/08 07:46am | report abuse
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Iverson82094
member since: Aug 23, 2007
Episode Two: The Series Has Landed
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Good episode, but not the cream of the crop of Futurama... ...Continue »
01/18/08 07:19pm | report abuse