Anthology of Interest 2

Season 4, Episode 3, Aired
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Once again, the crew asks three stories to the What If machine. Bender wonders how would life be if he were human; Fry asks what life would be like if it resembled a video game; and Leela wonders what would happen if she found her true home...moreless
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  • David Herman

    Dr. Ogden Wernstrom / General Colin Pac-Man / Scruffy / Larry

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    Katey Sagal

    Turanga Leela

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    Billy West

    Philip J. Fry / Professor Hubert Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg / Richard Nixon's Head / Small Glurmo #1 / Q*Bert

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  • Captain Fry the Gamemaster

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    By sh811a, Aug 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    This second anthology is just as good as the first. My only real problem was really the third tale "The Wizard of Oz" I didn't think it was as funny. I don't know, it just feels like it's missing a sense of zip in it's dialog but most of all just an adventurous quality.
    But down to my evaluation of the two tales. Bender's tale I thought was good, it was just great seeing Bender as a human (even though I imagined he's look like Homer Simpson but oh well) and just how he acts and reacts toward it. The TV show "Red Dwarf" did the same thing with the Kryton character one time, only this is funnier because Bender does more. In a way it's pritty much crude humor taken to a new high as we see Bender just over indulging in everything he usually does in his former robot form drugs, sex, clubing, and food as much as Bluto in the cafeteria scene in "Animal House". The story kinda has a double message as Bender states the importance of living life with joy but also just to simply not overindulge that way you can continue to enjoy life. The ending is kinda bittersweet because Bender dies but at least he died happy (I said bittersweet).
    Of course my favorate one is "Raders of the Lost Arcade" this story was one I could only dream would ever be made and thankfully it was a dream finally come true. It's almost similar to "The Biship of Battle" story in the horror movie "Nightmares" which was about Emilo Estevez's character battling video game baddies in the real world. This epsiode is more visual humor than verbal and it's just hillarous and fun just like the video games I've played. I don't want to give too much away but this episode has so many reference jokes to video games from the 80's decade, my favorate one was on Pac Man I really loved the voice actor that played him and how he was aways doing the waka waka noise every time he moved, it's funny because it's true. Even seeing Pac Man and the rest run thought the escape tunnels which is the grid maze of the game and then are tired afterward. Or even when Pac Man died he actually did that noise and then Ms. Pac Man shows up and cries and also does the waka noise, it was both funny and a little sad; though it's a little strange because if it's a world of video games then wouldn't Pac Man come back but I guess Pac Man ran out of lives so oh well. And we see that scene when the invaders come out and it consists of cameo's from other video games like the fried egg from "Burgertime", a robot sprite and the walking brainhead from "Robotron", and Q-Bert who once again expresses profanity in a weard language. Comic Gold.moreless

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  • 1st segment - Gross! 2nd - OK 3rd - Amazing

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    By optimist799, Aug 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    I, Meatbag:
    Ugh,this one was so gross. I cringe by even reminding myself about it. 2/5

    Raiders of the lost arcade:
    This segment was way better, especially the labyrinth part ("Oh my God! He ate Fry! Fry is dead!"). Not the best one, but still has its moments,it was interesting thing to see Nixon's head again. I still wonder how did Pacman's widow appeared there. :)
    Overall,4/5

    -Whatever it's name is- segment:
    My favorite segment and best Wizard of oz parody I've ever seen. Also, upper right corner of Farnsworth's dollar bill says "Toxic ink". :)
    Rating:5/5,If the third segment of first AoI episode never existed, this one would probably be my favorite.moreless

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  • Another classic!

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    By that70sguy92, Jul 23, 2009 Report Abuse
    Another wondeful Season Four (well, production wise, Season Three) classic. It was absolutely WONDERFUL (Dr. Zoidberg pun completely intended, thank you very much *bows*)! Very funny, and it kept me entertained for the entire time. It was a very entertaining episode, just as good (if not just a little, LITTLE, tiny teenie weenie microscopic, just barely visible, smidge, bit better). The only problem was, since Fry, Bender, and Leela had used the 'What-If' Machine in Anthology of Interest I, I had hoped that in Anthology of Interest II, it would be time for Amy, Hermes, and Dr. Zoidberg to take a swing at it.moreless

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  • hilarious episode

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    By Blind_Legend, Jun 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    The first two mini plots in this episode are outstanding! The first one involves Bender bcoming a human. He does his normal habits. He drinks and hangs out with the ladies. But he then discovers eating, something he couldn't do as a robot. He gains a tremendous amount of weight and when he is brought to the Proffersor's award ceremony, people think that this robot turned human is disgusting. But I won't spoil the hilarious ending of this mini plot for you. The second involves the world being a video game. Q-Bert, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Mario and Space Invaders are all here. I didn't really like the third mini story, a parody of The Wizard of Oz, but the first two are so good they make up for the third. Check out this episode, you won't be dissapointed!moreless

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  • My favorite episode from the whole series!!!

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    By Iverson82094, Feb 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    Professor Farnsworth hauls out his What-If Machine again, claiming that he's finished "fine-tuning" it, and the crew takes a look at three alternate realities.

    [edit] I, Meatbag
    Bender asks what would happen if he were human. The simulation opens with Professor Farnsworth announcing that he has invented a process of reverse fossilization, which can turn robots into organic life-forms. He uses his reverse fossilization machine on Bender, who is transformed into a human.

    After a short period of adaptation, Bender's self-control is overwhelmed by his new senses of taste, touch and emotional responses, and goes on a sensory input binge. A week later, at the Nobel Prize judging, the Professor presents Bender who has become a thousand-pound blob. The committee initially condemns Farnsworth, but Bender begs them to consider his new lifestyle. The open-minded scientists spend the night in a state of wild hedonism. Just before dawn, the committee awards Bender with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry but discover that Bender died shortly after the party started with a cholesterol level of 40 pounds.

    [edit] Raiders of the Lost Arcade
    Fry ask to see a world that is more like a video game. As the simulation starts, President of Earth Richard Nixon is preparing to sign a treaty with Ambassador Kong of planet Nintendu 64. Ambassador Kong attacks Nixon, and a state of war erupts.

    Due to his extensive knowledge of video games, Fry is brought to the Milatari headquarters and introduced to General Colin Pac-Man. Before Fry can impart his wisdom to the military, the Nintendians launch an attack on Washington, DC, and they are forced into the escape tunnels. They emerge outside the Planet Express building, where the Nintendian invaders, led by Lrrr, are blasting New New York. Fry situates himself at the controls of a rolling Anti-aircraft artillery platform, and begins destroying the alien ships in a manner similar to Space Invaders. Fry is unable to destroy the final ship, which lands nearby and the invaders emerge. They demand millions of dollars in quarters with which to do their laundry, but the Earthlings refuse. A compromise is reached, with the Nintendians throwing their laundry in with Earth's.

    [edit] Wizzin'
    The last person to ask a what if question is Leela, who wants to see her true home. When the Professor pulls the lever on the What-if Machine, he hits her on the head, and she falls to the floor unconscious.

    She wakes up at the helm of the Planet Express Ship, which is caught in a tornado. It crash-lands in a technicolor wonderland. The Cute Witch of the North (Amy) tells her that she should seek out the Professor, who lives in the Emerald Laboratory down Martin Luther King Boulevard, which is constructed from yellow brick.

    While traveling, she meets a scarecrow (Fry), a mechanical man (Bender) and "the other guy" (Zoidberg). The Wicked Witch (Mom) sends her winged monkeys (Walt, Larry, and Ignar) to kidnap Leela and her friends. The Wicked Witch always wanted a daughter, and offers to take Leela in. Leela accepts, and as part of a celebration, Bender uncorks a bottle of champagne. Under tremendous pressure, the champagne shoots out of the bottle and lands on the Wicked Witch, causing her to melt.

    Leela and company make their way to the Emerald Laboratory and meet the Professor. He tells Leela that she can go home by clicking her ruby boots together and wishing to go home. She says: "There's no place like... I wanna be a witch!" She then dons witch clothes and turns the Professor, the scarecrow, and the robot into frogs. Her reign of terror is cut short by Zoidberg, who has encountered a problem with the Emerald Laboratory's upstairs toilet, and accidentally splashes water on her.

    As she melts in the dream world, she wakes up back in the Planet Express building just before the professor has an opportunity to dissect her.moreless

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    • In I, Meatbag, the Nobel Prize committee have a party the night of the judging, but after the party ends, it's still night time. Despite partying for 12 hours. Edit
    • When Bender is being turned into a human, there are wires attached to him before he becomes human, but after he becomes human, the wires attached to his feet and head and other parts are gone. Edit
    • Opening subtitle: Hey TiVo, Suggest This! Edit

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    • Some of the stories in this Anthology of Interest have similarities to the first. E.G: In I, Meatbag, When Bender is dead, they say "Good Night, Sweet Prince" They did the same in the first Anthology of Interest. Also, in Leela's Dream, she kills Amy, She also kills Amy in the first AoI. Edit
    • When the Q-Bert looking character jumps out of the ship, he says something backwards, voiced by Billy West. When translated forward, he says "Where can a guy get some pants around here?" Edit
    • Alien code: After the video game aliens land on earth and the shot starts to pull away, Alien Code #1 appears in bold green text. No surprise, when translated it reads: "Tale Of Interest." Edit

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    • Wernstrom: (Referring to Human Bender) Truly you have lived more in one week than we have our entire lives. Edit
    • Leela: Uh, alright. Here I go. There's no place like- I wanna be a witch! Edit
    • Bender: This is a stick-up. Gimme the bag, old man! Farnsworth: Here you go, my friend. 5000 Professor Land fun bucks. Bender: Oh, crap. Edit

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    • Nikola Tesla In the first segment "I, Meatbag" at the end of the Nobel Prize party, three scientists are seen being hit by the discharge of a Tesla Coil. Nikola Tesla was deprived several times of a much deserved Nobel Prize, most notably for his invention of the Radio. Tesla's patent for the radio was reversed and awarded to Guglielmo Marconi in 1904 and Marconi would receive the Nobel Prize for that invention in 1909. Tesla died in 1943, at the age of 86. Later that year the US Supreme Court recognized him as the inventor of radio uphelding Tesla's patent number U.S. Patent 645,576. Edit
    • Raiders of the Lost Arcade The title of the second story, being Fry's what-if, is taken from the Steven Spielberg/George Lucas motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark, one of the movies from the Indiana Jones series. Edit
    • Leela: As long as I get to hurt people and not just dance around at the equinox. This is a reference to Wicca in which wiccans celebrate the coming of new seasons, or solstices or equinox's. Edit

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