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| title =Fry & The Slurm Factory |
| title =Fry & The Slurm Factory |
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| − | | image =[[File:FryandtheSlurmFactory.png| |
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| episode =13 |
| episode =13 |
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| season =1 |
| season =1 |
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| + | | prod_code =1ACV13 |
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| airdate =November 14, 1999 |
| airdate =November 14, 1999 |
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| − | | runtime =30 minutes |
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| director =[[Ron Hughart]]<br />[[Mark Ramirez]] {{C|Assistant director}} |
| director =[[Ron Hughart]]<br />[[Mark Ramirez]] {{C|Assistant director}} |
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| guests =[[Pamela Anderson]] |
| guests =[[Pamela Anderson]] |
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| writer =[[Lewis Morton]] |
| writer =[[Lewis Morton]] |
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| storyboards =[[Albert Calleros]]<br />[[Rodney Clouden]] |
| storyboards =[[Albert Calleros]]<br />[[Rodney Clouden]] |
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+ | | preceded_by ="[[When Aliens Attack]]" |
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+ | | followed_by ="[[I Second That Emotion]]" |
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+ | {{Quotebox|I'm so tired of partyin'. So very tired. I'll save you the only way I know how... BY PARTYIN!|Slurms MacKenzie}} |
| − | + | '''Fry & the Slurm Factory''' is the thirteenth and last episode of production [[:Category:Season One|Season One]] and the fourth episode of [[Season 2 (broadcast)|broadcast Season Two]] of ''[[Futurama]]''. It originally aired in North America on November 14, 1999. |
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| ⚫ | The [[Planet Express crew]] are watching television when an advertisement for [[Slurm]] comes on. The ad announces the beginning of a contest: whoever finds a golden bottlecap inside a can of Slurm wins a free trip to the Slurm bottling plant on Planet [[Wormulon]], as well as a party with Slurm mascot [[Slurms MacKenzie]]. [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] resolves to find the bottlecap by drinking massive quantities of [[Slurm]]. |
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| − | == Synopsis == |
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| ⚫ | The [[Planet Express crew]] are watching television when an advertisement for [[Slurm]] comes on. The ad announces the beginning of a contest: whoever finds a golden bottlecap inside a can of Slurm wins a free trip to the Slurm bottling plant on Planet [[Wormulon]], as well as a party with Slurm mascot [[Slurms MacKenzie]]. [[Philip Fry|Fry]] resolves to find the bottlecap by drinking massive quantities of [[Slurm]]. |
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[[File:Nolady.png|left|thumbnail|"That's no lady!"]] |
[[File:Nolady.png|left|thumbnail|"That's no lady!"]] |
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| − | [[Bender]] walks in |
+ | [[Bender]] walks in feeling ill, and [[Professor Farnsworth]] uses it as an excuse to test his experimental [[F-ray]], a device that enables people to look inside anything. He shines it at Bender and finds that [[Amy]]'s watch (which Bender had stolen) was causing the problem. After removing the watch, the professor leaves the F-ray and Fry and Bender decide to have some fun with it. Bender shines it on Fry, which may make him infertile or cause genetic defects in his children as Fry initially cries "Ow, my sperm!" but feels nothing when Bender shines it on him for a second time. After trying the F-ray out on random objects, Fry eventually realizes that they could use the F-ray to scan Slurm cans for the golden bottlecap. After checking thousands of cans, they give up on finding the winning can, and return the F-ray. Fry settles in to relax with a can of Slurm, and ends up choking on a bottlecap that was in it. |
The [[Planet Express crew]] arrives at [[Slurm Centralized Industrial Fabrication Unit]] and are greeted by [[Glurmo]]. The crew takes a riverboat tour down a river of Slurm through the factory, and see the [[Grunka-Lunkas]] sing their song. Overwhelmed with thirst, Fry tries to drink from the river (not realizing that it's not in fact Slurm), and falls in. [[Leela]] dives in to save him, and Bender joins them for no good reason. The three are sucked into a whirlpool and deposited in a cave under the factory. |
The [[Planet Express crew]] arrives at [[Slurm Centralized Industrial Fabrication Unit]] and are greeted by [[Glurmo]]. The crew takes a riverboat tour down a river of Slurm through the factory, and see the [[Grunka-Lunkas]] sing their song. Overwhelmed with thirst, Fry tries to drink from the river (not realizing that it's not in fact Slurm), and falls in. [[Leela]] dives in to save him, and Bender joins them for no good reason. The three are sucked into a whirlpool and deposited in a cave under the factory. |
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| − | Under the factory, they discover that the factory they toured was a fake. Making their way through the tunnels, they discover Slurm's true nature: it is a secretion from the rear orifice of a giant worm, the [[Slurm Queen]]. They are discovered and captured by the worms. The three are placed into overly complicated death traps and left unguarded. They escape, but are pursued by the Slurm Queen. Slurms MacKenzie, exhausted from his years of partying, arrives and sacrifices himself to save Fry, Leela, and Bender. |
+ | Under the factory, they discover that the factory they toured was a fake. Making their way through the tunnels, they enter the real factory and discover Slurm's true nature: it is a secretion from the rear orifice of a giant worm, the [[Slurm Queen]]. They are discovered and captured by the worms. The three are placed into overly complicated death traps and left unguarded. They escape, but are pursued by the Slurm Queen. Slurms MacKenzie, exhausted from his years of partying, arrives and sacrifices himself to save Fry, Leela, and Bender. |
When they escape, the Slurm Queen bemoans that the company is ruined, and disgustingly drinks her own Slurm, direct from the source, as a comfort. However, Fry is so addicted to Slurm that he keeps the nature of Slurm a secret so that it can continue to be produced. |
When they escape, the Slurm Queen bemoans that the company is ruined, and disgustingly drinks her own Slurm, direct from the source, as a comfort. However, Fry is so addicted to Slurm that he keeps the nature of Slurm a secret so that it can continue to be produced. |
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| + | ==Themes== |
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| − | == Memorable quotes == |
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| + | In this episode, Professor begins his long habit of pronouncing "w" words as though they begin with "wh". For example, pronouncing the word "well" as though spelled "whell".{{EpisodeListBroadcastOrder}} |
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| − | *Fry: This is nothing. Back in high school I used to drink 100 cans of cola per week. Right up to my third heart attack. |
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| − | *Professor: Who are those horrible orange creatures over there? |
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| − | :Glurmo: Why those are the Grunka-Lunkas. They work here in the Slurm factory. |
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| − | :Professor: Tell them I hate them. |
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| − | *Glurmo (to the Grunka-Lunkas): Hey! I don't pay you to sing! You guys just used up today's bathroom break. |
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| − | :Grunka Lunka: Hardass. |
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| − | :Glurmo: I heard that! |
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| − | *Fry: What if the secret ingredient is... people!? |
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| − | :Leela: Oh, there's already a soda like that. Soylent Cola. |
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| − | :Fry: Oh, how is it? |
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| − | :Leela: It varies from person to person. |
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| − | *Glurmo: There will be no further questions! |
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| − | :Fry: Why? |
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| − | *Fry: That's the secret ingredient of Slurm? |
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| − | :Leela: That's the ''only'' ingredient of Slurm! |
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| − | *Slurms McKenzie: I'm so tired of partyin'. So very tired. I'll save you the only way I know how... BY PARTYIN! |
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| − | *Fry and Bender have just taken the F-Ray. |
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| − | :Fry: Hey, try it on me! |
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| − | :''Bender points it at Fry's crotch.'' |
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| − | :Fry: OWWW!!! My sperm! |
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| − | == Trivia == |
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| − | * The "Soylent Cola" joke is a reference to the movie "Soylent Green", a classic science fiction B-movie starring Charleton Heston. The big surprise at the end of this film is that the most widely-distributed food, Soylent Green, is actually made out of people. |
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| − | *The entire episode is a parody of the 1971 movie ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'', which is based on the book ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' by Roald Dahl. The dance moves performed by the Grunka-Lunkas whilst they sing are all taken directly from the Oompa-Loompas in the movie and Glurmo is based on Gene Wilder's portrayal of Willy Wonka. |
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| − | *When Leela and the Professor are playing Scrabble, the Professor can spell the word "f u t u r a m" with his extra letters. |
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| − | *According to audio commentary, Glurmo's name was originally going to be "Slurmy Slonka". |
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| − | *Bender's hole in the side of his body that he acquired when going through the machine disappears when the crew is escaping, but then reappears in the final scene. |
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| − | *When Fry falls into the water he says he can't swim the only error is that Fry says he is waiting to have a slurm so he could just simply drink his way out of drowning(possibly an action to Fry's stupidity). |
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| − | == Debut Appearances == |
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| − | *[[Trixie]] |
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| − | *[[Dixie]] |
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| − | *[[Glurmo]] |
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| − | *[[Grunka Lunkas]] |
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| − | *[[Slurms MacKenzie]] |
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| − | *[[Slurm Queen]] |
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| − | == Alienese == |
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| − | *The Slurm contest rules written in [[Alienese]] say, "The following species are ineligible, space wasps, space beavers, any other animal with the word "space" in front of it, space chickens, and the elusive yak-face." |
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| − | *The eye chart says: |
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| − | == External links == |
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| − | * [http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/scripts/1acv13.shtml Episode Transcript] |
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| “ | I'm so tired of partyin'. So very tired. I'll save you the only way I know how... BY PARTYIN! | ” |
–Slurms MacKenzie | ||
Fry & the Slurm Factory is the thirteenth and last episode of production Season One and the fourth episode of broadcast Season Two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 14, 1999.
Plot
The Planet Express crew are watching television when an advertisement for Slurm comes on. The ad announces the beginning of a contest: whoever finds a golden bottlecap inside a can of Slurm wins a free trip to the Slurm bottling plant on Planet Wormulon, as well as a party with Slurm mascot Slurms MacKenzie. Fry resolves to find the bottlecap by drinking massive quantities of Slurm.
"That's no lady!"
Bender walks in feeling ill, and Professor Farnsworth uses it as an excuse to test his experimental F-ray, a device that enables people to look inside anything. He shines it at Bender and finds that Amy's watch (which Bender had stolen) was causing the problem. After removing the watch, the professor leaves the F-ray and Fry and Bender decide to have some fun with it. Bender shines it on Fry, which may make him infertile or cause genetic defects in his children as Fry initially cries "Ow, my sperm!" but feels nothing when Bender shines it on him for a second time. After trying the F-ray out on random objects, Fry eventually realizes that they could use the F-ray to scan Slurm cans for the golden bottlecap. After checking thousands of cans, they give up on finding the winning can, and return the F-ray. Fry settles in to relax with a can of Slurm, and ends up choking on a bottlecap that was in it.
The Planet Express crew arrives at Slurm Centralized Industrial Fabrication Unit and are greeted by Glurmo. The crew takes a riverboat tour down a river of Slurm through the factory, and see the Grunka-Lunkas sing their song. Overwhelmed with thirst, Fry tries to drink from the river (not realizing that it's not in fact Slurm), and falls in. Leela dives in to save him, and Bender joins them for no good reason. The three are sucked into a whirlpool and deposited in a cave under the factory.
Under the factory, they discover that the factory they toured was a fake. Making their way through the tunnels, they enter the real factory and discover Slurm's true nature: it is a secretion from the rear orifice of a giant worm, the Slurm Queen. They are discovered and captured by the worms. The three are placed into overly complicated death traps and left unguarded. They escape, but are pursued by the Slurm Queen. Slurms MacKenzie, exhausted from his years of partying, arrives and sacrifices himself to save Fry, Leela, and Bender.
When they escape, the Slurm Queen bemoans that the company is ruined, and disgustingly drinks her own Slurm, direct from the source, as a comfort. However, Fry is so addicted to Slurm that he keeps the nature of Slurm a secret so that it can continue to be produced.
Themes
In this episode, Professor begins his long habit of pronouncing "w" words as though they begin with "wh". For example, pronouncing the word "well" as though spelled "whell".