Futurama Wiktionary
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2001: A Space Odyssey: a 1968 science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film features human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life as its themes. Notable for its scientific realism, special effects, surreal imagery and sound and innovative narrative techniques; critics polled in 2002 ranked it among the top ten films of all time.[1] See also 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Amphibios 9: Kif Kroker's homeworld, to which he returned for the birthing ceremony in Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch. See also Smismar and Amphibios 9
-bleep!-: Bender's exhortation to "bite my shiny metal -bleep!-" or some variation thereupon is spoken, or interrupted, a mere 13 times in the episodes, 5 of which are extreme variations. There are 3 additional sayings of the "kick some shiny metal -bleep!-" variety, but these are not counted. It befits his devil-may-care attitude that he uses this last resort infrequently; to say nothing of, why wear out a good thing. Here are the variations:
"Lick my frozen metal -bleep!"
"Bite my red-hot glowing -bleep!-"
"Bite my glorious golden -bleep!-" (alternate reality Bender)
"Bite my splintery wooden -bleep!-
"Bite my Colossal metal -bleep!"
It's ass, the bleep is ass, okay?
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Beastie Boys: Made an appearance in Hell Is Other Robots; in Time Keeps on Slippin', Professor Farnsworth references a Beastie Boys song title when he says, "Will said skills pay the bills?". See also Beastie Boys
Bumper Robinson: The actor who plays Hermes' son Dwight. His 10 month stay in China was the stated reason for the delay in releasing the Route of All Evil episode. See also Bumper Robinson
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Career Chip: Implanted electronic device that denotes which job one is allowed to do. 30th C citizens are analyzed for their particular suitability for a career path, and chips are implanted into their hands that mark them as such. See also Career Chip
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Head Museum: The 30th C residence of anyone famous and dead. Or, they would be dead, if their heads hadn't been placed in jars of mysterious fluid. Movie stars, B-movie stars, porn stars, TV stars, are all found here. Here is also found the Hall of Presidents and the Closet of Presidential Losers, who lost the presidential race but found an eternal home. The Head museum is featured in the first episode, Space Pilot 3000, and the later episode A Head in the Polls. See also Head Museum
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Madison Cube Garden: A 30th C version of Madison Square Garden, the venue is featured in Raging Bender, Time Keeps on Slippin', and Bend Her. The design of the building, a cube seemingly balanced on one of its corners, is that of a 20th C building in Oxford, England. See also Madison Cube Garden
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Leonard Nimoy: American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer ...and that other thing he did, what was it now?... Best known for his portrayal of the half-human, half-Vulcan First Officer of the Enterprise, Spock, in Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS). When Spock was scripted to pistol whip a guard, he suggested the Vulcan nerve pinch. He also originated the concept of the Vulcan sign of greeting, which accompanies the phrase "Live long and prosper". Leonard Nimoy appeared in "Space Pilot 3000" and "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" See also Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy's Head: Mr. Nimoy's Head In A Jar was the first to speak in a Futurama episode; Nixon's Head was in the same scene but spoke several lines later. See also Leonard Nimoy's Head
Nixon's Head: If there is evil to be done in a Futurama episode...well, ok, so there was Evil Lincoln and Professor Moriarty and Jack the Ripper and Attilah the Hun, and some others, but Nixon's Head does a pretty good job at taking up the slack, evil-wise. See also Richard M. Nixon's Head
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Orphanarium: Leela's was left at this 30th C orphanage in the hopes that she would find a better life than her parents could offer her. See also Orphanarium
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Portmanteau: A combination of two words or phrases that can carry the combined meaning of both or even a hint of a third meaning. Lewis Carroll coined this term in his explanation of the nonsense words used in the poem Jabberwocky, such as 'slithy', a portmanteau of 'lithe' and 'slithery'; he explains that like a portmanteau, (a piece of luggage), these words can carry more than one thing. This is separate from a double entendre or double meaning; the portmanteau is a combination of letters or words, not dual meaning derived from a single word. Futurama episodes are filled with references that are portmanteaus, including names like Taco Bellevue Hospital, which is a combination of references to Taco Bell restaurant and Bellevue Hospital; there is a hint that perhaps Taco Bell now is an advertising sponsor of the hospital implied in the combination.
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Roddenberries: Edible fruit suitable for Survivalists or a spaceship crew that has recently visited the Planet of the Moochers and had all their food 'borrowed'. Referencing Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the Star Trek series, Roddenberries were what the Planet Express crew were searching for when they discovered Popplers, in My Problem With Popplers.
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Smizmar: Kif's race do things differently...Males get pregnant when they are in love, and their skin becomes receptive to genetic material. In Kif's culture, the smizmar is "the one who inspired the original feelings of love" as revealed in Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch. See also Smismar
Star Trek: Gene Rodenberry conceived of the idea of spacebourne explorers pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and influence, which saw its first broadcast on television in 1966, and has evolved many times in many media,[2] surviving his death in 1991.
Star Wars: George Lucas' first tale of innumerable gritty details and sweeping references that illuminated a new Universe[3] for millions was released in 1977. His first science fiction film was 1971's THX 1138, which he began while in college.
Suicide Booth: 30th C streets have these phone box shaped automated abatoirs conveniently located to meet your Right to Die needs. A friendly sounding recorded voice prompts the user to "Please select mode of death: "Quick and Painless" or "Slow and Horrible". See also Suicide booth
Sweet Georgia Brown: Bender tends to whistle this song when he performs feats of skill; it is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters, and he whistled it at the end of Time Keeps on Slippin', in which they appeared. Written in 1925 by Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics), it is a jazz standard, and covered in pop also; at least 14 recordings, although probably many more, have been made by artists diverse as the Beatles and Django Reinhart.
