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]
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-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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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 The 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 Wars: George Lucas' first tale of innumerable gritty details and sweeping references that illuminated a new Universe[2] for millions was released in 1977. His first science fiction film was 1971's THX 1138, which he began while in college.
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.
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- ↑ 2001: A Space Odyssey
- ↑ The Star Wars films and books
