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| title =Mars University |
| title =Mars University |
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| episode =11 |
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| season =1 |
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| + | |prod_code = 1ACV11 |
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| − | | airdate =3 October 1999 |
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+ | | airdate =October 3, 1999 |
| − | | director =[[Bret Haaland]], [[Ray Claffey]] {{C| |
+ | | director =[[Bret Haaland]], [[Ray Claffey]] {{C|assistant director}} |
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| writer =[[J. Stewart Burns]] |
| writer =[[J. Stewart Burns]] |
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| storyboards =[[Rodney Clouden]], [[Joe Suggs]] |
| storyboards =[[Rodney Clouden]], [[Joe Suggs]] |
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+ | | preceded_by =[[A Flight to Remember]] |
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+ | | followed_by =[[When Aliens Attack]] |
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| − | + | {{Quote|I'm a bender. I went to Bending College; I majored in Bending.|Bender}} |
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| − | + | '''Mars University''' is the eleventh episode of production [[:Category:Season One|Season One]] and the second episode of [[Season 2 (broadcast)|broadcast Season Two]] of ''[[Futurama]]''. It originally aired in North America on October 3, 1999. |
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| − | The Planet Express crew's latest mission is to deliver a crate to |
+ | The [[Planet Express]] crew's latest mission is to deliver a crate to [[Professor Farnsworth]]'s office at [[Mars University (location)|Mars University]]. While touring the campus, Bender comes across a chapter of his old fraternity, [[Epsilon Rho Rho]] (ERR). The nerdy fraternity brothers beg Bender for his help in the art of being cool, as "We're the lamest [[wikipedia:Fraternity|frat]] on campus! Even [[Wikipedia:Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life|Hillel]] has better parties than us!" Meanwhile, when Fry reveals to Leela and the Professor that he went to college but dropped out, they explain to Fry that being a 20th/21st-century college dropout is the academic equivalent to a mere high school dropout in the 31st-century. Knowing this, Fry vows to enroll and drop out all over again. Later, in a scene straight from [[wikipedia:National Lampoon's Animal House|Animal House]], Bender and the Robot House boys climb a ladder to peek in a girls' dorm room window (in reality, they're only trying to see one of the girls' computers as it malfunctions, which for Bender and the nerds is a major turn-on). A risqué mishap happens when Bender's extendable eyes causes them to fall. The accident crushes Snooty House's servants' quarters, and presumably the servants themselves (one of the members says, "I say, you've damaged our servants quarters...and our servants"). |
| + | [[File:Guenter&Fry.png|thumb|left|Fry doesn't like his new roommate]] |
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| − | Fry finds out that his 20th century college dropout status is equivalent to only a 31st century high school dropout. Knowing this, he vows to enroll, and drop out all over again. In a scene straight from [[Wikipedia:Animal_House|Animal House]], Bender and the Robot House boys climb a ladder to peek in a girl's dorm window. A mishap happens when Bender's expendable eyes causes them to fall and crush [[Snooty House]]'s servants quarters "I say, you've damaged our servants quarters, and our servants," states one member. |
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| ⚫ | Fry gets a room in the financial aid dorm, and finds his roommate Günter is an intelligent monkey wearing an undersized hat. The Professor enters, and reveals that Günter was the contents of the crate, and that the electronium hat is the source of Günter's intelligence. Bender and the Robot House members get called before Dean Vernon, who places them on dodecatuple secret probation and have to run out after Fatbot eats the Dean's model ship (Fatbot explains that he gets hungry when he's nervous and/or scared). At the parents' reception, Fry humiliates Günter by releasing Günter's unintelligent, feral parents from their cage. Later, Günter expresses his unhappiness at his current life. At the 20th century history exam, the stress finally becomes too much for him, and he tosses the hat aside, jumps out the window, and flees into the Martian jungle. While Fry, Leela, and the Professor head off into the jungle to find Günter, Robot House enters the fraternity raft regatta in a bid to lift their probation status. When Günter's found, the Professor offers him the hat while Fry offers him a banana. |
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| + | [[File:Mars University.jpg|thumb|The Professor's subject being taught]] |
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| − | Fry gets a room in the financial aid dorm, and finds his roommate [[Guenter]] is an intelligent monkey wearing an undersized hat. The Professor enters, and reveals that Guenter was the content of the crate, and that the [[Electronium Hat|electronium hat]] is the source of Guenter's intelligence. Bender and the Robot House members get called before [[Dean Vernon]], who places them on dodecatuple secret probation. |
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| + | Before Günter can decide, Robot House speeds past with Bender on water skis. The boat's wake drags the humans into the river and towards a waterfall. Günter puts the hat on and rescues them, but falls off a cliff. The Planet Express Crew believe him to be dead, and go to "gather him up." They find however, that the hat broke his fall, and is now only working at half-capacity. Günter announces that he likes the new reduced-capacity hat, and that he's decided to transfer to business school, to the horror of Professor Farnsworth. Robot House wins the regatta, and a parade in their honor is held, led by an unhappy Dean Vernon. The episode ends with a party at Robot House, and an epilogue shown in the style of "Animal House" and "[[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|American Graffiti]]" where captions explain that Fry successfully dropped out of college and returned to Planet Express, Günter went to business school to get his MBA and became The FOX Network's latest CEO, Fat-Bot caught a virus in Tijuana and had to be rebooted, Leela went on a date with Dean Vernon (and Vernon never called her again), and with his task done, Bender stole everything of value from Robot House and ran off. |
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| ⚫ | At the parents' reception, Fry humiliates |
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| − | When Guenter is found, the Professor offers him the hat, and Fry offers him a banana. Before Guenter can decide, Robot House speeds past with Bender on water skis. The boat's wake drags the humans into the river and towards a waterfall. Guenter puts the hat on and rescues them, but in the process the hat is damaged. Guenter announces that he likes the new reduced-capacity hat, and that he's decided to transfer to business school, to the horror of Professor Farnsworth. Robot House wins the regatta, and a parade in their honor is held, lead by an unhappy Dean Vernon. |
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| − | The episode ends with a party at Robot House, and an epilogue stating that Fry successfully dropped out and returned to his dead-end job at [[Planet Express]], Guenter successfully transferred to Business School and became CEO of the Fox Network, Leela went on one date with Dean Vernon, but he never called again, and Bender, his job done, stole everything of value from Robot House and ran off. |
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| − | == References Explained == |
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| − | *At Coney Island, two of the prizes are Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson dolls. |
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| − | *Dean Vernon's model is a 30th Century style Space Craft with 16th Century ship sails. |
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| − | *The whole Robot House subplot contains many references to the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House, including using a ladder to peek into a girl's dormitory. Dean Vernon is named after actor John Vernon, who played Dean Wormer in the movie, and his placing Robot House on "dodecatuple secret probation" mirrors Wormer's placing Delta House on "double secret probation". The final montage, showing what happened to various characters, also echoes the final scenes of Animal House. |
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| − | *When Guenter gets the phone number of a girl Fry was flirting with he parodies a line from the film [[Wikipedia:Good_Will_Hunting|Good Will Hunting]]. |
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| − | ==Ending== |
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| − | In the end of the episode what happened to the characters after the episode is seen in captions during a dancing scene, in a style parody of [[Animal House]]: |
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| − | * Fry: He successfully dropped out of college and returned to his dead end delivery boy job. |
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| − | * Guenter: He got his MBA and became president of the FOX Network. |
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| − | * Fatbot: He caught a computer virus in Tijuana and got rebooted. |
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| − | * Leela: She went on one date with Dean Vernon but he never called her back again. |
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| − | * Bender: With his job done, Bender stole everything of value from the robot house and then ran off. |
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| − | ==Appearances== |
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| − | ==Characters== |
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| − | First appeared |
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| − | *[[Guenter]] |
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| − | *[[Dean Vernon]] |
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| − | *[[Fatbot]] |
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| − | *[[Gearshift]] |
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| − | *[[Oily]] |
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| − | *[[Guenter's parents]] |
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| − | == Goofs == |
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| − | *Guenter's note paper disappears from his desk when he talks about television. |
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| − | *According to the lecturer's seating chart, somebody sits to the right of Fry, even though this isn't the case. |
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| − | *[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/scripts/1acv11.shtml Episode Transcript] |
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- "I'm a bender. I went to Bending College; I majored in Bending."
- ―Bender
Mars University is the eleventh episode of production Season One and the second episode of broadcast Season Two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on October 3, 1999.
Plot
The Planet Express crew's latest mission is to deliver a crate to Professor Farnsworth's office at Mars University. While touring the campus, Bender comes across a chapter of his old fraternity, Epsilon Rho Rho (ERR). The nerdy fraternity brothers beg Bender for his help in the art of being cool, as "We're the lamest frat on campus! Even Hillel has better parties than us!" Meanwhile, when Fry reveals to Leela and the Professor that he went to college but dropped out, they explain to Fry that being a 20th/21st-century college dropout is the academic equivalent to a mere high school dropout in the 31st-century. Knowing this, Fry vows to enroll and drop out all over again. Later, in a scene straight from Animal House, Bender and the Robot House boys climb a ladder to peek in a girls' dorm room window (in reality, they're only trying to see one of the girls' computers as it malfunctions, which for Bender and the nerds is a major turn-on). A risqué mishap happens when Bender's extendable eyes causes them to fall. The accident crushes Snooty House's servants' quarters, and presumably the servants themselves (one of the members says, "I say, you've damaged our servants quarters...and our servants").
Fry doesn't like his new roommate
Fry gets a room in the financial aid dorm, and finds his roommate Günter is an intelligent monkey wearing an undersized hat. The Professor enters, and reveals that Günter was the contents of the crate, and that the electronium hat is the source of Günter's intelligence. Bender and the Robot House members get called before Dean Vernon, who places them on dodecatuple secret probation and have to run out after Fatbot eats the Dean's model ship (Fatbot explains that he gets hungry when he's nervous and/or scared). At the parents' reception, Fry humiliates Günter by releasing Günter's unintelligent, feral parents from their cage. Later, Günter expresses his unhappiness at his current life. At the 20th century history exam, the stress finally becomes too much for him, and he tosses the hat aside, jumps out the window, and flees into the Martian jungle. While Fry, Leela, and the Professor head off into the jungle to find Günter, Robot House enters the fraternity raft regatta in a bid to lift their probation status. When Günter's found, the Professor offers him the hat while Fry offers him a banana.
The Professor's subject being taught
Before Günter can decide, Robot House speeds past with Bender on water skis. The boat's wake drags the humans into the river and towards a waterfall. Günter puts the hat on and rescues them, but falls off a cliff. The Planet Express Crew believe him to be dead, and go to "gather him up." They find however, that the hat broke his fall, and is now only working at half-capacity. Günter announces that he likes the new reduced-capacity hat, and that he's decided to transfer to business school, to the horror of Professor Farnsworth. Robot House wins the regatta, and a parade in their honor is held, led by an unhappy Dean Vernon. The episode ends with a party at Robot House, and an epilogue shown in the style of "Animal House" and "American Graffiti" where captions explain that Fry successfully dropped out of college and returned to Planet Express, Günter went to business school to get his MBA and became The FOX Network's latest CEO, Fat-Bot caught a virus in Tijuana and had to be rebooted, Leela went on a date with Dean Vernon (and Vernon never called her again), and with his task done, Bender stole everything of value from Robot House and ran off.