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{{Infobox television episode
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| image =[[File:Lobstertainment.jpg|220px]]
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| episode = 40
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| prod_code = 3ACV08
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| season = 3
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| airdate = February 25, 2001
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| runtime = 30 minutes
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| director = [[Bret Haaland]]
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| guests = [[Hank Azaria]] as [[Harold Zoid]]
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| writer = [[Patric M. Verrone]]
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| subtitle = Deciphered From Crop Circles
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| cartoon = Box Car Blues
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| preceded_by = [[The Day the Earth Stood Stupid]]
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| followed_by = [[The Cyber House Rules]]
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'''That's Lobstertainment!''' is the eighth episode of [[Season 3 (broadcast)]], and premiered on February 25, 2001.
   
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== Plot ==
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[[Zoidberg]] tries his luck at a comedy club but stinks out. The act in question appears to be a parody of a Yakov Smirnov "in Soviet Russia..." bit.  The next day, he tells the [[Planet Express crew]] that he's looking up his uncle, [[Harold Zoid]], a star in silent holograms. He writes a letter to Zoid out of his own ink and Zoid invites him and the crew out to [[Hollywood]]. Meanwhile, [[Bender]] poses as [[Calculon]]'s new hot water heater, Boiler.
   
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Having lunch with his uncle, Zoidberg is told to drop comedy and instead help direct a film Zoid wrote. However, the investment includes a million dollars, which Zoidberg can't even afford.
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Title: That's Lobstertainment!
  
   
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With Bender's help, they managed to secure a million dollars from Calculon, due to the fact that he is a fan of Harold Zoid and that Bender guaranteed that he'd win an [[Oscar]]. They create a film, [[The Magnificent Three]], involving Calculon as the Vice President, son of President Zoid. Calculon doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps. Bender was the executive producer and Zoidberg was a military official. During the premiere, the film is terrible and as everyone had already left, Calculon swears they are dead. Meanwhile, Leela refuses to pay the valet for parking, accidentally landing her and Fry in the [[La Brea Tar Pits]].
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[[File:That's_Lobstertainment.jpg|thumb|left|The Magnificent Three]]
   
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Calculon is even more furious that he isn't nominated for an Oscar. He swears to murder them all unless they get him one, so Zoidberg and Bender decide to rig the awards. When they end up at Zoid's home, he unfortunately reveals that he's an even bigger liar than his nephew. He only wanted people to remember him one last time before he dies; Zoidberg refuses to let his uncle go down in shame.
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After a few weeks, Fry and Leela are unable to free the ship. However, they then find the Los Angeles subway, which they use to escape.
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As the Oscar awards are given out, Zoidberg takes the place of [[Billy Crystal's head]] to announce the Best Actor award. But instead of announcing Calculon, he calls on Zoid. As they celebrate, Calculon comes in to kill them. Zoid concedes his Oscar to Calculon; chastened by his hero's acceptance speech, he spares their lives and vows to earn his own Oscar one day. Suddenly, there is an earthquake, as the [[Planet Express ship]] emerges from underground. Fry and Leela then enter the awards ceremony.
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==Ongoing Themes==
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===Hermes and Zoidberg===
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During a staff meeting, Hermes yells at Zoidberg, "You're a crazy, penniless lobster-doctor." But he says this as a lead-up to some arguably constructive criticism, "No part of you should be a comedian." After the crew all watch Uncle Zoid's holographic video, Hermes is still almost polite: "You're right, Crabby, he's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be."
   
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===Death, near-death, mutilations===
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* A customer at Zoid's barber shop is decapitated in the middle of a shave.
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* Bender pulls off his own right arm in excitement while on a group tour of Hollywood.
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* Zoidberg flings the head of Billy Crystal out of its jar, causing a crashing sound off-screen.
   
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===Doppelgängers===
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* Calculon mistakes Bender for a water heater. Bender then passes himself off as Calculon's water heater, calling himself Boiler.
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* Next door to Universal Studios is the grounds of Parallel Universal Studios.
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* A gorilla created using Jack Nicholson's DNA attends the Oscars ceremony.
   
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===Fry and Leela===
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The two are trapped for two full weeks under the La Brea tar pits, and absolutely nothing seems to have happened between them.
   
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[[Category:Season Three|That's Lobstertainment]]
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==Plot==
  
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==Quotes==
  
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==References==
  
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*The title references the 1974 documentary film That's Entertainment!.
  
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*Zoidberg's comedy routine resembles that of the 1980s comedian Yakov Smirnoff.
  
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*Harold Zoid's straw hat and glasses are the same as those of silent film star Harold Lloyd, but the style of his films is much more similar to that of Buster Keaton and other silent film stars. Zoid says "My career went down the tubes the day they invented smell-a-vision", referencing the fact that when 'talkies' became the norm, previously successful silent movie stars were not hired.
  
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*Harold Zoid's movie, "Close Shave" ends by saying "Buy Moxie".
  
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*The film Braveheart is parodied by the 30th C film Bravehead, starring Mel Gibson's head.
  
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*Leela locks up the Planet Express ship with a tool similar to The Club.
  
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*The film made by Harold Zoid is titled The Magnificent Three, a parody of The Magnificent Seven.
  
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*They Call Me MISTER Pibb is a reference to the famous line of dialogue from In the Heat of the Night, which was also used as the title of its sequel: They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
  
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*Snow White and the 7 Ups is a reference to the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the soft drink 7-Up.
  
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*Dr. Zoidberg presents the award for Best Actor. Two of the movies read are The Merchant of Venus (a parody of the The Merchant of Venice) and How Beige Was My Jacket (a parody of How Green Was My Valley.)
  
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*The film Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation is nominated for an Oscar; this is a reference to the Star Trek fan film, Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation.
  
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*The tour bus seen in the episode is called "Star Tours", as in the Disney attraction.
  
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*When Fry and Leela crash into the Tar Pits, Fry sees the skeleton of Sylvester Stallone floating by.
  
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*Calculon asks Bender, "Do you have an extra goto ten line?"; this is a reference to BASIC.
  
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*The 30th C premiere of The Magnificent Three is at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Grauman's is also referenced in "The Cryonic Woman" episode.
  
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*When Zoidberg reads the wrong name, one of the Oscar officials shushes the officer, saying that it was how Marisa Tomei won the Oscar, referencing Tomei's highly unlikely Best Supporting Actress win for My Cousin Vinny at the 65th Academy Awards.
 
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*Billy Crystal hosts the 30th C Oscars. He hosted the 20th C awards for five years.
  
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*The Daily Variety headline "Fox Exex Bax Sex Pix, Flix Lax Crux Bux, Stox Sinx, Ax Prex" references an old Variety headline from the 1930s reading "Sticks Nix Hick Pix".
  
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*Harold Zoid's movie, "Close Shaving", is copyrighted MMCMXXII, the roman numeral for 2922 (making it approximately 100 years old).
  
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==Goofs==
  
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*It is impossible to reconcile the mere existence of the film Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation, let alone its nomination for an Oscar, with the plot of "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" which states that in the 31st century Star Trek has been banned.
  
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== External Links ==
  
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[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/scripts/3acv08.shtml Episode Transcript]
  
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[[Category:Images-The Route of All Evil|That's Lobstertainment!]]

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That's Lobstertainment! is the eighth episode of Season 3 (broadcast), and premiered on February 25, 2001.

Plot

Zoidberg tries his luck at a comedy club but stinks out. The act in question appears to be a parody of a Yakov Smirnov "in Soviet Russia..." bit.  The next day, he tells the Planet Express crew that he's looking up his uncle, Harold Zoid, a star in silent holograms. He writes a letter to Zoid out of his own ink and Zoid invites him and the crew out to Hollywood. Meanwhile, Bender poses as Calculon's new hot water heater, Boiler.

Having lunch with his uncle, Zoidberg is told to drop comedy and instead help direct a film Zoid wrote. However, the investment includes a million dollars, which Zoidberg can't even afford.

With Bender's help, they managed to secure a million dollars from Calculon, due to the fact that he is a fan of Harold Zoid and that Bender guaranteed that he'd win an Oscar. They create a film, The Magnificent Three, involving Calculon as the Vice President, son of President Zoid. Calculon doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps. Bender was the executive producer and Zoidberg was a military official. During the premiere, the film is terrible and as everyone had already left, Calculon swears they are dead. Meanwhile, Leela refuses to pay the valet for parking, accidentally landing her and Fry in the La Brea Tar Pits.

That's Lobstertainment

The Magnificent Three

Calculon is even more furious that he isn't nominated for an Oscar. He swears to murder them all unless they get him one, so Zoidberg and Bender decide to rig the awards. When they end up at Zoid's home, he unfortunately reveals that he's an even bigger liar than his nephew. He only wanted people to remember him one last time before he dies; Zoidberg refuses to let his uncle go down in shame.

After a few weeks, Fry and Leela are unable to free the ship. However, they then find the Los Angeles subway, which they use to escape.

As the Oscar awards are given out, Zoidberg takes the place of Billy Crystal's head to announce the Best Actor award. But instead of announcing Calculon, he calls on Zoid. As they celebrate, Calculon comes in to kill them. Zoid concedes his Oscar to Calculon; chastened by his hero's acceptance speech, he spares their lives and vows to earn his own Oscar one day. Suddenly, there is an earthquake, as the Planet Express ship emerges from underground. Fry and Leela then enter the awards ceremony.

Ongoing Themes

Hermes and Zoidberg

During a staff meeting, Hermes yells at Zoidberg, "You're a crazy, penniless lobster-doctor." But he says this as a lead-up to some arguably constructive criticism, "No part of you should be a comedian." After the crew all watch Uncle Zoid's holographic video, Hermes is still almost polite: "You're right, Crabby, he's a hell of a lot funnier than you could ever be."

Death, near-death, mutilations

  • A customer at Zoid's barber shop is decapitated in the middle of a shave.
  • Bender pulls off his own right arm in excitement while on a group tour of Hollywood.
  • Zoidberg flings the head of Billy Crystal out of its jar, causing a crashing sound off-screen.

Doppelgängers

  • Calculon mistakes Bender for a water heater. Bender then passes himself off as Calculon's water heater, calling himself Boiler.
  • Next door to Universal Studios is the grounds of Parallel Universal Studios.
  • A gorilla created using Jack Nicholson's DNA attends the Oscars ceremony.

Fry and Leela

The two are trapped for two full weeks under the La Brea tar pits, and absolutely nothing seems to have happened between them.

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