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{{TabR | episode = The Tip of the Zoidberg}}==References==
 
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==Trivia==
*The elaborate killing machine the Planet Express crew made to kill the professor is a reference to Rube Goldberg machines
 
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*This episode tests Zoidberg's competency as a doctor (it's shown that he's a fine doctor for aliens, just not for humans or robots).
*When Fry got sick he looked like different four different cartoon characters. He appeared as a Simpsons character, Garfield, Kermit and a Smurf. As Garfield, he said, "I hate Mondays," as a reference to the actual Garfield.
 
*This episode tests Zoidberg competence as a doctor
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*This episode reveals that [[Mom]]'s real name is Carol.
*The title of this episode is a reference to the saying the tip of the iceberg.
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* The song that plays when Zoidberg tries to kill the Professor is ''Mr. Sandman''.
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*This reveals Mom's real name is Carol.
 
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==References==
[[Category:Episodes]]
 
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===The Tip of the Iceberg===
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The title of this episode is a reference to the saying: "the tip of the iceberg".
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===Rube Goldberg machines===
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The elaborate killing machine the [[Planet Express crew]] made to kill the professor is a reference to Rube Goldberg machines
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===Characters===
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When [[Fry]] got sick he looked like different four different cartoon characters:
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*A Simpsons character, in which he said Bart Simpson's catchphrase,"Ay Carumba!"
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*Garfield, in which he said Garfield's catchphrase, "I hate Mondays."
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*Kermit the Frog, in which he said, "It's not easy being gangrenous", as opposed to Kermit's catchphrase "It's not easy bein' green".
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*A Smurf.
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===Superman and Little Caesar's===
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Zoidberg blurts "Great Little Ceasar's ghost!", which refrences Superman's catchphrase "Great Caesar's ghost!", and the pizza resturant chain, Little Caesar's.
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===Diff'rent Strokes===
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Bender says to the profesor "What' choo talkin' bout, Profesor?". This is a play on the catchphrase of Arnold Jackson from the television sitcom from the late '70s, called Diff'rent Strokes, which he says to his brother, Willis, "What' choo talkin' bout, Willis?"
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===The Three Stooges===
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Mom tells her sons to "stooge" out of her office. This is a reference to the Three Stooges.
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===Star Trek===
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The Tritonian Yeti's apperance and poisonous nature is simalar to Mugato from the Star Trek episode "A Private Little War".
 
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Episode
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Trivia

  • This episode tests Zoidberg's competency as a doctor (it's shown that he's a fine doctor for aliens, just not for humans or robots).
  • This episode reveals that Mom's real name is Carol.
  • The song that plays when Zoidberg tries to kill the Professor is Mr. Sandman.

References

The Tip of the Iceberg

The title of this episode is a reference to the saying: "the tip of the iceberg".

Rube Goldberg machines

The elaborate killing machine the Planet Express crew made to kill the professor is a reference to Rube Goldberg machines

Characters

When Fry got sick he looked like different four different cartoon characters:

  • A Simpsons character, in which he said Bart Simpson's catchphrase,"Ay Carumba!"
  • Garfield, in which he said Garfield's catchphrase, "I hate Mondays."
  • Kermit the Frog, in which he said, "It's not easy being gangrenous", as opposed to Kermit's catchphrase "It's not easy bein' green".
  • A Smurf.

Superman and Little Caesar's

Zoidberg blurts "Great Little Ceasar's ghost!", which refrences Superman's catchphrase "Great Caesar's ghost!", and the pizza resturant chain, Little Caesar's.

Diff'rent Strokes

Bender says to the profesor "What' choo talkin' bout, Profesor?". This is a play on the catchphrase of Arnold Jackson from the television sitcom from the late '70s, called Diff'rent Strokes, which he says to his brother, Willis, "What' choo talkin' bout, Willis?"

The Three Stooges

Mom tells her sons to "stooge" out of her office. This is a reference to the Three Stooges.

Star Trek

The Tritonian Yeti's apperance and poisonous nature is simalar to Mugato from the Star Trek episode "A Private Little War".