Viva Mars Vegas

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Viva Mars Vegas
Season	7
Episode	126
Episode Information
Production Code	7ACV12
Air date	August 22, 2012
Opening subtitle	Made By Hand (and Tentacle)
Opening cartoon	Screenshot taken from Reincarnation
Credits
Written By	Josh Weinstein
Directed By	Frank Marino
Episode Guide
Preceded by	Near-Death Wish
Followed by	31st Century Fox

Viva Mars Vegas is the eleventh episode of production season seven and season 9 (broadcast). Its description is about the fortunes of Zoidberg and Amy 's parents, Leo and Inez on Mars Vegas.

Synopsis

Zoidberg gets an unexpected windfall from the Robot Mafia and splurges on it.

Plot

An armored truck is driving past space when suddenly the Robot Mafia's car stops in front of it. The Robot Mafia then points their guns towards the drivers of the truck. Joey Mousepad and Clamps then places explosives on the back of the truck and collects a bag of money stashed inside it. They then proceed to escape as the truck drivers fired their guns at them. Clamps is seen driving off as Joey returned fire on the truck drivers. The Donbot claims that they have swiped a great loot, valued at 8 million dollars. As the Robot Mafia manages to flee, the truck drivers grimace over their unfortunate loss.

In the Planet Express building, the crew is seen relaxing as Bender exclaims that he's bored. Amy then stood up and suggets that they should visit her parents' casino in Mars Vegas. The crew is then seen preparing to head to Mars when Zoidberg shows up with his penny jar. Amy then mentions that Mars Vegas isn't the most suitable place for Zoidberg because he has poor money management skills, as Bender's arm was seen slipping into Amy's handbag taking some of the cash inside it. Amy then states that Zoidberg better just stay behind, leaving Zoidberg dejected. Zoidberg is then seen heading to his dumpster.

The Robot Mafia's loot dropped in front of Zoidberg

As the Robot Mafia's car is seen passing by an advertising board, URL and Smitty, who were hiding behind it proceed to chase after the Robot Mafia's car together with a fleet of police vehicles. Donbot suggests that they should ditch their loot somewhere with Joey pointing at the dumpster where Zoidberg lives. They then proceed to head there as the police are hot on their tail. The Planet Express crew is then seen leaving for Mars on their spaceship as the Robot Mafia and the police flashes by towards them. A chase then ensues on the streets as Joey prepares to dump their loot on the dumpster Zoidberg's in. Zoidberg is seen reading a newspaper and decides to pray as the Robot Mafia's loot drops in front of him, leaving him startled.

The Planet Express crew arriving at Mars Vegas

The Planet Express crew is seen arriving at Mars Vegas. Amy's parents then took the crew to a tour of the casino. Fry notices that most of their staff are native Martians, where Leo states that they are excellent as they're grouchy people. Leela states they at least work for minimum wages but they do not make full use of their land, as Amy explains that when her ancestor, Reginald discovered them they had no bingo parlor and only one prostitute, with Bender exclaming it's pathetic. The 'uncomplimentary' shrimp buffet section is then shown, as the casino's workers are shown changing the shrimp platter, done on a weekly basis. The crew is then taken to the casino's vault, where workers are shown counting the money earned by the gamblers' bets.

The casino's vault

Bender gets attracted to the money till his eyes fell off, and decides to pilfer some of it, only to be stopped by Blind Joe who hammers Bender's hand. Inez tells that they better don't mess with Blind Joe, as he has a strong smelling ability. Leo proceeds to show the casino's vault, calling it the galaxy's most secure safe. He then explains that at 3.45pm, the casino's take is stored inside the vault. He also explains that it is also a machine that separates suckers from their money, as it announces that a category 5 sucker has arrived.

Outside the casino's main entrance, a platform that guests were walking flips over to a red carpet look as the guests walking on it is felled over. A limousine is then seen stopping in front of it as the bell boys stood in position to greet its guest. Zoidberg is revealed to be inside the limousine, giving off tips to the bell boys. Zoidberg is then placing tokens on the jackpot machines, with all of it hitting the jackpot. Zoidberg then wears a suit made from cash, for which he tore the left sleeve of the jacket placing it in the tips jar. He is then seen inside a bubble jacuzzi with two ladies as acrobats perform in the front. One of the acrobats swiped down to take a tip Zoidberg was handing out. A white tiger was seen growling but was silenced by Zoidberg giving it a tip, as a dolphin from inside the jacuzzi leaps out to grab another tip handed out by Zoidberg. The Planet Express crew then appears, with Leela asking what is he doing here and Hermes asking whats with all the money. Zoidberg then states that it is his 8 million dollars that apparently God gave to him, with the Professor exclaming that God didn't become that way by giving away money. Zoidberg then tells the Professor to loosen up as he proceeds to head down to the casino, taking his money along. Amy then states that this is why a poor person is not seen with millions of dollars.

Zoidberg arrives at a roulette table where a chip costs a million dollars. He then requests for 8 of the chips, betting away all of his money. He then decides to place all of his chips on 34 red, with the casino worker proceeding to spin the roulette. Amy then exclaims what is he doing, with Zoidberg replying that he doesn't know as other guests made their way to the roulette table.

Zoidberg hitting the jackpot

It is then revealed that Zoidberg hits the jackpot, winning 288 million dollars and startling all the guests beside him. He then decides to bet all of his chips on the same number, startling everyone (even Amy's parents). He then hits the jackpot again, earning him 10,368,000 dollars, surprising the guests again. Zoidberg proceeds to treat vodka with a sardine on top to everyone all round and decides to stake everything on the same number again. Unfortunately for him this time, the roulette stops at 15 black, making him lose everything. Amy then angrily asks why Zoidberg has to lose everything, who then says that is just 'easy come, easy go' as he had made everyone happy, and for that it made him a winner as an announcement stating 'category 5 loser now departing' is made.

Later at night, as Zoidberg returns to his dumpster the Robot Mafia is revealed to be waiting for him inside it, with Donbot asking for the money or Zoidberg's life, causing him to spit out the vodka he drank earlier in the casino.

Zoidberg being interrogated by the Robot Mafia

The Robot Mafia proceed to interrogate Zoidberg who claims that he has spent all the money on Mars Vegas as Clamps hits a book on his face. They then decide to believe in him and plan to murder and dispose him. As Clamps approaches for the kill Zoidberg gets frightened and splashes his ink all over, blinding his captors and allowing him to escape. In the Planet Express building, the crew is shown trying to recover their hangover from their weekend trip to Mars Vegas. The Professor asked where's his ship, to which Leela points to the roof where she apparently crashed the ship into. Fry then states he doesn't remember much, but he felt fine. Amy then points her mirror to Fry, to which it is revealed that tattoos are shown at Fry's left side of his face, with him exclaiming that Amy's mirror is the one who got the tattoos. The Professor then states that he's prepared for this eventuality, while starting up his tattoo removal laser, which the Professor describing it as a "translucidating ink polarizer".

Zoidberg being turned invisible by the tattoo removal laser

Fry then asks whether it is less painful than regular tattoo removal, to which the Professor activates it on Fry, causing him to scream in pain. Zoidberg then appears, asking to be hidden from the Robot Mafia that is chasing after him. As Fry drops away after all of his tattoos are removed by the tattoo removal laser Zoidberg got hit by the laser, which caused him to turn invisible. The Professor proceeds to turn off the machine, with him explaining that because Zoidberg is saturated with ink it completely polarized him. Joey and Clamps then appeared through the entrance door, guns pointed. Zoidberg exclaims that he isn't here, prompting them to leave, but not before giving a warning (inadvertently punching Zoidberg) and claiming that there is some sort of weird smell at the area, as Zoidberg collapses to the ground.

Back at the Wong's hotel and casino, the Robot Mafia were seen hanging out at the bar as Donbot says that they're unable to get back their money from Zoidberg. Joey then claims that the casino they're in can make lots of money for them and suggest Donbot to get involved in the casino business. Donbot exclaims that he's an idiot, but he takes Joey's idea into plan and proceed to put it in action. Leo is seen playing miniature golf in his office when the Robot Mafia bursts in, asking him to hand over his casino. Leo then jokingly states that they can have it while he retires back to his mansion. Later, it is shown that the Wongs are evicted from their mansion and that the Planet Express crew is helping to move away all their stuff. Amy is shown consoling her mother and suggests that she come live with her. Inez declines, stating who has been paying her rent, with Amy asking what is rent. The scene then shifts to the Wongs' employee housing area, which resembles a caravan site. Inez then states that it is the only place they can afford now, as Bender asks whether he can place their stuff down or not. Later that night, Amy is seen taking a bath, crying away as a tissue is seen floating to wipe away her tears. Amy then thanked what she claimed to be a tissue ghost, but it is revealed to be Zoidberg. Amy then asks if Zoidberg snuck in while she was bathing, to which Zoidberg replies that she snuck in to the bath while he was eating a bar of soap (which he calls a bubble cake). Amy then states that she owes him an apology for condescending him for his poverty and realizes that it can happen to anyone. Zoidberg forgives her and asks whether he can do anything to help. Amy says no, but suddenly she gets an idea on how to make things right. She states that they can pull off a daring casino heist, taking Zoidberg's invisibility to their advantage. Zoidberg agrees, as no one knows what he is up to as he proceeds to use the toilet, startling Amy.

Back at the Planet Express building