The Silence of the Clamps
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The Silence of the Clamps | |||||
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No. | 102 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV14 | ||||
Written by | Eric Rogers | ||||
Directed by | Frank Marino | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | July 14, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E5 | ||||
Title reference | The Silence of the Lambs | ||||
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"The Silence of the Clamps",[2] originally titled "Bend on a Wire",[3] is the one hundred and second episode of Futurama, the fourteenth of the sixth production season and the fifth of the eighth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 21 July, 2011.[4] The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season premiere, but the announcement that "Neutopia" would air on 23 June in its place[4] proved otherwise.
Story
Bender witnesses a crime committed by the Robot Mafia and has to go into witness protection.
Production
Maurice LaMarche revealed in an update online that this episode will have a large focus on Clamps, indeed his great break through episode.[3] Episode writer Eric Rogers has also said, on his Twitter page, that "6ACV14 is directed by Frank Marino, not Ray Claffey".[5]
On 22 May, 2011, Countdown to Futurama released a reused concept art of the Crushinator from "The Series Has Landed" accompanied by two classic Crushinator clips.
Additional Information
Characters
- Bender
- Calculon
- Clamps
- The Crushinator
- The Donbot
- Joey Mousepad
- Fry
- Leela
Cultural References
- The title is a parody of the film The Silence of the Lambs.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "With their scripts on easels in front of them, they began at Act 1, Scene 1 of "The Silence of the Clamps," performing each scene in sequence."
Moore, Frazier (22 June 2010). "Back To The Future With New 'Futurama' Episodes". cbs4denver. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. - ^ a b "MightyBooshFan91" (10 February 2010). ""Hot Diggity Daffodil, Futurama's back!" (News thread) (No spoilers)" Page 5. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 10 February 2010.
- ^ a b reed (03 May 2011). "How many Benders is too many?". CGEF. Retrieved on 04 May 2011.
- ^ Eric Rogers' Twitter