Saturday Morning Fun Pit
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Saturday Morning Fun Pit | |||||
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No. | 133 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV19 | ||||
Written by | Patric M. Verrone | ||||
Directed by | Crystal Chesney-Thompson | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 17 July, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E06 | ||||
Special guest(s) | George Takei Kath Soucie[2] Larry Bird | ||||
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"Saturday Morning Fun Pit" is the one hundred and thirty-third episode of Futurama, the nineteenth of the seventh production season, the sixth of the tenth broadcast season, and the sixth segmented episode. It will parody 1980s Saturday-morning cartoon shows, including Scooby-Doo, G.I. Joe and Strawberry Shortcake.[3]
Production
On 2 September, 2012, it was revealed that the Scooby-Doo-esque segment of the episode would guest-star George Takei and Larry Bird.[4]
On 11 December, with the release of Volume 7 and its commentary for "Naturama", it was revealed that the episode would be directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson.
The Countdown to Futurama posts from 19 May and 20 May, 2013, revealed the title of the Strawberry Shortcake-esque segment to be "Purpleberry Pond"[5] and the title of the Scooby-Doo-esque segment to be "Bendy Boo",[6] respectively.
By 9 July, the animatic for the Strawberry Shortcake segment had been released online.[2]
Image Gallery
Promotional picture featuring the Futurama and Friends title card.[7]
Fry as "Lord Loquat", in the style of Strawberry Shortcake.[5]
Leela as "Princess Purpleberry", in the style of Strawberry Shortcake.[5]
Promotional picture revealing Larry Bird clones.[6]
Concept art of Purpleberry Puffs cereal.[8]
Additional Information
Trivia
- At one point, the episode's production number was planned to be 7ACV25.[9]
- This is the first segmented episode of the second run to not be a broadcast-season finale.
Quotes
Narrator: Purpleberry Puffs are the sweetest part of your complete breakfast, along with juice, toast, ham, eggs, bacon, milk, cheese, liver, waffles and a biiiig horse vitamin!
Appearances
Characters
Places
References
- ^ Comedy Central. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Roy Camacho. FUTURAMA 719 (Purpleberry Pond) Animatic Board :Rufino Roy Camacho II. Retrieved on 09 July 2013.
- ^ "Frida Waterfall" (04 September 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 8). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 September 2012.
- ^ Tom Mohrman (02 September 2012). Bumbershoot Review Day 2: Futurama Writers Panel. (CultureMob.) Retrieved on 13 September 2012.
- ^ a b c Countdown to Futurama: Fry as Lord Loquat and Leela as Princess Purpleberry. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 19 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b Countdown to Futurama: Larry Bird Clones. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 20 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Futurama and Friends Saturday Morning Fun Pit. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 18 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ Countdown to Futurama: Purpleberry Puffs Cereal. (Comedy Central's Tumblr page.) 21 May 2013. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ Futurama Live! - Episode - Season 7 - Ep. Special. (Comedy Central.) 11 July 2012. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.