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===Topics of Discussion===
 
=== Topics of Discussion ===
*The dream [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] has is similar to ones most kids have without the [[Lightspeed Briefs]]
*The dream [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] has is similar to ones most kids have without the [[Lightspeed Briefs]]
*The Fry action figure comes with a pair of lightspeed briefs
*The Fry action figure comes with a pair of lightspeed briefs
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*The future has many animal fights: both squid and apes
*The future has many animal fights: both squid and apes
*Richard Nixon's Head was originally meant to help Mom's sons convince Fry he's in the year 2000
*Richard Nixon's Head was originally meant to help Mom's sons convince Fry he's in the year 2000
*The Atomic Super men mentioned by the Professor appear in [[Time Keeps on Slippin']]
*The Atomic Super men mentioned by the Professor appear in "[[Time Keeps on Slippin']]"
 
===Highlights / Quotes===
*'''Matt Groening''': So Gregg do you want to talk about this [[Opening Sequence]]? (Pauses for answer) I guess not.
*'''Patric M. Verrone''': He said adverts on bananas which ABC threatened to do!
*'''Gregg Vanzo''': Fry was meant to buy another robot friend called Deluxor.
*'''David X. Cohen''': We have the largest number a gasps than any show in TV history.


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<poem>'''Matt Groening''': So Gregg do you want to talk about this [[Opening Sequence]]? ''[Pauses for answer.]'' I guess not.</poem>
<poem>'''Patric M. Verrone''': He said adverts on bananas which ABC threatened to do!</poem>
<poem>'''Gregg Vanzo''': Fry was meant to buy another robot friend called Deluxor.</poem>
<poem>'''David X. Cohen''': We have the largest number a gasps than any show in TV history.</poem>
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 5 May 2010

Commentary for
A Fishful of Dollars
A Fishful of Dollars.jpg
Production number1ACV06
On DVDSeason 1
Disc 2
Additional
Transcript
Participants
Matt Groening
Creator
David X. Cohen
Executive producer
Rich Moore
Supervising director
Patric M. Verrone
Writer
Gregg Vanzo
Co-director, supervising director
John DiMaggio
Actor (Bender, etc.)

Topics of Discussion

  • The dream Fry has is similar to ones most kids have without the Lightspeed Briefs
  • The Fry action figure comes with a pair of lightspeed briefs
  • The title is a reference to the Clint Eastwood movie A Fistfull of Dollars
  • This episode is the first time Bender shoplifts
  • They considered changing the currency from dollars to something else
  • Billy West and Dave Herman each do lines for one character
  • The introduction of Mom
  • Two of the show's writers hold PhDs in Mathematics
  • This marks the first appearance of Scruffy, although he doesn't work for Planet Express
  • Argument of whether anchovies are nice or bad
  • The anchovies come with the Fry action figure and Mom's oil comes with Bender
  • The future has many animal fights: both squid and apes
  • Richard Nixon's Head was originally meant to help Mom's sons convince Fry he's in the year 2000
  • The Atomic Super men mentioned by the Professor appear in "Time Keeps on Slippin'"

Highlights / Quotes

    Matt Groening: So Gregg do you want to talk about this Opening Sequence? [Pauses for answer.] I guess not.

    Patric M. Verrone: He said adverts on bananas which ABC threatened to do!

    Gregg Vanzo: Fry was meant to buy another robot friend called Deluxor.

    David X. Cohen: We have the largest number a gasps than any show in TV history.