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|name= Three Hundred Big Boys | |name= Three Hundred Big Boys | ||
|image= [[Image: | |image= [[Image:Three Hundred Big Boys.jpg|225px]] | ||
|number= | |number=4ACV16 | ||
|season= | |season=4 | ||
|disc= | |disc=4 | ||
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===Topics of Discussion=== | ===Topics of Discussion=== | ||
*Episode had not aired at the time of commentary recording. | |||
*At the time this was being written, there was a very big story in the news that President George W. Bush was planning a similar $300 tax rebate. But then there was a terrorist attack and everyone forgot about the rebate. | |||
* | **One of the cigars' names was going to be a suicide bomber joke (script handed in on 10 September 2001). | ||
** | *Episode is similar to ''The Simpsons''' episode ''[[wikipedia:22 Short Films About Springfield|22 Short Films About Springfield]]'', which David co-wrote, but couldn't quite remember the correct name of. | ||
* | **The film ''Nashville'' also follows a similar style. | ||
-- | *Increased challenge in the writing and animating process, especially when it needed to be cut down. | ||
*David is asked in annual interviews what items from ''[[Futurama]]'' he'd like to exist, his new answer is the flying bicycle, Matt suggests the [[Fing-Longer]]. | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | *[[Suicide Booth]]s and whether they could exist already. | ||
*There was more offensive stuff about the stem cells earlier in the process. | |||
*The [[Whale Biologist]]. | |||
*Process of making the battle. | |||
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]] making a "karate noise" while doing something ordinary also happens in [[Crimes of the Hot]]. This was done when they'd cut some other joke or didn't have any joke. | |||
*The security camera transition is from ''Blue'' from the "tricolor trilogy" by Kieslowski. | |||
*The writers often had too much coffee. | |||
*Only some of the hyperactive [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] talking required electronic speeding up. | |||
*The vomiting noise had to be duplicated as they couldn't record enough of it. | |||
*They attempted to get as many side characters in as possible | |||
**[[Randy]] and his lover were to have fought over how to spend the money, accidentally burnt it, then decided that their love was more important. | |||
*[[Roseanne Barr's hologram|Roseanne Barr]]'s appearance. | |||
**The correct pronunciation of [[wikipedia:ambergris|ambergris]] was discussed at length during production. | |||
*Logistics of the tax refund. | |||
*Cigar originally landed in an awkward position on the silk image of Zapp. | |||
*Hyper speed Fry music is original by [[Christopher Tyng]]. | |||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
List any mistakes made in the commentary, like erroneous statements, someone recieving a phone call, etc or even where the commentators point out an episode goof. | List any mistakes made in the commentary, like erroneous statements, someone recieving a phone call, etc or even where the commentators point out an episode goof. | ||
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===Related DVD Features=== | ===Related DVD Features=== | ||
*A mention of the [[List_of_deleted_scenes#DVD_4_3|deleted scene]] with Bender on the roof talking about his sister. | |||
==Commentators== | ==Commentators== | ||
*[[Matt Groening]] | *[[Matt Groening]] | ||
**Executive Producer | **Executive Producer | ||
*[[David X. Cohen]] | *[[David X. Cohen]] | ||
**Executive Producer | **Executive Producer | ||
*[[Rich Moore]] | *[[Rich Moore]] | ||
**Supervising Director | **Supervising Director | ||
*[[ | *[[Eric Kaplan]] | ||
**Actor ([[ | **Writer | ||
*[[Swinton O. Scott]] | |||
**Director | |||
*[[Billy West]] | |||
**Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]], miscellaneous) | |||
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| Production number | 4ACV16 | ||
| On DVD | Season 4 Disc 4 | ||
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Topics of Discussion
- Episode had not aired at the time of commentary recording.
- At the time this was being written, there was a very big story in the news that President George W. Bush was planning a similar $300 tax rebate. But then there was a terrorist attack and everyone forgot about the rebate.
- One of the cigars' names was going to be a suicide bomber joke (script handed in on 10 September 2001).
- Episode is similar to The Simpsons' episode 22 Short Films About Springfield, which David co-wrote, but couldn't quite remember the correct name of.
- The film Nashville also follows a similar style.
- Increased challenge in the writing and animating process, especially when it needed to be cut down.
- David is asked in annual interviews what items from Futurama he'd like to exist, his new answer is the flying bicycle, Matt suggests the Fing-Longer.
- Suicide Booths and whether they could exist already.
- There was more offensive stuff about the stem cells earlier in the process.
- The Whale Biologist.
- Process of making the battle.
- Leela making a "karate noise" while doing something ordinary also happens in Crimes of the Hot. This was done when they'd cut some other joke or didn't have any joke.
- The security camera transition is from Blue from the "tricolor trilogy" by Kieslowski.
- The writers often had too much coffee.
- Only some of the hyperactive Fry talking required electronic speeding up.
- The vomiting noise had to be duplicated as they couldn't record enough of it.
- They attempted to get as many side characters in as possible
- Randy and his lover were to have fought over how to spend the money, accidentally burnt it, then decided that their love was more important.
- Roseanne Barr's appearance.
- The correct pronunciation of ambergris was discussed at length during production.
- Logistics of the tax refund.
- Cigar originally landed in an awkward position on the silk image of Zapp.
- Hyper speed Fry music is original by Christopher Tyng.
Related DVD Features
- A mention of the deleted scene with Bender on the roof talking about his sister.
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Executive Producer
- Rich Moore
- Supervising Director
- Eric Kaplan
- Writer
- Swinton O. Scott
- Director
- Billy West
- Actor (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zoidberg, miscellaneous)
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