Benderama
"Benderama" | |
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Futurama episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 17 |
Directed by | Crystal Chesney-Thompson |
Written by | Aaron Ehasz[1] |
Production code | 6ACV17 |
Original air date | June 23, 2011 |
Guest appearance | |
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Episode features | |
Opening caption | Others ask, "What if?" We ask, "Why if." |
Opening cartoon | "Hollywood Capers" (1935) |
"Benderama" is the seventeenth episode in the sixth season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 105th episode of the series overall. It originally aired June 23, 2011 on Comedy Central. The episode was written by Aaron Ehasz and directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson. American comedian Patton Oswalt guest stars in the episode, voicing an "unattractive giant monster". In the episode, Bender duplicates himself into two smaller copies in order to avoid work. However, the duplicates also want to avoid work, so they create their own smaller duplicates, resulting in a vast number of increasingly smaller copies of Bender ultimately threatening to consume all of the matter on Earth.
The premise of "Benderama" is the
Plot
Back on Earth, Bender's two duplicates copy themselves in order to get four cigars for Bender. The process continues until there are eleven generations of Benders running around the Planet Express building; the crew quickly moves in to exterminate all the duplicates, but Bender admits to setting one free. As this one gives rise to a new swarm that keeps reproducing and consuming matter, including Bender's couch and beer, the Professor worries that they will eventually eat all matter on Earth. Leela points out that since the Benders are fueled by alcohol, they will run out of power once they have used up the world's supply. When this happens, the crew sweeps up the Benders and disposes of them.
As the Professor takes a bath, he is surprised to find that the water in the tub has turned into alcohol. Some of the Benders survived and have reached the molecular scale, where they can synthesize alcohol directly from water and
As the other crew members recover the next morning, the Professor is happy to note that someone finally folded his sweaters. When Fry asks Bender if he did this and learned a lesson about being lazy, Bender cryptically replies that perhaps he did, or perhaps he kept one of the Benders around to do the job for him. He then exhales cigar smoke, which turns out to be composed of thousands of microscopic and maniacally laughing Benders.
Production
The episode was written by
Cultural references
"Benderama" features an episode of "The Scary Door", Futurama's ongoing parody of
Broadcast and reception
"Benderama" originally aired June 23, 2011 on Comedy Central, immediately following the episode "Neutopia".[3] In its original American broadcast, "Benderama" was viewed by an estimated 2.473 million households with a 1.1 rating in the 18–49 demographic.[3]
"Benderama" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Zack Handlen of
See also
- Grey goo
References
- ^ a b c TheGeekEvan (2010-07-25). "Comic Con 2010 Futurama Panel Table Read". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (2011-06-24). "Futurama: "Benderama" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (2011-06-25). "Thursday Cable Ratings: Burn Notice, Swamp People, Suits, NBA Draft, Wilfred top Night + Futurama, Louie & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Handlen, Zack (2011-06-23). ""Neutopia"/"Benderama"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ Gandert, Sean (2011-06-24). "Futurama Review: "Neutopia" and "Benderama" (6.14/6.15)". Paste. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- CraveOnline. Archived from the originalon 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
External links
- "Benderama" at the Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki.
- "Benderama" at IMDb