Roswell That Ends Well
"Roswell That Ends Well" | |
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Futurama episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 19 |
Directed by | Rich Moore |
Written by | J. Stewart Burns |
Production code | 3ACV19 |
Original air date | December 9, 2001 |
Episode features | |
Opening caption | Fun For The Whole Family (except Grandma and Grandpa) |
Opening cartoon | "Congo Jazz" (1930) |
"Roswell That Ends Well" is the nineteenth episode in the
The episode was written by
Plot
As the crew watch a
Meanwhile, the microwave oven needed to return to the future has been destroyed and a replacement is not yet commercially available. A
When Fry visits Mildred to console her on Enos' death, she begins to seduce him. Realizing that his existence has not been erased, he concludes that she cannot be his grandmother. The two have sex that night and are found by the rest of the crew the following morning. Seeing that Mildred has begun to act like his grandmother, Fry panics after Farnsworth tells him that he has
With time running out, Farnsworth decides that secrecy is no longer important and the crew storm Roswell Air Base by force to get the microwave dish, throwing the entire complex into disarray. Fry and Leela rescue Zoidberg from an alien autopsy while Farnsworth grabs Bender's body. As the ship leaves Earth's atmosphere and triggers the microwave dish for the time jump, Bender's head falls out and has to be left behind in 1947. Back in the 31st century, Fry laments the loss of Bender, until he realizes that his head must still be where it landed in New Mexico. The crew return to Roswell's ruins with a metal detector and dig up the head, still intact and functioning. They attach it to Bender's still-mangled, hovering, "UFO" body and return to New New York, content that their misadventures in 1947 have not changed history in any way.
Production
The writing team came up with the idea for this episode when they were planning the three plot lines for "
In this episode, director Rich Moore used screen position and character movement to mimic the time travel aspects of the plot. In the planning stages it was decided that actions that played to screen left would represent events from the past or a setback to the plot. Likewise, screen right indicated progress or moving past their problems.[4]
Cultural references
TV critic Rob Owen perceived the episode to have touched upon many of the plot devices and themes commonly seen in
Much of Enos' character is taken from Gomer Pyle,[1] such as his accent and use of Pyle's trademark "Go-oooly!", which was parodied as "Gadzooks!".[2]
Broadcast and reception
The episode won an
See also
References
- ^ a b c Rob Owen (December 9, 2001). "Fox's 'Futurama' funny, freaky, fetching". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ a b c Cohen, David X (2003). Futurama season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Roswell That Ends Well" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Groening, Matt (2003). Futurama season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Roswell That Ends Well" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Moore, Rich (2003). Futurama season 3 Alternate DVD commentary for the episode "Roswell That Ends Well" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Booker, M. Keith. Drawn to Television: Prime-Time Animation from The Flintstones to Family Guy. pp. 115–124.
- ^ Azrai, Ahmad (October 31, 2004). "Farewell to the funny future". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ^ "30th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners". International Animated Film Society. 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ "Top 25 Futurama Episodes". IGN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
- ^ "Top 25 Futurama Episodes". IGN. September 9, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "David X. Cohen boards the Planet Express to find meaning in Futurama". Sci Fi Weekly. December 17, 2001. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
- ^ "Futurama Premiere". Sci Fi Weekly. December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
- ^ "Futurama: "Roswell That Ends Well"/"Anthology Of Interest II"". May 28, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Gord Lacey (May 11, 2005). "Futurama — Do the Robot Dance!". Archived from the original on June 17, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
- ^ Scott Weinberg (November 14, 2007). "Interview: 'Futurama' Movie(s) Producer(s) & Director(s)!". Retrieved January 21, 2008.
- ^ "Futurama Fanarama marathon". August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "Futurama, Family Guy Not Fairing Well". December 12, 2001. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
External links
- "Roswell That Ends Well" at IMDb
- Episode capsule at GotFuturama.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Roswell That Ends Well at The Infosphere.