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*The title is a play on the lyric "I am the egg man" from {{w|The Beatles}}' song "{{w|I Am the Walrus}}". | *The title is a play on the lyric "I am the egg man" from {{w|The Beatles}}' song "{{w|I Am the Walrus}}". | ||
*The "Local Group Farmer's Market" refers to the {{w|Local Group|the group of galaxies}} that includes the [[Milky Way]]. | *The "Local Group Farmer's Market" refers to the {{w|Local Group|the group of galaxies}} that includes the [[Milky Way]]. | ||
*When [[Fry]] says to [[Dr. Zoidberg]] "Leggo me eggo you crab-o," this is a parody of the famous Eggo Waffles commercial | *When [[Fry]] says to [[Dr. Zoidberg]] "Leggo me eggo you crab-o," this is a parody of the famous Eggo Waffles commercial slogan. | ||
=== Continuity === | === Continuity === |
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No. | 110 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV22 | ||||
Written by | Michael Rowe | ||||
Directed by | Dwayne Carey-Hill | ||||
Title caption | THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN YOUR LIFE! | ||||
First air date | 11 August, 2011 | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E09 | ||||
Title reference | The line "I am the egg man" from the song "I Am the Walrus" | ||||
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"Fry am the Egg Man" is the one-hundred-and-tenth episode of Futurama, the twenty-second of the sixth production season and the ninth of the eighth broadcast season. It aired 11 August, 2011 on Comedy Central. Fry nurtures an alien egg that hatches into a horrific monster.
Plot
Production
During May and June 2011, Countdown to Futurama released three items of promotional material for the episode: concept art of a new character, Mr. Peppy, on 30 May, part of the storyboard showing Bender and Fry at the drive-thru on 31 May, and a video clip featuring Bender and Mr. Peppy playing fetch on 19 June.
Image gallery
Additional Info
Trivia
- This is one of four episodes of broadcast season 8 to be broadcast in production order. The other three are "Cold Warriors", "Overclockwise" and "Reincarnation".
Allusions
- The title is a play on the lyric "I am the egg man" from The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus".
- The "Local Group Farmer's Market" refers to the the group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.
- When Fry says to Dr. Zoidberg "Leggo me eggo you crab-o," this is a parody of the famous Eggo Waffles commercial slogan.
Continuity
- Bender watches All My Circuits, a TV program that has appeared several times before.
- Fishy Joe's makes its first appearence since "The Problem With Popplers".
- Zuban Cigars are re-established as fine smokables since "Three Hundred Big Boys".
Quotes
Fry: You can't sit on something for a week without falling in love with it.
Characters
- Bender
- Boxy Robot
- Calculon
- Debut: Mr. Peppy
- Fishy Joe
- Fry
- Lrrr
- Debut: Angus McZongo
- Monique
- Ornik
- Thog
- Debut: The smart-ass teen