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Revision as of 14:45, 30 June 2009
The Scary Door | |
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Genre | Anthology |
First appearance | "A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03) |
Production | |
Runtime | 15 seconds |
The Scary Door is a program sometimes viewed by the characters on Futurama. It is a spoof of the classic science fiction TV series The Twilight Zone, in addition to a single "episode" that parodies the ending of War of the Worlds
Episodes
The Last Man on Earth
Appearance: "A Head in the Polls" (2ACV03)
Transcript
- [Opening credits.]
Announcer: You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Scary Door.
- [Scene: In a desolated world, a man with glasses walks through a library that was somehow spared from destruction.]
Announcer: As per your request, please find enclosed the last man on Earth.
Man: Finally, solitude. I can read books for all eternity!
- [He drops his glasses]
Man: It's not fair... [panicked] it's not fair! [calmer] Wait, my eyes aren't that bad; I can still read the large-print books.
- [As he reaches for a book, his eyes fall out]
Man: [hysterical] It's not f-... [calmer] Well, lucky I know how to read Braille.
- [His hands fall off. He screams, and then his tongue falls out. Then his head falls off.]
Man: Hey, look at that weird mirror...
Credits
- Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
- Man: Maurice LaMarche
Episode 2
Appearance: "I Dated a Robot" (3ACV15)
Transcript
- [Opening credits.]
Announcer: You're entering a realm which is unusual. Maybe it's magic, or contains some kind of monster... The second one. Prepare to enter the Scary Door.
- [Scene: An elderly man wearing a green visor exits 3-Eyed Jack's Casino.]
Announcer: Please send the man 'round back and pick up Clyde Smith. A professional gambler who's about to have an unfortunate accident.
- [While crossing the street, Clyde is hit by a car.]
- [Clyde wakes up in front of a slot machine. He pulls the lever and it comes up with three Bars.]
Clyde: [laughs] A casino where I'm winning? That car must've killed me; I must be in heaven!
- [He pulls the lever again, three Bars come up again.]
Clyde: A casino where I always win? That's boring. I must really be... [dramatic] In hell!
- [Enter man.]
Man: No, Mr. Smith, you're not in heaven or hell. You're on an airplane!
- [Man opens curtain, revealing airplane windows. Clyde looks out the window and sees a gremlin on the wing, tearing out the wiring.]
Clyde: There's a gremlin destroying the plane! You've gotta believe me!
Man: Why should I believe you? You're Hitler!
- [Man holds up a mirror, revealing that Clyde's reflection is that of Adolf Hitler.]
Clyde: No!
- [Clyde is transformed into Hitler when he turns to the person next to him.]
Clyde: Eva Braun, help me!
- [ Eva Braun pulls off her face to reveal that she's actually a giant fly. Clyde screams.]
Credits
- Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
- Clyde Smith: ?
- Man: ?
Episode 3
Appearance: "Spanish Fry" (4ACV17)
Transcript
- [Opening credits.]
Announcer: You're on a scenic route through a state recreational area known as the human mind. You ask a pass-byer for directions, only to find he has no face or something. Suddenly up ahead, a door in the road. You swerve, narrowly avoiding The Scary Door.
- [Scene: A scientist is in a Frankensteinesque laboratory mixing chemicals in a beaker.]
Scientist: I have combined the DNA of the world's most evil animals to make the most evil creature of them all.
- [A pod reminiscent of the ones from the movie "The Fly" opens with a cloud of steam. It clears, revealing a naked human male.]
Naked Man: It turns out it's man.
Credits
- Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
- Scientist: Billy West
- Man: Dave Herman
Episode 4
Appearance: "Let's Twist Again" (US#028)
Transcript
- [Opening credits.]
Announcer: Imagine, if you will, a three by seven inch wooden frame -- a frame that's a gateway to a world of imagination. Wipe your mind on the welcome mat. You're about to enter The Scary Door.
- [Scene: A man in a car]
Announcer: Meet Brad Thompson, a man on his way home from a boring day at the office.
Brad: Man, I wish something exciting would happen... anything at all.
- [A fire truck drives behind him.]
Brad: What's this? A fire truck is trying to pass me? To get to my neighborhood? I'll bet my neighbours house is on fire. I'd better speed up if I want to watch that.
- [He gets to his neighbour's house]
Brad: Wait a minute. My neighbour's house isn't on fire. But then, what's with all the smoke?
Man: Oh... hi Brad, sorry to be the one to have to tell you, but... you're on fire!
- [Brad is shown on fire]
Brad: Yaaaaah!
- [Brad's skeleton is on the floor]
Fireman: We tried to warn him that he was spontaneously combusting, but he drove away from us.
Announcer: Official cause of death, third degree burns... actual cause of death, first degree irony!
Episode 5
Appearance: Bender's Game
Transcript
- [Opening credits.]
Announcer: Imagine if you will, an announcer you can barely understand, he refers to a [mutters], but you're not quite sure what he said. He seems to be eating something, or perhaps he's a little drunk. It's remotely possible that he just said something about the Scary Door.
- [Scene: A farm. Suddenly, it is attacked by UFOs shooting at everything in sight. Military forces are there, firing at the UFOs.]
Private: It's all over! Our guns and bombs are useless against the aliens.
Farmer: The saucers! They's a-crashin'!
- [The UFOs starts to crash.]
Announcer: In the end, it was not guns with bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures, the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- [A Tyrannosaurus Rex is seen crashing a UFO and eating the alien inside.]
Credits
- Announcer: Maurice LaMarche
- Private: Dave Herman
- Farmer: Billy West
Background
The comic "Let's Twist Again" (US#028) reveals that the ideas for the Scary Door come from a parallel universe where everything is ironic and there is only one writer for the show.