Saturday Morning Fun Pit
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Saturday Morning Fun Pit | |||||
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No. | 133 | ||||
Production number | 7ACV19 | ||||
Written by | Patric M. Verrone | ||||
Directed by | Crystal Chesney-Thompson | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 17 July, 2013 | ||||
Broadcast number | S10E06 | ||||
Special guest(s) | George Takei Larry Bird | ||||
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"Saturday Morning Fun Pit" is the one hundred and fortieth episode of Futurama and the nineteenth episode of the seventh production season.
The episode will most likely be a segmented episode. It will parody 1980s Saturday morning cartoon shows, including Scooby-Doo, G.I. Joe and Strawberry Shortcake.[2]
Production
On 2 September, 2012, it was revealed that the Scooby-Doo-esque segment of the episode will guest star George Takei and Larry Bird. [3]
On 11 December, 2012, with the release of Volume 7 and its commentary for "Naturama", it was revealed that the episode would be directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson.
The Countdown to Futurama posts on the 19th and 20th May, 2013, revealed the title of the Strawberry Shortcake-esque segment to be "Purpleberry Pond" and the Scooby-Doo-esque segment to be "Bendy Boo".
By 9 July, the animatic for one of the episode's segments had been released online.[4]
Image Gallery
Promotional still released by Comedy Central during Countdown to Futurama 2013.]]
Promotional still revealing Larry Bird clones.
Additional Information
Trivia
- This is the first 3-segmented episode of the Comedy Central run to not be a broadcast-season finale.
- At one point in time, this was planned to be 7ACV25.[5]
Appearances
Characters
Places
References
- ^ Comedy Central. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Frida Waterfall" (04 September 2012). "Newsarama! (Futurama News Thread)" (page 8). (PEEL.) Retrieved on 13 September 2012.
- ^ Tom Mohrman (02 September 2012). Bumbershoot Review Day 2: Futurama Writers Panel. (CultureMob.) Retrieved on 13 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Roy Camacho. FUTURAMA 719 (Purpleberry Pond) Animatic Board :Rufino Roy Camacho II. Retrieved on 09 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.comedycentral.com/episodes/1w3i9s/futurama-futurama-live--season-7-ep-special