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|name= The Farnsworth Parabox | |name= The Farnsworth Parabox | ||
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|number= | |number=4ACV15 | ||
|season= | |season=4 | ||
|disc= | |disc=4 | ||
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===Topics of Discussion=== | ===Topics of Discussion=== | ||
*[[Maurice LaMarche|Maurice]] commentates even though he does not voice any characters in this episode, he normally would have voiced the [[Narrator]]. | |||
*Episode had not aired at time of commentary recording. | |||
* | *Origin of episode plot. Box was originally found in attic, they were going to not open the box until the end. | ||
** | **Discussed at length (perhaps over thought) how the boxes connect during development, David notes that there'll be an explanation later and that we should get out pencils and graph paper. | ||
* | *Smallest cast list in ''[[Futurama]]'' history. | ||
- | *Difficulty of having two of everyone. | ||
**They have the same personality as the alternate selves. | |||
*There was going to be a character called Deluxor, who was a robot brought to [[Planet Express]] that was better than Bender and made of either solid gold or exotic wood. | |||
*They were worried whether this episode was too confusing. | |||
**[[Katey Sagal]] didn't understand the concept when the writers/directors tried to explain it. | |||
*Audio and visual differences between the establishing shots in the two universes. | |||
*Zoidberg-1 is blue because one in two million lobsters are blue. | |||
*The official name of the Narrator is [[Transition Announcer]]. | |||
*The Zoidbergs initially enter universe 25. | |||
*Some of the boxes don't actually lead to each other, the wires keep the connections open though. | |||
*The meaning of the number 420, or more accurately 4:20pm, to cannabis users. | |||
*They didn't notice that Hermes-1 didn't come out of the box ith the other characters until late in the process and had to do an emergency retake. | |||
*Pulling the boxes through each other is done outside three dimensional space. | |||
===Highlights / Quotes=== | ===Highlights / Quotes=== | ||
< | *'''Bill Odenkirk''': ...I don't want to ruin the surprise if you haven't seen it. But I think the whole show...<br/>'''Matt Groening''': I think everybody who's... You gotta be crazy to listen to the audio commentary...<br/>'''Unknown''': You gotta be crazy to listen to the audio commentary, period.<br/>'''David X. Cohen''': You can give away what's going to happen in the episode, just don't give away what's going to happen in the audio commentary. | ||
*'''Matt Groening''': We're cancelled?!<br/>'''Bill Odenkirk''': On hiatus, on hiatus.'''Matt Groening''': Please, I'm living in denial, and I wanna remain so. | |||
*'''David''': Ah, [[The Curiosity Company]].<br/>'''Bill Odenkirk''': They make cars don't they? | |||
*''' | ===Goofs=== | ||
*David received a phone call from his assistant. | |||
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==Commentators== | ==Commentators== | ||
*[[Matt Groening]] | *[[Matt Groening]] | ||
**Executive Producer | **Executive Producer | ||
*[[David X. Cohen]] | *[[David X. Cohen]] | ||
**Executive Producer | |||
*[[Bill Odenkirk]] | |||
**Writer | **Writer | ||
** | *[[Ron Hughart]] | ||
*[[ | **Director | ||
** | *[[Billy West]] | ||
*[[ | **Actor ([[Philip J. Fry|Fry]](s), [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]](s), [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]](s), miscellaneous) | ||
**Actor ([[ | *[[Maurice LaMarche]] | ||
**Actor (<strike>[[Transition Announcer]], miscellaneous</strike> not in episode) | |||
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Production number | 4ACV15 | ||
On DVD | Season 4 Disc 4 | ||
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Topics of Discussion
- Maurice commentates even though he does not voice any characters in this episode, he normally would have voiced the Narrator.
- Episode had not aired at time of commentary recording.
- Origin of episode plot. Box was originally found in attic, they were going to not open the box until the end.
- Discussed at length (perhaps over thought) how the boxes connect during development, David notes that there'll be an explanation later and that we should get out pencils and graph paper.
- Smallest cast list in Futurama history.
- Difficulty of having two of everyone.
- They have the same personality as the alternate selves.
- There was going to be a character called Deluxor, who was a robot brought to Planet Express that was better than Bender and made of either solid gold or exotic wood.
- They were worried whether this episode was too confusing.
- Katey Sagal didn't understand the concept when the writers/directors tried to explain it.
- Audio and visual differences between the establishing shots in the two universes.
- Zoidberg-1 is blue because one in two million lobsters are blue.
- The official name of the Narrator is Transition Announcer.
- The Zoidbergs initially enter universe 25.
- Some of the boxes don't actually lead to each other, the wires keep the connections open though.
- The meaning of the number 420, or more accurately 4:20pm, to cannabis users.
- They didn't notice that Hermes-1 didn't come out of the box ith the other characters until late in the process and had to do an emergency retake.
- Pulling the boxes through each other is done outside three dimensional space.
Highlights / Quotes
- Bill Odenkirk: ...I don't want to ruin the surprise if you haven't seen it. But I think the whole show...
Matt Groening: I think everybody who's... You gotta be crazy to listen to the audio commentary...
Unknown: You gotta be crazy to listen to the audio commentary, period.
David X. Cohen: You can give away what's going to happen in the episode, just don't give away what's going to happen in the audio commentary. - Matt Groening: We're cancelled?!
Bill Odenkirk: On hiatus, on hiatus.Matt Groening: Please, I'm living in denial, and I wanna remain so. - David: Ah, The Curiosity Company.
Bill Odenkirk: They make cars don't they?
Goofs
- David received a phone call from his assistant.
Commentators
- Matt Groening
- Executive Producer
- David X. Cohen
- Executive Producer
- Bill Odenkirk
- Writer
- Ron Hughart
- Director
- Billy West
- Actor (Fry(s), Professor Farnsworth(s), Zoidberg(s), miscellaneous)
- Maurice LaMarche
- Actor (
Transition Announcer, miscellaneousnot in episode)
- Actor (
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