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At the big Freedom Day celebration in Washington, D.C., Earth President Richard Nixon's head unveils the Earth flag, the "Old Freebie", to celebrate the spirit of the holiday but the flag is eaten by Zoidberg. Zoidberg feels this is an expression of his freedom on Freedom Day; however, the rest of the crowd sees him as a traitor.
Christopher Tyng (born August 5, 1968) [1] is an American composer for film and television. He composed the music for several television series, including Futurama, The O.C., The Job, Knight Rider, Suits, High Incident, and Rescue Me.
The Futurama theme was created by Christopher Tyng. The theme is played on the tubular bells but is occasionally remixed for use in specific episodes, including a version by the Beastie Boys used for the episode "Hell Is Other Robots", in which they guest starred as their own heads for both a concert and as part of the Robot Devil's song. [54]
The song that Fry listens to is "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. When Professor Farnsworth discusses the Atomic Supermen, he is making a reference to the Ed Wood film Bride of the Monster . [ citation needed ] In the film, Dr. Eric Vornoff, played by Bela Lugosi , is planning to create an army of atomic supermen in order to take over the world.
The episode's title is a play on words, referring to the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (and the related song of the same name). [2] The robot Sinclair 2K was based on the Timex Sinclair 1000, the American version of the ZX81 microcomputer. [1] His design was based on Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet. [3]
In 2021, the old domain name used by the campaign (piracyisacrime.com) was purchased and redirected to a YouTube upload of the parody, possibly inspired by a Reddit discussion. [14] An advertisement for the 2008 film Futurama: Bender's Game parodied the campaign by having Bender repeatedly interrupt the narrator to say he would do the crimes ...
After a Beastie Boys concert, Bender attends a party with his old friend, Fender, a giant guitar amp. At the party, Bender and the other robots abuse electricity by "jacking on," and Bender develops an addiction. After receiving a near-lethal dose from an electrical storm, Bender realizes he has a problem and searches for help.
The episode end credits feature a dedication in memory of Alex Johns, a former co-producer of Futurama who died on August 7, 2010. [3] The episode also guest starred Mark Mothersbaugh of the 1980s American rock band Devo. [4] The band is portrayed as the mutated future versions of themselves [1] and their song "Beautiful World" was used in the ...