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futurefreak
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Skimming this thread just now, I am reminded of all the talk about its similarities to "Bart the Mother." The commentary for this episode is definitely the one I'm most interested in hearing, if only to see if DXC (or anybody else) acknowledges any aspects of the plot that may have been a tad bit derivative. For Gorky (any anyone else interested): About 7 minutes into the episode this appears in the commentary: DXC: I wanted to say on a personal note I was a little worried about doing this episode because I wrote an episode of The Simpsons called "Bart the Mother" where Bart accidentally sort of kills a mother bird and then he feels guilt and raises the egg and it hatches into a lizard which had parasitically laid its egg in the nest. So it's got a lot of similarities to this, of course then he didn't hang out with the lizard and repopulate, so add a lot of differences but ultimately we decided if we, like every other show, started worrying about shows The Simpsons has done, even if we wrote them, we'll never be able to do anything.
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futurefreak
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I have always spelled it snu snu but since the arrival of Snoo into our community I am not sure anymore...
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« Reply #289 on: 12-23-2011 14:30 »
« Last Edit on: 12-23-2011 14:31 »
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I think what DXC said is fair enough, especially since I've never seen Bart the Mother. The episode felt Futurama-y and overall I'd consider it a success.
Oh, I agree; I actually hadn't noticed the similarities until Josh pointed them out. This is easily one of the best episodes of 6B, regardless of how original the story itself may or may not be. I didn't think that DXC had some 'splainin' to do or anything--but it's nice that the staff was at least aware of the fact that Egg Man and "Bart the Mother" have some story points in common. Thanks for sharing that, Randi.
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DannyJC13
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Please you give me too little credit!
Fixed.
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futurefreak
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What was this thread about? Oh yeah, how Mr. Peppy is the cutest creature to grace our TV screens I think, as a baby, Mr. Peppy outcutes Nibbler.
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TheMadCapper
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I have always spelled it snu snu but since the arrival of Snoo into our community I am not sure anymore...
It's snu snu. Captions spell it this way, infosphere does too. Where green kissy Randi?! Me want snu snu!
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DannyJC13
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It's snu snu. Captions spell it this way, infosphere does too.
So does the sign in this episode and on the 2012 calendar.
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DannyJC13
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It contains many of the cool futuristic gadgets that many new episodes lack. Stuff like the space drive-thru, hologram book, and rocket darts were all great.
Don't forget the hover ping pong table!
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DannyJC13
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You clearly do not know the meaning of filler...
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SolidSnake
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Same thoughts here Bianca! Fry Am the Eggman was GREAT!
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DannyJC13
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Not really based on it, just similar.
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Otis P Jivefunk
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Plus it's better than The Simpsons episode, at least before the final 5 mins or so anyway...
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