T-Veronica
Bending Unit
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Originally posted by Procyon: Parasites Lost reminds me a little of the story "Flowers for Algernon" It's not an exact paraody, but both the main characters (Charlie and Fry) become more intelligent in some unusal way, plus become smarter then the girl they love (deleted scene in PL) then lose it. Of course, in Flowers, he loses it gradually, and Fry loses it instantly, but I never said it was a parody. just pointing out the similarities. Ugh. We had to read that last year, in 8th grade. What a downer. Another difference is that, in Flowers for Algernon, it's implied that Charlie will die soon towards the end, due to Algernon's (the lab mouse) reaction after losing his intelligence, whereas Fry's prospects with Leela, though diminished, didn't disappear completely. (That's what I thought when I read it last time, anyway.)
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lil_leela
Crustacean
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is "bend her" a parody of "ben hur"? or am i just clutching at straws...
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BIG RED
Delivery Boy
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Originally posted by lil_leela: is "bend her" a parody of "ben hur"? or am i just clutching at straws... No, It just implies to Bender's sex change. BTW, In "War is The H-word," Zapp Brannigan gives one of his lame ass speeches in front of the Earth flag. Very reminiscent of "Patton" (20th Century Fox, 1970).
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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Okay, I think this is a parody of some sort. I found out that in TWOF that a Nibblonian, I think it was Ken, said about Leela "Yes, she is the other" or something of that sort. And in Star Wars, they say about Leih(sp) "There is another". Is this just a coincidence?
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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Oh, and in Spanish Fry, in the beginning, when the Planet Express ship lands, you see the RV from Spaceballs, and a little later, the Professor is walking in a AT-AT type walker.
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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Sorry that I had repeated something said earlier in the thread. Didn't read ALL the thread before posting that.
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i_c_weiner
DOOP Secretary
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Yes, that part was from Bride of the Monster(formally called Bride of the Atom, showing the reason of the "atomic super men" ) part of Ed Wood, a GREAT movie, may I add. It might've been a reference to the sci-fi movie made by Wood.
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GentleBender
Poppler
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"Puke-a-rama" little 4 yr old DW Read says. Believe me, I watch the show. It was deliberate.
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