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Topic: Similar ideas and parodies
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seattlejohn01
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 Since: May 2007
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posted 04-08-2008 00:47 |
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The simplest one of all: Zapp Brannigan is a riff on Captain Kirk.
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-08-2008 10:51 |
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They just stole the name "The Sting", but the episode is nothing like the movie.
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hobbitboy
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Since: Jan 2006
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posted 04-10-2008 06:40 |
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Or the singer.
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 15:19 |
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I find it hard to believe no-one has said this yet:Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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seattlejohn01
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Since: May 2007
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posted 04-18-2008 21:40 |
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Nice call, SOS. Didn't even see that one; it was totally hidden in plain sight.
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Seymour_My_Hero
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 Since: Mar 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 21:45 |
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Luck of the Fryrish-Luck of the IrishInsane in the Mainframe-Comes from a song with a line "insane in the membrane."
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seattlejohn01
Liquid Emperor
Since: May 2007
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posted 04-18-2008 21:50 |
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By Cypress Hill. Good call, Seymour...
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:04 |
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Fishfull of dollars = Fistfull of dollarsThe Day the Earth Stood Stupid = The Day the Earth Stood Still Raging Bender = Raging Bull (There's not many episode titles that aren't parodies)
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Seymour_My_Hero
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Since: Mar 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:08 |
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Spanish Fry-Spanish FlyThe Birdbot of Icecatraz-The Birdman of Alcatraz A Pharoah to Remember- Either A Flight to Remember or An Affair to Remember Bendless Love-Endless Love The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings-Idle Hands are Devil's Play Things I gots me a lot!  ------------------
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:15 |
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The Series has Landed = The Eagle has LandedObsoletely Fabulous = Absolutely Fabulous Not sure if the comedy show "Absolutely Fabulous" is well known outside Britain though [This message has been edited by ShepherdofShark (edited 04-18-2008).]
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Seymour_My_Hero
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Since: Mar 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:15 |
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I don't know if this has been said, but its pretty obvious.All My Circuits-All My Children
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:20 |
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A Tale of Two Santas = A Tale of Two Cities (I think it's harder to find a title that doesn't have a parody) [This message has been edited by ShepherdofShark (edited 04-18-2008).]
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Seymour_My_Hero
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Since: Mar 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:27 |
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Roswell That Ends Well-All's Well That Ends WellLove and Rockets- The Band "Love and Rockets" Crimes of the Hot- 1980s Movie "Crimes of the Heart" Everybody Loves Hypnotoad- Everybody Loves Raymond Jurassic Bark-Jurassic Park
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:35 |
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Parasites Lost = Paradise Lost
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Seymour_My_Hero
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Since: Mar 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:40 |
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UGH! We've said pretty much all of them!
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-18-2008 22:48 |
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Possibly. Maybe someone will point out something obvious like....The Honking = The Howling
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seattlejohn01
Liquid Emperor
Since: May 2007
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posted 04-20-2008 22:15 |
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Sick idea parody - Bender cutting off "little bender" in I, Roommate is a riff on John Wayne Bobbitt...Sorry, I've run out of other parodies...
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Unknown
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Since: Dec 2003
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posted 04-23-2008 23:03 |
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U quote:
Originally posted by ShepherdofShark:
The Series has Landed = The Eagle has LandedObsoletely Fabulous = Absolutely Fabulous Not sure if the comedy show "Absolutely Fabulous" is well known outside Britain though
It has aired here, but I wouldn't call it well known.
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-26-2008 17:51 |
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Honking = Howling was a repeat by me. Doh!But this isn't: There was an old man named Michael Finnegan
He had whiskers on his chinnegan
They fell out and then grew in again
Poor old Michael Finnegan
Begin again (Brannigan, begin again).
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PhilipJ.FryFan
Delivery Boy
Since: Aug 2007
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posted 04-26-2008 20:59 |
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A Leela of Her Own = A League of Their OwnI Second that Emotion = The song "I Second that Emotion" How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back = How Steela Got Her Groove Back Bendless Love = The song "Endless Love" Time keeps on slippin' = Is the chorus to the song "Fly Like An Eagle"
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seattlejohn01
Liquid Emperor
Since: May 2007
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posted 04-27-2008 03:45 |
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The Series Has Landed = The Eagle Has Landed.
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 04-27-2008 15:45 |
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When Aliens Attack = When Animals AttackAlso the destruction of the monuments and the sand castle in the same episode is clearly an Independence Day rip.
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i_c_weiner
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Since: Feb 2005
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posted 04-27-2008 16:08 |
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Most of the title parodies can be found on Wikipedia.
"I Second That Emotion" is also a reference to the episode being the second season premiere.
A title that isn't a parody? How about:
A Big Piece of Garbage
Mars University
Brannigan, Begin Again
Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
Anthology of Interest
I Dated a Robot
Anthology of Interest II
Leela's Homeworld
Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV
The Why of Fry
Three Hundred Big Boys
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Teral
Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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posted 04-27-2008 16:54 |
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quote:
Originally posted by i_c_weiner:
Most of the title parodies can be found on Wikipedia.
Or here.
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A title that isn't a parody? How about:Brannigan, Begin Again
"Finnegan, Begin Again" quote:
Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
"Why Must I Be A Teenager In Love" ------------------
Member of the PEEL Old Guard - Crushing hopes since 2002. [This message has been edited by Helpy McHelphelp Teral (edited 04-27-2008).]
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Zed 85
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Since: Dec 2001
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posted 04-27-2008 18:13 |
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Well there's A Bicyclops Built for Two which is a play on the song title. And there's a fair chunk of the episode that's a homage to Married with Children. Plus there's that something with the virtual reality world, probably several references theretoo tired to mention them thoughooooo remember them...gah...
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i_c_weiner
Urban Legend
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posted 04-27-2008 18:33 |
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That's where that thread went to! I remember there being one, but was too lazy to search. (Yeah, I admit it!)I would've never thought of those things. I haven't even heard of them until now. Good finds, Teral.
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bobbot
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Since: Sep 2007
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posted 04-29-2008 10:10 |
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quote:
Originally posted by i_c_weiner:
Most of the title parodies can be found on Wikipedia.
"I Second That Emotion" is also a reference to the episode being the second season premiere.
A title that isn't a parody? How about:
A Big Piece of Garbage
Mars University
Brannigan, Begin Again
Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
Anthology of Interest
I Dated a Robot
Anthology of Interest II
Leela's Homeworld
Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV
The Why of Fry
Three Hundred Big Boys
Well, let's see. I have one for Brannigan Begin Again- Finnegan Begin Again.
Why Must I be a Crustacean In Love - Why Must I be a Teenager in Love.
I Dated a Robot - I Dated a Werewolf
That's all for now, I know that Three Hundred Big Boys is one but can't seem to find it in my ancient memory as well as Bender Should Not be Allowed on T.V. [This message has been edited by bobbot (edited 04-29-2008).]
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seattlejohn01
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Since: May 2007
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posted 04-29-2008 11:51 |
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There was a ridiculous, low grade B movie made in the 50's called "You Should Not Be Allowed To Live", but I kinda doubt that's what it's based on. Other than that, I'm also drawing a blank regarding "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV"...
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Seymour_My_Hero
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posted 05-03-2008 09:46 |
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I don't think this has been said:Hell is other robots-Hell is other people The Problem with Popplers-The Trouble with Tribbles
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ShepherdofShark
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posted 05-04-2008 18:13 |
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I gave up on the title parodies after looking at Teral's link. (Crushing hopes since 2002, LOL)Now how about that moment in "The Honking" when Bender reads the binary "gibberish" and then again in the mirror = REDRUM....... MURDER.
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Seymour_My_Hero
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Since: Mar 2008
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posted 05-04-2008 19:43 |
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See I didn't understand what he was screaming about till now.Thanks for clearing that up for me!
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 05-04-2008 20:05 |
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I only know enough binary to ask the way the to the bathroom, but I'm led to believe the literal translation of what Bender reads in the mirror is actually 666.
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Seymour_My_Hero
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posted 05-04-2008 22:07 |
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Hey I heard this on the DVD commentary:Uncle Zoid: Harold Lloyd and a game called "Zoid" that David X. Cohen made, but the game was never marketed.
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KurtPikachu2001
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Since: Sep 2003
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posted 05-09-2008 12:07 |
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In "I Second That Emotion", it was revealed that the mutants worship a nuclear bomb that never exploded. That idea parodized 'Beneath The Planet of the Apes'.
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seattlejohn01
Liquid Emperor
Since: May 2007
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posted 05-09-2008 12:44 |
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In "30% Iron Chef", at the end, Chairman Koji says to Bender "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto", which is the famous catch phrase from the old Styx song "Kilroy Was Here".
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hobbitboy
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Since: Jan 2006
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posted 05-10-2008 05:56 |
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Originally posted by ShepherdofShark:
I only know enough binary to ask the way the to the bathroom, but I'm led to believe the literal translation of what Bender reads in the mirror is actually 666.
0101100101which is 357 (in decimal) is also the reverse of 1010011010 (= 666 in decimal). But binary isn't a language any more than the alphabet is a language. And anyway, if he doesn't 'know' binary, what was he quoting from the prophet Jerematic when he said Grace in Hell is Other Robots? And things aren't like they were in the good ol' days. Darn kids. Stay off my lawn! ------------------
"Margarita is far more evil than Jeremy. Jeremy is evil in a Dr. Evil kinda way. Margarita is evil in a Hanson world tour sponsored by Microsoft kinda way." -Spice Weasel
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