Thoughts on [4ACV04] - Less Than Hero

[Reply #200 on:]

when the guy with the robot was mugging fry and leela, the way they ignored that fact was quite funny.

"There's no bus to Jersey City!"

[Reply #201 on:]

Why can't Zoidberg go out and buy some more miracle cream?  We learned that it only costs $60 but with it, you can steal the Priceless Gemerald.

Go, go, go new Justice Team
Go team, go team, team, team, team...

[Reply #202 on:]

Good point, I don't know ...

[Reply #203 on:]

Because Zoidberg doesn't have $60.

[Reply #204 on:]

And because he bought it from a travelling salesman. Who knows where that guy is now?

[Reply #205 on:]

They could always use Professors forwards time machine and go forwards past the end of the universe yet again in a loop to the time and place where Dr Zoidberg encountered that travelling salesman...

[Reply #206 on:]

Ugh do we have to? All that effort to help out Dr. Zoidberg... *Angry glare at Zoidberg*

[Reply #207 on:]

Danny has a point - if Zoidberg's involved, no one's going to go to that much effort.

[Reply #208 on:]

Mom might ...

[Reply #209 on:]

Haha, Mom doesn't have a forward time machine!

(Which is weird, she's like, got the best technology in the future... Maybe she does have one... Or lots...)

[Reply #210 on:]

If not, I'm sure Mom would be able to bargain with the Professor though ...

[Reply #211 on:]

If not, I'm sure Mom would be able to bargain threaten with the Professor though ...

Fix'd.

[Reply #212 on:]

She has the best technology available in the future, but the forward time-machines aren't mass-produced. Farnsworth's got all the craziest technology in the future.

[Reply #213 on:]

IMO, crazier is better than best. Although I love robots.

[Reply #214 on:]

I thought they destroyed the forwards time machine and whilst the Professor could build another in theory, his memory isn't exactly stellar.

[Reply #215 on:]

He probably forgot about it in another dream.

[Reply #216 on:]

Or he took a similar attitude towards the time machine that he took towards the box containing their own universe in "The Farnsworth Parabox": fooling around with that time machine again could have some nasty consequences, so why not leave it alone?

[Reply #217 on:]

If he can make another Finglonger with 2 fingers on it, I think he can make another Time Machine.

[Reply #218 on:]

He could, yes. But he might not want to. Also a Finglonger is a slightly easier invention than a time machine.

[Reply #219 on:]

Says a person who has invented neither!

[Reply #220 on:]

We know that he put at least 15 years of his life into inventing the time-machine without avail. I think it'd be a lot easier for him to forget how he did it (or even that he did it going by how he claims time-travel is impossible in Bender's Big Score).

[Reply #221 on:]

I highly doubt he remembers exactly how to build the time machine. He does probably remember all the chaos it caused though, and he's been wise enough to keep the universe box out of harm's way, so I don't see him recreating it.

[Reply #222 on:]

He could turn senile and invent another one, or he might use it to visit the Ladies of Fifty Million, so he could learn about backwards time travel, and impregnate some futuristic youthful deadringers for Cookie Kwan and Bernice Hibbert.

[Reply #223 on:]

Says a person who has invented neither!

I have you know I have several time machines and Finglongers in my storage space. Along with some dark matter, black holes and other classified stuff.

[Reply #224 on:]

I want them to do another Less then Hero, when Hermes, Amy and Zoidy all get super powers too.  Besides I did think it was weird that the Zookeeper and CITIZEN SNIPS!!! found out their idenities and never bothered them again.

[Reply #225 on:]

I highly doubt he remembers exactly how to build the time machine.

I'm sure he keeps notes of his work, instructions or at the least plans. Maybe not all the exact details as you say, but then again if invented something I would want to keep it written down for safe-keeping...

I want them to do another Less then Hero, when Hermes, Amy and Zoidy all get super powers too.  Besides I did think it was weird that the Zookeeper and CITIZEN SNIPS!!! found out their idenities and never bothered them again.

As clool as that could be, it would seem too re-hashy to me. There are so many potential original ideas, I’d rather they explored those than go with this again with different characters...

As for the Zookeeper point you raise, good point ...

[Reply #226 on:]

Pretty good episode, never exactly knew why it has so much love. I mean there are plenty of better episodes from Season 4 than this one.

8/10

[Reply #227 on:]

This episode is the prime example of just how wacky Futurama can get without going too overboard (That Darn Katz!).  The short explanation as to how the Team got their powers was creative enough to satisfy me, and the acknowledgement that Bender is extremely strong was appreciated. The story of the episode was good, and I enjoyed how it all played out. I must admit that I thought this was one of the funniest episodes of Season 4, adding to it's overall score. Oh, and who can forget that great theme song? I'll give this one a nice 9/10. 

[Reply #228 on:]

The event currently going on in Worlds of Tomorrow is themed around this episode. So, if you ever wanted to see what Zoidberg would look like as a supervillain:

[Reply #229 on:]

I'm going to allow this.