[CAPSULE] 3ACV14 Time keeps on Slipping

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There was a recent effort by "Ostab Bender" in the futurama newsgroup to revive the capsule writing biz.
As the responds in the group were scarce, I proposed to have a go here. Please try to add where you can and please stay on topic in this thread. Make clear which section you are adding to, thanks. Here we go:


Time keeps on Slipping                  Written by Ken Keeler
                                        Directed by Chris Loudon
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Production code: 3ACV14                   Original Airdate on FOX: 5/6/2001
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TV Guide synopsis:

 The Professor's creation of a basketball team of atomic mutants causes
 time to skip forward at random, and one result is a staff marriage.

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> Title sequence
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Opening theme promotion:
    FOR PROPER VIEWING TAKE RED PILL NOW

Opening theme cartoon:

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> Did You Notice...
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Joe Klemm

 The sign-up list for body dumping at Central Park Lake?


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> Voice Credits
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- Starring
   - Billy West (Fry, Dr. Zoidberg, Prof. Farnsworth)
   - Katey Sagal (Leela)
   - John DiMaggio (Bender)
   - Tress MacNeille (Linda the newslady)

Guest Starring
   - Phil Lamarr (Hermes Conrad)
   - Lauren Tom (Amy Wong)
   - David Herman
   - Jeff Cesario

- Special Appearance by

- Also Starring
   - Maurice LaMarche

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> Movie (and other) references
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   + Harlem Globtrotters (Basketball team)
      - Players appear in the episode {JK}
      - Curly Joe = Globetrotter Curly {JK}
      - Beings from outer space land on Earth and challenge residents to a
        basketball {JK}
      - Time travel was part of the of their animated series {JK}


   + "Space Jam" (Movie)
      - Visitors from outer space challenge Eart to a basketball game
      - Song that the title refers to appears in the film soundtrack
        (performed by Seal) {JK}
      - Small beings, through a special item, become monsterous basketball
        players {JK}

   + "Fly Like An Eagle" by the Steve Miller Band
      - Title refers to a lyric from the song {JK}

   + Bobby Knight
      - Professor Farnsworth throwing a chair {JK}

   + MASH (TV Series)
      - When the spaceship is flying away before they detonate the nuke,
        and Fry sees the message he wrote Leela with stars, it was reminiscent
        of the final episode of MASH when Hawkeye is flying away in the
        helicopter and sees the message BJ left him with rocks. {LM}


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> Previous episode references
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- Atomic supermen
   - [1ACV06] Professor mentions dreaming of a race of atomic monsters

- Fry's feelings for Leela
   - [1ACV10], [3ACV02], [2ACV17]

- Amy knows Fry isn't a terrific lover
   - [2ACV07] Amy and Fry's affair

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> Freeze frame fun
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> Animation, continuity, and other goofs
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> Reviews
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> Comments and other observations
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moved to general

[Reply #1 on:]

[bump]

common, we can do better than 0 additions to such a great ep

[Reply #2 on:]

hmm doing capsules usually means watching the episodes 3-4 times in a row, i'll find the time for this soon enough

[Reply #3 on:]

here's an idea. Get a transcript (somebody? anybody?) and put it on a seperate page. That would be sweet. Just an idea.

[Reply #4 on:]

yeah, transcript by Ostab Bender, too

[Reply #5 on:]

Did You Notice...

-This episode was only rated TVPG-L(language), despite featuring fully nude female backsides?

-Arachnion makes an obvious travelling violation. What game were the refs watching?

-The Social Security Office kids are wearing the same clothes 80 years later?


Goofs

-When Fry and Leela collect chromotons(sp?), they leave burning holes in space, yet when Bender collects them with his mouth, nothing like that happens.

Previous Episode References

+Raging Bender
-The Referee Alien from makes an appearance.

+Insane In The Mainframe
-Judge Whitey.