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germanfryfan

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« #1 : 09-08-2005 08:46 »
« : 09-08-2005 08:46 »
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I think so that he can drive. I mean we even saw him driving the VW van in "Bendin' in the wind" and the Jeep in "Roswell that ends well". In "Lesser of two evils" he just said that he didn't drive much, because of croweded New York City streets.  Welcome to PEEL Zamorano, you might have a look into this thread, it's not really the answer you searched, but it is about Fry and his cars. enjoy your stay here. 
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Slackit02

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« #3 : 09-08-2005 09:27 »
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I think you might have missed the joke :/ "Fry's too stupid to know if a car is in reverse or drive" Thats why they set it up so much with the mirror thing  Gff is right, he drives fine in other eps, also drives the ship quite nicely - in some eps.
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totalnerd undercanada

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« #25 : 10-15-2005 10:35 »
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Fry cannot drive a manual transmission ("stick shift" ) early on in the series. In Season 1, Space Pilot 3000, only Leela is able to drive "stick", otherwise there would have been a fight to be the one who pilots the PX ship.
Later on in the series, Season 3, Time Keeps On Slippin', Fry has obviously learned to drive stick, and shows his new-found knowledge off - he can pilot the PX ship.
Between these episodes, we watch Fry attempt to drive an old car at the Past-O-Rama museum - note that he does not know how the engine should sound, or how much gas to give it. Also note that he never drove in Old New York.
It seems that this incident may have been that which inspired him to brush up on his "skills", and learn to drive more professionally.
As for the moon buggies, they appear to be a go-kart type of vehicle. No skill is required, and so Fry was able to manage them with ease.
Fry has also demonstrated his inability to manage other simple manual tasks on other occasions, so I have no trouble believing that he was originally a non-driver.
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« #27 : 10-16-2005 02:18 »
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So do 1945 military issue Jeeps. And, for that matter, so do old school Vanagons, as far as I know. And Fry can clearly shake a stick. I was actually impressed with his skills going down Lombard street in "Bendin' in the Wind." Watch his eyes to see how far ahead he looks. It's good stuff. Then he replicates a bunch of Cary Loftin stunts from "Bullitt." Just your average New York boy can't do that.
And my contention is that Fry's line about never driving in old New York was an exaggeration. That line is lifted wholesale from Yogi Berra, and it's pretty much standard sarcastic New Yorker fare. I think He drove his old Nova on ONY streets, albeit rarely, and it was an X-body Nova, as opposed to the '80s import Nova, and he probably misspent enough of his youth behind the wheel that he amassed a considerable knowledge of how to drive like a nutjob. Hence the "Bendin' in the Wind" chase scene.
I had a theory about why he cocked up trying to back the Latura up in "Lesser of Two Evils" in the other thread, but it don't work too well.
As for TNUK's contention that Fry couldn't drive stick in SP3000, I think Leela just beat him to the punch when Farnsworth asked if anyone could drive stick. I mean, he wouldn't naturally make the connection in what passes for his mind between the Chevy Nova and a spaceship the like of which he's never seen before.
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