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Futurama/A Big Piece of Garbage
| A Big Piece of Garbage | |
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| Season 1, Episode 8 | |
| Airdate | May 11, 1999 |
| Production Number | 1ACV08 |
| Written by | Lewis Morton |
| Directed by | Susie Dietter |
| ← 1x07 My Three Suns |
1x09 → Hell Is Other Robots |
| Futurama — Season One | |
A Big Piece of Garbage is the eighth episode of the first season of Futurama, and the eighth episode overall. The Planet Express Crew must save Earth from a gigantic ball of garbage sent into orbit in the 21st century.
Guest Stars: Byrne Offutt (Ultility Player), Ron Popeil (Himself), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson Doll (uncredited))
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Plot Overview
The Planet Express crew attend the Academy of Inventors Annual Symposium where Professor Farnsworth sees his archnemesis, Professor Ogden Wernstrum, whom Farnsworth had taught. Wernstrum has a vendetta against Farnsworth and vowed to get back at him within 100 years; it has now been 99 years since the promise was made. Farnsworth prepared the invention of death detector (a machine which tells people when they will die), but had forgotten that he made the same invention the year before. He loses the contest to Wernstrum, and the next day decides to make a Smelloscope (the invention he had rushed to make when he found out the death detector had already been used). However, like his other invention, this one had too already been made.
Using the Smelloscope Farnsworth discovers a giant ball of garbage is heading towards New New York. With the city in panic the Planet Express crew land on the giant ball of garbage and attempt to plant a bomb. However, Farnsworth had miscalculated the timing and the bomb explodes before they can plant it. Having returned to New New York as losers, they rush to find a new way to stop the ball of trash. Farnsworth comes up with the idea of deflecting it with another ball of trash. Because the people of 3000 all recycle, Fry has to teach them to litter so that a ball of trash can be created. The campaign is a success and the old ball of trash is sent into the sun; everyone except Leela is unconcerned that another ball of trash might return to Earth in the future.
Notes
- Title Sequence Quote
- "Mr. Bender's Wardrobe by ROBOTANY 500"
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
- Professor Farnsworth: The Professor finally reveals his age; he is 150 years old.
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
- Armageddon: In the 1998 film Armageddon, a crew of astronauts land on an asteroid that is about to crash into Earth and plant a bomb that will destroy it. The film a major success, A Big Piece of Garbage came out the following season and was likely inspired by the plot.
Memorable Moments
Quotes
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