Futurama episode
"A Flight To Remember"
Episode no.	10
Prod. code	1ACV10
Airdate	September 26, 1999
Writer(s)	Eric Horsted
Director	Peter Avanzino
Opening subtitle	Filmed On Location
Opening cartoon	"Clutch Cargo"
Guest star(s)	Dawnn Lewis as LaBarbra Conrad
Space Pilot 3000 The Series Has Landed I, Roommate Love's Labours Lost in Space Fear of a Bot Planet A Fishful of Dollars My Three Suns A Big Piece of Garbage Hell Is Other Robots A Flight to Remember Mars University When Aliens Attack Fry and the Slurm Factory
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“A Flight To Remember” is episode ten in the first season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on September 26, 1999. Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, also the creator of The Simpsons, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. ... Image File history File links Futurama_201_-_A_Flight_to_Remember. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Eric Horsted is American television writer. ... Peter Avanzino is an American animation director. ... Clutch Cargo was an animated television series produced by Cambria Productions and syndicated beginning in March 1959. ... Dawnn Lewis (born August 13, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress, best known for her roles on sitcoms such as A Different World and in the first season of Hangin with Mr. ... Futuramas recurring human characters: // In the episode A Big Piece of Garbage, Ron Popeil, his severed head floating in a large jar, mentions several of his inventions including the (fictional) technology to keep human heads alive in jars, implicitly arresting the aging process. ... Space Pilot 3000 is the first episode of Futuramas first season. ... The Series Has Landed is the 2nd episode in series 1 of Futurama. ... I, Roommate is the third episode of season one of Futurama. ... Loves Labours Lost in Space is the fourth episode in season one of Futurama. ... Fear of a Bot Planet is the fifth episode in season one of Futurama. ... A Fishful of Dollars is episode six in the first season of Futurama. ... My Three Suns is episode 7 in season 1 of Futurama. ... A Big Piece of Garbage is episode 8 in season 1 of Futurama. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Television episodes. ... Mars University is episode eleven of season one of Futurama. ... ‹ The template below (Unreferenced episode) has been proposed for deletion. ... Fry and the Slurm Factory is episode 13 in season 1 of Futurama. ... The complete Futurama DVD collection The following is an episode list for the FOX animated television series Futurama. ... Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, also the creator of The Simpsons, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Plot

Returning from a delivery mission to the planet Cannibalon, Fry, Leela, and Bender announce their resignations to Professor Farnsworth. They reconsider when the Professor tells them he has scheduled a company vacation, as a way of "thanking them for not reporting his countless violations of safety and minimum wage laws". It is a cruise on the maiden voyage of the largest space cruise ship ever built: the Titanic. Philip J. Fry is the protagonist of the animated television series Futurama and is voiced by Billy West. ... Turanga Leela (referred to as simply Leela) is the primary female character in the animated television series Futurama. ... Bender Bending Rodríguez, more commonly known as Bender (assembled c. ... Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth (born April 9, 2841) is the extremely elderly proprietor of the Planet Express delivery service in the fictional animated television series Futurama. ... The minimum wage is the minimum rate a worker can legally be paid (usually per hour) as opposed to wages that are determined by the forces of supply and demand in a free market. ... The maiden voyage of a ship or aircraft is the first cruise or flight in revenue service, typically following a series of shakedown cruises or test-flights. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... RMS Titanic was a British Olympic class passenger liner that became famous for her collision with an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and dramatic sinking on 15 April 1912. ...

As the Planet Express team boards, they are stopped by Zapp Brannigan, who is the honorary captain of the Titanic for its maiden voyage. He tries to seduce Leela again, as he did on their last encounter. In an attempt to avoid Brannigan's unwanted advances, Leela claims she is engaged to Fry. Major General Webelo Zapp Brannigan is a fictional character in the television series Futurama. ... Loves Labours Lost in Space is the fourth episode in season one of Futurama. ... An engagement is an agreement by a couple to enter into marriage at some future time, usually accompanied by a formal or informal announcement to friends and family. ...

On the way to their room, Bender meets the Countess de la Roca, who he meets again after losing at craps.

Meanwhile, on the bridge, Brannigan diverts from the ship's original course and goes on a new one, leading through a swarm of comets. At the buffet, Amy unexpectedly runs into her parents, Leo and Inez, who immediately attempt to set Amy up with an unattractive fat man. In order to redirect her parents' attention, Amy claims Fry is her boyfriend. Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... Amy Wong (born August 4, 2980) is a fictional character, one of the main characters from the FOX television animated series Futurama. ... Futuramas recurring human characters: // In the episode A Big Piece of Garbage, Ron Popeil, his severed head floating in a large jar, mentions several of his inventions including the (fictional) technology to keep human heads alive in jars, implicitly arresting the aging process. ... A boyfriend is a male partner in a non-marital romantic relationship, or a male friend. ...

Bender continues romancing the Countess, in several scenes that are blatant parodies of scenes from the movie Titanic. Titanic is a 1997 romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ...

In the swimming pool capsule, a limbo competition is being held. Hermes is urged to limbo, but declines, remembering a traumatic incident from twenty years ago. He was on the Earth Olympic limbo team, but during the 2980 Olympics, a little boy ran onto the field, wanting to be just like his hero Hermes. He tried to limbo under an Olympic level bar and broke his spine. Hermes has never limboed since then. Limbo is a novelty dance that originated on the island of Trinidad. ... Hermes Conrad is a character in the Futurama animated series. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

Zapp Brannigan takes time off from steering the ship to judge the limbo contest, and declares Leela the winner, despite her not having entered. As a prize, she and Fry are invited to dinner at the captain's table.

The Planet Express crew sits down to dinner. Unfortunately for Fry, both Zapp Brannigan and Amy's parents are present, who are demanding a kiss. However, before the fake relationships are exposed, Kif calls Brannigan back to the bridge. The new course has placed the ship in danger. Brannigan's attempt to correct the problem, though, results in the ship flying toward a black hole. Realizing the danger he has put them in Brannigan promotes Kif to Captain, so that he can go down with the ship while Brannigan escapes. Bender heads off to save the Countess, while the rest of the crew make their way to the escape pods. Lieutenant Kif L. Kroker is a fictional character in the animated television show Futurama. ... Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Milky Way. ...

On the way, an airlock door begins to close, blocking the crew's escape. Zoidberg holds it from closing all the way, but the door release is on the other side and no one is able to fit under the gap - except an Olympic limboer. Hermes resurrects his old limbo skills to squeeze under and hit the door release. Arriving at the escape pods, they meet Amy's parents, who have found Amy a new boyfriend they feel is suitable: Kif. Amy and Kif are immediately attracted to one another, thus beginning a relationship which continues throughout the series. After waiting as long as they could for Bender, the crew launches the escape pod. Bender leaps from the Titanic, Countess in tow. He grabs the escape pod, but they are overweight, and the Countess sacrifices herself to allow the others to escape. Bender starts to cry at the end, at first for the Countess, then from the fact her bracelet is a fake. Doctor John Zoidberg (born August 5), also known as Dr. Zoidberg or simply Zoidberg, is a fictional lobster-like alien from the planet Decapod 10 in the television series Futurama. ...

Continuity

This episodes features the beginning of the relationship between Kif Kroker and Amy Wong. The relationship was originally meant to be a one off joke however the writers found it to be convenient and used it in multiple later episodes^[1]. This is the first episode where Fry and Leela kiss. Philip J. Fry Philip J. Fry is the central character of the television series Futurama. ... Turanga Leela (referred to as simply Leela) is the primary female character in the animated television series Futurama. ...

Characters

Characters who first appear in this episode are:

• Leo and Inez Wong

Futuramas recurring human characters: // In the episode A Big Piece of Garbage, Ron Popeil, his severed head floating in a large jar, mentions several of his inventions including the (fictional) technology to keep human heads alive in jars, implicitly arresting the aging process. ...

Cultural references

• The episode is a parody of the film Titanic^[1].
• The Concept is a reference to Douglas Adams' Computer Game and book of the same name, Starship Titanic.
• During the scene where the ship starts to get sucked into the black hole, a variation of an instrumental used in the 1997 Titanic movie is played. In fact, a lot of the music used during the episode is based on the Titanic soundtrack (though only in style).
• On the audio commentary, David X. Cohen says "If you want to make an episode like this, mix one part Titanic, two parts The Love Boat, and one part Three's Company."
• The title comes from the famous 1958 docu-pic about the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember, and the novel A Night to Remember by Walter Lord about the last night of the Titanic.
• The name of the bartender iZac is a dual reference to the personal computer iMac and the bartender Isaac in the TV series The Love Boat.
• The Countess de la Roca's name is a reference to producer Claudia de LaRoca (according to Matt Groening's DVD commentary).
• Zapp Brannigan christens the ship by throwing a jar containing Leonardo DiCaprio's head at it. This is a parody of the traditional practice of throwing a bottle of champagne at new ships, and also a reference to the 1997 film Titanic, in which Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the main stars. However, the real Titanic was never christened. According to the DVD commentary, they originally invited DiCaprio to voice on the episode, but he declined. The smashing of his jar against the ship was the show's way of revenge, David X. Cohen humorously says "Ha! Take that!" as the jar is smashed.
• When Zapp Brannigan decides to change course he says: Divert power from the shields, full speed ahead, an obvious Star Trek reference.
• The sound made by Bender as he was sketching The Countess was that of a dot-matrix printer.
• Fry, Leela, Bender, and Amy are given room F124. F124 is the Thrint name for Earth in the Known Space universe, specifically World of Ptavvs.
• The scene where Hermes is forced to use limbo under the closed door in order to save the crew is similar to the scene in the original movie version of The Poseidon Adventure, where Belle Rosen saves Scott from a door which has collapsed on him.

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Screwups

Bender is shown wearing a magnetic bowtie though as shown in The Series Has Landed having a magnet put on him would cause him to malfunction and sing folk songs. The Series Has Landed is the 2nd episode in series 1 of Futurama. ...

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