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This week, Bender goes from the world of random crime to the world of organized crime when a job at Elzar's gives him the chance to dabble in the Mafia. Along the way, we get some quality Mr. Magoo-style jokes, make a visit to Fronty's Meat Market, and watch The Robot Mafia shoot bullets out of their guns. All this, plus extensive information about both of Emeril Lagasse's television shows! So sit back and get ready for another great episode Talking Futurama, or else you'll get THE CLAMPS!

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Andrew Giachetti

I haven’t listen to it yet but seeing what episode it is I want to say upfront that I endorse advocate and approve of all mafia and Italian ethnic humor in this episode as a man whose last name ends in a vowel. I’m not saying it’s OK but I’m saying it’s funny to me as an Italian. My favorite things in both the Simpsons and Futurama have always been the mafia characters because even though they’re negative stereotypes and it comes from a whole history of violence and discrimination but even still as a kid it just made me feel kind of special that my ethnic group was singled out from the other people in the shows. It just made me as a kid feel seen even if it wasn’t an accurate portrayal of anything and it’s not. Considering most of the times in my life I’ve had people literally try to get me kicked out of school because they thought I was in the mafia not even a lie so most of it has been pretty negative in my experience but at least here it’s funny.

KaiserBeamz

I know this episode of Futurama by heart because, back when it was on Netflix, it was the one I defaulted on whenever I either needed something to watch while I cooked my college meals or just needed some background noise. Don't know why this episode in particular became my favorite. It's just the one I find myself going back too.

Andrew Giachetti

I’ve always though the butcher shop scene was a reference to the butcher shop in casino, the lesser known goodfellas that’s basically just more good fellas from Scorsese. I really like it tho. But I like gangster movies of all stripes. Also to say lesser known is like saying rubber soul is lesser known Beatles album. Technically correct (the best kind of correct) but misleading. As a final note towards Henry’s Italians in Florida, there’s actually a big history between Italians in Florida more specifically through the mafia itself. I won’t get into the details but it is pretty interesting and involves the assassination of Kennedy at one point but Alcone himself described Florida as the Italy of the New World and what is his favorite place to go in America. Naples Florida itself is a testament to how many Italian immigrants thought it was a lot like the homeland. I’ve been there it’s nice but it’s still Florida no disrespect. Best Mexican food I ever had was in Naples Florida tho I will say that. And I’ve been to Mexico. https://youtu.be/DzC-ajqynG4

Andrew Bouvier

If I may put on my Genius at Work shirt, Hermes says he has Jerk Beef, but in A Fishful of Dollars, Amy mentions cows are extinct. I SUPPOSE, since she did say she had managed to try it, there is a limited supply of canned or otherwise preserved beef for rich people to eat, and maybe that's the actual reason for the high bill when Fry had a burger, the Professor a carrot, Leela a salad, and Zoidberg a crab.

Rhomega

When I heard Morbotron would let you create .gifs, the first one I made was Bender spitting out his oil upon seeing the Planet Express ship. On a side note, Excitebike reminds me of playing Animal Crossing on the Gamecube where you could get playable copies of Excitebike, Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, and others.

I.C. Weiner

I will in no way explain how I know these things, but the airline companies are treating people more like cattle, not less. They don't even offer *basic* drink service anymore unless you are in first class. They claim it is COVID related, but they still go up and down the aisles, but now for literally no reason.

Rick

Noticed a subtle reference in this ep that may have slipped by you guys! The Donbot’s exchange with the robot in the freezer seems to be a nod to the Coen Brothers’ 1990 gangster film, Miller’s Crossing. During a pivotal scene between two characters, one begs for his life saying “please, Tommy! Look into your heart!” To which Tommy coldly replies “what heart?” Bob wasn’t far off in saying that no one has asked someone to “look into their heart” since the 1930s, as the film does indeed take place in that decade. Anyway, thought it was a great blink-and-you-miss-it reference that cleverly tied into the robot theme. Also one of my personal favorite gangster movies of all time!

Andrew Giachetti

No disrespect to Henry but I’ve always thought the cooking scene was a direct reference to the cooking scene in The Godfather where Clemenza also says “start with a fine oil” https://youtu.be/jh13Xd2loto

Lockerus

A lot of DiMaggio talking to himself in this episode; when you only have the audio the similarities in the voices really stand out. Same with Castellaneta, once you hear his voice a lot on its own you can pick him out easily when he is doing bit parts.

Pumpkinbob

If you do get into the Sopranos, there is a podcast hosted by two guys that were on it called "Talking Sopranos" where they go episode by episode. It is pretty interesting given that they can get just about any living guest and they don't just limit it to cast. It is similar to the "Fake Doctors, Real Friends" which is the same thing for "Scrubs" if that show holds any nostalgia for you. It is interesting that podcasting has gotten so big that the people who starred in the show have started doing versions of your podcast essentially. I guess you better hope Dan Castellaneta never retires to start podcasting unless it is to be the third host on here. :D

Dylan (batmanboy11) Freitag

While it's not as funny as last week's trip to ATLANTA, this is still a super enjoyable episode for me. I think my favourite bit from it is easily the Don's proclamation that they are the ENTIRE robot mafia, just for it's absurdity both in terms of why he would ever announce that to some victims, and how a mafia of only three (then four) robots could hold any sizeable racket.

TruckNuttz 420

If you want a word to describe those men’s tank tops that are typical worn under a shirt- they are called “A-shirts” in the fashion industry. It refers to the a-line shape of the top. In the UK they are called vests. No need to use the outdated term!