Each new episode has felt better than the one before it. Despite being referred to as a she, susan has a mans voice. The susan boyle boil joke was particularly cringeworthy. Futurama has lost all heart and continuity in the transition to comedy central. Resurrecting a series from the depths of cancellation is not easy or common, so let us. References to the boil and ipod seem to date the episode immediately, and the goat joke seemed horribly non futurama ish. Not because i dont like them, but i usually watch futurama to laugh and be in a good mood.
The eyephone episode made me worry that they should not have rerebooted my favorite show. That episode was foul the poopmepukeyou, the susan boyle thing was in really bad taste, all of it. I usually skip the sad episodes unless im really in the mood. While we may not have loved every episode this season, we were grateful to have the series back after all the time off the air. In the 2010 episode of futurama, attack of the killer app, it is revealed that leela has a singing boil named susan on her butt, who sings i dreamed a dream and amazing grace. In 2016 boyle made a cameo appearance in zoolander 2 where she is ambushed by paparazzi. I enjoy most episodes of futurama but really didnt like this one. I dreamed a dream is a song sung by leela and susan in attack of the killer app.
She is a scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a. The original 72 episode run of futurama was produced as four seasons. Yo leela leela s06e19 and comedy centrals futurama. The goat just made this episode so worth it, though. The episode is about fry filming leelas singing boyle which she calls susan and thinly veiled dig at reality star susan boyle didnt even know that she made it to america which she has to stab every few weeks. The susan boil segment and yo leela leela are among the worst episodes of the whole show, but theres plenty of great episodes that rival the original run. If you can find a source that has her name as susan boil, an official source such as a quote in an interview or a commentary, then it can stay there. He was the voice of susan the boil on futurama, which was a parody of scottish singer susan boyle. Why would the susan boyle boil have a terrible singing voice. Attack of the killer appreferences futurama wiki fandom. She is a parody of scottish singing sensation susan boyle who. She is one among few futurama female characters to be voiced by men.
First appearance, attack of the killer app 6acv03 episode. Susan is a talking and singing boil on turanga leelas right. The show aired its final episode on september 4, 20. I didnt like it because the iphone parody was extremely heavyhanded and the susan boyle thing was just really random and stupid.
She is based on the britains got talent contestant susan boyle. Whether or not you purchase this set should be gauged by how much you enjoyed. In the episode, which aired last night on comedy central, it is revealed that oneeyed mutant leela. Ferguson was chosen to voice her because he is scottish. If i wanted references to and criticism of popular culture i would watch goldenera family guy. The mouthpiece of the gaming generation, the escapist aims to capture and celebrate the contemporary video gaming lifestyle and the diverse global video game culture by way of indepth features, thought provoking articles and relevant columns authored by leading video game authorities, as well as cuttingedge video shorts, engaging forums and robust social media elements that incorporate. Futurama attack of the killer app tv episode 2010 trivia imdb. The futurama episode reincarnation was the last of the season. I really hated how the episode had nothing to do with futurama and just kept trying to make pop culture. Susan boyle featured in futurama spoof digital spy.
Is there any episodes you would give the worst grade. That said, its amazing how much this show feels like futurama with it having been off the air for so long. While at first futurama taking a shot at susan boyle oh. Not only was that not particularly funny it has dated terribly now that susan boyle isnt news. Hi, wasnt sure where to post this, but where can i watch or download the futurama eyephone episode. Attack of the killer app the infosphere, the futurama wiki. The last four episodes were preempted by sporting events and pushed into the second broadcast season.
Leela asks fry to delete the video, but to win a challenge against bender, fry sent the video to twitcher. I would watch jurassic bark before attack of the killer app. Soon, everybody knows about the boil, but, just as quickly, everybody forgets the story. Bender and frys twitter battle in the episode ends with fry releasing a video of. She is never called susan boil in the episode as you claimed. Susan is a talking and singing boil on turanga leelas right buttcheek that was revealed in attack of the killer app. The naming of leelas boil is a joke reference to susan boyle.
He makes standup appearances in las vegas and new york city. He also found the susan boyle jokes to be meanspirited but clever and so bizarre that it worked. Futurama has had a rocky history with pop culture critique. Fox broadcast the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons. Futurama recently aired an episode that poked fun at britains got talent singer susan boyle. The episode is about fry filming leelas singing boyle which she calls susan and thinly veiled dig at reality star susan boyle didnt even. In the episode, which aired last night on comedy central, it is revealed that one eyed mutant leela voiced by katey segal has a singing boil on. I had to add time to season passes for futurama because evidently comedy central needs to wind their watch. Futurama volume 5 is a heck of a set for an average season of one of our favorite animated television series. The song that was shown in the episode was i dreamed a dream, the same song which susan boyle performed in her first audition of britains got talent and which later brought her worldwide fame. After mom launches the new eyephone, fry and bender race to getting a million followers on the twit app. Trivia the professor throws away a motorola dynatac, probably the 8000x model from 1983. The sole purpose is only for enjoyment and entertainment.
Leelas susan boil was incredibly meanspirited, but so out of left field. Yes, i realize susan boyle and the ipod are not outdated yet, but i. Erasing all of it cheapens the entire experience, and its one of my least favorite things the show has ever done, right up there with the susan boyle episode. Me recording myself laugh at videos i thought was funny. That fact alone almost qualifies season 6 for a rating of 10.
News, last weeks episode of futurama in the us took time to have a go at susan boyle, by making her a boil on the buttocks of leela. The joke about leelas singing boil was clearly a reference to singer susan boyle a joke that is cruel rather than funny. The first segment is in black and white, the second being an 8bit video game and the third is anime. She is a parody of scottish singing sensation susan boyle who achieved world fame overnight after her audition on britains got talent went viral on youtube. Its a good drawing from that episode, even if i do want to put all thought of susan boyle far from memory january 21, 2011. Susan is a boil on leelas bottom, specifically on her rump. All music and content included within this video is owned by the respective artists. Basically, a diamondium comet is spotted and the crew goes to gather dust from it. The story of these three segments are loosely connected. Its probably the only episode from the original run that i dont like.
The entire season is included within the volume one dvd box set, which was released on march 25, 2003. The first season of futurama began airing on march 28, 1999 and concluded on november 14, 1999 after episodes. The goat puke thing was gross and pointless but really it was only 120th of the episode, i barely registered it. July 7th, 2010 by david knox 9 comments filed under. The screen is projected in front of their eyes and they can blink to turn it on and off. Attack of the killer app is the ninetyfirst episode of futurama, the third of the sixth production season and the third of the seventh broadcast season. He headlined in the just for laughs festival in montreal and in october 2008 ferguson. In the episode, which aired last night on comedy central, it is revealed that oneeyed mutant leela voiced by katey segal has a singing boil on. Hands down the worst episode of the entire series is the susan boyle episode. Leela mentions that she has had susan as long as she can remember and that she lances her every few months but she always grows back.
So susan boyle boil here is a weird one in an episode digging at iphone and twitter none of these are topical as things but more importantly the episode didnt do. He also found the susan boyle jokes to be mean spirited but clever and so bizarre that it worked. Thursday nights allnew episode of futurama kept the momentum of the shows episodic return moving in the right direction. Do a hard refresh, or click the backup image server link. The box is full of miserable creatures but one of them doesnt belong there. Futurama attack of the killer app tivocommunity forum. A video clip shot by fry reveals that leela has a boil voiced by craig ferguson named susan on her right buttock that sings show tunes with a scottish accent, a reference to singer susan boyle.
Futurama attack of the killer app discussion in now playing tv show talk started by polcamilla, jul 2, 2010. I am in the uk so one site i found, wouldnt let me watch due to country viewing restrictions. Leela tries to hide it and is extremely ashamed of susan. It looks like a miniature human head with purple hair, is conscious, can talk and likes to sing. Attack of the killer app is the third episode of the sixth season of the american animated sitcom futurama. Based around a dumb pun about susan boyle s name, everything related to it is a train wreck. Futurama tm 2010 twentieth century fox film corporation. This list features the episodes in original production order, as featured on the dvd box sets.
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