The happiness of Philip J. Fry

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Episode of the series Futurama
title The happiness of Philip J. Fry
Original title The Luck of the Fryrish
subtitle Will be broadcast simultaneously one year later in the future
(Broadcast simultaneously one year in the future)
Country of production United States
original language English
length 22 minutes
classification Season 3, episode 4
36th episode overall ( list )
First broadcast March 11, 2001 on FOX
German-language
first broadcast		 June 6, 2002 on ProSieben
Rod
Director Chris Louden
script Ron Weiner
synchronization

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The happiness of Philip J. Fry : (AKA The Luck of the Fryrish is an episode of the US) science fiction - animated series Futurama . It was first broadcast on March 11, 2001 on US broadcaster FOX ; the German dubbed version was published on July 6, 2002 by ProSieben . The work received an Annie Award .

action

The episode begins with the birth of Philip J. Fry , the series' main character, in New York City in the mid-1970s . The newborn attracts the envy of his older brother Yancy because of his name.

At the beginning of the 31st century - Fry got into this time by means of cryostasis , which the pilot of the series describes - Fry is unlucky who loses his last money at horse races. A flashback shows how, as a boy, he found a seven-leaf clover that brought him extraordinary luck. So Fry was able to beat his older brother in a variety of competitions. Now Fry and his friends Leela and Bender are looking for the seven-leaf clover in the ruins of New York, which he kept in a safe for records in the cover of the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club . He finds the safe and can open it with Bender's help, but the clover is missing. Fry deduces from this that Yancy stole it.

On the way back, Fry notices a statue that resembles his brother and has the unique shamrock on its lapel . The inscription on the base reads: "Philip J. Fry - the first man on Mars". Now Fry is certain that Yancy not only stole the lucky charm, but also Fry's name and his lifelong dream of becoming a famous astronaut. Through a biographical film, the friends learn that "Philip J. Fry" was not only a pioneer in space travel, but also a lottery winner, successful entrepreneur and highly regarded rock star and was buried with his trademark, the seven-leaf clover. Fry decides to rob the grave to get back to the shamrock.

The story jumps back to the beginning of the 21st century, when the now grown-up Yancy rummages through his missing brother's record collection in search of music for his wedding. He finds the shamrock and takes it.

While Fry, Bender and Leela are opening the grave, it is told how Yancy baptizes his newborn son "Philipp J. Fry" after his missing brother and gives him the shamrock. When Fry discovered the inscription "This is where Philip J. Fry rests, named after his uncle, to keep his convictions alive" on the tombstone, Bender has already opened the coffin and removed the shamrock and jewelry. Fry puts the shamrock back with tears in his eyes.

background

At horse racing, Professor Farnsworth complains that the result of a “ quantum finish ” was “falsified by the measurement”. This is a scientific joke that alludes to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and the problems of quantum mechanical measurement . If measurements are carried out in the microscopic range, the measured objects are so strongly influenced by the measurement itself that their condition after the measurement deviates considerably from that before - and thus also from the measurement result.

When Fry puts the shamrock back in his nephew's coffin, Don't You (Forget About Me) is played by the Simple Minds in the background . The song is also included on the soundtrack for The Breakfast Club .

production

As the fourth episode of the third production season, The Luck of Philip J. Fry is the 36th episode of Futurama . The screenplay was written by Ron Weiner and directed by Chris Louden . In addition to the regular cast of speakers , Tress MacNeille , Maurice LaMarche and David Herman can be heard in supporting roles. All three had already lent their voices to characters in the series several times and were later taken over into the main cast.

According to David X. Cohen , the storyboards for this episode were given a special color scheme that differentiates scenes set in the 20th century from those set in the 31st century. In addition, the idea of ​​telling two stories that take place at different times simultaneously comes from The Godfather - Part II .

publication

The episode was released on March 11, 2001 by the US television station FOX . When the series was first broadcast, FOX deviated from the order and seasons of the production (see first broadcast of Futurama ), so that the episode was shown as the tenth of the third broadcast season and is therefore the 39th Futurama episode overall in the order of the first publication .

The German dubbed version was first broadcast on July 6, 2002 on ProSieben .

Awards and reception

For the script for this episode, author Ron Weiner was honored with an Annie Award in 2001 in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production .

The Internet portal TV.com voted the episode first in its list of the ten best Futurama episodes. The site IGN Entertainment they chose to ninth best Futurama episode and found: " This was an emotional episode did hit hard at the end, and almost surprised you with where it went. "(German:" This was an emotional episode that hit hard in the end and almost surprised you with the outcome. ")

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lucius Cook: "Hey Sexy Mama, Wanna Kill All Humans?" Looking Backwards at Futurama, The Greatest SF Show You've Never Seen. In: Locus website . April 26, 2004, accessed February 24, 2011 .
  2. ↑ David X. Cohen in the audio commentary on The Luck of the Fryrish . In: Futurama season 3 DVD. 20th Century Fox. (2003)
  3. ↑ List of Annie Award nominees and laureates 2001. International Animated Film Society, accessed on June 17, 2010 (English).
  4. ↑ Tim Surette: TV.com Top Ten: The best Futurama episodes. In: TV.com . February 14, 2009, accessed February 25, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Dan Iverson: Top 25 Futurama Episodes. June 12, 2009, accessed February 25, 2011 .