Zapp dingbat

In relations between the spouses of Turanga, a difficult period begins. Disagreements between them lead to the fact that the parents of Lila divorce. Munda moves to live with his daughter. Wanting to help her mother relax, Leela invites her to a restaurant where she meets Captain Brannigan . Sepp and Munda have a romantic relationship. Leela is horrified. She is sure that this is just another Brannigan attempt to draw her attention to herself, and she is trying to convince her mother of the same, but it seems that Sepp really loves Munda.

Soon Brannigan makes Lila's mother a marriage proposal. The wedding ceremony taking place at Nimbus is interrupted by the appearance of the Carcaronite aliens, with whom Sepp intended to conclude a peace agreement. The captain has to return to his direct duties. During the signing of the documents, it turns out that Sepp decided to deceive the Karkaronians and, instead of concluding peace, is going to declare war on them. The outraged Munda reveals the plan of Brannigan to the aliens. The Karkaronians attack the Nimbus and disable the ship's control system. At this moment, a new character appears on the scene - Turanga Morris, who decided to fight for his love to the last. The mutant manages to remove the Nimbus from under fire using a backup control system. Sepp is forced to sign a peace agreement. Morris and Munda reunite in marriage.

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• Light pole for striptease

• The title of the episode is a reference to the typographic font Zapf Dingbats , which was developed by Hermann Zapf in 1978 .
• The name of the fish alien race ( Carcaron ) is derived from the word “ Carcharodon ” (the genus of cartilaginous fish to which the white shark belongs).
• The supernova Scotland mentioned by Sepp is an analogue of one of the Canadian provinces .

Cultural References

• Bender's dress resembles the outfit of Carmen Miranda from the musical “ The whole gang assembly .”
• The Mos Def Cantina Bar is a parody of the Mos Eisley Cantina bar from Star Wars. Episode IV: A New Hope. " It can also be a reference to the famous rapper Mos Def .
• In a conversation with her father, Leela tells him, “ I don't wanna put a rat in your face cage .” This phrase is a reference to George Orwell ’s 1984 novel.
• Sepp's request to portray a gremlin perched on a wing is a reference to Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, one of the most famous episodes of the Twilight Zone series. It is noteworthy that William Shatner plays in The Nightmare (Brannigan is a parody of Captain James Kirk performed by Shatner).
• The volley of the Karkaron squadron is reminiscent of a shot by Lexx .

Links to previous episodes

• The permission given to the mutants to surface given in the episode of The Mutants Are Revolting is mentioned and used.
• In the bar in the orbit of Saturn, you can see a large number of episodic characters, including the robot X-1 ( Obsoletely Fabulous ), the lobster guard ( Why Must I Be A Crustacean in Love? ), Borax Kid ( Neutopia ).
• At the bar you can see Al Gore. But on the bank there is a tablet not with his name, but with the inscription “Lans Starman”. It was with this pseudonym that Al Gore promised to appear at the end of The Futurama Holiday Spectacular .
• Leela enters the Nimbus disguised as Private Lee Lemon .

• Zapp Dingbat on the Futurama wiki
• Zapp Dingbat on the Internet Movie Database