That's Lobstertainment!

After an unsuccessful attempt to become a stand-up actor, Dr. Zoidberg seeks help from his uncle Harold Zoid, the famous Hollywood comedian from the time of silent holograms. The team goes to Hollywood , where Bender is hired to work at Calculon , and Zoidberg meets with a relative, now living in oblivion. Together, lobsters decide to make a dramatic film. Invest one million dollars and become the main actor, who is guaranteed an Oscar and world fame, agrees Calculon.

After the failure of the film, Calculon swears to kill the lobsters and Bender if they don’t get him the statuette. The robot and the doctor have to sneak behind the scenes of the award ceremony to include Calculon in the nominees. In the end, Zoidberg rewards his uncle, and Calculon forgives them, since Harold Zoid is one of his idols.

At this time, Fry and Leela are stuck in a tar pit for 2 weeks due to the inflexibility of the latter. They manage to safely get out through the underground communications and catch the party.

List of new or recurring characters in the series

• Billy Crystal Head
• Joan Rivers Head
• Boxrobot
• Calculon
• Humorbot 5.0
• Florp
• Debut: Harold Zoid
• Kif crocker
• Michelle
• Monique
• Morbo
• Pauli Shore
• Petunia
• Sepp Brannigan
• Friend man

Cultural References

• When Harold Zoid dies in his film, Zoidberg appears and says these words: “The President is dead ... Congratulations, Mr. President.” This is a reference to the famous French phrase “The king is dead. Long live the king!".
• The title of the series is a reference to the documentary film That's Entertainment! About the birth of the movie musical.
• Harold Zoid is a parody of the famous American actor of the early XX century, Harold Lloyd .
• Harold Zoyd is voiced by Hank Azaria , who, in particular, voiced over 160 characters in The Simpsons ^{[ specify ]} .
• Zoidberg's stage name is Bobcat . This is a parody of comedian Bobcat Goldswait ( Bobcat Goldthwait ), although the style of Zoidberg's performance is more like another comedian - Jacob Smirnoff .
• In Hollywood, you can find the inscriptions: 30th Century Fox, Hugo Bott, Calvin Klone, Universal Studios and Parallel Universal Studios.
• Mel Gibson ’s film “Brave Head” (Brave Head) is mentioned. This is a link to his tape Braveheart .

Trivia

• The episode provides links to gotfuturama.com , a real- life site dedicated to the Futurama animated series.
• Although the phrase “ Star Trek ” is prohibited in the XXXI century, “Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation” is nominated for “Best Product Placement .” In the comments on the DVD, it was stated that the phrase “Start Wreck” was meant ( Rus. “Start a disaster” ).
• The episode contains such a phrase by Zoidberg: “Earth. What a planet !? On Earth, you can enjoy a delicious clam. On my planet, a mollusk can enjoy tasty you! ”This is a variant of the so-called“ Soviet-American inversion ”.
• Calculon uses WD-40 in his dressing room.

• That's Lobstertainment! on the Futurama wiki
• That's Lobstertainment! (English) on the Internet Movie Database