Episode Capsule: [3ACV14] Time keeps on slippin'

Title: Time keeps on slippin'
Written by: Ken Keeler
Directed by: Chris Loudon
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Opening theme cartoon: Max Fleischer studio, a Ko-Ko the Clown cartoon

Synopsis

<img src="/assets/imgs/episodeGuide/3ACV14.jpg" border="1" align="LEFT" width="70" height="107"> In the 30th Century, the once entertaining Harlem Globetrotters are now feared as they will humiliate any planet in the Univers who dares to play them. Feeling up to the challenge, Professor Farnsworth creates a group of mutant basketball players to go head-to-head with the Globetrotters. Farnsworth's secret winning ingredient is chronitons, time particles found in the Tempus Nebula. However, when the Planet Express crew removes the mutants from harvesting, they tip of the Time/Space Continuum causing forward motion of time to skip ahead.

Voice Credits

Starring

Billy West (Fry, Dr. Zoidberg, Prof. Farnsworth)
Katey Sagal (Leela)
John DiMaggio (Bender)
Tress MacNeille (Linda)

Guest Starring

Phil LaMarr
David Herman
Lauren Tom
Jeff Cesario

Also Starring

Maurice LaMarche (Morbo)

Did You Notice…

This episode was only rated TVPG-L(language), despite featuring fully nude female backsides? — Fishy Joe
Arachnion makes an obvious travelling violation. What game were the refs watching? — Fishy Joe
The Social Security Office kids are wearing the same clothes 80 years later? — Fishy Joe
Bender using a sun reflector for 'tanning'? — Marc Wichterich
Amy doing topless tanning in the Central Park? — Marc Wichterich
Lots of women/girls (including Amy/Leela) wear round and heart shaped cut outs that close towards the neck again? — Marc Wichterich
We are now definitely in 3002? — Marty McFly
W.C. Fields is a wellknown comedian in the 31st century? — Michael Nissen

External References

Harlem Globtrotters

The Basketball team that plays a major role in this episode. — Joe Klemm
Curly Joe = Globetrotter Curly — Joe Klemm
Time travel was part of their animated series. — Joe Klemm Space Jam (movie)
Visitors from outer space challenge Earth to a basketball game. — Ostap Bender
Song that the title refers to appears in the film soundtrack (performed by Seal) — Joe Klemm
Small beings, through a special item, become monsterous basketball players — Joe Klemm "Fly Like An Eagle" (Steve Miller Band)
Title refers to a lyric from the song — Joe Klemm Bobby Knight
Professor Farnsworth throwing a chair — Joe Klemm MASH (TV Series)
When the spaceship is flying away before they detonate the nuke, and Fry sees the message he wrote Leela with stars, it was reminiscent of the final episode of MASH when Hawkeye is flying away in the helicopter and sees the message BJ left him with rocks. — Lyle McDonald Star Trek: Voyager "Year Of Hell I +II"
The Krenims (The Alien Of The Week) used a chroniton based weapon to completely erase entire civilizations from the timeline, rewritting history. — Michael Nissen Harlem Globtrotters
Bender whistles Sweet Georgia Brown, the globetrotter theme song. It's played in the closing shot of Fry as well. — Michael Nissen Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Next Phase"
While Geordi and Ro are cloaked/phased they create chroniton fields whenever they pass through something. — TheNewAuk

Futurama References

[1ACV06] A Fishful of Dollars

Professor mentions dreaming of a race of atomic monsters — Ostap Bender [2ACV08] Raging Bender
The Referee Alien from makes an appearance — Fishy Joe [3ACV11] Insane in the Mainframe
Judge Whitey reappears — Fishy Joe [2ACV07] Put your head on my shoulder
Amy knows Fry isn't a terrific lover — Ostap Bender
Farnsworth suggest grafting a canon to someones chest, now he finally get to do it. — Michael Nissen [1ACV08] A Big Piece of Garbage
The smell-o-scope is used again. — Michael Nissen [2ACV14] Mother's Day
Bender can make himself taller. — Michael Nissen

Freeze Frame Fun

CENTRAL PARK
    LAKE
Body Dumping
Sign-Up Sheet

TIME FLUX 
  METER
       /

BAD - ASS 
GRAVITY PUMP 
  PROPOSAL

Government
Grant Check

    Professor Hubert Farnsworth  $ALL
    All of Earth's Money and 00/100

Social Security
    Office

Animation, Continuity, and Other Goofs

The dents in Bender's head just vanish later on — Marc Wichterich
When the P.E.-Crew is watchin' the game there's a stranger sitting next to Amy. (Who the hell is he by the way?). Just after the first time skip this guy disappeared and there's kind of a table or somewhat. In the next scene he's back. — Cosmic F
Amy is missing from the initial view of the PE crew in the park, but her blanket is there. — Michael Nissen
Since his rockets is burning, Fry should actually fly away from Bender rather than melting his face. — Michael Nissen

Comments and Other Observations

Hermes' mother was obviously not very beautiful. — Cosmic F

Original capsule author: Ostap Bender