Episode Capsule: [4ACV07] Jurassic Bark

Title: Jurassic Bark
Written by: Eric Kaplan
Directed by: Swinton Scott
Opening theme promotion: NOT AFFILIATED WITH FUTURAMA BRASS KNUCKLE CO.
Opening theme cartoon: Warner Brothers, "Hiss and Make Up", 1943. A Merrie Melodie directed by Friz Freleng

Synopsis

Fry and Bender discover that the exact pizzeria Fry worked at before coming to the 30th century is on display as part of a 20th century exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. Fry is horrified when he sees his dog, Seymour, petrified among the artifacts in the exhibit. Fry reacts with protest and learns that there is a possibility to clone his "best friend" back to life. Bender perceives Seymour as a threat to his friendship with Fry and gets his own Robo-puppy as competition.

Voice Credits

Starring

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

Guest Starring

• David Herman
• Lauren Tom (Amy)
• Frank Welker
• Tom Kenny
• Kath Soucie

Also Starring

• Maurice LaMarche

Did You Notice…

• Even the martian skull has an overbite? — Marc Wichterich
• Fry is using a tape for his dancing even though his player also has a CD tray? — Marc Wichterich
• Everyone got the exact same umbrella in the rain scenes? — Marc Wichterich
• Nibbler's eye is visible in the waste paper basket as Fry puts down the pizza box? Proof of the "mysterious shadow" theories. — Boldra
• There is a new shadow in the scene where the chair gets knocked over? It looks like it's Fry's with his arms, but his shadow could never fall there. It might be a Fry from the future. — Marc Wichterich
• Bender can turn off the light in Fry's apartment without using a switch? — Marc Wichterich
• Leela would probably fail the "pencil test"? — Marc Wichterich
• Leela was hot hot HOT! The skimpy outfit, wrestling with Amy ... and finally ALMOST tearing it all off ... "Pencil Test" be Damned! [But does this make me a "Animaphile" or a "Cyclomaniac"?] — LOBO
• Nibbler's or a Nibblonian's eye poking out the trash can when Fry sets the pizza down on the table? This was neither in "Space Pilot 3000" nor the flashback in "Anthology of Interest I." — Jon S.
• The pizza box Fry was delivering "Don't tip the delivery boy"? — Guy Woodland
• Leela wanted to jump in the lava and starting to undress? — Magnus Nordlander
• Yancy working in the Pizzaria after Fry left? — MuscaDomestica
• Fry literally used a wrench on Clonomat to stop it, paralleling the creators "throwing a wrench" at the story. — Cybornut
• Fry and Mr. Panucci once again fall for a cheap phone prank. At this rate, they're approaching Moe Szyslak territory. — Jonah Falcon
• Dr. Zoidberg doesn't seem to mind being Bender's flunky, yet again, no matter how abusive Bender gets. — Jonah Falcon
• The museum nearly got Fry right. They correctly guessed his hair was red and that Mr. Panucci paddled him with the pizza tray. They only missed in that Fry didn't wear a hat, his hair was spiked upward, and he didn't have freckles. — Jonah Falcon
• One of the archeologists is named Ben Beeler, after Futurama executive producer Ken Keeler? — Michael Nissen
• The tree is cut down as a symbol of Seymor's hope for Fry returning? — dkuneo
• How long the hair in the barber shop must have been there? — dkuneo
• Fry steals the Proffesor's line "Good news everyone" as he enters the room with his dog. — dkuneo
• Panucci's is in disrepair (the "U" is missing) and seems to have closed up shop permanently at the end? Seymore may have outlived Mr. Panucci? — Jonah Falcon
• How Mr. Panucci aged remarkably fast considering that the final scenes comprise 12 years or less? — CH

External References

New York Knicks

• Their "coprolites" (fossil excrements) are in the museum — Marc Wichterich Star Trek (series)

• Fry does Mr Spock's "Live long and prosper" with his four fingers — Marc Wichterich The Hustle (song)

• The song by Van McCoy to which Fry is dancing in front of the museum. — Marc Wichterich I Will Wait For You (song)

• A song composed by Michel Legrand for the score of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". Performed by many artists. This version is sung by Connie Francis. — Marc Wichterich Aibo

• Bender's robot dog looks exactly like one of these expensive Sony toys. — Marc Wichterich Easter Islands

• Bender 'fetches' one of the famous heads for Fry, — Marc Wichterich Charlemagne

• German king of the Franks who became Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on the 25th of December 800 in Rome and ruled from Aachen. — Marc Wichterich

• Died 01.28.814; his bones are currently stored in a shrine in the Aachen Dom; the crown Bender carried doesn't match historical delineations. — ArtiAC Jurassic Park

• The Title and the opening shot is reminiscent of the gate entering Jurassic Park — Magnus Nordlander Dolomite

• A mineral found in nature — blahness Dolemite (movie)

• 70's Blaxploitation movie written by Rudy Ray Moore. — blahness Waiting Dogs

• After his master died in 1936 and was taken away on a train, his dog Old Shep (upon which Lassie is based) waited at the train station in Fort Benton, Montana for his return. Shep died 5 years later, still waiting at the train station. — Alan Hamilton

• Hachiko from Japan would be another one. — BrainSluggo Lassie

• Lassie's a famous dog in late 20th century cinema. Though a male, it was given a female name. It is often potrayed as very intelligent and courageous. His body is supposedly being preserved and presented in the 31st century at the Louvre. — Cybornut Louvre

• One of the most famous museums in the world. Located in Paris, France, it houses Mona Lisa as part its main exhibit. — Cybornut Creamy Center

• Many of the 21st century snacks, most such as a twinkie or a Reese(tm) cup has a creamy center and an hard(er) outer shell. It is also used to describe the process of fast fossilization in the 31st centry. — Cybornut See 'N Say

• The Clone-O-Mat's dial acts like the 1970's Fisher-Price toy See 'N Say — Jonah Falcon I'm Walking On Sunshine (song)

• Fry and Seymore both listen to and sing the famous hit "I'm Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. — Jonah Falcon Dolemite (movie)

• Professor Farnsworth utters the tagline of the movie, "It's Dolomite, baby!" — Jonah Falcon Professional Wrestling

• Amy and Leela's hand-to-hand combat training looks very much like a professional wrestling match. — Michael Nissen Frankenstein (Book, movie)

• Farnsworth once more butts in on God's turf and creates life complete with the lightning and the platform lowering just like in the Frankenstein. — Michael Nissen Wisconsin

• "Cheesehead" is a term for Wisconsinites, especially Green Bay Packer fans. — Jonah Falcon I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (movie)

• Title card refers to 1998 horror film sequel (which received universally bad reviews) — Jonah Falcon Koko and Smoky

• "...and occasionally, a gorilla loves a kitty." refers to this uneven pair. — Kristi Waiting Dogs

• "Greyfriars Bobby" was a Skye Terrier who remained at his master's gravesite in Edinburgh (Scotland) for 14 years following his death in 1872. There is now a statue to the dog in the graveyard. — Simon

Futurama References

[1ACV01] Space Pilot 3000

• The scenes from the 1999 past are from the pilot. They however seem to have been either redrawn or at least recolored. — Marc Wichterich [1ACV03] I, Roommate

• Fry gets Bender's closet apartment at the Robot Department. In this episode they are doing their magic tricks in there. — Marc Wichterich [2ACV07] Put your head on my shoulder

• The crew visits the Past-o-rama - a museum showing things from the stupid ages. — Marc Wichterich [3ACV10] Where the Buggalo Roam

• The Martians are introduced — Marc Wichterich [2ACV10] A Clone of My Own

• Cubert is introduced as Farnsworth's clone — Marc Wichterich [3ACV04] The Luck of the Fryrish

• Fry's family is introduced. — Joe25 [3ACV07] The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

• Bender Beating Zoidberg — MuscaDomestica [3ACV04] The Luck of the Fryrish

• Fry's Mom is watching the Rose Bowl — MuscaDomestica [2ACV10] A Clone of My Own

• The introduction of the Clonomat(tm) — Cybornut [3ACV04] The Luck of the Fryrish

• Fry's family home is first seen (in this episode it is in the same condition in the year 2000 as it is in the year 3000) — blahness [3ACV07] The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

• Bender using Zoidberg to win a prize — Jonah Falcon [2ACV17] War Is The H-Word

• Fry sings "Walking On Sunshine" when he is happy. — Michael Nissen [2ACV15] The Problem with Popplers

• Fry mentions the mushrooms growing in his bathroom for the first time. — Michael Nissen [3ACV22] 30 % Iron Chef

• Fry sings "Walking On Sunshine" in the shower — MJ [1ACV01] Space Pilot 3000

• Leela - in the head museum - says to the policemen: "But he is just a boy from the stupid ages." — calberto [3ACV04] The Luck of the Fryrish

• various flashbacks — calberto [3ACV18] Anthology of Interest 2

• There was a reverse-fossilization machine in the "What If" episode where Bender becomes human. — sg

Freeze Frame Fun

NEW NEW YORK POST
 Archeologists uncover
"Slice of Old New York"

TREASURES 
     OF THE 
  STUPID AGES
 Loot from the
recent Pizzeria
  Excavation

CODPIECES OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMEN

COPROLITES OF THE
 NEW YORK KNICKS

PIZZERIA 
           RECONSTRUCTION

Old 
N' Greasy

PANUCCI'S
      PIZZA

       NEW
  CRUST-LOVER'S
    ALL-CRUST
      PIZZA

Passion Exhumed

FOSSIL EVIDENCE
OF LIFE IN THE
PIZZA PARLOR

Medal around skeleton's neck:

LUCKY MILLIONTH CUSTOMER

Fry's protest sign:

GIVE BACK MY PET ROCK

Dances of the Ancient Bronx

In the shelf:
COCKER       KIBBLES 'N'
FLOSS          SNOUTS

Lava pit:
    WARNING:
CONTENTS OF EARTH
   MAY BE HOT

FRY AND SEYMOUR
RUINED THIS SIDEWALK

Sign above Fry's photo in a 99c store:
Do not take checks from this man

MR PUTTZ'
MINI-GOLF

         Because someone
          inconsiderate
            created an
       unsanitary condition,
           the windmill
         green is closed
       until further notice

You can solve
all your problems
by freezing them!

Species:
  Canis
Familiaris

   Age:
    15

Animation, Continuity, and Other Goofs

• The chain for Fry's bike magically vanishs. In the Pilot episode he was wearing it around his neck. — Marc Wichterich
• Fry's can is still closed while he is in the Cryo tube? He opened it before he got in there. — Marc Wichterich
• Addition to Fry's can: there was foam on it when he froze, later it vanished. — ArtiAC
• Bender is 40% Dolomite? The Season 2 DVDs give it away that the crew realizes that Bender is made up of way more than 100% something by now due to 40% zinc, 40% titanium and 30% iron. Also, Dolomite is a sediment. — Marc Wichterich
• The string the professor uses to start the cloning machine changes from a band to a rope and a to chain — ArtiAC
• The score of the Rose bowl game was slightly wrong Stanford led 9 to 3 at the end of the second quarter not Wisconson. — blahness
• How does fry know his dog's age? He didn't find him as a puppy. — MPO
• Dolomite is actually a group of minerals, not a specific mineral, which includes Ankerite, Benstonite, Dolomite, Huntite, Kutnohorite, Minrecordite, and Norsethite. Perhaps Bender is made partly of Ankerite, a dolomite which contains Iron. However, Ankerite is still brittle. — Jonah Falcon
• When Fry toasts the new millenium, the clock doesn't count down from 10 to 1 like it did in SP3K and AOI I. — Michael Nissen
• After the applied cryongenics flashback, just after Bender says "Ok, lets clone us some dog", Leela can be seen wearing her usual white tanktop, not the sexy wrestling gear she has before and after. — Boldra

Comments and Other Observations

• Fry had a different dog named Champ in Futurama comics #2 — Mc Grady
• In case the new shadow actually is Fry, he has polluted the time line several times now. While his cryogenic freezing/thawing is ok, the fact that he is his own grandfather, and his apparent return to the past with Nibbler make things paradox. But it gives him a shot to save Seymour and makes his inbreeding a probable reason for his denseness (and thus enables him to save Earth from the giant brains). — AGH
• Did Seymore die or sleep at the end. While it is more romantic a notion that Seymore died waiting for his master, the fossilized Seymore is standing. How did Seymore get fossilized in the first place, anyhow? — Jonah Falcon
• Cubert's walk-on part reminded me of a writers trick, which some Star Trek fans refer to as cabbagism. A character, which otherwise is unimportant to the plot, act ignorant of the situation or issue at hand, giving the other chracters the oppurtunity to explain to the viewer what's going to happen, without making the situation feel too artificial. — Michael Nissen
• Maybe it's a good thing that the cloning did not happen. The Clone-O-Mat's See 'N Say dial said, "A dog goes Mooooooo!" What if Seymore ended up as a cow with a dog's brains, or a dog with a cow's personality? — Jonah Falcon
• Only Fry (and his brother) would work at a pizzeria where he wasn't allowed tips and allowed the owner to paddle his bare behind. — Jonah Falcon
• Why would Fry think The Hustle was "his people's" native dance? Fry is from the 80s and 90s, not the 70s - his classical music was "Baby Got Back". — Jonah Falcon
• Notice how nothing has changed in the ending of the episode. We know more about Fry. But imagine what an obstacle that dog would have been for the later episodes. One way or the other, it would have to die unless someone stranger would take care of it, but thats maybe a little too sugar sweet. — dkuneo

Original capsule author: Can't Get Enough Futurama <www.gotfuturama.com>