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Neutopia
First aired 07/14/11
Rank: 54/124
Reviews: 97
Rating: 84%

After witnessing a brutal crime committed by the Robot Mafia, Bender enters the witness relocation program.

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#1 by Catface

Certainly a decent episode. The pacing was better then other episodes of post-cancellation futurama, but what's the deal with all the F-bombs?

Catface gave 3 points

15.07.2011

#2 by Clamps?

can't complain.

Clamps? gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#3 by folder

very funny

folder gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#4 by John Pirruccello

I thought the first act could have been better, but everything was uphill from there. Some great and subtle references back to early Futurama, and some great scenes and animation on the moon. I'm a big fan of the Robot Mafia too, and there was some great mafia humor in this one. Personally I didn't like the f-bombs until the perfectly placed "JOHN F***ING ZOIDBERG" which was undoubtedly one of the funniest things ever to come out of Futurama. The last one was unnecessary though. I don't expect much more bleep comedy in Futurama after this, but I really enjoyed the plot

John Pirruccello gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#5 by Kevin

...And suddenly it makes sense why Comedy Central decided to re-order the episodes for this half of the season.

This was a pretty good episode for fans, but it would have been a terrible season opener, with it's focus on side characters and in-jokes.

Kevin gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#6 by Steve-o-rama

Best episode of the season. I have no idea why this is rated so low so far. Not sure why people are complaining about a few curse words either. Its just a dig at all the mafia movies.

Steve-o-rama gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#7 by Magical Dreamer

This was a pretty good episode. I'm a little disappointed that we didn't really get to see the inner pathos of Clamps -- I was hoping to learn more about the guy. Ah well, it was still fun. Not sure how I feel about the bleeping out stuff, but the episode was good enough I'll let it slide.

Magical Dreamer gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#8 by Josh

Very funny and a good solid plot. Im not sure why people have rated it so low so far, because the swearing wasn't that bad at all. Someone above said it was focused on in jokes for fans, but i think a non-fan would have found this just as funny.

Josh gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#9 by flesheatingbull

Not the best of the season, maybe the worst. Nonetheless, that is a good thing, because I enjoyed the episode. Like someone else mentioned on Peelified, it reminded me of a season 2 episode such as 'the deep south' or 'raging bender'.

I loved the southern town on the moon, and wished that we got to see more of it. I especially enjoyed John Zoidberg's role in this episode. It was good to see him finally kick some arse.

Do the Zoidberg, do the Zoidberg.

flesheatingbull gave 3 points

15.07.2011

#10 by LeaveEmptyIf Under13

Top Notch episode. The Billy West gag was absolutely hilarious.

LeaveEmptyIf Under13 gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#11 by Hoot Hoot

It was a pretty decent episode, I can't complain too much. To be honest Clamps isn't really a great character but I think it was handled well enough by Eric Rogers, keeping Bender the focus. The first act was probably the strongest.

I wonder if the beeps were added by the crew or if Comedy Central forced them to. I would have thought they'd get away with using the F word on a cable network. It'd be interesting to see if the DVD release has it uncensored. This is the first episode in memory that has ever dropped an F-bomb.

Hoot Hoot gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#12 by Zach

This season has been quite enjoyable

Zach gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#13 by Dr. Zoidberg

A decent if fairly forgettable episode. Still so much higher quality than the start of last season. First act was definitely the strongest.

Don't worry about the F-bombs. It was totally in keeping with the mafia / joe pesci from goodfellas style and jokes of the episode. They won't be back next week (i hope!).

:-)

Dr. Zoidberg gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#14 by Yanling

No doubt the best episode in this season till now. Hands down!

I laughed to death when I saw the professor look at the opposite direction. How hilarious was that! That's what's called humor.

Yanling gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#15 by Bigsi

loved it. zoidberg, the mafia and a few new robots

Bigsi gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#16 by Smeds

Not quite as close to perfect as Law and Oracle was, but still contained many classic gags. I'd say the Billy West joke wasn't particularly clever and didn't have as smart a punchline as I would've liked... but still as seeing this can rank among the best of episodes from the original series, this deserves a 5.

Smeds gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#17 by mushroomsinsideme

It was decent enough. The first act had me cracking up, the second and third acts had an equal amount of good and bad jokes.

mushroomsinsideme gave 3 points

15.07.2011

#18 by pablo

very, very average, lesast favroute of the season , mostly because all the other epsidoes have been great

pablo gave 3 points

15.07.2011

#19 by AdrenalinDragon

I thought this episode was a weird one. The swearing felt out of place, and only worked the first time Zoidberg did it (although it would be interesting to see if the DVD/Blu-Ray release it uncensored). The first act was probably the best part with the wedding, and I liked the callbacks to both The Series Has Landed and A Leela Of Her Own, but felt the hillbilly Bender plot was a waste of time as I could see the twist coming miles away. The jokes were hit and miss (The best ones being JOHN ***KING ZOIDBERG, Billy West, and the Professor looking at the wall) and Bender being Italian was amusing for me. I still don't get why the entire crew go to deliver packages though. Overall, I'm not sure what to think of this one. Average at best I guess...

AdrenalinDragon gave 3 points

15.07.2011

#20 by turkinaa

this episode was better then 2nd time you watch it and has a high re-watch value. can't get enough of clamps and that cute crushinator/bender baby.

turkinaa gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#21 by thegromble

This episode was good, and has the charm and wit of the older episodes. It was nice to see Zoidberg stand up for himself for once. Finally, I don't know why this episode is rated so low. What do you people want? I guess no episode will ever be good enough for some of the high strung people here. Maybe it would be better if Futurama was still cancelled for these sad individuals.

thegromble gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#22 by GeoffyB

A solid "B". Good set-up with some clever jokes in the first act, and it (finally) made good use of Zoidberg.

The episode felt like it suffered from an identity crisis, though. I couldn't tell what it was trying to be - a mob satire? a Zoidberg-centric revenge fantasy? a Clamps character development episode? As a result, the episode needed so much exposition that it ended up squeezing out too many non-superficial jokes. Frankly, I think it would've worked better if they hadn't gone to the moon at all.

GeoffyB gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#23 by Xewie

Solid episode. Closing line was really funny. Maximally satisfied with this season so far!

Xewie gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#24 by monkeegirl

Good, solid episode......A+

monkeegirl gave 4 points

15.07.2011

#25 by Sure Win

I enjoyed it, not the best of the season, but still no complaints.
I've gotten a big kick out of the expanded roles for URL in the last episode and Clamps in this one. They're 2 of the more entertaining robots, and yet they usually have minor roles

Sure Win gave 5 points

15.07.2011

#26 by Ronald

Brilliant episode. The ending had me in stitches!

Ronald gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#27 by lank

"john fucking zoidberg!"

lank gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#28 by Iain

JOHN BLEEP"N ZOIDBURG!!!

Iain gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#29 by 420bot

I'm JOHN F*&^in' ZOIDBERG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow I'm giving this episode a 6/5 for finally making Zoiby into the badass we all know he is.

P.S. Maurice LaMarche has really let his voices get sloppy hasn't he? Hedonismbot and Calculon sound different in each episode now, actually in every scene they change voices, it's incredibly bad and takes me out of the story and makes me question whats going on behind the scenes.

420bot gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#30 by MonroeBot

I thought it was a pretty good episode and jokes that hit the mark. It was nice to see the moon again and revisit some of those gags. I wonder if, like in the past, the writers just have a card for plot lines that says "Character Dies" that is getting worn out. "Run Away" isn't used as much now.

MonroeBot gave 4 points

16.07.2011

#31 by zoidberg

zoidberg gives this five claws up!

i loved the episode.

it was excellent, excellent.

by the way my name is JOHN F*CKING ZOIDBERG

zoidberg gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#32 by Michael

Another great episode, this season is still going strong!

Michael gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#33 by Joey

JOHN _________ ZOIDBERG!!!
'nough said.

Joey gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#34 by (another) Marc

Wow, Maurice has been busy in this episode, talking to his self multiple times. Except for Kiff (where has he been lately, anyway?) and Lrrr, this one almost had all his major characters. Therefore I award this episode with 5 points.

(another) Marc gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#35 by inmatoor

Another really solid ep to follow last weeks. Loved the new detective robot, awesome model. Cool to see the moon again too

inmatoor gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#36 by comicbookguy

This episode was awesome just b/c of ZOIDBERG, JOHN MUTHAFUC*&^%% KING ZOIDBERG!

comicbookguy gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#37 by IwinJak

Futurama fans sure are generous lol. If a 5 equals perfect, then i'd definitely give this one a 3. Certainly nowhere near the caliber of season 1-4, but consistently funny, and in the end, that's good enough.

IwinJak gave 3 points

16.07.2011

#38 by James

This episode was good but I wouldn't say great. There were a few decent laughs but I found last weeks episode much better.

James gave 3 points

16.07.2011

#39 by ckat13

Clamp-clamp-ka-bamp! (still think that might catch on ;P)

While I'm not a fan of the language (but I get why they used it, & with exception of John F-ing Zoidberg. That was great) The rest of the ep was pretty dawn gweat. ^^

This one was still a little Bender-heavy, which we've had a few of this season, but they balanced it out I believe. And I personally love Clamps, one of my favorite robots clamps-down. But if he gets in a fight with my favorite character, Zoidy-poo is gonna win. Ya don't underestimate the lobster man.

I also happened to love the Billy West joke, that gave me a smile I could not pry off my face.

But I do wonder if the Crushinator's baby robot is truely her husband's or if the deleted scene from The Series Has Landed comes into play there.

ckat13 gave 4 points

16.07.2011

#40 by Kornography

Once again, another solid episode.

Kornography gave 5 points

16.07.2011

#41 by ZyncSaucier

Was a good episode. A little slow, but the parts with zoidburg and clamps were great

ZyncSaucier gave 4 points

16.07.2011

#42 by Robby Bloom

I was a bit suprised by language, though some of it was well placed. The part with the country robot I figured out way too easy, but I love The Clamps, and the robot Mafia, so the humor involved with them and the Don Bot's Daughter won it for me.

Robby Bloom gave 4 points

17.07.2011

#43 by Jeremy fein

Good episode

Jeremy fein gave 5 points

17.07.2011

#44 by kingcolon

One of the best episodes ever.

kingcolon gave 5 points

17.07.2011

#45 by Tobias

Yet another episode that is getting back into the classic theme and style of the first four seasons. Full of both nerd humor and a bucket load of reference for fans as well written story.

And for those that are complaining bout the F-Bombs I do not see them happening in any other episode and that they were included because of the mob them. Get over it.

Tobias gave 4 points

17.07.2011

#46 by Smat

John f***ing Zoidberg!

Smat gave 5 points

18.07.2011

#47 by John F*^%3* Zoidberg

This is quite the fancy episode starring that young handsome lobser doctor.
Did you see the way he used his pinchers to cut those things, what grace and beauty why not.
I give this handsome hero lobster story a 10 out of 10, and I really liked the part where Billy West sued Futurama after all months later b/c that fancy name joke made him cry.

John F*^%3* Zoidberg gave 5 points

18.07.2011

#48 by Da Crushinator

Velociraptors had feathers....

also Superb episode

Da Crushinator gave 5 points

19.07.2011

#49 by Mason

One of the funniest episodes this season

Mason gave 5 points

19.07.2011

#50 by Bender Rodriguez

Futurama continues its stride.

Bender Rodriguez gave 5 points

19.07.2011

#51 by Scooty-Puff Sr.

'working for the clampdown' !
another great episode from our fave show, which keep on getting better an' better. real nice to see a clamps heavy show, and we all love the robot mafia ! zoidberg got a good roll too, and its always great to hear the clash on futurama... keep on chuggin'

Scooty-Puff Sr. gave 5 points

20.07.2011

#52 by JoeK86

"I'm John F***ING Zoidberg!" this line needs to be on a t-shirt!

JoeK86 gave 5 points

20.07.2011

#53 by My Own Grandfather

I had a great time watching this one the first time... then went to the forums here and saw predominantly negative fan reactions.

After reading the responses and scratching my head over some of the absurd reasons (Fry is portrayed as too childish? Really? The bit about having Clamps over to "play" was the most classic Fry moment of any recent episode) I decided to watch again before passing a final judgment.

So, I watched it 2 more times. Now I can say with confidence: it's a fine episode, one of the most consistently funny and well paced of the new season(s) thus far.

I have little to complain about here; it's not as ambitious as The Late Philip J Fry or several others, but it gets everything right, and the humor is spot on. I give it a '5' in hopes that future episodes are more like this one.

My Own Grandfather gave 5 points

20.07.2011

#54 by Flexo

Excellent episode, definitely one of the best of the new season. Thank god they seem to have fixed the problems from last year's episodes!

Flexo gave 5 points

21.07.2011

#55 by James

It's a solid episode and arguably the funniest episode so far. I'm surprised by how many Bendercentic episodes there are this season.

To me it seems like Bender is taking Fry's place as the main character of the show. Overall, I liked it 4/5

James gave 4 points

21.07.2011

#56 by Oh herro der

Berry berry good.

Oh herro der gave 5 points

22.07.2011

#57 by Leeler

This episode made me cry.

Leeler gave 5 points

22.07.2011

#58 by Hello

It was okay. Love Zoidberg!! But not the f-bombs! They were so pointless.

Hello gave 4 points

22.07.2011

#59 by rdj

What was that on the old clamps? Snitch juice (or something like that)? I had the feeling I was watching a good old episode. My faith is re-kindled. Actually would give it a 4-1/2.

rdj gave 4 points

22.07.2011

#60 by renbutler

The only things that saved this from being a 2 were the comments about the "steamy 12-way deliberations" by Hedonismbot and Bender's awesome "good-byes" to the crew before being relocated. Otherwise, it wasn't so funny. Also, I'm not a prude, but profanity isn't funny when it has no purpose. The scene with Clamps and Zoidberg in the locker room were uncomfortable and unfunny.

renbutler gave 3 points

22.07.2011

#61 by Rachel D.

It was OK. I liked the parts with Zoidberg, but the story seemed to be all over the place and didn't feel coherent. I kind of get why there was swearing, as a spoof of most mafia shows/movies, but I hope they don't continue doing that just because they can. It wasn't the best episode, but it wasn't the worst, either, so I'll give it an average score of 3.

Rachel D. gave 3 points

22.07.2011

#62 by Futurama was good...

I will keep this review brief and just highlight why I believe it deserves a perfect 5 score:

Pros:
-Great humour derived from the plot
-Characters all act the way you'd imagine (Bender wants fame, Zoidberg is fickle, Fry is a bit dumb but very attached to his goodfriend Bender)
-The plot was actually surprisingly well thought out with a funny twist at the end.
-I must once again mention Zoidberg. This is quite possibly the best post-cancellation Zoidberg act job.
-Great pacing, it doesn't feel stale at any part

Cons:
-The swearing took away from the episode. It was funny if you though about it from a mafia movie perspective, but doesn't fit in Futurama and shouldn't make another appearance.
-Clamps could have used a little more development, I honestly thought we'd learn more about him other than that his name is Francis =P

All in all, an extremely solid episode, very well paced, great character acting, and funny. I hope to see more episodes with the quality of this episode and the last two as well.

Futurama was good... gave 5 points

23.07.2011

#63 by Slurm-o

Awesome, from start to end xD Classic Futurama episode, I really liked this one! WOOoOO! Zoidberg was hillarious!

Slurm-o gave 5 points

23.07.2011

#64 by bebop cola

F'n ZOIDBERG!!!!!!!!!!!

bebop cola gave 5 points

23.07.2011

#65 by A P

I thought it was hysterical. The swearing was clearly a spoof on The Soprano's and other mafia type movies...what is the problem? Eesh.

Loved all the throwbacks to season 1's 2nd episode "The Series has Landed". The Crushinator makes me laugh and they went back for some Earthican pizza too! LOL'd that they relocated Bender across the street. Bella was hysterical too.

This show is ON FIRE this season.

A P gave 5 points

23.07.2011

#66 by Winston

As someone who has disliked every episode (except for "The Late Philip J. Fry") since Futurama's return, I have to say I really enjoyed this episode.

Really good stuff.

Winston gave 5 points

23.07.2011

#67 by Nemo

This episode had alot of potential but was not well executed.

Nemo gave 2 points

24.07.2011

#68 by crushinatrix2009

Gosh this episode was pure genius!

But WTF was up with calculons voice in this one?

crushinatrix2009 gave 5 points

24.07.2011

#69 by ZOIDBERG!!!!!!!!!

one of the best episodes so far. Zoidberg finally gets to show everyone he's boss. And the Billy West joke, is by far the best joke of the season. Hilarious, the only episode I can imagine being better that this one, is Zoidbergs true origins, and the last episode of the season. KEEP THEM COMING

ZOIDBERG!!!!!!!!! gave 5 points

25.07.2011

#70 by tress mac neil

Simply genius.

tress mac neil gave 5 points

25.07.2011

#71 by Chlorine

Not happy with this sudden "adult humor", just because it's on comedy central now. However, unlike episodes like Gadda-da-Leela, in this episode it makes sense. It was kind of shocking at first to hear all those f-bombs, but they were there for a reason and they work well. Generally, it was a very well-done episode. The Bender-isn't-really-Bender-twist was kind of obvious, but I don't mind the show being predictable as long as it's fun. And fun it definitely is.

Chlorine gave 5 points

28.07.2011

#72 by tip of the zoidberg

The workings of the overall design of this epiosde were genius, I simply adored it.

tip of the zoidberg gave 5 points

29.07.2011

#73 by Foot Mutant

Great!

Foot Mutant gave 5 points

30.07.2011

#74 by John Cheesa

Nice to see Zoidberg in a larger role this production season.

John Cheesa gave 5 points

08.08.2011

#75 by Daxton Smalpecker

This one was friggin' awesome dog!

Daxton Smalpecker gave 5 points

09.08.2011

#76 by Ryan

Fun episode.

Ryan gave 4 points

14.08.2011

#77 by Otis P Jivefunk

The ep was alright, perhaps a little better than I expected. Nothing truly horrible, although wasn't a fan of the bleeped swearing, especially on Zoidberg's part. Some funny moments, but Clamps isn't a main character to me and he doesn't really do that well trying to carry the episode. The Robot Mafia when together were great as usual. Not a fave of mine, but not bad either...

Otis P Jivefunk gave 3 points

14.08.2011

#78 by Lucky Monkey

Unbelievably great episode -- Mo LaMarche knocked it out of the park at every turn. Up there with "Roswell that Ends Well," "Spanish Fry," and "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings." Zoidberg has never been funnier: "John F**king Zoidberg!"

Lucky Monkey gave 5 points

17.08.2011

#79 by FuturamaFan

I was prepared to give this episode a 3 because most of it really wasn't that bad. However, Zoidberg's swearing just felt extremely crude and unnecessary. It just seems like another example of the show exploiting the fact that Comedy Central has no issues with that form of writing. The story's pacing was okay, but I'm not sure if centering an episode around Clamps was the best decision. He's an interesting character, but personally I only find him interesting when paired with the rest of the Robot Mafia. Overall, the episode had some good moments, but the senseless profanity (and I'm not prude, I just feel it has no place in this show) kind of had me worried that Futurama is going down a bad road.

FuturamaFan gave 2 points

20.08.2011

#80 by Mikito

A very funny, Zoidberg-centric episode that suffered a bit from it's placement in the reorded Season. It was the third Bender-death in 5 Episodes and seemed a bit stale for that, but otherwise a perfectly entertainig episode that reminded me a lot of Season 2.

Mikito gave 5 points

20.08.2011

#81 by vexlor

God, this was another great one!

vexlor gave 5 points

21.08.2011

#82 by AdrenalinDragon

Although I originally gave this episode a low score, it has now grown on me and is one of my favourites of Season 6. So many good quotes and funny moments in this episode makes up for the lackluster ending.

AdrenalinDragon gave 5 points

21.08.2011

#83 by SweetZombieJesus

I really enjoy this one. It's not terribly complex, but it makes me smile.

SweetZombieJesus gave 5 points

22.08.2011

#84 by Earl R.

I love the maffia refrences and and all the Zoidberg is a big fancy hero episodes, so for me this was golden T.V. to to watch.

Earl R. gave 5 points

05.09.2011

#85 by cyber_turnip

Yuck, a horrible episode. It makes sense that Comedy Central switched the premier of the show to 'Neutopia' because this episode would have been an embarrassing start to the season.
The storyline isn't inspired, but it works moreorless, although it features a lot of things I'm not a giant fan of (tertiary characters 'moving in' with the protagonists, Bender dying AGAIN, etc), but the episode's largest flaw is its lack of humour. A decent amount of gags land, but it's far below 'Futurama's usual standard and then there are so many jokes that are just, plain bad. I mean, Bender stealing the Donbot's meatball recipe? Horribly laboured. Colonel Mustard Gas? It's not even sci-fi related. What does a character from a board game have to do with anything? And I could go on.

In my opinion, this is easily the worst episode of 6B.

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cyber_turnip gave 1 point

10.09.2011

#86 by Randall

This one is ranked way to low, it should be at least 90 percent!

Randall gave 5 points

10.09.2011

#87 by Christopher

Fan-*beeping*-tastic!

Christopher gave 5 points

11.09.2011

#88 by yako

another great episode from 6B.

yako gave 5 points

25.09.2011

#89 by SZJ

Good episode with some of the past secondary and minor characters doing well in a leading role.

SZJ gave 4 points

06.10.2011

#90 by Lamusiqe13

BOO! This was yet another terrible post-cancellation episode. At first, I didn't mind the post-cancellation episodes (and they did get better as they went along), but the more I compare them to the previous episodes, the less I like them. I'll use this one as a comparison, probably because it's a generic example. The only thing I have to say specifically about this episode is that the use of the f-word was totally unnecessary. Anyway, here are my problems with the new episodes:
The Characters: All of them, other than Fry, are toned down versions of themselves. Bender isn't nearly as obsessed with drugs and anti-working, Leela is barely a character at all anymore, Farnsworth is less mad-scientisty and more old-manny, Zoidberg is less lonely and stupid, and Amy and Hermes don't do anything at all. They barely have any lines. Plus, we barely see any of the recurring characters.
Plots: In the old episodes, the plots would often be typical cartoon plots, but they would just as often make me cry, move me, or both. Take for instance, The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings, Jurassic Bark, Time Just Keeps On Slipping, Parasites Lost, ect. The only 2 new episodes that do that are Cold Warriors and Overclockwise. Plus, when the plots didn't emotionally move me, the plots themselves were funny; now, it just seems like the writers thought of random plots to see if they could put jokes in them.
I have several more complaints, but those are the main 2, and this is getting really long. The point is, the episode sucks. :(

Lamusiqe13 gave 1 point

11.12.2011

#91 by Malfarious

A clever episode that has lots of fun and surprises. Worked for me!

Malfarious gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#92 by BringerOfPie

I love the Robot Mafia, but their episodes are never stellar. They had two of the duller episodes of the series' original run, and the trend continues here. The first two acts are pretty good, and the involvement of Clamps is nice, even though I feel they blew the opportunity to flesh his character out beyond the "clamps" joke. But the 3rd act was a total bore, aside from the "JOHN ****ING ZOIDBERG" sequence. Plus another lame fake-out death. Not a bad episode by any means, but a forgettable one.

BringerOfPie gave 3 points

24.08.2012

#93 by Fat Kev Smith

He's a big old fat man!

Fat Kev Smith gave 5 points

23.12.2012

#94 by ZoibyWantBalloon

John (mutha) fucking ZOIDBERG!!

ZoibyWantBalloon gave 5 points

19.04.2013

#95 by Jane Rhodes

Worst episode ever - nothing else to say

Jane Rhodes gave 1 point

04.05.2013

#96 by Tobz

Silence of the Clamps is a fantastic episode. Very, very funny.

Tobz gave 5 points