The Silence of the Clamps
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The Silence of the Clamps | |||||
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No. | 102 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV14 | ||||
Written by | Eric Rogers | ||||
Directed by | Frank Marino | ||||
Title caption | N/A | ||||
First air date | 21 July, 2011[1] | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E03 | ||||
Title reference | The Silence of the Lambs | ||||
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"The Silence of the Clamps",[2] originally titled "Bend on a Wire",[3] is the one hundred and second episode of Futurama, the fourteenth of the sixth production season and the ? of the eighth broadcast season. It is scheduled to air on 21 July, 2011.[1] The episode was for some time thought to be the broadcast season premiere, but the announcement that "Neutopia" would air on 23 June in its place[1] proved otherwise.
Story
Bender witnesses a crime committed by the Robot Mafia and has to go into witness protection.
Production
Maurice LaMarche revealed in an update online that this episode will have a large focus on Clamps, indeed his great break through episode.[3] Episode writer Eric Rogers has also said, on his Twitter page, that "6ACV14 is directed by Frank Marino, not Ray Claffey".[4]
Additional Information
Characters
Cultural References
- The title is a parody of the film The Silence of the Lambs.
References
- ^ a b c Rogers, Eric (13 April 2011). Futurama nerds, my episode airs 21 July, 2011.. (Twitter.) Retrieved on 26 April 2011. Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "airdate" defined multiple times with different content - ^ "With their scripts on easels in front of them, they began at Act 1, Scene 1 of "The Silence of the Clamps," performing each scene in sequence."
Moore, Frazier (22 June 2010). "Back To The Future With New 'Futurama' Episodes". cbs4denver. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. - ^ a b "MightyBooshFan91" (10 February 2010). ""Hot Diggity Daffodil, Futurama's back!" (News thread) (No spoilers)" Page 5. (PEEL.) Retrieved on 10 February 2010.
- ^ Eric Rogers' Twitter