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Futurama and The Simpsons - 33 season together is that Yabloko gentlemen, are full of references to Apple! Surely, you have seen a few of them, but the author of TUAW, Yoni Heysler, I found them ALL... or almost everything. If you remember something that he missed - you are welcome in the comments... and start our exciting journey!
When I made my list, I was lucky enough to talk with screenwriter Simpson Bill Oakley (I worked on seasons 4-8) and its director - David Silverman (the team with the 1st season till today day). They kindly shared with me many interesting facts about how and why were these or other Apple mention.
And there you have the first interesting fact that belongs to the creator of Futurama and The Simpsons - Matt Groening. Before gain worldwide fame, he helped create the Apple Macintosh advertising brochure for students in the late '80s.
Moreover, David Cohen, the second creator of Futurama, also involved in the Apple - in the early 80's, he wrote to the assembly language Zoid game for the Apple II computer. Nothing like? Of course, Dr. Zoidberg. In one of his interviews, Cohen admitted that his favorite computer is still Apple II and that he is faithful Mac because "he is a direct descendant of an old friend" - Apple II.
But this is only a small part of what connects creators and characters with Apple technology. It's time to go directly to the list!
1. Futurama - I Dated a Robot. Season 3, Episode 15
In this series, Fry starts dating a robot, whose appearance and character of the "Download" with Lucy Liu. When Professor Farnsworth approaches the box empty robots, we can see the inscription on the box "Mac formatted", which means "Formatted Mac"
Later in this series demonstrated a parody of the 1950s, which tells about the dangers of meeting with robots. Look closely and notice the original Mac.
2. Futurama - Neutopia. Season 6, Episode 12.
In this series, Bender allows the eternal debate Mac vs. PC.
Stone stranger: women and men are very different, but as is the case with all the different things: chocolate and vanilla, Mac and PC - something one is always better.
Bender: Chocolate, Mac, guys. The end.
3. The Simpsons - Homer Defined. Season 3, Episode 5
Sprigfildskaya nuclear power plant on the verge of an explosion of a nuclear reactor, all panic-stricken. If you look closely, you will notice that one of the things that workers in a hurry to make out of the building - Mac SE with dual floppy-disk drive.
The Simpsons humor is very common in the style of the 25th frame. I asked Bill Oakley why a computer that appears only for a split second - it is an accurate picture of Mac SE?
Although Oakley worked on this series, he said that each episode has a responsibility for his people - "show runner", who has watched every smallest element of the series. If the object in the picture is not contrary to the script and does not create unintended jokes like this one a Mac, it will likely just a whim of the artist.
David Silverman adds that many animators drew all the computers in Simpsons like the Mac, because they themselves have used them - in the early 90's, they were incredibly popular in animation.
4. The Simpsons - Lisa on Ice. Season 6, Episode 8.
Most fans of The Simpsons Season 6 recognize the "golden age" of the series. Think of such series as "The Great Homer", "Homer - clown" and "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" Definitely, this season has become one of the best in the history of The Simpsons.
And in the sixth season, there is a series, where Bart and Lisa fight ice hockey, wanting to win the attention of his father. In this series, there is a scene in which ridiculed handwriting recognition technology to Newton from Apple.
Two friends Kearney and Dolph are trying to do "reminders" on the device, but when they enter the "Beat up Martin" ( "trimmed with Martin") Newton recognizes the text as "Eat up Martha" ( "To try Martha").
I asked Oakley is born this joke:
I do not remember exactly, but it was already at the time of editing the series and is offered some of David Mirkin's team. I am at that moment thought that the idea is bad and very few people understand the joke, because even in our Newton studio was just my one (and he really was useless), but the press often mentioned shortcomings Newton... we decided not to lag behind and also insert your word
5. Futurama - Fear of a Bot Planet. Season 1, Episode 5.
In this series, Planet Express crew lands on a planet that is full of robots hunting for people. In the scene where the robot blows a horn calling other robots to begin the traditional hunt for people, used a well-known sound start Mac OS.
6. The Simpsons - Four Regrettings and Funeral. Season 25, Episode 3.
No matter how much Apple has not improved its voice assistant Siri, it remains one of the favorite subjects for writers sitcoms. The Simpsons - is no exception. In this series, the shopkeeper is trying to use of Siri, to find a hospital for Homer, but she does not understand him, and offers to delete the contacts. "That's not what I wanted, Siri!" - shouts the enraged owner of the shop, what Siri responds: "Deleting is confirmed."
7. Futurama - Future Stock. Season 3, Episode 9.
In this episode, Fry meets a businessman, frozen in the 80s and he becomes CEO Planet Express, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. He makes the rebranding of the company and a new ad is a parody of the Apple ad "1984".
8. The Simpsons - Homer the Smithers. Season 7, Episode 17
In this episode, Smithers goes on vacation and leaves his post of Homer Simpson. We can see that it uses Smithers Mac.
Bill Oakley, who was responsible for the series, explains that this reference to Apple was not accidental:
For Smithers, I have this computer in the script because Smithers - progressive young man who would prefer Mac, as no PC
9. The Simpsons - Million Dollar Maybe. Season 21, Episode 11.
"The scene on the couch," which opens every episode, this series has not been without high technology. Here Homer starts the application "Couch Gag" on the iPhone, to choose the order in which members of the family sit on the couch.
10. The Simpsons - The D'oh-cial Network. Season 23, Episode 11.
This series is dedicated to Zuckerberg, because it creates a social Lisa SpringFace the web to find more friends. We see that Lisa is working at his loyal assistant - Computer LISA. A clear reference to Lisa computer from Apple.
For comparison: Apple Lisa 2.
11. Futurama - Fry and the Slurm Factory. Season 1, Episode 13.
In this series, Professor Farnsworth scans Bender using devaysa called F-Ray, and we learn that the old Bender is equipped with a microprocessor 6502 - the same that is used in the Apple II.
David Cohen, Cohen admits that this moment - his idea: "In high school, I sat on the flight of the night front of the computer Apple II programming their own video games, so I'm familiar with this chip is not hearsay ".
12. The Simpsons - Million Dollar Abie. Season 17, Episode 16.
Grandpa Simpson is guilty of failing sprigfildskoy football team. The whole town turns against him and the old man decided to euthanasia. The machine, which is to deprive him of his life is called... diePod.
13. The Simpsons - Homerpalooza. Season 7, Series 24.
In this series, Homer decides to participate in a music festival Hullabalooza. In addition to the references of many popular groups have in this series and references to Apple... or rather, the festival Us Festival, which was organized by Steve Wozniak in the early '80s.
Homer: What a stupid name for these new groups? Sonic youth? Nine inch nails? Hulabaluza?
Seller: Hulabaluza - a music festival, the greatest festival of all time!
Homer: There is only one greatest festival of all time and it's Ac Festival!
Seller: What festival?
Homer: Ac Festival! Dude, it sponsored the guy from Apple Computers.
Seller: COMPUTERS What's that?
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To be continued!
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