Talk:Brannigan Begin Again

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[edit] Cultural references

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• The title quotes a common phrase from Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, and refers to a 1985 HBO original film called Finnegan Begin Again. It is also a repeated line in the children's song "Michael Finnigan".

* The game Fry and Bender play at the beginning of the episode is a parody of Dejarik, the game played by R2-D2 and Chewbacca in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Update - Added source for this item, returned to article. Stardust8212 12:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

• D.O.O.P. is explicitly compared to the United Federation of Planets from the Star Trek Universe. Also, the "neutral zone" in which its headquarters are located may be a reference to the neutral zone between the Romulans and the Federation, or more likely to politically neutral countries such as Switzerland.
• When the Planet Express Ship comes into the new station, a riff on the theme of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine can be heard.
• The laser Zapp uses to cut the ribbon has settings of "Stun", "Kill" and "Hyperdeath™", a reference to phasers from the Star Trek universe.
• The slogan on the neutral planet "Live Free or Don't" is a paraphrase of New Hampshire's state motto "Live Free or Die".
• The woman in the car who wants Kif Kroker is Hattie McDoogal, Fry and Bender's landlady from "I, Roommate" in season 1.
• The crew's mission to the high gravity planet is a parody of the book Mission of Gravity.

[edit] Good 'ol high gravity rain

I was just watching this episode again and I got to thinking wouldn't a place with high gravity have smaller rain drops that wouldn't hit as hard? Zeos386sx (talk) 20:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discontinuation?

Okay, I am not sure if I used the right word there, but, at the begining of the episode, Hermes compares DOOP to the Federation of Star treck. However, because of the events of Where NO Fan Has Gone Before, is this possible?The Dark Fiddler (talk) 01:53, 22 March 2008 (UTC)