3x12 Insane in the Mainframe - Futurama Episode Guide

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- Episode 03x12

Episode: 03x12
Title: Insane in the Mainframe
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 3ACV11
First Aired: Apr. 08, 2001

Season 3 » Episode #12 - Insane in the Mainframe

Futurama - 03x12 Insane in the Mainframe

Summary: When Fry and Bender are mistaken as bank robbers, they are sentenced to time in an insane asylum for robots. Bender, of course, sees it as a vacation, but Fry begins to crack under the pressure of mechanical examinations and a diet consisting of motor oil. Fry soon becomes convinced that he too is a robot and is declared cured and released back to New New York. Bender and his new partner in crime, Roberto, escape from the asylum and attempt to rob a bank only to find the cops waiting to bust them. On the lam, the seek refuge on the Planet Express and take the crew hostage.

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Crazy Robots (00:53)

Dr. Perceptron & Nurse Ratchet (01:14)

Exploding Problem (00:10)

Robot Escape (01:20)

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Judge Ron Whitey	voiced by Billy West (II)
Richard Nixon	voiced by Billy West (II)
URL	voiced by John Di Maggio
Norm	voiced by John Di Maggio
Frankie	voiced by John Di Maggio
Teller	voiced by Tress MacNeille
CIA Voice	voiced by Tress MacNeille
Surveillance Camera	voiced by Tress MacNeille
Nurse Ratchet	voiced by Tress MacNeille

	Season 3 / Episode 12: - Insane in the Mainframe Fry: Blood? Robots don't have blood. I must be a... a... Dr. Zoidberg: A squid? Fry: A human! Oh, my God, I'm a human! Dr. Zoidberg: Also good.
	Season 3 / Episode 12: - Insane in the Mainframe Fry: I refuse to testify on the grounds that my organs will be chopped up into a patty. Judge Ron Whitey: Ah, the 67th Amendment.

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TRIVIA

In keeping with the idea of artificial intelligence having the capacity for insanity, the subtle reference to the movie 2001 is the fact that the robot nut-house is called the "HAL institute."
Bender has a human heart in his compartment. This could be a reference to _"Futurama" Anthology of Interest II (2002)_ where Bender tells the group that he needs a human heart to pump blood out of his basement.