Ghost in the Machines
19th episode of the 6th season of Futurama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ghost in the Machines" is the nineteenth episode in the sixth season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 107th episode of the series overall. It originally aired June 30, 2011, on Comedy Central.[1] The episode was written by Patric M. Verrone and directed by Ray Claffey. American actor Dan Castellaneta guest stars in the episode, voicing the Robot Devil. In the episode Bender, angry at Fry for valuing human life over robot life, kills himself in a suicide booth. Afterwards, he becomes a ghost, and learns from the Robot Devil that he is in limbo, and he cannot leave. Sharing a mutual dislike towards Fry, the Robot Devil offers to return Bender to his old body in exchange for using his new ghostly powers to scare Fry to death.
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Futurama episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 19 | ||
Directed by | Ray Claffey | ||
Written by | Patric M. Verrone | ||
Production code | 6ACV19 | ||
Original air date | June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30) | ||
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Opening caption | #1 most viewed show among viewbots | ||
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The episode was written by Patric M. Verrone and directed by Ray Claffey. From May 15 to May 19, as part of its "Countdown to Futurama" event, Comedy Central Insider, Comedy Central's news outlet, released various preview materials for the episode. "Ghost in the Machines" received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised the episode's jokes, but felt that the resolution of the episode was predictable.