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The Honking
"The Honking" is the eighteenth episode in the second season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 5, 2000. The title references the 1981 film ''The Howling''. The episode is also a reference to the 1977 film ''The Car''. Plot As part of his late uncle Vladimir's last will, Bender must spend the night in his family's sinister old castle near Thermostadt, the capital of the Robo-Hungarian Empire, in order to inherit it. However, the castle's holographic "robot ghosts" cause him to flee out into the night, where he is run over by a mysterious non-hover car. After returning to New New York, Bender begins to experience nightmares and blackouts, and believes that the car has followed him home. In the city, mysterious tire tracks are discovered at places where Bender has been. Worried, he seeks "professional help" from a coin-operated Gypsy Bot machine. It informs him that he was run over by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Dietter
Susan E. Dietter, usually credited as Susie Dietter, is an American director, known primarily for her work on television cartoons. She has directed episodes of the popular series '' Futurama'', ''Baby Blues'', ''The Simpsons'', '' Recess'' and ''The Critic''. She also worked as an animator for the modern-day '' Looney Tunes'' "Museum Scream" and "My Generation G... G... Gap". Dietter was a nominee for the 2000 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production for her direction of the ''Futurama'' episode " A Bicyclops Built for Two". She also shared an Emmy Award-nomination for Outstanding Animated Series with her fellow producers of Futurama. Dietter was the first female director on ''The Simpsons'', ''Futurama'', ''Baby Blues'', and ''The Critic''. Dietter also was a storyboard artist on the animated movie '' Open Season''. Directing credits ''Simpsons'' episodes *"Bart Gets Famous" eason 5, 3.2.1994*" Bart's Girlfri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |