YMMV / Futurama S 4 E 4 Less Than Hero

• Fridge Brilliance: Fry comments that the Zookeeper using his hawk to get the Gemerald from them when he's only a few feet away as "unnecessary". However, it's easy to see this as the Zookeeper being cautious rather than overcomplex, since he didn't know the gang had lost their powers and had seen them fight some of his toughest animals at the museum; he might have suspected they would jump him had he gotten too close, even with his hostages.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In the creator commentary on the DVD release for this episode, series producer David X. Cohen sheepishly justifies the show having a superhero episode, insisting that when the episode was written, "Superheroes were HOT!" The audio commentary was recorded during a period when superhero movies seemed to be a fad whose time in the limelight was fading, before the release of Iron Man in 2008 launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe that would dominate the entertainment industry for over a decade.
• Magnificent Bastard: The Zookeeper is a supervillain who commits crimes with a pack of highly trained animals. Planning to steal the Quantum Gemerald, he causes chaos in the Museum of Natural History by having animals attack the patrons, distracting the New Justice Team long enough for him to grab the Gemerald. When the heroes corner him, he drops the Gemerald off of a balcony which distracts them and allows him to escape. Learning that Leela is Clobberella, the Zookeeper kidnaps her parents and holds them hostage so the New Justice Team will steal the Gemerald for him, and ultimately escapes with the Gemerald.

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