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* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Bean and Pendergast struggling with the gun and it going off, shooting Zog in the process.


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* WhamEpisode: Not only do we learn that there is another land radically different than the fantasy land of Dreamland, but there’s also a plot to kill Zog.
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The King and his advisors begin to interrogate Gunderson, with all of them convinced he's some sort of shapeshifting dragon, much to Gunderson's bemusement as he unsuccessfully attempts to explain himself. Zog, confused, decides to get rid of Gunderson. Meanwhile, one apartment gets unoccupied because its inhabitant died, and Luci decides to move in with Elfo as his flatmate. However, soon they drive each other up the wall because of their fighting.

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The King and his advisors begin to interrogate Gunderson, with all of them convinced he's some sort of shapeshifting dragon, much to Gunderson's bemusement as he unsuccessfully attempts to explain himself. Zog, Zøg, confused, decides to get rid of Gunderson. Meanwhile, one apartment gets unoccupied because its inhabitant died, and Luci decides to move in with Elfo as his flatmate. However, soon they drive each other up the wall because of their fighting.



Then, a woman called Harriet arrives, and while eavesdropping on her conversation with Gunderson, Bean realizes the latter attacked Dreamland intentionally with the aim of ensuring Zog was killed or dethroned. Harriet recognizes her, and Gunderson grabs a gun to kill Bean. Bean pushes the gun away and escapes on an airship, setting direction for Dreamland. Gunderson manages to grab onto the airship and opens it after breaking a window, and the two start to fight. The fight ends up causing the airship to tilt, and Bean falls out only to save herself because of Gunderson's bag. As Gunderson tries to reach the bag, Bean throws a potato in his face, making him fall off and allowing her to regain control of the airship.

As she arrives at Dreamland, Bean tries to tell the locals not to attack her, but they think her airship is the shapeshifter from earlier and shoot it down, making her crash on the building where Elfo and Luci live, but manages to get to the castle to warn them someone is trying to kill Zog, showing them the revolver. Odval orders Prendergast to take the revolver (thinking it's some sort of whistle), but Bean is unwilling to let anyone else take it, and in the struggle the gun fires off accidentally, shooting Zog.

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Then, a woman called Harriet arrives, and while eavesdropping on her conversation with Gunderson, Bean realizes the latter attacked Dreamland intentionally with the aim of ensuring Zog Zøg was killed or dethroned. Harriet recognizes her, and Gunderson grabs a gun to kill Bean. Bean pushes the gun away and escapes on an airship, setting direction for Dreamland. Gunderson manages to grab onto the airship and opens it after breaking a window, and the two start to fight. The fight ends up causing the airship to tilt, and Bean falls out only to save herself because of Gunderson's bag. As Gunderson tries to reach the bag, Bean throws a potato in his face, making him fall off and allowing her to regain control of the airship.

As she arrives at Dreamland, Bean tries to tell the locals not to attack her, but they think her airship is the shapeshifter from earlier and shoot it down, making her crash on the building where Elfo and Luci live, but manages to get to the castle to warn them someone is trying to kill Zog, Zøg, showing them the revolver. Odval orders Prendergast Pendergast to take the revolver (thinking it's some sort of whistle), but Bean is unwilling to let anyone else take it, and in the struggle the gun fires off accidentally, shooting Zog.Zøg.



* BaitAndSwitch: When Pendergast struggles with Bean to take the revolver off her hands, it fires off, initially making it look like it's shot Pendergast. It shoots Zog instead.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Pendergast struggles with Bean to take the revolver off her hands, it fires off, initially making it look like it's shot Pendergast. It shoots Zog Zøg instead.



* ExactEavesdropping: Bean manages to be in the right place, at the right time, to overhear Harriet berate Gunderson for the failed attempt at killing Zog.

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* ExactEavesdropping: Bean manages to be in the right place, at the right time, to overhear Harriet berate Gunderson for the failed attempt at killing Zog.Zøg.



* ParentalTitleCharacterization: Bean, who refers to Zog as "Dad" or occasionally by his name, shouts out "DADDY" when he's accidentally shot.

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* ParentalTitleCharacterization: Bean, who refers to Zog Zøg as "Dad" or occasionally by his name, shouts out "DADDY" when he's accidentally shot.



* SkewedPriorities: When Elf Alley on flames, which can be seen from the castle, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Rulo, Odval and Zog insist on following royal protocol to the letter,]] even when it's wasting everyone's time (such as Odval checking to see if Zog is there, when he quite obviously is).

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* SkewedPriorities: When Elf Alley on flames, which can be seen from the castle, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Rulo, Odval and Zog insist on following royal protocol to the letter,]] even when it's wasting everyone's time (such as Odval checking to see if Zog Zøg is there, when he quite obviously is).
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The episode opens with Gunderson's airship dropping fire onto Dreamland. While Bean thinks this is just an accident and that the royal court has no right to hold him captive, the latter ultimately turns out [[ProperlyParanoid to be correct]]--Gunderson is EvilAllAlong.


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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Bean, with regards to Gunderson. She learns the awful truth about him in the episode's climax.
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* ParentalTitleCharacterization: Bean, who refers to Zog as "Dad" or occasionally by his name, shouts out "DADDY" when he's accidentally shot.
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** There's a brief shot on the mechanical dragon of a drawer filled with nothing but [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} assorted lengths of wire.]]
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** Gunderson has a [[Music/LedZeppelin lead zeppelin]].
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This episode ended with the wham shot of Zog being shot.


-->'''Harriet:''' You had three simple tasks. Fly to the castle, deliver the weapon and get the hell away without being detected. [...] That big, dumb fat-ass is still on the throne.

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-->'''Harriet:''' You had three simple tasks. Fly to the castle, deliver the weapon and get the hell away without being detected. [...] That big, dumb fat-ass is still on the throne.throne.
* WhamShot: When it looked like Bean shot at Pendergast on accident, everyone sees that Bean instead had accidentally shot her father with the gun.
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* DisneyDeath: Gunderson gets kicked out of an airship already in flight.

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* DisneyDeath: DisneyVillainDeath: Gunderson gets kicked out of an airship already in flight.



* MundaneItemAmazement: Bean is fascinated for a good long while by a simple electrical lamp.

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* MundaneItemAmazement: MundaneObjectAmazement: Bean is fascinated for a good long while by a simple electrical lamp.
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* SkewedPriorities: When Elf Alley on flames, which can be seen from the castle, Rulo, Odval and Zog insist on following royal protocol to the letter, even when it's wasting everyone's time (such as Odval checking to see if Zog is there, when he quite obviously is).

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* SkewedPriorities: When Elf Alley on flames, which can be seen from the castle, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Rulo, Odval and Zog insist on following royal protocol to the letter, letter,]] even when it's wasting everyone's time (such as Odval checking to see if Zog is there, when he quite obviously is).

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Bean comes down to the dungeon to talk with Gunderson, who requests her to bring him his bag, his diary and several potatoes: with his supplies and the potatoes, he builds a radio that allows him to make contact with his people. Bean asks Gunderson to bring her with him to his land, fed up with the world of magic. Gunderson accepts the offer, and sets off an explosion with some gunpowder so he can escape. That night, a submarine arrives to Dreamland's port, and both Bean and Gunderson get into it. Gunderson teaches her how to drive the submarine, and soon they arrive to Steamland.

Gunderson leaves Bean in his house for a time, while she becomes amazed with the lamp and easy chair, but soon she gets bored and, after discovering there's a city out there, decides to sneak out to investigate. Apart from the many mechanical wonders, she is also surprised by the fact that women are equals in Steamland, something that appeals to her since her gender usually gets her shafted in Dreamland. Finding that Gunderson has an airship workshop, she goes there, much to Gunderson's consternation, since he had asked her to stay in his shed for her protection.

Then, a woman called Harriet arrives, and while eavesdropping on her conversation with Gunderson, Bean realizes the latter attacked Dreamland intentionally with the aim of ensuring Zog was killed or dethroned. Harriet recognizes her, and Gunderson grabs a gun to kill Bean. Bean pushes the gun away and escapes on an airship, setting direction for Dreamland. Gunderson manages to grab onto the airship and opens it after breaking a window, and the two start to fight. The fight ends up causing the airship to tilt, and Bean falls out only to save herself because of Gunderson's bag. As Gunderson tries to reach the bag, Bean throws a potato to his face, making him fall off and allowing her to regain control of the airship.

As she arrives to Dreamland, Bean tries to tell the locals not to attack her, but they think her airship is the shapeshifter from earlier and shoot it down, making her crash on the building where Elfo and Luci live, but manages to get to the castle to warn them someone is trying to kill Zog, showing them the revolver. Odval orders Prendergast to take the revolver (thinking it's some sort of whistle), but Bean is unwilling to let anyone else take it, and in the struggle the gun fires off accidentally, shooting Zog.

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Bean comes down to the dungeon to talk with Gunderson, who requests her to she bring him his bag, his diary and several potatoes: with his supplies and the potatoes, he builds a radio that allows him to make contact with his people. Bean asks Gunderson to bring her with him to his land, fed up with the world of magic. Gunderson accepts the offer, and sets off an explosion with some gunpowder so he can escape. That night, a submarine arrives to in Dreamland's port, and both Bean and Gunderson get into it. Gunderson teaches her how to drive the submarine, and soon they arrive to at Steamland.

Gunderson leaves Bean in his house for a time, while she becomes amazed with the lamp and easy chair, but soon she gets bored and, after discovering there's a city out there, outside, decides to sneak out to investigate. Apart from the many mechanical wonders, she is also surprised by the fact that women are equals in Steamland, something that appeals to her since her gender usually gets her shafted in Dreamland. Finding that Gunderson has an airship workshop, she goes there, much to Gunderson's consternation, since he had asked her to stay in his shed for her protection.

Then, a woman called Harriet arrives, and while eavesdropping on her conversation with Gunderson, Bean realizes the latter attacked Dreamland intentionally with the aim of ensuring Zog was killed or dethroned. Harriet recognizes her, and Gunderson grabs a gun to kill Bean. Bean pushes the gun away and escapes on an airship, setting direction for Dreamland. Gunderson manages to grab onto the airship and opens it after breaking a window, and the two start to fight. The fight ends up causing the airship to tilt, and Bean falls out only to save herself because of Gunderson's bag. As Gunderson tries to reach the bag, Bean throws a potato to in his face, making him fall off and allowing her to regain control of the airship.

As she arrives to at Dreamland, Bean tries to tell the locals not to attack her, but they think her airship is the shapeshifter from earlier and shoot it down, making her crash on the building where Elfo and Luci live, but manages to get to the castle to warn them someone is trying to kill Zog, showing them the revolver. Odval orders Prendergast to take the revolver (thinking it's some sort of whistle), but Bean is unwilling to let anyone else take it, and in the struggle the gun fires off accidentally, shooting Zog.



* BaitAndSwitch: When Prendergast struggles with Bean to take the revolver off her hands, it fires off, initially making it look like it's shot Prendergast. It shoots Zog instead.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Prendergast Pendergast struggles with Bean to take the revolver off her hands, it fires off, initially making it look like it's shot Prendergast.Pendergast. It shoots Zog instead.



* CassandraTruth: No matter what Gunderson says, the ruling council of Dreamland are too dumb to believe him.



* DisneyDeath: Gunderson gets kicked out of an airship already in flight.



* MeaningfulName: The former occupant of Elfo and Luci's apartment is (or was) "Combusto".
* MundaneItemAmazement: Bean is fascinated for a good long while by a simple electrical lamp.



* RecklessGunUsage: The Dreamlanders have no idea what a revolver is, leading them to be ''extremely'' cavalier with the one they find in Gunderson's satchel. This gets PlayedForDrama later, because, lacking knowledge of how dangerous guns are, Prendergast has no problem in trying to take the gun off Bean's hands - accidentally causing her to fire it.

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* PokeThePoodle: Elfo's idea of revenge for Luci throwing a wild party and not inviting him is to bring some geese into the apartment and eat pancakes with them. Luci's more baffled than annoyed that this is his way of getting back at him.
* RecklessGunUsage: The Dreamlanders have no idea what a revolver is, leading them to be ''extremely'' cavalier with the one they find in Gunderson's satchel. This gets PlayedForDrama later, because, lacking knowledge of how dangerous guns are, Prendergast Pendergast has no problem in trying to take the gun off Bean's hands - accidentally causing her to fire it.



* ShoutOut: While wandering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] Boulevard.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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While wandering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] Boulevard.


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* SkewedPriorities: When Elf Alley on flames, which can be seen from the castle, Rulo, Odval and Zog insist on following royal protocol to the letter, even when it's wasting everyone's time (such as Odval checking to see if Zog is there, when he quite obviously is).


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* TookALevelInDumbass: Not that anyone in Dreamland was exactly a genius beforehand, but in this episode they're all particularly stupid.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Odval's sexism gets ramped up a notch for this episode.
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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a setting that's mostly medieval fantasy, what looks like a context-appropriate dragon tuns out to be a SteamPunk airship, piloted by a scientist carrying a revolver. Turns out he was sent from a downright futuristic city by a mysterious employer to deliver said revolver to an equally mysterious assassin in Dreamland. Most Dreamlanders think that he is a shapeshifter, and the revolver is some kind of wand or ''dragon-summoning whistle''.

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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a setting that's mostly medieval fantasy, what looks like a context-appropriate dragon tuns turns out to be a SteamPunk airship, piloted by a scientist carrying a revolver. Turns out he was sent from a downright futuristic city by a mysterious employer to deliver said revolver to an equally mysterious assassin in Dreamland. Most Dreamlanders think that he is a shapeshifter, and the revolver is some kind of wand or ''dragon-summoning whistle''.
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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a setting that's mostly medieval fantasy, what looks like a context-appropriate dragon tuns out to be a SteamPunk airship, piloted by a scientist carrying a revolver. [[spoiler: Turns out he was sent from a downright futuristic city by a mysterious employer to deliver said revolver to an equally mysterious assassin in Dreamland]]. Most Dreamlanders think that he is a shapeshifter, and the revolver is some kind of wand or ''dragon-summoning whistle''.

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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a setting that's mostly medieval fantasy, what looks like a context-appropriate dragon tuns out to be a SteamPunk airship, piloted by a scientist carrying a revolver. [[spoiler: Turns out he was sent from a downright futuristic city by a mysterious employer to deliver said revolver to an equally mysterious assassin in Dreamland]].Dreamland. Most Dreamlanders think that he is a shapeshifter, and the revolver is some kind of wand or ''dragon-summoning whistle''.
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* OutsideGenreFoe: In a setting that's mostly medieval fantasy, what looks like a context-appropriate dragon tuns out to be a SteamPunk airship, piloted by a scientist carrying a revolver. [[spoiler: Turns out he was sent from a downright futuristic city by a mysterious employer to deliver said revolver to an equally mysterious assassin in Dreamland]]. Most Dreamlanders think that he is a shapeshifter, and the revolver is some kind of wand or ''dragon-summoning whistle''.
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* ExactEavesdropping: Bean manages to be in the right place, at the right time, to overhear Harriet berate Gunderson for the failed attempt at killing Zog.
* FisticuffProvokingComment: Elfo and Luci get more and more on each others nerves as roommates, and argue a lot. But when Elfo calls Luci little, the demon is done arguing and attacks Elfo.
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Elfo brings Bean and Luci to Elf Alley's only restaurant for dinner, but the dinner gets interrupted when a dragon attacks the town, setting a good part of Elf Alley on fire. While Dreamland's fire brigade (requested by the Elf King after an absurdly long ceremony) puts out the fires, Dreamland's knights and Bean set out to defeat the dragon. Bean manages to hit it with an arrow - only for the "dragon" to actually be an airship piloted by a man called Gunderson. The knights, however, believe Gunderson is some sort of dragon and arrest him.

The King and his advisors begin to interrogate Gunderson, with all of them convinced he's some sort of shapeshifting dragon, much to Gunderson's bemusement as he unsuccessfully attempts to explain himself. Zog, confused, decides to get rid of Gunderson. Meanwhile, one apartment gets unoccupied because its inhabitant died, and Luci decides to move in with Elfo as his flatmate. However, soon they drive each other up the wall because of their fighting.

Bean comes down to the dungeon to talk with Gunderson, who requests her to bring him his bag, his diary and several potatoes: with his supplies and the potatoes, he builds a radio that allows him to make contact with his people. Bean asks Gunderson to bring her with him to his land, fed up with the world of magic. Gunderson accepts the offer, and sets off an explosion with some gunpowder so he can escape. That night, a submarine arrives to Dreamland's port, and both Bean and Gunderson get into it. Gunderson teaches her how to drive the submarine, and soon they arrive to Steamland.

Gunderson leaves Bean in his house for a time, while she becomes amazed with the lamp and easy chair, but soon she gets bored and, after discovering there's a city out there, decides to sneak out to investigate. Apart from the many mechanical wonders, she is also surprised by the fact that women are equals in Steamland, something that appeals to her since her gender usually gets her shafted in Dreamland. Finding that Gunderson has an airship workshop, she goes there, much to Gunderson's consternation, since he had asked her to stay in his shed for her protection.

Then, a woman called Harriet arrives, and while eavesdropping on her conversation with Gunderson, Bean realizes the latter attacked Dreamland intentionally with the aim of ensuring Zog was killed or dethroned. Harriet recognizes her, and Gunderson grabs a gun to kill Bean. Bean pushes the gun away and escapes on an airship, setting direction for Dreamland. Gunderson manages to grab onto the airship and opens it after breaking a window, and the two start to fight. The fight ends up causing the airship to tilt, and Bean falls out only to save herself because of Gunderson's bag. As Gunderson tries to reach the bag, Bean throws a potato to his face, making him fall off and allowing her to regain control of the airship.

As she arrives to Dreamland, Bean tries to tell the locals not to attack her, but they think her airship is the shapeshifter from earlier and shoot it down, making her crash on the building where Elfo and Luci live, but manages to get to the castle to warn them someone is trying to kill Zog, showing them the revolver. Odval orders Prendergast to take the revolver (thinking it's some sort of whistle), but Bean is unwilling to let anyone else take it, and in the struggle the gun fires off accidentally, shooting Zog.

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* BaitAndSwitch: When Prendergast struggles with Bean to take the revolver off her hands, it fires off, initially making it look like it's shot Prendergast. It shoots Zog instead.
* CallingARabbitASmeerp: Gunderson calls his submarine an "electrofish".
* ContinuityNod: Bean goes to the thieves from "The Princess of Darkness" to buy some potatoes.



* RecklessGunUsage: The Dreamlanders have no idea what a revolver is, leading them to be ''extremely'' cavalier with the one they find in Gunderson's satchel.

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* RecklessGunUsage: The Dreamlanders have no idea what a revolver is, leading them to be ''extremely'' cavalier with the one they find in Gunderson's satchel. This gets PlayedForDrama later, because, lacking knowledge of how dangerous guns are, Prendergast has no problem in trying to take the gun off Bean's hands - accidentally causing her to fire it.
* RunningGag: Bean keeps saying "stience" instead of science.



* SteamPunk: The appropriately named land of Steamland, which is full of steam-power technological wonders and lots of goggles.

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** One shop is called [[Creator/JulesVerne Verne's]] Jewels.
* SteamPunk: The appropriately named land of Steamland, which is full of steam-power technological wonders and lots of goggles.goggles.
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-->'''Harriet:''' You had three simple tasks. Fly to the castle, deliver the weapon and get the hell away without being detected. [...] That big, dumb fat-ass is still on the throne.
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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] Boulevard.

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* ShoutOut: While wondering wandering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] Boulevard.
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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fansworth]] Boulevard.

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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fansworth]] Farnsworth]] Boulevard.

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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fansworth]]
Boulevard.

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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fansworth]]
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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[westernanimation/{{futurama}} Fansworth Boulevard]].

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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[westernanimation/{{futurama}} Fansworth Boulevard]].[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Fansworth]]
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* ShoutOut: While wondering around Steamland, Bean ask for directions to [[westernanimation/{{futurama}} Fansworth Boulevard]].
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A visitor from a technologically advanced nation visits Dreamland, setting up a cultural clash between magic and technology.
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* MagicVersusScience: The Dreamlanders are so used to magic that with the exception of Bean, they can't even grasp the concept of technology.
* SteamPunk: The appropriately named land of Steamland, which is full of steam-power technological wonders and lots of goggles.

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