History Recap / FuturamaS3E8ThatsLobstertainment

* QuicksandSucks: During the premiere of "The Magnificent Three", Fry and Leela try to find a place to land the Planet Express Ship (due to Leela refusing to pay a valet on the principal of the matter), before eventually touching down... right on the La Brea Tar Pits, which they immediately sink into. They spend the whole final third of the episode trying to get out.

* RussianReversal: This is Zoidberg's schtick as a stand up "comic".

* CallBack: Also playing at Loew's Qaddafi's Mann's Grauman's Chinese Theater is the 1000th Anniversary re-release of ''Jury Duty II: Trouble on the Hubble'', first mentioned by its star Creator/PaulyShore in the earlier episode ''[[Recap/FuturamaS2E19TheCryonicWoman The Cryonic Woman]]''. Shore and Fry's ex-girlfriend Michelle (who ran off with him in that episode) can also be seen in the audience at the Academy Awards ceremony.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Rather than pay a nominal parking fee for a Hollywood premiere, Leela flies around for hours before landing on the La Brea Tar Pits...which is exactly the sort of thing she usually scolds Fry and Bender for.

* QuicksandSucks: During the premiere of "The Magnificent Three", Fry and Leela try to find a place to land the Planet Express Ship (due to Leela refusing to pay a valet on the principal of the matter), before eventually touching down...right on the La Brea Tar Pits, which they immediately sink into. They spend the whole final third of the episode trying to get out.

Zoidberg goes to Hollywood to get tips on comedy from his uncle, the once-famous silent hologram star Harold Zoid. Zoid, however, thinks that with funding from his 'rich, doctor nephew', he'll be able to produce a movie that will put him back in the spotlight. Bender gets Calculon involved, and if they can rig the awards, maybe someone could get an Oscar.

** Zoidberg's acting is especially awkward in the scene where he opens the door for the Vice President. Oddly enough, he actually seems to have improved as the shoot went on, as he delivers the movie's penultimate line in a much better way.

* BitingTheHandHumor: At one point, the tour guide says the 30th Century Fox logo spotlights are used to blind pilots so that they can film the resulting plane crashes. [[DontExplainTheJoke The joke being]] [[StealthPun that Fox makes pilots]] [[ExecutiveMeddling crash]] and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork burn.]] It once provided the page image for the LogoJoke.

** Bender gives Calculon a hilariously succinct reply upon being asked if he's guaranteed an Oscar for his being in "The Magnificent Three":

** After the movie bombs, Calculon confronts Bender who told him that an Oscar was practically on his mantle.

-->'''Calculon:''' Dead, do you hear me?! DEAD!\\

* WritersSuck: When Bender is asked if the Best Actor category has been announced, he says, "They're giving out the minor technical awards. I think they're up to writing."

-->'''Zoidberg''': The President is dead. ''(To Calculon)'' Congratulations, Mr. President!\\
'''Calculon''': [[BigNo NNNNNOOOOO!!!]]

* QuicksandSucks: During the premiere of "The Magnificent Three", Fry and Leela try to find a place to land the Planet Express Ship (due to Leela refusing to pay a valet on the principal of the matter), before eventually touching down...right on the Labra Tar Pits, which they immediately sink into. They spend the whole final third of the episode trying to get out.

* BoxOfficeBomb: InUniverse example with "The Magnificent Three". During its opening night, [[LeavingAudience everyone except Bender, Zoidberg, Zoid, and Calculon walked out before the film ended]]. As Calculon put it "I've seen plagues with better opening nights than this!".

--->'''Bender''': Know you know why I used the qualifier "practically".

* TakeThat: Twice during the episode, a Neanderthal skeleton is mistaken for Creator/SylvesterStallone.

** Before that is Bender's hilariously succinct reply to Calculon asking if he's guaranteed an Oscar for taking the role:
--->'''Bender:''' Hey, I can "guarantee" you ''anything you want!''

* BitingTheHandHumor[=/=]LogoJoke: At one point, the tour guide says the 30th Century Fox logo spotlights are used to blind pilots so that they can film the resulting plane crashes. [[DontExplainTheJoke The joke being]] [[StealthPun that Fox makes pilots]] [[ExecutiveMeddling crash]] and [[ScrewedByTheNetwork burn.]] It once provided the page image for the LogoJoke.

* ExactWords: After the movie bombs, Calculon confronts Bender who told him that an Oscar was practically on his mantle.
-->'''Bender''': Know you know why I used the qualifier "practically".