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Futurama The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings (1999–2013) Online

Futurama The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings (1999–2013) Online
1999–2013 Billy West Katey Sagal John DiMaggio Bret Haaland
Original Title :
The Devilu0027s Hands Are Idle Playthings
Genre :
TV Episode / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Year :
1999–2013
Directror :
Bret Haaland
Cast :
Billy West,Katey Sagal,John DiMaggio
Writer :
Matt Groening,Matt Groening
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
23min
Rating :
9.1/10

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Futurama The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings (1999–2013) Online

Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress Leela. In a twist of fate, Fry trades hands with the Robot Devil and writes a masterpiece opera about Leela. However, the Robot Devil has evil plans of his own.
Episode credited cast:
Billy West Billy West - Philip J. Fry / Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth / Dr. Zoidberg / Bartender / President Richard Nixon's Head / Zapp Brannigan (voice)
Katey Sagal Katey Sagal - Turanga Leela (voice)
John DiMaggio John DiMaggio - Bender (voice)
Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille - Mrs. Mellonger / Mother at Recital / Child at Recital / Tinny Tim (voice)
Maurice LaMarche Maurice LaMarche - Hedonismbot / Opera House Announcer / Calculon / Grumpy Snail Growling (voice)
Dan Castellaneta Dan Castellaneta - The Robot Devil / Grumpy Snail (voice)
Lauren Tom Lauren Tom - Amy Wong (voice)
Phil LaMarr Phil LaMarr - Hermes Conrad / Reverend Preacherbot (voice)
David Herman David Herman - Scruffy (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kayre Morrison Kayre Morrison - Opera Leela (voice)

The opening sequence starts with a message that says "See you on some other channel". This was done in fear that Fox was going to cancel the show, and this would be the last episode. As it turns out, that's exactly what happened, and just like this statement predicted, the show was later picked up by "some other channel" when Comedy Central ordered more episodes.

The Robot Devil spins a large wheel featuring the names of various robots. As it spins, the following names are visible (In order): Robot Devil, Billionairebot, Flexo, Daisy Mae 128K, Crushinator, Roberto, Helper, Kwanzabot, Robot I-X, Clamps, Hedonismbot, Fatbot, Linctron, Destructor, Santa, Joey, Tinny Tim, Chain Smoker, Angleyne, Execu-tor, Preacherbot, Fembot, Hair Robot, Unit 2013, Donbot, Boxy, Lulubelle 7, Humorbot 5.0, Calculon, URL, Foreigner, iZac, Cartridge Unit, Barkerbot, Teenbot, Gearshift. Q.T. McWhiskers, Deep Blue, iHawk, Cylon, Patchcord Adams, Liubot, Stage Mom 7.0, Sinclair 2K, Vending Machine, Oily, Coolometer, Andrew, Monique, Rab-bot, Lisa, Executive Gamma, Keg Robot, Greeting Card, Eurotrash 80, Nannybot 1.0, Emotitron Jr. (Displayed as: "EMOTITROM, JR."), Ceiling Fan, Hookerbot, Bender, and Robot Devil (Again - as, apparently, it rotates full circle). Fry has met or come into contact with a great deal of these robots, going against what the Robot Devil said about Fry "definitely probably" not knowing him.

This was the last episode broadcast on Fox.

When the final episode was produced, there was about a 50/50 chance of it being the last episode. Because of this, the staff chose to loosely resolve the show, but left it open in case production continued.

Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Farnsworth and Richard Nixon are the only characters to appear in both this episode and the pilot Futurama: Space Pilot 3000 (1999).

The title of this episode is a turn of the phrase "Idle hands are the Devil's playthings" which is often used to illustrate how people, usually kids, that have nothing to do often turn to doing bad things for entertainment.

The advertisement for the two volume set of Fry's holophone music claims to contain over 900 of his pieces in 'over' 30 minutes of music. If this number is the minimum, this means that the average time of his pieces is less than 2 seconds.

We find out Bender named his hands Grabby and Squeezy.

Last episode to air on Adult Swim.

When Bender and Fry enter Robot Hell, Robot Devil is rehearsing with his band. They are heard playing the last few notes from "Here in Robot Hell," the same song they performed for Bender in Season One's Futurama: Hell Is Other Robots (1999).

This episode references a common misconception about Irony. The Robot Devil, upon being picked on the wheel of names, exclaims how "appallingly Ironic" it is that his name is chosen, and Bender replies that it's not ironic, merely "coincidental." This is indeed true, as Bender later confirms at the opera that irony is the use of words conveying something other than their literal intention.


User reviews

Anayajurus

Anayajurus

This episode harks back to 'Parasites Lost' as we learn that Fry has not given up the holophonor; he is determined to become good enough to woo Leela as he did when he had parasitic worms. He drags Bender to a recital at his class but it is clear that he still has a long way to go as the image he conjures is just frightening. He talks of giving up but Bender has a better idea: why not make a deal with the Devil? He means the Robot Devil of course so they head off to Robot Hell. The Devil has a solution; he will swap Fry's hands for a superior pair taken from a random robot... he did not anticipate that the random robot in question would be himself! Fry is happy with his new hands and quickly becomes a virtuoso of the holophonor; the Devil is far less pleased with his new fleshy hands and sets about finding a devious way to get them back. As Fry's fame spreads Hedonismbot commissions him to write an opera; Fry agrees on condition that it can be about the life of Leela. There is a problem though the Devil has started a train of events that will leave Leela totally deaf! He has a solution... he will give her robotic ears in exchange for her hand. Her failure to read the small print could mean all Fry's attempts to woo her were in vain.

This episode proved to be a great 'final episode'; finally bringing Fry and Leela together in a way that hinted that they would become a couple... of course since then four straight to DVD films and further series have been released but at the time this first aired viewers thought they were watching the last episode. There are plenty of laughs to be had; most provided by Bender... his best moment being when he says 'I'll have a hundred Bucks on Rectal Examining Bot' when the Devil spins the wheel to decide whose hands Fry will get. This is most of all an episode for those fans who believe that Fry and Leela should be together; the romance is played well without getting too cloying for those who don't like 'mushy stuff'. There are also some fun music moments; the best being the final scenes where just about everybody in the Planet Express Crew gets at least one line to sing. When the show does finally come to an end the writers will have quite a task on their hands topping this 'last episode'.
Mmsa

Mmsa

Its Hard To Define Which Episode Is My Favourite Of This Show, It Had A Few I Liked Because Of The Sheer Insanity Of The Jokes (eg Amazonian Woman In The Mood, Kiff Gets Knocked Up A Notch) And A Few Others That Just Somehow Feel Right (eg The Luck Of The Fryish), This Episode Somehow Manages To Combine Both.

If You Were To Ask Me My Favourite Part I Have 2 Votes:

1. "The Grumpy Snail" Recital; I Am A Musician Myself And It Reminded Me Of A Few People I Have Heard Play Instruments Before. Bender Cheering At The End Just Made It Funnier.

2. When Robot Devil Turns The Giant Wheel To Find A Robot Whose Hands Will Play For Fry And Bender Says "I Have 100 Bucks On Rectal Examining Bot." Bender Truly Is The Greatest At Cracking Jokes.

Now To Explain How An Episode Of This Can "Feel Right." I Thought That The Ending Was The Start Of A Relationship Between Leela And Fry (It Has Always P#issed Me Off About How They Have Never Actually Examined What Would Happen In Their Relationship) And What Truer Last Lines Could You Want Than "Please Don't Stop Playing, I Want To See How It Ends." It Strangely Gave Me A Sense Of Closure Within The Show Enough For Me Only To See The Movies And Not The New Series.

Overall I Highly Recommend This Episode.
ndup

ndup

If you've gotten to this last episode after a long journey through every season, there is a powerful catharsis here, especially in the episode's closing moments. The relationship between Fry and Leela had been ebbing and flowing for an eternity with Fry showing his charming side and then promptly undoing any progress he'd made with his gross immaturity. "I love his boyish charm, but I hate his childishness" Leela once said and it perfectly framed their relationship.

The ending of this episode, to me, is the most beautiful piece of television I have personally seen. After all the grandeur of Fry's blossoming holophonist career, it wasn't the majesty of his opera or the dexterity of his new robot hands that brings it together. After losing those hands and regaining the "stupid fingers" that held him back, all he could produce was a crude child-like image of him and Leela kissing and walking away into the horizon for his audience of one, the only one that matters, Leela. Is this not the true crux of romance? Not the grand gestures, but the simple things that hold the most heart and the most power? It would have been so easy to ham-fistedly shoe horn a final image of Fry and Leela finally becoming an item, but the creators managed to give us the long awaited true "kiss" without giving us one at all.

I give this episode a 10/10 not because it ranks up there with the best of Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones, but because the emotions are real and that feeling of catharsis is lightning in a bottle for a beloved series, especially for an obsessive neck beard mom's basement fan.